''Winds of the Day'' by Howard Spring is a fictional autobiography of Alice Openshaw, an indomitable woman who rises from an impoverished, orphaned childhood in Manchester to navigate a changing, class-ridden society across both World Wars. It covers her life from the...

Editeur : Rare Treasure Editions
Parution : 2026-02-24

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Water Weed by Alice Campbell is an atmospheric and quietly unsettling mystery that blends psychological tension with the slow, inescapable pull of hidden danger. True to its evocative title, the story unfolds like water weeds beneath the surface — subtle at first, then...

Editeur : Asimis Books
Parution : 2026-02-24

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A catastrophe on a mountain in Transylvania sends toxic cyanide hurtling through rivers and streams, destroying an ecosystem and killing hundreds. As the impact of the mining breach stretches beyond the country’s borders, it ensnares Farrar and Clio, a couple living on...

Editeur : Goose Lane Editions
Parution : 2026-02-24

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Night and Day is Virginia Woolf's second novel, and while it may appear on its surface to be a traditional love story, it is quietly and subversively a book about what women sacrifice when they follow their hearts . Set in Edwardian London, the novel follows the...

Editeur : Cactus
Parution : 2026-02-23

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The Voyage Out is Virginia Woolf's astonishing first novel—a work that began as a traditional sea voyage and evolved into a profound exploration of consciousness, feminism, and the fragile line between awakening and annihilation. Rachel Vinrace, a sheltered...

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Parution : 2026-02-23

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Jacob's Room is the novel where Virginia Woolf truly found her modernist voice—a groundbreaking work that traces the life of Jacob Flanders not through direct narrative, but through the impressions, memories, and scattered thoughts of those who encounter him. We follow...

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Parution : 2026-02-23

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When the American Minister Mr. Otis moves his family into Canterville Chase, he is warned that the house is haunted. "I come from a modern country," he replies, "where we have everything that money can buy." And so the Otises refuse to believe in ghosts—even when the...

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Parution : 2026-02-22

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Dorian Gray is the most beautiful man in London—young, innocent, and adored by all who meet him. When the artist Basil Hallward paints his portrait,Dorian makes a desperate wish: that the painting should age and bear the marks of life, while he himself remains forever...

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Parution : 2026-02-22

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In 1888, Oscar Wilde—celebrated wit and champion of "art for art's sake"—surprised the literary world with a collection of fairy tales. But these are not simple stories for children. Beneath their lyrical beauty lies the heart of a moralist. Wilde's prose is exquisite:...

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Parution : 2026-02-22

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In Victorian London, two fashionable young gentlemen have perfected the art of deception. Jack Worthing has invented a wicked brother named Ernest to escape his country duties. Algernon Moncrieff has invented an invalid friend named Bunbury to escape his social...

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Parution : 2026-02-22

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Sir Robert Chiltern has a glittering political career, a fortune, and the adoration of his idealistic wife, Gertrude. But when the enigmatic Mrs. Cheveley arrives in London, she brings with her a letter that could destroy everything. Years ago, a young and ambitious...

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Parution : 2026-02-22

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There's a certain joy in bending the rules—and Tom Sawyer is a master of the art. Whether he's convincing the neighborhood boys to whitewash a fence for him, skipping school to go swimming, or chasing adventure with his friend Huck Finn, Tom turns the sleepy town of St....

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Parution : 2026-02-22

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At a lavish house party in the English countryside, the witty and wicked Lord Illingworth offers young Gerald Arbuthnot the opportunity of a lifetime: a position as his private secretary, promising wealth and status. But Gerald's mother, the respectable Mrs. Arbuthnot,...

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Parution : 2026-02-22

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From the depths of Reading Gaol, where he was imprisoned for "gross indecency," Oscar Wilde wrote a letter that would become his last great prose work. Addressed to Lord Alfred Douglas—the young man whose vanity and arrogance had led to Wilde's downfall—De Profundis is...

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Parution : 2026-02-22

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A stranger arrives at the Coach and Horses inn on a cold, snowy day in February. He is wrapped from head to toe in bandages, his face completely hidden behind dark goggles. The curious villagers of Iping suspect a disfigurement—or perhaps something worse. The truth is...

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Parution : 2026-02-22

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To escape his brutal father, Huck Finn fakes his own death and flees to the Mississippi River. There, he joins forces with Jim, a runaway slave seeking freedom from being sold downriver. On their raft, they forge a bond more powerful than any law. But the river is a...

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Parution : 2026-02-22

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The Ginger King by A. E. W. Mason is a sweeping historical adventure infused with intrigue, romance, and political tension, from the celebrated author ofThe Four Feathers. Set against a vividly realized European backdrop, the novel combines high drama with intimate...

Editeur : Asimis Books
Parution : 2026-02-21

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''Twice Dead'' by John Rhode is a classic Golden Age mystery where the eccentric Sir Francis Yordale fakes his own death to test his heirs' affection, only to be found genuinely dead soon after, leading Superintendent Jimmy Waghorn and Dr. Priestley to investigate his...

Editeur : Rare Treasure Editions
Parution : 2026-02-21

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The Almost Perfect Murder Case by S. S. Van Dine is a classic Golden Age detective story that combines intellectual puzzle-solving with a meticulously constructed crime. Known for his creation of the brilliant amateur sleuth Philo Vance, Van Dine delivers a case in...

Editeur : Asimis Books
Parution : 2026-02-19

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J.J. Connington’s Tragedy at Ravensthorpe is a refined example of Golden Age detective fiction, featuring the calm and analytical Sir Clinton Driffield. The novel is set at Ravensthorpe, an imposing country house surrounded by bleak moorland, where a family gathering is...

Editeur : Asimis Books
Parution : 2026-02-19

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