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Under Western Eyes
Under Western Eyes
Conrad, Joseph
¥19.52
By Joseph Conrad and originally published in 1911. Set in St Petersburg and is seen by some as a response by Conrad to Dostoevsky. The plot is about a young orphaned student who helps another student even though he does not agree with his actions. This is seen by some as Conrad's best work.
True to the Old Flag
True to the Old Flag
Henty, G. A.
¥19.52
A classic historical adventure from the master of the genre, George Alfred Henty. This is a wonderful adventure novel which tells 'A Tale of the American War of Independence'.
Life of Captain James Cook
Life of Captain James Cook
Kitson, Arthur
¥19.52
A biography of one of the most famous and influential mariners of history: Captain James Cook FRS RN.
Under Wellington's Command
Under Wellington's Command
Henty, G. A.
¥19.52
Published in 1899, this sequel to With Moore at Corunna follows the story of Terrance O'Conner, who joins Sir Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington's expedition to Portugal. A fantastic piece of historical fiction.
Shadow of the Rope
Shadow of the Rope
Hornung, E. W.
¥19.52
A fantastic crime novel by the English author most famous for the 'Raffles' series of novels, E. W. Hornung.
Peace Negotiations
Peace Negotiations
Lansing, Robert
¥19.52
A fascinating account of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace, one of the participants in the peace negotiations at the Treaty of Versailles at the end of the First World War. Written by Robert Lansing, the US Secretary of State at the time under President Woodrow Wilson, and member of the Commission.
Phantom of the Opera
Phantom of the Opera
Leroux, Gaston
¥19.52
The original novel from 1911 that tells the tale of the brilliant but disfigured man Erik, who is driven mad by love for the beautiful Christine.
What Prohibition Has Done to America
What Prohibition Has Done to America
Franklin, Fabian
¥19.52
Fabian Franklin lays out his arguments against the famous Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution which established Prohibition in America. His arguments correctly predicted the rise in bootlegging alcohol and organised crime caused by the introduction of the legislature.
Wessex Tales
Wessex Tales
Hardy, Thomas
¥19.52
A collection of stories written by Thomas Hardy set in a fictional southwest England which he named 'Wessex'. A fascinating look at nineteenth century life.
Trouble for Lucia
Trouble for Lucia
Benson, E. F.
¥19.52
The last novel in E. F. Benson's classic 'Mapp and Lucia' comedy series following the lives of Emmeline 'Lucia' Lucas and Elizabeth Mapp in the one-upmanship and snobbery of the 1920s/30s British social scene.
Story of Mormonism
Story of Mormonism
Talmage, James E.
¥19.52
Contains the full text of the books 'The Story of Mormonism' and 'The Philosophy of Mormonism' by member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles James E. Talmage, studying the history and ideology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Three Ghost Stories
Three Ghost Stories
Dickens, Charles
¥19.52
Three classic short ghost stories by the master of spooky fiction: Charles Dickens. Includes The Signal-Man, a story about a railway signalman haunted by ghosts that are harbingers of terrible rail crashes. Dickens himself was involved in the Staplehurst rail crash on 9 June 1865, and undoubtably based some of the story on his experience, as well as the Clayton Tunnel crash that occurred in 1861.
Winter Sunshine
Winter Sunshine
Burroughs, John
¥19.52
A fascinating collection of writings on many naturalist and conservationist themes by American essayist John Burroughs.
Seven Who Were Hanged
Seven Who Were Hanged
Andreyev, Leonid
¥19.52
A Russian classic by author Leonid Andreyev. Seven men, five terrorists and two common peasants, are condemned to death by hanging. The book follows each of the men's personal journey as they seek to deal with their fate.
Warrior Gap
Warrior Gap
King, Charles
¥19.52
A fantastic historical adventure novel set during the Sioux Indian outbreak of 1868.
William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror
Freeman, E. A.
¥19.52
A fascinating history of the life of one of the most important figures in English history: William the Conqueror. William famously invaded England in 1066, defeating King Harold's English forces at the Battle of Hastings, and established himself King over the new Norman England.
Witching Hill
Witching Hill
Hornung, E. W.
¥19.52
Generations ago the evil nobleman Lord Mulcaster lived on the Witching Hill estate. Now everyone who comes to live in the suburban villas erected on the subdivided estate succumb to the curse of Mulcaster's bad deeds, and are driven to evil acts. Uvo Delavoye, an indirect descendent of Mulcaster, has to work out the reasons behind the crimes and tragedies committed on the estate.Written by Ernest William Hornung, the author most famous as the creator of the Raffles series of novels.
Thirty Years a Slave
Thirty Years a Slave
Hughes, Louis
¥19.52
Louis Hughes was born into slavery in Virginia in 1832. Over the thirty years he was a slave he secretly learned to read and write, and then published this incredibly detailed autobiography about his experiences of slavery.
Timothy Crump's Ward
Timothy Crump's Ward
Alger, Horatio
¥19.52
A fantastic novel by prolific American author Horatio Alger, famous for his portrayals, as in this story, of the adventures of lower class boys, such as buskers, shoeshiners, etc., at they rise above adversity to attain higher class lives.
Typhoon
Typhoon
Conrad, Joseph
¥19.52
The fantastic 1902 adventure novel by the Polish master of the genre, Joseph Conrad. The empirical and inflexible Captain MacWhirr decides to ignore the advice of his crew and plough on through a huge typhoon in the China Seas.
Virgil
Virgil
Frank, Tenney
¥19.52
A fascinating biography of one of the most famous Ancient Roman poets: Publius Vergilius Maro, more commonly known as Virgil, and author of the Aeneid. This biography was written by eminent classicist Tenney Frank.