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A woman is on trial for her life, accused of murder. The twelve members of the jury each carry their own secret burden of guilt and prejudice which could affect the outcome.

In this political fable, the animals of Manor Farm revolt against their human rulers to establish the democratic Animal Farm.

During a dark night in December, a man sits in his room sadly thinking about his lost love, Lenore. Suddenly, he hears a tapping on the door, but no one is there.

Written in France toward the end of his career, these stories are Anton Chekhov's only attempt at the linked collection.

In the tradition of S'ndor M'rai, Mihail Sebastian is a captivating Central European storyteller from the first half of the twentieth century whose work is being rediscovered by new generations of

Orlando, a young nobleman and one of Queen Elizabeth I's court favourites, is the object of many ladies' attentions but, after suffering heartbreak, he prefers literary pursuits to entert

D'Artagnan, 18 ans, quitte la Gascogne pour Paris, afin de se joindre au corps des mousquetaires du roi Louis XIII.

Dans ce classique de la littérature française, nous suivons les aventures de Quasimodo, un jeune homme malformé qui vit une vie solitaire dans le clocher de Notre-Dame de Paris.

The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence, and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina and quiet heroism of one man's struggle for justice.

When his brother catches measles, Tom is sent away for the summer to stay with his uncle and aunt - and is thoroughly fed up about it. What a boring summer it's going to be.

Kazuo Ishiguro's Booker Prize-winning masterpiece became an international bestseller on publication, was adapted into an award-winning film, and has since come to be regarded as a modern class

The Woman in White is credited with being the first of the sensation novels and one of the finest examples of the genre.

Dashiell Hammett's classic The Thin Man introduced the world to Nick and Nora Charles, further made famous by the popular Thin Man films. With a new introduction by Denise Mina.

An American classic and the inspiration for the Emmy Award-winning Netflix series.

Hugo's last novel about 1793, the year of the guillotine in France, captures the moment that shaped the destiny not only of France but of all European monarchy.