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The Pilgrim’s Regress
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One of C. S. Lewis’ works of fiction, or more specifically allegory, this book is clearly modelled upon Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, as Lewis cleverly satirizes different sections of the Church.Written within a year of Lewis’ conversion, it character…
One of C. S. Lewis’ works of fiction, or more specifically allegory, this book is clearly modelled upon Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, as Lewis cleverly satirizes different sections of the Church.Written within a year of Lewis’ conversion, it character…
The Search for the Dice Man
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The sequel to the cult classic The Dice Man, available in e-book format for the first time.The rules are down to you. The rules that stop you seducing your neighbour downstairs, that stop you hitting your boss, that stop you leaving your family and l…
The sequel to the cult classic The Dice Man, available in e-book format for the first time.The rules are down to you. The rules that stop you seducing your neighbour downstairs, that stop you hitting your boss, that stop you leaving your family and l…
The Secret of Lost Things
5
A stunning debut from a Australian writer – the story of a treasure hunt through a vast New York bookshop.At eighteen, Rosemary arrives in New York from Tasmania with little more than her love of books and an eagerness to explore the city she's read …
A stunning debut from a Australian writer – the story of a treasure hunt through a vast New York bookshop.At eighteen, Rosemary arrives in New York from Tasmania with little more than her love of books and an eagerness to explore the city she's read …
The Snow Tiger
3
Action thriller by the classic adventure writer set in New Zealand.Fifty-four people died in the avalanche that ripped apart a small New Zealand mining town. But the enquiry which follows unleashes more destructive power than the snowfall. As the sur…
Action thriller by the classic adventure writer set in New Zealand.Fifty-four people died in the avalanche that ripped apart a small New Zealand mining town. But the enquiry which follows unleashes more destructive power than the snowfall. As the sur…
The Spoilers / Juggernaut
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Double action thrillers by the classic adventure writer set in the Middle East and Africa.THE SPOILERSWhen film tycoon Robert Hellier loses his daughter to heroin, he declares war on the drug pedlars, the faceless overlords whose greed supplies the w…
Double action thrillers by the classic adventure writer set in the Middle East and Africa.THE SPOILERSWhen film tycoon Robert Hellier loses his daughter to heroin, he declares war on the drug pedlars, the faceless overlords whose greed supplies the w…
The Stepsister's Tale
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What really happened after the clock struck midnight?Jane Montjoy is tired of being a lady. She's tired of pretending to live up to the standards of her mother's noble family–especially now that the family's wealth is gone and their stately mansion h…
What really happened after the clock struck midnight?Jane Montjoy is tired of being a lady. She's tired of pretending to live up to the standards of her mother's noble family–especially now that the family's wealth is gone and their stately mansion h…
The Stone Book Quartet
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A classic work of rural magic realism from one of Britain’s greatest children’s novelists.Through four interconnected fables of a way of living in rural England that has now disappeared, Alan Garner vividly brings to life a landscape situated on the …
A classic work of rural magic realism from one of Britain’s greatest children’s novelists.Through four interconnected fables of a way of living in rural England that has now disappeared, Alan Garner vividly brings to life a landscape situated on the …
The Tightrope Men
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Action thriller by the classic adventure writer set in Norway and Finland.When Giles Denison of Hampstead wakes up in an Oslo hotel room and finds the face looking back at him in the mirror is not his own, things could surely get no more bizarre. But…
Action thriller by the classic adventure writer set in Norway and Finland.When Giles Denison of Hampstead wakes up in an Oslo hotel room and finds the face looking back at him in the mirror is not his own, things could surely get no more bizarre. But…
The Tightrope Men / The Enemy
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Double action thrillers by the classic adventure writer set in Norway, Finland and Sweden.THE TIGHTROPE MENWhen Giles Denison of Hampstead wakes up in an Oslo hotel room and finds the face looking back at him in the mirror is not his own, things coul…
Double action thrillers by the classic adventure writer set in Norway, Finland and Sweden.THE TIGHTROPE MENWhen Giles Denison of Hampstead wakes up in an Oslo hotel room and finds the face looking back at him in the mirror is not his own, things coul…
The Unfortunates
5
The ebook edition of a classic novel from the bestselling author of ‘The Future Homemakers of America’.What hope is there for Poppy Minkel? She has kinky hair, out-sticking ears, too yellow a neck and an appetite for fun, and her mother Dora despairs…
The ebook edition of a classic novel from the bestselling author of ‘The Future Homemakers of America’.What hope is there for Poppy Minkel? She has kinky hair, out-sticking ears, too yellow a neck and an appetite for fun, and her mother Dora despairs…
The Weight of Glory: A Collection of Lewis’ Most Moving Addresses
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Selected from sermons delivered by C. S. Lewis during World War II, these nine addresses show the beloved author and theologian bringing hope and courage in a time of great doubt.Addressing some of the most difficult issues we face in our day-to-day …
Selected from sermons delivered by C. S. Lewis during World War II, these nine addresses show the beloved author and theologian bringing hope and courage in a time of great doubt.Addressing some of the most difficult issues we face in our day-to-day …
The Widow’s Children
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A classic American novel from the author of ‘Borrowed Finery’.On the eve of their trip to Africa, Laura Maldonada Clapper and her husband, Desmond, sit in a New York City hotel room, drinking scotch-and-sodas and awaiting the arrival of three guests:…
A classic American novel from the author of ‘Borrowed Finery’.On the eve of their trip to Africa, Laura Maldonada Clapper and her husband, Desmond, sit in a New York City hotel room, drinking scotch-and-sodas and awaiting the arrival of three guests:…
The Wishbones
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The second novel from Tom Perrotta, author of ‘Little Children’, ‘Election’ and ‘The Abstinence Teacher’.Everything is going pretty well for Dave Raymond. He's 31, but he still feels young. He's playing guitar with the Wishbones, a New Jersey wedding…
The second novel from Tom Perrotta, author of ‘Little Children’, ‘Election’ and ‘The Abstinence Teacher’.Everything is going pretty well for Dave Raymond. He's 31, but he still feels young. He's playing guitar with the Wishbones, a New Jersey wedding…
Илья Ильф и Евгений Петров
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Краткая история возникновения творческого дуэта И. Ильфа и Е. Петрова. Литературная генеалогия и место главного героя в двухъярусном мире романов «Двенадцать стульев» и «Золотой теленок».
Краткая история возникновения творческого дуэта И. Ильфа и Е. Петрова. Литературная генеалогия и место главного героя в двухъярусном мире романов «Двенадцать стульев» и «Золотой теленок».
Three Views of Crystal Water
4
A literary saga, spanning two generations and two cultures, Canadian and Japanese, reminiscent of the work of Isabel Allende.Suddenly finding herself motherless at the age of six, Vera is left in the care of her grandfather, who spends long periods a…
A literary saga, spanning two generations and two cultures, Canadian and Japanese, reminiscent of the work of Isabel Allende.Suddenly finding herself motherless at the age of six, Vera is left in the care of her grandfather, who spends long periods a…
Torn Water
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Set in his native Northern Ireland, John Lynch's debut novel is a lyrically told and exquisitely tender story of innocence and loss.‘He remembers when he was very young standing by water…How he had got there or where the pond was he couldn’t remember…
Set in his native Northern Ireland, John Lynch's debut novel is a lyrically told and exquisitely tender story of innocence and loss.‘He remembers when he was very young standing by water…How he had got there or where the pond was he couldn’t remember…
Михаил Зощенко. «Аристократка»
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Петроградская и московская литература в первые послереволюционные годы, группа «Серапионовы братья». Раннее творчество Михаила Зощенко, рассказ «Аристократка».
Петроградская и московская литература в первые послереволюционные годы, группа «Серапионовы братья». Раннее творчество Михаила Зощенко, рассказ «Аристократка».
ОБЭРИУ. Часть I
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История Объединения реального искусства (ОБЭРИУ), его авторы, творческая программа и наиболее выразительные тексты.
История Объединения реального искусства (ОБЭРИУ), его авторы, творческая программа и наиболее выразительные тексты.
ОБЭРИУ. Часть II
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Ранняя поэзия Николая Заболоцкого и особый творческий путь Николая Олейникова.
Ранняя поэзия Николая Заболоцкого и особый творческий путь Николая Олейникова.
Осип Мандельштам в 1920–30-е годы
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«Виртуоз противочувствия» в раннесоветской литературной жизни и два его загадочных стихотворения.
«Виртуоз противочувствия» в раннесоветской литературной жизни и два его загадочных стихотворения.

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