Very Short Classics: 4 books

A classic of Danish literature available as an ebook for the first time. When their mother drowns, young brothers Fritz and Adolf are sold into the circus by their grandmother, for a mere twenty marks. There they suffer under the cruel hand of Father Cecchi but are befriended by sisters Aimée...

A classic of Czech literature available as an ebook for the first time. 'Beautiful. Wise. Utterly humane. Uplifting in the best sense.' TIM MURGATROYD, author of Taming Poison Dragons When Ivan Hron is expelled from university because of his political beliefs he is kicked out of the...

Two stories from one of the 19th century's bestselling novelists. A wine enthusiast is excited at the prospect of inheriting the contents of his late uncle's cellar, one of the finest in London, only to discover that his aunt has altogether different plans for the precious bottles and crates. Capital...

'Sixty pages… of memory, praise, nostalgia and gratitude' Julian Barnes Rudyard Kipling's love affair with India is well-documented but his affection for France and its people is less well-known. It started at the age of twelve when he would regularly accompany his father to the Paris Exhibition...