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An Icelandic saga which mixes realism with wild gothic imagination and history with eerie tales of hauntings. It dramatizes a 13th century view of the past, from the pagan anarchy of the Viking age to the settlement of Iceland, the coming of Christianity and the beginnings of organized society.

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A standalone mystery from the author of the Kelsey and Lambert series.

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Talking about the conflict between generations, this novel also features a love story. It contains an introduction by Ann Pasternak Slater, along with commentaries, notes and a reading group guide.

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A Kesley and Lambert novel.

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The Khojas who are rigidly orthodox, presiding over acres of ill-kept sugarcane and hoards of jewellery enthusiastically guarded by old Mrs Khoja, seem to have triumphed more by default than by anything else. Only Baby Khoja, who is parcelled off into an arranged marriage with a blustering bus driver, proves an exception to this rule.

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When Princess Zasyekin moves next door to the country estate of Vladimir Petrovich's parents, he instantly falls in love with his new neighbour's daughter, Zinaida. But the young woman already has many admirers and as she plays her suitors against each other, Vladimir's unrequited youthful passion soon turns to torment and despair.

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Presents a collection of previously unknown sensational narratives by Louisa May Alcott, originally published in the weekly storypapers of the 1860s and never before reprinted. The stories are atypical Alcott, delving into subjects such as violence and insanity, murder, narcotics and evil.

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Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But can just three members of the SAS quell a rebel uprising

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Saint Genesius the Actor is said to have had a vision of the Christ after being baptized on stage in a farce ridiculing Christians. He was emboldened to offer his audience, including the Imperator Diocletian, the opportunity to learn about Jesus--which cost him his life. How did this Roman playwright and comedian come to such an end He'd like to tell you.

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Ebner-Eschenbach, Heyse, Raabe, Storm, Meyer, and Hauptmann

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The Second World War has been won - by the Germans. Lester and Helen, strangers staying at the Grand Canyon Hotel in Arizona are united by their memories of a lost England. When the fragile peace shatters, only Lester and Helen can take charge and lead their fellow guests into an uncertain future.

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Dostoevsky's portrayal of the Catholic Church during the Inquisition is a plea for the power of pure faith, and a critique of the tyrannies of institutionalized religion.

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Great Expectations will form the centrepiece of the Dickens season this Christmas.

Part thriller, part mystery, with a powerful love story at its heart, Sarah Phelps's (Oliver Twist, EastEnders) three-part adaptation embraces all of these qualities, delivering a vibrant, visceral, story.

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"A note on the text: the present edition has been reprinted from the Penguin Classics edition (2003) of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, with an introduction by David Trotter and edited with notes by Charlotte Mitchell. The appendix prints the end of the novel as Dickens originally conceived it."--P. [vii].

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A collection of Greek fiction that includes "Callirhoe", "Daphnis and Chloe", "Letters of Chion".

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A stunningly original debut novel inspired by the life of Eugenia Falleni.

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This anarchic satire is accompanied by related works - short stories, an essay and a screenplay - and through Robert Chandler's acclaimed new translations Platonov's extraordinary prose and original vision can at last be experienced in full.