In 1960s Karachi, a place of ever increasing violence and political and social uncertainty, a beautiful and talented artist, Tahira, tries to hold her life together as it shatters around her. Her marriage is quickly revealed to be a sham, a trap from...

A bright young student, a globetrotting star, and a highly respected married couple – each deeply immersed in the tradition of Hindustani classical music".A Monsoon of Music" tells the story of these four musicians whose lives intersect in the small...

Not for sale in Estonia! While the reputation of Remedios Varo (1908-63) the surrealist painter is now well established, Remedios Varo the writer has yet to be fully discovered. Her writings, which were never published during her life let alone tra...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... Set in London and Paris, "A Tale of Two Cities" paints a story of economic and political unrest at the time of the French Revolution. It remains one of Dicken's most popular books.

Poe is well known for his poetry and short stories, especially his tales of mystery and the macabre. This is a collection of his best tales.

A collection of the well-known fairy tales by the Brothers' Grimm.

For more than a century, the Sherlock Holmes adventures have thrilled readers. This volume collects seven of his most challenging cases, including "A Scandal in Bohemia", "The Red-Headed League", "The Speckled Band, The Five Orange Pips", "The Blue C...

Peter Pan' is a timeless classic of children's literature. This exquisite leatherbound edition is illustrated with plates by F. D. Bedford.

<p>"Beowulf" tells the story of a Scandinavian hero who defeats three evil creatures – a huge, cannibalistic ogre named Grendel, Grendel's monstrous mother, and a dragon – and then dies, mortally wounded during his last enco...

The much-loved tales from "The Thousand and One Nights" first appeared in English translation in the early nineteenth century. The popularity of these ancient and beguiling tales set against the backdrop of Baghdad, a city of wealth and peace, stoked...