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”A thriller of the highest quality – ironic, witty, literate, ingenious, understated and unflaggingly suspenseful” The New York Times Book Review The last time anyone saw Lucia Bernardi, she was dr …

Freedom’s Cause: A Tale of Wallace and Bruce tells the story of the Scottish chieftain’s valiant effort to free his country from English tyranny under Edward Longshanks in the 13th century. The …

E. Phillips Oppenheim’s "A Millionaire of Yesterday" was first released in 1900. The book follows the story of a young man’s struggle for fortune in colonial Africa and his quest for …

"The Third Class at Miss Kaye’s: A School Story" by Angela Brazil is a classic children’s literature work that transports readers to the world of a British boarding school. In this …

A powerful love tale from 1913 written by E. Phillips Oppenheim about the struggle of a young Englishman. The narrative is based on Douglas Guest, an orphan who was raised in the North of England by …

Marking 100 years since publication, The Adventuress was the first full-length novel to feature ‘scientific detective’ Craig Kennedy, who was dubbed ‘the American Sherlock Holmes’ and the first …

Ismailia (1874) can be considered an autobiography of Sir Samuel W. Baker as it describes the author’s expedition to Central Africa. An exceptional narrative of Sir Samuel W. Baker’s mission to stop …

”This is what literature is meant to be” Anthony Burgess ”O what we ben! And what we come to…” Wandering a desolate post-apocalyptic landscape, speaking a broken-down English lost after the end …

"The Crimson Fairy Book, " written by Andrew Lang, is a captivating anthology that forms part of Lang’s renowned "Coloured Fairy Books" series. This collection brings together a …

After the early death of her philandering husband, Etsuko moves into her father-in-law”s house, where she numbly submits to the old man”s advances. But soon she finds herself in love with the young …