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Widely considered to be one of the first English novels, Fielding’s “Tom Jones,” written in 1749, revolves around the life and experiences of an orphaned baby who grows up to be a kind-hearted, if overly vigorous, young man. Tom is brought up by the generous Mr. Allworthy on his Somerset estate, where Tom eventually falls in love with his beautiful neighbor, Sophia Western. Because of his partially unknown parentage, however, their respective guardians are against the match. When Tom is banished...
| Автор | Henry Fielding |
The kiss that Dr. Greg Shaw and Dr. Jess Saunders shared last Christmas was straight out of a fairy-tale! Then Greg left without a word… Now Greg is back and he’s a changed man—with a big decision to make. But his feelings for Jess are just the same, as are Jess's for him—which leads to a shock pregnancy!Will Greg realise what really matters in life, and that Jess and the baby are the most precious gifts he’ll ever receive?
| Автор | Annie Claydon |
Teaching the playboy a lesson! Primary school teacher Beth Maple is cautious and conventional. But when stand-in dad Ben Anderson appears at the school gates, Beth is starstruck! With his confident swagger and good looks, Ben is dangerously out of her league.Yet being around him makes her feel truly alive. She’s sweet, he’s sexy, she’s shy – he’s smitten! What is it they say? Opposites attract…?
| Автор | Cara Colter |
UNDONE BY THE SULTAN’S TOUCH ‘Kiss me, if you are so daring.’Cleo Churchill is instantly transfixed by the commanding presence of Khaled bin Aziz. But what would the Sultan of Jhurat want with an ordinary girl like her?Cleo seems to be exactly what Khaled needs: a convenient, beautiful bride to unite his warring country. Yet as their marriage plays out in the darkness of night, the passions unearthed threaten to consume them both!
| Автор | Caitlin Crews |
"Tremendous Trifles" by G. K. Chesterton. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to...
| Автор | G. K. Chesterton |
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was an English literary and social critic, historian, playwright, poet, Catholic theologian, debater, mystery writer and foremost, a novelist. Among the primary achievements of Chesterton's extensive writing career are the wide range of subjects written about, the large number of genres employed, and the sheer volume of publications produced. He wrote several plays, around 80 books, several hundred poems, some 200 short stories and 4000 essays....
| Автор | G. K. Chesterton |
E. C. Bentley, Edmund Bentley и др.
Written in reaction to what Bentley perceived as the sterility and artificiality of the detective fiction of his day, Trent's Last Case features Philip Trent, an all-too-human detective who not only falls in love with the chief suspect but reaches a brilliant conclusion that is totally wrong.Trent’s Last Case begins when millionaire American financier Sigsbee Manderson is murdered while on holiday in England. A London newspaper sends Trent to investigate, and he is soon matching wits with...
| Автор | E. C. Bentley, Edmund Bentley и др. |
"Trent's Last Case" is actually the first novel in which the title character, gentleman sleuth Philip Trent, appears. A whodunit murder mystery novel, «Trent's Last Case» is unique in that it is more a spoof of the genre than a serious detective story. Trent, not particularly adept at detective work, falls in love with one of the suspects and in investigating the murder of a wealthy business tycoon at his mansion naturally comes to all the wrong conclusions. An amusing and...
| Автор | Edmund Bentley |
Красавица Марина преподает музыку, спит с девушками, дружит с диссидентами, читает запрещенные книги и ненавидит Советский Союз. С каждой новой возлюбленной она все острее чувствует свое одиночество и отсутствие смысла в жизни. Только любовь к секретарю парткома, внешне двойнику великого антисоветского писателя, наконец приводит ее к гармонии – Марина растворяется в потоке советских штампов, теряя свою идентичность. Роман Владимира Сорокина “Тридцатая любовь Марины”, написанный в 1982–1984...
| Автор | Владимир Сорокин |
All rugged cattle-station owner Daniel Renton wants is to build a relationship with his motherless daughter. The demons of his past drive him, but when newcomer Lily Halliday comes breezing into town, she's like a breath of fresh air.As he and Lily get to know each other it's clear a bond is forming, but Daniel guards his heart closely.Lily needs to convince Daniel to trust her–because a life with him will be worth the wait…
| Автор | Barbara Hannay |
От «неоспоримого лидера в новой волне современной британской словесности» (Observer) , который «неизменно доказывает, что литература – лучший наркотик» (Spin) , – новое подтверждение того, что «с возрастом Уэлш не смягчается, а, наоборот, крепчает» (Spectator) . Итак, Терри Лоусон, уже знакомый нам по роману «Клей», снова в деле! Опытного таксиста и звезду видеокомпании «Порокко-барокко» не остановят ни бушующий в Эдинбурге ураган Мошонка, ни американский панк-бизнесмен с ирокезом на голове,...
| Автор | Ирвин Уэлш |
The third volume of the 'd'Artagnan Romances', of which «The Three Musketeers» and «Twenty Years After» constitute the first and second volumes, was first serialized between October 1847 to January 1850. It has subsequently been published in three, four, and five-volume editions. Our edition follows the four-volume edition. The books in this edition in their chronological order are as follows: 1. «The Vicomte de Bragelonne» (chapters 1-75), 2. «Ten Years Later» (chapters 76-140),...
| Автор | Александр Дюма |
It was only when Dr. Francesca Lovatt announced her engagement that Jack Herrick realized he'd always loved her. Unable to bear seeing her marry the wrong man, Jack took his small daughter and left town.Now Jack is ready to return, and takes a job as registrar at Denniston Vale Infirmary–only to find that Francesca is still single!Jack is determined that this time he won't let the woman of his dreams slip through his fingers.
| Автор | Judy Campbell |
In his home town of Saratoga, New York, Solomon Northup, a free negro who was a skilled carpenter and violinist, was approached by two circus promoters. They offered him a brief, high-paying job as a musician with their traveling circus. Without informing his wife, who was away at work in a nearby town, he traveled with the strangers to downstate New York and Washington, D.C. Soon after arriving in the capital, he awoke to find himself drugged, bound, and in the cell of a slave pen. When Northup...
| Автор | Solomon Northup |
First serialized in 1845, Alexandre Dumas’ “Twenty Years After” is the second part of the “D’Artagnan Romances”, the first sequel to “The Three Musketeers”. It was followed by “The Vicomte de Bragelonne”, which was first serialized in 1847. Dumas’s beloved characters return for more adventurous duty, and as the title suggests, two decades have elapsed since D’Artagnan and his friends have prevailed over the evil machinations of Cardinal Richelieu and the icy Milady. However, danger and political...
| Автор | Александр Дюма |
Real/fake?Jade Ferraro is a cosmetic surgeon at an elite Beverly Hills clinic. But to Loukas Demakis she's a fraud.Revenge/pleasure?Loukas plans to seduce top secret information from Jade, and then discard her when he's done.Money/truth…Loukas buys Jade dinner–for a donation of one million dollars! But will the cost of the truth be worth the price of his heart?
| Автор | Trish Morey |
‘I do have an option to offer you.’ Three months between the Greek’s sheets!Blackmailed into the billionaire’s bed? Elvi can’t believe her attempt to appeal to heartless Xan’s benevolent side has gone so wrong! But to save her step-mother’s job, she nervously agrees to the Greek’s outrageous terms. Xan is gorgeous with a damaged side only Elvi sees—but how will he react when he realises that his new mistress is an innocent virgin?
| Автор | Lynne Graham |
Twin Temptation Heiress Maddie’s just discovered she’s got a secret twin sister! Now their inheritance depends on temporarily switching places. Sex with her sister’s gorgeous friend Jase is just an added bonus. Yet can she give him up when it’s time to return to her life?Twin SeductionJordan has always had Wild West fantasies. Until her long-lost twin sister arrives…and they switch places! Jordan heads to Santa Fe and encounters red-hot cowboy Cash, who’s everything she imagined and more – and...
| Автор | Cara Summers |
Книга о молодом мошеннике, который каждодневно разыгрывает в дорогих ресторанах приступы удушья – и зарабатывает на этом неплохие деньги…
Книга о сексоголиках, алкоголиках и шмоткаголиках. О любви, дружбе и философии. О сомнительном «втором пришествии» – и несомненной «невыносимой легкости бытия» наших дней.
Впрочем… сам Паланик говорит о ней: «Собираетесь прочесть? Зря!»
Короче – читайте на свой риск и страх!
| Автор | Чак Паланик |
One of the most important works of modernist literature, James Joyce’s «Ulysses» was originally published in serial format from 1918 to 1920 and then published in a single edition in 1922, which this edition is drawn from. «Ulysses» chronicles the passage of Leopold Bloom through Dublin during an ordinary day, June 16, 1904. While the novel appears largely unstructured at first glance it is in fact very closely paralleled to Homer’s «Odyssey», containing eighteen episodes that correspond to...
| Автор | James Joyce |
"Under Fire" by Henri Barbusse (translated by W. Fitzwater Wray). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are...
| Автор | Henri Barbusse |
One of the most powerful accounts of trench warfare from the WWI era, «Under Fire» recounts the experiences of the men of the French Sixth Battalion on the front lines after the German invasion. Compiled from diaries he had written on the front from 1914-1915, and completed in the hospital while recovering from injuries, Barbusse published his work in both serial and novel forms in late 1916. By the end of the war it was a world-wide bestseller, having sold over a quarter of a million copies....
| Автор | Henri Barbusse |
"I want everything."She’s taking control. And it’s driving him wild!Lucy Baudin’s ex dented her self-esteem and it’s time to regain control. In her job as a lawyer she’s bold, confident. But in the bedroom…she needs inspiration to reawaken her inner seductress. Asking her friend Gideon Novak for help seems wrong, yet so deliciously right!
| Автор | Katee Robert |
Mixing businessWith pleasureTexan Rancher Adam Hartley has a plan to expand the family business – unfortunately, someone else beat him to it. Beautiful single mum Lauren Shayne has just stolen Adam’s dream – and his heart! Lauren knows that love is dangerous, and she won’t ever make that mistake again, but sexy Adam is determined to win over Laura and her adorable twins
| Автор | Trish Milburn |