Auk Classics imprint: 344 books

A fantastic historical novel about the wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, Josephine de Beauharnais, the first Empress consort of France. Written by the German master of the genre Clara Mundt, better known by her pen-name of Louise Muhlbach.

A Russian classic by author Leonid Andreyev. Seven men, five terrorists and two common peasants, are condemned to death by hanging. The book follows each of the men's personal journey as they seek to deal with their fate.

A fantastic historical adventure novel set during the Zulu uprising of 1906, written by prolific colonial writer, novelist, essayist and cultural critic Bertram Mitford.

A fantastic novel by French novelist and playwright Honore de Balzac.

This fantastic story is a version of the well-known children's tale The Swiss Family Robinson where a family from Switzerland is marooned in the East Indies. The tale follows their battle for survival and attempts to return to the outside world. This particular version is one of a series of 'One Syllable...

Remember, remember the fifth of November,the gunpowder treason and plot.I see no reason why the gunpowder treasonshould ever be forgot.A fantastic fictionalisation of the famous gunpowder plot, where Guy Fawkes and his band of conspirators hatched a daring plan to blow up the Houses of Parliament.

A classic historical fiction work by Clara Mundt, better known by her pen name of Louise Mühlbach.

A fantastic ‘dramatic story’ from Polish novelist Eliza Orzeszkowa, one of several works she wrote about the social conditions of Poland in the late 19th century.

A fascinating novel written by one of the most famous actresses of early cinema, Sarah Bernhardt. The book presents a fictionalised and idealised version of Bernhardt's own life and career.

A fantastic classic science fiction tale from an anonymous late-19th century author. In a far-flung future, humanity has colonised the solar system. The story is set against a background of interplanetary war, with mighty electric spaceships riding the inter-system electric currents to battle in epic space warfare.

A fantastic 'episode of Channel Island history' written by Guernsey based author H. G. Keene.

A classic adventure story from Captain Frederick Sadleir Brereton, RAMC. Set during the events of the Crimean war, this is a fantastic book in the tradition of boy's adventure novels.

A fantastic classic adventure novel by the master of the genre Jules Verne. The reporter Claudius Bombarnac is sent to Asia by the journal "The Twentieth Century" to report on the new Grand Transasiatic Railway.

A fictionalisation of the secret life of Helen of Troy, the woman whose beauty caused the fabled Trojan War.