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Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
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He was Australia's most wanted man. Now he's written Australia's most wanted novel. 'Shantaram' is a novel based on the life of the author, Gregory David Roberts. In 1978 Roberts was sentenced to nineteen years' imprisonment as punishment for a …
The Great Gatsby: Popular Penguins Edition by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' brilliantly captures the disillusion of a society obsessed with wealth and status. Young, handsome and fabulously rich, Jay Gatsby appears to have it all, yet he yearns for the one thing that will always …
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'It is the history of a revolution that went wrong and of the excellent excuses that were forthcoming at every step for the perversion of the original doctrine,' wrote Orwell for the first edition of 'Animal Farm' in 1945. Orwell wrote the novel …
Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
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'The Catcher in the Rye' is the ultimate novel for disaffected youth, but it's relevant to all ages. The story is told by Holden Caulfield, a seventeen- year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Throughout, Holden …
Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin
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In a small, desperately poor village in north-east China, a young peasant boy sits at his rickety old school desk, interested more in the birds outside than in Chairman Mao's Red Book and the grand words it contains. But that day, some strange …
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
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It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger and her younger brother are being taken by their mother to live with a foster family outside Munich. Liesel's …
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kenney
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Being a kid can really stink. And no one knows this better than Greg Heffley, who finds himself thrust into high school where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. Luckily Greg has his best …
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by L...
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Alice is one of the most beloved characters of English writing. A bright and inquisitive child, one boring summer afternoon she follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole. At the bottom she finds herself in a bizarre world full of strange …
'By W. G. Sebald. A deeply intelligent book- but also a marvelously warm and intelligent one' - Andrew Motion. Three men walk the pages of W. G. Sebald's first literary work - the painter Mathias Grunewald- the botanist G. W. Steller and W. G. …
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker by Tobias Smollett
By Tobias Smollett. The Expedition of Humphry Clinker
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
'By Emily Bronte. Like the house itself- 'Wuthering Heights' is set on the bleak Pennine moors- a fitting backdrop to this story of love- torment and revenge- and a landscape familiar to Emily Bronte. Heathcliff is a foundling- adopted and raised …
Women in Love by D. H. Lawrence
'By D. H. Lawrence. This title includes Introduction and Notes by Dr Jeff Wallace- University of Glamorgan. Lawrence's finest- most mature novel initially met with disgust and incomprehension. In the love affairs of two sisters- Ursula with …
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell
By Elizabeth Gaskell. This book comes with an introduction by Christine Baker. Focusing on two families- the Gibsons and the Hamleys- this novel describes the habits- loyalties- prejudices- petty snobberies- rumours and adjustments of a whole …
Wings of the Dove by Henry James
'By Henry James. 'The Wings of the Dove' is a tale of desire and possession- of love and death. It is in essence a simple story- but one that opens up the great subject of art: life itself. To tackle this- James moves between fairytale storylines …
What Maisie Knew by Henry James
By Henry James. This book comes with an introduction by Pat Righelato- University of Reading. The child of parents who divorce- remarry and then embark on adulterous affairs- Maisie Farange survives by her intelligence and spirit. For all its …
'By Thomas Hardy. With an introduction and notes by Michael Irwin- Professor of English Literature- University of Kent at Canterbury- 'Wessex Tales' was the first collection of Hardy's short stories- and they reflect the experience of a novelist …
Virgin and the Gypsy by D. H. Lawrence
'By D. H. Lawrence. This title includes an introduction and notes by Jeff Wallace- University of Glamorgan. These stories of myth and resurrection- of uncanny events and violent impulse- were with one exception written and published in the latter …
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
By William Makepeace Thackeray. The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Art / Fashion; …
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
'By William Makepeace Thackeray. This book comes with an introduction and notes by Owen Knowles- University of Hull. Thackeray's upper-class Regency world is a noisy and jostling commercial fairground- predominantly driven by acquisitive greed …
'By James Joyce. Complete and unabridged- this title comes with a new Introduction by Cedric Watts- Research Professor of English- University of Sussex. James Joyce's astonishing masterpiece- 'Ulysses'- tells of the diverse events which befall …
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
'By William Shakespeare. This title is edited- introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts- Professor of English- University of Sussex. The gentle melancholy and lyrical atmosphere of 'Twelfth Night' have long made the play a favourite with …
Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne
'By Laurence Sterne. With a new Introduction by Cedric Watts- Research Professor of English- University of Sussex- Laurence Sterne's 'The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy- Gentleman' is a huge literary paradox- for it is both a novel and an …
Tom Sawyer Abroad by Mark Twain
'By Mark Twain. Following on from 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' (1876) and 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' (1884-5) 'Tom Sawyer Abroad' (1894) became one of Mark Twain's most popular books. Again we meet his world famous characters: Tom Sawyer- …
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
'By Virginia Woolf. This book is with an introduction and notes by Dr Nicola Bradbury- University of Reading. 'To the Lighthouse' is the most autobiographical of Virginia Woolf's novels. It is based on her own early experiences- and while it …
The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy
By Thomas Hardy. Educated beyond her station- Grace Melbury returns to the woodland village of little Hintock and cannot marry her intended- Giles Winterborne. Her alternative choice proves disastrous- and in a moving tale that has vibrant …
The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare
'By William Shakespeare. This title is edited- introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts- Research Professor of English- University of Sussex. 'The Winter's Tale'- one of Shakespeare's later romantic comedies- offers a striking and challenging …
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
By Kenneth Grahame. Far from fading with time- Kenneth Grahame's classic tale of fantasy has attracted a growing audience in each generation. Rat- Mole- Badger and the preposterous Mr Toad- have brought delight to many through the years with …
The Well-beloved by Thomas Hardy
By Thomas Hardy. In the WORDSWORTH CLASSICS series- this is the story of Jocelyn Pierston- celebrated sculptor- who tries to create an image of his ideal woman in stone- just as he tries to find her in the flesh. Overt exploration of the …
The Waves- The by Virginia Woolf
'By Virginia Woolf. This book comes with introduction and notes by Deborah Parsons- University of Birmingham. 'I am writing to a rhythm and not to a plot'- Virginia Woolf stated of her eighth novel- 'The Waves'. Widely regarded as one of her …
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
'By Henry James. With introduction and notes by Dr Claire Seymour- University of Kent at Canterbury- 'The Turn of the Screw' is the classic ghost story for which James is most remembered. Set in a country house- it is a chilling tale of the …