It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. <p> Next to the exhortation at the beginning of Moby-Dick, Call me Ishmael, the first sentence of Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice must be among the most quoted in literature. And certainly what Melville did for whaling Austen does for marriage–tracing the intricacies (not to mention the economics) of 19th-century British ...
This is a high quality book of the original classic edition. <p> This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you. <p> Enjoy this classic work. These few paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside: <p> His observation became a little less detached; he began to form in his mind an explorers map of the places where these pheno ...
Jeeves, the resourceful Butler, saves Master Bertie Wooster from the perils of everyday life in most amusing ways. <p> Wodehouse introduces us once again to the wonder butler – Jeeves, who, as usual is able to solve any and all of the Bertie Woosters endless problems with ease and finesse. <p> This is a high quality book of the original classic edition. <p> This is a freshly published edition of this culturally importan ...
Witty and buoyant comedy of manners is brilliantly plotted from its effervescent first act to its hilarious denouement, and filled with some of literatures most famous epigrams. Widely considered Wildes most perfect work, the play is reprinted here from an authoritative early British edition. <p> This is a high quality book of the original classic edition. <p> This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work ...
Volume One of a new five-volume edition of Poes works, based on the Raven edition of 1903. It includes three articles about Edgar Allan Poe and the tales The Unparalleled Adventures of one Hans Pfaal, The Gold-Bug, Four Beasts in One – the Homo-Cameleopard, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Mystery of Marie Roget, The Balloon-Hoax, Ms. Found in a Bottle and The Oval Portrait. <p> This is a high quality book of the original classic edit ...
Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland) (1858-1924) was an English author and poet who wrote childrens fantasy books. She wrote or collaborated on over 60 books of fiction for children, several of which have been adapted for film and television. She started a new genre of magical adventures arising from everyday settings and has been much imitated. Nesbit?s books for children are known for being entertaining for young and old alike. <p> ...
Almost too ingenious … very clearly and brightly told. Times Literary Supplement Deals with poisons in a knowledgeable way… Miss Agatha Christie knows her job. <p> Who poisoned the wealthy Emily Inglethorpe, and how did the murderer penetrate and escape from her locked bedroom? Suspects abound in the quaint village of Styles St. Mary, from the heiresss fawning new husband to her two stepsons, her volatile housekeeper, and a pretty nurse ...
Dark allegory describes the narrators journey up the Congo River and his meeting with, and fascination by, Mr. Kurtz, a mysterious personage who dominates the unruly inhabitants of the region. Masterly blend of adventure, character development, psychological penetration. Considered by many Conrads finest, most enigmatic story. <p> This is a high quality book of the original classic edition. <p> This is a freshly published editi ...
Follow the yellow brick road! <p> Since it first appeared in 1900, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has brought joy to generations. In it, a girls dream world comes to life as the cyclone lifts Dorothy from Kansas, depositing her in the enchanted land of the Munchkins. H ere she meets the famous Oz characters: the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodsman, the Cowardly Lion, and the Wicked Witch of the West. Her adventures along the Yellow Brick Road to the ...
