Herbert George Wells adalah seorang novelis, jurnalis, sosiolog, sekaligus sejarawan berkebangsaan Inggris. Dia lahir di Bromley, Kent, Inggris pada tanggal 21 September tahun 1866 dan meninggal saat 13 Agustus 1946 di London. Dia terkenal karena novel fiksinya, seperti The Time Machine dan The War of the Worlds, kemudaian komik yang dibuatnya, antara lain Tono-Bungay dan The History of Mr. Pol…
Jacob (Jake) Barnes, seorang wartawan yang terluka pada Perang Dunia I, berasal dari Kansas dan sedang berada di Paris. Di sana ia bertemu dengan Lady Brett Ashley, wanita yang dikenal suka bersenang-senang dan mempermainkan banyak pria, dan jatuh cinta dengannya. Brett pun membalas cinta Jake. The Sun Also Rises, terbit pertama kali pada tahun 1926. Penulis biografi Heminggway, Jeffrey Mey…
Henry adalah seorang prajurit yang patuh pada tugas. Di mana dia dibutuhkan, di sana dia ada untuk memberikan pengobatan. Meskipun dia seorang pemberani, dia paling tidak suka berbicara mengenai konsep kepahlawanan atau keberanian. Setelah sekian lama di medan perang, dia bertemu dengan Catherine Barkley, seorang asisten suster dari Inggris yang cantik jelita. Catherine, yang baru kehilanga…
from the back cover: Bill and Sam arrive in the small American town of Summit with only two hundred dollars, but they need more and Sam has an idea for making a lot of money. When things start to go very wrong, both men soon regret their visit - and their idea.
"There is no place like home." After a cyclone carries Dorothy far from her home on the grey Kansas prairies, she is stranded in the magical and mysterious land of Oz. Here she encounters adventures and surprising characters, including the Wizard of Oz himself, as she searches for a way back home. This mini book contains the entire story of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, accompanied by prac…
Saved from the jaws of the evil tiger Shere Khan, young Mowgli is adopted by a wolf pack and taught the law of the jungle by lovable old Baloo the bear and Bhageera the panther. Tales of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the snake-fighting mongoose, little Toomai and the elephant's secret dance, and Kotick the white seal join Mowgli's journey.
Meet little Mole, willful Ratty, Badger the perennial bachelor, and petulant Toad. In the almost one hundred years since their first appearance in 1908, they've become emblematic archetypes of eccentricity, folly, and friendship. And their misadventures-in gypsy caravans, stolen sports cars, and their Wild Wood-continue to capture readers' imaginations and warm their hearts long after they grow…
The original editions are back - the way they were first written. Beginning in 1959, the Nancy Drew stories were updated, rewritten, and condensed, and these old editions went out of print.
Nancy must figure out the connection between a mysterious diary and a suspicious house fire.
"Banyak yang hendak saya nyatakan, apakah yang dapat menghalangi saya, kalau menurut keyakinan saya, saya patut berbicara? Karena cara saya melahirkan keyakinan akan dicela setengah orang? Karena soal yang saya kemukakan, menurut setengah orang mesti didiamkan? Karena saya akan dihinakan orang? Karena saya akan dimaki? Kalau keyakinan sudah menjadi pohon beringin, robohlah segala pertimbang…