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Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) was an English author and poet who wrote and collaborated on over 60 books of children's fiction, and is considered today to be one of the founders of modern children's literature. Many of Nesbit's works have been adapted for film and plays, and her popular fantasy stories set the standard for modern children's writers like J. K. Rowling and C. S. Lewis. «The Story of the Treasure Seekers» was Nesbit's first novel, published in 1899, and set a...
| Автор | Эдит Несбит |
Frances Burney (1752-1840) was an English diarist, playwright and novelist. She was self-educated and began writing from what she called her «scribblings» at the young age of ten. In total, she wrote eight plays, four novels, one biography and twenty volumes of letters and journals. She is recognized as a literary forerunner to prominent authors who came after her including William Makepeace Thackeray and Jane Austen. The foundation on which Burney's popularity sprang rests with the...
| Автор | Frances Burney |
A collection of parables by Margaret Gatty which includes the following: A Lesson of Faith, The Law of Authority and Obedience, The Unknown Land, Knowledge not the Limit of Belief, Training and Restraining, The Light of Truth, Waiting, A Lesson of Hope, The Circle of Blessing, The Law of the Wood, Active and Passive, Daily Bread, Not Lost, But Gone Before, Motes in the Sunbeam, Red Snow, Whereunto?, Purring When You're Pleased, The Voices of the Earth, The Master of the Harvest, The...
| Автор | Margaret Gatty |
Booth Tarkington was an American novelist, dramatist and short story writer who attained enormous popularity during his lifetime. He was awarded with two Pulitzer Prizes (1918, 1921), a Gold Metal of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, in addition to many honorary doctorates. Today, Tarkington is most notable for his «American boy» stories, especially the Penrod books. This trilogy was extremely successful, bringing the author notoriety and financial stability, and have remained popular...
| Автор | Booth Tarkington |
All this cowboy wants is a temporary affair…Billionaire rancher Conrad Steele wants Felicity Hunt in his bed—no strings attached. He’s been left at the altar before and won’t make the same mistake twice. Until a night of passion changes everything…
| Автор | Catherine Mann |
‘That night…why did you leave?’Nearly dying in the aftermath of a storm is shock enough for Vivi Donner. Waking to find her sexy one-night stand—and father of her secret child—standing by her hospital bed? Heart-stopping. Now Camden McNeal is determined to be a part of their lives!
| Автор | Joss Wood |
Her job is to turn a reclusive rancher into a charming tycoon…With his family’s company at stake, Trystan reluctantly agrees to a makeover. But the media consultant hired to sort him out has him aching. When passion leads to pregnancy, marriage is on the cards…but Isabeau won’t say yes without his love…
| Автор | Catherine Mann |
When Queen Leyna took the throne, she walked away from her first love, the king of another country, putting duty first.Now their kingdoms are under threat – and knowing only an heir will save them, can they fight to find a way back to each other?
| Автор | Therese Beharrie |
Within this third work of Baum's Land of Oz series, Dorothy's story is continued with her beloved companions and given further life with inventive new characters, including a talking hen named Billina and the Hungry Tiger. After being tossed from a steamship during a storm, Dorothy finds herself in the kingdom of Ev, where she becomes involved in a journey to the palace of the evil Nome King to rescue the Queen of Ev and her children. From dodging Wheelers to dangerous guessing games,...
| Автор | Frank Baum |
"The Gambler" is a gripping narrative of the dangers of an addiction to gambling. As was common with Dostoyevsky's writing he draws upon his own life in a semi-autobiographical way in «The Gambler». Dostoyevksy himself suffered from a compulsion to gambling and those first-hand experiences bring a depth of realism to «The Gambler» and to his portrayal of the main character, Alexis Ivanovitch, a young man addicted to gambling. «The Gambler» is an insightful look at the compulsive nature...
| Автор | Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
Emile Zola (1840-1902) is perhaps the most important French writer of the 19th century. Zola dramatically shaped the course of French literature through the development of naturalism, characterized by the unsentimental and realistic portrayal of middle and lower class French life. His twenty novel cycle «Les Rougon-Macquart» is epic in scope, often drawing comparisons to the prolific output of Balzac. Here, in his 1888 «Le Rêve» («The Dream») we encounter the sixteenth installment of the cycle....
| Автор | Emile Zola |
Considered by many to be Maugham's masterpiece, «Of Human Bondage» is the semi-autobiographical tale of Philip Carey, who like Maugham, is orphaned and brought up by his uncle. «Of Human Bondage» is a «bildungsroman» that traces the travels of its main character to Germany, Paris and London while exploring the intellectual, emotional and psychological development of the protagonist and later his destructive relationship with the main female character, Mildred Rogers. Originally published in...
| Автор | Somerset Maugham |
As one of the first writers of detective fiction in America, Anna Katharine Green has been called the «the mother of the detective novel.» A bestselling author who would author almost forty novels, she is noted for introducing the first American series of detective novels. Her first novel, «The Leavenworth Case,» which introduces us to her popular detective Ebenezer Gryce, is a classic whodunit concerning the murder of Horatio Leavenworth, a wealthy New York merchant and philanthropist. Drawing...
| Автор | Anna Katherine Green |
They better make room for one more this Christmas!Getting snowed in with his sexy assistant, Faye Darby, is difficult enough. But when an abandoned baby is found in the stables Piers Luckman has to step up, taking responsibility for the little one. But this die-hard bachelor soon finds himself yearning for a more permanent family this Christmas…
| Автор | Yvonne Lindsay |
He may be Prince Charming. But does she still believe in fairytales?The last six years of Bree Evans’ personal life have been such a disaster that she’s decided to refocus on her successful cookie business. Until her gorgeous former crush, Brand Wallace – now a dashing internet tycoon –sweeps her into his world…
| Автор | Cara Colter |
A storm. A stranger. A secret.After a storm leaves handsome stranger Bryn Morgan stranded at Charlie’s farmhouse she plans to keep her distance! But the night forges a bond between —until Bryn reveals is in fact Lord Carlisle! Can he show Charlie that their differences can bring them closer?
| Автор | Marion Lennox |
One of Samuel Butler's most famous works, «Erewhon» is the story of a fictional country in which Butler satirizes the Victorian society of the time in which he lived. An anagram of the word «nowhere,» «Erewhon» upon first impression appears to be a utopian society. However as the country is further detailed is becomes apparent that this is clearly not the case. The titular setting of the novel is loosely based on Butler's experiences as a young man working as a sheep farmer in New...
| Автор | Samuel Butler |
"Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress", was written by Frances Burney in 1782, shortly after the success of her first novel, «Evelina». The novel tells the story of Cecilia Beverley, a young woman who may only receive an inheritance from her uncle upon marrying a man who agrees to take the name Beverley. The work is a scathing commentary on English aristocratic society, at that time a male-oriented world of pretension and politics. Burney is noted for her exploration of the lives of women in...
| Автор | Frances Burney |
Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins (1863-1933) was training to become a lawyer and barrister when he wrote his sixth novel, «The Prisoner of Zenda», in 1894. It took one month to finish the first draft, and it quickly achieved such great success that Hope turned to full-time writing. The story is set in the fictional country of Ruritania, on the eve of the new king's coronation. When the king is suddenly abducted, an Englishman who bears a striking resemblance to him is brought in as a political...
| Автор | Anthony Hope |
The debut novel of Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf, «The Saga of Gösta Berling» was first published in 1891. It is the story of its titular character Gösta Berling, a deposed minister. Gösta Berling becomes one of the pensioners in the manor at Ekeby when he is saved by the Mistress of Ekeby from freezing to death. Set on the shores of Lake Fryken, Lake Löven in the story, in Värmland, a historical province in Sweden, the novel employs elements of magic realism to project an exotic image of early...
| Автор | Selma Lagerlöf |
He’ll prove he’s worth her love!Cassie Clarkson must ensure she doesn’t get on Jack Randell’s bad side – seeing as he's the handsome great-nephew of her new client. There’s one issue though, being on his good side is so much more dangerous – to her heart! Cassie needs this job but she also can’t deny her feelings.
| Автор | Bella Bucannon |
His son and daughter—They are her family, tooChristina Braswell would do anything for her divorced best friend’s kids, including help their father. Park ranger and sudden single dad Brett Hendrix inspires trust and has everyone’s back. But Christina’s torn between loyalty and a deepening attachment to the handsome Sweetwater, Tennessee, lawman. Brett’s not making it any easier…she's finally feeling as if she belongs somewhere.
| Автор | Cheryl Harper |
An unexpected consequenceFlash Lawrence and Brooke Bonner's fling burned hotter and faster than Flash’s temper. But when Brooke learned she was pregnant, staying away was her only option.Their chemistry is explosive but the unpredictable rodeo star isn’t daddy material…
| Автор | Sarah M. Anderson |
Who will pay the price? She lost her ranch to the Masters men, so why is Ally Kincaid now offering herself as Seth Masters’ in-name-only bride? Because she’ll get her land back, while Seth will get his share of the family fortune. But once they share a bed, will Ally get her heart back in the bargain?
| Автор | Lauren Canan |