In Pursuit of the English - format ePub

Harriet und David lernen sich auf einer rauschenden Party kennen, möchten aber entgegen dem Zeitgeist eine ganz normale Ehe führen und setzen alsbald vier zauberhafte Kinder in die Welt. In ihrem Häuschen...

A classic tale from Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, of a family torn apart by the arrival of Ben, their feral fifth child. ‘Listening to the laughter, the sounds of...

The first volume of the autobiography of Doris Lessing, author of ‘The Grass is Singing’ and ‘The Golden Notebook’, and Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2007. Winner of the James Tait...

The third book in the Nobel Prize for Literature winner’s ‘Children of Violence’ series tracing the life of Martha Quest from her childhood in colonial Africa to old age in post-nuclear Britain....

A compelling vision of a disorienting and barbaric future from Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Many years in the future, city life has broken down, communications have...

Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, invites us to imagine a mythical society free from sexual intrigue, free from jealousy, free from petty rivalries: a society free from men....

Writing inspired by four visits to Zimbabwe, her childhood home, from the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2007, Doris Lessing. In the 1980s and early 1990s, Doris Lessing made several...

From Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, the second volume of her collected short stories. Lessing is unrivalled in her ability to capture the complexities of relationships,...

The second volume of the autobiography of Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. ‘Walking in the Shade’ begins in 1949, as Doris Lessing arrives in London with nothing but...

By turns, an unsparing and joyous account of life in a postwar London rooming house by Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2007. In 1949, Doris Lessing left her native Southern...

Across eighteen short stories, Lessing dissects London and its inhabitants with the power for truth and compassion to be expected of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2007. 'During that first year...

From the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Doris Lessing, a short story about a young boy’s coming of age. While on holiday with his mother, a young boy sees a group of older children...

The companion to a series of lectures given by Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, in which she addresses some of the most important questions facing us today. ‘This is a time...

From the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Doris Lessing, a short story about a woman’s gradual drift outside the limits of society. An old woman, with gipsy blood, begins to find the...

From the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Doris Lessing, a short story about a young woman’s attempts to juggle her political beliefs with everyday life. On the day that the newspapers...

Un été au bord de la mer. Deux familles apparemment sans histoires se prélassent au soleil : Roz et Lil, deux femmes mûres mais encore belles, leurs fils, deux hommes séduisants dans la force de l’âge,...

Une interminable période de sécheresse a décimé des populations entières, forçant les survivants à remonter vers le nord, là où se trouvent les dernières ressources en eau. C’est ainsi que commence l’odyssée...

La Terre, Shikasta, est l’enjeu de pouvoir entre trois civilisations galactiques très avancées : Canopus, Sirius et leur ennemie Puttiora. Mélangeant mythes, fables et allégories, Doris Lessing nous livre...

Souveraine de la Zone Trois, une contrée à la prospérité éclatante, tournée vers la sensibilité et les arts de l’esprit – mais dont l’hédonisme a cependant émoussé ses habitants – la reine Al•Ith reçoit...

La Planète 8 est un petit miracle d’harmonie. Créée par le puissant empire Canopus, elle jouit d’un climat aussi charmant que ses habitants, lesquels vivent des jours paisibles au cœur d’une nature des...

Lorsque Klorathy se rend dans l’Empire volyen pour s’enquérir d’Incent, un émissaire de Canopus victime d’une attaque de Rhétorique, il y constate les ravages causés par la langue. En effet, dans ce coin...

« Je crois que la colère ramenée des tranchées par mon père s’est emparée de moi très tôt et ne m’a plus jamais quittée. Les enfants ressentent-ils les émotions de leurs parents ? La réponse est oui,...

L’histoire de la famille Lennox couvre la majeure partie du XXe siècle en prenant pour pivot les années 60, décennie contradictoire et riche en affrontements. Les jeunes de cette époque, qui brisent les...

Ceci est l’histoire d’un monde qui pourrait être le nôtre. Depuis l’instant où apparaît la vie sur cette planète bleue, dans la moiteur des mares et des étangs, jusqu’au moment où le feu nucléaire menace...

Au terme de sa longue vie, Goethe affirmait qu’il venait tout juste d’apprendre à lire. Dans ce recueil des meilleurs essais de Doris Lessing, rassemblés pour la première fois, on retrouve la sagesse...

Faut-il qu’à chaque conflit de société notre esprit critique cède le pas à la frénésie générale ? Les partis politiques sont-ils condamnés à reproduire les mêmes schémas qui précipitent leur perte ? Devons-nous...

Le Général Dann, que les lecteurs ont connu enfant avec sa sœur Mara sur un continent dévasté par une terrible sécheresse, est maintenant un leader respecté et écouté de tous, affrontant un monde glacial...

Londres, été 1939. James Reid, jeune homme rêveur et qui ne vit que par les livres, embarque pour l’Inde avec son régiment. Un voyage infernal, entre solitude, ennui et maladies, commence. Pourtant, lors...

Avec Filles impertinentes Doris Lessing nous livre le récit poignant de sa genèse et de sa jeunesse. Elle s’y dévoile sous un jour nouveau et met toute sa puissance de conteuse au service d’un sujet universel...

Victoria n’a jamais oublié sa rencontre, à l’âge de neuf ans, avec une riche famille blanche, les Staveney. Ce souvenir entêtant la poussera, des années plus tard, à entamer une liaison avec leur fils,...

After studying the Moon card, Madeline blesses Alice and Eliot's upcoming marriage.

Welcome to a world of wisdom, tradition, and life lessons, told through the vibrant voice of the Ndebele people. This book is a collection of 25 Ndebele proverbs—each one a piece of ancient knowledge...

An anonymous tip leads detectives to the bodies of a dozen women in the cellar of an abandoned cabin. The cellar also contains the body of a man killed within the previous thirty-six hours. Who killed...

All 51 Hercule Poirot short stories presented in chonological order in a single volume – plus a bonus story not seen for more than 70 years. ‘My name is Hercule Poirot and I am probably the...

Agatha Christie’s seasonal Poirot and Marple short story collection. First came a sinister warning to Poirot not to eat any plum pudding… then the discovery of a corpse in a chest…...

The No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King's timeless coming-of-age novella, The Body - set in Castle Rock and originally published in his 1982 short story collection Different Seasons, and adapted into...

This carefully crafted ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents of the complete works of Oscar Wilde, containing more than 150 works. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie...

‘No Muggle Prime Minister has ever set foot in the Ministry of Magic, for reasons most succinctly summed up by ex-Minister Dugald McPhail (term of office 1858-1865): “their puir wee braines couldnae cope...

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In the skeletal remains of a world choked by dust and haunted by the ghosts of a fallen civilization, knowledge is a dangerous currency, and survival a brutal daily grind. Sloan, a hardened archivist...

Five years after the "Silencing" virus decimated the world, hope flickers in the ruins. Dr. Paulina Rivera, haunted by her past failures, clutches the last chance for humanity's survival: data drives...

They got the house.They didn't ask why it was so cheap.They should have.When Frank, Shelley, and their two young children move into their new home, they think they've found a fresh start. But there's...

He didn't choose the prophecy. But it chose him.Jake Thompson is a disgraced ex-pilot trying to disappear—until a dying man hands him a pendant and whispers a name long lost to legend. Suddenly, Jake...

Science Fiction Romance Short Story. 2,300 words.Weary of being away from his home world, an alien researcher suddenly meets a determined runaway bride.I loved this! I could feel Vantos' loneliness. A...

Decades after a devastating AI uprising turned Chicago into a hazardous wasteland of crumbling skyscrapers and electromagnetic storms, Tatiana Reyes carries the ghost of her daughter like a lead weight....

This ebook contains Oscar Wilde's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook)...

Can the perfect village save the perfect wedding? INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT FROM A POSTCARD FROM ITALY Cher, the landlady of the Duck & Puddle...

Sherlock Holmes is not only the most famous character in crime fiction, but arguably the most famous character in all fiction. In sixty adventures that pit his extraordinary wits and courage against foreign...

At United Middle School, mysteries aren't just an occasional problem—they're an everyday disaster. When Jake, Emily, Amy, and Max—the school's unofficial mystery squad—team up to solve a string of bizarre...

A Machine for Hugs is a collection of tales embracing the everyday strangeness of being alive. These stories explore forgotten avenues and dark corners too weird to ignore. A lone gravedigger's life...

Little girls and their dragons. Ever wonder how your favorite Reverse Harem started? Wanting nothing more but to meet the dragon in the cave, Risa will stop at nothing. Even if that means endearing, it's...

Belinda Middleton is about to lose her job at the county library. Just as she thinks she won't find new work elsewhere, she's invited to interview for a position overseeing a private library. Her meeting...

Whispers in the MirrorA Paranormal Tale of Haunting Secrets and Unbreakable Family Bonds When Sarah Winters moves her family into the aging Briarwood House, she believes it will be a fresh start—until...

The Mission: Steal a sentient diamond figurineThe Team: a lockpicking squirrel, a larcenous raccoon, a soft-spoken porcupine, and a mage's red panda familiarNo resources? No opposable thumbs? No problem...

Ever wanted to follow a black cat and see where it goes? Well you're in luck. In this collection of reedited and new stories Kevin Densmore (Author of "Leftovers") has collected every one of his stories...

A dark and disturbing ebook original from the master of the crime genre.A famous writer asks a boxman to open an old safe that comes with the mansion he's just bought. It's not as easy a job as he's used...

Three irresistible short stories by the global phenomenon Ali Hazelwood, now available together in paperback for the first time, with an exclusive bonus chapter.Mara, Sadie, and Hannah are friends first,...

Isaac Asimov’s Robot series – from the iconic collection I, Robot to four classic novels – contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the Three...

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"The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath is a haunting exploration of the human psyche. Set against the backdrop of 1950s America, the novel follows Esther Greenwood, a talented and ambitious young woman, as she...