Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) books

""Mosaique"" is a brilliant collection of short stories and novellas by Prosper Mérimée, one of the most influential...  Read More >>

""The Meeting Place and Other Stories"" is a compelling collection of short fiction by J.D. Beresford, showcasing...  Read More >>

""The World of William Clissold"" is a sweeping ""novel of ideas"" that captures the intellectual ferment and social...  Read More >>

""La Table aux crevés"" est un chef-d'Å""uvre de la littérature rurale française qui plonge le lecteur au cÅ""ur...  Read More >>

An analysis of the religious attitudes of people is presented in the book. The work amalgamates different themes;...  Read More >>

Traditional Chinese edition of The Painted Veil  Read More >>

""The Mad Bomberg"" is a celebrated Westphalian picaresque novel that chronicles the eccentric exploits and boisterous...  Read More >>

This is a new release of the original 1929 edition.  Read More >>

""Weir of Hermiston"" represents the final, unfinished masterpiece of Robert Louis Stevenson, a work often cited...  Read More >>

""The Mistress"" is the powerful second volume of Sigrid Undset's epic historical masterpiece set in fourteenth-century...  Read More >>

""The Semi-Attached Couple"" is a sophisticated social satire that explores the complexities of early nineteenth-century...  Read More >>

""Chatterbox"" is a classic treasury of children's literature that captures the imagination and educational spirit...  Read More >>

Hailed by George Bernard Shaw as ""one of the summits of human achievement,"" this 1903 novel satirizes the hypocrisy...  Read More >>

""The Square Egg"" is a compelling posthumous collection of sketches, short stories, and plays by the master of...  Read More >>

Thomas Hardy's beautiful story of rural tragedy, set in the fictional county of Wessex.  Read More >>

In ""William"", E. H. Young presents a masterful character study that explores the intricacies of family life and...  Read More >>

Raised as an orphan Lyndall witnesses a world of colonial exploitation. She leaves the isolated farm for boarding...  Read More >>

""The Personal History and Experience of David Copperfield the Younger"" is a monumental coming-of-age novel that...  Read More >>

""Stalky & Co."" is a seminal collection of interconnected stories by the Nobel Prize-winning author Rudyard Kipling,...  Read More >>

""The Early Romances of William Morris"" is an evocative collection of prose and poetry that captures the formative...  Read More >>

""The Education of Anthony Dare"" is a compelling coming-of-age novel by Archibald Marshall that continues the story...  Read More >>

""Dotheboys Hall"" presents a vivid and harrowing portrait of educational malpractice in Victorian England, excerpted...  Read More >>

""The Edwardians"" is a vivid and penetrating portrait of British high society during the reign of King Edward VII....  Read More >>

""The Earthen Lot"" is a poignant coming-of-age novel that explores the inner life of Victoria, a young girl navigating...  Read More >>

""Edgar Huntly or Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker"" is a seminal work of early American Gothic fiction that explores the...  Read More >>