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Hamlet (Collector’s Edition)
Hamlet is not only one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays, but also the most fascinatingly problematical tragedy in world literature. First performed around 1600, this a gripping and exuberant drama of revenge, rich in contrasts and conflicts. Its violence alternates with introspection, its melancholy with humour, and its subtlety with spectacle. The Prince, Hamlet himself, is… Read More
Lady Chatterley’s Lover (Collector’s Edition)
With its four-letter words and its explicit descriptions of sexual intercourse, Lady Chatterley’s Lover is the novel with which D.H. Lawrence is most often associated. First published privately in Florence in 1928, it only became a world-wide best-seller after Penguin Books had successfully resisted an attempt by the British Director of Public Prosecutions to prevent… Read More
Ulysses (Collector’s Edition)
James Joyce’s astonishing masterpiece, Ulysses, tells of the diverse events which befall Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus in Dublin on 16 June 1904, during which Bloom’s voluptuous wife, Molly, commits adultery. Initially deemed obscene in England and the USA, this richly-allusive novel, revolutionary in its Modernistic experimentalism, was hailed as a work of genius by… Read More
Crime and Punishment (Collector’s Edition)
Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart…” Crime and Punishment is one of the greatest and most readable novels ever written. From the beginning we are locked into the frenzied consciousness of Raskolnikov who, against his better instincts, is inexorably drawn to commit a brutal double murder. From… Read More
Ulysses
James Joyce’s astonishing masterpiece, Ulysses, tells of the diverse events which befall Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus in Dublin on 16 June 1904, during which Bloom’s voluptuous wife, Molly, commits adultery. Initially deemed obscene in England and the USA, this richly-allusive novel, revolutionary in its Modernistic experimentalism, was hailed as a work of genius by… Read More
Sherlock Holmes Collection Vol. 2
Sherlock Holmes appeared in four novels and fifty-six short stories, depicting the brilliant and eccentric detective who uses his extraordinary observation and deductive skills to solve complex cases in London. Some of the most famous cases include “A Study in Scarlet,” “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” and “The Adventure of the Speckled Band.” The character… Read More
Sherlock Holmes Collection Vol. 1
Sherlock Holmes appeared in four novels and fifty-six short stories, depicting the brilliant and eccentric detective who uses his extraordinary observation and deductive skills to solve complex cases in London. Some of the most famous cases include “A Study in Scarlet,” “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” and “The Adventure of the Speckled Band.” The character… Read More
Poetry Collection Vol. 2
Wordsworth Poetry Collection is now available in 2 volumes. These collections bring together well know poets Walt Whitman, Lord Byron, Emily Dickinson, and William Wordsworth. These sets will make the perfect gift for poetry lovers.
Poetry Collection Vol. 1
Wordsworth Poetry Collection is now available in 2 volumes. These collections bring together well know poets Walt Whitman, Lord Byron, Emily Dickinson, and William Wordsworth. These sets will make the perfect gift for poetry lovers.