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No More Parades
The second book in the ‘Parade’s End’ series, ‘No More Parades’ follows the story of Christopher Tietjens. An Edwardian Englishman through and through, Tietjens is forced to leave ...
A Man Could Stand Up
The third novel in the ‘Parade’s End’ series, ‘A Man Could Stand Up’ follows the further trials of Christopher Tietjens. Set on Armistice Day 1918, the story sees Tietjens back in ...
Mansfield Park
"Husets prakt förbluffade henne men skänkte ingen tröst. Rummen var alldeles för stora för att hon skulle våga röra sig fritt i dem; hon trodde att hon skulle ha sönder allt hon rö ...
The Elementary Sherlock Holmes Collection
From intense deduction methods and trusty sidekicks to supernatural dogs and grizzly murders, ´The Elementary Sherlock Holmes Collection´ offers a generous glimpse into some of the ...
Tyskland - En vintersaga
Heinrich Heines mest kända diktverk, Deutschland, ein Wintermärchen (1844) är en kvick men hänsynslös satir, där han gycklar med byråkratin och brackigheten i 1800-talets Tyskland. ...
Wynema
‘Wynema’ (1891) is a novel by Native American writer Sophia Alice Callahan. Occupying the position as the first-ever novel written by a Native American woman, it is an important an ...
The Desert of Wheat
A classic portrait of America during World War I, from American author Zane Grey, famously known for his romanticized stories about the old West.‘The Desert of Wheat’ (1919) sets t ...
Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry (1927) is a satirical indictment of fundamentalist and evangelistic religion that caused a great scandal when it was first published. It was written by Nobel Prize win ...
The Short Cut
In this tale of adventure, romance, treachery, intrigue, and vengeance, a young woman named Wanda is out riding her horse when she stumbles upon the dead body of Arthur Shandon. Th ...
The Virginian
Laying the foundations for Clint Eastwood’s nameless character in ‘The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly,’ ‘The Virginian’ is a landmark novel of the western genre. The eponymous hero is ...
Fräulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther
The novel centres on Rose-Marie Schmidt, a twenty-five-year-old woman who lives with her father, a professor, and is considered a spinster by most of the inhabitants of their small ...
The Pastor's Wife
In Elizabeth von Arnim’s humourous novel, "The Pastor's Wife", the main character Ingeborg Bullivant goes on a spontaneous trip to Lucerne and returns engaged to a Prussian pastor. ...
Under the Tonto Rim
For Western lovers and old romantics, 'Under the Toto Rim' follows schoolteacher Lucy Watson as she integrates into a backwoods community. Following her father's death, young Lucy ...
The Lesser Bourgeoisie
If you have seen Ricky Gervais in 'The Office', you will know how much comedy and pathos occurs in apparently mundane locations. In 'The Lesser Bourgeoisie', Honore de Balzac turns ...
Country Neighbors
These sixteen short stories are packed full with charming characters and vibrant prose. Each of the tales are based in New England and primarily centered on strong female protagoni ...
Meadow Grass
'Meadow Grass' is a series of 13 short tales set in the fictional town of Tiverton in New England, America. The stories cover social life and customs according to Brown and reflect ...
Rose Macleod
'Rose Macleod' follows the relationship between grandmother and granddaughter Madam Fulton and Electra. Madam Fulton, a writer, receives acclaim for her writing but won't pursue it ...
Moby Dick eller den vita valen
Sjömannen Ishmael får jobb på valfångstfartyget Pequod, lett av den excentriske och enbente kaptenen Ahab.För länge sedan när Ahab var ute till havs mötte han för första gången den ...
A Present for Evans
Educated Evans and The Miller are back in Edgar Wallace’s Christmas novel ‘A Present for Evans’. Set in the backdrop of seedy London streets between the two World Wars, our favouri ...
Sir Percy Hits Back
A cross between the 'Three Musketeers' and 'Zorro', this swashbuckling adventure is full of sword fights and secret missions.Set during the French Revolution, it tells the story of ...
The Prussian Officer and Other Stories
This short story collection represents Lawrence’s first ever published body of work, containing twelve brilliant and engaging short stories. The titular ‘Prussian Officer’ is a gam ...
A Political Romance
Considered scandalous at the time, ‘A Political Romance’ is a satirical look at the relationship between the Church and the Law. Written before Sterne's ‘Tristram Shandy’ books (la ...
A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy
Set during the ‘Seven Years War’ between England and France, ‘A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy’ was one of Sterne’s last works. Seen as the epilogue to his ‘Tristram ...
Women in Love
Two sisters - two contrasting love affairs.Gudrun Brangwen, an artist, becomes deeply involved in a destructive entanglement with the industrialist Gerald Crich.Ursula, a schooltea ...
Evelina
A forlorn English diplomat. A forgotten yet legitimate daughter. A stuffy society intent on keeping outsiders out. Steeped in the new wave of romanticism in the late 18th century, ...