Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) books

These early stories are fine vintage Wodehouse: the rivalry between the ugly policeman and Alf, the Romeo milkman;...  Read More >>

Wessex Tales includes the stories An Imaginative Woman, The Three Strangers, The Withered Arm, Fellow-Townsmen,...  Read More >>

""The Boroughmonger"" is a vivid historical novel set against the backdrop of early nineteenth-century England,...  Read More >>

""Cranford and Other Tales"" is a masterful collection by Mrs. Gaskell that captures the charm and intricacies of...  Read More >>

Laddie: A True Blue Story (1913) is a semi-autobiographical novel by Gene Stratton-Porter that deals with rural...  Read More >>

""Lady Into Fox and a Man in the Zoo"" brings together two of...  Read More >>

""The Flower of the Family"" is a touching domestic novel that explores the themes of faith, family, and personal...  Read More >>

This fictionalized memoir of a man serving a ten-year prison sentence for murdering his wife was written in 1861,...  Read More >>

""Spring Freshets"" is a poignant novella that explores the intoxicating power of youth and the bittersweet nature...  Read More >>

""The Young Duke"" is a sparkling example of the 'silver fork' novel, a genre of high-society fiction that captivated...  Read More >>

""A Simple Story"" is a poignant and starkly realistic exploration of the human condition within the humble surroundings...  Read More >>

""Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard"" is a monumental achievement in literature, widely regarded as one of Joseph...  Read More >>

""The Younger Married Set"" is a sharp and witty social satire that captures the vibrant, often absurd, domestic...  Read More >>

A Passage to India is a 1924 novel by English author E. M. Forster set against the backdrop of the British Raj and...  Read More >>

""Sixty-Four, Ninety-Four!"" is a profound and authentic exploration of the human experience during the First World...  Read More >>

""The Sacred Tree"" is the second volume of the celebrated Japanese epic ""The Tale of Genji."" Written by Murasaki...  Read More >>

Leacock's work stands out as a high point of humor writing--a parody of all the silliest conventions of the adventure...  Read More >>

Rabelais's hilarious, scabrous and often scatological fantasy of life amonth the monks and friars of sixteenth-century...  Read More >>

""Lady Into Fox and a Man in the Zoo"" brings together two of...  Read More >>

""The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway"" stands as a foundational pillar of 20th-century American literature, showcasing...  Read More >>

A superb, sprawling trilogy of a family fortune won and lost in gold-rush Australia: an Australian classic.  Read More >>

""Sous le soleil de Satan"" est un chef-d'Å""uvre de la littérature catholique qui explore la lutte acharnée entre...  Read More >>

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1915 Original Publisher: The Macmillan Company Subjects:...  Read More >>

Rabelais's hilarious, scabrous and often scatological fantasy of life amonth the monks and friars of sixteenth-century...  Read More >>

""The Flower of the Family"" is a touching domestic novel that explores the themes of faith, family, and personal...  Read More >>