Contemporary / Historical Fiction

With a new Introduction by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex.Richard Hannay finds a corpse in his flat, and becomes involved in a plot by spies to...

With an Introduction and Notes by Sally MinogueThe Shirley of the title is a woman of independent means; her friend Caroline is not. Both struggle with what a woman's role...

With a new Introduction by Professor Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D.This selection of a hundred of O. Henry’s succinct tales displays the range, humour and humanity of a perennially popular short-story...

Introduction and Notes by Gene M. Moore, Universiteit van Amsterdam.Generally regarded as the pre-eminent work of Conrad's shorter fiction, Heart of Darkness is a chilling tale of horror which, as...

With an Introduction and Notes by Stuart Hutchinson, University of Kent at Canterbury.The Diamond as Big as the Ritz is an ominous fable about the pursuit of great wealth. Readers...

Widely regarded as one of Edith Wharton's greatest achievements,The Age of Innocenceis not only subtly satirical, but also a sometimes dark and disturbing comedy of manners in its exploration of...

Introduction and Notes by David Blair, University of Kent at Canterbury.Set in the reign of Richard I, Coeur de Lion, Ivanhoe is packed with memorable incidents - sieges, ambushes and...