This novel involves three expatriate Englishmen teaching in Egypt toward the end of King Farouk's glittering, corrupt reign. As a portrayal of English academics abroad, the book is full of sympathetic, humorous insights. In its evocation of a time an...
Ninety-six four-color paintings complement a story that follows the sage cat Kuching as he takes the young and inexperienced Sunshine under his wing. 25,000 first printing. National ad/promo. BOMC & Homestyle Bk Club....
From the eerie visitation of Scrooge by Marley's ghost, to the three witches brewing evil on the heath in Macbeth, to the deadly lust for blood of Bram Stoker's Dracula, we have always been fascinated by things that go "bump in the night." The supern...
The inescapable reality of death has given rise to much of literature''s most profound and moving work. D. J. Enright''s wonderfully eclectic selection presents the words of poet and novelist, scientist and philosopher, mystic and sceptic. And alongs...