Old Comedy Classics

A masked man. A night of passion. An unexpected revelation… After months of social distancing Christy has pandemic fatigue. She needs to socialize. She needs to talk to someone who is not on Zoom. She needs…to scratch an itch. A year of isolation is a long time to be alone with nothing but her battery-operated boyfriend to keep her company. When her friend suggests they get together in real life and attend an underground masquerade party downtown, Christy decides it’s worth the risk. She shares an incredible night with a total stranger, but when the masks come off and she realizes ...

They’re destined to love each other from afar, until their worlds collide… Barista Camille has a secret: she’s got a crush. An all-encompassing crush on the glamorous older woman who comes into her coffee shop every single day at precisely seven thirty a.m. It’s crazy. Madison doesn’t even know she’s alive, but that doesn’t keep Camille from dreaming about her every night. Billionaire Madison has the weight of the world on her shoulders. The CEO of one of Seattle’s largest software firms doesn’t have time for dating, fun, or any type of a personal life. Too many people are...

This annotated edition of Balzac's Father Goriot includes: • An original critical afterword, "The Smell of the Age" • Vautrin, Rastignac, and the birth of the modern climber • Balzac's Human Comedy, and where to read it next • A biography of Balzac and a note on the translation A volume in CLASSICS OF WORLD LITERATURE from Erato Press. In a shabby Paris boarding-house, where the very smell of the rooms marks each lodger's place in the pecking order of poverty, an old man is dying by inches. Père Goriot, once a prosperous merchant, has sold everything he owns — his business, his ...

A darkly comic and ambitious sequel to the American classic Catch-22. Joseph Heller revisits the unforgettable characters of Catch-22, now facing the twilight of their lives and the end of the century. The generation that fought in World War II—Yossarian, Milo Minderbinder, the chaplain, along...

An ancient city. A perfect stranger. A single word that ruins everything. For the deeply refined Miss Winchelsea, a dream voyage to Rome is supposed to be an escape into art and poetry. Instead, amidst the sun-drenched, cypress-shadowed ruins of the Colosseum, she falls under the spell of a...

Brought to you by Penguin. ‘I’ve got it! Come on! There’s not a moment to lose!’ This edition of Fantastic Mr Fox, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, is perfect for Dahl fans old and new. So, enter a world where invention and mischief can be found on every page and where magic...

"How was the bridge party last night?’‘ "It was fine until the police came and looked under the bridge!" Remember when comedians actually told jokes instead of just talking about themselves and their sex lives? This collection of gags in the style of radio comedians, vaudeville and music-hall turns from the old days will have you in stitches and will make you realize the old ones are still the best. If you like this book, why not try the others in the series—'The Old Fashioned Joke Book' 2 and 3

Brought to you by Penguin. My father, without the slightest doubt, was the most marvellous and exciting father any boy ever had. This edition of Danny the Champion of the World, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, is perfect for Dahl fans old and new. So, enter a world where invention and...

This 16-episode collection includes the greatest comedy teams of the Golden Age of Radio and includes Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Abbott and Costello, George Burns and Gracie Allen, Fibber McGee and Molly, Baby Snooks and Daddy, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, and Phil Harris and Alice Faye. You’ll laugh till your sides ache at these great comedy duos!

Brought to you by Penguin. ‘I have secret plans and clever tricks.’ This edition of The Enormous Crocodile, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, is perfect for Dahl fans old and new. So, enter a world where invention and mischief can be found on every page and where magic might be at...

The moment I saw Stella at the gym, I knew I had to claim her. An instant forbidden attraction too hot to deny. Her curvy backside and seductive smile weren’t just amazing—they were a challenge I couldn’t resist. Our flirty banter quickly turned into the most erotic night of passion, revealing desires for power, control, and surrender we never knew we craved. Stella, a high-powered CEO twelve years my senior, has given up on love and relationships. A commanding presence in the boardroom, but secretly seeking surrender behind closed doors. And as a Navy man on the brink of deployment, ...

Brought to you by Penguin. What should it be, this whopping terrific exploding shocker for Grandma? This edition of George's Marvellous Medicine, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, is perfect for Dahl fans old and new. So, enter a world where invention and mischief can be found on every...

Brought to you by Penguin. ‘We is in Dream Country,’ the BFG said. ‘This is where all dreams is beginning.’ This edition of The BFG, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, is perfect for Dahl fans old and new. So, enter a world where invention and mischief can be found on every page...

Brought to you by Penguin. Last week, something very funny happened to the Gregg family. This edition of The Magic Finger, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, is perfect for Dahl fans old and new. So, enter a world where invention and mischief can be found on every page and where magic...

Brought to you by Penguin. As far as children are concerned, a REAL WITCH is easily the most dangerous of all the living creatures on Earth. This edition of The Witches, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, is perfect for Dahl fans old and new. So, enter a world where invention and...

A supernatural tale with a blithe spirit and a humorous twist. The year is 1920, and it's Twelfth Night by the old reckoning. Festivities are about to commence at Hinton St Cuthbert Manor when something sinister stirs from its protracted dormancy, awakened, it would seem, by the arrival of two young guests. The old ways, they find, should not be treated lightly. Also available in the Kindle collection A Ghost Story Omnibus: Collected Ghost Stories 2016-2018, and in the Amazon paperback Anthology: Wry Out West.

Brought to you by Penguin. Mr Twit was a twit. He was born a twit. And, now at the age of sixty, he was a bigger twit than ever. This edition of The Twits, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, is perfect for Dahl fans old and new. So, enter a world where invention and mischief can be found...

A Humorous Twenties Ghost Story. George Simpkins is in a state, and it’s not just because of the gin. His wife remains missing, his son a curious and callous enigma, and, most worryingly of all, his spouse’s erstwhile schoolmate, the witheringly waspish Cynthia, has plans afoot for his future. Welcome to the world of Hinton St Cuthbert, where London society collides with half-cracked Somerset locals steeped in cider and superstition, as well as a far from welcoming spirit. A follow-up story to Old Crotchet that opened the West Country Tales series, this dark-humoured ghost story will ...

Brought to you by Penguin. ‘Don’t you worry about a little thing like that!’ cried Mr Wonka. ‘My great glass elevator is ready for anything!’ This edition of Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, is perfect for Dahl fans old and new. So, enter...

Brought to you by Penguin. ‘We are now about to visit the most marvellous places and see the most wonderful things!’ This edition of James and the Giant Peach, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, is perfect for Dahl fans old and new. So, enter a world where invention and mischief can...