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The Edwardian Collection
H.G. Wells said that 'Queen Victoria sat on England like a great paperweight and that after her death things blew all over the place.' It was a period of excitement and uncertainty, although Edward VII made himself popular with his subjects during the course of his reign. Despite the new outlook, the insouciance of the Victorian age still persisted - a belief in Empire, the upper class still a force but Shaw's 'New Man' was coming. The Great War would completely shatter the class system but the gradual change was witnessed and predicted among thinking writers like Bennett, Galsworthy and of course Wells himself.
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The Secret Agent
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Joseph Conrad
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Inspired by an actual terrorist attack on Greenwich Laboratory in 1894 ‘The Secret Agent’ is arguably Conrad’s greatest work. The subtitle ‘A Simple Tale’ is deliberately ironic although the story is indeed more accessible than most of the author’s other writing and despite one time shift, which adds to the su ... more on this title.
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Greenmantle
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John Buchan
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from £24.99
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The second of Richard Hannays’ adventures takes him from the trenches of the First World War on a mission of vital importance to the British campaign in the East. In an attempt to manipulate their Turkish allies the Germans have created a religious figurehead, a prophet of a new order to unify the disparate tr ... more on this title.
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The Thirty-Nine Steps
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John Buchan
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from £13.49
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Among the first ‘espionage thrillers’ and an acknowledged classic ‘The Thirty-Nine Steps’ well deserves its accolades as one of the best adventure stories of all time. Leaving aside the improbable denouement, the fast paced, brilliantly conceived narrative still excites and carries one along with the sheer sus ... more on this title.
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The Hole In the Wall
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Arthur Morrison
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from £17.99
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Arthur Morrison grew up in the East End of London and was familiar with life on the dockside. He tells the story of ‘The Hole in the Wall’ through the eyes of young Stephen Kemp, taken to live with his grandfather after the death of his mother. Nat Kemp is determined to keep his grandson apart from the seamier side of the D ... more on this title.
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The Dark Flower
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John Galsworthy
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from £19.99
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“The Dark Flower” has a universal theme - the positive powers and the disruptive effects of sexuality and desire. It is the story of Mark Lennan and his infatuation, adulterous affair, conventional marriage and obsession for a younger woman. Despite the moral debate Galsworthy’s novel has enormous narrative strength which s ... more on this title.
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Anna of the Five Towns
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Arnold Bennett
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from £19.99
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Set in stifled industrial Staffordshire in the late nineteenth century against a strong evangelical background "Anna of the Five Towns" tells of the courting of hard businessman Ephraim Tellright's daughter by prosperous and accomplished Henry Mynors. As her father's fortune grows so does Anna's understanding. She realises ... more on this title.
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Game, Set and Match
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Various Authors
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from £14.99
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A collection of love stories from around the world read by Jacqueline Quella, Andrew Hawkins and Peter Joyce.
The stories in this collection include:
1. ‘The Jilting of Jane’, by H. G. Wells.
2. ‘The Necklace’, by Guy de Maupassant.
3. ‘The Rocking Horse Winner’, by D. H. La ... more on this title.
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The Monkey's Paw
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W. W. Jacobs
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from £14.99
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A collection of short stories by W W Jacobs.
Serpents, skinflints, skivers, suitors and sundry sailors take the foreground in these stories about the East End of London and the mythical village of Claybury at the turn of the century.
Stories:
The Third String, A Mixed P ... more on this title.
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London Lavender
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E.V. Lucas
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from £17.99
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As well as Lucas’ appreciation of the eccentricity and simple humour of his characters, he also entertains with a perceptive and sympathetic version of London life in the early days of the last century. The book was extensively published throughout the years 1913 to 1919. It must have given much needed light relief in that ... more on this title.
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The Power House
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John Buchan
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from £11.99
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John Buchan's hero Edward Leithen chances upon a worldwide plan for domination. With his own life and those of his friends depending on the outcome of his struggle he engages in combat the anarchic brain behind "The Power-House".
The Author, despite being very busy in Public Service, wrote over fifty ... more on this title.
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Big Foot
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Edgar Wallace
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from £17.99
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The brutal murder of a woman in a lonely beach cottage, huge footprints found nearby, a meandering tramp singing snatches of opera in the night!
Superintendent Minter - "Sooper", rattles around the countryside on his noisy motorbike and tries to find a connection. Hampered by amateur detective Gordon Cardew, ai ... more on this title.
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The Unbearable Bassington
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Saki
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from £14.99
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Widow Francesca Bassington is deeply concerned. Her son, Comus, has finished his schooldays without benefit. He is now footloose and fancy free among the Edwardian social scene of London, showing no signs of responsibility or willingness to undertake a sensible career.
To add to this distress Francesca has a ho ... more on this title.
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Ups and Downs
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Stacy Aumonier
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from £17.99
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"Stacy Aumonier was profoundly in love with life, and impregnated through and through by curiosity about life and its manifestations. All types were fish to his net; and he has given us the fruits of his passion for existence with a deft and always interesting fidelity. He is never heavy, never boring, never really trivial ... more on this title.
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A Master of Craft
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W. W. Jacobs
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‘A Master of Craft’ was written in 1900. It was said of W. W. Jacobs that he was one of the few writers who succeeded in being deliberately humorous. In this yarn, dedicated to his wife, he tells of marital mishap and misadventure among mariners in the East End of London. Will Poppy Tyrell find happiness? What are the dark ... more on this title.
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The Card
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Arnold Bennett
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from £19.99
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Arnold Bennett's splendidly comic portrayal of Edward Henry Machin, known as Denry to his mother to save time, is set in Bursley, one of the author's Five Towns of Staffordshire. Starting in 1897, when Denry first saw the smoke of the potbanks, the tale chronicles his rise to fame and wealth including such events as improvi ... more on this title.
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The Autobiography of a Supertramp
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W. H. Davies
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from £19.99
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At the end of the 19th Century W.H.Davies hustled his way across America, working when he could, begging and stealing when he couldn't.
He saw life on the breadline. He was beaten up in New Orleans, thrown into prison in Michigan and was present at lynchings in Tennessee, truly a diarist of the nether side of t ... more on this title.
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Father and Son
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Edmund Gosse
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from £22.99
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"This story is the record of a struggle between two temperaments, two consciences and almost two epochs. It ended, as was inevitable, in disruption. Of the two human beings here described, one was born to fly backward, the other could not help being carried forward.
The affection of these two persons was assail ... more on this title.
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The Beloved Vagabond
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W.J. Locke
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from £24.99
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"To Paragot I owe everything. He is at once my benefactor, my venerated master, my beloved friend, my creator."
Thus begins the story of one of the greatest characters of English Literature - Paragot the lovable Bohemian and celebrated Bon Vivant.
A young urchin from the London slums is adopted by ... more on this title.
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