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George Bernard Shaw based his 1913 play "Pygmalion" on the Greek legend of the sculptor, Pygmalion. According to the classic tale, Pygmalion despised women but fell in love with his own sculpture of……続きを見る

WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 A STORY OF LOVE AFTER DEATH 'A masterpiece' Zadie Smith 'Extraordinary' Daily Mail 'Breathtaking' Observer *'*A tour de force' Sunday Times The extraordinary firs……続きを見る

A THRILLING REINVENTION OF THE VAMPIRE NOVEL BY THE MASTER OF MODERN FANTASY, GEORGE R. R. MARTIN Abner Marsh, a struggling riverboat captain, suspects that something’s amiss when he is approached b……続きを見る

Saint Joan is a play by George Bernard Shaw about 15th-century French military figure Joan of Arc. He wrote in his preface to the play: There are no villains in the piece. Crime, like disease, is no……続きを見る

The Golden Bough was originally published in two volumes in 1890, but Frazer became so enamored of his topic that over the next few decades he expanded the work sixfold, then in 1922 cut it all down……続きを見る

Winston Smith leva uma vida monótona em Londres, uma cidade pertencente ao fictício estado totalitário da Oceania, onde todos são cuidadosamente observados pelo Grande Irmão, e cada atitude é inspec……続きを見る

"Vittoria ー Complete" by George Meredith George Meredith was an English novelist and poet of the Victorian era. This book takes readers to Italy, specifically northern Italy, around the Lombardy re……続きを見る

Lavinia est une Suvre emblématique de George Sand, qui explore les thèmes de l'amour, la liberté et la condition féminine dans le contexte du 19ème siècle en France. Ce roman captivant est écrit dan……続きを見る

A World renowned eye specialist. A tiny town with no shops, no fuel, no hotel, and school with fifteen pupils. Strange sounds and sights in the night. Things that just disappear and occasionally a b……続きを見る

Spanning the rugged Highlands to the bustling streets of Edinburgh, 'The Greatest Scottish Novels & Tales in One Edition' encapsulates a vivid tableau of Scottish life and lore. The collection showc……続きを見る

Tom Willoughby's Scouts' stands as a seminal anthology that bridges the terrain between gripping adventure narratives and insightful historical commentary, all under the editorial acumen of George H……続きを見る

In the collection 'A Gentleman-at-Arms: Being passages in the life of Sir Christopher Rudd, Knight,' George Herbert Ely and Charles James L'Estrange masterfully compile a tapestry of narratives, eac……続きを見る

The Battlefield is a record of an event that took place, in a small coal mining village, towards the end of the Second World War. The place was New Silksworth, located in the Rural District of Sunde……続きを見る

One of Clive's Heroes stands as a monumental collection that amalgamates a diverse spectrum of literary styles, weaving together narratives that span the gamut of human emotion and historical depth.……続きを見る

"The Young Buglers" is a fascinating (and often hilarious) adventure written by George Alfred Henty. The novel tells the story of two young English boys, Tom and Peter Scudamore, who are buglers for……続きを見る

Set in mid-19th century Ayrshire, in the fictitious town of Barbie the novel The House with the Green Shutters (1901) describes the struggles of a proud and taciturn carrier, John Gourlay, against t……続きを見る

A London Mosaic: a new version annotated with London in the Eighteenth Century and the author's biography, with ten new images of London in 1900, in addition to the original illustrations by Philipp……続きを見る

Somewhere in England, in the mid 19th century, a handsome but disreputable man is hired to assault a young woman. This ill-conceived plan immediately falls to ruins when he attacks the wrong person ……続きを見る

“Hilariously funny.”ーThe New York Times Book Review “Great dirty fun!”ーGrand Rapids Press “The most entertaining anti-hero in a long time… Moves from one ribald and deliciously corrupt episode to ……続きを見る

The Soldier's Homecoming Ensign James Rowland was fortunate to return from Waterloo unscathed-at least in body. But guilt from that terrible battle has left him almost mute and crushed in spirit. On……続きを見る

Acclaimed author Margaret George tells the story of the legendary Greek woman whose face "launched a thousand ships" in this New York Times bestseller. The Trojan War, fought nearly twelve hundred y……続きを見る

Bestselling author Margaret George brings to life the beguiling tale of Helen of Troy, a pivotal figure in Greek mythology whose beauty ignited the fabled Trojan War. George uncovers the complexity ……続きを見る

As the Milvains sat down to breakfast the clock of Wattleborough parish church struck eight; it was two miles away, but the strokes were borne very distinctly on the west wind this autumn morning. J……続きを見る

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘People glorify all sorts of bravery except the bravery they might show on behalf of their nearest neighbours.’ An ……続きを見る

Middlemarch is a 'realism' novel set in the fictional town of Middlemarch in the English Midlands. Written by George Eliot (the pen name of Mary Anne Evans) in the late 1860s/early 1870s, the novel ……続きを見る

War and the Future (1917) is a work of war propaganda by H.G. Wells that was published in the North America under the title Italy, France, and Britain at War (the subtitle of the British original). ……続きを見る

Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul is a novel by H. G. Wells, first published in 1905. Humorous yet sympathetic, this perceptive social novel is generally regarded as a masterpiece, and was the autho……続きを見る

* Illustrated * Author Biography * Interactive Table of Contents * Free Audiobook Download Middlemarch [ Illustrated ] [ Free Audiobooks Download ] Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life is a novel……続きを見る

Shibboleth: A Templar Monitor by George Cooper Connor A Masonic organization modeled after the Templars of old This is a nineteenth century 'Monitor' of the American Knights Templar. This is a Mason……続きを見る

The mesmerizing story of Queen Cleopatra in her own words - by bestselling novelist Margaret George, author of The Autobiography of Henry VIII and Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles. Told in the f……続きを見る