Classic fiction (pre c 1945) books

John Burnet of Barns was Buchan's first fully realised, full-length work of fiction. It tells the story of two...  Read More >>

""The Gleam in the North"" is a compelling historical adventure and the second installment in D. K. Broster's celebrated...  Read More >>

""El Sombrero De Tres Picos"" is a celebrated masterpiece of nineteenth-century...  Read More >>

The unhappily married Lady Constantine breaks all the rules of social decorum when she falls in love with Swithin...  Read More >>

""The Adventures of Odysseus"" offers a compelling and accessible retelling of one of the foundational epics of...  Read More >>

Named one of the 100 Best Novels Ever Written in English (The Guardian) Loos’s classic tale shows that questions...  Read More >>

""The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia"" is a seminal work of philosophical fiction and a profound exploration...  Read More >>

M. de Clergerie, sa mère (qui joue la comédie de la folie) et sa fille, Chantal, ont provisoirement quitté Paris...  Read More >>

""Thy Servant a Dog"" is a charming collection of stories told through the eyes of Boots, an inquisitive and loyal...  Read More >>

""Huxley has never written a richer book."" The Nation  Read More >>

In this collection of stories the five orphaned brothers and sisters fight constant battles against the tyranny...  Read More >>

Watch and Ward is James' first novel. Serialised in 1871 and published in book form in 1878, it marks an important...  Read More >>

""The Jungle Book"" and ""The Second Jungle Book"" are seminal works of literature by Rudyard Kipling that transport...  Read More >>

""Diary of a Provincial Lady"" is a sharp and delightfully witty masterpiece of social satire that captures the...  Read More >>

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books...  Read More >>

First published in 1925, this story of loss of innocence on the Manitoba frontier was immediately condemned as obscene....  Read More >>

A new translation by Scot James Hogarth for the first unabridged English edition of the novel, which tells the story...  Read More >>

""The Third Circle: A Deal in Wheat, and Other Stories of the New and Old West"" is a compelling collection of short...  Read More >>

""They Stooped to Folly. A Comedy of Morals"" is a sharp-witted social satire that examines the evolving moral landscape...  Read More >>

Set at the height of the ""tulipomania"" that gripped Holland in the 17th century, this is the story of Cornelius...  Read More >>

""Thirty Tales & Sketches"" is a masterfully curated selection of short prose by the celebrated Scottish author...  Read More >>

""Thy Servant a Dog"" is a charming and heartwarming collection of stories told from the unique perspective of Boots,...  Read More >>

""Through-Traffic"" is a compelling novel that captures the relentless pace and high-stakes atmosphere of the early...  Read More >>

""Tigre Juan"" is a masterful psychological novel that delves into the complexities of human nature, honor, and...  Read More >>

Tono-Bungay is a realist semi-autobiographical novel written by H. G. Wells and published in 1909. It has been called...  Read More >>