Set in Britain shortly after the end of the Russo-Japanese war, ‘The Illustrious Prince’ provides a fascinating insight into the political tensions of the time. The story centres …
Doctor Nikola’s goal in life is to achieve world domination and immortality. When he finds out that a secret society in Tibet is way more powerful than any other human being or …
Thrown in jail for treason, Kai Lung must face the court of the Mandarin Shan Tien to prove his innocence. But time is running out, and with every tick of the clock, Kai Lung is …
'Bethink yourselves!' Or, in more modern parlance: 'Wake up! Get a grip!'Leo Tolstoy, known for the epic 'War and Peace', is far more blunt in this book.The Russian novelist and …
Prepare yourself for yet another Pimpa-adventure! This time, the friendly, red-spotted dog travels abroad and meets a bunch of new friends along the way. Pimpa stumbles upon …
Son of a debt-ridden aristocratic family, Gregory Ballaston, resorts to desperate means while travelling through China. Will his rash decision result in the corruption of all …
‘Moving the Mountain’ (1911) is a novel by American feminist and writer, Charlotte Gilman. It is the first book of her classic utopian feminist trilogy that includes ‘Herland’ …
A crooked merchant banker. The tantalising wealth of a distant relative. A bribe promising to wipe the slate clean. Stephen Narth needs pund50,000 to keep out of prison. When his …
‘The Boy Fortune Hunters in China’ is the fourth in the series of children’s adventure stories by ‘Oz’ author L. Frank Baum. Sam Steele and his friends Joe and Archie have saved a …
In "My Lady of the Chinese Courtyard," Elizabeth Cooper offers the reader a translation of two series of letters by Kwei-li, the wife of a high-rank Chinese official.The first …
