Each volume in the "Collector's Library" series has a specially commissioned Afterword, brief biography of the author and a further reading list. The afterword for this edition is by David Stuart Davies... Zobraziť viac
Another title in the Collector's Library Series. Complete and unabridged with a specially commissioned afterword. Zobraziť viac
The Baskerville family is haunted by a phantom beast which roams the mist-enshrouded wilds of Dartmoor. Now The Hound seems to be stalking the young Sir Henry, new heir to the Baskerville estate. Is this devilish spectre the ... Zobraziť viac
Peter Pan has enchanted children and the young-at-heart ever since it debuted on the English stage. Like its ageless hero, this is a fantasy that will live forever. Wide-eyed readers will follow Peter and the Darling children to ... Zobraziť viac
It is certainly a lot easier to read War and Peace as a hardcover. Having it divided into different volumes would be helpful. However, the previous reviewer is correct in that the print size may appear small for some folks... Zobraziť viac
Part of the "Collector's Library" series, this book's Afterword is by the experienced book editor and well-known writer, Anna South. It features a brief biography of the author and a reading list. Zobraziť viac
Oliver Twist is one of Charles Dickens's most popular novels, with many famous film, television and musical adaptations. It tells the story of the orphaned Oliver who is brought up in a harsh workhouse, then initiated into... Zobraziť viac
Madame Bovary tells the tragic tale of a beautiful young woman who tries to escape the narrow confines of her life and marriage through a series of passionate affairs—all in hopes of finding the romantic ideal she has always longed for... Zobraziť viac
Each volume in the "Collector's Library" series has a specially commissioned Afterword, brief biography of the author and a further reading list. The afterword for this edition is by David Stuart Davies... Zobraziť viac
This First World War classic novel is written in the first person by a young German soldier, Paul Bauer. Only eighteen when he is pressured by his family, friends and society in general, to enlist and fight at the front, ... Zobraziť viac
Part of the "Collector's Library" series, this title includes an Afterword, brief biography of the author and a further reading list. Zobraziť viac
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) offer a wide range of fascinating spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the Roman Emperor struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe... Zobraziť viac
Jane Austen's classic romantic novels are now available in a boxed set for all to enjoy! One of the greatest novelists of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Austen's works have been turned into motion pictures and translated into ... Zobraziť viac
Part of the "Collector's Library" series, this title includes an Afterword, brief biography of the author and a further reading list. Zobraziť viac
'Dubliners' was first published in 1914. The book depicts middle-class Catholic life in Dublin at the beginning of the twentieth century. Zobraziť viac
Oliver Twist's simple request has stirred pity ever since its first publication. An orphan sent to the workhouse, and then lent out to an undertaker whose wife treats him badly, Oliver runs away to London where he meets ... Zobraziť viac
Hans Christian Andersen was the profoundly imaginative writer and storyteller who revolutionized literature for children. He gave us the now standard versions of some traditional fairy tales - with an anarchic twist ... Zobraziť viac
First published in 1890, Oscar Wilde's story was regarded as dangerously modern in its portrayal of fin-de-siecle decadence. Dorian is a modern-day Faust; his tempter is Lord Wotton who lives selfishly for amoral pleasure, and ... Zobraziť viac
Romance, war, adventure, danger: no wonder James Fenimore Cooper’s novel has inspired countless film and TV adaptations. The Last of the Mohicans is an epic tale of American frontier life, set in the colonial era when the ... Zobraziť viac
This rare collection is a must for all Jane-ites. It represents what Richard Church regarded as Jane Austen's literary work-basket, and contains some Austen's earliest work... Zobraziť viac
