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Treasure Island
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
¥8.09
This Housemartin Classics edition includes the full original text as well as an easy to use interactive table of contents.
The Angel of Terror
The Angel of Terror
Edgar Wallace
¥8.09
Angelically beautiful Jean Briggerland is a sociopathic criminal, so lovely that none can see her guilt -- even in connection with the most blatant crimes! Can Jack Glover, best friend and lawyer to Jean's latest victim, bring her to justice before she murders her way to unspeakable wealth and power? ? This is a riveting tale which sets out with a man being sentenced for murder and a beautiful, innocent woman having had to testify against him. Except, what everyone thinks is exactly opposite to the truth, according to the condemned man's friend and attorney, Jack Glover. He claims that his friend was framed. Meanwhile, poverty-stricken Lydia gets pulled into this scenario completely out of the blue and is put in the situation of having to decide who to trust. One person is telling the truth and the other is out to murder her. We are not really ever in the dark about it, but watching Lydia's thinking and also seeing the behind-the-scenes machinations makes this a real page-turner.
True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office
True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office
Arthur Cheney Train
¥8.09
Includes over 20,000 analytical, theoretical and practical works on American and British Law. It includes the writings of major legal theorists, including Sir Edward Coke, Sir William Blackstone, James Fitzjames Stephen, Frederic William Maitland, John Marshall, Joseph Story, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and Roscoe Pound, among others. Legal Treatises includes casebooks, local practice manuals, form books, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches and other works of the most influential writers of their time. It is of great value to researchers of domestic and international law, government and politics, legal history, business and economics, criminology and much more.
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
¥40.79
A Tale of Two Cities is one of few works of historical fiction by Charles Dickens. The text relies much on The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle as a historical source. Dickens wrote in his Preface to Tale that no one can hope to add anything to the philosophy of Mr. Carlyle's wonderful book. Charles Dickens was a champion of the poor in his life and in his writings. His childhood included some of the pains of poverty in England, as he had to work in a factory as a child to help his family. The reader is shown that the poor are brutalised in France and England alike.
A Ward of the Golden Gate
A Ward of the Golden Gate
Bret Harte
¥40.79
In San Francisco the rainy season had been making itself a reality to the wondering Eastern immigrant. There were short days of drifting clouds and flying sunshine, and long succeeding nights of incessant downpour, when the rain rattled on the thin shingles or drummed on the resounding zinc of pioneer roofs. The shifting sand-dunes on the outskirts were beaten motionless and sodden by the onslaught of consecutive storms; the southeast trades brought the saline breath of the outlying Pacific even to the busy haunts of Commercial and Kearney streets.
The Adolescent
The Adolescent
Fyodor Dostoevsky
¥24.44
Our protagonist Arkady is 19 years old. He is a young intellectual of Dostoevsky's era, yet Arkady's ideas of life resonate surprisingly well with modern generation of millennials and overall rejection of consumerism. Arkady's form of rebellion against society and his father manifests through the rejection of attending a university, making of money, and accumulation of wealth and power.
A Millionaire of Rough-and-Ready
A Millionaire of Rough-and-Ready
Bret Harte
¥40.79
There was no mistake this time: he had struck gold at last! It had lain there before him a moment ago—a misshapen piece of brown-stained quartz, interspersed with dull yellow metal; yielding enough to have allowed the points of his pick to penetrate its honeycombed recesses, yet heavy enough to drop from the point of his pick as he endeavored to lift it from the red earth.
The Red and the Black
The Red and the Black
Stendhal
¥40.79
The Red and the Black is the Bildungsroman of Julien Sorel, the intelligent and ambitious protagonist. He comes from a poor family and fails to understand much about the ways of the world he sets out to conquer. He harbours many romantic illusions, but becomes mostly a pawn in the political machinations of the ruthless and influential people about him. The adventures of the hero satirize early 19th-century French society, especially the hypocrisy and materialism of the aristocracy and members of the Roman Catholic Church, foretelling the coming radical changes that will depose them from their leading role in French society.
L'Abbesse De Castro
L'Abbesse De Castro
Stendhal
¥40.79
Le mélodrame nous a montré si souvent les brigands italiens du seizième siècle, et tant de gens en ont parlé sans les conna?tre, que nous en avons maintenant les idées les plus fausses. On peut dire en général que ces brigands furent l'opposition contre les gouvernements atroces qui, en Italie, succédèrent aux républiques du moyen ?ge. Le nouveau tyran fut d'ordinaire le citoyen le plus riche de la défunte république, et, pour séduire le bas peuple, il ornait la ville d'églises magnifiques et de beaux tableaux.
Три сестры
Три сестры
Антон Чехов
¥24.44
Для Чехова мирный быт лучше и выше ?событий?, только в нём и может жить поэзия; так, в ?Трёх сёстрах? самое активное лицо — Наташа, одновременно и самый пошлый персонаж драмы; ей принадлежит почин сценического действия. Н. Полянский после премьеры ?Трёх сестёр? в рижском Русском театре отметил: ?Недоумение театралов и читающей публики по поводу произведений и пьес Чехова явление, уже давно замеченное критикой?.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
¥24.44
Elizabeth Bennet, the protagonist of the story learns the error of making hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between the superficial and the essential. The novel captures emotional development of our heroine and humour in the depiction of manners, education, marriage, and money during the British Regency period.
Humiliated and Insulted
Humiliated and Insulted
Fyodor Dostoevsky
¥24.44
Prince Alexey, aka Alyosha, the son of Prince Valkovsky is a na?ve but loveable young man who is easily manipulated by his father. Alyosha runs away with his girlfriend Natasha and as a result, her father, Nikolai, curses her. The only friend that remains by Natasha's side is Ivan – her childhood friend who is deeply in love with her, and whom Natasha has rejected despite their being engaged. Prince Valkovsky tries to destroy Alyosha's plans to marry Natasha, and wants to make him marry the rich princess Katerina. Alyosha falls in love with Katerina, but still loves Natasha. He is constantly torn between these two women.
Poor People
Poor People
Fyodor Dostoevsky
¥24.44
Varvara Dobroselova and Makar Devushkin are second cousins twice-removed and live across from each other on the same street in terrible apartments. The novel follows their lives, their relationship with rich people, and poverty in general. A deep but odd friendship develops between them until Dobroselova loses her interest in literature, and later in communicating with Devushkin after a rich widower Mr. Bykov proposes to her.
The Double
The Double
Fyodor Dostoevsky
¥24.44
A government official Golyadkin has a formative discussion with his Doctor Rutenspitz, who fears for his sanity and tells him that his behaviour is dangerously antisocial. He prescribes 'cheerful company' as the remedy. Golyadkin resolves to try this, and leaves the office. He proceeds to a birthday party. He was uninvited, and a series of faux pas lead to his expulsion from the party. On his way home through a snowstorm, he encounters his double, who looks exactly like him. A new evolving relationship is formed.
Μαρ?να, η κ?ρη τη? θ?λασσα?
Μαρ?να, η κ?ρη τη? θ?λασσα?
Χριστόφορος Παπαδόπουλος
¥83.96
να ατρμητο καπετνιο ο Αντρα σαλπρει με το πλρωμα του απ να ασφαλ λιμνι για την πατρδα του. Παλεοντα με την γρια θλασσα και τα απρβλεπτα στοιχεα τη φση θα βρεθε σε μια γνωστη ζνη, στην οποα τον περιμνει μια μεγλη κπληξη.
Ξ?χωροι δρ?μοι
Ξ?χωροι δρ?μοι
Βασίλης Καραντζογιάννης
¥59.59
— Χ??ντη, ε?δα ?να παρ?ξενο ?νειρο, που με ?κανε να τρομ?ξω. Ε?δα, ?τι ?μουν στην ?κρη του γκρεμο?, με ε?χε? αγκαλι? και με φιλο?σε?. Κ?ποια στιγμ?, γλ?στρησα, ?πεσα μ?σα στον γκρεμ?, κατρακυλο?σα με τα λιθ?ρια. Π?γε? να με συγκρατ?σει? αλλ? δε μπ?ρεσε?. Εγ?, σου φ?ναζα ?Χ??ντη...,? δεν με ?κουγε?... Ξ?φνου, σε ε?δα δ?πλα μου να μου σκουπ?ζει? τα α?ματα, με ?να μαντ?λι που ?γραφε επ?νω, ?ντολφ ??χμαν. Με φ?λησε? και μου ειπε?. ?Γιατ? Κωνσταντ?; Σου τ? ’πα Κωνσταντ?, αυτο? ?χουν ?σχημα, με? το νου του??. Εγ?, Χ??ντη, σε παρακαλο?σα και σου ?λεγα ?αν κ?ποτε, σε βγ?λει ο δρ?μο? για τη Χρ?σα, και συναντ?σει? τον Κ?στα πε? του ?τι ?φταιξα?. Τι θα ε?χα κ?νει ?ραγε; ?πειτα, ρωτο?σε? του? χωριανο?? μ?πω? με ξ?ρουν, κ?τι χαροκαμ?νε? γυνα?κε?, σου ε?παν ?σχημα λ?για για μ?να, στον τ?πο μου. Χ??ντη, λ?νε ?τι το α?μα ε?ναι προδοσ?α. — Αυτ?, ε?ναι Κωνσταντ?; — Ναι. — Η ν?χτα, ?χει και καμ?ματα. Το βρ?δυ, θα κοιμηθο?με μαζ?, να δο?με θα βλ?πει? εφι?λτε?. Θα π?ω να ειδοποι?σω του? γονε?? μου για να μην ανησυχο?ν.
The Witness
The Witness
Jack McSporran
¥30.88
New York City. A dead official. A girl who saw too much. When the sole witness to a foreign dignitary’s murder is kidnapped, secret agent Maggie Black is sent to the United States to save her. Already shaken by unexpected personal news, Maggie’s work gets even more complicated when she learns the witness is a twelve-year-old girl being held inside the Russian consulate. Using her specialized skill set, Maggie must find a way to return the girl into the safe hands of her British colleagues. From subway brawls to high-speed car chases, Maggie’s trip to the Big Apple is hardly a walk in Central Park. Because things aren’t as they seem, and in the end, Maggie must decide if she can live with a deadly lie when the truth could mean war… THE WITNESS is the second heart-pounding novella from Maggie’s case files, and the perfect read for fans of Lee Child and James Patterson. Get your copy of THE WITNESS today and join Maggie Black in one of her most harrowing missions as a secret agent.
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
Anthony Trollope
¥40.79
When neither the Whigs nor the Tories are able to form a government on their own, a fragile compromise coalition government is formed, with Plantagenet Palliser, the wealthy and hard-working Duke of Omnium, installed as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The Duchess, formerly Lady Glencora Palliser, attempts to support her husband by hosting lavish parties at Gatherum Castle in Barsetshire, the family's largest country house, barely used until now.
The Fixed Period
The Fixed Period
Anthony Trollope
¥40.79
In Trollope's novel, Britannula is a former British Crown Colony which demanded, and was granted, independence from Great Britain in the mid-20th century. Its 250,000 inhabitants have, with few exceptions, retained British law and customs, and also her currency. Britannula is a thriving agrarian society whose wealth is mainly based on sheep farming and the wool trade. Its capital, Gladstonopolis, is named after 19th century British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone.
The Water of Life: Uisge beatha
The Water of Life: Uisge beatha
Daniel Marchildon
¥48.97
Uisge beatha, Scottish Gaelic for 'whisky', is literally 'the water of life'. However, it also frequently proves lethal. Driven by a mysterious voice, Elizabeth Legrand plunges headlong into an insane project: opening a distillery in her small, isolated Canadian community in Georgian Bay. Using ancient reserves of Glen Dubh, a mythical Scotch thought lost to the world, she hopes to create a single-malt whisky better than anything distilled in Scotland. However, the only thing that could prove worse than failing to revive the Glen Dubh is if she succeeds. The water of life, incarnated in the Fearmòr clan's whisky for over five centuries, is tainted by the dramatic and sometimes fatal struggles of the distillers. It bends the will of those it touches: guiding them or condemning them to their fate. This turbulent family saga spans two continents and several generations of three lineages, climaxing with the tragic arrival of the whisky in Lake Huron. The present-day descendants of the bloodlines are about to meet, and so will begin yet another tumultuous chapter in the odyssey of "the water of life", mixing the captivating tale of Scotch whisky with the stories of the challenging Georgian Bay coastal life.
A Single Light
A Single Light
Patricia Leslie
¥48.97
When Rick Hendry is contacted by a federal agent to help investigate a growing number of mysterious vanishings across Australia, he finds himself immersed in a world where normal is a very narrow view of reality. The two men are joined by a doctor, an archeologist, a journalist, and an Afflür Hunter. They soon discover that in the bush, south of Sydney, among the beach goers, walkers and picnickers, a menace grows. The mysterious Bledray monsters are preparing for a Gathering; a feast of epic proportions. Only the Afflür Hunter and Guardians can stop them, but their strength is failing and humans are needed to help prevent a second holocaust. A Single Light is an urban fantasy tale of ghoulish monsters and non-human protectors battling to save humanity amid the spectacular and rugged landscapes of the Royal National Park south of Sydney.