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East of Eden

by John Steinbeck ...

A sweeping American epic about family, sin, and the choice to choose good over evil Why readers call it Steinbeck’s masterpiece Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden “the first book” – the one he’d been preparing to write his entire life. Set in California’s fertile Salinas Valley at the turn of the 20th century, this powerful novel traces the intertwined lives of the Trask and ... Read more

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A sweeping American epic about family, sin, and the choice to choose good over evil Why readers call it Steinbeck’s masterpiece Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden “the first book” – the one he’d been preparing to write his entire life. Set in California’s fertile Salinas Valley at the turn of the 20th century, this powerful novel traces the intertwined lives of the Trask and
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El Principito

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by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ...

El principito habita un pequeñísimo asteroide, que comparte con una flor caprichosa y tres volcanes. Pero tiene «problemas» con la flor y empieza a experimentar la soledad; hasta que decide abandonar el planeta en busca de un amigo. Buscando esa amistad recorre varios planetas, habitados sucesivamente por un rey, un vanidoso, un borracho, un hombre de negocios, un farolero, un geógrafo…El ... Read more

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El principito habita un pequeñísimo asteroide, que comparte con una flor caprichosa y tres volcanes. Pero tiene «problemas» con la flor y empieza a experimentar la soledad; hasta que decide abandonar el planeta en busca de un amigo. Buscando esa amistad recorre varios planetas, habitados sucesivamente por un rey, un vanidoso, un borracho, un hombre de negocios, un farolero, un geógrafo…El
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Great Expectations (ArcadianPress Edition)

by Great Expectations, Arcadian Press ...

Great Expectations is a novel by Charles Dickens first serialised in All the Year Round from 1 December 1860 to August 1861. It is regarded as one of his greatest and most sophisticated novels, and is one of his most enduringly popular, having been adapted for stage and screen over 250 times. Great Expectations is written in a semi-autobiographical style, and is the story of the orphan Pip, ... Read more

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Great Expectations is a novel by Charles Dickens first serialised in All the Year Round from 1 December 1860 to August 1861. It is regarded as one of his greatest and most sophisticated novels, and is one of his most enduringly popular, having been adapted for stage and screen over 250 times. Great Expectations is written in a semi-autobiographical style, and is the story of the orphan Pip,
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Heart of Darkness

by Joseph Conrad ...

Series series The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time - Starbooks Classics Collection
“We live as we dream--alone....”Joseph Conrad, Heart of DarknessHeart of Darkness (1899) is a short novel by Joseph Conrad, written as a frame narrative, about Charles Marlow’s life as an ivory transporter down the Congo River in Central Africa. The river is “a mighty big river, that you could see on the map, resembling an immense snake uncoiled, with its head in the sea, its body at rest curving ... Read more

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“We live as we dream--alone....”Joseph Conrad, Heart of DarknessHeart of Darkness (1899) is a short novel by Joseph Conrad, written as a frame narrative, about Charles Marlow’s life as an ivory transporter down the Congo River in Central Africa. The river is “a mighty big river, that you could see on the map, resembling an immense snake uncoiled, with its head in the sea, its body at rest curving
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Elsie's Wartime Wish

A captivating WW2 family saga that will pull at your heart-strings

by Carol MacLean ...

Series Book 2 - Kiltie Street Girls
While WW2 rages, Elsie must battle for her familyElsie Weir is trying hard to keep her family together. Living in Kiltie Street tenement in Glasgow with her mother and little sister, Jessie, isn't easy not least because her mother spends most days in a drunken stupor.But life gets harder still when their mother dies suddenly, leaving Jessie and Elsie broken-hearted. When Elsie's meagre wages won't ... Read more

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While WW2 rages, Elsie must battle for her familyElsie Weir is trying hard to keep her family together. Living in Kiltie Street tenement in Glasgow with her mother and little sister, Jessie, isn't easy not least because her mother spends most days in a drunken stupor.But life gets harder still when their mother dies suddenly, leaving Jessie and Elsie broken-hearted. When Elsie's meagre wages won't
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Chronicles Of Barsetshire: 6 Novels: The Warden, Barchester Towers, Doctor Thorne, Framley Parsonage, The Small House At Allington And The Last Chronicle Of Barset (Mobi Classics)

by Anthony Trollope ...

The "Chronicles of Barsetshire" is a series of six novels by the English author Anthony Trollope, set in the fictitious cathedral town of Barchester. These classics of Victorian literature concern the dealings of the clergy and the gentry, and the political, amatory, and social maneuverings that go on among and between them.The novels in the series are:The Warden (1855) Barchester Towers (1857) ... Read more

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The "Chronicles of Barsetshire" is a series of six novels by the English author Anthony Trollope, set in the fictitious cathedral town of Barchester. These classics of Victorian literature concern the dealings of the clergy and the gentry, and the political, amatory, and social maneuverings that go on among and between them.The novels in the series are:The Warden (1855) Barchester Towers (1857)
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Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?

The inspiration behind Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049

by Philip K Dick ...

Series series S.F. MASTERWORKS
World War Terminus had left the Earth devastated. Through its ruins, bounty hunter Rick Deckard stalked, in search of the renegade replicants who were his prey. When he wasn't 'retiring' them with his laser weapon,he dreamed of owning a live animal - the ultimate status symbol in a world all but bereft of animal life.Then Rick got his chance: the assignment to kill six Nexus-6 targets, for a huge ... Read more

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World War Terminus had left the Earth devastated. Through its ruins, bounty hunter Rick Deckard stalked, in search of the renegade replicants who were his prey. When he wasn't 'retiring' them with his laser weapon,he dreamed of owning a live animal - the ultimate status symbol in a world all but bereft of animal life.Then Rick got his chance: the assignment to kill six Nexus-6 targets, for a huge
... Read more
East of Eden

by John Steinbeck ...

Series series Penguin Modern Classics
NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES STARRING FLORENCE PUGHThe magnum opus of a giant of American literature, East of Eden is an epic, unforgettable family saga of blood ties and betrayal'There is only one book to a man' Steinbeck wrote of East of Eden. Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this powerful, often brutal novel, follows the interwined destinies of two families - the ... Read more

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NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES STARRING FLORENCE PUGHThe magnum opus of a giant of American literature, East of Eden is an epic, unforgettable family saga of blood ties and betrayal'There is only one book to a man' Steinbeck wrote of East of Eden. Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this powerful, often brutal novel, follows the interwined destinies of two families - the
... Read more
Do You Remember the First Time?

by Jenny Colgan ...

Life doesn’t have a rewind button. Ever wished it did?Flora’s wish is about to come true, in a magical new novel about the ultimate second chance, from the bestselling author of WORKING WONDERS and AMANDA’S WEDDING.As her best friend Tashy cuts into her wedding cake, 32-year-old Flora realises she is disillusioned with life. Suddenly, her well-paid job, cosy flat and stable relationship with ... Read more

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Life doesn’t have a rewind button. Ever wished it did?Flora’s wish is about to come true, in a magical new novel about the ultimate second chance, from the bestselling author of WORKING WONDERS and AMANDA’S WEDDING.As her best friend Tashy cuts into her wedding cake, 32-year-old Flora realises she is disillusioned with life. Suddenly, her well-paid job, cosy flat and stable relationship with
... Read more
The Metamorphosis

Franz Kafka

by Franz Kafka ...

"Metamorphosis" is a novella by Franz Kafka, initially published in 1915. It tells the story of a man named Gregor Samsa who wakes up one day to find himself transformed into a large insect-like creature. As Gregor struggles to come to terms with his new form, his relationships with his family and society begin to crumble.With its surreal imagery and exploration of existential themes, ... Read more

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"Metamorphosis" is a novella by Franz Kafka, initially published in 1915. It tells the story of a man named Gregor Samsa who wakes up one day to find himself transformed into a large insect-like creature. As Gregor struggles to come to terms with his new form, his relationships with his family and society begin to crumble.With its surreal imagery and exploration of existential themes,
... Read more
George Orwell's 1984

by George Orwell ...

Series series Civitas Library Classics
George Orwell's classic distopian masterpiece presents a nightmare vision of a world in the grip of totalitarian communism. NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR follows the life of Winston Smith, a minor bureaucrat who has begun to question the principles of "Ingsoc" (English Socialism) and its control over the impoverished people of a decaying London. While the Party uses constant surveillance along with fear ... Read more

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George Orwell's classic distopian masterpiece presents a nightmare vision of a world in the grip of totalitarian communism. NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR follows the life of Winston Smith, a minor bureaucrat who has begun to question the principles of "Ingsoc" (English Socialism) and its control over the impoverished people of a decaying London. While the Party uses constant surveillance along with fear
... Read more
White Nights

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky ...

White Nights - a short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, a Russian novelist, philosopher and short story writer. Many literary critics rate him as one of the greatest psychological novelists in world literature.Like many of Dostoyevsky's stories, "White Nights" is told in the first person by a nameless narrator. The narrator is a young man living in Saint Petersburg who suffers from loneliness. He gets ... Read more

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White Nights - a short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, a Russian novelist, philosopher and short story writer. Many literary critics rate him as one of the greatest psychological novelists in world literature.Like many of Dostoyevsky's stories, "White Nights" is told in the first person by a nameless narrator. The narrator is a young man living in Saint Petersburg who suffers from loneliness. He gets
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Warhost of Vastmark

by Janny Wurts ...

Series Book 3 - The Wars of Light and Shadow
Tricked once more by his wily half-brother, Lysaer arrives at the tiny harbour town of Merior, to find that his brother’s ship yards have been meticulously destroyed and abandoned. But where is Arithon? The forces of light and shadow circle and feint, drawing ever closer to a huge conflict.Tricked once more by his wily half-brother, Lysaer, Lord of Light, arrives at the tiny harbour town of Merior ... Read more

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Tricked once more by his wily half-brother, Lysaer arrives at the tiny harbour town of Merior, to find that his brother’s ship yards have been meticulously destroyed and abandoned. But where is Arithon? The forces of light and shadow circle and feint, drawing ever closer to a huge conflict.Tricked once more by his wily half-brother, Lysaer, Lord of Light, arrives at the tiny harbour town of Merior
... Read more
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

by George R.R. Martin ...

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIESA KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS compiles the first three official prequel novellas to George R.R. Martin’s ongoing masterwork, A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE.A century before A GAME OF THRONES, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros…Before Tyrion Lannister and Podrick Payne there was Dunk and Egg.A young, naïve but courageous hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall towers above his rivals – ... Read more

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NOW A MAJOR TV SERIESA KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS compiles the first three official prequel novellas to George R.R. Martin’s ongoing masterwork, A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE.A century before A GAME OF THRONES, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros…Before Tyrion Lannister and Podrick Payne there was Dunk and Egg.A young, naïve but courageous hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall towers above his rivals –
... Read more
Anna Karenina

by Leo Tolstoy, John Bayley ...

Translated by Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky ...

'One of the greatest love stories in world literature' Vladimir NabokovThe heroine of Tolstoy's epic of love and self-destruction, Anna Karenina has beauty, wealth, popularity and an adored son, but feels that her life is empty until she encounters the impetuous officer Count Vronsky. Their subsequent affair scandalizes society and family alike, and brings jealousy and bitterness in its wake. ... Read more

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'One of the greatest love stories in world literature' Vladimir NabokovThe heroine of Tolstoy's epic of love and self-destruction, Anna Karenina has beauty, wealth, popularity and an adored son, but feels that her life is empty until she encounters the impetuous officer Count Vronsky. Their subsequent affair scandalizes society and family alike, and brings jealousy and bitterness in its wake.
... Read more
The Stand

An epic thriller from the No.1 bestseller

by Stephen King ...

Stephen King's apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by virus and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting and eerily plausible as when it was first published.'THE STAND is a masterpiece' (Guardian). Set in a virus-decimated US, King's thrilling American fantasy epic, is a Classic.First come the days of the virus. Then come the dreams.Dark dreams that warn of the ... Read more

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Stephen King's apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by virus and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting and eerily plausible as when it was first published.'THE STAND is a masterpiece' (Guardian). Set in a virus-decimated US, King's thrilling American fantasy epic, is a Classic.First come the days of the virus. Then come the dreams.Dark dreams that warn of the
... Read more
Parable of the Sower

the New York Times bestseller

by Octavia E. Butler ...

The extraordinary, prescient New York Times bestseller - a modern classic about a young girl fighting for survival in a post-apocalyptic world.'If there is one thing scarier than a dystopian novel about the future, it's one written in the past that has already begun to come true. This is what makes Parable of the Sower even more impressive than it was when first published' GLORIA STEINEM ... Read more

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The extraordinary, prescient New York Times bestseller - a modern classic about a young girl fighting for survival in a post-apocalyptic world.'If there is one thing scarier than a dystopian novel about the future, it's one written in the past that has already begun to come true. This is what makes Parable of the Sower even more impressive than it was when first published' GLORIA STEINEM
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Fahrenheit 451

by Ray Bradbury ...

A prophetic classic about censorship, conformity, and the fight to remember. In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, books are illegal and “firemen” are tasked with burning them. It’s a future built on speed, noise, and entertainment—where deep thought is dangerous and asking questions makes you an outsider. Yet the message at its core has only grown more urgent with time. Guy Montag lives by the rule: ... Read more

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A prophetic classic about censorship, conformity, and the fight to remember. In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, books are illegal and “firemen” are tasked with burning them. It’s a future built on speed, noise, and entertainment—where deep thought is dangerous and asking questions makes you an outsider. Yet the message at its core has only grown more urgent with time. Guy Montag lives by the rule:
... Read more
James Joyce: The Complete Collection

by James Joyce ...

This ebook is a collection of the complete works of James Joyce.It has the seven books published in Joyce's lifetime, and three sections of posthumously published writings: the poems, the essays, and additional prose.To make navigation through the collection easier, each book/section has its own table of contents. Links at the end of every text/chapter bring you back to the respective table of ... Read more

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This ebook is a collection of the complete works of James Joyce.It has the seven books published in Joyce's lifetime, and three sections of posthumously published writings: the poems, the essays, and additional prose.To make navigation through the collection easier, each book/section has its own table of contents. Links at the end of every text/chapter bring you back to the respective table of
... Read more
Pet Sematary

An iconic chiller from the No. 1 bestseller

by Stephen King ...

King's iconic, beloved classic is 'so beautifully paced that you cannot help but be pulled in' Guardian.'SOMETIMES...DEAD IS BETTER'The house looked right, felt right to Dr Louis Creed.Rambling, old, unsmart and comfortable. A place where the family could settle; the children grow and play and explore. The rolling hills and meadows of Maine seemed a world away from the fume-choked dangers of ... Read more

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King's iconic, beloved classic is 'so beautifully paced that you cannot help but be pulled in' Guardian.'SOMETIMES...DEAD IS BETTER'The house looked right, felt right to Dr Louis Creed.Rambling, old, unsmart and comfortable. A place where the family could settle; the children grow and play and explore. The rolling hills and meadows of Maine seemed a world away from the fume-choked dangers of
... Read more
A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens ...

A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is the second historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. It depicts the plight of the French proletariat under the brutal oppression of the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, and the corresponding savage brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the ... Read more

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A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is the second historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. It depicts the plight of the French proletariat under the brutal oppression of the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, and the corresponding savage brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the
... Read more
East of Eden

by John Steinbeck ...

Enter the sprawling and evocative world of John Steinbeck's masterpiece, "East of Eden." Set against the backdrop of California's Salinas Valley, this epic novel weaves a tale of family, love, and the eternal battle between good and evil. Immerse yourself in the lives of the Trask and Hamilton families as their destinies intertwine across generations. Follow the complex journey of Adam Trask, a ... Read more

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Enter the sprawling and evocative world of John Steinbeck's masterpiece, "East of Eden." Set against the backdrop of California's Salinas Valley, this epic novel weaves a tale of family, love, and the eternal battle between good and evil. Immerse yourself in the lives of the Trask and Hamilton families as their destinies intertwine across generations. Follow the complex journey of Adam Trask, a
... Read more
Animal Farm

by George Orwell ...

Animal Farm is an allegorical novella by George Orwell. The novel uses animals to describe Stalin era revolutions. The novel is about the corruption and greed of the leaders of the revolution. The novel gives a strong dystopian image of indifference and evil.Ranked 31st in Modern Library's Best 20th Century Novels.One of Time Magazines 100 best English Language Novels.Expertly formatted with a ... Read more

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Animal Farm is an allegorical novella by George Orwell. The novel uses animals to describe Stalin era revolutions. The novel is about the corruption and greed of the leaders of the revolution. The novel gives a strong dystopian image of indifference and evil.Ranked 31st in Modern Library's Best 20th Century Novels.One of Time Magazines 100 best English Language Novels.Expertly formatted with a
... Read more
Landfall: A Channel Story

by Nevil Shute ...

Landfall is set during World War II and follows the story of a young naval officer named John Franklin, who is given the task of escorting a group of civilian refugees across the English Channel to safety in Scotland. The journey is perilous and Franklin must navigate treacherous waters and avoid German submarines while dealing with the challenges of leading a group of disparate people from ... Read more

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Landfall is set during World War II and follows the story of a young naval officer named John Franklin, who is given the task of escorting a group of civilian refugees across the English Channel to safety in Scotland. The journey is perilous and Franklin must navigate treacherous waters and avoid German submarines while dealing with the challenges of leading a group of disparate people from
... Read more

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