Fiction

When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is brought to Europe by her wealthy Aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry.

An ardent young woman, her cowardly lover, and her aging vengeful husband—these are the central characters in this stark drama of the conflict between passion and convention in the harsh world of seventeenth-century Boston.

Far from the Madding Crowd is perhaps the most pastoral of Hardy's Wessex novels. It tells the story of the young farmer Gabriel Oak and his love for and pursuit of the elusive Bathsheba Everdene, whose wayward nature leads her to both tragedy and true love.

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

The Heritage Of The Desert Zane GREY (1872 - 1939) Jack Hare is a young cowboy who was rescued from sure death by an old settler by the name of August Naab.

This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:

Charts the rise and fall of an ambitious young social climber in a cruel, monarchical society

"The middle and latter portion of The Professor is as good as I can write. It contains more pith, more substance, more reality, in my judgment, than much of Jane Eyre." - Charlotte Brontë

"The Long Shadow" is a 1909 Western novel by American author B. M Bower. Another classic Western adventure romp by a master of the genre, "The Long Shadow" would be a worthy addition to any collection.

Introduction and Notes by Dr Sally Minogue, Canterbury Christ Church University College.

"When the windshield was closed it became so filmed with rain that Claire fancied she was piloting a drowned car in dim spaces under the sea.

Table of contents include: Father and Daughter; A White Presence; Jinnie's Farewell to Molly the Merry; Jinnie Travels; Like Unto LIke Attracted; Peg's Bark; Just a Jew; Every Hand Shall do Its Share, Quoth Peg; By the Sweat of her Brow; On the Broad Bosom of the "Happy in Spite"; What Happened to Jinnie; Watching; What Jinnie Found on the Hill' He's Come to Live with Us, Peggy; Who Says the Kid Can't Stay?"

With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Patsy Stoneman, University of Hull Set in the mid-19th century, and written from the author's first-hand experience, North and South follows the story of the heroine's movement from the tranquil but moribund ways of southern England to the vital but turbulent north.

The Secret of the Storm Country (The sequel to Tess of the Storm Country) is a novel by Grace Miller White, the American authoress born Mary Esther Miller. She lived her whole life in Ithaca, New York. She adopted the name Grace around 1897, in memory of a younger sister who had died before reaching her first birthday.

New, old author of a fun romp of a story. Incognito American heiress (?) and sighingly gorgeous Prince, also incognito, falling in love and having one action-packed adventure after another.

The Man is a 1905 Victorian novel by Bram Stoker, best known for Dracula. A typical Gothic novel, it features horror and romance. The Man has also been published as The Gates of Life. Plot: Squire Stephen Norman is lord of the manor in Normanstead.

The book's protagonist, Lewis Haystoun, is persuaded to use his academic knowledge of Indian frontier to help prevent a Russian invasion. The effort transforms his character, and ultimately saves India -- but not without tragic cost.