Vanity Fair

Becky Sharp is a poor orphan when she first makes friends with the lovely Amelia Sedley at Miss Pinkerton’s Academy for Young Ladies. She may not have the natural advantages of her companion but she more than makes up for it with her wit, charm, deviousness, and determination to make a success of herself whatever the cost. The story of Becky’s spectacular rise and fall sees her gamble, mani…

Of Human Bondage

It is very difficult for a writer of my generation, if he is honest, to pretend indifference to the work of Somerset Maugham,' wrote Gore Vidal. 'He was always so entirely there.' Originally published in 1915, Of Human Bondage is a potent expression of the power of sexual obsession and of modern man's yearning for freedom. This classic bildungsroman tells the story of Philip Carey, a sensitive …

Sophie's Choice

Three stories are told: a young Southerner wants to become a writer; a turbulent love-hate affair between a brilliant Jew and a beautiful Polish woman; and of an awful wound in that woman's past--one that impels both Sophie and Nathan toward destruction.

Treasure Island

Treasure Island is a much loved Puffin Classic by Robert Louis Stevenson. Following the demise of bloodthirsty buccaneer Captain Flint, young Jim Hawkins finds himself with the key to a fortune. For he has discovered a map that will lead him to the fabled Treasure Island. But a host of villains, wild beasts and deadly savages stand between him and the stash of gold. Not to mention the most infa…

Kidnapped

David Balfour's father, a poor cleric in a small village, has died. His mother has since died, so David is now alone in the world. Mr. Campbell, the local minister, gives David a message from his father to a mysterious "Ebenezer Shaw." That is when David discovers he has unknown relatives. When David finally arrives at the Shaw "mansion" he is appalled. By now he has learned it has an unsavo…

Piers Plowman

An allegorical satire on alliterative verse, describing the vision of the 14th-century poet who falls asleep in the Malvern Hills. Langland covers all aspects of political and theological debate, and echoing common sentiments in its satire of the corrupt church, especially the Friars.

The Sound And Fury

One of the greatest novels of the twentieth century, The Sound and the Fury is the tragedy of the Compson family, featuring some of the most memorable characters in American literature: beautiful, rebellious Caddy; the manchild Benjy; haunted, neurotic Quentin; Jason, the brutal cynic; and Dilsey, their black servant. This edition follows the text of The Sound and the Fury as corrected in 19…

As I Lay Dying

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ISBN/ISSN

9780099479314

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248p; bw; pbk

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Call Number

823 FAU A

The Portable Faulkner

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ISBN/ISSN

9780142437285

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Penguin Classics

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813.52 FAU T

After The First Death

A bus load of children are being held hostage. At the centre of the battle are three teenagers: Miro, the terrorist, Kate, the bus driver, and Ben, the unwilling go-between. Death may be the only escape.