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The glass menagerie
By Tennessee Williams. 1972
Drama written in 1945 about a southern family with pretensions to gentility. Centres around the crippled daughter, Laura, who lives…
in a dream world so full of illusions that she becomes like the pieces in her own glass collection - too fragile to move from the shelf. 1972, c1945.The fruit of the tree (Virago Modern Classics)
By Edith Wharton. 1984
John Amherst, clever, idealistic and poor, is assistant manager of a cotton mill and has the makings of a working-class…
leader. He meets a young nurse, Justine, a woman who shares his aims and dreams. But Amherst is fatally distracted when he encounters a widow of great wealth: Bessy is charming and beautiful - and the new owner of the mill. 1984.In this final volume of The Forsyte Saga Galsworthy writes about the lives and loves of the Cherrell family, cousins…
of the Forsytes. For centuries, the Cherrell sons have left their home of Condaford Grange to serve the state as soldiers, clergymen and administrators, but the 1930s bring uncertainty in a world of rapidly altering morals and unemployment. 2001.The Forsyte saga: Volume 2 : The white monkey; The silver spoon; Swan song (Forsyte chronicles #2)
By John Galsworthy. 2001
In the second part of the trilogy of love, power, money and family feuding, a new generation has arrived to…
divide the Forsyte clan with society scandals and conflicting passions. Set in the years following the First World War, the story moves to Soames Forsyte's daughter Fleur. She is now married to Michael Mont, but when her old love Jon returns after seven years, desire is rekindled and loyalties begin to divide. Still insulated from reality by their wealth and class, the Forsytes try to resist but cannot ignore the threat of change and 'the stealthy march of passion'. 2001.The Forsyte saga: Volume 1 : The man of property ; In Chancery ; To let (Forsyte chronicles #1)
By John Galsworthy. 2001
The Forsyte Saga traces the changing fortunes of the wealthy Forsyte dynasty through fifty years of material triumph and emotional…
disaster. This first volume begins as the nineteenth century is drawing to a close, and the upper middle classes, with their property and propriety, are becoming a dying section of society. The Forsytes are blind to this fact, clinging to their conventions and 'brilliant respectability'. As dignified Soames Forsyte struggles to uphold the old moral code in the face of the social revolution resulting from the Great War, his wife Irene's extraordinary beauty causes even more disruption. The bitter feud between them will come to split the Forsyte family for two generations. 2001, c1921.The flag captain (Richard Bolitho novels. #13.)
By Alexander Kent. 1971
Returning home after 18 months at sea, Flag Captain Richard Bolitho finds himself at the centre of the Great Mutiny.…
Set in 1795 as France continues to battle for supremacy of the seas. Sequel to "Enemy in sight!" (DC05590). Followed by "Signal -- close action!" (DC32994). 1971. (Richard Bolitho novels ; 13)The final unfinished voyage of Jack Aubrey (Aubrey-maturin Ser.)
By Patrick O'Brian. 2005
An incomplete, final installment of the Aubrey/Maturin seafaring adventure series features three printed chapters and a facsimile of the manuscript,…
which includes details about Jack Aubrey's post-promotion mission to the South Africa station and a duel between Stephen Maturin and an impertinent officer. Some strong language. 2005.The far side of the world (Jack Aubrey ; #10)
By Patrick O'Brian. 1997
It is the war of 1812 and Jack Aubrey and his tetchy, sardonic friend Stephen Maturin set sail across the…
South Atlantic to intercept a powerful American frigate outward bound from Boston to play havoc with the British whaling trade. It is a commission after Jack's own heart, and best of all he's given his much-loved ship "Surprise" - reprieved from the breaker's yard because of her exceptional sailing qualities. Sequel to "Treason's harbour" (DC31586). Followed by "The reverse of the medal" (DC31583). 1997. (Jack Aubrey ; 10)The Dunwich horror and others (Collected Lovecraft Fiction Ser. #Vol. 1)
By S. T Joshi, H. P Lovecraft, August William Derleth. 1963
Collection of macabre tales by the first master of supernatural terror who wrote during the early 1900s. Lovecraft created this…
new form of literature which is neither fantasy nor science fiction, but that combines elements of both.The cruise of a deathtime
By Marian Babson. 1984
Murder stalks the crew and passengers aboard a cruise ship bound for the Caribbean ports. Middle-aged Mrs. Anson-Pryce, with the…
help of the ship's good-natured drunk, pieces together the clues that lead to the killer. 1984.The corvette (Nathaniel Drinkwater Ser. #Bk. 5)
By Richard Woodman. 1985
Commander Drinkwater is dispatched in haste to replace the captain of HMS "Melusine", who has been shot in a duel.…
"Melusine" sails as escort to the whaling fleet from Hull on its annual expedition to the Greenland Sea. During the whale hunt the loss of one of the vessels sets off a train of misfortune, disaster, death and treachery in this remote sea. Sequel to "The bomb vessel" (DC29184). 1985.The Commodore: a novel of the sea
By Jan De Hartog. 1986
The captive (In search of lost time ; #5)
By Marcel Proust. 1923
In this fifth part of the autobiographical novel, "Remembrance of things past", Albertine is living with the narrator who is…
tortured by the suspicion and jealousy of her relations with other women. Sequel to "Cities of the plain" (DC31600). Followed by "Sweet cheat gone" (DC30887). 1923. (In search of lost time ; 5)The captain's vengeance: an Alan Lewrie naval adventure (Alan Lewrie ; #12)
By Dewey Lambdin. 2004
British captain Alan Lewrie is sent to 1799 New Orleans in pursuit of pirates. New Orleans seems dominated by seductive…
women, especially the pirate ringleader Charité, who is plotting an insurrection against Louisiana's slothful Spanish rulers that will reunite it with Republican France, and forestall a takeover by the uncouth but energetic Americans. Some strong language. Descriptions of violence. Explicit descriptions of sex. c2004. (Alan Lewrie ; 12)The bomb vessel (Nathaniel Drinkwater Ser. #Bk. 4)
By Richard Woodman. 1984
Drinkwater is determined to turn the "Virago" back into a fighting ship and, despite falling foul of Lord Nelson and…
nearly losing his ship, succeeds in playing a crucial role in the Battle of Copenhagen. Nathaniel Drinkwater is given command of the old 'Virago', a stores tender in the Baltic expedition of 1801. 1984.The boat (Sven Hassel War Classics)
By Lothar Günther Buchheim. 1999
This is the story of a German U-boat, her commander and crew, as they embark upon yet another hazardous patrol…
in the Battle of the Atlantic. Explicit descriptions of sex. Strong language. 1999. Uniform title: Das Boot.The black cockade: Paul Gallant's Louisbourg command
By Victor Suthren. 1977
The Baltic gambit: an Alan Lewrie naval adventure (Alan Lewrie naval adventure series ; #15)
By Dewey Lambdin. 2009
1801. Captain Alan Lewrie, newly acquitted of slave stealing, takes command of the frigate Thermopylae and heads for the Baltic.…
Lewrie hosts a Russian peace delegation and joins the Battle of Copenhagen. Sequel to "Troubled Waters". Some violence, some strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2009.The apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
By Mordecai Richler. 1959
Swamp angel: by Ethel Wilson ; introduction by David Stouck (New Canadian library ; #29)
By Ethel Wilson. 1954
Convinced that she must find a better life, plucky Maggie walks out of her intolerable marriage and heads for the…
British Columbia interior to heal and restore her spirit. (Reissue). 1982, c1954. (New Canadian Library; 29)