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Emma
Emma
Austen, Jane
¥19.52
Emma is one of Jane Austen's classic novels set in Georgian Regency England.Emma spends her time matchmaking, but not always with the outcome that she had hoped for.
Chateau and Country Life in France
Chateau and Country Life in France
Waddington, Mary King
¥19.52
Mary King Waddington was an American author who married a French diplomat. This is her tale of moving to live in France.
My Native Land
My Native Land
Cox, James
¥19.52
A fascinating patriotic look at the history of the United States. From the Liberty Bell to Custer to Yellowstone Park to the Witches of Salem to the Great Northwest and the Warm Southeast, read about many different aspects of America that have made it the country it is today.
Quaint Courtships
Quaint Courtships
Howells, William Dead
¥19.52
A fantastic collection of ten novelettes from the early 20th century.
Predator's Picnic
Predator's Picnic
Veale, Bernard
¥19.52
Marc Gregor had spent ten years in the Middle East and Afghanistan fighting for America. He was tired of living off a reserve officer's pay and anxious to get back to civilian life so he chose nice steady Switzerland and went there to look for a job. He found the job but it was not what he had planned and resigning turned out to be a rather permanent option. His inclination to cut and run was canceled by his first sight of Cherie, the Sergeant's daughter. After that he struggled to find out exactly what he and a bunch of the toughest mercenary soldiers he had ever seen were being trained for. Every man was out for himself and Marc uses his hard-won skills to keep ahead of the Colonel, the Sergeant and the predator pack. This was no picnic.
Aileen the Alien
Aileen the Alien
MacLaren-Scott, Andrew
¥19.52
A light-hearted novella about alien abduction that will make you smile and will make you think. A middle-aged man heads off for a break on the wild west coast of Scotland but gets a much greater change of routine than he expected. This fast-paced tale is surprising, entertaining and thought-provoking. It reveals another world rather close to home that is strangely similar to our own world, but also very different.
Black Death and the Dancing Mania
Black Death and the Dancing Mania
Hecker, J. F. C.
¥19.52
A 19th Century analysis of two of the 14th Century's most devastating pandemics: The Black Death, which is usually thought to be a form of bubonic plague, and the Dancing Mania, an unexplained epidemic that caused thousands of people to literally dance themselves to death.
Bleak House
Bleak House
Dickens, Charles
¥19.52
Like many of Charles Dickens' novel, Bleak House is a social commentary and critique. It focuses on the failings of the British judiciary system, following the lives affected by the discovery that a man left more than one will.
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
Haggard, H. Rider
¥19.52
H. Rider Haggard's exotic tale set in Ancient Egypt is a sweeping epic of love, betrayal and the drive of a powerful dynasty.
Dracula's Guest
Dracula's Guest
Stoker, Bram
¥19.52
'Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories' is a collection of short horror stories by the author of the original 'Dracula', Bram Stoker. The first story 'Dracula's Guest' is widely believed to be the first chapter from an early draft of the Dracula novel.
Experiences of a Dugout
Experiences of a Dugout
Callwell, C. E.
¥19.52
The personal experiences of Major-General Sir C. E. Callwell, K.C.B., of fighting in the First World War.
Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know
Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know
Wood, William
¥19.52
A fantastic collection of essential classic fairy tales, including Aladdin, Cinderella, The Princess on the Pea, Jack and the Bean-Stalk, Beauty and the Beast, Little Red Riding Hood and many more childhood favourites.
Framley Parsonage
Framley Parsonage
Trollope, Anthony
¥19.52
Anthony Trollope's fourth novel in the fantastic series 'Chronicles of Barsetshire' follows Mark Robarts, the new young vicar of the village of Framley in the fictional county of Barsetshire.
From the Memoirs of a Minister of France
From the Memoirs of a Minister of France
Weyman, Stanley J.
¥19.52
A fantastic collection of twelve short stories from English novelist Stanley J. Weyman, the 'Prince of Romance', starring King Henry IV of France's prime minister Maximilien de Bethune, duc de Sully.
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary
Flaubert, Gustave
¥19.52
Gustave Flaubert's first published novel 'Madame Bovary' has been enjoyed by readers around the world for over 150 years. A fantastically well-written novel, it is considered by many to be Flaubert's masterpiece, and the author himself confessed to be a perfectionist when it came to the details. It was considered shocking at the time due to it's focus on the adulterous affairs of a doctor's wife. This is the English translation of the original French text.
Majesty
Majesty
Couperus, Louis
¥19.52
Dutch writer Louis Couperus's classic novel about royalty threatened with anarchism.
Man Abroad
Man Abroad
Anonymous
¥19.52
A fantastic classic science fiction tale from an anonymous late-19th century author. In a far-flung future, humanity has colonised the solar system. The story is set against a background of interplanetary war, with mighty electric spaceships riding the inter-system electric currents to battle in epic space warfare.
Martin Eden
Martin Eden
London, Jack
¥19.52
Jack London's classic tale of a struggling young writer has been a favourite, particularly with authors, for over a century. The titular Martin Eden seeks to win the hand of a young bourgeois woman in marriage by becoming a successful writer. His struggle to succeed give this book an uplifting edge, but the story remains a deeply tragic one.
Mental Efficiency
Mental Efficiency
Bennett, Arnold
¥19.52
A fantastic guide to increasing your intellectual acuity by English writer Arnold Bennett.
Old Merchant Marine
Old Merchant Marine
Paine, Ralph Delahaye
¥19.52
Fantastic true stories of American ships and sailors in the times before the Civil War.
Oak Openings
Oak Openings
Cooper, James Fenimore
¥19.52
A fantastic historical adventure novel set during the War of 1812, written by the author of 'The Last of the Mohicans', James Fenimore Cooper.