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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam [Trans. FitzGerald] (Khayyam, O.)
Presents the free translation of the Persian poem by the 12th century astronomer and poet - Omar Khayyam. Its colourful imagery appealed to the Victorian age's fascination with the Orient, while its sensual warmth acted as a…
€ 3,³⁵
The Essential Kafka (Kafka, F.)
Franz Kafka has given his name to a world of nightmare, but in Kafka's world, it is never completely clear just what the nightmare is. Kafka deals in dark and quirkily humorous terms with the insoluble dilemmas of a world which…
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Three Men in a Boat & Three Men on the Bummel (Jerome, J.K.)
This comic novel describes the boating expedition on the Thames of three friends and their dog, Montmerency. The difficulties and vicissitudes of these innocents abroad are magnified to epic proportions, and give the book an air…
€ 3,³⁵
Washington Square (James, H.)
Dr Sloper is disappointed in his dull daughter, Catherine, a mediocre replacement for his beautiful and intelligent wife who died soon after childbirth. Yet, as Sloper threatens, beguiles and dictates to his daughter, he discovers…
€ 3,³⁵
Turn of the Screw & The Aspern Papers (James, H.)
"The Turn of the Screw" is the classic ghost story for which James is most remembered. Set in a country house, it is a chilling tale of the supernatural. "The Aspern Papers" is a tale of Americans in Europe, cleverly evoking the…
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Portrait of a Lady (James, H.)
Transplanted to Europe from her native America, Isabel Archer has candour, beauty, intelligence, an independent spirit and a marked enthusiasm for life. An unexpected inheritance apparently gives her freedom, but despite her…
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Les Miserables - Volume 2 (Hugo, V.)
The second part of Hugo's masterpiece
€ 3,³⁵
Les Miserables - Volume I (Hugo, V.)
The first part of classic novel rich in both character portrayal and historical description. Characters such as the Valjean, the street urchin Gavroche, the rascal Thenardier, the detective Javert, and the figure of the prostitute…
€ 3,³⁵
Hunchback of Notre-Dame (Hugo, V.)
Set in 1482, this novel presents a meditation on love, fate, architecture and politics, as well as a recreation of the medieval world at the dawn of the modern age.
€ 3,³⁵
Odyssey (Homer)
Describes the adventures of Odysseus, Greek warrior, as he strives to return to his home island of Ithaca after the Trojan War. This poem also describes his endurance, his love for his wife and son.
€ 3,³⁵
Iliad (Homer)
A translation of Homer's poem of war which is a magnificent testimony to the power of the Iliad. This volume retells the story of Achilles, the great warrior, and his terrible wrath before the walls of besieged Troy, and the…
€ 3,³⁵
Private Memoirs & Confessions of a Justified Sinner (Hogg, J.)
In early years of 18th century, Scotland is torn by religious and political strife. The sinner, justified by his Calvinist conviction that his own salvation is pre-ordained, is suspected of involvement in a series of crimes. A…
€ 3,³⁵