' … once again Mr Sherlock Holmes is free to devote his life to examining those interesting little problems which the complex...

With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Patsy Stoneman, University of Hull Set in the mid-19th century, and written from the...

The earth was made for Dombey and Son to trade in, and the sun and moon were made to give them light. The hopes of Mr Dombey for...

This Side of Paradise tells the story of Amory Blaine, the only child of wealthy parents, whose journey from adolescence to...

'Surely no man would take up my profession if it were not that danger attracts him.'
In The Casebook, you can read the final...

In the hope of saving her brother's life, should a woman submit to rape? Should the law be respected when its administrator is...

The novel follows the life of its eponymous heroine, Moll Flanders, through its many vicissitudes, which include her early...

"To the Lighthouse" is the most autobiographical of Virginia Woolf novels. It is based on her own early experiences, and while it...

This title includes an introduction and notes by Merry M. Pawlowski, Professor and Chair, Department of English, California State...

Virginia Woolf's Orlando, "the longest and most charming love letter in literature," playfully constructs the figure of Orlando...

Jules Verne (1828-1905) possessed that rare storyteller`s gift of being able to present the far-fetched and the downright...

Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) is best known for War and Peace and Anna Karenina, commonly regarded as amongst the greatest novels...

There he lay looking as if youth had been half-renewed, for the white hair and moustache were changed to dark iron grey; the...

This book is edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, research Professor of English, University of Sussex.
The...

Set in Hardy's Wessex, Tess of the d'Urbervilles is a moving novel of hypocrisy and double standards. Its challenging sub-title,...

Generally considered to be F.Scott Fitzgerald's finest novel, "The Great Gatsby" is a consummate summary of the "roaring...

"The Best of Sherlock Holmes" is a collection of twenty of the very best tales from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fifty-six short...

Translated by Constance Garnett.
With an introduction by A. Briggs.

Dickens had already achieved renown with "The Pickwick Papers". With "Oliver Twist" his reputation was enhanced and strengthened....

Interest in supernatural phenomena was high during Charles Dickens' lifetime. He had always loved a good ghost story himself,...

In a unique creative experiment, Dickens divides the narrative between his heroine, Esther Summerson, who is psychologically...

Cervantes' tale of the deranged gentleman who turns knight-errant, tilts at windmills and battles with sheep in the service of...

Tom Jones is widely regarded as one of the first and most influential English novels. It is certainly the funniest.
Tom Jones,...

The Diamond as Big as the Ritz is an ominous fable about the pursuit of great wealth. Readers will be transported to a fabulous...

With an Introduction and Notes by John M.L. Drew, University of Buckingham.
Wilde's only novel, first published in 1890, is a...

This selection of Carroll's works includes Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel. Through die Looking-Glass, both...

Adultery is not a typical Jane Austen theme, but when it disturbs the relatively peaceful household .."it Mansfield Park, it has...

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These lively, varied and thought-provoking science-fiction stories (from the era...

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Considered by many to be Dickens’ finest novel, Great Expectations traces the...

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Pride and Prejudice, which opens with one of the most famous sentences in English...