Publisher: Sovereign
The Open Boat, one of the seventeen stories featured in this volume is based on Crane's experience of surviving a shipwreck off the coast of Florida earlier that year while travelling to Cuba to work as a newspaper correspondent. Crane was stranded at sea for thirty hours when his ship, the SS Commodore, sank after hitting a sandbar.
"Embark on a journey through 19th-century New England with 'A New England Nun' by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman. This annotated edition unveils the nuanced layers of societal expectations and women's autonomy. Explore the symbolism of wild grapes, the metaphorical imagery of an uncloistered nun, and Joe Daggett's poignant honesty. Perfect for literary enthusiasts, this edition provides a rich understanding of historical and feminist themes, making 'A New England Nun' a captivating exploration of tradition, relationships, and personal desires."Show book
Howard's End is about three families in England at the beginning of the twentieth century. The three families represent different gradations of the Edwardian middle class: the Wilcoxes, who are rich capitalists with a fortune made in the Colonies; the half-German Schlegel siblings (Margaret, Tibby, and Helen), who represent the intellectual bourgeoisie and have a lot in common with the real-life Bloomsbury Group; and the Basts, a couple who are struggling members of the lower-middle class. The Schlegel sisters try to help the poor Basts and try to make the Wilcoxes less prejudiced.Show book
MI6's man in Havana is Wormold, a former vacuum-cleaner salesman turned reluctant secret agent out of economic necessity. To keep his job, he files bogus reports based on Charles Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare and dreams up military installations from vacuum-cleaner designs. Then his stories start coming disturbingly true . . . First published in 1959 against the backdrop of the Cold War, Our Man in Havana remains one of Graham Greene's most widely enjoyed novels. It is an espionage thriller, a penetrating character study, and a political satire of government intelligence that still resonates today.Show book
Critically acclaimed as one of Shakespeare's most complex and intriguing plays.A delightfully comic tale of mistaken identities revolves around the physical likeness between Sebastian and his twin sister Viola, each of whom, when separated after a shipwreck, believes the other to be dead. Filled with superb comedy, this entertaining masterpiece remains one of Shakespeare's most popular and performed comedies.Show book
"The Selfish Giant" Owns a beautiful garden which has 12 peach trees and lovely fragrant flowers, in which children love to play after returning from the school. On the giant's return from seven years visiting his friend the Cornish Ogre, he takes offence at the children and builds a wall to keep them out. He put up a notice board "TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED". The garden falls into perpetual winter.Show book
A riveting collection of stories of ships, sailors, adventures on the high seas and maritime mysteries. "The Tale" by Joseph Conrad "The Saloon Passenger" by E. W. Hornung "The Terrible Story of the 'Mary Russell'" by J. G. Lockhart "Marooned" by J. G. Lockhart "A Rash Experiment "by W. W. Jacobs "The Mystery of the Mary Celeste" by J. G. Lockhart "Smoked Skipper" by W. W. Jacobs "The Flying Dutchman" by J. G. Lockhart "The Cabin Passenger" by W. W. Jacobs "The Ship that saw a Ghost" by Frank Norris "The Murderer" by Perceval Gibbon "The First Shot" by J. J. Bell "The Secret Sharer" by Joseph Conrad "Jenny" by Victor Hugo "My Uncle Jules" by Guy de Maupassant "The Shadow of the Shark" by G. K. Chesterton "Typhoon" off the Coast of Japan by Jack London "Submarine" by Stella Benson "The Lost Ship" by W. W. JacobsShow book
