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Series
Everyman's library volume 243
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
viii, 998 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Written over a period of more than half a century, these stories reflect every aspect of Tolstoy's art and personality. They cover his experiences as a solder in the Caucasus, his married life, his passionate interest in the peasantry, his cult of truth and simplicity, and, above all, his growing preoccupation with religion. Ranging in scope from mini-novels like The Kreutzer Sonata and Hadji Murad to tiny folktales a few pages long, they provide...
Author
Series
Everyman's library volume 267
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
xxxix, 594 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Contains three novels and five short stories by American author James M. Cain, including "The Postman Always Rings Twice" about a drifter who embarks on a course of destruction when he falls for the wife of Nick, the genial owner of a roadside cafe.
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Series
Everyman's library volume 417
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
xxxiii, 665 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Here in one volume is an exceptional selection from Chester Himes's acclaimed Harlem Detectives series. Winner of France's prestigious Grand Prix de Littérature Policière and lauded by Jean Cocteau as a "prodigious masterpiece," A Rage in Harlem introduces detectives Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson in a searing escapade. In The Real Cool Killers, the duo investigates a shooting and discovers an unsettling personal connection. In The Crazy...
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