Browse by category
Roux the Bandit by Andre Chamson
Category: Fiction | Series: Casemate Classic War Fiction
Set deep in the mountains of southern France, this charming short novel tells the story of a man from the Cevennes Mountains called Roux, who refuses to join the army at the outbreak of war in 1914. Instead, he flees and hides in the hills, only returning occasionally to the farm where he left his mothe ...Show more
Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T. E. Lawrence; Jim Norton (Read by)
Category: Audio | Series: Classic Non-Fiction Ser.
"Seven Pillars of Wisdom is an unusual and rich work. It encompasses an account of the Arab Revolt against the Turks during the First World War alongside general Middle Eastern and military history, politics, adventure and drama. It is also a memoir of the soldier known as Lawrence of Arabia .Lawrence i ...Show more
Testament of Youth: An Autobiographical Study of the Years 1900-1925 by Vera Brittain
Category: Biography | Series: Virago Classic Non-Fiction Ser.
In 1914 Vera Brittain was eighteen and, as war was declared, she was preparing to study at Oxford. Four years later her life - and the life of her whole generation - had changed in a way that was unimaginable in the tranquil pre-war era. TESTAMENT OF YOUTH, one of the most famous autobiographies of the ...Show more
Testament of Youth - An autobiographical study of the years 1900-1925 by Vera Brittain
Category: Biography Memoir | Series: Virago classic non-fiction
In 1914 Vera Brittain was eighteen, and as war was declared she was preparing to study at Oxford. Four years later her life - and the life of her whole genereation - had changed in a way that was unimaginable in the tranquil pre-war era. Testament of Youth, one of the most famous autobriographies of the ...Show more
The Classic Works of D. H. Lawrence by D. H. Lawrence
Category: Classic | Series: Classic Fiction
D.H. Lawrence is one of the greatest English novelists of the 20th century. He gained literary fame for his novels and poems which took a vigorous, new attitude towards personal relationships. The passion, intensity and honesty of Lawrence's best work will ensure his popularity and critical reputation l ...Show more
The Classic Works of Jack London by Jack London
Category: Classic | Series: Classic Fiction
From White Fang to The Iron Heel, The Call of the Wild to The People of the Abyss, London's novels are intense and atmospheric, and deserve their standing and reputation as some of the most exciting adventure stories ever put to paper. Jack London was highly qualified to be one of the 20th century's gre ...Show more
The Classic Works of the Bronte Sisters: Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey by Charlotte Bronte
Category: Classic | Series: Classic Fiction
This collection brings together three pieces of work that, incredibly, were all published within a single year. That Jane Eyre (Charlotte), Wuthering Heights (Emily) and Agnes Grey (Anne), works of such lasting quality, were produced in such a short space of time is incredible enough: that it was all th ...Show more
The Iliad by Diego Agrimbau; Marcelo Zamora (Illustrator)
Category: Picture Books | Series: Classic Fiction Ser.
After ten years of siege by Greek forces, the walls of Troy remain intact. Only the intervention of the greatest warrior of all time, Achilles, can tilt the balance in favor of the invaders. On the Trojan side, Prince Hector is the only one who can face him. This is the story of the greatest war of all ...Show more
The Island of Dr. Moreau by David Rodriguez; Pietro (Illustrator)
Category: Picture Books | Series: Classic Fiction Ser.
An unnamed island in the middle of the ocean hides a huge secret. During the day, inhuman screams are heard coming from a house. At night, the silence is only broken by stifled rumors that come from the forest. It is said that someone there played God. It is said that something went terribly wrong...Aus ...Show more
The Lost World by David Rodriguez; Pietro (Illustrator)
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Classic Fiction Ser.
Hidden somewhere in South America, a world full of adventure awaits, but only the extravagant Professor Challenger believes in its existence. When he joins a reporter in search of adventure, a brave nobleman and a colleague ready to prove him wrong, Challenger will, at last, have the opportunity to disc ...Show more
The Odyssey by Diego Agrimbau; Smilton (Illustrator)
Category: Picture Books | Series: Classic Fiction Ser.
The Trojan War has ended after ten long years, and Odysseus, the shrewd general of Ithaca, is on the road back to his homeland. He craves nothing more than to embrace Penelope, his wife, and Telemachus, his son. But his actions in the War will earn him the rancor of the mighty ocean god Poseidon, who wi ...Show more
The Whistlers' Room by Paul Alverdes
Category: Classic | Series: Casemate Classic War Fiction
The Whistlers' Room is the surprisingly gentle, sensitive story of a section in a German hospital where three soldiers try to recover from battle injuries. They are known as the Whistlers, as all were shot in the throat and their breathing results in a sound "like the squeaking of mice". The author vivi ...Show more