′I snapped the switch, but there was nobody there. Then I saw something in the far corner which made me drop my cigar and fall into a cold sweat.′When Richard Hannay is warned of an assassination plot
′London society is full of women of the very highest birth who have, of their own free choice, remained thirty-five for years.′Including some of Oscar Wilde′s most well-known and infamous plays, Lady
′Look! You want to see! See! Feast your eyes, glut your soul on my cursed ugliness! Look at Erik′s face! Now you know the face of the voice!′Living secretly beneath the Paris Opera House, ′The Phantom
′I would give up the unessential; I would give my money, I would give my life for my children; but I wouldn′t give myself.′Heralded as one of the first instances of feminist literature and rejected at
‘I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation. That is why I have chosen my own particular profession, or rather created it, for I am the only one in the world…’ In London, 188
'Sherlock Holmes was transformed when he was hot upon such a scent as this. Men who had only known the quiet thinker and logician of Baker Street would have failed to recognize him. His face flushed a
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it. Aft
Originally published in 1903-1904, THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES is the thirteen-story collection of one of the greatest-ever fictional detectives. Three years after the supposed death of Sherlock Hol
′Out of the dark we came, into the dark we go. Like a storm-driven bird at night we fly out of the Nowhere; for a moment our wings are seen in the light of the fire, and, lo! we are gone again into th
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of How to Catch a Star with this new toddler-friendly board book edition! An inspirational story from internationally bestselling, multi-prize-winning picture book creat
LADY CHATTERLEY′S LOVER was banned on its publication in 1928, creating a storm of controversy. Lawrence tells the story of Constance Chatterley′s marriage to Sir Clifford, an aristocratic intellectua
A collection of Persian, Arabian and Indian tales dating from the 9th century, Sir Richard Burton′s most well-known translation of Arabian Nights brings together ancient folklore and stories passed do
Read the classic that became the smash hit movie directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Leonardo DiCaprio.′I believe that on the first night I went to Gatsby′s house I was one of the few guests who had
′Our consciousness rarely registers the beginning of a growth within us any more than without us: there have been many circulations of the sap before we detect the smallest sign of the bud.′Set in the
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.'It doesn't matter if you're born in a duck yard, so long as you are hatched from a swan's egg!' (from 'The Ugly Duckl
Antoine de Saint-Exupery's tender and magical classic fable, adapted for picture book readers for the very first time! Please - draw me a sheep. I blinked. The voice belonged to a charming little prince.The characters of Antoine de Saint-Exupery's classic tale have captured the hearts of generations of readers. Meet the pilot stranded in the desert. Meet the Little Prince who tends his beautiful rose on a planet of his own.Follow him as he embarks on a strange and wonderful journey to puzzling new planets and finally to Earth, where he discovers the nature of love. Adapted by award-winning poet Louise Greig, author of the Greenaway-medal-nominated Sweep and The Night Box, with enchanting new artwork from the critically acclaimed illustrator of The Velveteen Rabbit and Star in the Jar.
The Professor is Charlotte Brontë′s first novel, reflecting her own experience of life in Brussels and published after her untimely death. Viewed as a precursor to the narrative style and characteriza
′Ah, but let her cover the mark as she will, the pang of it will be always in her heart.′A tale of sin, punishment and atonement, THE SCARLET LETTER exposes the moral rigidity of a 17th-Century Purita
In the first part of this famous work De Quincey vividly describes a number of experiences during his boyhood which he implies laid the foundations for his later life of helpless drug addiction.The se
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘The flower bloomed and faded. The sun rose and sank. The lover loved and went. And what the poets said in rhyme, the
