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Fiction, Novel
The Heritage of the Desert by Zane Grey (Hardback)
- Page : 237
- ISBN : 9789356520103
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 1.8 cm
The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel By Zane Grey Zane Grey (1872-1939) was an American author best known for his popular adventure novels and pulp fiction that presented an idealized image of the rugged Old West. “The Heritage of the Desert” is a western focusing on Mormon culture through a group of people in 1890 Utah. The book revolves around the character, August Naab, a landowner and cattle rustler. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
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Fiction, Novel
The Home and the World by Rabindranath Tagore (Hardback)
- Page : 241
- ISBN-13 : 978-9356520110
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 1.8 cm
Set on a Bengali noble’s estate in 1908, this is both a love story and a novel of political awakening. The central character, bimala, is torn between the duties owed to her husband, Nikhil, and the demands made on her by the radical leader, sandip. Her attempts to resolve the irreconciliable pressures of the home and world reflect the conflict in India itself, and the tragic outcome foreshadows the unrest that accompanied Partition in 1947.
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Fiction, Novel
The House On The Borderland By William Hope Hodgson (HardCover)
Hodgson wrote a trilogy consisting of Date 1965 ModernWarfare, The House on the Borderland, and The Ghost Pirates.The setting for The House on the Borderland is an ancienthouse in a lonely part of Ireland, where an old man lives alonewith his sister and his pets. His diary is found and it tells thestory of a huge cavern below the house filled with white piglike monsters. The old man has had to fight these creatures.He then sees his house in an alternate space-time plain that isisolated from the rest of his world. This haunting tale conveysintense isolations and loneliness.SKU: n/a -
Fiction, Novel
The Inferno by August Strindberg (Hardback)
- Page : 128
- ISBN : 9789394885844
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 1.2 cm
“Thence we came forth to rebehold the stars.”In the year 1300, on the night before Good Friday, Dante loses his way in the woods. Standing in front of a mountain, he is surrounded by three beasts-a lion, a leopard and a she-wolf. Dante cannot escape. He returns to the dark woods, unable to find a straight way and runs into the ghost of the great Roman poet Virgil. What happens when, led by Virgil, Dante embarks on his journey to Heaven through Hell?The first part of Dante Alighieri’s epic poem Divine Comedy, Inferno deftly depicts the narrator’s allegorical journey through Hell. Composed spectacularly with rich and vivid imagery, it is considered one of the finest works in the Italian language
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Fiction, Novel
The Island of Doctor Moreau ( An Original Classic ) by H. G. Wells (Hardback)
- Page : 129
- ISBN : 978-9394885646
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 1 cm
The Island of Doctor Moreau” is a science fiction, called “an exercise in youthful blasphemy”. The text of the novel is the narration of Edward Prendick, a shipwrecked man rescued by a passing boat who is left on the island home of Doctor Moreau, who creates human-like beings from animals via vivisection. The novel deals with a number of philosophical themes, including pain and cruelty, moral responsibility, human identity, and human interference with nature. Herbert George Wells (1866 – 1946), known as H. G. Wells, was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, and social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games.
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English Classics
The Last Trail by Zane Grey (HARDCOVER)
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This book forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have re- typed, re-formatted, and re-published the book in a very modern format. Hence every reader would get a new book but without losing its old charm and feel. We at Alpha Editions, work towards the restoration of old and rare books so that they are never forgotten and are always available for the future generations.
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Fiction, Novel
The Light of Western Stars by Zane Grey (H.B)
Madeline’s brother Alfred struggles to make ends meet. Madeline is overwhelmed by the refreshing experience in the open ranches, mountains, and plains away from city life. The handsome cowboy Gene Stewart is a welcome distraction, too. After some difficult times adjusting to life as a cowgirl, Madeline embraces her new life. She buys land of her own to settle down. At the same time, she finds out that cowboys can be tamed and danger is never far off. The only way to survive it all is by cooperating with the locals against attacking bandits and Mexican raiders. “He’ll rob, burn, and make off with you. He’ll murder, too, if it falls his way.”
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Fiction, Novel
The Little Prince (Hardcover)
all grown-ups were once children… but only few of them remember it.? Its the Sahara Desert and a pilot has crashed his plane. When suddenly a young boy with golden hair and a loveable laugh and who claims to have fallen to Earthappears before him and asks him to draw a sheep. what does he do?… He draws it! Thus begins this poetic and sublime adventure, an enchanting fable, which encloses in its heart the teachings of love, loss, loneliness and friendship.The fourth-most translated book in the world, the Little Prince has been adapted to multiple art forms and has managed to resonate in the hearts of its patrons every single time.
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Fiction, Novel
The Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey (Hardback)
- Page : 285
- ISBN : 9789356520271
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 2 cm
Pearl Zane Grey (1872-1939) is a master storyteller who, according to critic Russell Nye, “combined adventure, action, violence, crisis, conflict, sentimentalism, and sex in an extremely shrewd mixture.” Consequently he is the best known author of novels about the Wild West. His great storytelling skills have been transferred to film over and over again. The Internet Movie Database credits Grey with 115 films as of April 2015. Read these books to find spectacular adventure scenes that cause you to eagerly devour every page.d
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Fiction, Novel
The Lost Girl (Classic Collector’s Edition) by D.H.Lawrence ( Hardback)
- Page : 380
- ISBN : 978-8182475526
- Dimensions : 22 x 14 x 2.5 cm
the lost girl is a novel by D.H.Lawrence, first published in 1920. It was awared the 1920 James Tait Black Memorial Prize in the fiction category.Lawrence started it shortly after writing women in love, and worked on it only sporadically until he completed it in 1920.
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Fiction, Novel
The Lost World : Classic Collector’s Edition (Hardback)
- Page : 219
- ISBN : 978-9394885684
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 1.7 cm
So tomorrow we disappear into the unknown. . . It may be our last word to those who are interested in our fate. ” dinosaurs, pterodactyls, ape-men, and other prehistoric creatures still roam among us. This ground-breaking discovery has been made by the notorious Professor George Edward Challenger, who is a brilliant scientist. But this revelation has been subjected to ridicule. In order to believe, people need proof. So, that’s what he will give them. Braving danger and risking his life, Challenger will set foot into the depths of the amazonian plateau of South America. Accompanying him in this extraordinary adventure are his professional rival Professor summerlee, journalist Edward Malone, and Lord John roxton. In the dense foliage of the dark, lost world, will Challenger find the proof he is looking for? And, if he does, will he survive? Arthur Conan Doyle the lost world became an instant success on publication. It is one of the best sci-fi stories ever written and is considered a classic that has set the standard for all fantasy-adventure stories.
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The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas (Hardback)
- Page : 556
- ISBN : 9789394885691
- Dimensions : 22.5 x 14.5 x 3.3 cm
It has been eight years since Philippe was captured and locked in the prison of Bastille. He languishes here, wondering what he could have possibly done to deserve such an unending, cruel punishment. And why is his face always under the clasp of an iron mask? Eight long years, Philippe has only wondered. Now, the truth is finally revealed to him. Aramis, one of the three musketeers, goes to Philippe’s cell and hands over a mirror and a portrait of the reigning King Louis XIV. Philippe is the twin brother of the King of France, and Aramis intends to put him on the throne. The corrupt and destructive ways of the current king have gone on for far too long. THE FINAL AND THE MOST DANGEROUS ADVENTURE OF THE THREE MUSKETEERS DRAWS NEAR, ONE THAT WILL BRING THEM HEAD TO HEAD WITH THE MOST POWERFUL MAN IN FRANCE.
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Fiction, Novel
The Man of the Forest by Zane Grey (H.B)
Milt Dale, a former cowboy turned hunter, lives far from civilization. His only companion is his cougar. One day while taking shelter from a storm, he discovers an abandoned cabin. There, he overhears the conspiracy between local gang leader Snake Anson and a landowner called Beasley. They plan to kidnap Helen, the niece of Beasley’s fierce rival. To stop them, Dale needs to say goodbye to his life in the wild and return to civilization. He forges a plan to rescue Helen before Snake Anson and his gang capture her. “These fellars round Pine don’t savvy guns. Now, I come from where guns mean somethin’.” Through the mind of Dale, explore the role of a man in western society. What does it mean to be a cowboy and a lone hunter in the woods? Is it possible for the morally strong to conquer all obstacles before them?
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