Now seen as one of the great English comic novels, ‘Tristram Shandy’ caused a stir on publication in polite 18th-century English society. The novel broke...
From the author of ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’, ‘Under the Greenwood Tree’ is a tale of love, tragedy and the changing charm of traditional village...
‘And now, Katy, it's your turn. Tell us what you're going to be when you grow up.’ ‘I’m not sure about what I’ll...
Likened to Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, What Katy Did Next is a timeless classic for both children and adults to enjoy. The...
The vivacious Kate Croy finds herself torn between love and money, friendship and ambition, “the crown of Henry James’s achievement.” Now a critically acclaimed film....
'She was bored and fought against her boredom, which only bored her still more.' Five sparkling, irreverent brief portraits of famous literary...
'If he only knew what it was, he would fix it, he would kill this mean thing that made Mama feel so bad.'...
'She only wished to prove to herself she was once more on a train going somewhere' A passionate, unfulfilled woman considers her...
Now Brando looked at people with assurance, and with what can only be called a pitying expression, as though he dwelt in spheres...
'He felt a sudden deep pity for the finger joint that lay there on the dresser, a few drops of blood gathering around...
' ",Of course, no one would want to say anything about a girl like this that's missing...", ' Malice, paranoia and creeping...
I knew he was imagining a really lovely girl - all curves, curls, heart and hidden claws' In stories that span the course of...
Tennyson's epic retelling of the legends of King Arthur is full of timeless magic. Covering the rise and fall of Camelot and the exploits of...
NOMINATED - CILIP KATE GREENAWAY MEDALOne of Faber's hand-picked classics that no home should be without. Animal Farm is the timeless story of revolution -...
Drawn from fifty years of experimental, ground-breaking verse, this selection, in Ginberg's words ‘summarizes what I deem most honest, most penetrant of my writing’. It...
Agatha Christie’s complete Tommy and Tuppence short story collection. Tommy and Tuppence Beresford were restless for adventure, so when they were asked...
‘Tell me, what is it you plan to dowith your one wild and precious life?’One of America’s best loved poets, Mary Oliver is also among...
A superb murder mystery set in the snowy wastes of ancient northern China Judge Dee is again in relentless pursuit of evil in one of...
From Japan's most famous, classic novelist comes a remarkable gem of wit, irony, and feline observationA stray kitten, catapulted to literary fame loudly observes the...
Huxley's dystopian classic is a nightmare vision of the fate of humanity in a post-nuclear world.After a devastating global catastrophe, a group of scientists arrives...