Journey to the Centre of the Earth

Jules Verne

An ancient book is opened by the eccentric Professor Lidenbrock and his life - and the life of his nephew Axel - is changed for ever. An old piece of paper has tumbled from the book, a priceless parchment that will lead them on a terrifying journey to find what lies at the centre of the Earth. A timeles...

Tales of Hoffmann

E.T.A. Hoffmann

E.T.A. Hoffman's wildly original fictions are some of the most unusual examples of German Romanticism's dark passions, and the stories in "Tales of Hoffman" are selected and translated from the German with an introduction by R.J. Hollingdale in "Penguin Classics". This selection of Hoffmann's finest sho...

Their Finest Hour: The Second World War Volume 2

Sir Winston S. Churchill

Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive history of the Second World War. Lucid, dramatic, remarkable both for its breadth and sweep and for its sense of personal involvement, it is universally acknowledged as a magnificent reconstruction and is...

Neverland

Margot McGovern

After doing herself near-fatal harm, Kit has returned to her island home. But it's a place she hardly recognises- the witch and the mermaids are hiding and the pirates have sailed to more bountiful shores. In their place is Neverland and its inhabitants - damaged teens too sick to be in regular school, ...

The Motherhood

Jamila Rizvi

'Welcome to The Motherhood, my dear.'After her son was born, Jamila Rizvi felt isolated, exhausted and confused. While desperately in love with her new baby, the world she'd known had disappeared overnight and so had her sense of self.Jamila's salvation came in the form of a letter. A dear friend, Clare...

Chernobyl - History of A Tragedy

Serhii Plokhy

*WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2018* 'As moving as it is painstakingly researched. . . a cracking read' Viv Groskop, Observer On 26 April 1986 at 1.23am a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine exploded. While the authorities scrambled to understand what was...

LES MISERABLES (Omnibus) Vol. 5-6

Victor Hugo, Takahiro Arai

Experience Victor Hugo's classic tale of love, tragedy, and redemption in this gorgeously illustrated manga adaptation by mangaka Takahiro Arai (Cirque Du Freak- The Manga, Detective Conan- Zero's Tea Time)!Jean Valjean, a starving man who commits an act that will haunt him for the rest of his life; Cos...