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Persuasion
￥19.52
Jane Austen's last novel published in 1816.The story is about Anne Elliot who falls in love with a naval officer and her family force her to abandon the relationship.They then meet again, Ann is now 27 and still unmarried and the story continues in Bath.
Beetle
￥19.52
A mysterious oriental man known only as 'the Beetle' terrorises london with his unearthly powers of hypnosis and shape-shifting. Written by British author Richard Bernard Heldmann under the pseudonym of Richard Marsh, this book was published in the same year as 'Dracula', and was initially more successful than Bram Stoker's now more famous work. Like Dracula, and other books of the time such as Sax Rohmer's Fu Manchu novels, this was also of the 'sensation novel' genre, building up the suspense surrounding a mysterious villain by narrating the story from several viewpoints.
Borgias
￥19.52
The family of the House of Borgia are remembered for their corrupt rule during the period when one of them, Rodrigo Borgia, was Pope. This text was taken from a series of essays on famous criminals and crimes by the author of The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas. The Borgia's crimes reputedly ran the gamut from theft and bribery to rape, incest and murder.
Age of Innocence
￥19.52
Edith Wharton was the first woman ever to win the Pulitzer Prize: in 1921 with this book. It is a story of class-clash and scandal set in 1870s New York. A fantastic classic read.
House Behind the Cedars
￥19.52
Charles W. Chesnutt wrote The House Behind the Cedars as a response to what he viewed as inadequate and inaccurate depictions of the complexity of racial relationships in the southern states of America in the media and literature of the time. He aimed to provoke serious political discussion with the novel. Oscar Micheaux made a film adaption of the book in 1927.
London's Underworld
￥19.52
A fascinating look at the criminal underworld of London during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Reprinted Pieces
￥19.52
A fantastic collection of 24 short stories from the English master of literature Charles Dickens.
Belton Estate
￥19.52
Anthony Trollope's classic novel of thwarted desire, the first novel to be serialised in Fortnightly Review.
Paradoxes of Catholicism
￥19.52
A fascinating apologetic work by writer of fiction and nonfiction Robert Hugh Benson.
Afghan Wars
￥19.52
A fascinating look at the two Anglo-Afghan Wars, 1839-42 and 1878-80, written by British war correspondent Archibald Forbes. As an ex-Royal Dragoons private Forbes had a wonderful level of knowledge about military mindsets and traditions.
Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti
￥19.52
Taken from the first published biography of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, this text takes a fascinating look at the life and works of the eminent English poet, illustrator, painter and translator.
Eve of the French Revolution
￥19.52
A fascinating look at the state of Europe at the start of the French revolution in the 18th century, written by 19th century American historian Edward Jackson Lowell.
Life in the Medieval University
￥19.52
A fascinating look at University life in the Medieval era, written by Scottish historian, Historiographer Royal and Principal of the University of Glasgow Sir Robert Sangster Rait Kt. CBE DL.
Coming of the Friars
￥19.52
A fantastic collection of writings by cleric and writer Augustus Jessop that take a look at, amongst other topics, monastic life in the early days of the friars.
Chimes and The Holly Tree
￥19.52
No author is more associated with Christmas-time than Charles Dickens. This collection contains two of his festive short novels: 'The Chimes' and 'The Holly Tree'.
Spiritual Life and the Word of God
￥19.52
Taken from his 1766 work 'Apocalypsis Revelata' (The Apocalypse Explained), this is a fascinating look at the theologies of Swedish scientist, philosopher, Christian mystic and theologian Emanuel Swedenborg.
Valley of Decision
￥19.52
Edith Wharton's first published novel is set in late-18th century Italy during the years that Europe was shaken by the French Revolution. Odo Valsecca inherits a dukedom and is forced to choose between his personal liberal ideals and the conservatism of his family tradition.
English Governess at the Siamese Court
￥19.52
The fascinating and somewhat sensationalist memoirs of Anna Leonowens, the English travel writer, educator, and social activist that became tutor to the wives and children of the king of Siam from 1862-68. Her story was later fictionalised in the book 'Anna and the King of Siam', which was adapted by Rogers and Hammerstein into the hit 1951 musical 'The King and I'.
Silas Marner
￥19.52
A fantastic dramatic novel by English novelist, journalist and translator Mary Anne Evens, better known by her pen name of George Eliot. One of her most sophisticated and subtle treatments of her own attitude to religion, this is a prime example of her trademark realism style.
Reminiscences of a Pioneer
￥19.52
A collection of fascinating memoirs of Colonel William Thompson, an american pioneer that fought in the Modoc War of 1872-73.
Burial of the Guns
￥19.52
A fantastic collection of six short stories in the 'plantation tradition' genre by American author Thomas Nelson Page.Note: these stories were written in the late 19th century and as such are a product of their time. Some of the stereotypes portrayed within may be insulting to a modern audience.
