Here is a captivating portrait of the Amerson family, a “happy family” of eight who live in suburbia. And while each family in the town seems in all ways similar to the others, they could not be more different -- a set of character studies which ...
Written with genial sympathy, cynical humor, and distinguished realism, On the Staircase is an entrancing novel about the experiences, adventures, and emotions of a small group of ordinary young people. The story follows two households, one a cramped...
Frank Arthur Swinnerton (1884-1982) was an English novelist, critic, biographer and essayist. Author of more than 50 books, Swinnerton also edited Aldous Huxley and Lytton Strachey. Young Felix follows the life of a Felix Hunter from the age of two t...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor p...
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...
Marian Forster and her husband Howard are in the country for the summer. While Marian is beguiled by Nigel Sinclair, she is also intrigued by their houseguest, the beautiful Cherry Mant. Cherry’s relationship with Howard, and Marian’s brief happi...
A humorous and exquisitely drawn portrait of small-town snobbishness, Shops and Houses tells the story of one of the town’s finest families, and the black sheep who has the nerve to return home to work as a grocer. Of course complications ensue, bu...
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...