A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
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Category: Literature | Series: The Penguin English Library
The Penguin English Library editionWhen Dr John Watson takes rooms in Baker Street with amateur detective Sherlock Holmes, he has no idea that he is about to enter a shadowy world of criminality and violence. Accompanying Holmes to an ill-omened house in south London, Watson is startled to find a dead m ...Show more
The Tempest by William Shakespeare
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Category: Literature | Series: PENGUIN CLASSICS
Performed variously as escapist fantasy, celebratory fiction, and political allegory, The Tempest is one of the plays in which William Shakespeare's genius as a poetic dramatist found its fullest expression. This Penguin Shakespeare edition is edited with an introduction by Martin Butler. 'How many good ...Show more
The Getting of Wisdom: Popular Penguins by Henry Handel Richardson
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Category: Literature | 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
Phantom of the Opera by LEROUX Gaston
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Category: Literature | Series: Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural
'...the shadow turned round; and I saw a terrible death's-head, which darted a look at me from a pair of scorching eyes. I felt as if I were face to face with Satan...' Erik, the Phantom of the Paris Opera House, is one of the great icons of horror literature. This tormented and disfigured creature has ...Show more
The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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Category: Literature | Series: Wordsworth Classics
The Last Man is Mary Shelley's apocalyptic fantasy of the end of human civilisation. Set in the late twenty-first century, the novel unfolds a sombre and pessimistic vision of mankind confronting inevitable destruction. Interwoven with her futuristic theme, Mary Shelley incorporates idealised portraits ...Show more
The Aeneid by Virgil
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Category: Literature | Series: Collins Classics
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Written between 29 and 19 B.C., The Aeneid tells the legendary tale of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the heroic ancestor of the Romans. This epic poem tells the story of Aeneas' nomadic t ...Show more
Jason and Medea: Little Black Classics: Penguin 80s #18 by Apollonius (Rhodius)
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Category: Literature | Series: Little Black Classics
'The Argonauts were terrified at the sight. But Jason planting his feet apart stood to receive them, as a reef in the sea confronts the tossing billows in a gale.' The tragic, epic love affair that allowed Jason to get the Golden Fleece. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th b ...Show more
Aftershocks by A. N. Wilson
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Category: Literature
"It's unlikely that a more intelligent, amusing and yet disturbing novel will appear this autumn." Scotsman On The Island, just as on many other islands, marriages are unhappy, people fall in love and the seasons pass. The town of Aberdeen is no different, until the earthquakes. These seismic ripples t ...Show more
Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer; James Dean (Editor); Harriet Spiegel (Editor)
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Category: Literature
Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer. Troilus and Criseyde is an epic poem by Geoffrey Chaucer which re-tells in Middle English the tragic story of the lovers Troilus and Criseyde set against a backdrop of war during the Siege of Troy. Calchas, a soothsayer, foresees the fall of Troy and abandons th ...Show more
Shelf Respect - A Book Lover's Defence by Little Brown Little Brown Book Group UK
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Category: Literature
Decluttering is all the rage, but what do you do when your preferred style of interior decor is miles of overstuffed bookshelves? If you can't bring yourself to KonMari your collection, SHELF RESPECT will validate your life choices. The perfect gift for the book lover in your life: a celebration of the ...Show more
Death Sentences: Stories of Deathly Books, Murderous Booksellers and Lethal Literature by Otto Penzler (Editor); Ian Rankin (Introduction by)
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Category: Literature
'What treats you have in store!' IAN RANKIN. Who knew literature could be so lethal? Here are 20 specially commissioned stories about deadly books from the world's best crime writers. By turns hair-raising and playful, packed with twists and turns, literary references and bookish conundrums, this is a ...Show more
A IS for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie by Kathryn Harkup
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Category: Literature
Shortlisted for the Macavity Awards 2016 Fourteen novels. Fourteen poisons. Just because it's fiction doesn't mean it's all made-up ...Agatha Christie revelled in the use of poison to kill off unfortunate victims in her books; indeed, she employed it more than any other murder method, with the poison it ...Show more