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Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist" is a gripping portrayal of London's dark criminal underbelly, published in "Penguin Classics" with an introduction by Philip Horne. The story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. Afte...
Selected Letters: Cicero
The greatest orator in Roman history, Marcus Tullius Cicero remained one of the republic's chief supporters throughout his life, guided by profound political beliefs that illuminated his correspondence with both close friends and powerful aristocrats. A chronicle of a crumbling civilization during the e...
Romeo and Juliet
The greatest love story in English, William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a play of star-crossed lovers who take a valiant stand against social convention, with tragic consequences. This Penguin Shakespeare edition is edited with notes by T.J.B. Spencer, and an introduction by Adrian Poole. 'What's ...
Book of Magic - From Antiquity to Enlightenment
Brian Copenhaver's wonderful anthology will be welcomed by everyone from those with the most casual interest in the magical tradition to anyone drawn to the Renaissance and the tangled, arcane roots of the scientific tradition....
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories
Scare yourself silly with Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories by Jeff Kinney, the #1 international bestselling author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid! Grab a flashlight, crawl under the covers, and dive into the twisted, unexpectedly hilarious world of Rowley Jefferson's imagination. You'll meet ...
Futari Escape Vol. 3
SICK OF SLACKING Senpai has (inadvertently) discovered the ultimate way to slack off: getting sick! In an attempt to help her feel better, Kouhai does everything but slack off. Will her valiant attempts get Senpai back on her feet? Or is she doomed to stay in bed forever?...
The Body in the Blitz (#2 The Ministry of Unladylike Activity)
The second thrilling and unputdownable mystery starring a new generation of the Detective Society, from the million-copy-bestselling author of Murder Most Unladylike- Robin Stevens. March 1941. Britain is at war, and a secret agency called the Ministry of Unladylike Activity is training up children as ...
Love in a Cold Climate and the Pursuit of Love
Nancy Mitford; Laura Thompson (Introduction by)
Nancy Mitford modelled the characters in her best-known novels on her own unconventional (and at the time of writing, notorious) family. We are introduced to the Radletts through the eyes of their cousin, Fanny ('the Bolter's girl'), on one of her frequent visits to their country estate: Uncle Matthew t...
Hellish Nell - Last of Britain's Witches
One of the last criminal trials using the 1735 Witchcraft Act was, improbably, in London in 1944. The accused was Helen Duncan, a middle-aged Scotswoman. This is her extraordinary story.Helen Duncan - known since childhood as 'Hellish Nell', for her uncontainable nature - was one of the most popular med...
Medea
A dark and epic feminist retelling that boldly reclaims the myth of the most formidable and feared witch in Ancient Greece. Medea longs for a different life. Since childhood, she has been separated from her sister, shunned by her mother, and persecuted and tormented by her brother and father. All becau...
Devil's Kitchen
Candice Fox's latest thriller is the definition of nailbiter, as a female agent goes undercover in a New York firefighting crew that is far more dangerous than the fires they fight. When a city's heroes become its boldest criminals . . . For years the firefighters of New York's Engine 99 have rushed f...
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