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Written in the form of a diary, The House of the Dead recounts the story of Alexander Goryanchikov, a gentleman who is condemned to ten years' hard labour for killing his wife in a fi t of rage. Initially the target of the other inmates' malice, he gradually settles in and becomes an avid observer of the new world around him - watching his fellow prisoners being brutally and cruelly punished by the guards, listening to their past stories of bl...

The fears of a moral line being crossed in scientific advances that plague contemporary society are accurately prefigured in this satirical story of a shipwreck bringing central character Edward to encounter exiled god-playing scientist Dr Moreau.

Ebullient orphan Judy Abbott's letters to the benefactor fixing her with the means to a college degree that might bring into fruition her literary ambitions make up this classic of American children's literature.

Conrad's ability to expose the barest and often darkest realities of human nature is showcased triumphantly across these five stories, initially published in 1898 shortly before the publication of "Heart Of Darkness".

A chancing ballet dancer moved to London named Shirley is thrown off the course of her dreams by the outbreak of the Second World War. From the author of "At Home In France".

Beautifully packaged, this volume collects together the poems Pushkin wrote whilst still a student.

Drawing on the author's own experiences, it deals with themes including the nature of childhood, the rise of the middle classes, and the loneliness and ill-treatment that life as a governess could entail.

First published in 1921, this volume collects some of the more comical stories the literary genius published throughout his writing career.

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From the silent classic "Pandora's Box" to Metallica and Lou Reed's 2011 collaboration to a 2013 graphic novel adaption, the Lulu plays continue to inspire discussion.

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A story of the siege of a small post office by a group of rebels, who discover to their embarrassment that a female postal clerk, Gertie Girdle, is still in the lavatory some time after they have shot or expelled the rest of the staff.

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These hilarious adventures make Queneau's novel, presented in the form of a script and parodying various genres, one of the best literary jeux d'esprit in modern literature.