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With the Flow
M. Folantin is a government employee who is overwhelmed by the quotidian misery of life. The story follows his Quixotic quest for enjoyment - as he goes to a restaurant, to the …
Venus in the Cloister
"Oh God! Sister Angelique, do not come into my room; I am not decent right now. Do you think anyone should be caught in my state? I really did think I had closed the door" Sister …
The Story of a Nobody
The Story of a Nobody is a profound and moving work of fiction, combining the political tensions of the day with a tale of deep poignancy and sorrow. With St Petersburg awash with …
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
On learning of Ivan Ilyich's sudden demise and death, his former colleagues begin vying for promotion; it seems in neither life nor death has Ivan Ilyich made any lasting …
Hyde Park Gate News
As children, Virginia Woolf, elder sister Vanessa Bell, and brother Thoby, collaborated on their very own newspaper, recording the day-to-day events of the family home, 22 Hyde …
Monday or Tuesday
A woman gazes at a mark on a wall and ponders the vagaries of thought and opinion; a succession of couples are caught up with nostalgia for their past as they stroll among the …
Scientific Lives
"The honourable Robert Boyle esq., the son of Richard Boyle, the first Earl of Cork, was born at Lismore in the county of Cork. He was nursed by an Irish nurse, after the Irish …
Behind a Mask
Louisa May Alcott's Behind a Mask is an ingenious study of deception and betrayal, and of the ruthless power of a woman scorned. When demure Scottish governess Jean Muir arrives at …
How to Mix Drinks or the Bon Vivant's Companion
Jerry Thomas's Bartender's Guide is THE original cocktail book; the first time today's Classics were set down in print, full of jiggers and ponys, this unique volume gives an …
Lesley Castle
This is a unique edition of Jane Austen's early burlesques; Lesley Castle, inspired novella in letters, is not included in the Penguin edition of her juvenilia, and is presented …