The Merchant of Venice
10 best books like The Merchant of Venice (Gareth Hinds): Measure for Measure, The Complete Novels, The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel, Henry VIII, Regency Buck, The Making of Pride and Prejudice, The Red Pyramid: The Graphic Novel, Charlotte and Emily Brontë: The Complete Novels, The Travels of Sir John Mandeville, Four Complete Novels: Great Expectations/Hard Times/A Christmas Carol/A Tale of Two Cities
Author | William Shakespeare |
ISBN | 0743484908 |
Measure for Measure is among the most passionately discussed of Shakespeare’s plays. In it, a duke temporarily removes himself from governing his city-state, deputizing a member of his administration, Angelo, to enforce the laws more rigorously. Angelo chooses as his first victim Claudio, condemning...
Author | Jane Austen |
ISBN | 0140259449 |
Here’s my list of Austen novels, from favourite to least favourite:
1. Persuasion- My favourite Austen! It is the shortest and the one with the most enduring romance plot. And it is also the one where she attacks society with the most vigour. Not a word is wasted: it is compact and moves quickly....
Author | Rick Riordan |
ISBN | 1423116968 |
You've read the book. You've seen the movie. Now submerge yourself in the thrilling, stunning, and action-packed graphic novel.
Mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking out of the pages of twelve-year-old Percy Jackson's textbooks and into his life. And worse, he's...
Author | William Shakespeare |
ISBN | 0743273303 |
Henry VIII is a history play generally believed to be a collaboration between William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, based on the life of Henry VIII of England. An alternative title, All is True, is recorded in contemporary documents, the title Henry VIII not appearing until the play's publication...
Author | Georgette Heyer |
ISBN | 0099465582 |
It is in regrettable circumstances that beautiful Judith Taverner and her brother Peregrine first encounter Julian St. John Audley. The man, they both agree, is an insufferably arrogant dandy. But unfortunately for them, he is also the Fifth Earl of Worth, a friend of the Regent and, quite by chance,...
The Making of Pride and Prejudice
The BBC’s lavish adaptation of ‘Pride and Prejudice’, starring Colin Firth, was eighteen months in the making and continues to captivate audiences today. This indispensable companion to the series is packed with colour photographs, interviews and lavish illustrations.
Follow...
Author | Orpheus Collar |
ISBN | 1423150686 |
Since their mother's death, Sadie and Carter have become near-strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, Carter has traveled the world with their father, the famed Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane.
One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings to the British Museum, where he hopes...
Author | Charlotte Brontë |
ISBN | 0517147793 |
I stuck to Wuthering Heights this time. I was due for a re-read of it, and I recalled absolutely loving it as a teen, reading it over and over. Such deep tragedy - and perhaps now that I've experienced so much of my own at this point, I found that it was more disturbing this time around than romantic, more sad...
Author | John Mandeville |
ISBN | 0141441437 |
Ostensibly written by an English knight, the Travels purport to relate his experiences in the Holy Land, Egypt, India and China. Mandeville claims to have served in the Great Khan's army, and to have travelled in 'the lands beyond' - countries populated by dog-headed men, cannibals, Amazons and Pygmies....
Author | Charles Dickens |
ISBN | 0517053608 |
Includes the major works by one of the greatest names in literature. Namely, Great Expectations, Hard Times, A Christmas Carol and A Tale of Two Cities. This Library of Literary Classics edition is bound in padded leather with luxurious gold-stamping on the front and spine, satin ribbon marker and...
Author | Jason Cobley |
ISBN | 1906332495 |
Conceived as part of a literary game among friends in 1816, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is today regarded as a classic piece of 19th century literature. The story begins with the journey of an adventurer, Robert Walton, who saves the life of a man at the North Pole. That man, Victor Frankenstein, tells...
Wuthering Heights & Jane Eyre
Author | Emily Brontë |
ISBN | 0681270705 |
Am so happy I finally picked up this book and treated myself to reading it.
Oh, the journey of Jane from childhood through young adulthood - the successes and failures, the trials; and ultimately, her self-determination, perseverance, and confidence in the truth of what her heart and mind...
Frankenstein / Dracula / Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde
Author | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley |
ISBN | 0451523636 |
A scientist oversteps the bounds of conscience and brings to life a tortured creation. A young adventurer succumbs to the night world of a diabolic count. A man of medicine explores his darker side only to fall prey to it. They are legendary tales that have held readers spellbound for more than a century....
How the Grinch stole Christmas! And other stories
Author | Dr. Seuss |
ISBN | 0007258615 |
Join in the festive entertainment with the disgruntled Grinch and his attempts to steal Christmas. Bursting with frolicking fun, this collection of stories is a must-have for every Dr. Seuss fan at Christmas time. With his unique combination of hilarous stories, crazy illustrations and riotous...