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Last and First Men
Häftad, 2024
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113 kr
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"No book before or since ever had such an impact on my imagination." - Arthur C. ClarkeLast and First Men is an insightful, revolutionary account of future history across two billion years. Written by British science fiction writer Olaf Stapledon, this novel details the emergence of 18 distinct …
Seneca: Letters from a Stoic
Av Seneca
Häftad, 2026
96 kr
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Rooted in wisdom and composure, Stoic teachings offer a way to live a more balanced life, guided not by what happens but by how we choose to face it. In the final years of his life, the Roman statesman and philosopher Seneca penned more than a hundred letters containing his deepest reflections on …
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
Häftad, 2019
120 kr
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Faced with a job he detested and an apartment he despised, Dale Carnegie decided it was time to change how he went about life. The result was the bestselling How to Stop Worrying and Start Living - the classic inspirational text that provides practical advise on how to live a rewarding and healthy …
Beyond Good and Evil
Häftad, 2018
96 kr
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"He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee."Expanding on his ideas from Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Nietzsche's radical polemic Beyond Good and Evil undermines the assumptions of traditional …
Mrs Dalloway
Gilded Pocket Edition
Häftad, 2025
113 kr
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'One of the most moving, revolutionary artworks of the twentieth century.' - Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours.The elegant Clarissa Dalloway is putting the finishing touches on her house as she prepares to host a high-society party in the evening. Meanwhile, Septimus Smith struggles with the …
De Profundis
Av Oscar Wilde
Häftad, 2019
104 kr
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I thought life was going to be a brilliant comedy, and you were to be one of the many graceful figures in it.While imprisoned in 1895-7 for "gross indecency", the brilliant poet and playwright Oscar Wilde wrote a long, impassioned letter to his estranged young lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. Later …
Utopia
Av Thomas More
Häftad, 2024
98 kr
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Utopia is a fascinating novel that tells the story of a visitor to a distant island home to a community that has established an ideal society. Based on harmony, justice, rationality, virtue, equality and the pursuit of happiness, it presents a sharp contrast with sixteenth century England. This …
Yellow Wall-Paper and Other Stories
Häftad, 2018
112 kr
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The Yellow Wallpaper, first published in January 1892, is regarded as an important piece of American feminist literature, illustrating attitudes in the 19th century toward women's health, both physical and mental. It explores key issues imposed by the patriarchal society and paved the way for other …
On Happiness
Av Epicurus
Häftad, 2019
87 kr
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A new edition to Arcturus's growing list of non-fiction classics, On Happiness contains the Greek philosopher's teachings about life and death, religion and science, happiness, friendship and morality. His views were influential on later scientists and philosophers, such as Isaac Newton, Thomas …
Sense and Sensibility
Av Jane Austen
Häftad, 2016
113 kr
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Sense and Sensibility tells the story of the Dashwood sisters, primarily the two oldest - Elinor and Marianne. Left almost penniless and homeless on the death of their father, they rely on the kindness of relatives and friends to find a new home together with their mother and younger sister. Each …
Homage to Catalonia
Häftad, 2021
104 kr
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'Above all, there was a belief in the revolution and the future, a feeling of having suddenly emerged into an era of equality and freedom.'In late 1936, the idealistic young George Orwell set out for Spain to join the Republican Army in its battle against the fascists. There he encountered a …
I Ching
Häftad, 2018
98 kr
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The I Ching, the ancient Chinese oracle of change, has been answering people's questions for some three thousand years. It's clarified our daily human concerns, brought out the meaning of our experience, and patiently advised on decisions.This book honours that unbroken tradition of divination, …
Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories
Häftad, 2020
113 kr
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Set in 1790, 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' tells the tale of superstitious schoolmaster Ichabod Crane who seeks the hand of Katrina, but finds he has a rival for her affections in the form of Brom Bones Van Brunt who likes to play tricks on him. Turned down by Katrina, 'heavy-hearted and …
The Lovecraft Compendium
Häftad, 2016
99 kr
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H.P. Lovecraft marries creeping horror and colossal fantasy in his gothic tales. These brilliant narratives show humanity confronted with ineffable creatures and grim geographies, as individuals lift the veil of our known reality. This collection contains the five stories that reference one of H. …
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Stories
Häftad, 2020
98 kr
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Lovecraft's most famous and most terrifying novel, At The Mountains of Madness, is collected here with two of his novellas, The Shadow Over Innsmouth and The Thing on the Doorstep, to provide a shocking introduction to the world of Lovecraft's imagination. Set in the Cthulhu mythos, these stories …
Macabre Stories
Häftad, 2020
112 kr
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This collection brings together the unique stories from H. P. Lovecraft's formative years, ranging from the petrifying 'Dagon' through the playful 'Ibid' to the subtle horror of 'The Music of Erich Zann.' Featuring ancient powers, long-buried secrets, and cosmic terrors, Macabre Stories …
Gambler
Häftad, 2016
113 kr
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Alexei Ivanovich is tutor to a Russian family. They are bankrupt and eagerly awaiting the death of 'Grandmother'. Alexei falls in love twice: first, with the beautiful but impossible Polina; and second, with the game of roulette. Hi addiction turns out to be shared by Grandmother who suddenly …
Brothers Karamazov
Häftad, 2026
130 kr
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A nail-biting drama and deeply introspective novel, The Brothers Karamazov follows the lives of three brothers when their estranged father, Fyodor, comes back into their lives. But when Fyodor is found dead, suspicion arises and the eldest brother, Dmitri, finds himself in an impossible situation. …
Trial
New Translation by Isabel Tucker
Av Franz Kafka
Häftad, 2019
113 kr
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In the end, out of nothing at all, an enormous fabric of guilt will be conjured up. One morning Josef K. is arrested for a crime he did not commit. In fact, he is never even told the nature of the offense. His life is thrown into turmoil as he becomes enmeshed in a struggle to prove his innocence. …
Irish Fairy and Folk Tales
Häftad, 2020
113 kr
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Immerse yourself in a world of fairy queens and Celtic warriors in this remarkable collection of Irish folk tales. Set in Medieval Ireland, this collection of 10 stories were gathered in the late 19th and early 20th century by writer James Shepherd, described by James Joyce as 'my rival, the latest …
Clergyman's Daughter
Häftad, 2021
100 kr
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Under the watchful eye of her overbearing father, Dorothy takes care of the practical side of running a parish, from organising church fêtes, visiting parishioners, and managing the finances - even as her father risks everything in his search for the right investment.One day she awakes to find …
1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four)
Häftad, 2019
112 kr
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Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.Arguably the twentieth century's most famous novel, 1984 is a dystopian study of political tyranny, mind control, paranoia and secret mass surveillance. Following Winston Smith, a diligent desk clerk at the …
Sweeney Todd: The String of Pearls
Häftad, 2024
113 kr
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Venture into Fleet Street and discover the dark side of Victorian London where you'll encounter the demon barber Sweeney Todd and his menacing accomplice Mrs Lovett in this classic thriller. Gruesome mysteries are uncovered when Lieutenant Thornhill goes missing after entering Todd's barber shop …
Castle
Av Franz Kafka
Häftad, 2025
113 kr
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The haunting classic about hope, fear and absurdity - Franz Kafka's The Castle is an expressionistic masterpiece.An imposing castle looms over a village and no one seems to be allowed inside...not even K., the Land Surveyor whose livelihood depends on getting inside. Though never completed due to …
Black Seal and Other Stories
Häftad, 2022
100 kr
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This collection features several disturbing tales from one of horror's true masters. Including such terrifying tales as 'The Great God Pan', 'The Bowmen' and the uncanny atmosphere of 'The Black Seal', these stories are filled with eldritch relics, supernatural horrors and occult corruptions.At the …
Haunter of the Ring and Other Stories
Häftad, 2022
100 kr
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"For stark, living fear... what other writer is even in the running?" - H. P. Lovecraft on Robert E. Howard.In this collection you will find several of Robert E. Howard's greatest horror stories, including "Rattle of Bones," "The Horror from the Mound," "Skull-Face," and many more. Ranging from …
Yuki-Onna and Other Stories
Häftad, 2022
113 kr
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Haunting, mysterious and beautiful, but also possessed of unimaginable power and the capacity for terrifying cruelty, the ghosts of Lafcadio Hearn's fiction draw their inspiration from the folklore of ancient Japan. These ghoulish beings range from spectral brides to vengeful phantoms and unruly …
Down and Out in Paris and London
Häftad, 2021
104 kr
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'The mass of the rich and the poor are differentiated by their incomes and nothing else, and the average millionaire is only the average dishwasher dressed in a new suit.'In 1928 the young George Orwell arrived in Paris, a city known as a thriving art scene and home to some of literature's most …
Road to Wigan Pier
Häftad, 2021
109 kr
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'We are living in a world in which nobody is free, in which hardly anybody is secure, in which it is almost impossible to be honest and to remain alive.'In 1936, at the behest of his publisher, George Orwell set out for Wigan to observe what life was really like in some of the most deprived areas …
Orlando
Häftad, 2022
100 kr
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Inspired by the life of Woolf's lover, Vita Sackville-West, Orlando is the stunning tale of a 300-year-old poet and nobleman who never ages. Against the backdrop of some of the most important moments of history, the titular character begins his life as a rowdy nobleman who delights in enjoying the …
