Tales of Mystery and the Macabre by GASKELL Elizabeth
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Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural
In the great mirror opposite I saw myself, and right behind, another wicked fearful self, so like me my soul seemed to quiver within me, as though not knowing to which similitude of body it belonged'. Elizabeth Gaskell is better known today for her pioneering social novels such as Mary Barton (1848) but ...Show more
Nineteen Eighty-Four (Macmillan Collector's Library) by George Orwell
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Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
Winston Smith lives in a nightmare world where the Thought Police spy on everyone and children are taught to betray their parents. Even the smallest sign of disagreement with the Party results in torture, imprisonment, or death. Big Brother oversees everything - but who is he? Winston tries hard to keep ...Show more
The Breaking Point by Daphne Du Maurier
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Category: Classic Fiction | Series: VMC
'The apathy of Sunday lay upon the streets. Houses were closed, withdrawn. "They don't know," he thought, "those people inside, how one gesture of mine, now, at this minute, might alter their world. A knock on the door, and someone answers - a woman yawning, an old man in carpet slippers, a child sent b ...Show more
Wuthering Heights (Barnes & Noble Flexibound Editions) by Emily Brontë
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Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Barnes and Noble Flexibound Editions Ser.
Wuthering Heightsby Emily BrontePerhaps the most haunting and tragic love story ever written, Wuthering Heights is the tale of Heathcliff, a brooding, troubled orphan, and his doomed love for Catherine Earnshaw. His desire for her leads him to madness, however, when Catherine is made to marry a wealthy ...Show more
Cannery Row Popular Penguins by John Steinbeck
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Category: Popular Penguins | Series: Popular Penguins Ser.
It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible and hardcover editions, each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet. In a design collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, the ...Show more
Chinese Myths & Folk Tales
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Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Barnes and Noble Collectible Editions Ser.
Chinese culture is rich with marvelous folklore, and this exquisitely designed collection draws on that magnificent historical repository. It features more than 200 fables and tales chosen from Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio and other classic compendiums. Here are legends of ancient demons, str ...Show more
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
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Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Collins Classics Ser.
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Please, sir, I want some more.' An orphan boy of seemingly no consequence goes on an adventure that will change his life forever. Fleeing a cruel workhouse, Oliver finds himself taken under the wing of the Artful Dodger ...Show more
The Surgeon of Crowthorne: Popular Penguins by Simon Winchester
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Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Popular Penguins Ser.
Simon Winchester'sThe Surgeon of Crowthorne was an international bestseller and tells an extraordinary true story of murder, madness and an extraordinary friendship in the nineteenth century. It is the tale of James Murray, the compiler of the first Oxford English Dictionary, and his most valued helper- ...Show more
The Getting of Wisdom: Popular Penguins by Henry Handel Richardson
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Category: Popular Penguins | Series: Popular Penguins Ser.
The Getting of Wisdom by Henry Handel Richardson is a rare manuscript, the original residing in some of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, typed out and formatted to perfection, allowing new generations to enjoy the work. Publishers of the Valley's mission is ...Show more
Treasure Island: Popular Penguins by Robert Louis Stevenson
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Category: Popular Penguins | Series: Popular Penguins
Originally designed as a story for boys, Stevenson's novel is narrated by the teenage Jim Hawkins, who outwits a gang of murderous pirates led by that unforgettable avatar of amorality, Long John Silver. But Treasure Islandhas also had great appeal for adult readers and was admired by Mark Twain, Rudyar ...Show more
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
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Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Clothbound Classics
The Picture of Dorian Gray was a succès de scandale. Early readers were shocked by its hints at unspeakable sins and the book was later used as evidence against Wilde at the Old Bailey in 1895. Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray makes a Faustian bargain to sell his soul in exchange f ...Show more
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
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Category: Classic Fiction | Series: The Penguin English Library
This is the "Penguin English Library Edition" of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. "Every idiot who goes around with 'Merry Christmas' on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding". Charles Dickens' tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, who is haunted by three spirits and learns the true meaning of Chri ...Show more