Classic Fiction (pre-1945)

'Shakespeare's Sonnets' have caused endless debate and speculation: who is the dark lady; who is the 'only begetter'; and, what light do the poems shed on the life of the...

This single-volume edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare includes commissioned introductions to each of the plays and poems by a team of academics, including John Jowett and Philip...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsA landmark scholarly edition in medieval literature, Eugene Vinaver's Malory: Works presents the complete writings of Sir Thomas Malory in...

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A masterwork of historical fiction and intellectual suspense, The Name of the Rose chronicles a series of mysterious deaths at a wealthy Italian abbey in the year 1327, as the...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThrust into a world of inherited wealth and lingering family trauma, young Summer Meadows...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageGrowing up in the heart of Washington, D.C.’s poorest neighborhood, Rain Arnold learned early...

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The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems. Introductions...

Virginia Woolf's most unusual and fantastic creation, a funny, exuberant tale that examines the very nature of sexuality. Virginia Woolf's most unusual and fantastic creation, a funny, exuberant tale that...

A cornerstone of classic detective fiction, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes chronicles eleven gripping cases handled by the world's most celebrated consulting detective, as narrated by his loyal companion Dr....

A cornerstone of classic detective fiction, The Return of Sherlock Holmes chronicles the triumphant resurrection of literature's most celebrated investigator, Sherlock Holmes, following his presumed death at the Reichenbach Falls....

A cornerstone of detective fiction, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents twelve of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most celebrated short stories, each chronicling the brilliant and eccentric consulting detective Sherlock...

A masterwork of classic detective fiction, The Valley of Fear chronicles one of Sherlock Holmes's most gripping and structurally ambitious investigations, unfolding in two distinct yet intricately connected halves. The...

A masterwork of Victorian detective fiction, The Sign of Four chronicles the brilliant Sherlock Holmes and his loyal companion Dr. John Watson as they unravel a labyrinthine mystery involving a...

A landmark work of detective fiction, A Study in Scarlet introduces one of literature's most iconic duos — the brilliant, eccentric Sherlock Holmes and his steadfast companion Dr. John H....

The Complete Arden Shakespeare , published for the first time in hardback in 1998, is now available in an updated paperback edition. The Complete Arden Shakespeare contains the texts of...

Hermann Hesse's final and most ambitious novel, The Glass Bead Game: Magister Ludi, is a sweeping work of philosophical fiction set in the distant future within the fictional province of...

Franz Kafka's The Castle presents a haunting, unfinished narrative that chronicles the bewildering journey of K., a land surveyor, as he endeavors to gain entry to the enigmatic authority governing...

A landmark work of feminist literature, The Awakening chronicles the emotional and sexual liberation of Edna Pontellier, a married woman in late nineteenth-century New Orleans who gradually rejects the suffocating...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageVintage Thurber: A Selection Of The Best Writings And Drawings, Volume Ii by James...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased spine. E. M. Forster's poignant novel, Maurice, chronicles the emotional and social...

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Coriolanus is perhaps the most brilliant political play ever written. Set in Ancient Rome, it remains a gripping psychological study of the relationship between personality and politics. The introduction to...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery When Rosalind is banished by her uncle, who has usurped her father's throne,...

There s never been a period when Shakespeare was out of fashion. In his lifetime he was incredibly successful, and soon after his death his works were published to the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA beloved Australian comic strip institution, Ginger Meggs chronicles the larrikin adventures of its irrepressible red-headed hero, a mischievous young boy navigating...

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This manga recreation of Shakespeare's text transfers the action from Ancient Rome to a future Iraq, once again facing dictatorship after its prolonged struggles to establish a democracy. Part of...

Full comprehension of the plays is gained from the line-by-line modern English translation given on facing pages. Understanding of the plays is increased as pupils take part in the variety...