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Excerpt: ""If I hadn't heard it from Mrs. Clay herself, I never would have believed it! To think that John Beacham, who's a sensible man as men go, should be marrying an Irishwoman! If Honor Blake w……続きを見る

The Oldest Member's reverence for golf does not cramp his style in telling some of the funniest, tallest and most joyful stories in the whole Wodehouse canon. In this splendid omnibus, introduced by……続きを見る

In "Etiquette Rules everyone must know" embark on a captivating journey to refine your social skills. 続きを見る

Nick is regarded as the most cowardly man on earth by people who know him. He'd pee his pants at the slightest disturbance. Can Nick ever prove that he is so much more than just a coward? 続きを見る

As an unbeliever, I ask leave to plead that humanity has been real gainer from scepticism, and that the gradual and growing rejection of Christianityーlike the rejection of the faiths which preceded……続きを見る

THE classic thriller of the 20th century - 'Simply the best escape and pursuit story yet written' [THE TIMES] - with an introduction by Robert Macfarlane An Englishman plans to assassinate the dicta……続きを見る

This is a story of Christmas rediscovered. In the world of 2100, technology has brought beneficial change to the entire world, but at a price. Most people feel their fast-paced everyday lives no lon……続きを見る

A long time ago there lived a King and a Queen, who had an only son. As soon as he was born his mother gave him to the forester’s wife to be nursed; for she herself had to wear her crown all day and……続きを見る

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Larry Griffin plots to get even with former fellow grad student Joan Brockton, who was partly responsible for his expulsion from a freshwater research institute in northern Michigan for sexual haras……続きを見る

Wodehouse has written a very interesting book with the Adventures of Sally. In this case, the interest is created by Sally herself, as her story unfolds, even though she is surrounded by most every ……続きを見る

Evidence of a violent crime is found in the basement of an Italian palazzo. A missing American student appears to be the victim, two mysterious brothers the main suspects. The strangest thing: the m……続きを見る

I haven't given up on you and I'm not going to. It's time to stop playing hard to get now. When Kate meets a dark, enigmatic man in a Soho bar, she doesn't hesitate long before going home with him. ……続きを見る

ABROAD -This ebook Included TOC for Reader. -This sample in this ebook ; Following the successful Allied landings at Calabria, Taranto, and Salerno in early September 1943 and the unconditional surr……続きを見る

Many ask what difference does it make whether man believes in a God or not. It makes a big difference. It makes all the difference in the world. It is the difference between being right and being wr……続きを見る

The Gold Bat by P. G. Wodehouse - The Original Classic Edition Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally ……続きを見る

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Tales of St. Austins. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by P. G. Wodehouse, whic……続きを見る

'Among the few great writers of our time' Independent 'An exceptionally talented novelist' Sunday Times 'Remarkable for the deep and unwavering insight it gives into child behaviour' The Times Seen ……続きを見る

Death At The Excelsior is a highly recommended introduction into the world of Wodehouse; a first-time reader may, like most of us, become quickly addicted to Wodehouse and further explore the richly……続きを見る

A Pawn of Fate Mrs. Lora Delane Porter dismissed the hireling who had brought her automobile around from the garage and seated herself at the wheel. It was her habit to refresh her mind and improve ……続きを見る

If you pick up Mike and Psmith and expect it to be like the wacky comedies that Wodehouse composed in the 20s and 30s, you might be slighted disappointed. This is early Wodehouse, a Wodehouse concer……続きを見る

Mrs. Lora Delane Porter, that great woman, was condescending to argue with Herbert Nixon, a mere menial. The points under discussion were three:ー (a) Why had Herbert been absent from duty between t……続きを見る

Pillingshot was annoyed. He was disgusted, mortified; no other word for it. He had no objection, of course, to Mr Mellish saying that his work during the term, and especially his Livy, had been disg……続きを見る

Sixteen short stories from acclaimed author Geoffrey Household. First published in 1958, this collection of short stories is a snapshot of Household's great skill as a storyteller. Despite vastly di……続きを見る

The sunshine of a fair Spring morning fell graciously on London town. Out in Piccadilly its heartening warmth seemed to infuse into traffic and pedestrians alike a novel jauntiness, so that bus driv……続きを見る

Then you offer me no hope, Doctor? The gray mane of Doctor Samuel Ward waved like a fighting crest as he made answer: "Not the sort of hope you ask." A moment later he added: "John, I am ashamed of ……続きを見る

There were three distinct stages in the evolution of Annette Brougham's attitude towards the knocking in the room above. In the beginning it had been merely a vague discomfort. Absorbed in the compo……続きを見る

BILL THE BLOODHOUND There's a divinity that shapes our ends. Consider the case of Henry Pifield Rice, detective. I must explain Henry early, to avoid disappointment. If I simply said he was a detect……続きを見る

Just thirty, with a well-paid job, depression and no love life, the narrator and anti-hero par excellence of this grim, funny and clever novel smokes four packs of cigarettes a day and writes weird ……続きを見る

We had arrived at Marvis Bay, and were to play the last match of our tour on the following morning. Marvis Bay is in Devonshire. We always take it last on our fixture-list, so as to end happily, as ……続きを見る