A seminal, widely studied feminist polemic that touches on both literature and politics, A Room of One's Own is essential reading for those wishing to understand the progress that has been made in women's rights and the struggles that still lie ahead.
This new edition contains more than 35 illustrations by acclaimed illustrator David Mackintosh and a wealth of extra material.
Banned in Russia under Communism, A Calendar of Wisdom was Tolstoy's last major work, and one of his most popular both during and after his lifetime. This new translation by Roger... Læs mere
Part of Alma Classics Evergreens series, The Master and Margarita is here presented in a new translation and a wealth of extra material.
This edition of The Great Gatsby contains pictures and an extensive section on Fitzgerald's life and works.
Part of Alma Classics Evergreen series at GBP4.99. Oscar Wilde's only full-length novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray is a lasting gem of sophisticated wit and playfulness, which... Læs mere
Written as a collection of poetic essays, and detailing such diverse and sprawling topics as love, death, pleasure and prayer, The Prophet was an immediate success on its initial publication in 1923, and has since been translated into more than a hundred languages.
This new edition of Robinson Crusoe contains more than 21 illustrations by acclaimed illustrator Adam Stower and a wealth of extra material.
Here presented with other five short stories focussing on the lives of prostitutes, Boule de Suif is a story about food, sex and politics.
Alma Classics edition of The Professor is here presented with a comprehensive extra material section, including notes on the text, pictures and information on Bronte's life and works
This third edition, newly revised and updated, includes comprehensive and all-new annotations by Joyce scholar Sam Slote, Trinity College, Dublin, and Marc A. Mamigonian and John Turner. It contains over 9,000 notes.
Highly valuable both as a detailed depiction of the Tsarist system of penal servitude and as an insight into Chekhov's motivations and objectives for visiting the colony and writing the... Læs mere