Set in the fictional country of Ruritania, The Prisoner of Zenda tells the story of Rudolf Rassendyll, identical cousin to King Rudolf of Ruritania, who...
'There was one place in the world that stood solid and did not melt into unreality: the place where his mother was. Everybody else could...
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....
This is the call he is always ready for. They've had word of a planned attack. That's why he's back here, opposite some suit who's...
'The feeling that the very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world ... this prospect frightens me much more than bombs'On the...
'The alphabet ofthe treesis fading in thesong of the leaves' Filled with bright, unforgettable images, the deceptively simple work of William Carlos...
'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...
My heartbrims with billowsand minnowsof shadows and silver Beautiful, brutal, strange and lovely: this is Lorca reborn, in a selection of previously...
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...
'I have lived in important places, timesWhen great events were decided . . .' By turns comical, grouchy and exalted, and including...
' ",Of course, no one would want to say anything about a girl like this that's missing...", ' Malice, paranoia and creeping...
'It's an improbable city, Bologna - like one you might walk through after you have died.' A dreamlike meditation on memory, food,...
'Back, away from here, drowned people, go. I haven't stolen anyone's place' A selection of poetry from the author of If...
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