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Jane Austen sets social snobbery against summer picnics; social rejection against the passion of real love. Her warm portrait of the relationship between two very different sisters contrasts her precise observation of vanity, selfishness and snobbery. This edition includes explanatory notes, and ...

Lord Darracott is more irascible than ever, especially after the drowning of his eldest son. He is forced to send for the offspring of the uncle that the family never talk about - the weaver's brat. He is the heir apparent and Darracott is angry.

Titus Groan, heir to Lord Sepulchrave, has just been born. His world will be predetermined by complex rituals, the origins of which are lost in time; it will be peopled by the dark characters who inhabit the half-lit corridors.

Lord Copper, newspaper magnate and proprietor of The Daily Beast, has always prided himself on his flair for spotting ace reporters. Acting on a dinner party tip he feels convinced he has found a chap to cover a little war in Ishmaelia.

Queenie returns to Blackburn when her friend Sheila is imprisoned for running a brothel. While visiting Sheila, Queenie is asked by a frail old woman for news of her long-lost son. Queenie sets out to find him, little knowing that Rick Marsden, the love she fled from, is looking for her.

Combining elements of science fiction and spiritual philosophy, The Sparrow is a mesmerising and haunting tale of the devastating consequences of a scientific mission to make contact with an extra-terrestrial culture.

Artist's daughter Penelope Keeling can look back on a full and varied life, yet she is far too energetic and independent to settle sweetly into pensioned-off old age. Now she is faced with a decision which could tear her family apart.

Paul Rashid is a man for whom family honour is everything. So when he uncovers a conspiracy that threatens to use any means necessary, including murder, to deprive his family of the oil wealth that is their birthright, he vows to gain vengeance.

This translation does full justice to the vibrancy and wit of Collodi's original. This unabridged version captures the complexity of Collodi's word-play, slapstick humour, and immediacy of dialogue.

The four seasons of the Wessex year form the backdrop for the delightful romance of Dick Dewy and Fancy Day. The ups and downs of their courtship are set alongside the story of the rustics who form the church choir.