Charles Dickens
Title | Charles Dickens PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Dickens |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 997 |
Release | 2012-11-15 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1607108720 |
No library's complete without the classics! This new edition collects the greatest works of Charles Dickens, one of the most popular novelists of all time. Oliver Twist. Pip. The ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future. The characters of Charles Dickens live on in our imaginations long after we've read his renowned works of social commentary and vivid storytelling. And though these novels were written more than one hundred years ago, no home library today would be complete without them. This Canterbury Classics edition of Charles Dickens collects some of his most famous and beloved works--The Adventures of Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities, and Great Expectations--into a single volume. For those who've never read Dickens, it's the perfect opportunity to experience his unique and compelling writing. And for those who are already Dickens devotees, an introduction by a renowned scholar will provide additional context and food for thought.
The Eiger Sanction
Title | The Eiger Sanction PDF eBook |
Author | Trevanian |
Publisher | Crown |
Pages | 334 |
Release | 2005-05-10 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 030723844X |
Jonathan Hemlock lives in a renovated Gothic church on Long Island. He is an art professor, a mountain climber, and a mercenary, performing assassinations (i.e., sanctions) for money to augment his black-market art collection. Now Hemlock is being tricked into a hazardous assignment that involves an attempt to scale one of the most treacherous mountain peaks in the Swiss Alps, the Eiger. In a breathtakingly suspenseful story that is part thriller and part satire, the author traces Hemlock’s spine-tingling adventures, introducing a cast of intriguing characters—villains, traitors, beautiful women—into the highly charged atmosphere of danger. The accumulating threads of suspicion, accusation, and evidence gradually knit themselves into a bizarre and death-defying climax in this exciting, entertaining novel that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the last absorbing page.
The Loo Sanction
Title | The Loo Sanction PDF eBook |
Author | Trevanian |
Publisher | Crown |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 2005-08-23 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0307238415 |
A First-Rate Thriller from a Legendary Master Jonathan Hemlock, the art professor and mercenary who first excited readers with his daring exploits in The Eiger Sanction, returns in an even more masterful adventure in The Loo Sanction, Trevanian’s second thrilling spy novel. Hemlock has gone to England to rest, but his vacation is interrupted when the head of British Intelligence needs his highly skilled services. Jonathan must take over the mission of an agent whose murder was so bizarre and terrifying that no other agent was willing to replace him. His task: to locate a set of secretly made films that incriminate a number of high-ranking British officials. His target: a top underworld figure who delights in debauchery and torture. Facing this threat, Jonathan is drawn into a labyrinthine network of intrigue and depravity. As all the pieces in the dangerous puzzle begin to come together, Jonathan is trapped, almost fatally drugged, and forced to attempt one of the most daring escapes ever conceived. The Loo Sanction is sure to keep readers frantically turning pages until the thrilling climax. Also available as an eBook Look for these other Trevanian classics from Three Rivers Press: Shibumi, The Eiger Sanction, The Main, and The Summer of Katya.
Four Complete Novels
Title | Four Complete Novels PDF eBook |
Author | Trevanian |
Publisher | Random House Value Publishing |
Pages | 774 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780517347966 |
THE MAIN: The Main is Montreal's teeming underworld, where the dark streets echo with cries in a dozen languages, with the quick footsteps of thieves and the whispers of prostitutes. It is a world where violence and brutality are a way of life. To the people of the Main, police lieutenant Claude LaPointe is judge and jury, father confessor and avenging angel. Montreal's police force has changed over time, but LaPointe has not. His commitment to justice is total, as is his devotion to the Main and its underworld community. But when a cold-blooded murderer invades LaPointe's territory, he is forced to examine his long-held beliefs and secrets and to confront his own loneliness and mortality. With a cast of unforgettable supporting characters and an unusual and remarkable hero, "The Main" is another gripping tale of death and danger, of action and mystery, by the incomparable Trevanian.
Jane Austen
Title | Jane Austen PDF eBook |
Author | Jane Austen |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 885 |
Release | 2012-11-15 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1607108755 |
No library's complete without the classics! This new edition collects some of the most popular works of beloved author Jane Austen. Jane Austen's stories of clever women, elusive love, and social mores have struck a chord with millions of fans who consider her work compelling, heartwarming, and essential. Adapted time and time again for screen and stage, these enduring classics remain as enjoyable as ever, the perfect addition to every home library. This edition collects Austen's acclaimed novels Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Northanger Abbey. New readers will be enchanted once they read these brilliant stories, while readers familiar with Austen's genius will enjoy the introduction from an acclaimed Austen scholar that provides background and context for the works they've always loved. Just like Jane Austen's memorable characters, readers will fall in love--with this remarkable keepsake!
The Works of H. G. Wells
Title | The Works of H. G. Wells PDF eBook |
Author | Herbert George Wells |
Publisher | |
Pages | 504 |
Release | 1924 |
Genre | English literature |
ISBN |
Four Complete Novels
Title | Four Complete Novels PDF eBook |
Author | Louis L'Amour |
Publisher | |
Pages | 504 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Western stories |
ISBN | 9780517324592 |
The Tall Stranger: Although he had helped defend a wagon trail full of hopeful settlers against a brutal Indian raid, Rock Bannon fights alone to put down Morton Harper's outlaw crew and make peace in an untamed land. Kilkenny: Kilkenny could find no peace in the valley, for his reputation as a sharp shooter was known, and gunmen arose like coyotes to test him. One trigger-happy victim was Tetlow. Old man Tetlow was driven by greed to build a cattle empire. Now he would use every ruthless killer he could hire to fulfill an even more powerful urge--to destroy Kilkenny. Hondo: He was a man etched by the desert's howling winds, a big, broad-shouldered man who knew the ways of the Apache and ways of staying alive. She was a woman raising a young son on her own on a remote Arizona ranch. And between Hondo Lane and Angie Lowe was the warrior Vittoro, whose people were preparing to rise against the white men. Now the pioneer woman, the gunman, and the Apache warrior are caught in a drama of love, war, and honor. Showdown at Yellow Butte: Battle-hardened Tom Kedrick is hired by Alton Burwick to drive a pack of renegades and outlaws from his land, but soon Kendrick suspects that he is fighting for the wrong man and that he is the only one who can stop a massacre of innocent men and women.