The Awakening And Selected Stories

When The Awakening was first published in 1899, charges of sordidness and immorality seemed to consign it into obscurity and irreparably damage its author's literary and social reputation. But a century after her death, it is widely regarded as Kate Chopin's great achievement. Through careful, subtle changes of style, Chopin shows the transformation of Edna Pontellier, a young wife and mothe…

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.

The Mirror's Tale

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ISBN/ISSN

9781416912514

Collation

274p; bw; pbk

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823 CAT T

My Antonia

Edition

Oxford World Classic

ISBN/ISSN

9780199538140

Collation

196p; bw; pbk

Series Title

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Call Number

823 CAT M

Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage is a powerful tale of the American Civil War. The book has garnered international acclaim for its realism and psychological depth in telling the story of a young soldier and his reaction to the horrors of war. Enriched Classics enhance your engagement by introducing and explaining the historical and cultural significance of the work, the author’s personal history, …

Maggie : A Girl of The Streets and Other Tales of New York

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9780140437973

Collation

239p; bw; pbk

Series Title

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Call Number

823 CRA M

The Moonstone

"The Moonstone is a page-turner," writes Carolyn Heilbrun. "It catches one up and unfolds its amazing story through the recountings of its several narrators, all of them enticing and singular." Wilkie Collins’s spellbinding tale of romance, theft, and murder inspired a hugely popular genre–the detective mystery. Hinging on the theft of an enormous diamond originally stolen from an Indian sh…

Andersen's Fairy Tales

The Princess and the Pea, " "The Little Mermaid, " and other great Andersen fairy tales have enchanted children since the first ones appeared in Danish in the 1830s and '40s. Spink's translation into English is widely recognized as the finest, and the new Everyman's Library edition is further graced by the magical pictures made in 1899 by three of Britain's most celebrated illustrators

The Shakespeare Stealer

Steal Shakespeare's play Hamlet...or else. That's the order form his fearsome master. And Widge - a poor orphan with the rare ability to write a unique coded shorthand - has no choice but to follow orders. So Widge works his way into the Globe Theatre, where Shakespeare's troupe rehearses and performs. The players take him in and treat him as one of their own. Afraid to disappoint his master, b…

The Secret Garden

What secrets lie behind the doors at Misselthwaite Manor? Recently arrived at her uncle's estate, orphaned Mary Lennox is spoiled, sickly, and certain she won't enjoy living there.