Classic fiction titles
Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad Paperback, 128 pages | ISBN 978-1500183189
Conrad's modernist tale of Imperialism and corruption in the Belgian Congo, where the author spent four years. Includes the short story An Outpost of Progress.
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Joseph Conrad Paperback, 128 pages | ISBN 978-1500183189
Conrad's modernist tale of Imperialism and corruption in the Belgian Congo, where the author spent four years. Includes the short story An Outpost of Progress.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde Paperback, 146 pages | ISBN 978-1481928571
A tale of vanity, decadence, and bloodshed that shocked Victorian Britain. The young Dorian Gray sits as subject for a portrait that is soon to become a metaphor for his lifestyle; for as fresh-faced Dorian spirals toward dissolution, it is the painting rather than the man that betrays the ravages of time.
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Oscar Wilde Paperback, 146 pages | ISBN 978-1481928571
A tale of vanity, decadence, and bloodshed that shocked Victorian Britain. The young Dorian Gray sits as subject for a portrait that is soon to become a metaphor for his lifestyle; for as fresh-faced Dorian spirals toward dissolution, it is the painting rather than the man that betrays the ravages of time.
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The Awakening
Kate Chopin Paperback, 162 pages | ISBN 978-1502382320
Kate Chopin’s second and final novel challenged the social norms of the late nineteenth century, causing a censorious stir among critics upon its publication. Regarded now as a classic of naturalist literature, ‘The Awakening’ is presented here with four additional short stories.
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Kate Chopin Paperback, 162 pages | ISBN 978-1502382320
Kate Chopin’s second and final novel challenged the social norms of the late nineteenth century, causing a censorious stir among critics upon its publication. Regarded now as a classic of naturalist literature, ‘The Awakening’ is presented here with four additional short stories.
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Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen Paperback, 356 pages | ISBN 978-1500163914
A novel of manners and morals, exploring themes of social class, wealth and romance. Elizabeth Bennet and her sisters court the attentions of assorted suitors, among them the imperious Mr Darcy. This edition includes contemporaneous letters (20 pages) from Austen to her sister and niece.
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Jane Austen Paperback, 356 pages | ISBN 978-1500163914
A novel of manners and morals, exploring themes of social class, wealth and romance. Elizabeth Bennet and her sisters court the attentions of assorted suitors, among them the imperious Mr Darcy. This edition includes contemporaneous letters (20 pages) from Austen to her sister and niece.
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Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen Paperback, 358 pages | ISBN 978-1502372963
Sisters Elinor and Marianne personify the ‘Sense’ and ‘Sensibility’ of the title in this a comedy of manners, which explores the intricate relations between status, heritance and romance in Georgian England.
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Jane Austen Paperback, 358 pages | ISBN 978-1502372963
Sisters Elinor and Marianne personify the ‘Sense’ and ‘Sensibility’ of the title in this a comedy of manners, which explores the intricate relations between status, heritance and romance in Georgian England.
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Kidnapped
Robert Louis Stevenson Paperback, 204 pages | ISBN 978-1501078613
Stevenson’s quintessential coming-of-age tale, set in the wake of the Jacobite Rising, in which 17-year-old David Balfour finds himself accused of complicity in the real-life Appin Murder. Dismissed in contemporary scholastic circles as a boys’ historical, ‘Kidnapped’ is now recognized as a literary classic. [Inc. footnotes on Scots dialect.]
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Robert Louis Stevenson Paperback, 204 pages | ISBN 978-1501078613
Stevenson’s quintessential coming-of-age tale, set in the wake of the Jacobite Rising, in which 17-year-old David Balfour finds himself accused of complicity in the real-life Appin Murder. Dismissed in contemporary scholastic circles as a boys’ historical, ‘Kidnapped’ is now recognized as a literary classic. [Inc. footnotes on Scots dialect.]
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Frankenstein
Mary Shelley Paperback, 194 pages | ISBN 978-1501080203
When an eccentric scientist decides to play God with nature, a horror quite unlike any other unfolds. This classic Gothic tale raises questions at every turn: religious, existential, moral, philosophical - all the while maintaining a gripping storyline. Includes Percy Shelley's contemporary review of the novel.
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Mary Shelley Paperback, 194 pages | ISBN 978-1501080203
When an eccentric scientist decides to play God with nature, a horror quite unlike any other unfolds. This classic Gothic tale raises questions at every turn: religious, existential, moral, philosophical - all the while maintaining a gripping storyline. Includes Percy Shelley's contemporary review of the novel.
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Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens Paperback, 452 pages | ISBN 978-1501087455
Dickens' black-humoured social commentary on the use of child labour and the plight of the poor and the young in the slums of London, as seen through the eyes of an orphaned 'parish boy'.
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Charles Dickens Paperback, 452 pages | ISBN 978-1501087455
Dickens' black-humoured social commentary on the use of child labour and the plight of the poor and the young in the slums of London, as seen through the eyes of an orphaned 'parish boy'.
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