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General Gordon
General Gordon
Churchill, Seton
¥19.52
A fascinating biography of the British Army officer Major-General Charles George Gordon, CB, written by Lieutenant-Colonel Seton Churchill.
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe
Scott, Sir Walter
¥19.52
This classic novel by Sir Walter Scott has been enjoyed by readers around the world for over 190 years.Often cited for its influence over the formation of the Romanticism movement, this historical fiction is undoubtably one of the English classic greats.
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.
Riddle of the Sands
Riddle of the Sands
Childers, Robert Erskine
¥19.52
One of the earliest spy thriller novels, The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service was written in 1903 by Irish author Robert Erskine Childers. Charles Carruthers, a minor British Foreign Office official, is recruited by an acquaintance to a top secret mission to foil a German invasion plan. The book was somewhat prescient, being published a decade before the outbreak of the First World War.
Notes from Underground
Notes from Underground
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
¥19.52
Fyodor Dostoyevsky's short novel Notes from Underground is considered the world's first existentialist novel. Originally published in 1864 (this English translation was first published in 1918), it is presented as the memoirs of an unnamed narrator, a retired civil servant living in St Petersburg, whose rambling stories and insights are a deep existentialist attack on emerging Western philosophies.
Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty
Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty
Barrow, Sir John
¥19.52
Sir John Barrow's classic account of the famous mutiny on the H.M.S. Bounty. Barrow critically analyses the evidence of the events taken from the original documents, such as the ship's logs.
Olaf the Glorious
Olaf the Glorious
Leighton, Robert
¥19.52
Robert Leighton's fascinating biographical novel of Olaf Tryggvason, King Olaf I of Norway from 995 to 1000, and a central figure in early Christianity in Norway.
London and Country Brewer
London and Country Brewer
Anonymous
¥19.52
This historical document was a brewing manual from 1736, described as promoting 'the many advantages of Body and Purse that may arise from a due Knowledge and Management in Brewing Malt Liquor'.
Myth and Science
Myth and Science
Vignoli, Tito
¥19.52
A fascinating look at the inter-relationship between science and mythology, taken from the text of the 1885 work by Italian philosopher Tito Vignoli.
Sign of Four
Sign of Four
Conan Doyle, Arthur
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous London detective Sherlock Holmes tackles another intriguing case. A young woman seeks Holmes' help after a crazed, escapee murderer refuses to leave her alone in his search for missing treasure. When the young woman is kidnapped Holmes and Watson start their search in the city's criminal underworld.
Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia
Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia
Muhlbach, Louise
¥19.52
A classic historical fiction work by Clara Mundt, better known by her pen name of Louise Muehlbach.
Riders of the Purple Sage - Trilogy
Riders of the Purple Sage - Trilogy
Grey, Zane
¥19.52
Three fantastic novels from the king of Old West fiction, Zane Grey. Includes Riders of the Purple Sage, The Border Legion and The Lone Star Ranger. Over a hundred different films, and a TV series, have been based on Grey's novels.
Sir Nigel
Sir Nigel
Conan Doyle, Arthur
¥19.52
A fantastic historical novel by the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 'Sir Nigel' is set during the Hundred Years' War and follows the life of Sir Nigel Loring, a knight in the service of King Edward III at the start of the war. It serves as a prequel to Doyle's earlier published novel 'The White Company'.
Life in London
Life in London
Hodder, Edwin
¥19.52
Edwin Hodder's classic novel 'Life in London, or the Pitfalls of a Great City' has been enjoyed around the world for 120 years.
Indian Heroes and Great Chieftans
Indian Heroes and Great Chieftans
Eastman, Charles Alexander
¥19.52
A collection of fascinating biographies of some of the most famous Native Americans, including Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
Austen, Jane
¥19.52
This was Jane Austen's second novel published in 1813. Made famous in our time through the television adaptation that put Mr Darcy on our screens.
Stories from the Greek Tragedians
Stories from the Greek Tragedians
Church, Alfred J.
¥19.52
Thirteen classic fables from Ancient Greece, including the Story of Electra, The Bow of Hercules and The Death of Agamemnon.
Iliad by Homer
Iliad by Homer
Lang, Andrew
¥19.52
One of the more famous English versions of Homer's Iliad, Andrew Lang collaborated with Ernest Myers and Walter Leaf for this prose translation. It is well known for its charming archaic style.The Iliad is an epic ancient Greek poem set during the Trojan War and tells the tale of the arguments between King Agamemnon and the Hero Achilles.
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
Austen, Jane
¥19.52
Published in 1811 this was Jane Austen's first published novel.The story as we all know is about the Dashwood family who were left in reduced circumstances when the Father dies, forcing them to move to a country cottage on the estate of a distant relative.After a bit of heartbreak and the odd heaving bosom both sisters find love and happiness.
Prester John
Prester John
Buchan, John
¥19.52
John Buchan's novel 'Prester John' tells the tale of David Crawfurd, a young scotsman who travels to South Africa, where he experiences a Zulu uprising which is somehow linked to the medieval legend of 'Prester John'.
Legends that Every Child Should Know
Legends that Every Child Should Know
Mabie, Hamilton Wright
¥19.52
A fantastic collection of 19 essential mythological tales for children, from Beowulf, to the death of King Arthur, to the Legend of Sleepy Hollow.