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With an Introduction and Notes by David Rampton, Department of
English, University of Ottowa. Notes from Underground and Other
Stories is a comprehensive collection of Dostoevsky's short
fiction. Many of these stories, like his great novels, reveal his
special sympathy for the solitary and dispossessed, explore the
same complex psychological issues and subtly combine rich
characterization and philosophical meditations on the (often) dark
areas of the human psyche, all conveyed in an idiosyncratic blend
of deadly seriousness and wild humour. In Notes from Underground,
the Underground Man casually dismantles utilitarianism and
celebrates in its stead a perverse but vibrant masochism. A
Christmas Tree and a Wedding recounts the successful pursuit of a
young girl by a lecherous old man. In Bobok, one Ivan Ivanovitch
listens in on corpses gossiping in a cemetery and ends up deploring
their depravity. In A Gentle Spirit, the narrator describes his
dawning recognition that he is responsible for his wife's suicide.
In short, as a commentator on spiritual stagnation, Dostoevsky has
no equal.
A heart-tugging tale of shattered trust, growing faith, and love
that endures . . . all in a romantic seaside setting. Samantha
Owens' estranged stepfather has died, leaving her his cottage in
Nantucket-a place she fled years ago, never planning to return. As
a single mom, Samantha can't afford to pass up a financial windfall
like ocean-front property. So she travels home to fix up the house
and sell it . . . never suspecting that Landon Reed still lives two
doors down. As their long-dormant romance begins to bud again,
Samantha must face a past that separated her from the God of her
childhood. And she must tell Landon why she fled the island in the
first place-a secret that could tear them apart. Is Landon's love
really as unconditional as he claims? And will Samantha finally
realize that the God she found all those years ago never abandoned
her? Full-length, standalone Clean romance Happily ever after
Praise for Surrender Bay: "No one can write a story that grips the
heart like Denise Hunter . . . If you like Karen Kingsbury or
Nicholas Sparks, this is an author you'll love." -Colleen Coble,
USA TODAY bestselling author
Honore Bainbridge has been courted by two men, one of whom turned
out to be a traitor, the other a murderer. Banished to her family's
country estate, where she will hopefully stay out of trouble, she
finally meets the man she is sure is exactly right for her: Lord
Ashmoor. Tall, dark, and handsome--what more could a girl ask for?
But he too is under suspicion because of his American upbringing
and accusations that he has helped French and American prisoners
escape from Dartmoor Prison. For his part, Lord Ashmoor needs a
wife beyond reproach, which Honore certainly is not. Amid a
political climate that is far from friendly, Honore determines to
help Ashmoor prove his innocence--if she can do so and stay alive.
From the rocky cliffs of Devonshire, England, comes the exciting
conclusion to the lush Daughters of Bainbridge House series.
Award-winning author Laurie Alice Eakes thrusts her readers into
high drama from the very first sentence and keeps them on their
toes until the final page.
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Letters from War
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Mark Schultz; As told to Travis Thrasher
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INSPIRED BY THE ORIGINAL HIT SONG
"W"hen Beth Thompson's only son, James, goes missing in action in
Afghanistan, she is left with her prayers, hopes, fears . . . and
letters.
Mother and son have been writing since boot camp. James writes of
his struggle to become a confident soldier and of his concern for
his young wife and their unborn child. Beth, like any mom, praises
her son's courage even as she frets for his safety.
Even after James disappears, Beth is comforted by a daily ritual of
writing him about her feelings, faith, and attempts to maintain a
normal life when nothing is really normal but the waiting.
Based on platinum-selling singer Mark Schultz's hit song "Letters
from War," this powerfully emotional and timely story reveals how
faith sustains in even the darkest of circumstances.
The perfect gift for any Bronte Sisters lover for only GBP19.99.
Each boxset contains seven books, together creating a comprehensive
collection of the Bronte Sisters' best and much-loved works.
Beautifully packaged in a ridged, matt-laminated slipcase with
metallic detailing, complete with strikingly attractive, bespoke
artwork. Includes: Agnes Grey, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Jane
Eyre, The Professor, Shirley, Villette, and Wuthering Heights
The Arabian Nights is your magic carpet ride to exotic lands full
of wonders and marvels. First collected nearly a thousand years
ago, these folktales are presented as stories that crafty
Scheherazade tells her husband, King Shahryar, over a
thousand-and-one consecutive nights, to pique his interest for the
next evening's entertainment and thereby save her life. Among them
are some of the best-known legends of eastern storytelling,
including the "Sinbad the Sailor," "Aladdin and His Magic Lamp,"
and "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves." This collection features more
than twenty stories, in the classic translation of Sir Richard
Burton, published between 1884 and 1886, and full-colour
illustrations by Renata Fucikova and Jindra Capek. The Arabian
Nights is one of Barnes & Noble's Leatherbound classics. Each
volume features authoritative texts by the world's greatest authors
in an exquisitely designed bonded-leather binding, with distinctive
gilt edging and a silk-ribbon bookmark. Decorative, durable, and
collectible, these books offer hours of pleasure to readers young
and old and are an indispensable cornerstone for every home
library.
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.
The Overnight Kidnapper is the twenty-third Inspector Montalbano mystery, from the international bestselling author Andrea Camilleri.
After a hectic morning involving two rather irritating cases of mistaken identity, Inspector Montalbano finally arrives in his office ready find out what's troubling Vigàta this week. What he discovers is unnerving. A woman on her way home from work has been held up at gunpoint, chloroformed and kidnapped, but then released just hours later – unharmed and with all her possessions – into the open countryside.
Later that day, Montalbano hears from Enzo, the owner of his favourite restaurant, that his niece has recently been the victim of the exact same crime. Before long, a third instance of this baffling overnight kidnapping has been reported.
As far as Montalbano can tell, there is no link between the attacker and the victims. So what exactly is this mystery assailant gaining from these fleeting kidnappings? And what can he do to stop them? Montalbano must use all his logic and intuition if he is to answer these pressing questions before the kidnapper finds his next victim . . .
'I hate murders and I hate murderers, but I must admit that the
discovery of a bearded corpse would give a fillip to my jaded
mind.' Vivian Lestrange - celebrated author of the popular mystery
novel The Charterhouse Case and total recluse - has apparently
dropped off the face of the Earth. Reported missing by his
secretary Eleanor, whom Inspector Bond suspects to be the author
herself, it appears that crime and murder is afoot when Lestrange's
housekeeper is also found to have disappeared. Bond and Warner of
Scotland Yard set to work to investigate a murder with no body and
a potentially fictional victim, as E C R Lorac spins a twisting
tale full of wry humour and red herrings, poking some fun at her
contemporary reviewers who long suspected the Lorac pseudonym to
belong to a man (since a woman could apparently not have written
mysteries the way that she did). Incredibly rare today, this
mystery returns to print for the first time since 1935.
Isandro has left his Spanish Andalucian village to search for his
sister in Paris. There he meets members of the International
Brigade and moves to Madrid to form a protest group against
Franco's tyranny. The road ahead is long and hard and fraught with
danger ... not least the rage that burns within him, ready to
ignite in a political climate that demands a cool head...
The perfect gift for any Jane Austen lover for only GBP19.99. Each
boxset contains six books, together creating a comprehensive
collection of Austen's best and much-loved works. Beautifully
packaged in a ridged, matt-laminated slipcase with metallic
detailing, complete with strikingly attractive, bespoke artwork.
Includes: Emma, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Pride
and Prejudice, and Sense and Sensibility
This is a romantic tale with a sinister twist. It centres around
the life of Luke, an artist, who comes from a well to do but
dysfunctional family and has endured a troubled past relationship
with his unstable Mother. In adulthood, he meets and falls in love
with Maggie, but his love develops into a sinister obsession, and
he will stop at nothin, even murder, to conceal a dark, long buried
secret from her.
Boet Cronje is hardkoppig, arrogant en ontken dat sy bruin
regterhand op die plaas eintlik sy halfbroer is. Maar met God as
vennoot, 'n familieplaas en 'n erfgenaam lyk die toekoms vir Boet
aanvanklik belowend. 'n Langdurige droogte en die dood van sy seun
laat hom egter in opstand teen God kom. Die koggelaar vertel die
verhaal van 'n man wat oortuig is dat God hom tart; ironies genoeg
word hy die een wat koggel.
Henok kry ’n verrassing wanneer sy vrou in Israel kom
kuier. Re’uven se pyn oor sy eersgeborene se dood lê nog vlak.
Dit laat Marc wonder of hy Adonai nog sal kan liefhê as dit hom
sou tref. Hy voel verskeur tussen sy gesin en sy ma met haar
eie hartseer in Suid-Afrika. Tog vind hy troos in die wete
dat Adonai se weë ver bo ons verstand verhewe is.
The Pyramid of Mud is the twenty-second Montalbano mystery from
Italy's finest crime writer, Andrea Camilleri. It's been raining
for days in Vigata, and the persistent downpours have led to
violent floods overtaking the Inspector's beloved hometown,
sweeping across the land and leaving only a sea of mud behind. It
is on one of these endless grey days that a man - a Mr Giuglu
Nicotra - is found dead. His body discovered in a large sewage
tunnel, half naked and with a bullet in his back. The investigation
is slow and slippery to start with, but when Montalbano realizes
that every clue he uncovers and every person he interviews is
leading to the same place: the world of public spending - and with
it, the Mafia - the case begins to pick up pace. But there's one
question that keeps playing on Montalbano's mind: in his strange
and untimely death, was Giuglu Nicotra trying to tell him
something?
' ... once again Mr Sherlock Holmes is free to devote his life to
examining those interesting little problems which the complex life
of London so plentifully presents.'. Evil masterminds beware!
Sherlock Holmes is back! Ten years after his supposed death in the
swirling torrent of the Reichenbach Falls locked in the arms of his
arch enemy Professor Moriarty, Arthur Conan Doyle agreed to pen
further adventures featuring his brilliant detective. In the first
story, 'The Empty House', Holmes returns to Baker Street and his
good friend Watson, explaining how he escaped from his watery
grave. In creating this collection of tales, Doyle had lost none of
cunning or panache, providing Holmes with a sparkling set of
mysteries to solve and a challenging set of adversaries to defeat.
The potent mixture includes murder, abduction, baffling cryptograms
and robbery. We are also introduced to the one of the cruellest
villains in the Holmes canon, the despicable Charles Augustus
Milverton. As before, Watson is the superb narrator and the magic
remains unchanged and undimmed.
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