Some time in the 1970s, Konstantin Alpheyev, a well-known Russian musicologist, finds himself in trouble with the KGB, the Russian secret police, after the death of his girlfriend, for which one of their officers may have been responsible. He has to flee from the city and to go into hiding. He rents an old house located on the bank of a big Russian river, and lives there like a recluse observing nature and working on his new book about Wagner. The house, a part of an old barge, undergoes stra...

"Dead Men Tell No Tales" is a captivating novel written by E.W. Hornung. The story unfolds with an air of mystery and adventure, following the exploits of the protagonist, Alick Carruthers, a young man who finds himself entangled in a series of unexpected events. Drawn into the world of crime, treachery, and hidden identities, Carruthers becomes embroiled in a daring plot that tests his wit, courage, and determination.

Set against the backdrop of London's intricate social fabric, the novel ta...

Holly's dream comes true when she gets the opportunity to teach 14 year old children on a freelance base. Her professional life is going splendid and her quiet private life takes a big turn! You will follow her through Vanilla, as you will a few students: Leon and Emma, who are a couple since the Summer holiday; the popular yet modest Ann, who can draw the most beautiful pictures and writes poems, Henri, who is coming out of the closet and finds his first love and Julian, whose uncle has got ...

Experience a day in the life of Roberto, a young runaway who finds himself stuck and alone along the coast of Spain.

Let Roberto's thoughts become your own. Let his day and mind shape yours and let his sorrows become a part of you. For only then this tale will hold any meaning.

Embrace every moment, the good and the bad, for they all together shape who we are. There is no ideal way to live your life, but as long as you make your choices in the mindset of making yourself and the ones you care ...

Since the series' inception in 1915, the annual volumes of The Best American Short Stories have launched literary careers, showcased the most compelling stories of each year, and confirmed for all time the significance of the short story in our national literature. Now THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES OF THE CENTURY brings together the best of the best - fifty-five extraordinary stories that represent a century's worth of unsurpassed accomplishments in this quintessentially American literary g...

An eclectic, eccentric and altogether brain-bending collection of short stories. Here are animated crows, a criminal monkey, an ice man, as well as the dreams that shape us and the things we wish for.

'Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.'A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel - a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with exuberant humour the irrationality of adult attitudes to race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s.

The gripping story of an affair gone horribly wrong, from one of Japan's greatest twentieth-century writers

Koji, a young student, has fallen hopelessly in love with the beautiful, enigmatic Yuko. But she is married to the literary critic and serial philanderer Ippei. Tormented by desire and anger, Koji is driven to an act of violence that will bind this strange, terrible love triangle together for the rest of their lives. A starkly compelling story of lust, guilt and punishment, The Frolic o...

When a plane crashes on a remote island, a small group of schoolboys are the sole survivors. From the prophetic Simon and virtuous Ralph to the lovable Piggy and brutish Jack, each of the boys attempts to establish control as the reality- and brutal savagery-of their situation sets in.A teacher himself, Golding clearly understood how to interest children with a gripping story and strong, sympathetic characters. The novel serves as a catalyst for thought-provoking discussion and analysis of un...