Category Archives: Accessories
The Method
Mia Holl lives in a state governed by The Method, where good health is the highest duty of the citizen. Everyone must submit medical data and sleep records to the authorities on a monthly basis, and regular exercise is mandatory.Mia is young and beautiful, a successful scientist who is outwardly obedient but with an intellect
Diaboliad
The five, irreverent, satirical and imaginative stories contained in “Diaboliad” caused an uproar upon the book`s first publication in 1925. Full of invention, they display Bulgakov`s breathtaking stylistic range, moving at dizzying speed from grotesque satire to science fiction, from the plainest realism to the most madcap fantasy. “Diaboliad” is a wonderful introduction to literature`s
The Girl King
“It is as if Henry VIII, Mary and Elizabeth were combined into one character, and unleashed for the first time: so much more fun than another Boleyn book”. (“Independent”). “Compelling, exotic and fast-paced: a wonderful story of love and death that transports you into a forgotten world”. (Vanora Bennett). “Speedy, gripping, historical fiction”. (Marie Claire).
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MATTHEW PEARL Edgar Allan Poe invented the genre of detective fiction with these three mesmerising stories of a young French eccentric named C. Auguste Dupin: `The Murders in the Rue Morgue`, `The Mystery of Marie Roget` and `The Purloined Letter`. Years later Dorothy Sayers would describe these tales as `almost a
Restoration
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR. Robert Merivel is a dissolute young medical student when an accident of fate leads him to the attention of King Charles II. Finding favour with the King, Merivel embarks on the time of his life, enthusiastically enjoying the luxury, women and wine of the vibrant royal court, until
Cocktail Time
An Uncle Fred novel Frederick, Earl of Ickenham, remains young at heart. So it is for him the act of a moment to lean out of the Drones Club window with a catapult and ping the silk top-hat off his grumpy in-law, the distinguished barrister Sir Raymond Bastable – but unfortunately things don`t end there.
Appointment in Samarra
“Appointment in Samarra” is a fast-paced, blackly comic depiction of the rapid decline and fall of Julian English. English is part of the social elite of his 1930s American hometown but from the moment he impetuously throws a cocktail in the face of one of his powerful business associates his life begins to spiral out
Far from the Madding Crowd
Bathsheba Everdene arrives in the small village of Weatherbury and captures the heart of three very different men; Gabriel Oak, a quiet shepherd, the proud, obdurate Farmer Boldwood and dashing, unscrupulous Sergeant Troy. The battle for her affections will have dramatic, tragic and surprising consequences in this classic tale of love and misunderstanding.
Disturbing the Peace
John Wilder is in his mid-thirties, a successful salesman with a place in the country, an adoring wife and a ten-year-old son. But something is wrong. His family no longer interests him, his infidelities are leading him nowhere and he has begun to drink too much. Then one night, something inside John snaps and he
Sonnets
INTRODUCTION BY GERMAINE GREER. Shakespeare`s sonnets are lyrical, haunting, beautiful and often breath-taking, representing one of the finest bodies of poetry ever penned. They demonstrate the writer`s skill in capturing the full range of human emotions within a carefully prescribed form and creating something unique in every one. Some are familiar – Shall I compare
Return of the Native
Proud, passionate Eustacia Vye marries Clym Yeobright in the hope that he will help her escape her cramped rural existence. But when their relationship falters Eustacia turns to her old lover Damon Wildeve, leading to a disastrous climax on the brooding wilds of Egdon Heath.
The Monk
Noble and devout, Ambrosio is the abbot of a Spanish monastery and spends his days in prayer and preaching. However his monastery is harboring a malevolent force in the form of a young monk called Rosario. Rosario attaches himself to the abbot and then one fateful night reveals that he is in fact a beautiful
The Count of Monte Cristo
Imprisoned for a crime he didn`t commit, Edmond Dantes spends fourteen bitter years in a dungeon. When his daring escape plan works he uses all he has learnt during his incarceration to mastermind an elaborate plan of revenge that will bring punishment to those he holds responsible for his fate. No longer the naive sailor
The Woman in White
Marian and her sister Laura live a quiet life under their uncle`s guardianship until Laura`s marriage to Sir Percival Glyde. Sir Percival is a man of many secrets – is one of them connected to the strange appearances of a young woman dressed all in white? And what does his charismatic friend, Count Fosco, with
The Red House Mystery
Try a vintage murder mystery. Far from the gentle slopes of the Hundred Acre Wood lies The Red House, the setting for A. It is a Milne`s only detective story, where secret passages, uninvited guests, a sinister valet and a puzzling murder lay the foundations for a classic crime caper. And when the local police
The Importance of Being Trivial: In Search of the Perfect Fact
If you`re intrigued by the fact that Jack the Ripper was left-handed, or that Heinz ketchup flows at 0.7 miles per day – and, more importantly, intrigued by why you`re intrigued – then this book is required reading. Convinced that our love of trivia must reveal something truly important about us, Mark Mason sets out
A Journey
In 1997, Tony Blair won the biggest Labour victory in history to sweep the party to power and end eighteen years of Conservative government. He has been one of the most dynamic leaders of modern times; few British prime ministers have shaped the nation`s course as profoundly as Blair during his ten years in power,
Vanity Fair
Becky Sharp is a poor orphan when she first makes friends with the lovely Amelia Sedley at Miss Pinkerton`s Academy for Young Ladies. She may not have the natural advantages of her companion but she more than makes up for it with her wit, charm, deviousness and determination to make a success of herself whatever
The Scarlet Letter
Hester Prynne is a beautiful young woman. She is also an outcast. In the eyes of her neighbours she has committed an unforgivable sin. Everyone knows that her little daughter, Pearl, is the product of an illicit affair but no one knows the identity of Pearl`s father. Hester`s refusal to name him brings more condemnation
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
This book contains an introduction by Lucy Hughes-Hallett. Robert is a difficult and disturbed young man. He comes from a troubled family background and turns to his Calvinist faith for solace but finds it hard to get along with other people, particularly his brother and his dissolute father. After he falls in with the mysterious
