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Katharine Ramsey lived from 1874 to 1960. Known as the "Red Duchess," in 1923 she became the first woman member from Scotland elected to the House of Commons. Nancy Astor (May 19, 1879 - May 2, 1964) though born in Danville, Virginia, was the first woman to sit as a Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons. Edith Clara Summerskill (April 19, 1901 - February 4, 1980) was a British physican, feminist, writer, and a Labour member of Parliament from 1938 to 1961.

A thrilling volume of short stories featuring great storytellers such as O.Henry, Edith Wharton and M.R. James to keep you on the edge of you seat.

A bumper collection of classic ghost stories and strange supernatural tales.

Die außerordentliche Geschichte einer Holocaust-Überlebenden, die als Psychotherapeutin anderen hilft, ihre Traumata zu überwinden. Der preisgekrönte Bestseller endlich als Audiofassung - ungekürzt gelesen von Maria Hartmann. Im Alter von 16 Jahren wurde Edith Eger 1944 aus ihrem Heimatland Ungarn nach Auschwitz verschleppt. Dort sah sie ihre Mutter in die Gaskammer gehen und musste vor Josef Mengele um ihr Leben tanzen. Es grenzt an ein Wunder, dass Edith die Grauen der Lager überlebte. In den USA baute sie sich ein neues Leben auf und wurde erfolgreiche Psychologin und Therapeutin.

In 1905 New York City, Lily Bart is a young, witty and beautiful socialite. Through a series of unfortunate events, she learns of the bitter consequences for a single woman without wealth, living in an uncaring society.

Wharton's novel The Age of Innocence is set against an exclusive society background in which she reveals how Newland Archer is often the victim of, rather than the key player in, the events. The plot is constructed on a pattern of ironic misunderstandings: for example, Newland is unaware that Ellen's decision not to sue for divorce was for his and May's sake rather than to conceal her past. Furthermore, Newland remains largely blind to the manipulations of a wife he persists in seeing as innocent and naive.

Newland Archer is about to announce his engagement to the docile May Welland when he meets her cousin, the mysterious, nonconformist Countess Ellen Olenska. Edith Wharton's elegant portrait of desire and betrayal in Old New York earned her the first Pulitzer Prize for literature ever awarded to a woman.

Set on a remote island, where the sorcerer Prospero, rightful Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter, Miranda, to her rightful place using illusion and skilful manipulation. This edition of The Tempest is an adaptation of Shakespeare's eponymous drama, narrated in plain modern English, capturing the very essence and key elements of Shakespeare's original work. Read in English, unabridged.

This collection of short stories contains several gothic tales featuring the macabre and chilling voices of writers as diverse as Edgar Allan Poe, Rudyard Kipling, Edith Nesbit, and MR James. These tales are designed to unsettle you, just a little, as you sit back and take in their words as they lead you on a walk to places you’d perhaps rather not visit on your own.

Martin Boyne, a midlife bachelor seeking a quiet reunion with a lost love, finds his world upended when he encounters the seven Wheater children. Products of their wealthy parents' endless cycle of divorce and remarriage, the siblings are led by the fiercely protective fifteen-year-old Judith. Bound by a pact never to be separated, the children cling to one another as the only stable force in a world of fleeting whims and neglected duties.

Freie Reichsstadt Nürnberg, August 1580: Häscher, Heiler, Henker... nur einen dieser Berufe hat sich Frantz Schmidt selbst ausgesucht, und doch muss er allen dreien nachkommen. Als Nachrichter von Nürnberg ist Meister Frantz ein Unehrlicher, trotzdem kommen die Bürger im Geheimen zu ihm, um ihre Zipperlein von ihm behandeln zu lassen, denn seinen Händen wird Zauberkraft nachgesagt. Auch die Witwe Christina Zahlmeisterin gehört zu jenen, die seine Dienste in Anspruch nehmen. Als die halb lahme Frau erschlagen aufgefunden wird, gerät ihre Magd Kathi in Verdacht und wird verhaftet.

Do you believe in ghosts? If you do you probably treat any rendezvous with them with more than a fair share of caution. If you don’t then you’re probably keen to disprove their existence and find a rational explanation for whatever is going on and immediately make plans to enter the haunted house. In this volume our authors are very keen to show why the latter is not the wisest of moves.

The third installment of Edith Nesbit's Psammead Trilogy continues to follow the lives of the original five children and their magical endeavors. The children once again encounter the Psammead, but this time they also discover an ancient amulet that contains time-traveling powers and fuels their adventure throughout the novel. As the children experience different civilizations through time, they meet a multitude of new characters and explore many notable locales such as Atlantis before the flood, Babylon, and the Tin Islands.

The Cities Classics Collection: London, Paris, New York allows you to step into the vibrant streets of three of the world's most iconic cities through a carefully curated collection of literary masterpieces. From the foggy alleys of London to the grand boulevards of Paris, and the buzzing avenues of New York, these stories bring to life the essence of urban life, capturing the triumphs, tragedies, and timeless experiences of the people who shaped these cities.

This edition of Romeo and Juliet is an adaptation of Shakespeare's eponymous play, the incredible romantic story full of passion and wisdom retold in plain modern English, capturing the very essence and key elements of the original Shakespeare's drama.

Create a calming environment for your little one to fall asleep to with this collection of calming stories. So grab your teddy and settle down as we wind down for the day and get ready for a perfect night's sleep.

"Summer" is one of only two novels Edith Wharton wrote that takes place in a rural setting (the other being her classic "Ethan Frome.") Given the subject matter (and the behavior of its lead character), the book was considered scandalous in its day, but it is now considered a classic of early 20th century American literature. The story follows the life and sexual awakening of Charity Royall, a young girl living in a small town who has dreams of moving out of her poverty-stricken community.

The Custom of the Country (1913) is a scathing critique of American upward mobility, as told through the journey of overindulged Undine Spragg. She moves from Apex City to New York and then Paris in pursuit of two things - money and status. She will stop at nothing to achieve this goal, no matter how many affairs, lies, and divorces it takes.

Em seu primeiro livro, Edith Eva Eger emocionou o mundo ao contar como sobreviveu aos horrores da guerra e transformou seu sofrimento numa jornada de perdão e cura, ajudando milhares de pessoas a lidar com seus traumas mais profundos. Agora, em A liberdade é uma escolha, ela apresenta ensinamentos práticos que vão nos ajudar a identificar nossas próprias prisões mentais e a desenvolver as estratégias necessárias para nos libertarmos delas.

Meister Frantz wollte sich nie wieder in Ermittlungen einmischen, doch keiner könnte besser erkennen, ob sich Anna Presiglin tatsächlich erhängt hat, als der Henker von Nürnberg. Wer hat der Fuhrmannsgattin zuvor einen Schlag ins Genick verpasst: der Ehemann, der Geliebte oder doch das Diebsgesindel, das in der Gegend sein Unwesen treibt? Eins ist jedenfalls klar, auf Meister Frantz kommt Arbeit zu.