Books read in 2025
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Homer The Wrath of Achilles (Penguin Archives) /anglais
HOMER · 2025
A Modern Cinderella
Louisa May Alcott · 2014
The Emperor’s New Clothes.
Hans Christian. Anderson · 1992
Agnes Grey
Anne Brontë · 2019
Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Classics)
Jane Austen · 2003
Jane Austen's first published work, meticulously constructed and sparkling with her unique wit<br/><br/>Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love - and its threatened loss - the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love. This edition also includes explanatory notes and textual variants between first and second edition.<br/><br/>For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Stancliffe's Hotel
Charlotte Bronte · 2016
Emma (Jane Austen)
Jane Austen · 2014
Following her governess’s marriage, wealthy, spoilt Emma Woodhouse seeks new company and new amusement. Ignoring the warnings of her friend Mr. Knightley, she begins a series of terrible blunders.<br/><br/>Through letters to her sister, the author presents the reader with puzzles to confuse even the best detective. Who sent the mystery piano? Why is Mr. Elton so charming and Miss Fairfax so reserved? How many men can Harriet love? Who is hiding a shocking secret?<br/><br/>With little understanding of her own feelings, can Emma lead anyone towards happiness? Can you solve any of the mysteries before Emma does?<br/><br/>Real Reads -- the classics retold and beautifully illustrated. Real Reads are a new and exciting way of presenting our literary heritage to a new audience: bright young primary readers, children who have seen the films and now want the books, teenagers who want to read the classics but aren't yet ready for the original, grown-up readers who want a quick fix of their favorite classical author, less confident readers who don't want to be left out of real books, learners of English who want to explore the classics everyone talks about.
The Tinder Box
Hans Christian Andersen · 2014
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two: The Official Playscript of the Original West End Production
J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, John Tiffany · 2017
The Official Playscript Of The Original West End Production Of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child. It Was Always Difficult Being Harry Potter And It Isn't Much Easier Now That He Is An Overworked Employee Of The Ministry Of Magic, A Husband, And Father Of Three School-age Children. While Harry Grapples With A Past That Refuses To Stay Where It Belongs, His Youngest Son Albus Must Struggle With The Weight Of A Family Legacy He Never Wanted. As Past And Present Fuse Ominously, Both Father And Son Learn The Uncomfortable Truth: Sometimes, Darkness Comes From Unexpected Places. The Playscript For Harry Potter And The Cursed Child Was Originally Released As A 'special Rehearsal Edition' Alongside The Opening Of Jack Thorne's Play In London's West End In Summer 2016. Based On An Original Story By J.k. Rowling, John Tiffany And Jack Thorne, The Play Opened To Rapturous Reviews From Theatregoers And Critics Alike, While The Official Playscript Became An Immediate Global Bestseller. This Definitive And Final Playscript Updates The 'special Rehearsal Edition' With The Conclusive And Final Dialogue From The Play, Which Has Subtly Changed Since Its Rehearsals, As Well As A Conversation Piece Between Director John Tiffany And Writer Jack Thorne, Who Share Stories And Insights About Reading Playscripts. This Edition Also Includes Useful Background Information Including The Potter Family Tree And A Timeline Of Events From The Wizarding World Prior To The Beginning Of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
J.K. Rowling · 2015
'give Me Harry Potter,' Said Voldemort's Voice, 'and None Shall Be Harmed. Give Me Harry Potter, And I Shall Leave The School Untouched. Give Me Harry Potter, And You Will Be Rewarded.' As He Climbs Into The Sidecar Of Hagrid's Motorbike And Takes To The Skies, Leaving Privet Drive For The Last Time, Harry Potter Knows That Lord Voldemort And The Death Eaters Are Not Far Behind. The Protective Charm That Has Kept Harry Safe Until Now Is Broken, But He Cannot Keep Hiding. The Dark Lord Is Breathing Fear Into Everything Harry Loves And To Stop Him Harry Will Have To Find And Destroy The Remaining Horcruxes. The Final Battle Must Begin - Harry Must Stand And Face His Enemy...
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
J.K. Rowling · 2015
There It Was, Hanging In The Sky Above The School: The Blazing Green Skull With A Serpent Tongue, The Mark Death Eaters Left Behind Whenever They Had Entered A Building... Wherever They Had Murdered... When Dumbledore Arrives At Privet Drive One Summer Night To Collect Harry Potter, His Wand Hand Is Blackened And Shrivelled, But He Does Not Reveal Why. Secrets And Suspicion Are Spreading Through The Wizarding World, And Hogwarts Itself Is Not Safe. Harry Is Convinced That Malfoy Bears The Dark Mark: There Is A Death Eater Amongst Them. Harry Will Need Powerful Magic And True Friends As He Explores Voldemort's Darkest Secrets, And Dumbledore Prepares Him To Face His Destiny...
Think Again
Jacqueline Wilson · 2024
Catharine, Or The Bower (paperback)
Jane Austen
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
J.K. Rowling · 2015
'you Are Sharing The Dark Lord's Thoughts And Emotions. The Headmaster Thinks It Inadvisable For This To Continue. He Wishes Me To Teach You How To Close Your Mind To The Dark Lord.' Dark Times Have Come To Hogwarts. After The Dementors' Attack On His Cousin Dudley, Harry Potter Knows That Voldemort Will Stop At Nothing To Find Him. There Are Many Who Deny The Dark Lord's Return, But Harry Is Not Alone: A Secret Order Gathers At Grimmauld Place To Fight Against The Dark Forces. Harry Must Allow Professor Snape To Teach Him How To Protect Himself From Voldemort's Savage Assaults On His Mind. But They Are Growing Stronger By The Day And Harry Is Running Out Of Time...
Love and Friendship: (Jane Austen Classics Collection) (Jack London Classic Collection)
Jane Austen · 2015
The Picture of Dorian Gray: The Original 1890 Edition (A Oscar Wilde Classic Novel)
Oscar Wilde · 2023
“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.” ― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray<br/><br/>The Picture of Dorian Gray is a 1891 gothic and philosophical novel by Irish writer and playwright Oscar Wilde. First published as a serial story in the July 1890 issue of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, the editors feared the story was indecent, and without Wilde's knowledge, deleted five hundred words before publication.<br/><br/>Despite that censorship, The Picture of Dorian Gray offended the moral sensibilities of British book reviewers, some of whom said that Oscar Wilde merited prosecution for violating the laws guarding the public morality. In response, Wilde aggressively defended his novel and art in correspondence with the British press.<br/><br/>Wilde revised and expanded the magazine edition of The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) for publication as a novel; the book edition (1891) featured an aphoristic preface — an apologia about the art of the novel and the reader. The content, style and presentation of the preface made it famous in its own literary right, as social and cultural criticism. In April 1891, the editorial house Ward, Lock and Company published the revised version of The Picture of Dorian Gray.<br/><br/>A True Classic that Belongs on Every Bookshelf!
The Little Book of Psychology: An Introduction to the Key Psychologists and Theories You Need to Know
Emily Ralls · 2021
The Mega-Complicated Crushes of Lottie Brooks
Katie Kirby · 2022
Lottie Brooks is BACK for more extremely embarrassing adventures as she goes on holiday and gets her very first boyfriend!THINGS THAT ARE RUBBISH IN MY· Have the most disgusting little brother in the entire world· Have to get braces when am on the brink of having my first kiss· Mum is making cottage pie for dinner. VOM.Finally summer has arrived and Lottie has BIG plans - scrolling through Instagram, dreaming about MEGA-crush Daniel and sunbathing by the pool on their family holiday to France.Then Lottie meets new CRUSH Antoine. The language is a tiny bit of a barrier but does it matter when he's THAT good looking?Readers LOVE LottieMy daughter couldn't put it down and read it in 2 days. Read at breakfast, walking downstairs, tea time, in the bath.My 9-year-old daughter devoured it in two nights, and all I could hear from her was giggling and the occasional "Mum! Listen to this! This is SO me!".My 12 year old reluctant reader took this book, read 100 pages in one night and proclaimed it 'the best book ever'Katie has managed to capture the essence of what this group think and feel in a positive, life-affirming fashion.
Antigone: A New Adaptation of the Classic Greek Tragedy
Hollie McNish · 2023
The Night is Darkening Round Me
Bront Emily · 2015
Come Close
Sappho · 2015
Mansfield Park (Wordsworth Classics)
Jane Austen · 1998
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen. Adultery is not a typical Jane Austen theme, but when it disturbs the relatively peaceful household at Mansfield Park, it has quite unexpected results.<br/>The diffident and much put-upon heroine Fanny Price has to struggle to cope with the results, re-examining her own feelings while enduring the cheerful amorality, old-fashioned indifference and priggish disapproval of those around her.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
J.K. Rowling · 2015
'there Will Be Three Tasks, Spaced Throughout The School Year, And They Will Test The Champions In Many Different Ways ... Their Magical Prowess - Their Daring - Their Powers Of Deduction - And, Of Course, Their Ability To Cope With Danger.' The Triwizard Tournament Is To Be Held At Hogwarts. Only Wizards Who Are Over Seventeen Are Allowed To Enter - But That Doesn't Stop Harry Dreaming That He Will Win The Competition. Then At Hallowe'en, When The Goblet Of Fire Makes Its Selection, Harry Is Amazed To Find His Name Is One Of Those That The Magical Cup Picks Out. He Will Face Death-defying Tasks, Dragons And Dark Wizards, But With The Help Of His Best Friends, Ron And Hermione, He Might Just Make It Through - Alive!
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
J.K. Rowling · 2015
<p><i>'Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick out your wand hand, step on board and we can take you anywhere you want to go.'</i><br><br>When the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of him, it's the start of another far from ordinary year at Hogwarts for Harry Potter. Sirius Black, escaped mass-murderer and follower of Lord Voldemort, is on the run - and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first ever Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an omen of death in Harry's tea leaves... But perhaps most terrifying of all are the Dementors patrolling the school grounds, with their soul-sucking kiss...<br><br><br><i>Having become classics of our time, the Harry Potter eBooks never fail to bring comfort and escapism. With their message of hope, belonging and the enduring power of truth and love, the story of the Boy Who Lived continues to delight generations of new readers.</i></p>
Jason and Medea
Apollonius Of Rhodes · 2015
The Gambler and A Nasty Business
Fyodor Dostoevsky · 2017
Waterloo (Penguin Little Black Classics)
Victor Hugo · 2016
'brave Frenchmen, Will You Not Surrender?' Cambronne Answered, 'merde!' A Tense, Dramatic Account Of The Battle Of Waterloo - And How A Rain Shower Changed History - From Victor Hugo's Epic Novel Les Misérables. One Of 46 New Books In The Bestselling Little Black Classics Series, To Celebrate The First Ever Penguin Classic In 1946. Each Book Gives Readers A Taste Of The Classics' Huge Range And Diversity, With Works From Around The World And Across The Centuries - Including Fables, Decadence, Heartbreak, Tall Tales, Satire, Ghosts, Battles And Elephants.
Circe and the Cyclops
Homer · 2015
'You must be Odysseus, man of twists and turns...' The tales of Odysseus's struggle with a man-eating Cyclops and Circe, the beautiful enchantress who turns men into swine. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Next to nothing is known about Homer's life. His works available in Penguin Classics are The Homeric Hymns, The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
J.K. Rowling · 2015
'there Is A Plot, Harry Potter. A Plot To Make Most Terrible Things Happen At Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry This Year.' Harry Potter's Summer Has Included The Worst Birthday Ever, Doomy Warnings From A House-elf Called Dobby, And Rescue From The Dursleys By His Friend Ron Weasley In A Magical Flying Car! Back At Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry For His Second Year, Harry Hears Strange Whispers Echo Through Empty Corridors - And Then The Attacks Start. Students Are Found As Though Turned To Stone... Dobby's Sinister Predictions Seem To Be Coming True.
Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone: Illustrated Edition
J. K. Rowling · 2015
Marriage: Vintage Minis
Jane Austen · 2018
Sisters: Vintage Minis
Louisa May Alcott · 2017
The American Roommate Experiment
Elena Armas · 2022
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER<br/><br/>A Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by Cosmopolitan, Goodreads, PopSugar, and more!<br/><br/>From the author of the Goodreads Choice Award winner The Spanish Love Deception, the eagerly anticipated follow-up featuring Rosie Graham and Lucas Martín, who are forced to share a New York apartment.<br/><br/>Rosie Graham has a problem. A few, actually. She just quit her well paid job to focus on her secret career as a romance writer. She hasn’t told her family and now has terrible writer’s block. Then, the ceiling of her New York apartment literally crumbles on her. Luckily she has her best friend Lina’s spare key while she’s out of town. But Rosie doesn’t know that Lina has already lent her apartment to her cousin Lucas, who Rosie has been stalking—for lack of a better word—on Instagram for the last few months. Lucas seems intent on coming to her rescue like a Spanish knight in shining armor. Only this one strolls around the place in a towel, has a distracting grin, and an irresistible accent. Oh, and he cooks.<br/><br/>Lucas offers to let Rosie stay with him, at least until she can find some affordable temporary housing. And then he proposes an outrageous experiment to bring back her literary muse and meet her deadline: He’ll take her on a series of experimental dates meant to jump-start her romantic inspiration. Rosie has nothing to lose. Her silly, online crush is totally under control—but Lucas’s time in New York has an expiration date, and six weeks may not be enough, for either her or her deadline.
The Beautifull Cassandra
Austen Jane GrahameSmith Seth · 2015
'She has many rare and charming qualities, but Sobriety is not one of them.' A selection of Austen's dark and hilarious early writings - featuring murder, drunkenness, perjury, theft, poisoning, women breaking out of prison, men forging wills and babies biting off their mothers' fingers... Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Jane Austen (1775-1817). Austen's works available in Penguin Classics are Emma, Lady Susan, The Watsons and Sanditon, Love and Freindship and Other Youthful Writings, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.
Galatea: A Short Story
Madeline Miller · 2022
NATIONAL BESTSELLER<br/>An enchanting short story from Madeline Miller that boldly reimagines the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion, now in hardcover for the first time<br/>**A small hardcover edition featuring a new afterword by Madeline Miller**<br/>In ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece—the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen—the gift of life. After marrying her, he expects Galatea to please him, to be obedience and humility personified. But she has desires of her own and yearns for independence.<br/>In a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control, Galatea is locked away under the constant supervision of doctors and nurses. But with a daughter to rescue, she is determined to break free, whatever the cost . . .
The Importance of Being Earnest
Oscar Wilde · 2018
Read & Co. Classics presents this brand new edition of Oscar Wilde's famous play, "The Importance of Being Earnest", first performed in London in 1895. The play questions the nature and purpose of the institution of marriage, poking fun at the morals, assumptions and constraints found in Victorian values. During the play's release, Wilde's social life was aired to the Victorian public after an altercation with his lover's father, resulting in him being sent to prison for his homosexual relationship. Oscar Wilde (1884-1900) was an Irish author, playwright and poet. He moved from Dublin to Oxford where he studied under renowned art critics Walter Pater and John Ruskin and became associated with the literary and philosophical movement of Aestheticism.
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Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Jane Austen · 2014
Bridgerton: The Duke and I (Bridgertons Book 1)
Julia Quinn · 2015
A #1 New York Times Bestseller From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the story of Daphne Bridgerton, in the first of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring the charming, powerful Bridgerton family, now a series created by Shondaland for Netflix. In the ballrooms and drawing rooms of Regency London, rules abound. From their earliest days, children of aristocrats learn how to address an earl and curtsey before a prince—while other dictates of the ton are unspoken yet universally understood. A proper duke should be imperious and aloof. A young, marriageable lady should be amiable…but not too amiable. Daphne Bridgerton has always failed at the latter. The fourth of eight siblings in her close-knit family, she has formed friendships with the most eligible young men in London. Everyone likes Daphne for her kindness and wit. But no one truly desires her. She is simply too deuced honest for that, too unwilling to play the romantic games that captivate gentlemen. Amiability is not a characteristic shared by Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings. Recently returned to England from abroad, he intends to shun both marriage and society—just as his callous father shunned Simon throughout his painful childhood. Yet an encounter with his best friend’s sister offers another option. If Daphne agrees to a fake courtship, Simon can deter the mamas who parade their daughters before him. Daphne, meanwhile, will see her prospects and her reputation soar. The plan works like a charm—at first. But amid the glittering, gossipy, cut-throat world of London’s elite, there is only one certainty: love ignores every rule... This novel includes the 2nd epilogue, a peek at the story after the story.
