Wordsworth Editions Ltd: Dostoevsky's last and greatest novel, The Karamazov Brothers (1880) is both a brilliantly told... Zobraziť viac
The Little Prince is a classic tale of equal appeal to children and adults. Zobraziť viac
In 1943, there was an urgent need for Animal Farm. The Soviet Union had become Britain’s ally in the war against Nazi Germany, and criticism of Stalin’s brutal regime was either censored or discouraged... Zobraziť viac
James Joyces astonishing masterpiece, Ulysses, tells of the diverse events which befall Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus in Dublin on 16 June 1904, during which Blooms voluptuous wife, Molly, commits adultery... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions Ltd: This title includes an introduction and notes by Keith Wren, University of Kent at Canterbury. The... Zobraziť viac
What does persuasion mean - a firm belief, or the action of persuading someone to think something else? Anne Elliot is one of Austen's quietest heroines, but also one of the strongest and the most open to change. She lives at the time of the Napoleonic... Zobraziť viac
Sigmund Freud's audacious masterpiece, The Interpretation of Dreams , has never ceased to stimulate controversy since its publication in 1900. Freud is acknowledged as the founder of psychoysis, the key to unlocking the human mind, a task which has... Zobraziť viac
Crime and Punishment is one of the greatest and most readable novels ever written. From the beginning we are locked into the frenzied consciousness of Raskolnikov who, against his better instincts, is inexorably drawn to commit a brutal double murder... Zobraziť viac
That is not dead that can eternal lie And with strange aeons even death may die Millenia ago, the Old Ones ruled our planet. Since that time, they have but slumbered... Zobraziť viac
Frankenstein is the classic gothic horror novel which has thrilled and engrossed readers for two centuries. Written by Mary Shelley, it is a story which she intended would 'curdle the blood and... Zobraziť viac
A controversial novel of forbidden love and societal critique. Explore its enduring impact on modern thought and the timeless questions of passion and connection. Zobraziť viac
With an Introduction and Notes by John M.L. Drew, University of Buckingham. Wilde's only novel, first published in 1890, is a brilliantly designed puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships... Zobraziť viac
Finnegans Wake is the book of Here Comes Everybody and Anna Livia Plurabelle and their family - their book, but in a curious way the book of us all as well as all our books. Joyce's last great work, it is not comprised of many borrowed styles... Zobraziť viac
A chilling true story fuels this masterpiece. Young radicals, driven by dangerous ideas, descend into violence. At its heart, a charismatic, amoral figure embodies the era's moral decay. A prophetic vision of politics and the human soul. Zobraziť viac
Wilde's only novel, first published in 1890, is a brilliantly designed puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships between art, life, and consequence... Zobraziť viac
Far from the Madding Crowd is perhaps the most pastoral of Hardy's Wessex novels... Zobraziť viac
Erik, the Phantom of the Paris Opera House, is one of the great icons of horror literature. This tormented and disfigured creature has made his home in the labyrinthine cellars of this opulent building where he can indulge... Zobraziť viac
De Profundis is Wilde's eloquent and bitter reproach from prison to his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. He contrasts his behaviour with that of his close friend Robert Ross who became Wilde's literary executor... Zobraziť viac
David Hume (1711–1776) was the most important philosopher ever to write in English, as well as a master stylist. This volume contains his major philosophical works... Zobraziť viac
Jules Verne (1828-1905) was internationally famous as the author of novels based on ‘extraordinary voyages.’ His visionary use of new travel technologies inspired his readers to look to the industrial future rather than the remote past for their dreams... Zobraziť viac
