Jane AustenFew novelists have conveyed the subtleties and nuances of their own social milieu with the wit and insight of Jane Austen. Through her vivacious and spirited heroines and their...

John Milton, edited by John T ShawcrossThe first complete annotated edition of Milton's poetry available in a one-volume paperback. The text is established from original sources, with collations of all...

Franz KafkaThis volume contains all of Kafka's shorter fiction, from fragments, parables and sketches to longer tales. Together they reveal the breadth of Kafka's literary vision and the extraordinary imaginative...

Lewis Carroll Classic tales, games, puzzles, wit and verse from the world of Lewis CarrollAlice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass are now as much a part of every...

Author: William Shakespeare KING HENRY VI,PART 1KING HENRY VI,PART 2KING HENRY VI,PART 3KING RICHARD IllTHE COMEDY OF ERRORSTITUS ANDRONICUSTHE TAMING OF THE SHREWTHE Two GENTLEMEN OF VERONALOVE's LABOUR'S LOSTROMEO AND...

Ellis Peters Brother Haluin slips while mending the roof after a bitter winter snow. his deathbed confession shocks all. but he does not die. on his recovery he sets out...

John Bude'Never, even in his most optimistic moments, had he visualised a scene of this nature —himself in one arm-chair, a police officer in another, and between them . ....

Alexandre Dumas   For nineteen-year-old Edmond Dantes, life is sweet. Soon to be captain of his own ship, he is also about to be married to his true love, Mercedes....

André GideOriginally published in 1925, this book became known for the frank sexuality of its contents and its account of middle class French morality. The themes of the book explore...

Sarah Orne Jewett A rich collection of classic American literature potraying the beauty of a 19th-century New England town.A female writer comes one summer to Dunnet Landing, a Maine seacoast...

George Selden   After Chester, a cricket, arrives in the Times Square subway station via a picnic basket from his native Connecticut, he takes up residence in the Bellinis' newsstand....

Eca De Queiros - Film of the same title released in fall 2002 by Columbia TriStar Films/Samuel Goldwyn Films - An unflinching portrait of a priest who seduces his landlady's...