Classics

A Best Book of the Year from The Observer Narrated by the New York Times bestselling author Natalie Haynes herself, this audiobook is an extraordinary reimagining of the myth of Medea. This is what no one tells you, in the songs sung about Jason and the Argo. This part of his quest has been...

Seven novels. One writer. The most perfect intelligence in English fiction. Edited with afterwords by Henry Bugalho — philosopher, writer, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Published by Erato Press. This volume brings together every novel Jane Austen completed — the full measure of a writer who saw more clearly into the human heart than anyone before or since, and who did it in drawing rooms, with teacups, while the world pretended nothing serious was happening: ✦ Sense and Sensibility (1811) — Two sisters, two ways of navigating a world that offers women nothing but the ...

George Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm are urgent examinations of how power is seized and abused. This collection explores the depths of totalitarianism and the creeping corruption that turns liberators into oppressors.

The greatest revenge story ever written — now in a brilliant new translation. Edmond Dantès has everything: youth, love, a promising career. In a single day, jealousy and conspiracy destroy it all. Falsely accused of treason, he is cast into the dungeon of the Château d'If, where he will spend fourteen years in darkness and despair. But a chance encounter with a dying prisoner reveals an impossible secret — the location of a vast treasure hidden on the island of Monte Cristo. When Dantès finally escapes, he emerges as a new man: wealthy beyond measure, coldly brilliant, and consumed ...

In 1943, the once-unstoppable Nazi war machine is starting to falter. For a decade and a half, Lanny Budd’s cover as a fine-art dealer and Fascist sympathizer has held firm, earning him the confidence of Hermann Göring and other top officials, including Adolf Hitler himself. With the Allies preparing to retake Europe, Lanny must make certain that the location of the invasion remains hidden from the Nazi high command. But his mission is compromised and his life endangered when Heinrich Himmler, Hitler’s feared Gestapo chief, uncovers Lanny’s true loyalties.

The complete Oz — all fourteen novels by L. Frank Baum in one volume, with a critical essay you will not find in any other edition Edited with a critical essay by Henry Bugalho — philosopher, writer, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Published by Erato Press. In 1900, L. Frank Baum created something unprecedented: an American fairy tale. Not an imitation of Grimm or Andersen, but something native to the prairies, the dust, the vast democratic optimism of a country that believed it was inventing the future. A girl from Kansas is carried by a tornado to a land where scarecrows ...

Frankenstein is the classic gothic horror novel which has thrilled and engrossed readers/listeners for two centuries. Written by Mary Shelley, it is a story which she intended would ‘curdle the blood and quicken the beatings of the heart.’ The tale is a superb blend of science fiction, mystery and thriller. Victor Frankenstein, driven by the mad dream of creating his own creature, experiments with alchemy and science to build a monster stitched together from dead remains. Once the creature becomes a living breathing articulate entity, it turns on its maker and the novel darkens into tragedy.

In Oceania, the Party seeks to eliminate independent thought. Every citizen is monitored by telescreens, and the Thought Police scrutinize every word. In this suffocating world of perpetual war and state-sponsored hatred, Winston Smith dares to dream of a life where truth is objective and the past is stable.

La vida del joven Jim Hawkins da un giro inesperado cuando un avezado marinero llega a la posada de su familia. Tras la repentina muerte del visitante, Jim descubre un antiguo mapa que revela la ubicación de un tesoro pirata oculto en una isla remota. Motivado por la aventura y el deseo de fortuna, se une a una expedición que lo llevará a enfrentar traiciones, peligros y decisiones difíciles.

In George Orwell's timeless masterpiece, the animals of Manor Farm rise up against their cruel human masters. Fueled by the promise of freedom and equality, they establish a new order. But as the intelligent pigs take control, the dream descends into a tyranny where "some animals are more equal than others."

Wuthering Heights is a multigenerational gothic romance exploring the intense, destructive love between Catherine Earnshaw and the orphan Heathcliff on the Yorkshire moors in England. When Catherine chooses to marry wealthy Edgar Linton, a betrayed Heathcliff seeks revenge, impacting two generations. It is a dark tale of obsession, jealousy, and revenge, framed by servant Nelly Dean and a wealthy London lodger Mr. Lockwood.

This was a different voice; not the voice of the people. It was the voice of other. A Penguin Classic William Golding considered The Inheritors his finest novel, a beautifully realized tale about the last days of the Neanderthal people and our fear of the “other.” The action is revealed...

Dramatisations of some of Kipling’s finest fiction for adults, including ‘The Man Who Would Be King’ and The Light That Failed Well-known for his poems and stories set in India during British Imperial rule, Rudyard Kipling was the first English author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature...

Every novel Louisa May Alcott wrote about growing up — all eight, in one edition. Plus two critical essays that read them the way they deserve to be read. Louisa May Alcott published Little Women in 1868 under pressure: from her publisher, from her readers, from a market that wanted girls to behave. She spent the rest of her career writing around that pressure — eight novels, dozens of stories, a body of work that kept asking the same question in different ways: what does it cost a woman to become herself in a world designed to prevent it? This edition collects all eight novels and ...

Herbert George "H. G." Wells (September 21, 1866-August 13, 1946) was a prolific English writer in many genres. He is sometimes called the “Father of Science Fiction.” His stories have been filmed many times. His best-known classics are The Time Machine (1895), The Invisible Man (1897) and The War of the Worlds (1898).

In this delightfully entangled tale by P. G. Wodehouse, Bertram Wooster once again finds himself navigating circumstances of a distinctly precarious nature, involving youthful unpredictability, romantic expectations, and the ever-present risk of social catastrophe. A situation that begins with the best of intentions soon develops into something considerably more athletic, as obligations multiply, explanations falter, and one's personal dignity is placed under increasing strain. Fortunately, where Bertie flounders, Jeeves observes.

Six novels. One life. The complete arc of the most beloved heroine in Canadian literature — from the red-haired girl who arrived uninvited at Green Gables to the woman who sent her sons to war. Lucy Maud Montgomery published Anne of Green Gables in 1908 after years of rejection. The manuscript had been turned down so many times she had put it away in a hat box. When it finally appeared, it sold out within months and made her famous overnight. She spent the rest of her life writing sequels she hadn't planned, living a life considerably less free than the one she had imagined for Anne. Anne...

In Episode of the Dog McIntosh, P.G. Wodehouse serves up his signature concoction of wit, chaos, and human folly, guided by the unflappable Jeeves and the charmingly hapless Bertie Wooster. Expect improbable schemes, spirited misadventures, and moments so absurd they could only exist in Wodehouse's London. Whether you're a lifelong fan or a newcomer to the Wooster universe, prepare for a thoroughly enjoyable romp through social entanglements, culinary exploits, and canine capers—where the stakes are high, the dogs are spirited, and the humor is, of course, priceless.

I could take whichever I would of these paths. A Penguin Classic Sammy Mountjoy rises from poverty to become an acclaimed visual artist. He is then swept into World War II and somehow, somewhere, he loses his freedom—as a prisoner of war, through torture, undergoing captivity in total darkness...

L'unico romanzo di Emily Brontë — edizione integrale, con una postfazione critica di Henry Bugalho Traduzione di Erato Press sotto la direzione editoriale di Henry Bugalho — filosofo, scrittore e Fellow della Royal Society of Arts. Ora un grande film con Margot Robbie e Jacob Elordi, diretto da Emerald Fennell — riscoprite il romanzo che ha ispirato tutto. Sulle brughiere selvagge dello Yorkshire, dove il vento ulula e l'erica si stende fino all'orizzonte, un trovatello di nome Heathcliff viene accolto nella famiglia Earnshaw. Ciò che segue è una delle storie più intense, ...

When a mysterious sea creature terrorizes the oceans, Professor Aronnax, his faithful servant Conseil, and the harpooner Ned Land embark on an expedition to hunt it down. However, they soon discover that the “monster” is the Nautilus—an astonishing submarine commanded by the enigmatic Captain Nemo. On board, they will experience a fascinating journey beneath the waves, exploring submarine forests, sunken treasures, and marvelous creatures, while facing secrets, dangers, and Nemo’s relentless obsession.

Descend into the chilling depths of revenge with The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe. Set beneath the shadowed streets of carnival-season Italy, this classic Gothic tale follows Montresor’s calculated plot against the unsuspecting Fortunato. With razor-sharp irony, mounting psychological tension, and a haunting final twist, Poe crafts one of the most unforgettable short stories in American literature.

1984 no es solo una novela; es una advertencia urgente. En la nación totalitaria de Oceanía, el Gran Hermano vigila cada movimiento y la Policía del Pensamiento castiga la disidencia. Winston Smith trabaja reescribiendo la historia para el Partido, pero en su interior esconde un secreto mortal: sueña con la rebelión.

Three novels. Three sisters. One revolution in English fiction. This edition contains: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë — The governess who refused silence Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë — The love story that dismantled every rule of the novel Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë — The unflinching witness to what power does to the powerless Plus a 15,000-word critical afterword by Henry Bugalho — "The Brontë Sisters: Life, Literature, and Legacy" Before they were literary icons, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë were three women writing at the same table in a parsonage on the edge of the ...

Sammy Mountjoy is an artist who has risen from poverty to see his pictures hung in the Tate Gallery. Swept into World War II, he is captured as a German prisoner of war, threatened with torture and locked in a cell of total darkness. He emerges transfigured by his ordeal, realising how his choices have made him the author of his life, interrogating religion and rationality, early loves and formative beliefs - and questioning freedom itself.

In the passionate debate that currently rages over globalization, critics have been heard blaming it for a host of ills afflicting poorer nations, everything from child labor to environmental degradation and cultural homogenization. Now Jagdish Bhagwati, the internationally renowned economist, takes on the critics, revealing that globalization, when properly governed, is in fact the most powerful force for social good in the world today.

Desde as grandes manifestações de 2013, boa parte dos brasileiros possui uma única pergunta: o que está acontecendo com o país? Muitas pessoas se sentem em um trem desgovernado por causa de transformações profundas que o Brasil sofreu nos últimos anos, sem saber como dar sentido, viver e combater o caos diário.

Não há governo que pare de pé quando o governante provoca uma grave crise econômica. Nos últimos dois anos, o Brasil passou por uma recessão severa, com um rombo inédito nas contas públicas. Depois de mais de vinte anos, a inflação voltou a visitar o patamar de dois dígitos. Em agosto de 2016, quando o Congresso afastou definitivamente a presidente Dilma Rousseff, o desemprego abatia mais de 12 milhões de brasileiros.

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ロシアによるウクライナ侵攻開始から1年。核兵器の使用も懸念される非道で残酷な戦争を終結させる方法はあるのか。周辺国や大国をはじめとする国際社会、そして日本が果たすべき役割とは何か。

思想界では近年一段と脚光を浴びる一方で、一般には時代遅れのイメージが付きまとうアリストテレス。