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For over a hundred years the Pacific island of Pala has been the scene of a unique experiment in civilisation.

A prize-winning new translation which brings a combined knowledge of Russian and English to Dostoevsky's compelling text. Raskolnikov is an impoverished student who commits murder. …

Acclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters, this modern epic became an instant bestseller upon publication in 1974, transforming a generation …

Each time he returns from his travels, Marco Polo is invited by Kublai Khan to describe the cities he has visited. The conqueror and the explorer exchange visions: for Kublai Khan …

**NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING HARRY STYLES**This love is all-consumingIt is in 1950s' Brighton that Marion first catches sight of the handsome and enigmatic Tom. He teaches her to …

As a girl, Clara del Valle can read fortunes, make objects move as if they had lives of their own, and predict the future. Set in an unnamed Latin American country over three …

This is the extraordinary love story of Clare and Henry who met when Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty. In the …

The closed world of the ancient aristocracy is being breached for the first time by outsiders - rich provincial families, a new and powerful political and social elite. Kiyoaki …

Discover John Fowlesâ?? compelling classic first novelâ??Short and spare and direct, an intelligent thriller with psychological and social overtonesâ?? Sunday TimesWithdrawn, …

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY HELEN SIMPSON From familiar fairy tales and legends - Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard, Puss in Boots, Beauty and the Beast, vampires and werewolves - Angela …