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Secret Agent
Secret Agent
Conrad, Joseph
¥19.52
A novel by Joseph Conrad, it was first published in 1907 and is set in London in 1886. It largely deals with the life of a Mr Verloc, who is a spy. The novel deals with terrorism, espionage and anarchism.Verloc owns and runs a shop which sells pornographic material and contraceptives, this is a cover for his espionage, the target for the group is to blow up the Greenwich Observatory.This novel was ranked in the top 50 of the 20th Century Modern Library.
Wives and Daughters - AUK Classics
Wives and Daughters - AUK Classics
Gaskell, Elizabeth
¥19.52
The last novel of Elizabeth Gaskell, who also wrote Cranford. This book was not quite completed when the author died, leaving the editor, Frederick Greenwood, to complete the final section.
Adventures of Pinocchio
Adventures of Pinocchio
Collodi, Carlo
¥19.52
Carlo Collodi's wonderful tale of the little wooden boy Pinocchio has delighted readers young and old across the world for over 120 years. A classic children's fairytale with a timeless moral message.
Ancient Church
Ancient Church
Killen, W. D.
¥19.52
A fascinating look at the first 3 centuries of the Christian church, from the birth of Christ to the conversion of Emperor Constantine.
Inside Story of the Peace Conference
Inside Story of the Peace Conference
Dillon, Emile Joseph
¥19.52
A fascinating look at the events of the Paris Peace Conference at the end of the First World War written by a man who was there: journalist Emile Joseph Dillon. The conference ran for just over a year, and resulted in the signing of various treaties, including the Treaty of Versailles, and the creation of the League of Nations, the precursor to the modern-day United Nations.
Prisoner of Zenda
Prisoner of Zenda
Hope, Anthony
¥19.52
Anthony Hope's classic novel established the new genre of 'Ruritanian Romance', romantic tales set in the upper classes, aristocracy and royalty of a fictional country. In the fictional country of Ruritania, the new king is abducted on the eve of his coronation. A visiting English tourist who happens to resemble the king is persuaded to act as a political decoy in an attempt to save the situation.
Valley of Wild Horses
Valley of Wild Horses
Grey, Zane
¥19.52
A fantastic wild-west adventure from the master of the western genre, Zane Grey.
Battle of Life
Battle of Life
Dickens, Charles
¥19.52
The fourth of Charles Dickens' famous 'Christmas Books' series (which began with the all-time classic 'A Christmas Carol').
Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
Baum, L. Frank
¥19.52
Everyone knows that presents are delivered on Christmas Day by a jolly fat man who climbs down the chimney, but who is he and where did he come from? Journey back in time to Santa's birth, and his life as he is raised by the Immortals of the Forest of Burzee, to become the figure of kindness and the spirit of Christmas that brings happiness to children around the world.Written by the author of the Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum.
Glimpses of the Moon
Glimpses of the Moon
Wharton, Edith
¥19.52
Edith Wharton's classic novel about a pair of poor lovers in New York driven apart by the need to marry elsewhere to obtain wealth has enchanted readers around the world for more than eighty years.
Sherlock Holmes Trilogy
Sherlock Holmes Trilogy
Conan Doyle, Arthur
¥19.52
Three of the short story collections starring the famous detective are combined here.Contains all the stories originally published in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892), The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1894) and The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1905).Conan Doyle first published his fictional character of Holmes in 1887 followed by a series of short stories in the Strand Magazine in 1891. 5 collections of his Holmes short stories were published, and he also wrote 4 novels starring the character.The public could not get enough of Holmes, even demanding his resurrection after his apparent death over Reichenbach Falls, and his popularity still continues.
Betrothed
Betrothed
Scott, Sir Walter
¥19.52
Sir Walter Scott's fantastic historical novel set in Wales under King Henry II, the first of his two 'Tales of the Crusaders'.
Abolitionists
Abolitionists
Hume, John F.
¥19.52
A fascinating and comprehensive look at the history of those men and women that advocated the abolition of African slavery, as well as those that fought the system by, for example, running the Underground Railroad.
Captain's Doll
Captain's Doll
Lawrence, D. H.
¥19.52
D. H. Lawrence's fascinating novella dealing with the dehumanising effects of war on an English captain.
Trumpet-Major
Trumpet-Major
Hardy, Thomas
¥19.52
A romantic story from Thomas Hardy set in the Napoleionic wars. Anne Garland is courted by three suiters: John Loveday (the Trumpet-Major of the title), his brother Robert and Festus Derriman, the son of a squire.The full title of the book is: The Trumpet-Major John Loveday, a Soldier in the War with Buonaparte, and Robert His Brother, First Mate in the Merchant Service.
Crimes of England
Crimes of England
Chesterton, G. K.
¥19.52
A fascinating critique on England's actions before and during the First World War, written a year after the War's end by prolific English writer G. K. Chesterton.
Recreations of a Country Parson
Recreations of a Country Parson
Boyd, A. K. H.
¥19.52
A fantastic collection of light, chirping articles originally published in Fraser's Magazine from Church of Scotland minister Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd.
Refugees
Refugees
Conan Doyle, Arthur
¥19.52
A fantastic historical novel by the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Set in France during the reign of Louis XIV, the story follows Amory de Catinat, a Huguenot (Protestant) guardsman of the king during a time when France, then predominantly Catholic, became more and more difficult for Protestants, resulting in the Edict of Nates being revoked and the Huguenots being deported to America.
Empress Josephine
Empress Josephine
Muhlbach, Louise
¥19.52
A fantastic historical novel about the wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, Josephine de Beauharnais, the first Empress consort of France. Written by the German master of the genre Clara Mundt, better known by her pen-name of Louise Muhlbach.
Queen of the Air
Queen of the Air
Ruskin, John
¥19.52
The English social thinker John Ruskin's famous trilogy of lectures on the subject of Greek myths of 'Cloud and Storm': Athena Chalinitis (Athena in the Heavens), Athena Keramitis (Athena in the Earth) and Athena Ergane (Athena in the Heart).
Doings of Raffles Haw
Doings of Raffles Haw
Conan Doyle, Arthur
¥19.52
The fantastic tale of the benefits and drawbacks of great wealth, written by the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.