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As a member of the Chinese government\'s Historiographical Bureau in Peking, as well as a former barrister and British consul in Foochow, E.T.C. Werner published \"Myths and Legends of China\" in 1922 to elucidate the ideas and be...

Crime and Punishment focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, an impoverished man who formulates and executes a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker seemingly for her money, thereby sol...

Bij de naam Dik Trom moet iedereen onmiddellijk denken aan de dikke jongen die vol streken zit maar een hart van goud heeft. Al vanaf zijn vroege kinderjaren beleeft Dik het ene avontuur na het andere, zoals die keer dat hij in de...

\'I never have been in love; it is not my way, or my nature; and I do not think I ever shall.\' Beautiful, clever, rich - and single - Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marria...

Who has not dreamed of life on an exotic isle, far away from civilization? Here is the novel which has inspired countless imitations by lesser writers, none of which equal the power and originality of Defoe\'s famous book. Robinso...

When the orphaned Pip comes into a mysterious fortune, he\\\'s able to realize his dream of becoming a gentleman. Newly rich, and with the manners to prove it, he snubs his old friends and hopes to marry the haughty Estella. One s...

Di fronte a un testo considerato in genere solo nei contenuti come la Costituzione italiana, si è deciso di spostare l'attenzione anche sulla forma grafica con cui i contenuti sono espressi, proponendo un’impaginazione inconsue...

Najaarscatalogus 2012 van uitgeverij The house of books. Welke nieuwe boeken komen er allemaal aan?

As captivating now as it was more than four centuries ago, the reign of Elizabeth I—with its scandal, intrigue, and resilience—has sparked the imaginations of generations. In her sweeping historical debut, Ella March Chase explore...

In 1860s Seattle, a man with a wife could secure himself 640 acres of timberland. But because of his wife's untimely death, Joe Denton finds himself about to lose half of his claim. Still in mourning, his best solution is to buy o...

Enjoy a sneak peek at three essays from FEED ME! Edited by Harriet Brown, a collection of poignant, heartbreaking, and funny essays from some of the literary world's most accomplished authors-- about one issue that plagues us all:...