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Crime and Punishment - With selected excerpts from the Notebooks for Crime and Punishment (Paperback, New edition): Fyodor... Crime and Punishment - With selected excerpts from the Notebooks for Crime and Punishment (Paperback, New edition)
Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Introduction by Keith Carabine; Notes by Keith Carabine
R142 R120 Discovery Miles 1 200 Save R22 (15%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Translated by Constance Garnett with an Introduction and Notes by Dr Keith Carabine, University of Kent at Canterbury. Crime and Punishment is one of the greatest and most readable novels ever written. From the beginning we are locked into the frenzied consciousness of Raskolnikov who, against his better instincts, is inexorably drawn to commit a brutal double murder. From that moment on, we share his conflicting feelings of self-loathing and pride, of contempt for and need of others, and of terrible despair and hope of redemption: and, in a remarkable transformation of the detective novel, we follow his agonised efforts to probe and confront both his own motives for, and the consequences of, his crime. The result is a tragic novel built out of a series of supremely dramatic scenes that illuminate the eternal conflicts at the heart of human existence: most especially our desire for self-expression and self-fulfilment, as against the constraints of morality and human laws; and our agonised awareness of the world's harsh injustices and of our own mortality, as against the mysteries of divine justice and immortality.

Oliver Twist (Hardcover): Charles Dickens Oliver Twist (Hardcover)
Charles Dickens
R272 Discovery Miles 2 720 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Dickens had already achieved renown with The Pickwick Papers. With Oliver Twist his reputation was enhanced and strengthened. The novel contains many classic Dickensian themes - grinding poverty, desperation, fear, temptation and the eventual triumph of good in the face of great adversity. Oliver Twist features some of the author's most enduring characters, such as Oliver himself (who dares to ask for more), the tyrannical Bumble, the diabolical Fagin, the menacing Bill Sikes, Nancy and 'the Artful Dodger'. For any reader wishing to delve into the works of the great Victorian literary colossus, Oliver Twist is, without doubt, an essential title.

The Chianti Flask (Paperback): Marie Belloc Lowndes The Chianti Flask (Paperback)
Marie Belloc Lowndes; Introduction by Martin Edwards
R377 R354 Discovery Miles 3 540 Save R23 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Brothers Karamazov - A Novel in Four Parts With Epilogue (Paperback): Fyodor Dostoevsky The Brothers Karamazov - A Novel in Four Parts With Epilogue (Paperback)
Fyodor Dostoevsky
R507 R447 Discovery Miles 4 470 Save R60 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Albion (Hardcover): Anna Hope Albion (Hardcover)
Anna Hope
R430 R384 Discovery Miles 3 840 Save R46 (11%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

The Brooke family are gathering in their eighteenth-century ancestral home – twenty bedrooms of carved Sussex sandstone – to bury Philip: husband, father and the blinding sun around which they have all orbited for as long as they can remember.

Frannie, inheritor of a thousand acres of English countryside, has dreams of rewilding and returning the estate to nature: a last line of defence against the coming climate catastrophe. Milo envisages a treetop haven for the super-rich where, under the influence of psychedelic drugs, a new ruling class will be reborn. Each believes their father has given them his blessing, setting them on a collision course with each other.

Isa has long suspected that her father thought only of himself, and hopes to seek out her childhood love, who still lives on the estate, to discover whether it is her feelings for him that are creating the fault lines in her marriage.

And then there is Clara, who arrives in their midst from America, shrouded in secrets and bearing a truth that will fracture all the dreams on which they’ve built their lives.

Jacob's Choice - Return to Northkill Book 1 (Hardcover, Expanded ed.): Ervin R Stutzman Jacob's Choice - Return to Northkill Book 1 (Hardcover, Expanded ed.)
Ervin R Stutzman
R766 R682 Discovery Miles 6 820 Save R84 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Jacob Hochstetler is a peace-loving Amish settler on the Pennsylvania frontier when Native American warriors, goaded on by the hostilities of the French and Indian War, attack his family one September night in 1757. Taken captive by the warriors and grieving for the family members just killed, Jacob finds his beliefs about love and nonresistance severely tested. Jacob endures a hard winter as a prisoner in an Indian longhouse. Meanwhile, some members of his congregation the first Amish settlement in America move away for fear of further attacks. Based on actual events, Jacob's Choice describes how one man's commitment to pacifism leads to a season of captivity, a complicated romance, an unrelenting search for missing family members, and an astounding act of forgiveness and reconciliation. This expanded edition of Jacob's Choice includes maps, photographs, family tree charts, and other historical documents to help readers enter the story and era of the Hochstetler family.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Other Stories (Hardcover): Lewis Carroll Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Other Stories (Hardcover)
Lewis Carroll 1
R1,279 R1,063 Discovery Miles 10 630 Save R216 (17%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Down the rabbit-hole and through the looking-glass! Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Other Stories features all of the best-known works of Lewis Carroll, including the novels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, with the classic illustrations of John Tenniel. This compilation also features Carroll's novels Sylvie and Bruno and Sylvie and Bruno Concluded, his masterpiece of nonsense verse "The Hunting of the Snark," and miscellaneous poems, short stories, puzzles, and acrostics.

The House of the Dead / The Gambler (Paperback): Fyodor Dostoevsky The House of the Dead / The Gambler (Paperback)
Fyodor Dostoevsky; Translated by Constance Garnett; Introduction by A.D.P. Briggs; Series edited by Keith Carabine
R141 R119 Discovery Miles 1 190 Save R22 (16%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Translated by Constance Garnett with an introduction by Anthony Briggs. Dostoevsky's fascination for mental breakdown and violence (20 murders in his four main novels) was based on his own life, and these two unmistakably autobiographical works bear this out. The House of the Dead is fiction, but based on his four years in a Siberian prison. An educated upper-class man is condemned to live among criminals and brutal guards, with arbitrary punishments, lousy food, disgusting living conditions, hard toil and many floggings. Somehow he avoids bitterness and recrimination; faith in humanity survives. With its breadth of characterisation, acute sense of detail and strong narrative interest, this work can still shock, entertain and inspire. In The Gambler we see the Russian community in a German spa town. Drawn to the casino, Alexey becomes obsessed with roulette. In a gripping story, full of psychological interest, his growing mania eclipses even his interest in Polina, a heroine of demonic and vibrant sexuality. Dostoevsky himself was rescued from a similar gambling obsession by the young stenographer who took down this work at his dictation and married him soon afterwards.

Oliver Twist - The Parish Boy's Progress - With Appreciations and Criticisms By G. K. Chesterton (Hardcover): Dickens, G.... Oliver Twist - The Parish Boy's Progress - With Appreciations and Criticisms By G. K. Chesterton (Hardcover)
Dickens, G. K. Chesterton
R1,001 Discovery Miles 10 010 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Miss Buncle's Book (Paperback): D E Stevenson Miss Buncle's Book (Paperback)
D E Stevenson
R508 Discovery Miles 5 080 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Albion - A Novel (Hardcover): Anna Hope Albion - A Novel (Hardcover)
Anna Hope
R739 R624 Discovery Miles 6 240 Save R115 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Brooke family are gathering in their eighteenth-century ancestral home—twenty bedrooms of carved Sussex sandstone—to bury Philip: husband, father, and the blinding sun around which they have orbited their entire lives.

Eldest daughter Frannie, inheritor of a thousand acres of English countryside, has dreams of rewilding and returning the estate to nature: a last line of defense against the coming climate catastrophe. Her brother Milo envisages a treetop haven for the super-rich where, under the influence of psychedelic drugs, a new ruling class will be reborn. Each believes their father has given them his blessing, setting them on a collision course with each other.

Isa, Philip’s estranged youngest child, only hopes to reconnect with her childhood love who still lives on the estate, to discover whether it is her feelings for him that are creating the fault lines in her marriage.

And then there is Clara, who arrives in their midst from America, shrouded in secrets and bearing a truth that will fracture all the dreams on which they’ve built their lives.

Beautifully layered and utterly compelling, Anna Hope’s multigenerational saga is a bold, brilliant, and deeply contemporary examination of family dynamics, colonial legacies, and class, set against the backdrop of the climate crisis.

Checkmate to Murder - A Second World War Mystery (Paperback): E.C.R. Lorac Checkmate to Murder - A Second World War Mystery (Paperback)
E.C.R. Lorac
R367 R342 Discovery Miles 3 420 Save R25 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The King in Yellow (Paperback): Eric J. Guignard, Leslie S. Klinger The King in Yellow (Paperback)
Eric J. Guignard, Leslie S. Klinger; Robert W Chambers
R457 R419 Discovery Miles 4 190 Save R38 (8%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The King in Yellow is a book of short stories by American writer Robert W. Chambers, first published in 1895. The book is named after a play with the same title which recurs as a motif through some of the stories. The first half of the book features highly esteemed weird stories, and the book has been described by critics as a classic in the field of the supernatural. There are ten stories, the first four of which ("The Repairer of Reputations", "The Mask", "In the Court of the Dragon", and "The Yellow Sign") mention The King in Yellow, a forbidden play which induces despair or madness in those who read it. "The Yellow Sign" inspired a film of the same name released in 2001.

Siddhartha - The Classic Novel (Paperback): Hermann Hesse Siddhartha - The Classic Novel (Paperback)
Hermann Hesse
R263 R243 Discovery Miles 2 430 Save R20 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Wayward Man (Paperback): St. John G. Ervine The Wayward Man (Paperback)
St. John G. Ervine
R365 Discovery Miles 3 650 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Anna Karenina (Hardcover): Leo Tolstoy Anna Karenina (Hardcover)
Leo Tolstoy 1
R1,102 R922 Discovery Miles 9 220 Save R180 (16%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

First published in 1878, Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina is the tragic story of aristocrat Anna Karenina and her ill-fated affair with the cavalry officer Count Vronsky. Although passionately in love, the couple finds their romance doomed by the sexual mores of their time and place, and the double standards that apply to men and women. The tale's panoramic sweep and Tolstoy's colorful depiction of Russia and the European continent are virtually unparalleled in world literature. This novel, in the estimation of William Faulkner, is 'the best ever written.' Anna Karenina 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 an attractive ribbon bookmark. Decorative, durable, and collectible, these books offers hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensable cornerstone for any home library.

The Great Gatsby (Hardcover): F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby (Hardcover)
F. Scott Fitzgerald 1
R256 Discovery Miles 2 560 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

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.

It Can't Happen Here - What Will Happen When America Has a Dictator? (Paperback): Sinclair Lewis It Can't Happen Here - What Will Happen When America Has a Dictator? (Paperback)
Sinclair Lewis
R342 R295 Discovery Miles 2 950 Save R47 (14%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Published during the heyday of fascism in Europe, It Can't Happen Here is a chilling cautionary tale by one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century, which is still startlingly relevant almost a century later. Charting the rise to power of Berzelius 'Buzz' Windrip, who whips his supporters into a frenzy while promising drastic reform under a banner of patriotism and traditional values, It Can't Happen Here decries the tactics used by politicians to mobilise voters, and exposes the danger of authoritarianism arising from populist platforms, and the chaos such regimes can leave in their wake.

Moby Dick (Paperback, Reissue): Herman Melville Moby Dick (Paperback, Reissue)
Herman Melville
R141 R120 Discovery Miles 1 200 Save R21 (15%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

With an Introduction and Notes by David Herd, Lecturer in English and American Literature at the University of Kent at Canterbury and co-editor of 'Poetry Review'. Moby Dick is the story of Captain Ahab's quest to avenge the whale that 'reaped' his leg. The quest is an obsession and the novel is a diabolical study of how a man becomes a fanatic. But it is also a hymn to democracy. Bent as the crew is on Ahab's appalling crusade, it is equally the image of a co-operative community at work: all hands dependent on all hands, each individual responsible for the security of each. Among the crew is Ishmael, the novel's narrator, ordinary sailor, and extraordinary reader. Digressive, allusive, vulgar, transcendent, the story Ishmael tells is above all an education: in the practice of whaling, in the art of writing. Expanding to equal his 'mighty theme' - not only the whale but all things sublime - Melville breathes in the world's great literature. Moby Dick is the greatest novel ever written by an American.

The Count of Monte Cristo (Paperback, New edition): Alexandre Dumas The Count of Monte Cristo (Paperback, New edition)
Alexandre Dumas; Introduction by Keith Wren; Notes by Keith Wren; Series edited by Keith Carabine
R162 R144 Discovery Miles 1 440 Save R18 (11%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

With an Introduction and Notes by Keith Wren, University of Kent at Canterbury. The story of Edmund Dantes, self-styled Count of Monte Cristo, is told with consummate skill. The victim of a miscarriage of justice, Dantes is fired by a desire for retribution and empowered by a stroke of providence. In his campaign of vengeance, he becomes an anonymous agent of fate. The sensational narrative of intrigue, betrayal, escape, and triumphant revenge moves at a cracking pace. Dumas' novel presents a powerful conflict between good and evil embodied in an epic saga of rich diversity that is complicated by the hero's ultimate discomfort with the hubristic implication of his own actions. Our edition is based on the most popular and enduring translation first published by Chapman and Hall in 1846. The name of the translator was never revealed.

Welsh Mysteries - Stories of Cambrian Crime (Paperback): Martin Edwards Welsh Mysteries - Stories of Cambrian Crime (Paperback)
Martin Edwards
R340 R310 Discovery Miles 3 100 Save R30 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Sharp left by the school and down the lane to the gas works. The gasworks? I, a dentist, heading for the gasworks in a small Welsh market town? It was the furnace I wanted... From the dramatic scenery of Snowdonia and the Gower to the stunning coastlines and hushed valleys, the landscapes of Wales have inspired many writers of Golden Age mystery stories - from within and without its borders. Centred around a lost novella by Cledwyn Hughes, this new collection features the best stories from celebrated Welsh authors such as Mary Fitt and Ethel Lina White, as well as short mysteries inspired by or set in the cities and wilds of the country by both beloved Golden Age writers and authors from the 1960s and 70s who continued to push the boundaries of the genre.

Tender is the Night / The Last Tycoon (Paperback): F. Scott Fitzgerald Tender is the Night / The Last Tycoon (Paperback)
F. Scott Fitzgerald; Introduction by Henry Claridge; Notes by Henry Claridge; Series edited by Keith Carabine 1
R165 R149 Discovery Miles 1 490 Save R16 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

With an Introduction and Notes by Henry Claridge, Senior Lecturer, School of English, University of Kent at Canterbury. Tender is the Night is a story set in the hedonistic high society of Europe during the 'Roaring Twenties'. A wealthy schizophrenic, Nicole Warren, falls in love with Dick Diver - her psychiatrist. The resulting saga of the Divers' troubled marriage, and their circle of friends, includes a cast of aristocratic and beautiful people, unhappy love affairs, a duel, incest, and the problems inherent in the possession of great wealth. Despite cataloguing a maelstrom of interpersonal conflict, Tender is the Night has a poignancy and warmth that springs from the quality of Fitzgerald's writing and the tragic personal experiences on which the novel is based. Six years separate Tender is the Night and The Last Tycoon, the novel Fitzgerald left unfinished at his death in December 1940. Fitzgerald lived in Hollywood more or less continuously from July 1937 until his death, and a novel about the film industry at the height of 'the studio system' centred on the working life of a top producer was begun in 1939. Even in its incomplete state The Last Tycoon remains the greatest American novel about Hollywood and contains some of Fitzgerald's most brilliant writing.

The Help of a Cowboy (Paperback): Elsie Davis The Help of a Cowboy (Paperback)
Elsie Davis
R572 Discovery Miles 5 720 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Little Prince (Paperback): Antoine De Saint-Exupery The Little Prince (Paperback)
Antoine De Saint-Exupery 3
R325 R290 Discovery Miles 2 900 Save R35 (11%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Few books have been as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince. A beautiful gift edition of this touching and wise classic children's book, with the original translation by Katherine Woods and full-colour illustrations. A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see the most extraordinary little fellow standing before him. "Please,... asks the stranger, "draw me a sheep.... And the pilot realises that when life's events are too difficult to understand, there is no choice but to succumb to their mysteries. He pulls out a pencil and paper ... and thus begins this wise and enchanting fable that, in teaching the secret of what is really important in life, has changed the world forever for its readers. This stunning new edition of the classic children's book The Little Prince, includes the classic English translation by Katherine Woods and original colour illustrations which will capture the hearts of readers of all ages. Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-1944) was born in Lyons, France. He wrote The Little Prince in the United States during a two-year self-imposed exile from occupied France. A year after the book's publication in 1943, Saint-Exupery disappeared over the Mediterranean while flying a reconnaissance mission for his French air squadron. Best known throughout the world as the author and illustrator of The Little Prince, Saint-Exupery wrote several other books that have also become classics of world literature. Katherine Woods (1886-1968) produced the original English translation of The Little Prince in 1943. It was later followed by several other English translations, but her classic translation is treasured by fans and is often considered to be the definitive English translation. Her poetic translation perfectly captures the enchantment and charm of Saint-Exupery's storytelling.

The Vampire in Nineteenth-Century English Literature (Hardcover): Carol A. Senf The Vampire in Nineteenth-Century English Literature (Hardcover)
Carol A. Senf
R926 R840 Discovery Miles 8 400 Save R86 (9%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Carol A. Senf traces the vampire's evolution from folklore to twentieth-century popular culture and explains why this creature became such an important metaphor in Victorian England. This bloodsucker who had stalked the folklore of almost every culture became the property of serious artists and thinkers in Victorian England, including Charlotte and Emily Bronte, George Eliot, Charles Dickens, Karl Marx, and Friedrich Engels. People who did not believe in the existence of vampires nonetheless saw numerous metaphoric possibilities in a creature from the past that exerted pressure on the present and was often threatening because of its sexuality.

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