Boredom from retirement is lost on a day when two retired friends discover the horror of an auction where they have mistakenly bid on the wrong racehorse. But perhaps a hidden blessing may ha...więcej »
Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), more commonly known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English journalist, essayist, critic, and novelist most famous for his novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" (1949) a...więcej »
The case for the "psychic" element in literature rests on a very old foundation; it reaches back to the ancient masters,-the men who wrote the Greek tragedies. Remorse will ever seem commonplace...więcej »
Guy de Maupassant was a master of the short story. This collection displays his lively diversity, with tales that vary in theme and tone, ranging from tragedy and satire to comedy and farce. In a l...więcej »
The diverse tales selected for this volume display the astonishing virtuosity of Rudyard Kipling's early writings. A Nobel prize-winner, Kipling was phenomenally productive and imaginative, display...więcej »
This volume contains a collection of some of the best short stories ever written by Edgar Allan Poe. A master of the macabre, Poe exhibits his literary prowess in these classic short stories. Conta...więcej »
After a brief military career, the illustrious Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky quickly turned to writing as a profession with the publication of his first novel, "Poor Folk," in 1846. This novel ...więcej »
The Betrothed (1825) is one of the Waverley novels by Sir Walter Scott. Set in the Welsh Marches in the 12th century it is the first of two Tales of the Crusaders, the second being The Talisman....więcej »
A ruthless international cartel seeks world domination…Framed in the doorway of Poirot’s bedroom stood an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man’s...więcej »
New Orleans' Charity Hospital provides the setting for the horror and humor that transforms one of the first women surgeons from a naive southern girl into a competent woman surgeon.więcej »
The Big House is a children's book with much to say to adult readers. On one level it is a charming and absorbing fantasy novel with a fairy hill, a Brounie and an enchanted piper all drawn from...więcej »
The Big Sleep (1939) is a hardboiled crime novel by Raymond Chandler, the first in his acclaimed series about detective Philip Marlowe. The work has been adapted twice into film, once in 1946 and a...więcej »
The Big Sugarbush is a lesbian romantic comedy, set in a drug rehab center in Vermont. The book was awarded a 2017 Goldie Award for Best Dramatic Literary Novel...więcej »
When a British journalist gets her dream job in The Hamptons, she doesn't expect to find her dream man too.All Caitlyn has to do is catch a plane, move to Sag Harbor a...więcej »
Donovan Hartwood wants for nothing. He gets what he wants and isn't afraid to be blunt about his desires. While his business prowess has made him a billionaire, his seduction ski...więcej »
I'm no Prince Charming, and the last thing I want is a Cinderella.My instructions were simple: scour the city for a fake fiancée who's not my type at all. Have...więcej »
Standing in a lobby full of people, bouncing auburn curls catch my eyes. As they slip through the crowd, green eyes peer out at me. My heart races, my body heats, and I can't stop lookin...więcej »
When my manager assigns me the task of finding a new wake-up-call service for our CEO, I think, how hard can this be?Answer: practically impossible. It turns out that no wake-up call com...więcej »
Being the heiress to the Montoya Fortune has placed a huge X on my back. You think I can afford your mistakes?It's August 1998 and anti-heroine Alieta Montoya takes to...więcej »