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'Set in post-independence India, the novel follows for eighteen months or so four linked families in Calcutta, the province of Purva Pradesh and its capital Brahmpur, and the cities–Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow—trawled by the heroine's mother in her search for a “suitable boy”… But the g... More

Song of Soloman is a work of outstanding beauty and power, whose story covers the years from the 1930's to the 1960's in America. At its centre is Macon Dead Jr, the son of a wealthy black property owner, who has been brought up to revere the white world. Macon learns about the tyranny of white soci... More

"Michener is America's best writer, and he proves it once again in CENTENNIAL."THE PITTSBURGH PRESSA stunning panorama of the West, CENTENNIAL is an enthralling celebration of our country, brimming with the glory and the greatness of the American past that only bestselling author James Michener coul... More

As girls, Nel and Sula shared each other's discoveries and dreams in the poor black mid-West of their childhood. Then Sula ran away to live her dreams and Nel got married. Ten years later Sula returns and no one, least of all Nel, trusts her. SULA is the story of the fear that makes people accept se... More

These poems by the medieval Indian saint poet Kabir (1440-1518), one of the distinguished makers of Indian religions poetry, attracted Tagore for their mystical depth, inner devotion, love for all and unity of religions in their essence.One of India's most cherished renaissance figures, Rabindranath... More

With his sublime parting words, "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done..." Sidney Carton joins that exhalted group of Dickensian characters who have earned a permanent place in the popular literary imagination. His dramatic story, set against the volcanic fury of the French ... More

In Woolf's first novel The Journey Out, we meet the Dalloways briefly. Clarissa Dalloway is essentially the same woman, only in this novel she comes to be known more through her interior monologue and through those of other characters in the novel.Born in London, Virginia Woolf was a novelist, short... More

In a career spanning four decades, Ruskin Bond has mapped out and peopled a unique literary landscape. This omnibus edition brings together all his published fiction, remarkable for its charm and quiet wisdom. In addition to over fifty short stories, the selection includes all the longer works b... More

ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATEDBY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIPThe moving portrait of an orphan boy and immigrant girl who find hardship -- and love -- on the American prairie.EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: - A concise introduction that gives readers important background information- A chronology o... More

Robert Louis Stevenson originally wrote "Dr. Jekyll And Mr Hyde as a "chilling shocker." He then burned the draft and, upon his wife's advice, rewrote it as the darkly complex tale it is today. Stark, skillfully woven, this fascinating novel explores the curious turnings of human character through t... More

Uniquely packaged to appeal to the young reader with bright, colorful cover art and great cover copy, here is the Tor Classics edition of Jack London's Sea Wolf. A shipwrecked gentleman scholar is "rescued" by a brutal crew and their murderous captain. Unabridged.Tor Classics are affordably-priced e... More

The beloved classic of White Fang, part dog and part wolf, whose life is as brutal as the Alaskan wilderness in which he learns to survive.Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each s... More

THE BLUEST EYE chronicles the tragic, torn lives of a poor black family in 1940s Ohio: Pauline, Cholly, Sam and Pecola. Pecola, unlovely and unloved, prays each night for blue eyes like those of her privileged blond white schoolfellows. She becomes the focus of the mingled love and hatred engendered... More

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The Color Purple is a classic. With over a million copies sold in the UK alone, it is hailed as one of the all-time 'greats' of literature, inspiring generations of readers. Set in the deep American South between the wars, it is the tale of Celie, a young black girl born into poverty and segregation... More

Hard Times is set in industrial England at a period when utilitarianism seemed the order of the day. The author introduces us to a world of harsh realities and cold, loveless relationships to demonstrate how life denying utilitarianism can be.Charles Dickens, after a trying phase, rose to fame and f... More

Dickens's widely read satirical account of the Industrial Revolution. Dickens creates the Victorian industrial city of Coketown, in northern England, and its unforgettable citizens, such as the unwavering utilitarian Thomas Gradgrind and the factory owner Josiah Bounderby, and the result is his famo... More

These readers have been graded for six continuous years of English teaching. The simplified writing is based on principles of structural control and vocabulary grading adopted in up-to-date courses in India. Each book carries a grading number to indicate the level at which it is suitable for teachin... More