Classics

Crime master Agatha Christie follows the iconic Belgian sleuth across eighteen of the foundational mysteries that built his formidable reputation in England. Making its debut under this highly collectible Tom Adams cover, the meticulous detective relies on his "little grey cells" to crack a diverse array of bizarre, unrelated cases. Balancing intricate clues with charming comedic timing, this witty text is a fast-paced, highly entertaining profile for mystery lovers and completionists.

Author: Agathie Christie

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At a festive Hallowe’en party, a defiant thirteen-year-old named Joyce claims she once witnessed a murder. Her boast is met with skepticism, and she departs—only to be discovered dead hours later, drowned in an apple-bobbing tub within the very house where the party took place. Hercule Poirot is summoned to confront the "evil presence" lurking behind the tragedy. He must race against time to determine the truth: is he hunting a single killer, or is there a far more complex double-murder plot at play?

Author: Agathie Christie

Extra Note: Collectible 1972 first Fontana paperback edition in beautiful condition. 

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Winner of the prestigious James Tait Black Memorial Prize, Monsieur is the mesmerizing opening volume of Lawrence Durrell’s acclaimed Avignon Quintet. Set against the atmospheric backdrops of post-war France and the deserts of Egypt, this collectible 1974 Faber hardcover weaves a dark, labyrinthine tale of secret gnostic societies, Knights Templar history, and tragic romance. An absolute must-have modern classic for serious literary collectors and readers.

Author: Lawrence Durrell

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Crime and Punishment tells how Raskolnikov, a former student, murders an old woman money-lender and her unfortunate sister. From the beginning Dostoyevsky attaches us unreservedly to his hero, drawing us into the dreams of the criminal soul, unfolding the rank processes of guilt in an atmosphere of almost unbearable tension and terror. The result is a tragic masterpiece, a profound drama of redemption and, according to the critic John Jones, 'the most accessible and exciting novel in the world. Advanced recommended reading on Ambleside Online Year 11 (homeschooling).

Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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A drama of parricide and intense family rivalry, The Brothers Karamazov is Dostoyevsky's acknowledged masterpiece. It tells the story of the murder of a depraved landowner, Fyodor Karamazov, and the ensuing investigation, concentrating on his three sons: Mitya, Ivan, and Alyosha. Ivan is a revolutionary intellectual, while the novice Alyosha is the novel's 'hero'. It is Mitya's passion for two women that contributes to disaster, and he who inwardly accepts the guilt of his father's murderer. In unfolding the fates of the Karamazovs, Dostoyevsky creates a tragedy of Shakespearian force that embodies the disintegration of a whole society, Russia in the 1870s.

Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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This 1978 hardcover edition of Works Of Charles Dickens, published by Avenel Books, is a comprehensive vintage anthology of the author’s classic Victorian literature. The substantial volume compiles several of Dickens' most famous novels and features original-era, black and white illustrations by historical artists such as George Cruikshank.

Author: Charles Dickens

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Growing up at Dorlcote Mill on the River Floss, Maggie Tulliver is a fiercely intelligent, passionate, and imaginative girl who yearns for the unconditional love of her rigid, duty-bound brother, Tom. When a disastrous lawsuit plunges their family into deep poverty, their lives change forever. As Maggie matures into a headstrong young woman, she is painfully torn between her intense family loyalty and a dangerous awakening desire for intellectual and romantic fulfillment.

Author: George Eliot

**Note pages 487-511 are missing small pieces (top right corners) - otherwise in very good condition. Reading is not affected.

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In his story of a woman born and bred in the murky stews of seventeenth-century London, Defoe created an immortal heroine and one of the sharpest portraits ever of how a society worked - from a woman's point of view. Abandoned at six months old, Moll has no option but to use her considerable wit and looks to make her way in a world where no mercy is given to the unadaptable. 

Author: Daniel Defoe

COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED

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Experience the definitive portrait of the Roaring Twenties. "Jay Gatsby’s lavish, champagne-drenched parties on Long Island glitter with wealth, yet Gatsby himself stands alone in the crowd, hiding an intense, consuming passion for a woman from his past. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s legendary novel captures the dazzling glamor and the underlying disillusionment of a generation desperate for reinvention."

Author: F Scott Fitzgerald

**Minimal pencil underlining. Small water stains and waving to bottom right corner of pages.

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A monumental achievement in 20th-century literature. "Through the four fractured voices of the Compson family, William Faulkner weaves a story of decline, memory, and the inexorable passage of time. The Sound and the Fury remains one of the most challenging and rewarding novels ever written, a breathtaking display of stream-of-consciousness prose that redefined the possibilities of the novel."

Author: William Faulkner

**Pages are lightly browned but clean and readable. Moderate cover wear and text block edge foxing (outside edges). Binding tight

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The second gripping installment in C.S. Forester’s legendary naval masterpiece, presented in the iconic 1980 Sphere mass-market paperback edition.

The nineteenth century dawns and the Napoleonic Wars rage as Horatio Hornblower faces the ultimate test of survival on the high seas. Aboard the HMS Renown—a massive Ship of the Line bedeviled by a restive, mutinous crew and a deeply paranoid, unstable captain—a young Lieutenant Hornblower must step out of the shadows.

Author: C.S. Forester

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A masterfully atmospheric classic from the award-winning author of The Lover. Originally published in 1950, The Sea Wall is the celebrated third novel by French literary icon Marguerite Duras. Lured by colonial Indo-China, a French widow invests her life savings into a worthless tract of coastal Vietnamese land. Every year, the relentless flood tides of the Pacific Ocean destroy her crops, proving no wall can keep the sea at bay. Battered by natural forces, the widow and her two children refuse to surrender, struggling against the elemental absurdity of their existence.

Author: Marguerite Duras

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Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder follows Sophie Amundsen, a fourteen-year-old Norwegian girl who begins receiving a series of mysterious letters containing profound philosophical questions. Soon, she is swept into an extraordinary correspondence course covering the great thinkers of Western thought, from the pre-Socratics to Sartre. But as the lessons deepen, Sophie realizes she is caught in a baffling existential riddle that challenges the very nature of her own reality. Part gripping novel and part accessible history of philosophy, this brilliant book is an unforgettable journey through the ideas that shaped our world.

Author: Jostein Gaarder

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A beautiful Chancellor Press hardcover omnibus gathering five defining works by American-born literary master Henry James. This volume brings together Daisy Miller, Washington Square, The Portrait of a Lady, The Bostonians, and The Aspern Papers. Across these classic stories, James explores complex human psychology, romantic conflict, financial motives, and the cultural clash between Old World Europe and New World America.

Author: Henry James

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Set against the turbulent backdrop of the 1745 Jacobite rising, this classic Scottish gothic novel follows the lifelong feud between the noble Durie brothers: James, the charming yet villainous Master, and Henry, his dutiful younger sibling.Driven by jealousy and revenge, their bitter conflict spans continents, from the wilderness of North America to the shores of Scotland. Perfect for lovers of historical fiction, psychological drama, and classic literature, this haunting adventure explores the thin line between good and evil.

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson

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