Flavius Josephus Josephus’ account of a war marked by treachery and atrocity is a superbly detailed and evocative record of the Jewish rebellion against Rome between AD 66 and 70....

Milan KunderaAll too often, this brilliant novel of thwarted love and revenge miscarried has been read for its political implications. Now though, a quarter century after The Joke was first...

Alan Paton Cry, the Beloved Country, the most famous and important novel in South Africa’s history, was an immediate worldwide bestseller in 1948. Alan Paton’s impassioned novel about a black...

Johanna Reiss After spending three years hiding from the Nazis, a Jewish family is reunited and begins the job of rebuilding their country and family. January 1, 1976 by Crowell...

The Jungle Book

Author: Rudyard Kipling The stories of the man-cub Mowgli's boyhood in the jungle have an imaginative power that has appealed to generations of children and adults.Brought up by wolves among...

Lord Dunsany The poetic style and sweeping grandeur of The King of Elfland's Daughter has made it one of the most beloved fantasy novels of our time, a masterpiece that...

Anthony Burgess A Roman saga, taking in the excesses of Tiberius, Caligula and Nero and an irreverent account of the early days of Christianity. Sadoc, a dying shipping clerk, sets...

François Mauriac The masterpiece of one of the greatest modern Catholic writers, The Knot of Vipers tells the story of Monsieur Louis, an embittered ageing lawyer who has spread his...

Moshe Chaim Luzzatto The true meaning of man's creation in the Divine Image. Vowelized Hebrew text with facing English. January 1, 2003 by Feldheim Pub

Harper Lee From one of America’s most beloved authors, a posthumous collection of newly discovered short stories and previously published essays and magazine pieces, offering a fresh perspective on the...

CS LewisThis edition of Lewis's classic fantasy fiction is packaged specifically for adults. Complementing the look of the author's non-fiction books, and anticipating the forthcoming Narnia feature films, this edition...