Fiction - Classics

At about the same time at the great American writer Jack London, English-born Ernest Seton-Thompson was making a name for himself as another of the early originators of the animal fiction genre. Wild Animals I Have Known, published in 1898, is his most famous...

The first collection of stories from "one of the great short story writers of our time" (The Philadelphia Inquirer) breathed new life into the American short story, showing us the humor and tragedy that dwell in the hearts of ordinary people."[Carver's stories] can ......

George Willard is a young reporter on the Winesburg Eagle to whom, one by one, the inhabitants of Winesburg, Ohio, confide their hopes, their dreams, and their fears. This town of friendly but solitary people comes to life as Anderson's special talent exposes the...

These classic stories of Pooh Bear and his friends from Hundred Acre Wood will warm your heart. Since his first appearance in the 1920s, Winnie-the-Pooh has charmed readers with his kindness toward the other inhabitants of the Hundred Acre Wood, making him one of...

Originally published in 1926, A. A. Milne's "Winnie-the- Pooh" is the first full volume of stories about one of literature's most beloved and enduring characters. Based upon tales Milne made up for his own son, the real-life Christopher Robin, the stories in "Winnie-the-Pooh" follow...

This beautiful new edition brings together four volumes in one stunning slipcased gift book: Winnie-the-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner, When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six. A.A.Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh is nothing less than a true children's classic. Winnie-the-Pooh may be a...

Immerse Yourself in This Story of Love and Companionship Amidst DeprivationIt is the fall of 1930, and America has plunged into the Great Depression. On a remote dirt road deep in the snowy woods of northern Wisconsin, misfortune forces the impoverished Sparkes family to...

In the follow-up to Thrush Green, the arrival of a stranger in the village stirs ripples of speculation and interest.Author: ReadPublisher: Harper PaperbacksPublished: 12/01/2008Pages: 224Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.70dISBN: 9780618884391About the AuthorRead, Miss: - Miss Read (1913-2012) was the pseudonym...

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library...

A story of romance, scandal and intrigue within the confines of a watchful, gossiping English village during the early nineteenth century When seventeen-year-old Molly Gibson's widowed father remarries, her life is turned upside down by the arrival of her vain, manipulative stepfather. She also...

With all of Charles Bukowski's trademark humor and gritty, dark honesty, Women, the 1978 follow-up to Post Office and Factotum, is an uncompromising account of life on the edge.Low-life writer and unrepentant alcoholic Henry Chinaski was born to survive. After decades of slacking off...

Two of D. H. Lawrence's most renowned novels - now with new packages and new introductions Widely regarded as D. H. Lawrence's greatest novel, Women in Love continues where The Rainbow left off, with the third generation of the Brangwens. Focusing on Ursula Brangwen...

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time With an Introduction by Joyce Carol Oatesforeword by the authorCommentary by Carl van Doren, Rebecca West, Aldous Huxley, and Henry Miller It is . . . the world of...

This beautiful, giftable collection celebrates both the wisdom and tenacity of courageous women who defied society's expectations and gifted the world with literary treasures through unparalleled fiction and poetry.We know many of their names--Austen and Alcott, Brontë and Browning, Wheatley, and Woolf--though some may...

The moving testimonies of five African-American women comprise this unflinching account of slavery in the pre-Civil War American South. Covering a wide range of narrative styles, the voices provide authentic recollections of hardship, frustration, and hope -- from Mary Prince's groundbreaking account of a...

Dive into these six volumes of classic stories from the masters of the dark and macabre...if you dare. This collection of dark and haunting stories is an essential addition to the bookshelf of anyone who enjoys classic literature and tales of horror. The six...

A story about a nineteenth-century woman's search for a meaningful life through work outside the family sphere, Work is at once Alcott's exploration of her personal challenges and a social critique of America. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher...

Author: Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm,Wilhelm GrimmPublisher: Sirius EntertainmentPublished: 08/25/2026Pages: 928Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 2.65lbsSize: 9.29h x 5.90w x 1.96dISBN: 9781398869387About the AuthorJacob (1785-1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786-1859) were German academics specializing in folk culture who collected over 200 folk tales during their lives. Over the...

"Wells is the Prospero of all the brave new worlds of the mind, and the Shakespeare of science fiction."- Brian Aldiss on H.G. Wells This spectacular hardback collector's edition brings together 5 classic novels by H. G. Wells, presented with striking gold cover embossing...

This luxurious hardback collector's edition brings together the classic prose translations of The Iliad and The Odyssey, presented with striking gold cover embossing and illustrated page edges. The Iliad and The Odyssey are two epic poems from Ancient Greece which have become cornerstones of...