Dracula is a Gothic horror novel written by the Irish author Bram Stoker, famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula. The novel relates the story of Dracula's attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing.Although Bram Stoker did not invent the vampire, he defined its modern form, and the novel has spawned theatrical, film and television interpretations ...

First published in 1922, The Beautiful and the Damned is F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel. Exploring the elite of New York Café Society, the novel brilliantly captures the louche, sometimes decadent lifestyle of the Eastern elite during the Jazz Age. Fitzgerald's characters - as in all his novels - are complex, difficult people, and Anthony Patch, a 1920s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune, is one of Fitzgerald's most memorable protagonists. His relationship with his wi...

It's everyone's nightmare. You're home alone one night and something wakes you. Was it a noise? Or do you just have a feeling that something's not quite right? Sleep-befuddled Jonathan Fairchild doesn't really believe it's a burglar. It's more likely to be his wife, who walked out on him two days ago.Yes, it's Liz, back with her tail between her legs, he thinks as he creeps downstairs. Still, strange she hasn't put the lights on... and that's when the man shoves him up against the ...

From the acclaimed author of Kissing Through a Pane of Glass comes an outstanding novel of dreams and desire, a fascinating exploration of guilt and wish-fulfilment – and the very real dangers of having your dreams come true.Daniel's work as a photo-journalist has taken him all around the world. But following a serious accident in which a colleague is killed, his injuries – both mental and physical – prevent him from going much further than the end of the street. Depression, anxiet...

When Bill, a broke, would-be bestselling novelist, attends a friend's party, the last thing he expects is to meet the condescending but goddess-like Cassandra. He is even more surprised when she whisks him back to her place. Thus begins the 'perfect' relationship, as Bill would say: no commitment, no consideration, no caring. Just sex - and none of that soppy love to get in the way, either. Or so he thinks. Once installed in Cassandra's flashy Hampstead house, all he has to do is...

Kissing Through a Pane of Glass is a Betty Trask Award winning novel.Michael Montrose, young, naive and fresh from university, is travelling alone around India when he meets the strange, alluring Liana. Enchanted by his exotic surroundings and bewitched by Liana's breathtaking beauty, Michael is seduced and falls deeply in love. Everything seems perfect - except for Liana's sporadically odd behaviour.As their relationship develops it becomes clear that ther...

In a far away land, Hassan - a tomb raider - embarks on a dangerous journey across unmapped deserts in search of a mythical crystal flask believed to contain the elixir of everlasting life.

Jonathan Muon’s world is falling apart. Or rather, as he nears his thirtieth birthday, he finds himself ensconced in a world which refuses to behave in a recognisable way. Instead, Jonathan’s world is governed by the rules which actually apply at the microscopic, atomic level… with bizarre consequences.Obsessed by his non-existent sex life, his dreams of unseen yet threatening figures with huge choppers, and the machinations of his office co-workers, Jonathan must learn to cope wit...

F. Scott Fitzgerald's debut novel of love and greed, now repackaged with a beautifully designed jacket by noted illustrator Malika Favre.This Side of Paradise tells the story of Amory Blaine, the only child of wealthy parents, whose journey from adolescence to adulthood follows him from prep school through to Princeton University, where his literary talents flourish, in contrast to his academic failure. A sequence of love affairs with beautiful young women...

The Diary of a Young Girl started two days before Anne Frank's thirteenth birthday. In 1942, the Nazis had occupied Holland, and her family left their home to go into hiding, as they were Jews. Anne Frank recorded daily events, her personal experiences and her feelings in her diary for the next two years. Cut off from the outside world, she and her family faced hunger, boredom, claustrophobia at living in confined quarters, and the ever-present threat of discovery and deat...

First published in 1920, ‘Flappers and Philosophers' is the first short story collection by F. Scott Fitzgerald. He was one of the most iconic American writers of the 20th century and was known for his lyrical prose, sharp social commentary, and ability to capture the spirit of the Jazz Age. His writing blends elegance with wit, often exploring themes of youth, ambition, love, and disillusionment.This collection features eight short stories that reflect the shifting morals and cultural cha...

First published in May 1925, ‘Mrs. Dalloway’ is a masterpiece of modern literature, a personal and probing account of a single day in the life of a London society woman, written by Virginia Woolf, who is recognized as one of the most innovative writers of the 20th century. Perhaps best known as the author of Mrs. Dalloway, she was also a prolific writer of essays, diaries, letters, and biographies. Both in style and subject matter, Woolf’s work captures the fast-changing world in which she...