Fiction
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Fiction, Novel
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (H.B)
As you stroll along the streets of London in the company of lawyer Utterson and his distant relative Enfield, the latter narrates a gruesome tale of assault he had witnessed some months ago. the tale describes a dreadful looking sinister man, Mr. Hyde, who ruthlessly tramples a young girl and disappears behind a door. a moment later he reemerges to pay off her relatives with a cheque drawn from the account of a reputable gentleman, later identified to be Utterson?s client and old friend, Dr. Jekyll. Who is Mr. Hyde?Who is Dr. Jekyll?Is there a mysterious connection between the two?Read Stevenson?s thrilling and titillating masterpiece, the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, to knit up the jigsaw puzzle and unveil the suspense. A harrowing tale of good and evil, this classic novella describes the fundamental dichotomy of the 19th century?outward respectability and inward lust, a duality for which it has been noted as ?one of the best guidebooks of the Victorian era? and remains one of the most famous stories of English literature.
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Classic Fiction, Fiction, literature, Literature & Fiction, Non-fiction, Novel
The Swiss Family Robinson
Classic Fiction, Fiction, literature, Literature & Fiction, Non-fiction, NovelThe Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson is an unforgettable adventure novel that will transport readers to a remote island where a resilient family fights for survival. Follow the Robinson family as they face the challenges of building shelter, finding food, and exploring the wilderness. Packed with excitement, this timeless classic is a must-read for all adventure enthusiasts. A thrilling and suspenseful story of a family’s survival on a deserted island. Showcases themes of resourcefulness, ingenuity, and resilience. A timeless tale of adventure and survival. Filled with thrilling encounters with nature and wildlife. A riveting adventure novel that continues to captivate readers of all ages.
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Fiction, Novel
The Talisman by Walter Scott (Hardback)
- Page : 376
- ISBN : 978-9394885882
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 2.3 cm
The main characters are the Scottish knight Kenneth, a fictional version of David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon, who returned from the third Crusade in 1190; Richard the Lionheart; Saladin; and Edith Plantagenet, a relative of Richard. In Scott’s own words: “. . . the warlike character of Richard I, wild and generous, a pattern of chivalry, with all its extravagant virtues and its no less absurd errors, was opposed to that of Saladin, in which the Christian and English monarch showed all the cruelty and violence of an Eastern sultan, and Saladin, on the other hand, displayed the deep policy and prudence of a European sovereign, whilst each contended which should excel the other in the knightly qualities of bravery and generosity. This singular contrast afforded, as the author conceived, materials for a work of fiction possessing peculiar interest.”
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Classic Fiction, Fiction, Novel
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë (H.B)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is an 1848 novel by the youngest of the Bronte sisters, Anne, published under the pseudonym Acton Bell. A mysterious young widow arrives at Wildfell Hall, an Elizabethan mansion which has been empty for many years, with her young son and servant. She lives there in strict seclusion under the assumed name Helen Graham and very soon finds herself the victim of local slander. Refusing to believe anything scandalous about her, Gilbert Markham, a young farmer, discovers her dark secrets. In her diary, Helen writes about her husband’s physical and moral decline through alcohol, and the world of debauchery and cruelty from which she has fled.
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Fiction, Play
The Three Musketeers (Un-Abridged Classic Collector’s Edition) by Alexandre Dumas (HB)
- Page : 649
- ISBN : 9789394885899
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 4 cm
17th century France: Young D’Artagnan leaves his home and travels to Paris with dreams of joining The Musketeers of Guard—the glamourous and gallant group of men who guard Louis XIII, the King of France. There he meets Athos, Porthos and Aramis, the three best musketeers and inseparable friends who believe with all their heart in the words ‘all for one, one for all.’ D’Artagnan rents an apartment above the shop of one Monsieur Bonacieux, hoping to settle into Parisian life and become a proper musketeer quickly. What the young and gallant D’Artagnan does not realise is that he has, inadvertently, landed himself in the very centre of one of the foulest conspiracies in monarchist France. There are love affairs and intrigues, ambushes and wild rides, duels and murders. And as the famous American author and editor Clifton Fadiman says, ‘it is all impossible and it is all magnificient.’
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Coming soon, Fiction, Novel
The Torrents Of Spring By Ernest Hemingway (Hardcover)
Returning to Russia from a tour in italy, twenty- three-year-old dimitry saning breaks his journey in frankfurt. The Torrents of Spring is a burlesque of Sherwood Anderson’s Dark Laughter, but in the course of the narrative, other literary tendencies associated with American and British writers akin to Anderson—such as D. H. Lawrence, James Joyce, and John Dos Passos—come in for satirical comment. A highly entertaining story, The Torrents of Spring offers a rare glimpse into Hemingway’s early career as a storyteller and stylist.
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Coming soon, Fiction, literature
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle By Hugh Lofting (Hardcover)
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle was the second of Hugh Lofting’s Doctor Dolittle books. The novel is divided into six parts where Doctor Dolittle meets Tommy Stubbins, the young son of a cobbler, who becomes his new assistant. Tommy learns how to speak animal languages and becomes involved in the Doctor’s quest to find Long Arrow, the greatest naturalist in the world. The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle takes the reader to the Mediterranean, South America, and even under the sea. Hugh John Lofting was a British author who created the character of Doctor Dolittle – one of the classics of children’s literature
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Classic Fiction, Fiction, literature, Literature & Fiction
The White Company [hardcover] Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Classic Fiction, Fiction, literature, Literature & FictionThe White Company [hardcover] Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A historical adventure set during the Hundred Years’ War. The story follows a young man as he leaves the shelter of an abbey in England and becomes involved with Edward, the Black Prince’s campaign in Spain.
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English Classics
The Wife and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov (Hardcover)
- ISBN : 978-8182479838
- Page : 210
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 1.5 cm
This beautiful compilation of the selected works of Anton Chekhov. It consists of a few of his renowned works like, The Wife, Difficult People, The Grasshopper, A Dreary Story, The Privy Councillor, The Man in A Case, Gooseberries, About Love and The Lottery Ticket. This original compilation of classic stories of Chekhov keeps the spirit of his original writings alive
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Fiction, Novel
The Wind in the Willows : Original Un-Abridged Collector’s Edition by Kenneth Grahame (Hardback)
Fiction, NovelThe Wind in the Willows : Original Un-Abridged Collector’s Edition by Kenneth Grahame (Hardback)
- Page : 160
- ISBN : 978-9394885653
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 1.2 cm
The Wind in the Willows is a children’s book by the British novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternatingly slow-moving and fast-paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animals: Mole, Rat (a European water vole), Toad, and Badger. They live in a pastoral version of Edwardian England. The book was based on bedtime stories Grahame told his son Alastair. It has been adapted numerous times for both stage and screen
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English Classics
The Witch and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov ( Hardcover)
- ISBN : 978-8182479845
- pages: 240
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 2 cm
It was approaching nightfall. The sexton, Savely Gykin, was lying in his huge bed in the hut adjoining the church. He was not asleep, though it was his habit to go to sleep at the same time as the hens. His coarse red hair peeped from under one end of the greasy patchwork quilt, made up of coloured rags, while his big unwashed feet stuck out from the other. He was listening. His hut adjoined the wall that encircled the church and the solitary window in it looked out upon the open country. And out there a regular battle was going on. It was hard to say who was being wiped off the face of the earth, and for the sake of whose destruction nature was being churned up into such a ferment; but, judging from the unceasing malignant roar, someone was getting it very hot
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Fiction, Novel
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins (H.B)
‘The woman who first gives life, light, and form to our shadowy conceptions of beauty, fills a void in our spiritual nature that has remained unknown to us till she appeared.’ One of the earliest works of ‘detective’ fiction with a narrative woven together from multiple characters, Wilkie Collins partly based his infamous novel on a real-life eighteenth century case of abduction and wrongful imprisonment. In 1859, the story caused a sensation with its readers, hooking their attention with the ghostly first scene where the mysterious ‘Woman in White’ Anne Catherick comes across Walter Hartright.
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Fiction, Novel
The Young Pitcher by Zane Grey (H.B)
College student Ken Ward dreams of making the varsity baseball team, but as a freshman he doesn’t stand a chance until he proves himself with, of all things, a potato, Originally published over eighty years ago, this entertaining story is perfect for fans of all ages.
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Fiction, Novel, Story Books
Three Ghost Stories by Charles Dickens (Hardback)
- Page : 60 pages
- ISBN : 9789394885837
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 1 cm
In ghost stories there is no path to escape. Charles was such a versatile writer that he could put life in such simplistic stories with his amazing wit. In “the haunted house,” a new homeowner discovers he is sharing his bed with the skeleton of the house’s former master. In “the trial for murder,” a revengeful ghost haunts a juror serving at his killer trial. In “the Signal-Man,” An apparition warns a man of impending disaster.
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Classic Fiction, Fiction, Novel
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome (H.B)
“But who wants to be foretold the weather? It is bad enough when it comes, without our having the misery of knowing about it beforehand. Published in 1889, three men in a Boat is the most widely acclaimed novel by English author Jerome K. Jerome. Jerome wrote the novel after going on a boating trip along river Thames. Intended initially to serve as a tour guide, the novel, however, was soon overtaken by the comical elements and transformed into the humorous travelogue that is a classic today. Three friends, J. (Jerome), Harris and George, are apparent hypochondriacs in need of a vacation. A two-week long boating trip, they feel, would be good for their health. Narrated by “J.”, An embodiment of Jerome K. Jerome himself, the story chronicles in the form of ramblings and digressions, the hilarious adventures and mishaps of the three friends. The novella success led to a sequel, three men on the bummel (1900) and was adapted in several art-forms including film and theatre.”.
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