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A brand new, accessible biography of Henry James. Written by British academic and author, Hazel Hutchison, Brief Lives: Henry James examines James' travels through Europe, his settling in England and the close relationships that shaped his life and writings - in particular the women that were to become his most renowned female heroines.

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A long-neglected Edwardian classic set in the shabby genteel world of England's theatricals - populated by hack writers, drunken actors, pushy stage mothers, unscrupulous managers and penny-pinching landladies.

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Originally published in 1858, this collaborative novel involved the writer Dickens and a number of other leading Victorian writers. It is a composite tale of mystery and intrigue set amid the dark streets of Victorian London.

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A story about the dark forces that lurk beneath the facade of civilisation, where passions are brutal, and erotic love is seductive yet sinister. When Jose meets a gypsy woman, he is intrigued by her exoticism, but he has no idea that his chance encounter with 'the pretty witch' will have disastrous consequences.

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In a small town shrouded in secrets a woman seeks to find the truth behind a terrible injustice in this classic mystery from 'the mother of the detective novel'

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Hesperus's Brief Lives series continues by delving into the life and works of Evelyn Waugh, one of the great prose stylists of the twentieth century and author of Brideshead Revisited.

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A romantic comedy of improbable proportions, Love Insurance is a brilliant laugh-out-loud novel.

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The first ever Jane Austen sequel written in 1914 follows Elizabeth Bennett, Mr Darcy and many other beloved characters embarking on new stages of life, new friendships and new romances.

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The latest instalment in Hesperus' On series is moving collection of journalism from Joseph Roth exploring the horrors of the Nazi regime, the onset of the Second World War and the fear that it would herald the end to the free world.

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A collection of moving poems by the public expressing the anguish, hopes, and dreams of the Palestinian nation with all profits going to charity.

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As part of The Living you cannot die. As part of The Living you have no free will. Yet one man is born who is different to the rest; one who could bring society crashing down - A stunning and sinister vision of a dystopian future by a critically acclaimed young Russian author.

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A light, comical exploration by the Russian writer, Ilya Boyashov, of the significance of wandering and wanderers to the human condition. The wanderer in this case is the cat, Muri, displaced by war in 1992 from his village near Sarajevo.

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Now a major motion picture The German Doctor is a story of obsession, loyalty and control as one man with dark intentions charms his way into the lives of an innocent, unsuspecting family.

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A fascinating and disturbing dystopian vision from neglected sci-fi master Milo Hastings, imagining an all too terrifying alternate ending to the First World War and its implications for the human race.

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The extraordinary true love story of a couple who were separated during a shameful and fascinating chapter of British history.

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Discover a delicious array of recipes in this classic cookbook - the first ever to feature a chapter on chocolate! From fudge to marshmallows, cakes to macaroons, mouth-watering sweet treats await the enthusiastic home baker.

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Winner of Hesperus' 'Uncover a Classic' competition The Great Meadow is a romantic saga of young love on the Kentucky trail in colonial America. A long neglected American classic.

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Discover why the number thirteen is so unlucky along with the origins of many other folklores and superstitions in this bewitching collection of common myths and their meanings.

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An original, subtle and touching novel, telling the tragic and often comic routine of one man's life and fate.