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It's the Roaring '20s and New York City is the place to be. Everything can be purchased, everyone can be bought. But, can you make money erase your past? As more and more people lose themselves to the lure of money, ironically the only person who remains unaffected is Jay Gatsby, the enigmatic host of the most extravagant parties. The Divers lead an idyllic life on the French Riviera in the late 1920s. Their parties are the talk of the town, a...

Narnia... a land eternally frozen in winter... a country on the verge of independence Four adventurers enter the country of Narnia through a wardrobe door, a land enslaved by the White Witch's power. When all hope seems to be lost, the return of Aslan, the Great Lion, signifies a major shift... and a major sacrifice. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is the second instalment in C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia series, which has captivated...

Under the Volcano is a remarkable portrait of one man's relentless struggle against the elemental forces that threaten to destroy him, and one of literature's most profound and lyrical comments on the human condition. Former British consul Geoffrey Firmin has arrived in Quauhnahuac, Mexico. Drinking has become his crippling illness, and it has taken over his life. Yvonne, the consul's wife, arrives in Quauhnahuac on the Day of the Dead, motiva...

W. E. B. Du Bois' The Souls of Black Folk is a classic work of American literature. It is a fundamental book in the history of sociology as well as an important work in the history of African-American literature. Du Bois drew on his own experiences as an African-American in American society to create this revolutionary work. Aside from its historical significance, The Souls of Black Folk is a noteworthy work in social science because it is one...

I don't want to repeat my innocence. I want the pleasure of losing it again." Young Amory Blaine, who is convinced he has an exceptionally promising future, finishes boarding school and attends Princeton. At university, Amory is an indifferent student, preferring instead to fall in and out of love, and cheerfully immersing himself in a glitzy world of excessive drinking and casual liaisons. Written at the tender age of twenty-three, F. Scott F...

The Murder on the Links, ' first published in 1923, is a complex detective story by Agatha Christie, an English author best known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, especially those featuring fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's brilliant detective, returns to find his wouldbe employer murdered, too many suspects, and the detective directing the local police investigat...

Because desire just cheats you." He is a socialite. She is a reveller. Young, haughty and selfish, they do not understand the idea of working. Anthony Patch, the prospective heir to his grandfather's fortune, is stunned by the beauty of the graceful and narcissistic dancer, Gloria Gilbert. He desperately falls in love with her, and soon she becomes his wife. But as the passionate and glamorous couple await the inheritance, indulging in the lux...

When the luxurious Blue Train arrives at Nice, a guard attempts to wake serene Ruth Kettering from her slumbers. But she will never wake again - for a heavy blow has killed her, disfiguring her features almost beyond recognition. What is more, her precious rubies are missing. It all comes down to Hercule Poirot to figure out who the killer and thief is. The prime suspect is Ruth's estranged husband, Derek. Yet Poirot is not convinced, so he s...

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is a genuine story of a woman's struggle for self-identity, self-preservation, and liberation. It is one of the few remaining slave narratives written by a woman. Harriet Jacobs (1813-1897)'s incredible adventure from enslavement and humiliation in North Carolina to freedom and reunion with her children in the North is chronicled in this autobiographical account. The memoir, written and published in 1861 a...

No amaba a Catherine Barkley, ni se le ocurría que pudiera amarla. Aquello era como el bridge, un juego donde te largas a hablar en vez de manejar las cartas. Eso pensaba el teniente americano Frederic Henry, conductor de ambulancias en el frente italiano durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, al poco de conocer a esta bella enfermera británica. Lo que parecía un juego se convirtió en pasión intensa, mientras la guerra lo arrasaba todo y los hombr...

La famosa satira della rivoluzione russa di George Orwell è una tale parte della nostra società attuale che spesso dimentichiamo chi ha scritto i versi originali. È il piano di come la fattoria del signor Jones' Manor Farm viene trasformata in Animal Farm, una società totalmente democratica fondata sulla convinzione che tutti gli animali sono creati uguali. In una lenta evoluzione che porta una inquietante familiarità, i maiali Napoleon, Squea...

Harry Haller is a melancholy and lonely character, a solitary thinker who has no joy in life. He tries to reconcile his inner wild, primal wolf and intellectual man without succumbing to the bourgeois values he despises. His life is turned upside down when he meets Hermine, a careless and mysterious lady who is the polar opposite of him. Steppenwolf, Hesse' bestknown and most autobiographical work, first published in English in 1929, continue...

UM POUCO DE AR, POR FAVOR! George Bowling, um homem de meia-idade insatisfeito com seu trabalho, em crise conjugal e aflito pela aproximação da Segunda Guerra Mundial, conta sua história. Bowling decide gastar uma quantia inesperada de dinheiro em uma viagem à cidade onde cresceu, com o objetivo de recapturar as memórias felizes de sua infância. No entanto, a realidade com a qual somos confrontados é muito mais difícil e deprimente do que se p...

One of Hemingway's most enduring writings is The Old Man and the Sea. It's the storey of a downonhisluck old Cuban fisherman and his ultimate experience, a relentless, excruciating battle with a gigantic marlin far out in the Gulf Stream, told in language of remarkable simplicity and power. Hemingway recasts the old theme of courage in the face of defeat, of personal success achieved through loss, in a stunningly contemporary language.This tre...

Nothing horrible can ever happen at Tiffany's, Holly Golightly knows. Capote created a lady whose name has become a part of the American language, and whose style has become a part of the literary landscape-her poignancy, wit, and naiveté continue to captivate.

Is it God or the Devil who is in charge of the affairs of this world today? Although it is widely acknowledged that God reigns supreme in Heaven, it is virtually completely disputed that He does so in this world-if not directly, then indirectly. Men are increasingly relegating God to the background in their philosophising and thinking. Take, for example, the material realm. Not only is it disputed that God created everything by personal and di...

Through this fantastical book written in the form of a biography, Virginia Woolf traces the career of the androgynous Orlando through four centuries, starting from the late sixteenth century. It contains a great many wellobserved literary and historical insights into the ages through which it sweeps. As a handsome boy of sixteen, Orlando turns to poetry and becomes a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. Under Charles II, he becomes Ambassador Extra...

Poirot is settling in England near Styles Court, the country house of his wealthy benefactress, the elderly Emily Inglethorp, as a World War I refugee. Poirot puts his enormous detective abilities to work when Emily is poisoned and the authorities are confused. The victim's considerably younger husband, her spiteful stepsons, her longtime hired companion, a young family friend working as a nurse, and a London poison specialist who just happens...

One of the most influential works of this century, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays is a crucial exposition of existentialist thought. Influenced by works such as Don Juan and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide, the age old question- "to be or not to be" in a universe devoid of order or meaning. With lyric eloquence, Albert Camus brilliantly posits a way out of despair, reaffirming the value of personal e...

George Orwell's first novel is an honest and evocative assessment of empire's debasing effect on both the occupied and the occupier. Burmese Days is about a group of Englishmen who meet at the European Club to drink whisky and talk about the profound and unacknowledged loneliness of life in 1920s Burma, where Orwell worked as an imperial policeman. One of the men, a lumber merchant named James Flory, has softened, realising the futility of Eng...