Tumbling headlong down a rabbit-hole, Alice enters the magical underground kingdom of Wonderland. These classic stories remain a childhood favourite. Counts as one volume.
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Few novels have described the reality of the First World War with such honesty and raw eloquence as All Quiet on the Western Front. The most famous German anti-war novel, it was based on Remarque’s own experiences in the trenches. Over a million copies were sold in the year after its first publication in 1929, and an award-winning film adaptation followed in 1930.
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In this edition, illustrated with beautiful Sung Dynasty paintings that reflect Confucian subjects and ideas, every reader can profit from the timeless philosophy that remains at the heart of Chinese civilisation and tradition.
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This edition contains nine of the most famous of the 'Tales from the One Thousand and One Nights', originally told by Scheherezade to her murderous husband - to keep herself alive she would always stop at a moment of cliff-hanging excitement.
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Written over 2,500 years ago, The Art of War remains the most famous military treatise of all time. Sun-tzu’s collection of precepts on strategic warfare has yet to be surpassed.
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In 1934, Laurie Lee left his Gloucestershire village. Yearning for adventure, he embarked for Spain and walked the length of the country, covering 20 miles a day under the merciless heat of the Spanish sun.
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A touching and powerful fable of Diamond the coachman's son and his many adventures with the powerful North Wind.
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Aubrey and Maturin set off on their homeward voyage, but between warring Pacific islands and a mysterious female stowaway, the HMS Surprise must chart a treacherous course. The fifteenth Aubrey-Maturin installment.
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Aubrey and Maturin set sail for Australia to rescue Governor William Bligh from the settlers rebelling against his rule. The fifth installment of the Aubrey-Maturin series.
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This was the book which was chosen as a basis for the successful film starring Russell Crowe. With the many dramatic events as the Surprise searches for the USS Norfolk around the Cape and all the way to the naturalist’s paradise, the Galapagos Islands, it makes a good choice. The tenth installment of the Aubrey-Maturin series
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War has broken out between Britain and America. Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are caught up in further webs of international intrigue in this sixth novel in the Aubrey-Maturin series.
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Jack Aubrey is back in England and bankrupt. His only escape is to board H.M.S. Surprise as part of a naval entourage accompanying the king’s ambassador to the East Indies. The third installment of the Aubrey-Maturin series.
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After his many dashing expeditions, Jack Aubrey is posted in the decrepit Worcester (more a floating coffin than a ship of the line) to blockade work. The French fleet lies in Toulon and the British squadrons patrol outside, longing for a full fleet action and a chance to prove themselves in battle. The eighth installment of the Aubrey-Maturin series.
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No longer Captain Aubrey RN, but simply plain Mr Aubrey, Jack sets sail in the Surprise determined to prey upon enemy shipping, to recover his fortune if her can and - far more importantly - seek reinstatement in the navy. The twelfth installment of the Aubrey-Maturin series.
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The first ever Aubrey-Maturin adventure sees Captain Jack Aubrey take charge of his first command, HMS Sophie. To read Patrick O’Brian is to experience life at sea in the days of thrill of a skirmish with an Algerian quarter-galley.
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