Contains The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night.

Victor Hugo's classic adventure story tells of thetragic figure of Quasimodo, the hunchback bellringer of Notre-DameCathedral and his devotion to La Esmeralda, the flamboyant gypsydancer. When the demented archdeacon Claude Frollo plans to abduct LaEsmeralda, he employs Quasimodo to do the job for him. But the plangoes horribly wrong, and Esmeralda finds herself charged with themurder of Phoebus, the man she was in love with. In a thrillingscene of high drama, her kidnapper becomes her rescuer; but for howlong can she remain concealed from the evil Frollo? In awonderfully evocative novel, Victor Hugo brings medieval Paris toglorious, bustling life.

Bobbi Anderson and the other good folks of Haven, Maine, havesold their souls to reap the rewards of the most deadly evil thisside of hell.

"James Cameron's Titanic" chronicles a master storyteller'scinematic re-creation of one of the most vividly remembereddisasters of the modern era. Cameron's epic motion picture, winnerof eleven Academy Awards, was an unforgettable triumph offilmmaking, weaving a rich human tapestry of romance and heroism,tragedy and greed, and, ultimately, the power of true love - astory that will continue to capture the hearts of audiences forgenerations to come. This collector's edition will include all theoriginal content from the first book as well as a new and extendedintroduction by James Cameron. Additional new content will include:twenty-six newly designed pages with never-before-seen images fromthe film studio and from James Cameron's personal archive;behind-the-scenes stories from Cameron himself detailing theconcept art and making of the original film; a revelatory look atthe technical process of transforming original film into dynamic 3Dprints; quotes from Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio discussingthe fi

Fanny Price is a poor relation living with the Bertrams, acutely conscious of her status and yet daring to love their son Edmund— from afar. But with five marriageable young people on the premises, any peace at Mansfield cannot last...

After having lost her family and the luxurious life she livedin beautiful Napa, California, Ava Winters finds herself on RebunIsland, Japan, the site of Satoshi Takeda's Revenge School. There,Ava meets Reena, Jon, Cruz, and Jane. At Revenge School, Ava alsomeets Emily Thorne who has recently returned to her training withTakeda. Emily shares her wisdom about Revenge and the importance oflooking for justice in a world where their enemies have thrived.Jon finds a file in Takeda's office detailing the connective tissuelinking the group currently at Revenge School. He presents Ava andthe others with the information, highlighting the looming May 1stdate of an annual gala in Napa where they will all have theopportunity to address their respective "revengendas." Althoughtheir training is not finished, the group feels the time is rightto set out on their mission. Assuming the delicious melodramatictone of the show, the book will reveal twists, turns, murder,collusion and deception. SCHOOLED IN REVENGE will also

The brutal world of the Klondike miners and their dogs is brilliantly evoked and Jack London's rendering of the sentient life of Buck and White Fang as they confront their destiny is en-thralling and convincing.The deeper resonance of these stories derives from the author's use of the myth of the hero who survives by strength and courage,a powerful myth that still appeals to our collective unconsceious.

A city is hit by an epidemic of "white blindness" that sparesno one. Authorities confine the first to go blind to an emptymental hospital, but there the criminal element holds everyonecaptive, stealing food rations and assault-ing women. There is oneeyewitness to this nightmare who guides seven strangers through thebarren streets to freedom--a procession as uncanny as thesurroundings are harrowing. Blindness is an unsettling portrait of man's inhumanity toman-and of humankind's resilient spirit. Discussion guide available at www.HarcourtBooks.com .

The author who "weaves a story like no one else" ("RockyMountain News") presents her dazzling trilogy of three women whoshared a home and a c childhood-but grew to fulfill their ownunique destinies. Includes the complete trilogy: "Daring to Dream"Amidst the grandeur of Templeton House, Margo, Kate, and Laura werebrought up like sisters. But it is Margo, the housekeeper'sdaughter, whose dreams first take her far away on a magnificentjourney full of risk and reward. "Holding the Dream" Kate knew shehad something her friends Margo and Laura could never have--ashrewd head for business. But now, faced with professionalimpropriety, Kate is forced to look deep within herself. "Findingthe Dream" Laura seemed to have it all. Beautiful and intelligent,there was nothing that could keep her from her dreams. Until fatetook away the man she thought she loved.

Carson McCullers--novelist, dramatist, poet--was at the peakof her powers as a writer of short fiction. Here are nineteenstories that explore her signature themes: wounded adolescence,loneliness in marriage, and the tragicomedy of life in the South.Here too are "The Member of the Wedding" and "The Ballad of the SadCafe," novellas that Tennessee Williams judged to be "assuredlyamong the masterpieces of our language." (A Mariner Reissue)

瑪姬·歐法洛為當代英國極負盛名的小說家，處女作《你走了以後》名列英國《衛報》「25年來*小說」，而後更被英國*連鎖書店Waterstones選為「影響未來鉅之25位作家」之一。本書為她的*力作！ 兩個人，一個是英國上層社會的少女，在五六十年代，為了成為獨立新女性、尋求解放而從偏遠的鄉村離家到繁華的都會倫敦，開朗有想法的她不久後墜入了愛情…。五十年後，一位青年男子因女友生產時難產的狀況觸動了他的記憶，開始向過去進行探尋。 居住在同一個城市的兩個人，雖相隔五十年，作者將看似反差極大的兩位主角個性，運用巧妙的情節處理讓他們的故事相接，一段向前、另一段往過去探索，形成令人驚奇的相會，並更深層地探討生命與愛。 本作品顯露出英國女作家瑪姬?歐法洛對女性內心世界的洞察及優秀的寫作技巧，能得到2010年英國

Since his first appearance in "Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes has been one of the most beloved fictional characters ever created. Now, in two paperback volumes, Bantam presents all fifty-six short stories and four novels featuring Conan Doyle's classic hero--a truly complete collection of Sherlock Holmes's adventures in crime! Volume II begins with The Hound of the Baskervilles, a haunting novel of murder on eerie Grimpen Moor, which has rightly earned its reputation as the finest murder mystery ever written. The Valley of Fear matches Holmes against his archenemy, the master of imaginative crime, Professor Moriarty. In addition, the loyal Dr. Watson has faithfully recorded Holmes's feats of extraordinary detection in such famous cases as the thrilling The Adventure of the Red Circle, Holmes's tragic and fortunately premature farewell in The Final Problem, and the twelve baffling adventures from The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes. Conan Doyle's incomparable t

Millions of readers have come to adore New York Timesbest-selling author Sophie Kinsella's irrepressible heroine. MeetBecky Bloomwood, America's favorite shopaholic - a young woman witha big heart, big dreams...and just one little weakness. Becky has afabulous flat in London's trendiest neighborhood, a troupe ofglamorous socialite friends, and a closet brimming with theseason's must-haves. The only trouble is that she can't actuallyafford it-not any of it. Her job writing at "Successful Savings"not only bores her to tears, it doesn't pay much at all. And latelyBecky's been chased by dismal letters from the bank -letters withlarge red sums she can't bear to read-and they're getting everharder to ignore. She tries cutting back. But none of her effortssucceeds. Becky's only consolation is to buy herself something ...just a little something.... Finally a story arises that Beckyactually cares about, and her front-page article catalyzes a chainof events that will transform her life-and the lives of thosearou

The only novel from Alice Munro-award-winning author of The Love of a Good Woman--is an insightful, honest book, "autobiographical in form but not in fact," that chronicles a young girl's growing up in rural Ontario in the 1940's. Del Jordan lives out at the end of the Flats Road on her father's fox farm, where her most frequent companions are an eccentric bachelor family friend and her rough younger brother. When she begins spending more time in town, she is surrounded by women-her mother, an agnostic, opinionted woman who sells encyclopedias to local farmers; her mother's boarder, the lusty Fern Dogherty; and her best friend, Naomi, with whom she shares the frustrations and unbridled glee of adolescence. Through these unwitting mentors and in her own encounters with sex, birth, and death, Del explores the dark and bright sides of womanhood. All along she remains a wise, witty observer and recorder of truths in small-town life. The result is a powerful, moving, and humorous demo

In his debut novel， The Kite Runner， Khaled Hosseini accomplishes what very few contemporary novelists are able to do。 He manages to provide an educational and eye-opening account of a country’s political turmoil--in this case， Afghanistan--while also developing characters whose heartbreaking struggles and emotional triumphs resonate with readers long after the last page has been turned over。 And he does this on his first try。 The Kite Runner follows the story of Amir， the privileged son of a wealthy businessman in Kabul， and Hassan， the son of Amir’s father’s servant。 As children in the relatively stable Afghanistan of the early 1970s， the boys are inseparable。 They spend idyllic days running kites and telling stories of mystical places and powerful warriors until an unspeakable event changes the nature of their relationship forever， and eventually cements their bond in ways neither boy could have ever predicted。 Even after Amir and his father flee to America， Amir r

Here is the beloved, high-adventure story of David Balfour,whose uncle cheats him out of his inheritance and has him kidnappedand sold into slavery. An odyssey ensues, including a shipwreck,narrow escapes, and desperate fighting.

From "the funniest important writer in America" (Miami Herald)comes a tale that is gleefully zany and incisively sharp and nowavailable in trade paperback for the first time.

Robust tales of perilous adventure and animal cunning Includes"Diable: A Dog, An Odyssey of the North, To the Man on the Trail,To Build a Fire, " and "Love of Life" Out of the white wilderness,out of the Far North, Jack London, one of America's most popularauthors, drew the inspiration for the novel and five short storiesincluded here. Swiftly paced and vividly written, they capture themain theme of London's work: man's instinctive reversion toprimitive behavior when pitted against the brute force ofnature.

Passionate and perceptive, the three short novels that make upBalzac's "History of the Thirteen" are concerned in part with theactivities of a rich, powerful, sinister and unscrupulous secretsociety in nineteenth-century France. While the deeds of "TheThirteen" remain frequently in the background, however, theindividual novels are concerned with exploring various forms ofdesire. A tragic love story, Ferragus depicts a marriage destroyedby suspicion, revelation and misunderstanding. The Duchess deLangeais explores the anguish that results when a society coquettetries to seduce a heroic ex-soldier, while "The Girl with theGolden Eyes" offers a frank consideration of desire and sexuality.Together, these works provide a firm and fascinating foundation forBalzac's many later portrayals of Parisian life in his greatnovel-cycle "The Human Comedy".

The young Robert Louis Stevenson suffered from repeated nightmares of living a double life,in which by day he worked as a respectable doctor and by night he roamed the back alleys of old-town Edinburgh.In three days of furious writing,he produced a story about his dream existence.His wife found it too gruesome,so he promptly burned the manu*.In another three days,he wrote it again."The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde" was published as a "shilling shocker" in 1886,and became an instant classic.In the first six months 40,000 copies were sold.Queen Victoria read it.Sermons and editorials were written about it.When Stevenson and his family visited America a year later,they were mobbed by reporters at the dock in New York City.Compulsively readable from its opening pages,Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde is still one of the best tales ever written about the divided self.

Four mesmerizing novellas, including the ones that inspired the movies The Shawshank Redemption, Apt Pupil, and Stand by Me.

The Lost Symbol is the long awaited sequel to Dan Brown's TheDa Vinci Code . The Da Vinci Code was an international phenomenonwith 81 million copies in print worldwide. In Britain it was eventhe best-selling Paperback ever. The filming was also a hugesuccess. Since May 2009, is Angels and Demons worldwide intheaters. In his new book, The Lost icon again Robert Langdon is the hero.Readers will cheer again from the first page of Robert Langdon,when they accompanied him on an exciting journey of discovery fullof surprises - and all in just 12 hours time for action. DanBrown's talent for storytelling interwoven with historicalelements, codes and intrigue make the new thriller once again atrue "Paget Uri. This novel was a strange and wonderful trip," Dan Brown himselfsays "The result of five years of research into a 12-hour actionwas to weave and stimulating challenge. Robert Langdon's lifestrides definitely faster than my own.