Historical Classics

Wilmet Forsyth is bored. Bored with the everyday routine of her life. Bored with teatimes filled with local gossip. Bored with her husband, Rodney, a civil servant who dotes on her. But on her 33rd birthday, Wilmet's conventional life takes a turn when she runs into the handsome brother of her close friend. Attractive and enigmatic, Piers Longridge is a mystery Wilmet is determined to solve. Rather than settling down, he lived in Portugal, then returned to England for a series of odd jobs. Driven by a fantasy of romance, the sheltered, naïve Englishwoman sets out to seduce Piers.

Mr Darcy’s Legacy - A Love Tested by the Past Author’s Note: This is a newly revised edition of the novel, initially published in 2019, which returns with a striking new cover, significant stylistic refinements that enhance the narrative, and subtle changes to the unfolding of the story. If you have ever entertained the idea of Mr Darcy bearing a noble title, this novel is for you—but the truth is far more complex and intriguing than you might expect. On the verge of marrying the woman who has captured his heart, Darcy finds himself battling his family’s opposition. Lady Catherine ...

The Last Man in the World She Wishes to Marry is the One Man Who Owns Her Heart! ELIZABETH BENNET adamantly refused Fitzwilliam Darcy’s proposal, but when Maria Lucas discovers the letter Darcy offers Elizabeth in explanation of his actions, Elizabeth must swallow her objections in order to save her reputation. She follows Darcy to London and pleads for the gentleman to renew his proposal. Yet, even as she does so, Elizabeth knows not what she fears most: being Mr. Darcy’s wife or the revenge he might consider for her earlier rebuke. FITZWILLIAM DARCY would prefer that Elizabeth Bennet ...

Edith Grossman, celebrated for her brilliant translation of Don Quixote, offers a dazzling new version of another Cervantes classic, on the 400th anniversary of his death. The 12 novellas gathered together in Exemplary Novels reveal the extraordinary breadth of Cervantes' imagination: his nearly limitless ability to create characters, invent plots, and entertain listeners across continents and centuries.

FonoLibro se enorgullece al presentar María, la obra cumbre de la novela romántica latinoamericana, del prestigioso escritor Colombiano Jorge Isaac. Esta famosa y reconocida novela narra la historia de amor juvenil entre María y Efraín, enmarcada en la zona selvática del Valle del Cauca a fines siglo XIX, en la hacienda "El Paraíso" donde ambos crecieron. Sin embargo el camino de ambos se separo cuando, a la usanza de la época, Efraín fue enviado a Bogota a culminar sus estudios de bachillerato.

The Nine. Scattered across the Indian Territory. US Marshal Caleb Maddox has been warned against going after them. After a brutal train robbery by the Harvey Gang leaves his best friend dead, Caleb is determined to bring the nine outlaws to justice. Led by Cutter Ray Harvey, robbing that train was just another day’s work for him and his eight desperados. And leaving the innocent dead? A regular occurrence. With the sting of his friend’s death still fresh, Caleb hunts the nine outlaws in their hideouts across the Indian Territory and takes them all down. One by one. But after finding the...

From Boston's social underworld emerges Verena Tarrant, a girl with extraordinary oratorical gifts, which she deploys in tawdry meeting-houses on behalf of "the sisterhood of women". She acquires two admirers of a very different stamp: Olive Chancellor, devotee of radical causes, and marked out for tragedy; and Basil Ransom, veteran of the Civil War, with rigid views concerning society and women's place therein. Is the lovely, lighthearted Verena made for public movements or private passions?

Darcy and Elizabeth are about to learn how “necessity” never makes a fair bargain. When ELIZABETH BENNET appears on his doorstep some ten months after her refusal of his hand in marriage, FITZWILLIAM DARCY uses the opportunity to "bargain" for her acceptance of a renewal of his proposal in exchange for his assistance in bringing Mr. George Wickham to justice. In Darcy's absence from Hertfordshire, Wickham has executed a scam to defraud the citizens of Meryton, including her father, of their hard-earned funds. All have invested in Wickham's Ten Percent Annuity scheme. Her family and ...

Just a few days after her rejection of Mr Darcy’s disastrous proposal in Kent, Elizabeth’s journey to London becomes a torment when she realises that she does not in fact despise the gentleman. Despite her efforts to disregard her feelings, the unbearable pain in her heart confirms that she is deeply in love. Desperately, profoundly in love with the man she recently rejected, the man responsible for her sister’s sorrow, the man who holds disdain for her family, yet the one who professed his love and proposed to her. Upon finally arriving at the Gardiners’ home, Elizabeth finds the ...

The Complete Series 13 Books in one boxed set! Clean and Wholesome American mail order bride historical western short story romance. Come and join the undertakings of Mrs. Eva Crabtree as she encounters a diversity of women, the surplus of gentlemen who want to find a wife, and the trials of being a widow. Get to know more about the friendly town folks, the ladies, and men looking for true love in this 19th-century adventure tale. Read all books by bestseller and Kindle All-Star author Kat Carson! Mrs. Eva Crabtree Matrimonial Service Series 13 Books Book 1 Mrs.Eva Crabtree’s Matrimonial ...

When Mordecai Tremaine emerges from the train station, murder is the last thing on his mind. But he has never been able to resist anything in the nature of a mystery - and a mystery is precisely what awaits him in the village of Dalmering. Rehearsals for the local amateur dramatic production are in progress. When the star of the show is found dead, the spotlight falls on Mordecai, whose reputation in the field of crime-solving precedes him.

Often called the greatest novel ever written, War and Peace is at once an epic of the Napoleonic wars, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the Russian spirit. Tolstoy's genius is clearly seen in the multitude of characters in this massive chronicle, all of them fully realized and equally memorable.

The Greatest Present He Would Ever Receive is the Gift of Her Love… What if Mr. Darcy purchased a gift for Elizabeth Bennet to acknowledge the festive days even though he knows he will never present it to her? What if the gift is posted to the lady by his servants and without his knowledge? What if the enclosed card was meant for another and is more suggestive than a gentleman should share with an unmarried lady? Join Darcy and Elizabeth, for a holiday romp, loaded with delightful twists and turns no one expects, but one in which our favorite couple take a very different path in thwarting...

16 years of peace and prosperity have passed since Lord Otori Takeo united the Three Countries. Takeo and his beloved consort, Kaede, have three daughters and a happy family life. Their success has attracted the attention of the distant Emperor and his general, the warlord Saga Hideki, who covet the wealth of the Countries. Meanwhile, the violent acts and betrayals of the past will not lie buried, and other secrets will not stay hidden. Everything that Takeo and Kaede have achieved is threatened.

Set before Tales of the Otori begins, Heaven's Net recounts the life of Lord Otori Shigeru, the series' spiritual warrior-godfather and the adoptive father of the Tales' Takeo. We learn about Shigeru's training; his relationship with the Tribe of mysteriously powerful assassins; his fateful meeting with Lady Maruyama, who would become his secret lover; the battle of Yaegahara, where his father is killed; and other turning points that shaped the Tales.

A new compilation of Bram Stoker’s cult vampire novels for the 100th anniversary of his death. This delightful new compilation of Bram Stoker's cult classics will be sure to satisfy any lover of vampire fiction, from Dracula to Twilight. All three novels were published after Dracula debuted in 1897. They flirt with vampirism, horror, and human folly in the best Gothic tradition - all attempts to duplicate Stoker's only success.

E. F. Benson, best known for his irresistible Mapp and Lucia novels set in the fictional town of Tilling, England, was a prolific and beloved novelist. Though the Mapp and Lucia books remain popular to this day, this kindred book will be back in print for the first time since its initial publication. The son of E. W. Benson, archbishop of Canterbury from 1883 to 1896, the young E. F. Benson was educated at Marlborough School and at King's College, Cambridge.

Wide Is the Gate followed the 1943 Pulitzer Prize-winning Dragon’s Teeth and introduces Lanny as a secret double agent fighting the Nazis as a supporter of the resistance in Germany. Lanny is living in England with his wife of almost five years, Irma Barnes, the twenty-three-million-dollar heiress. But Lanny is conflicted continuously in his heart and soul for the workers and social justice. He attempts to commit to Irma, to “behave” himself and lead a normal aristocratic life.

Now a major motion picture from MGM and Paramount studios, the story follows Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish nobleman whose childhood friend, Messala, betrays him. Accused of trying to murder the new Roman governor in Jerusalem, Judah is sentenced to the galley ships and vows to seek revenge against the Romans and Messala. But a chance encounter with a carpenter from Nazareth sets Judah on a different path.

This book is an Early Reader version of Anne of Green Gables, adapted directly from the original edition for 7 to 11-year-olds, with 12-point type, 1.15-inch line spacing, and a font chosen for enhanced readability (283 pages). Also available from Thrive! Books is the original for adults and children 12+. After a recent visit to Cavendish on Prince Edward Island, the real-life inspiration for the fictional Avonlea created by Lucy Maud Montgomery, it’s impossible not to be moved by the beauty of the countryside and imagine yourself in the settings described in her book. My wife pointed out...