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This collection, Tales and Legends from India, features thirteen classic tales from the East – including ‘The Noose of Fate’, ‘The Adventurous Brethren’, ‘The Flute Player’, and ‘The Hard-Hearted Princess’. It is accompanied by seven full-colour plates, and black-and-white illustrations...

From the widely acclaimed writer, a beguiling new novel, at once wistful and ribald, about a day in the life of two Indian men in London--a university student and his bachelor uncle--each coping in his own way with alienation, solitariness, and the very art of living. It is 1985. Twenty-two-year-old...

A one-of-a-kind novel that plunges readers into the secrets of Afro-Cuban Santeria—a world of fascinating beauty, pulsating rhythms, and great mystery. Gabrielle Segovia, Ph.D., is struggling to build a career as a Latina scientist, cope with her third miscarriage, and resuscitate her marriage...

Rudyard Kipling was a prolific British writer and poet.  Kipling’s children fiction, specifically The Jungle Books and Just So Stories, are some of the most famous in English literature.  This edition of The Naulahka: A Story of West and East includes a table of contents.

Arnold Bennett (1867-1931) was a prolific British writer and journalist.  Bennett is popular for fiction such as The Old Wives’ Tale and also for non-fiction works such as How to Live on 24 Hours a Day and Mental Efficiency.  This edition of Hilda Lessways includes a table of contents.

Anthony Trollope was a British writer who is considered to be one of the most prominent authors of the Victorian era.  Trollope created the fictional county of Barsetshire which many of his novels are set in.  Trollope also wrote on the political and social issues on England during his time.  This edition of The Three Clerks includes a table of contents.

Edgar Wallace was a British author who is best known for creating King Kong.  Wallace was a very prolific writer despite his sudden death at age 56.  In total Wallace is credited with over 170 novels, almost 1,000 short stories, and 18 stage plays.  Wallace’s works have been turned into well over 100 films.  This edition of The Law of the Four Just Men includes a table of contents.

Chios Classics brings literature's greatest works back to life for new generations.  All our books contain a linked table of contents. Cranford is a classic novel written by British author Elizabeth Gaskell. Cranford, which was published in Charles Dickens' magazine in 1851, is a collection of stories that portrayed small-town values in 19th century England.

Elizabeth Gaskell was one of the many great British writers during the Victorian era.  Gaskell’s novels are known for their detailed portrait of British society during her time and are still well read today.  This edition of The Moorland Cottage includes a table of contents.

Anthony Trollope was a British writer who is considered to be one of the most prominent authors of the Victorian era.  Trollope created the fictional county of Barsetshire which many of his novels are set in.  Trollope also wrote on the political and social issues on England during his time.  This edition of The Prime Minister includes a table of contents.

Cilette est fille de négociants en pianos et a reçu la meilleure éducation de la grande bourgeoisie commerçante de la ville. Vigiù est ouvrier accordeur, de condition plus modeste et de dix ans son aîné. Le 30 avril 1924, leur mariage est célébré devant une imposante foule de proches. Leur...

Lors d'une manifestation politique au Venezuela, un homme disparait face aux caméras de télévision. Mais nul ne sait pourquoi... Récit de la disparition d’un homme, sous l’œil des caméras de télévision, lors d’une manifestation à caractère politique dans un Venezuela contemporain...

Dvadeset pet priča „o Bosni, koja ima svoje velike i male teme, koja ima svoje slutnje i mitove i koja ima svoju buduću poetiku.“

The Day John Fitzgerald Kennedy Past is a book about the assassination of President Kennedy on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. The book covers the rush to judgment by President Lyndon Johnson in order to quell a potential storm by the media and others who suspected a government conspiracy. The...