-
The treasure of heaven
A rich old man, who is entering his last days, leaves his sprawling estate to seek out friendship and is surprised by what he finds. It’s a heartwarming story about the true meaning of love and happiness. A lonely man becomes disenchanted with his wealthy lifestyle and makes a drastic decision...
Read MoreRegular price £19.99Sale price £19.99 Regular price £19.99Unit price per -
Marching men
Marching Men (1917) is a novel by Sherwood Anderson. Both fictional and autobiographical, Anderson’s second novel is a coming of age story that explores the individual and collective identities shaping American life. Although he is known today for his story collection Winesburg, Ohio, a pioneerin...
Read MoreRegular price £14.99Sale price £14.99 Regular price £14.99Unit price per -
Living alone
Living Alone (1919) is a novel by Stella Benson. Considered a pioneering work of fantasy fiction, Living Alone is a story of magic set in London during the First World War. Benson’s meditative, diaristic prose guides the reader alongside her protagonist, a young woman introduced to a world of wit...
Read MoreRegular price £4.99Sale price £4.99 Regular price £4.99Unit price per -
Darkwater
Initially published in 1920, Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil is a combination of essays that tackle the power dynamics of gender, race and religion. It’s a searing portrait of America influenced by Du Bois’ own personal experiences. Du Bois delivers a contemporary examination of African Am...
Read MoreRegular price £14.99Sale price £14.99 Regular price £14.99Unit price per -
A modern lover
A Modern Lover (1883) is a novel by George Moore. His debut novel marked a turning point in Moore’s early career, characterized to that point by poorly written French poetry and a failed attempt at becoming a painter. Although less acclaimed than such novels as Esther Waters (1894), A Modern Love...
Read MoreRegular price £10.99Sale price £10.99 Regular price £10.99Unit price per -
The dead secret
The Dead Secret (1856) is a novel by Wilkie Collins. Written in the aftermath of Antonina (1850), his successful debut, The Dead Secret finds the author honing the trademark sense of mystery and psychological unease that would make him a household name around the world. Recognized as an important...
Read MoreRegular price £11.99Sale price £11.99 Regular price £11.99Unit price per -
Magnolia leaves
Magnolia Leaves (1897) is a collection of poems by Mary Weston Fordham. Published toward the end of her life, Fordham’s only collection appeared in print with an introduction by Booker T. Washington, who saw in its author an undeniable gift which could prove “[t]he Negro’s right to be considered ...
Read MoreRegular price £4.99Sale price £4.99 Regular price £4.99Unit price per -
Scientific and horrific stories
Scientific and Horrific Stories is a collection of short fiction by H. G. Wells. Despite his humble beginnings as the son of English servants, H. G. Wells would become one of the most revered writers of his day.His stories of adventure, utopia, and terror inspired such vastly different figures as...
Read MoreRegular price £19.99Sale price £19.99 Regular price £19.99Unit price per -
A phantom lover
A Phantom Lover (1886) is a story by Vernon Lee. Published at the height of her career as a leading proponent of Aestheticism and scholar of the Italian Renaissance, A Phantom Lover is a chilling tale of psychological unease featuring a strange married couple and a doppelganger from across the ce...
Read MoreRegular price £11.99Sale price £11.99 Regular price £11.99Unit price per -
Sam steele’s adventures on land and sea
Sam Steele’s Adventures on Land and Sea (1906) is a novel by L. Frank Baum. Although he is more widely known as the author of the Land of Oz series, Baum also used several pseudonyms to make forays into more conventional fiction for young adults. Sam Steele’s Adventures on Land and Sea, written u...
Read MoreRegular price £9.99Sale price £9.99 Regular price £9.99Unit price per -
The hawaiian romance of laieikawai
A classic Hawaiian romance reimagined for modern readers. Based on Hawaiian mythology, The Hawaiian Romance of Laieikawai (1863) by S.N. Hale‘ole accounts the story of young Laʻieikawai, the daughter of a powerful chief on Oahu. After Laʻieikawai’s life is threatened, she is forced to flee Oahu a...
Read MoreRegular price £19.99Sale price £19.99 Regular price £19.99Unit price per -
Diana of the crossways
Orphaned and in a vulnerable social position, Diana Warwick decides to enter a marriage to protect herself from unwanted advances and unfair living conditions. After marrying a smart but manipulative politician, Diana quickly regrets her decision. Charming and intelligent, yet impulsive, Diana ma...
Read MoreRegular price £12.99Sale price £12.99 Regular price £12.99Unit price per -
Calumet "k"
Calumet “K” (1904) is a novel by Henry Kitchell Webster and Samuel Merwin. Written as a collaborative effort between the two natives of Evanston, Illinois, Calumet “K” is a story of invention, struggle, and personal redemption. A favorite novel of writer and philosopher Ayn Rand, Calumet “K” laun...
Read MoreRegular price £6.99Sale price £6.99 Regular price £6.99Unit price per -
Letters of a javanese princess
Letters of a Javanese Princess (1921) is a collection of letters by Indonesian political activist and national hero Raden Adjeng Kartini. Written over the last several years of her life to friends and acquaintances in the Netherlands, Kartini’s letters illuminate the mind of a young woman with a ...
Read MoreRegular price £8.99Sale price £8.99 Regular price £8.99Unit price per -
The warlord of mars
When John Carter discovers that his beloved wife, Dejah, has been imprisoned in the Temple of the Sun, he is desperate to rescue her. However, the prison, which slowly rotates, is only opened once a Barsoomian year. As Dejah’s prison sentence drags on for over a hundred days, the window of opport...
Read MoreRegular price £6.99Sale price £6.99 Regular price £6.99Unit price per -
The jewel of seven stars
The Jewel of Seven Stars (1903) is a novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. Written during a period of increased interest in Egyptology across Europe, The Jewel of Seven Stars helped to establish the Irish master of Gothic horror’s reputation as a leading writer of the early-twentieth century. In the...
Read MoreRegular price £7.99Sale price £7.99 Regular price £7.99Unit price per -
The odd women
The Odd Women (1893) is a novel by George Gissing. Inspired by a report of over one million more women living in Britain than men, Gissing sought to explore the societal and personal implications of unmarried life while exploring the demands of the growing feminist movement. The Odd Women is a st...
Read MoreRegular price £12.99Sale price £12.99 Regular price £12.99Unit price per -
Krishna kanta's will
Krishna Kanta’s Will (1878) is a novel by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. Recognized as a pioneering work of Bengali literature with universal romantic themes, Krishna Kanta’s Will is a story that engages with the subjects of widow remarriage, land ownership, and heredity in Hindu culture. “If Krishna...
Read MoreRegular price £6.99Sale price £6.99 Regular price £6.99Unit price per -
The spoilers
Roy Glenister is one of the many men blindsided by a shady politician who uses his influence to steal valuable claims from small town prospectors. This sparks a movement that encourages the locals to fight for what’s rightfully theirs. The Alaska territory is full of men hoping to make a fortune....
Read MoreRegular price £7.99Sale price £7.99 Regular price £7.99Unit price per -
Antony and cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra (1607) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Inspired by Thomas North’s translation of Plutarch’s Lives—a series of biographies on influential figures of the ancient world—Shakespeare wrote Antony and Cleopatra sometime between 1599 and 1601. Often considered a sequel of sorts...
Read MoreRegular price £6.99Sale price £6.99 Regular price £6.99Unit price per -
The nest of the sparrowhawk
After Sir Marmaduke de Chevasse sets his sights on the young Lady Sue, his efforts are thwarted by the arrival of the dashing Richard Lambert. The impending pair become the focal point of the elder’s money-grubbing scheme. Set in the seventeenth century, The Nest of the Sparrowhawk follows the...
Read MoreRegular price £16.99Sale price £16.99 Regular price £16.99Unit price per -
Crome yellow
Crome Yellow (1921) is a novel by English author Aldous Huxley. Inspired by his stay at Garsington Manor with members of the Bloomsbury Group, Crome Yellow, Huxley’s debut novel, satirizes the society of England’s intellectual and political elite. In addition to its autobiographical content, the ...
Read MoreRegular price £9.99Sale price £9.99 Regular price £9.99Unit price per -
Sons and lovers
When Gertrude Coppard, a refined young woman, meets Walter Morel, a rough coalminer, at a Christmas party dance, they feel immediately drawn to each other. After a short romance defined by physical attraction, the couple decide to marry. However, Gertrude soon realizes the financial difficulties ...
Read MoreRegular price £20.99Sale price £20.99 Regular price £20.99Unit price per -
Death at the excelsior and other stories
Comprising of seven works of short fiction, ranging in genres from crime to tender romance, Death at the Excelsior and Other Stories depict tales of mystery and love with humor. Featuring some of P.G Wodehouse’s most famous characters, four of the seven stories follow the misadventures of Jeeves...
Read MoreRegular price £4.99Sale price £4.99 Regular price £4.99Unit price per -
The deserted woman
When young Gaston moves to Bayeux, a small province in Normandy, he feels stranded. Though he would rather spend his time in the capital city, Gaston must stay in Bayeux until he recovers from his illness. He feels unsatisfied and bored, until he hears the rumor about a woman living as a recluse...
Read MoreRegular price £3.99Sale price £3.99 Regular price £3.99Unit price per -
Revenge
Revenge: A Tale of Old Jamaica (1919) is a novel by H. G. de Lisser. Born and raised in Jamaica, H. G. de Lisser was one of the leading Caribbean writers of the early twentieth century. Concerned with issues of race, urban life, and modernization, de Lisser dedicated his career to representing th...
Read MoreRegular price £7.99Sale price £7.99 Regular price £7.99Unit price per -
Evan harrington
When Mel Harrington, a lowly tailor with the manners of a nobleman, passes away, he leaves a considerable amount of debt. Though his three daughters all married into rich families, they cut contact with their father long before his death, due to his social status as a common tradesman. Valuing th...
Read MoreRegular price £21.99Sale price £21.99 Regular price £21.99Unit price per -
A legend of montrose
Members of Montrose’s army, Allan M'Aulay and Earl of Menteith, navigate the perils of war after falling for a young woman with a hidden heritage. The men go on a physical and emotional journey that will put their loyalty to the test. Allan M'Aulay and Earl of Menteith are royalists in favor of M...
Read MoreRegular price £8.99Sale price £8.99 Regular price £8.99Unit price per -
Thérèse raquin
Thérèse Raquin (1867) is a novel by French author Émile Zola. Initially serialized in L’Artiste, a popular French literary magazine, Thérèse Raquin, Zola’s third novel, earned the author widespread fame and critical condemnation for its scandalous content and unsparing vision of human sexuality a...
Read MoreRegular price £10.99Sale price £10.99 Regular price £10.99Unit price per -
The silent house
The Silent House (1899) is a mystery novel by Fergus Hume. Although not as successful as The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1886), an immediate bestseller for Hume, The Silent House is a gripping novel with an atmospheric intensity and tightly wound mystery worthy of the best of Victorian fiction. From...
Read MoreRegular price £7.99Sale price £7.99 Regular price £7.99Unit price per -
The son of clemenceau
While traveling through Europe an unsuspecting man is attacked by a military officer and later discovered by a mysterious old woman with a personal vendetta. It’s a thrilling tale fueled by family, betrayal and hidden agendas. Claudius Ruprecht is a young man who was raised without a traditio...
Read MoreRegular price £14.99Sale price £14.99 Regular price £14.99Unit price per -
No name
Sisters Magdalen and Norah Vanstone’s lives are dismantled when their illegitimacy is made public, causing them to lose access to their family home and income. The women must fight to regain their financial footing, building a new legacy all their own. Following the deaths of their parents, Magd...
Read MoreRegular price £19.99Sale price £19.99 Regular price £19.99Unit price per -
Maroon medicine
Maroon Medicine (1905) is a short story collection by E. A. Dodd. Published by the All Jamaica Library under the pseudonym E. Snod, Maroon Medicine was the first collection of short stories written by a Caribbean author. Inspired by Anansi, a spider-trickster spirit from West African folklore, Ma...
Read MoreRegular price £4.99Sale price £4.99 Regular price £4.99Unit price per -
Summer
Originally born in an impoverished community, Charity’s parents sought out the most educated man in the nearby New England town to raise their daughter. After being surrendered to a lawyer named Royall, Charity was raised comfortably by Mr. Royall and his wife. However, when Mrs. Royall tragical...
Read MoreRegular price £13.99Sale price £13.99 Regular price £13.99Unit price per -
Sadhana
Sadhana: The Realisation of Life (1916) is a collection of essays by Rabindranath Tagore. Published after Tagore received the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature, Sadhana: The Realisation of Life contains the author’s thoughts on selfhood, the universe, morality, and beauty. Inspired by the Upanishads...
Read MoreRegular price £12.99Sale price £12.99 Regular price £12.99Unit price per -
Allan quatermain
After the tragic death of his son, Allan Quatermain’s grief is inconsolable. Feeling that the only possible way to ease his pain is through an expedition, Quatermain seeks out Captain Good, Sir Henry Curtis, and the Zulu chief Umslopogaas, who all previously journeyed with him to King Solomon’s M...
Read MoreRegular price £15.99Sale price £15.99 Regular price £15.99Unit price per -
The garies and their friends
The Garies and Their Friends (1857) is a novel by Frank J. Webb. Published at the height of the abolitionist movement, Webb’s novel was only the second in history by an African American writer. Although it is his only novel, The Garies and Their Friends is a testament to Webb’s skills as a writer...
Read MoreRegular price £10.99Sale price £10.99 Regular price £10.99Unit price per -
The talisman
When King Richard the Lionheart’s health began to decline, the English leader organized a truce with the leader of the Islamic forces, Saladin. Agreeing to cease the battles on the condition that Jerusalem would be under Muslim control, the two leaders gave orders to their troops to return to the...
Read MoreRegular price £17.99Sale price £17.99 Regular price £17.99Unit price per -
Hawaii's story by hawaii's queen
Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen (1898) is an autobiography by Lili‘uokalani. Published in 1898, the book was written in the aftermath of Lili‘uokalani’s attempt to appeal on behalf of her people to President Grover Cleveland, a personal friend. Although it inspired Cleveland to demand her reinst...
Read MoreRegular price £16.99Sale price £16.99 Regular price £16.99Unit price per -
The great god pan
LARGE PRINT EDITION. The Great God Pan (1894) is a novella by Arthur Machen. Condemned as decadent and obscene upon publication, The Great God Pan earned praise from Oscar Wilde and H. P. Lovecraft, and is now regarded as one of Victorian literature’s finest—and most unsettling—stories of horro...
Read MoreRegular price £18.99Sale price £18.99 Regular price £18.99Unit price per -
How the vote was won
First performed in 1908, How the Vote Was Won is a one act play by actress Cicely Hamilton and Christopher St. John. Set in England during the early 18th century, How the Vote Was Won uses comedy to tell a story in support of women’s suffrage. In this one act the English government tells its pe...
Read MoreRegular price £3.99Sale price £3.99 Regular price £3.99Unit price per -
Kokoro
Kokoro (1914) is a novel by Natsume Sōseki. Set during a period of modernization in Japan, Kokoro is a story of family, faith, and tragedy that explores timeless themes of isolation and identity. Spanning generations, Kokoro is a classic novel from one of Japan’s most successful twentieth century...
Read MoreRegular price £12.99Sale price £12.99 Regular price £12.99Unit price per -
The mark of zorro
The Mark of Zorro (1924) is a novel by Johnston McCulley. Originally published as The Curse of Capistrano (1919), McCulley’s novel was rereleased to capitalize on the success of the 1920 silent film of the same name starring Douglas Fairbanks. Beloved by generations of readers and moviegoers alik...
Read MoreRegular price £14.99Sale price £14.99 Regular price £14.99Unit price per -
Prometheus bound
Though it tells the stories of the defeated, Prometheus Bound and Other Plays features four tragedies that depict both unfortunate demises and the essence of the fighting human spirit. The Suppliants, the first play of the collection, follows the daughters of Danaus as they flee from the loveless...
Read MoreRegular price £10.99Sale price £10.99 Regular price £10.99Unit price per -
The soul of an indian:
The Soul of the Indian: An Interpretation (1911) is a work of nonfiction by Charles Eastman. Recognized for his achievements as a pioneering Native American physician, Eastman was also a prolific writer whose personal stories, powerful meditations, and in-depth studies of indigenous culture conti...
Read MoreRegular price £4.99Sale price £4.99 Regular price £4.99Unit price per -
The perfect world
The Perfect World: A Romance of Strange People and Strange Places (1922) is a science fiction novel by Ella M. Scrymsour. Thought to be a fixup novel, or a combination of two separate stories, it proves a curious sampling of many common elements of science fiction, incorporating utopian, lost rac...
Read MoreRegular price £16.99Sale price £16.99 Regular price £16.99Unit price per -
The master of the greylands
Set in a unique and isolated community, The Master of the Greylands: A Novel follows a small, private village by the sea and its occupants. Owned by the Castlemaine family, the community is old and quirky, with haunted ruins and gothic aesthetic. Despite the seemingly dreary atmosphere, the peopl...
Read MoreRegular price £21.99Sale price £21.99 Regular price £21.99Unit price per -
The house without a key
The House Without a Key (1925) is a mystery novel by Earl Derr Biggers. The first in a series of novels featuring Chinese American detective Charlie Chan, The House Without a Key is notable for its nuanced depiction of race and class on the edges of American empire. Based in part on the life of C...
Read MoreRegular price £8.99Sale price £8.99 Regular price £8.99Unit price per
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
