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A Classic Pair: My Antonia & Adventures of Huckleberry Finn brings together two powerhouses of classic American literature: Willa Cather and Mark Twain. Including rich depictions of nineteenth-century American life, impactful explorations of contemporary social issues and moving tales of friendship, both writers capture a unique charm and nostalgia that continues to enchant readers today.

A haunting tale of grief, isolation, and the uncanny, The Boarded Window recounts the tragic story of a lonely frontiersman living in the remote American wilderness. Long after his mysterious death, neighbours speculate about the boarded-up window of his abandoned cabin, uncovering a chilling secret that blurs the line between human tragedy and supernatural horror.

A haunting masterpiece of early weird fiction, An Inhabitant of Carcosa follows a solitary wanderer who awakens in a strange and desolate landscape, searching for the city he once called home. As he journeys through the unfamiliar wilderness, unsettling discoveries gradually reveal a profound and unforgettable truth about time, memory, and mortality.

One of the most anthologized short stories in American literature, Ambrose Bierce's 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge' is regarded as a remarkable feat of genius, and has gone on to influence the likes of Ernest Hemingway and William Golding amongst others. A haunting exploration of death, 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge' masterfully blurs the lines between perception and reality in the final moments of a man's life. Set during the American Civil War, it follows Peyton Farquhar, a Confederate sympathiser, facing execution by Union soldiers.

This powerful anthology compiles four of Carnegie's most influential books, each offering practical advice and proven strategies to help you connect with others, manage your emotions, and become a more confident, effective communicator.

In the sequel to Tom Sawyer, his sidekick Huckleberry Finn takes centre stage. Innocent and well-intentioned, Huck is brought face to face with the reality of slavery in the southern states as he helps his friend Jim escape to freedom.

Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to celebrate the green and kindly island that had become his adopted country. The hilarious book that resulted, Notes from a Small Island, was taken to the nation’s heart and became the best-selling travel book ever, and was also...

This audiobook, read by Audie award-winning narrators, includes unabridged recordings of all Mark Twains's greatest works: 12 novels; over 120 of his beloved short stories; Chapters From My Autobiography; 5 pieces of short non-fiction; and 6 pieces of his groundbreaking, wide-ranging travel writing.

The Ernest Hemingway Collection includes 2 of Hemingway's most beloved novels - The Sun Also Rises, as well as two short story collections: In Our Time and Men Without Women. All read by the new voice of Hemingway, Nathan Osgood, this collection is the perfect opportunity to delve into some of Hemingway's most formative and iconic writings. The stories included here are:

This carefully curated collection brings together some of the most influential and enduring works in American literature. Spanning the 19th and 20th centuries, these novels explore love and loss, identity and ambition, innocence and disillusionment—offering a powerful reflection of the American experience in all its complexity. Timeless in their themes and revolutionary in style, The Essential American Classics Collection is a must-have for readers seeking the heart and soul of American fiction.

A poignant look at the disillusionment and angst of the post-World War I generation, the novel introduces two of Hemingway's most unforgettable characters: Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley. The story follows the flamboyant Brett and the hapless Jake as they journey from the wild nightlife of 1920s Paris to the brutal bullfighting rings of Spain with a motley group of expatriates. It is an age of moral bankruptcy, spiritual dissolution, unrealized love and vanishing illusions.

The War Collection: Essential Battlefield Classics is a collection of 13 works of fiction, philosophy, military strategy, and epic poetry, read by esteemed cast of award-winning narrators. Included here are novels from Ernest Hemingway; military strategy from Sun Tzu and Carl von Clausewitz; essays from Orwell; philosophy from Freud, and epic poetry from Homer, amongst much more.

First published in 1927, Men Without Women represents some of Hemingway's most important and compelling early writing. In these fourteen stories, Hemingway begins to examine the themes that would occupy his later works: the casualties of war, the often-uneasy relationship between men and women, sport and sportsmanship. Pared down, gritty, and subtly expressive, these stories show the young Hemingway emerging as America's finest writer.

‘I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day of January 1960; and then again, as a teenage boy, in an emergency room near Petoskey, Michigan, in August of 1974.' So begins the breathtaking story of Calliope Stephanides and her truly unique family secret, born on the slopes of Mount Olympus and passed on through three generations. Growing up in '70s Michigan, Calliope’s special inheritance will turn her into Cal, the narrator of this intersex, intergenerational epic of immigrant life in 20th-century America.

A gripping and deeply researched exploration of the hidden influence of organized crime on the global economy that reveals the mafia as an uncredited architect of modern society. In Mafia: A Global History, Ryan Gingeras takes readers on a fascinating journey into the shadowy world of organized...

Penguin Classics presents Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome, adapted for audio and available as a digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series. Read by Nathan Osgood. 'He seemed a part of the mute melancholy landscape, an incarnation of its frozen woe, with all that was warm and...

Spanning four decades in the mid-nineteenth century, the interconnected novellas of Old New York lay out the complex and inscrutable codes, customs, and taboos of New York society in classic Wharton style.

The Definitive War Novels Collection is a collection of 8 works that all centre around the destruction of war, and span out to encompass themes from family to love and beyond. Read by esteemed cast of award-winning narrators, included here are novels and epics from George Orwell; Ernest Hemingway; Leo Tolstoy; Homer; Rebecca West; and many more.

Bloomsbury presents Typhoid Mary by Anthony Bourdain, read by Nathan Osgood. From the host of Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown and bestselling author of Kitchen Confidential comes the true, thrilling story of Mary Mallon, otherwise known as the infamous Typhoid Mary. This is a tale of pursuit...

In a sequel to the much-praised Dogs of War, Honey the genetically engineered bear takes a ride in Jimmy the Martian's head and starts a revolution on the Red Planet. Mars. The red planet. A new frontier for humanity: a civilization where humans can live in peace, lord and master of all they...