A Word To The Wise: 89 books

Henry James was born on 15 April 1843 as is regarded as one of the great literary figures of 19th Century writing. Born in New York, he moved between there and Europe, being tutored in Geneva, London, Paris, Bologna, and Bonn. At the age of 19 he briefly attended Harvard Law School, but preferred reading...

Henry James was born on 15 April 1843 as is regarded as one of the great literary figures of 19th Century writing. Born in New York, he moved between there and Europe, being tutored in Geneva, London, Paris, Bologna, and Bonn. At the age of 19 he briefly attended Harvard Law School, but preferred reading...

Henry James was born on 15 April 1843 as is regarded as one of the great literary figures of 19th Century writing. Born in New York, he moved between there and Europe, being tutored in Geneva, London, Paris, Bologna, and Bonn. At the age of 19 he briefly attended Harvard Law School, but preferred reading...

Henry James was born on 15 April 1843 as is regarded as one of the great literary figures of 19th Century writing. Born in New York, he moved between there and Europe, being tutored in Geneva, London, Paris, Bologna, and Bonn. At the age of 19 he briefly attended Harvard Law School, but preferred reading...

Honore De Balzac may only have lived for 51 years but his work lives on through such vital classics as La Vendetta (The Vendetta). This novel is also part of La Comedie Humaine (The Human Comedy) and is the eighth of the Scènes de la vie privée (Scenes of Private Life). The series parodies and depicts French society in the first half of the 19th Century.

Percy Bysshe Shelley is more widely known as one of the great Romantic Poets. Yet in his short life he was active politically but also as an essayist where his thoughts and ideas were fresh and innovative. Included in this collection is In Defence Of Poetry which contains the quite wonderful suggestion...

Frances Hodgson Burnetts A Lady of Quality follows the evolution of the character of Clorinda Wildairs. The latter is a rebellious young girl whose mother dies and leaves her to be brought up by the familys servants. The story is set in late-seventeenth-century England under the reign of Queen Anne....

The Communist Manifesto is without doubt one of the most important political works ever. It's doctrine occcupied the thoughts and lives of many peoples across the globe during the 20th Century. Whilst its influence has waned its ideals, aspirations and thought processes still leave much to be admired.

Edith Whartons Early Short Fiction is a collection of a number of early short stories written by the American writer and novelist Edith Wharton. Most of these stories were first published in the beginning of the twentieth century in literary magazines and periodicals such as the famous Scribners Magazine....

Honore De Balzac may only have lived for 51 years but his work lives on through such vital classics as Albert Savarus. Written in 1836 and part of a series of novels known as La Comédie Humaine (The Human Comedy) which parodies and depicts French society in the period of the Restoration and the July Monarchy (18151848).

In the long history of the Royal Navy the mutiny on board HMS Bounty has long had a strange fascination. Life on board was harsh as it was across all ships. Here the Captain who was deposed from his ship gives us his account.

This is another very welcome volume by Americas foremost satirist ring Lardner. Although he was only with us for 48 years most of his works have become classics. On show here are a number of stories that once again are marked out by the weird situations and ideas he creates. His use of slang and idioms,...

Thomas Hardy (2nd June 1840 11th January 1928), celebrated poet and writer, was born in a modest thatched cottage near Dorchester in the West country, to a builder father. His mother came from a line of intelligent, lively and ambitious women so ensured her son had the best formal education available...

John Quincy Adams served as the sixth president of the United States winning the election in 1824. It was controversial as the House of Representatives chose amongst the top 3 vote winners. Adams had lost both the popular vote and the electoral vote but was nonetheless elected. He was a great negotiator...