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‚Pamela under the Notion of being a Virtuous Modest Girl will be introduced into all Familes,and when she gets there, what Scenes does she represent? Why a fine young Gentleman endeavouring to debauch a beautiful young Girl of Sixteen.‘ (Pamela Cens ..

Out of print for more than 20 years, this novel–an 11-chapter fragment at Austen's death completed with seamless artistry by an Austen aficionado and novelist–is a wonderful addition to Austen's beloved books.

With an introduction by Haruki Murakami.

This edition is the first to present the text as it originally appeared, indicating the changes Carlyle made to later editions. Appendices contain Carlyle

On its initial publication in Czech in 1942, Saturnin was a best seller, its gentle satire offering an unexpected–if temporary–reprieve from the grim reality of the German occupation. In the years since, the novel has been hailed as a classic of Cz ..

Arthur Dimmesdale stands as a classic study of a self divided; trapped by the rules of society, he suppresses his passion and disavows his lover, Hester, and their daughter, Pearl.

First published in 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne's historical study of guilt and sin has since been lauded as the most important work of fiction by its distinguished author – and a landmark of American literature.

'Every step the Scarlet Pimpernel takes on French soil is fraught with danger'The French Terror is raging, and few are safe from the threat of the guillotine. Sir Percy Blakeney, a foppish Englishman, decides to rescue imprisoned aristocrats before ..

Für den kultivierten Großmeister Dr. B. ist das Schachspiel mehr als eine geistige Beschäftigung: Es wurde ihm einst zum Überlebensmittel, denn in der zermürbenden Einsamkeit seiner Gestapohaft hatte er aus dem strengen Regelwerk des Schachs seine Wi ..

In remembrance of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and the Nazi concentration camps, this award-winning, bestselling work of Holocaust fiction, inspiration for the classic film and "masterful account of the growth of the human

1932 erschien eines der größten utopischen Bücher des 20. Jahrhunderts: ein heimtückisch verführerischer Aufriss unserer Zukunft, in der das Glück verabreicht wird wie eine Droge. Sex und Konsum fegen alle Bedenken hinweg und Reproduktionsfabriken ha ..

In this novella, widely considered one of the finest works of American literature, a lawyer hires the „incurably forlorn“ Bartleby as a clerk in his small firm. Silent and enigmatic, Bartleby performs well at first. One day, however, when requested by his

One of the best sea novels ever written, „The Sea-Wolf“ tells of mutiny, shipwreck, and a desperate confrontation. Also in this volume are the stories „The Law of Life,“ „The One Thousand Dozen,“ „All Gold Canyon,“ and „Moon-Face.“ Includes a new Int ..

When the First Foundation was conquered by a force Seldon had not foreseen – the overwhelming power of a single individual, a mutant called the Mule – the second Foundation was forced to reveal its existence and, infinitely worse, a portion of its power.

Agatha Christie's first Tommy & Tuppence book is a thrill-packed novel of international intrigue, murder and suspense. Tommy and Tuppence, two young people short of money and restless for excitement, embark on a daring business scheme – Young Adventu ..

The fifth book in a series of illustrated classics, The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, gets reimagined in this deluxe gift edition featuring stunning new artwork and several interactive features from the award-winning design studio behind ..

An enchanting classic of children's literature that never fails to delight.

This timeless classic is a poignant tale of Mary, a lonely orphaned girl sent to a Yorkshire mansion at the edge of a vast lonely moor. At first, she is frightened by this gloomy place until she meets a local boy, Dickon, who's earned the trust of th ..

A stylish reissue of this Christie classic.

„In the vast literature of love, The Seducer's Diary is an intricate curiosity–a feverishly intellectual attempt to reconstruct an erotic failure as a pedagogic success, a wound masked as a boast,“ observes John Updike in his foreword to Sren Kierke ..

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. In 1913, Rabindranath Tagore became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and he remains one of the most important voices of Bengali cult ..

Anton Chekhov is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers of short stories. He constructs stories where action and drama are implied rather than described openly, and which leave much to the reader's imagination. This collection contains some ..

Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, the highly acclaimed translators of War and Peace, Doctor Zhivago, and Anna Karenina, which was an Oprah Book Club pick and million-copy bestseller, bring their unmatched talents to The Selected St

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Oh! Mama, how spiritless, how tame was Edward's manner in reading to us last night! I felt for my sister most severely. Yet she bore it with so much composure, she seem ..