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Wuthering Heights is a wild, passionate story of the intense and almost demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, a foundling adopted by Catherine’s father.
After Mr Earnshaw’s death, Heathcliff is bullied and humiliated by Catherine’s brother Hindley and wrongly believing that his love for Catherine is not reciprocated, leaves Wuthering Heights, only to return years later as a wealthy and polished man. He proceeds to exact a terrible revenge for his former miseries.
The action of the story is chaotic and unremittingly violent, but the accomplished handling of a complex structure, the evocative descriptions of the lonely moorland setting and the poetic grandeur of vision combine to make this unique novel a masterpiece of English literature.
With an exclusive introduction and notes by David Stuart Davies.
Translation by Louis Mercier. Professor Aronnax, his faithful
servant, Conseil, and the Canadian harpooner, Ned Land, begin an
extremely hazardous voyage to rid the seas of a little-known and
terrifying sea monster. However, the "monster" turns out to be a
giant submarine, commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo, by whom
they are soon held captive. So begins not only one of the great
adventure classics by Jules Verne, the 'Father of Science Fiction',
but also a truly fantastic voyage from the lost city of Atlantis to
the South Pole.
ONE MAN - ONE PLANET - ONE CHANCE 2557 Humans have been banished
from Earth. Forced to live in huge space colonies close to the
moon. Earth has become Heaven. The course of mankind has been set
towards colonising the universe. The Pax Humana is in full effect.
Giant corporations overseen by The Powers control every human
necessity from birth until death, those that fail to adhere to the
system are summarily executed. Genesis is the new
beginning...Xavier Miro is a space rigger, graffiti artist and
dissident. A series of dreams leads to an adventure where he will
meet Moon Dudes, Shamanic Space Pirates, Galactic Ravers, Zugbots
and fall foul of the sinister Shadows. And where he will not only
find out the answers to why mankind was expelled from Earth, but
why he is the one person that can save humanity.
A new collectable edition of Poe's poetry which demonstrates his
skilful and imaginative command of the English language. Often
regarded as the founder of the modern short story Poe also laid the
foundations for the symbolist poets and futurists of the 20th
Century, his razor-sharp dissections of the world offering dark
romantic notions to the reader. Little treasures, the FLAME TREE
COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless
home library. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover
treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The
original text is accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and
Literary terms produced for the modern reader.
Generally considered to be F. Scott Fitzgerald's finest novel, The
Great Gatsby is a consummate summary of the "roaring twenties", and
a devastating expose of the 'Jazz Age'. Through the narration of
Nick Carraway, the reader is taken into the superficially
glittering world of the mansions which lined the Long Island shore
in the 1920s, to encounter Nick's cousin Daisy, her brash but
wealthy husband Tom Buchanan, Jay Gatsby and the mystery that
surrounds him. The Great Gatsby is an undisputed classic of
American literature from the period following the First World War
and is one of the great novels of the twentieth century.
Title: The Crown of Life.Publisher: British Library, Historical
Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the
United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries
holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats:
books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps,
stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14
million books, along with substantial additional collections of
manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The
FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the
British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides
readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and
19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of
audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader
looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the
main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy,
and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++ British Library Gissing, George; 1899.
360 p.; 8 . 012622.f.54.
'Powerful and impressive ...there is a fine inevitability in the
plot structure which gives it true tragic quality' - Dorothy L.
SayersAdrian Gray was born in May 1862 and met his death through
violence, at the hands of one of his own children, at Christmas,
1931. Thus begins a classic crime novel published in 1933, a
riveting portrait of the psychology of a murderer. Each December,
Adrian Gray invites his extended family to stay at his lonely
house, Kings Poplars. None of Gray's six surviving children is fond
of him; several have cause to wish him dead. The family gathers on
Christmas Eve - and by the following morning, their wish has been
granted. This fascinating and unusual novel tells the story of what
happened that dark Christmas night; and what the murderer did next.
HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved,
essential classics. 'The reaches opened before us and closed
behind, as if the forest had stepped leisurely across the water to
bar the way for our return. We penetrated deeper and deeper into
the heart of darkness.' At the peak of European Imperialism,
steamboat captain Charles Marlow travels deep into the African
Congo on his way to relieve the elusive Mr Kurtz, an ivory trader
renowned for his fearsome reputation. On his journey into the
unknown Marlow takes a terrifying trip into his own subconscious,
overwhelmed by his menacing, perilous and horrifying surroundings.
The landscape and the people he meets force him to reflect on human
nature and society, and in turn Conrad writes revealingly about the
dangers of imperialism.
HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved,
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Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister
on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had
peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures
or conversations in it, and what is the use of a book, thought
Alice, without pictures or conversations?
So begins the tale of Alice, following a curious White Rabbit
down a rabbit-hole and falling into Wonderland. A fantastical
place, where nothing is quite as it seems: animals talk,
nonsensical characters confuse, Mad Hatter's throw tea parties and
the Queen plays croquet. Alice's attempts to find her way home
become increasingly bizarre, infuriating and amazing in turn. A
beloved classic, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland has continued to
delight readers, young and old for over a century."
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
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The Karamazov Brothers
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Fyodor Dostoevsky; Translated by Constance Garnett; Introduction by A.D.P. Briggs; Series edited by Keith Carabine
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Translated by Constance Garnett, with an Introduction by A. D. P.
Briggs. As Fyodor Karamazov awaits an amorous encounter, he is
violently done to death. The three sons of the old debauchee are
forced to confront their own guilt or complicity. Who will own to
parricide? The reckless and passionate Dmitri? The corrosive
intellectual Ivan? Surely not the chaste novice monk Alyosha? The
search reveals the divisions which rack the brothers, yet
paradoxically unite them. Around the writhings of this one
dysfunctional family Dostoevsky weaves a dense network of social,
psychological and philosophical relationships. At the same time he
shows - from the opening 'scandal' scene in the monastery to a
personal appearance by an eccentric Devil - that his dramatic
skills have lost nothing of their edge. The Karamazov Brothers,
completed a few months before Dostoevsky's death in 1881, remains
for many the high point of his genius as novelist and chronicler of
the modern malaise. It cast a long shadow over D. H. Lawrence,
Thomas Mann, Albert Camus, and other giants of twentieth-century
European literature.
When the Dashwood family estate passes to the eldest son John and
his wife, Mrs. Dashwood and her daughters Elinor, Marianne and
Margaret must find a new home. Moving to a cottage in Devonshire,
the Dashwood women begin adjusting to a new life and a new social
circle. Soon, Elinor is being courted by the gentlemanly Edward
Ferrars and Marianne finds herself torn between two suitors: the
brooding Colonel Brandon and the social-climbing scoundrel John
Willoughby. The love and heartbreaks that they all endure are
shaped by the temperament of their time and place and the sense and
sensibility of their society. Originally published in 1811, Jane
Austen's first published novel is revered as a classic novel about
manners. This volume is one of Barnes & Noble's `Collectible
Editions' classics. Each volume features authoritative texts by the
world's greatest authors in an exquisitely designed foil-stamped
binding, with distinctive coloured edging and an attractive ribbon
bookmark. Decorative, durable and collectible, these books offer
hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensable
cornerstone for any home library. Originally published in 1811,
Jane Austen's first published novel is revered as a classic romance
of manners. This volume is one of Barnes & Noble's Collectible
Editions classics. Each volume features authoritative texts by the
world's greatest authors in an exquisitely designed foil-stamped
binding, with distinctive coloured edging and an attractive ribbon
bookmark. Decorative, durable, and collectible, these books offer
hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensable
cornerstone for any home library.
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Green for Danger
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Christianna Brand; Introduction by Martin Edwards
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It is 1942, and struggling up the hill to the new military
hospital, Heron's Park, Kent, postman Higgins has no idea that the
sender of one of the seven letters of application he is delivering
will turn out to be a murderer in a year's time. When Higgins is
brought in following injuries from a bombing raid in 1943, his
inexplicable death from asphyxiation at the operating table casts
four nurses and three doctors under suspicion, and a second death
in quick succession invites the presence of the irascible - yet
uncommonly shrewd - Inspector Cockrill to the scene. As the
prospect of driving back across Kent amid falling bombs detains the
inspector for the night, a tense and claustrophobic investigation
begins to determine who committed the foul deeds, and how it was
possible to kill with no evidence left behind.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
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quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
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keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
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