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"The Thomas Hardy Reader - Volume I" is a collection of three of Hardy's most beloved and celebrated books: "Tess of the D'Urbevilles," "The Mayor of Casterbridge" and "The Return of the Native."
Universally acknowledged as one of the greatest novelists in English literary history, these three books represent Thomas Hardy at his best. In these novels, Hardy explores and expounds upon some of his most familiar themes: love, honor, loss, betrayal...
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"The Thomas Hardy Reader - Volume II" is a collection of three of Hardy's most beloved and celebrated books: "Far from the Madding Crowd," "Jude the Obscure" and "A Pair of Blue Eyes."
Universally acknowledged as one of the greatest novelists in English literary history, these three books represent Thomas Hardy at his best. In these novels, Hardy explores and expounds upon some of his most familiar themes: love, honor, loss, betrayal and tragic...
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Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey" took a meandering course toward publication. Originally written in 1803 as a satire of the popular Gothic novels of the day, the book was not published until after Austen's death in 1817.
The story concerns seventeen-year-old Catherine Morland, who has lived her entire life in the small village of Fullerton with her parents and nine siblings. This sedate (and frankly boring) life is upended when Catherine receives...
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"Persuasion" is the last of six books by the legendary British author Jane Austen. It was written during the years 1815-16 and published posthumously in 1818.
In the story, we meet Anne Elliot, whose family is in crisis. Anne's once-wealthy father - widowed for fourteen years - has fallen into financial ruin and the family is forced to rent their estate and move to more modest accommodations. What's more, the family that moves in to the house...
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A reimagined edition of A Rose, a Bridge, and a Wild Black Horse-the classic picture book by a legendary author and a beloved illustrator, about a girl and her mother, with themes of growing up, dreams, and letting go.
A girl declares all the things she'll do for her mother when she is all grown up-from climbing mountains and swimming across oceans, to picking the pinkest rose, to building the biggest bridge and a castle for her mother to live...
6) Eternal Love
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Emily Summers sat nestled in a corner of the local café, her sketchbook sprawled before her, capturing the essence of life around her in delicate strokes of graphite. Lost in her world of art and introspection, she was unaware of the curious gaze fixed upon her. Enter Nathan Hayes, a newcomer to town with an air of curiosity and an eye for the extraordinary. Drawn by the fervor with which Emily immersed herself in her craft, Nathan couldn't resist...
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"The Classic Collection of O. Douglas: Illustrated" showcases a selection of works by the renowned Scottish author O. Douglas, known for her captivating storytelling and rich character development. This anthology includes illustrated editions of several of her most beloved novels, including "The Proper Place," "Jane's Parlour," "Pink Sugar," "Eliza for Common," "Penny Plain," and others.
In "The Proper Place," readers are introduced to the charming...
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On their very first time away from Hertfordshire without the watchful eye of their mother upon them, Elizabeth and Jane Bennet, are set loose upon the streets of Bath. Well, as loose as might be imagined. But during their stay, their enjoyment is marred by an altercation between a group of militia officers and a gentleman from Derbyshire who comes to their aid. While Jane and Elizabeth are shaken by their encounter, the dashing Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy...
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Elizabeth and Jane Bennet, along with their Aunt and Uncle Gardiner, embark on a journey to Florence, Italy for a much-needed holiday. Upon arrival, they are surprised to find their accommodation at the home of their distant cousin already occupied by two gentlemen, Charles Bingley and Fitzwilliam Darcy. With no sign of their cousin anywhere, the sisters and their family are graciously invited to stay by the two gentlemen. As the Bennets and Gardiners...
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A trip to town was about to change Elizabeth Bennet's life forever… After a particularly dreadful winter and spring, a stifled Elizabeth Bennet is in search of an escape from Longbourn. She does not know what she wants; she only knows she will not find it in Meryton. Then, while visiting the green grocer with her mother one afternoon, Elizabeth spots an unusual advertisement posted on the wall. It begins, "A gentleman engaged in a most respectable...
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Elizabeth Bennet awakens one fateful morning to her mother's piercing screams. They discover a letter in young Lydia's bed: she has run away with George Wickham to Lambton, leaving her family in a state of shock and despair. Determined to bring her to senses, Mr. Bennet and Elizabeth set out on a journey to find Lydia. Upon arriving in Lambton, they encounter Fitzwilliam Darcy, a man with whom Elizabeth has a complicated history. Despite their previous...
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Elizabeth Bennet had not considered what might happen if someone made an offer of marriage. Mr. Collins had tried, but his attempt had been more insulting than anything, and it did not count. A journey to London and a simple evening at a society ball should have been enough to make pleasant memories-but a chance meeting with a gentleman unlike anyone she had ever met before would change the course of her life forever. What should have been a simple...
13) Sleeping Beauty
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Red Beetle Classic Fairytales are the perfect way introduce kids to beloved classics with a modern twist!Featuring delightful rhymes and bright fun pictures Red Beetle Classic Fairytales are designed teach the little ones valuable life lessons in a light fun way. SLEEPING BEAUTY: When sleeping beauty is cursed to only wake up upon true loves kiss, so many princes try to wake her but she just won't awaken. Only one wise young prince can see the problem...
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