486 pages, paperback. In this compelling memoir his first wife, Jane Hawking, relates the inside story of their extraordinary... Læs mere
224 pages, paperback. When the corpse of Sir Charles Baskerville is found on the grounds of his Dartmoor estate next to a mysterious animal footprint, thoughts turn to a fabled... Læs mere
Comprising one finished novel, Lady Susan, which was published posthumously, and two unfinished fragments, Sanditon and The Watsons, this collection full of melodrama and... Læs mere
Set at the time of the Klondike gold rush, The Call of the Wild is one of the great evocations of the natural world, and perhaps the best example of London's... Læs mere
Beautifully illustrated by Peter Bailey, The Secret Garden has become one of the most popular children's classics, and has continued to delight generations of young readers.
Beautifully illustrated by Ella Bailey, this new edition includes some extra material for young readers.
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker, published only a few months before Smollett's death, is a biting and sharply observed satire of the luxury and licentiousness of eighteenth-century society. This edition contains notes and extra material.
Uncle's Dream is a humorous drawing-room novella, a satire of Russian society that can be enjoyed as a lighter counterpoint to the author's later works.
A landmark in the history of European literature, Goethe's novel is not only one of the key works of Weimar Classicism and the prototype for the Bildungs-roman genre, but also a timeless... Læs mere
Although its author never experienced the horrors of the Civil War at first hand, The Red Badge of Courage has often been praised for its realism and the authenticity of its settings and battle scenes, as well as for the nuanced psychology of its protagonist’s internal struggles.
This edition is presented in a verse translation opposite the original Russian text. Enriched with notes, pictures and an appendix on Pushkin's life and works, this will be essential reading for anyone wishing to delve deeper into the Russian bard's genius
Published for the first time in 1972, this verse collection reveals lesser-known facets of the novelist Alexander Trocchi’s writing.