PIRATE NOVELS: 50+ Adventure Classics, Treasure Hunt Tales & Maritime Novels surveys the enduring imaginative power of piracy across the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Its narratives range from sea-chase romance, historical swashbuckler, and Robinsonade to Gothic maritime terror, juvenile adventure, detective intrigue, and speculative voyage. Treasure maps, mutiny, shipwreck, privateering, and contested frontiers recur, while the volume's most memorable set pieces—hidden islands...

From the powerhouse creator of Nimona comes a breathtaking novel, the start of a duology, following two orphans who leave the only home they’ve ever known to sail with an eccentric crew of pirates.Viola and Wilmur have been waiting for their parents for fifteen boring years in the colorless town of Caveat. Their lives are a drudge of salt, trash, pirate stories, and what-ifs . . . until one very stormy night, when Captain Cadence Chase breaks down their do...

In Miss Buncles Book Barbara Buncle, who is unmarried and perhaps in her late thirties, lives in a small village and writes a novel about the village in order to try and supplement her meagre income. She thereby succeeds in taking charge of her own life. This is an entirely light-hearted, easy read, one of those books like Mariana, Miss Pettigrew, The Making of a Marchioness and Greenery Street which can be recommended unreservedly to someone looki...

Can one quiet woman's imagination shake an entire village? In this delightful classic of British fiction, the pen truly is mightier than the gossip.Originally published in 1934 and newly embraced by modern readers, Miss Buncle's Book is a timeless novel of quiet rebellion, unexpected transformation, and the magic of seeing—and being seen. Beloved for its dry humor, unforgettable cast, and loving satire of village life, it's perfect for fans of Miss Pet...

From beloved English author D.E. Stevenson who has sold more than 7 million books worldwide!The next heart-warming installment in the life of charmingly nosy writer, Miss Buncle, who won't slow down for things as simple as marriage or a sudden move to a new town.In this light-hearted follow-up to Miss Buncle's Book, Miss Barbara Buncle had just gotten everything sorted out. She married her publisher, became Mrs. Abbott, and set asi...

Tenth May, 1934. At this moment I look up and see the Man Who Lives Next Door standing on his doorstep watching my antics, and disapproving (I feel sure) of my flowered silk dressing gown. Probably his own wife wears one of red flannel, and most certainly has never been seen leaning out of the window in it - The Awful Carrying On of Those Army People - he is thinking.Vivacious, young Hester Christie tries to run her home like clockwork, as would befit the wife of British A...

This is an omnibus collection of ghost and horror stories. As may naturally be expected of a form so closely connected with primal emotion, the horror-tale is as old as human thought and speech themselves.Contents:The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis StevensonThe Signal-Man by Charles DickensAugust Heat by W. F. HarveyThe Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs"Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You my Lad" by M. R. JamesThe Phantom Coach by Amelia Edwards

The anthology '50+ Pirate Novels: An Ultimate Collection (Including Great Seafaring Legends)' offers an extraordinary voyage through the high seas of literary imagination, encompassing an array of styles from gothic horror to romantic adventures. Within its pages, readers discover a treasure trove of narratives that capture the lawless romance of the pirate life as interpreted by some of the most influential authors in literary history. The collection is notable not only for its thematic r...

From beloved English author D.E. Stevenson who has sold more than 7 million books worldwide!The final charming installment in the life of nosy writer, Miss Buncle. Nothing goes unnoticed around Miss Buncle, even if she has to recruit more eyes.Much as changed in Wandlebury since Barbara Buncle (now Barbara Abbott) first moved to the charming English village. If nothing else, World War II is keeping things interesting. But as the mistress of...

Summertime Reading List: 180 Books You Need to Read (Vol.II) gathers an extraordinary constellation of world literature, ranging from epic poetry, realist fiction, satire, Gothic romance, and adventure narrative to philosophical reflection, spiritual writing, and early modern political thought. Its breadth situates the volume as a portable canon of global reading, where psychological novels, social comedies, speculative visions, and moral fables stand beside tales of crime, empire, childho...

Yes, her job was the loneliest in the world. No king, no dictator set high upon a pinnacle, was as friendless as the headmistress of a girls' school.Charlotte Fairlie loves her position at the illustrious St. Elizabeth's, but it's not without its challenges-first among them her trouble-making maths mistress Miss Pinkerton, who yearns for Charlotte's job and spares no effort to complicate her life. Then there's the charming Lawrence Swayne, headmaster of a nearby boys' scho...

The Ultimate Book Club: 180 Books You Should Read (Vol. 2) presents a meticulously curated collection that spans genres, eras, and continents, offering a panoramic view of literary evolution and innovation chronologically and thematically. Bridging the expanse between classical and modern narratives, this anthology embraces a diversity of styles—from the refined prose of Austen to the passionate epics of Homer, and from the gothic tales of Stoker to the existential ponderings of Kafka. The...