Far from the Madding Crowd

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.The better part of valour is discretion.King Henry IVs son, Prince Harry is quick-witted yet idle and irresponsible and lives a roguish existence keeping dubious company. However, when the kingdom is threatened, Prince Harry shows his true worth and heroism and begins a journey of transformation from layabout to noble leader.

Paperback. Pub Date :2013-09-12 Pages: 144 Language: English Publisher: William Collins HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved. essential classics Power. corruption and betrayal are at the heart of Shakespeares most well-. known historical and political drama. As Julius Caesar moves closer to securing power for himself and is perceived by some as a threat to Roman citizens. his senators plot to bring about his downfall. Caesars assassination leads to civil war rather than peace and the play explores the subsequent deaths of the conspirators Brutus and Cassius. Shakespeares contemporaries would have spotted the playwrights attempts to use the shift from republican to imperial Rome to highlight the political situation of the Elizabethans at the time. Featuring some of the most powerfully resonant and rousing speeches of any of Shakespeares plays. ...

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This candid portrayal of a woman who refuses to accept her allotted role as wife and mother caused an outcry when it was published in 1899. It is the story of Edna Pontellier, who spends the summer on the Gulf of Mexico with her businessman husband and her two sons. When an illicit romance awakens unfamiliar ideas and longings in Edna, she discovers a new identity for herself, but cannot hope for understanding in the stifling attitudes of Louisiana society.

Paperback. Pub Date :2013-05-09 Pages: 520 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins UK HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved. essential classics.The young Rachel Vinrance leaves England on her father's ship. the Euphrosyne. on a voyage to South America. Despite being accompanied by her father and her aunt and uncle. Helen and Ridley Ambrose. the passage leads to Rachel's awakening. both as a woman and as an individual. As the ship is wracked by storms. she finds herself romantically entangled with Richard Dalloway. an encounter that leaves her troubled and confused.Upon arrival in Santa Marina. Rachel strikes off alone to contemplate her identity. and finds finds herself with the aspiring novelist Terence Hewet. As the emerging romance between the two is complicated by their disagreements about gender and art. another storm. and tragedy. appe...