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Miserables, Les

Victor Hugo, 1994

This is the second volume of a novel rich in both character portrayal and historical description. Characters include the absurdly criminalized Valjean and the implacable detective Javert. It includes scenes such as the Battle of Waterloo and Valjean's flight through the Paris sewers. Подробнее

The Monk

Matthew Lewis, 2009

Set in the sinister monastery of the Capuchins in Madrid, «The Monk» is a violent tale of ambition, murder and incest. The great struggle between maintaining monastic vows and fulfilling personal ambitions leads to its main character, the monk Ambrosio, to temptation and the breaking of his vows, then to sexual obsession and rape, and finally to murder to conceal his guilt. Подробнее

The Mysterious Island

Jules Verne, 2010

With an Introduction by Alex Dolby Jules Verne (1828-1905) is internationally famous as the author of a distinctive series of adventure stories describing new travel technologies which opened up the world and provided means to escape from it. The collective enthusiasm of generations of readers of his 'extraordinary voyages' was a key factor in the rise of modern science fiction. In «The Mysterious Island» a group of men escape imprisonment during the American Civil War by stealing a balloon. Blown across the world, they are air-wrecked on a remote desert island. In a manner reminiscent of Robinson Crusoe, the men apply their scientific knowledge and technical skill to exploit the island's bountiful resources, eventually constructing a sophisticated society in miniature. The book is also an intriguing mystery story, for the island has a secret. Подробнее

The Rainbow

D. H. Lawrence, 1995

This novel chronicles the lives of three generations of the Brangwen family of Nottinghamshire. It is a metaphysical enquiry into the possibilities that human relationships hold amid the uncompromizing circumstances of industrial culture, which Lawrence continued in Women in Love. Подробнее

Sherlock Holmes — «The Shadow of the Rat» and «The Tangled Skein»

David Stuart Davies, 2010

Two of Sherlock Holmes' most exciting, dangerous and challenging adventures are here in one volume. In «The Shadow of the Rat», a body is found floating in the river — a body that has been deliberately infected with the plague virus. Holmes and Watson find themselves seeking answers at The Bridge of Dreams, a club where a person's darkest wish can be granted — for a price. Holmes falls under the control of a will stronger than his own which threatens the life of his closest friend Watson and leaves the government — indeed Britain itself — open to a deadly terror, the monstrous Giant Rat of Sumatra. In «The Tangled Skein», it is the autumn of 1888, and following the successful conclusion of the investigation into the affair of the Hound of the Baskervilles, Sherlock Holmes is faced with an even darker mystery. A strange package, an attempt on Holmes' life, murders on Hampstead Heath and a strange phantom lady lead Holmes and Watson to return to Devon and the bleak terrain of Dartmoor where they encounter the true embodiment of evil, Count Dracula, the Lord of the Undead. Подробнее

Silas Marner

George Eliot, 1994

This novel tells the sad story of the unjustly exiled Silas Marner, a handloom linen weaver of Raveloe in the agricultural heartland of England, and how he is restored to life by the unlikely means of the orphan child Eppie. It is a tender tale of sin and repentance set in a rural world. Подробнее

Sons and Lovers

D. H. Lawrence, 1992

Lawrence's first major novel was also the first in the English language to explore ordinary working-class life from the inside. No writer before or since has written so well about the intimacies enforced by a tightly-knit mining community and by a family where feelings are never hidden forlong. Paul Morel is caught between his need for family and community and his efforts to define himself sexually and emotionally. Lawrence's powerful description of Paul's relationships makes this a novel as much for the beginning of the twenty-first century as it was for the beginning of thetwentieth. Подробнее

Tales from King Arthur

C. Lang, 1993

The highest standards in editing and production have been applied to the Wordsworth Children's Classics, while the low price makes them affordable for everyone. Wordsworth's list covers a range of the best-loved stories for children, from nursery tales, classic fables, and fairy tales to stories that will appeal to older children and adults alike. Many of these volumes have contemporary illustrations, and while they are ideal for shared family reading, their attractive format will also encourage children to read for themselves. Like all Wordsworth Editions, these children's books represent unbeatable value. Подробнее

The Thirty-Nine Steps

John Buchan, 1993

When Richard Hannay returns from a long stay in Africa, he becomes caught up in a sensational plot to precipitate a pan-European war. After a corpse is found in his flat, Hannay flees the attentions of both the conspirators and the law, and a manhunt ensues. Подробнее

Three Hostages

John Buchan, 1995

Following the end of the First World War Richard Hannay, the hero of «The Thirty-Nine Steps», «Greenmantle» and «Mr Standfast», has retired to the Cotswolds with his wife and young son. There, news comes to him of three kidnappings and a plot of political and financial magnitude that would shake the world. Подробнее

Tom Sawyer Abroad: and Tom Sawyer, Detective

Mark Twain, 2009

In «Tom Sawyer Abroad», Tom, Huck and Jim set sail to Africa in a futuristic hot air balloon. Where they survive encounters with lions, robbers, and fleas to see some of the world's greatest wonders. In «Tom Sawyer, Detective», Tom attempts to solve a murder. Подробнее

Twenty Years After

Alexandre Dumas, 2009

This title includes an introduction by A. M. de Medeiros, University of Kent at Canterbury. A year after the publication of «The Three Musketeers», Alexandre Dumas produced a sequel worthy in every respect of the original. In «Twenty Years After» the much beloved D'Artaganan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis reunite to fight the forces of evil. In the original novel they defeated Milady, a formidable foe; now they need to face her vengeful son Mordaunt, as well as countering the machinations of the sinister Cardinal Mazarin. Their adventures also take them to England, where Cromwell is about to topple Charles I. Meanwhile, they must overcome the obstacles which the passing of time has placed between them. Rediscovering strength in unity, they fight for Queen and country. «The Musketeer» novels were a huge success in Dumas' own lifetime, and have lost none of their original appeal. Translated into many languages and adapted for cinema and television, they have helped to make Dumas arguably the most successful exporter of French culture to the wider world. Подробнее

Ulysses

James Joyce, 2010

Complete and unabridged, this title comes with a new Introduction by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex. James Joyce's astonishing masterpiece, «Ulysses», tells of the diverse events which befall Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus in Dublin on 16 June 1904, during which Bloom's voluptuous wife, Molly, commits adultery. Initially deemed obscene in England and the USA, this richly-allusive novel, revolutionary in its Modernistic experimentalism, was hailed as a work of genius by W. B. Yeats, T. S. Eliot and Ernest Hemingway. Scandalously frank, wittily erudite, mercurially eloquent, resourcefully comic and generously humane, «Ulysses» offers the reader a life-changing experience. Подробнее

Varney the Vampyre

James Malcolm Rymer, 2010

Tells of the diverse events which befall Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus in Dublin on 16 June 1904, during which Bloom's wife, Molly, commits adultery. Initially deemed obscene in England and the USA, this novel, revolutionary in its Modernistic experimentalism, was hailed as a work of genius by W B Yeats, T S Eliot and Ernest Hemingway. Подробнее

An A to Z of English Literature

D. Rothwell, 2010

David Rothwell takes on the challenge of summarising the entire body of English Literature, from its earliest origins to the current day within the confines of a standard paperback. His whistle-stop through the best (and less favoured) of English writing is witty, opinionated and entertaining. Подробнее

Classic Short Stories

Various, 2007

Selected by Rosemary Gray, poignant, wry, chilling, challenging, amusing, thought-provoking and always intriguing, these accomplished tales from the pens of great writers are object-lessons in the art of creating a literary masterpiece on a small canvas. From the straightforwardly anecdotal to the more analytical of human behaviour, all are guaranteed to capture the imagination, stir the emotions, linger in the memory and whet the reader's appetite for more. In this book, Wordsworth Editions presents the modern reader with a rich variety of short stories by a host of towering literary figures ranging from Arnold Bennett to Virginia Woolf. This disparate and distinguished company of writers has rarely — if ever — met within the pages of one volume: the result is a positive feast. Подробнее

Dead Souls

Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol, 2010

Chichikov is willing to relieve their owners of the tax burden by buying the titles for a song. What he does not say is that he then proposes to take out a huge mortgage against these fictitious citizens and buy himself a nice estate in Eastern Russia. Will he get away with it? Who will rumble him? Подробнее

Gripping Yarns

R. Gray, 2008

Presents tales of high adventure and low intrigue from masters of the genre like John Buchan and Robert Louis Stevenson, classics of crime and detection from veteran thriller writers like Edgar Wallace and Arthur Conan Doyle, and spine-chillers from the pens of Ambrose Bierce. Подробнее

The Horror in the Museum

H.P. Lovecraft, 2010

Offers a collection of stories in which: a wax museum in London boasts an exhibit, which no man has seen and remained sane; a businessman is trapped in a train carriage with a madman who claims to have created a new and efficient method of capital punishment; and, a doctor plans a horrible revenge, using an insect as his murder weapon. Подробнее

The Gambler: and The House of the Dead

F.M. Dostoevsky, 2010

Alexey Ivanovitch is a young tutor in the household of a general. He is both observer and actor in the tempest which surrounds his impoverished employer. Everyone is waiting for the death of Granny, the general's rich aunt, but so far from dying, she turns up alive and well, and makes her way to the casino... Подробнее

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