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  • TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES
    TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES
    THOMAS HARDY
    'She looked absolutely pure. Nature, in her fantastic trickery, had set such a seal of maidenhood upon Tess's countenance that he gazed at her with a stupefied air: "Tess- say it is not true! No, it is not true!"' Young Tess Durbeyfield attempts to restore her family's fortunes by claiming their connection with the aristocratic d'Urbervilles. But Alec d'Urberville is a rich was...
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    9,99 €

  • MEMOIRS FROM THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD
    MEMOIRS FROM THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD
    FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY
    In this almost documentary account of his own experiences of penal servitude in Siberia, Dostoevsky describes the physical and mental suffering of the convicts, the squalor and the degradation, in relentless detail. The inticate procedure whereby the men strip for the bath without removing their ten-pound leg-fetters is an extraordinary tour de force, compared by Turgenev to pa...
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    12,50 €

  • NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND, AND THE GAMBLER
    NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND, AND THE GAMBLER
    FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY
    Notes from the Underground (1864) is one of the most profound works of nineteenth-century literature. A probing, speculative book, often regarded as a forerunner of the Existentialist movement, it examines the important political and philosophical questions that were current in Russia and Europe at the time. The Gambler (1866), set in the fictional town of Roulettenberg, explor...
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    11,25 €

  • THE DEATH OF IVAN ILYICH AND OTHER STORIES
    THE DEATH OF IVAN ILYICH AND OTHER STORIES
    LEO TOLSTOY
    Here are some of Tolstoy's extraordinary short stories, from "The Death of Ivan Ilyich." in a masterly new translation, to "The Raid," "The Wood-felling," "Three Deaths," "Polikushka," "After the Ball," and "The Forged Coupon," all gripping and eloquent lessons on two of Tolstoy's most persistent themes: life and death. More experimental than his novels, Tolstoy's stories are e...
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    12,50 €

  • GREAT IDEAS A CONFESSION
    GREAT IDEAS A CONFESSION
    LEO TOLSTOY
    Describing Tolstoy's crisis of depression and estrangement from the world, A Confession is an autobiographical work of exceptional emotional honesty. It describes his search for 'a practical religion not promising future bliss but giving bliss on earth'. Although the Confession led to his excommunication, it also resulted in a large following of Tolstoyan Christians springing u...
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    7,50 €

  • GIOVANNI'S ROOM
    GIOVANNI'S ROOM
    JAMES BALDWIN
    When David meets the sensual Giovanni in a bohemian bar, he is swept into a passionate love affair. But his girlfriend's return to Paris destroys everything. Unable to admit to the truth, David pretends the liaison never happened - while Giovanni's life descends into tragedy. United by the theme of love, the writings in the Great Loves series span over two thousand years and va...
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    9,99 €

  • THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
    THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
    ALEXANDRE DUMAS
    "On what slender threads do life and fortune hang." Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American ReadThrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to unear...
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    12,50 €

  • THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV
    THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV
    FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY
    Fyodor Dostoyevsky's powerful meditation on faith, meaning and morality, The Brothers Karamazov is translated with an introduction and notes by David McDuff in Penguin Classics. When brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov is murdered, the lives of his sons are changed irrevocably: Mitya, the sensualist, whose bitter rivalry with his father immediately places him under suspicion for ...
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    12,50 €

  • WUTHERING HEIGHTS
    WUTHERING HEIGHTS
    EMILY BRONTE
    One of English literature's classic masterpieces—a gripping novel of love, propriety, and tragedy. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American ReadEmily Brontë's only novel endures as a work of tremendous and far-reaching influence. The Penguin Classics edition is the definitive version of the text, edited with an introduction by Pauline Nestor. ...
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    9,99 €

  • CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
    CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
    FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY
    Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American ReadRaskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders through the slums of St Petersburg and commits a random murder without remorse or regret. He imagines himself to be a great man, a Napoleon: acting for a higher purpose beyond conventional moral law. But as he embarks on a dangerous game...
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    12,50 €

  • A SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE
    A SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE
    ANAIS NIN
    Beautiful, bored and bourgeoise, Sabina leads a double life inspired by her relentless desire for brief encounters with near-strangers. Fired into faithlessness by a desperate longing for sexual fulfilment, she weaves a sensual web of deceit across New York. But when the secrecy of her affairs becomes too much to bear, Sabina makes a late night phone-call to a stranger from a b...
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    11,25 €

  • COLLECTED SHORTER FICTION
    COLLECTED SHORTER FICTION
    LEO TOLSTOY
    The world-famous Chopra Center for Well Being in La Jolla, California, is a healing place where people come from all over the world to learn how to prevent and heal stress and disease through nutrition, meditation, and spirituality. Chopra's co-authors for this cookbook are David Simon, MD, Medical Director of the Chopra Center for Well Being; and Leanne Backer, Executive Chef ...
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    25,00 €

  • THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
    THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
    ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
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    4,95 €

  • HERCULE POIROT
    HERCULE POIROT
    AGATHA CHRISTIE
    At Last All The Poirot Short Stories In A Single Volume My Name Is Hercule Poirot And I Am Probably The Greatest Detective In The World. The Dapper, Moustache-Twirling Little Belgian With The Egg-Shaped Head, Curious Mannerisms And Inordinate Respect For His Own Little Grey Cells Has Solved Some Of The Most Puzzling Crimes Of The Century. Appearing In Agatha Christie S Very Fir...
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    24,99 €

  • ANNA KARENINA
    ANNA KARENINA
    GRAF LEO TOLSTOY
    Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude. Introduction and Notes by E.B. Greenwood, University of Kent. Anna Karenina is one of the most loved and memorable heroines of literature. Her overwhelming charm dominates a novel of unparalleled richness and density. Tolstoy considered this book to be his first real attempt at a novel form, and it addresses the very nature of society at a...
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    4,95 €

  • THE LITTLE PRINCE
    THE LITTLE PRINCE
    ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRY
    Translated by Irene Testot-Ferry. The Little Prince is a classic tale of equal appeal to children and adults. On one level it is the story of an airman's discovery, in the desert, of a small boy from another planet - the Little Prince of the title - and his stories of intergalactic travel, while on the other hand it is a thought-provoking allegory of the human condition. First ...
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    4,95 €

  • DRACULA
    DRACULA
    BRAM STOKER
    Introduction and Notes by Dr David Rogers, Kingston University. 'There he lay looking as if youth had been half-renewed, for the white hair and moustache were changed to dark iron-grey, the cheeks were fuller, and the white skin seemed ruby-red underneath; the mouth was redder than ever, for on the lips were gouts of fresh blood, which trickled from the corners of the mouth and...
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    4,95 €

  • VILLETTE
    VILLETTE
    CHARLOTTE BRONTË
    With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Sally Minogue, Department of English, Canterbury Christ Church University College. Based on Charlotte Brontë's personal experience as a teacher in Brussels, Villette is a moving tale of repressed feelings and subjection to cruel circumstance and position, borne with heroic fortitude. Rising above the frustrations of confinement within a rigi...
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    4,95 €

  • WUTHERING HEIGHTS
    WUTHERING HEIGHTS
    EMILY BRONTË
    Introduction and Notes by John S. Whitley, University of Sussex. Wuthering Heights is a wild, passionate story of the intense and almost demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, a foundling adopted by Catherine's father. After Mr Earnshaw's death, Heathcliff is bullied and humiliated by Catherine's brother Hindley and wrongly believing that his love for Catherine...
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    4,95 €

  • THE SCARLET LETTER
    THE SCARLET LETTER
    NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
    "'Thou and thine, Hester Prynne, belong to me.' With these chilling words a husband claims his wife after a two-year absence. But the child she clutches is not his, and Hester must wear a scarlet 'A' upon her breast, the sin of adultery visible to all. Under an assumed name her husband begins his search for her lover, determined to expose what Hester is equally determined to pr...
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    4,95 €

  • THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
    THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
    OSCAR WILDE
    "This revised Norton Critical Edition, like its predecessor, is the only edition available that includes both the 1890 Lippincott's and the 1891 book version of The Picture of Dorian Gray. Under the editorial guidance of Wilde scholar Michael Patrick Gillespie, students have the opportunity to read comparatively both published versions of this controversial novel." ""Background...
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    4,95 €

  • D'AULAIRES BOOK OF GREEK MYTHS
    D'AULAIRES BOOK OF GREEK MYTHS
    INGRI D'AULAIRE / EDGAR PARIN D'AULAIRE
    "I doubt I would have grown up to be the writer and artist I became had I not fallen in love with D’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths at the age of seven."—R. J. Palacio, author of Wonder Kids can lose themselves in a world of myth and magic while learning important cultural history in this beloved classic collection of Greek mythology. Now updated with a new cover and an afterword...
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    31,25 €

  • MIDWINTER MURDER: FIRESIDE MYSTERIES FROM THE QUEEN OF CRIME
    MIDWINTER MURDER: FIRESIDE MYSTERIES FROM THE QUEEN OF CRIME
    AGATHA CHRISTIE
    An all-new collection of winter-themed mysteries from the master of the genre, just in time for the festive period. There's a chill in the air and the days are growing shorter... It's the perfect time to curl up in front of a crackling fireplace with this winter-themed collection from legendary mystery writer Agatha Christie. But beware of deadly snowdrifts and dangerous gifts...
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    18,75 €

  • ANNA KARENINA
    ANNA KARENINA
    LEO TOLSTOY
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    24,95 €

  • FIVE LITTLE PIGS
    FIVE LITTLE PIGS
    AGATHA CHRISTIE
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    11,25 €

  • MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
    MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
    AGATHA CHRISTIE
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    12,50 €

  • MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD
    MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD
    AGATHA CHRISTIE
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    12,50 €

  • THE ABC MURDERS
    THE ABC MURDERS
    AGATHA CHRISTIE
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    12,50 €

  • EVIL UNDER THE SUN
    EVIL UNDER THE SUN
    AGATHA CHRISTIE
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    11,25 €

  • COLLECTED STORIES
    COLLECTED STORIES
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    18,75 €