Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) books

Couronné par le Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française en 1924, ""Notre-Dame De La Sagesse"" est une Å""uvre...  Read More >>

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

Psmith's hilarious escapade at Blandings Castle involves theft, love, and outsmarting the suspicious Efficient Baxter....  Read More >>

""The Painted City"" is a masterful collection of social sketches that provides an intimate and incisive look into...  Read More >>

Beloved classic recounts tribulations of young boy and his dog as they endure poverty, hunger, cruelty, and rejection...  Read More >>

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

""Short Stories for College Classes"" is a curated collection of short fiction selected specifically for academic...  Read More >>

""Drag: A Comedy"" is a sparkling and insightful piece of early 20th-century social satire that explores the humorous...  Read More >>

""The Insulted and Injured"" is a profound exploration of human suffering and moral resilience set against the backdrop...  Read More >>

A national bestseller when first published in 1901, Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch endures today as one of the...  Read More >>

""The Puppet Show"" is a sophisticated collection of short stories, fables, and prose sketches by the versatile...  Read More >>

""Chéri"" is a masterful exploration of the complexities of love, vanity, and the inevitable passage of time within...  Read More >>

Couronné par le Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française en 1924, ""Notre-Dame De La Sagesse"" est une Å""uvre...  Read More >>

A national bestseller when first published in 1901, Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch endures today as one of the...  Read More >>

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

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

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

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

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

""Chéri"" is a masterful exploration of the complexities of love, vanity, and the inevitable passage of time within...  Read More >>

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

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

""Contemporary Italian Short Stories"" is a curated anthology that provides a vibrant window into the literary landscape...  Read More >>