Les misérables
by Porter, Laurence M., Wilbour, Charles E., (Charles Edwin), Hugo, Victor
One of the most widely read novels of all time, Les Misérables was the crowning literary achievement of Victor Hugo's stunning career. Though he was considered the greatest French writer of his day, Hugo was forced to flee the country because of his opposition to Napoleon III. W…
Ex-convict Jean Valjean tries to rebuild his life to be a respectable citizen. However, police inspector Javert relentlessly hounds him and won't let him escape his past.
Edmond Dantés, wrongly imprisoned, learns of a hoard of treasure on the island of Monte Cristo and becomes determined to escape and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration.
Edmond Dantés, wrongly imprisoned, learns of a hoard of treasure on the island of Monte Cristo and becomes determined to escape and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration.
Presents Stephen Crane's 1893 novel about Maggie, a beautiful young tenement girl whose life takes a downward spin when she becomes involved with Pete; and features additional writings by Crane, including "George's Mother" and other Bowery tales, and a selection of New York jour…
Presents Stephen Crane's 1893 novel about Maggie, a beautiful young tenement girl whose life takes a downward spin when she becomes involved with Pete; and features additional writings by Crane, including "George's Mother" and other Bowery tales, and a selection of New York jour…
The Art of War, by Sun Tzu, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkab…
One of the most useful books ever written on leading with wisdom. Sun Tzu's terse but probing aphorisms comedown through the millennia as a practical guide to achieving success by coming into a deeper understanding of the nature of conflict. The book is an essential tool for mod…
Considered the most important poem of the twentieth century, T. S. Eliot?s The Waste Land is an oblique and fascinating view of the hopelessness and confusion of purpose in modern Western civilization. Published in 1922?the same year as Joyce?s equally monumental Ulysses?The Was…
The story begins when renowned safari hunter Allan Quatermain agrees to help Sir Henry Curtis and Captain John Good search for King Solomon's legendary cache of diamonds. Eager to find out what is tru, whit is myth, and what is really buried in the darkness of the mines, the tir…
The story begins when renowned safari hunter Allan Quatermain agrees to help Sir Henry Curtis and Captain John Good search for King Solomon's legendary cache of diamonds. Eager to find out what is tru, whit is myth, and what is really buried in the darkness of the mines, the tir…
Een jonge vrouw, die vervreemd is van haar echtgenoot, voelt zich in haar eenzaamheid aangetrokken tot de jachtopziener, die haar wekt tot een intens sensueel en seksueel leven.
