A Tale of Two Cities [Large Print]

A Tale of Two Cities
The Complete and Unabridged Classic Edition in Large Print
by Charles Dickens

With well over 200 million copies sold and opening and closing lines that are among the most familiar in all of literature, “A Tale of Two Cities” (1859) is one of the best known and most widely-read books in all of literary fiction.

Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, the novel depicts the suffering of the French peasantry at the hands of the aristocracy and the subsequent abuses of the revolutionaries and their brutality against the aristocrats. Dickens, ever the social critic, manages to draw parallels to English society, and especially the stratified society of London, while creating his hallmark complex characters and compelling story. Continue reading “A Tale of Two Cities [Large Print]”

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities
The Complete & Unabridged Classic Edition
by Charles Dickens

This premium quality volume includes the complete and unabridged text of Charles Dickens’ timeless classic in a freshly edited and newly typeset edition. Not a reproduction or machine-scanned text, this edition has been prepared by human editors working from an exact digital image of the actual classic edition.

With well over 200 million copies sold and opening and closing lines that are among the most familiar in all of literature, A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is one of the best known and most widely-read books in all of literary fiction. Continue reading “A Tale of Two Cities”

The Best of H.G. Wells, Volume II

The Best of H.G. Wells, Volume II
The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, The Island of Dr. Moreau
Three Original Classics, Complete & Unabridged
by H. G. Wells

This freshly edited and newly typeset edition features a large 7.44″x9.69 page size and is printed on heavyweight bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color design. Also included in this volume are page headers and an introductory biographical sketch discussing Wells’ life, work and continuing literary significance.

The three tales included in this volume share the common theme of humanity’s efforts, with varying success, to advance and control science, and the effect of the individual scientist on the outcome, as well as the impact of scientific discovery on the individual scientist. A common theme in the science fiction genre, these tales by Wells represent three of the earliest and most influential such stories. Continue reading “The Best of H.G. Wells, Volume II”

The Best of H.G. Wells, Volume I

The Best of H.G. Wells, Volume I
The War of the Worlds, The First Men in the Moon
Two Original Classics, Complete & Unabridged
by H. G. Wells

This premium quality volume includes the complete text of two of H. G. Wells’ science fiction classics — The War of the Worlds and The First Men in the Moon — selected for this collection because of their enduring influence on the science fiction genre. Continue reading “The Best of H.G. Wells, Volume I”

The Wisdom of Father Brown

The Wisdom of Father Brown
Father Brown Mysteries
The Wisdom of Father Brown: The Complete & Unabridged Original Classic
by G. K. Chesterton

This premium quality edition contains the complete and unabridged original classic version of The Wisdom of Father Brown, including twelve stories featuring G.K Chesterton’s mystery-solving priest, printed on heavyweight 60#, bright white paper in a large 6″x9″ format, with page headers and a fully laminated full-color cover featuring an original design. Continue reading “The Wisdom of Father Brown”

The Innocence of Father Brown

The Innocence of Father Brown
Father Brown Mysteries
The Innocence of Father Brown: The Complete & Unabridged Classic Edition
by G.K. Chesterton

Mystery fans unfamiliar with Father Brown may find Chesterton’s stories a bit different. Many of the stories don’t quite fit either the standard (“Whodunit?”) or inverted (“Howcatchem?”) styles common to the mystery genre, and Father Brown is frequently less concerned with the apprehension of the wrongdoer than with getting him to understand, and admit, the error of his ways. Continue reading “The Innocence of Father Brown”

The Virginian

The Virginian
by Owen Wister

Published in 1902, The Virginian is widely regarded as the first true modern novel in the “western” genre, paving the way for countless tales of the cowboys of the American west. Unlike the dime novels that preceded it, The Virginian involved complex characters and social themes, and while the tale includes plenty of action its portrayal of life in the west goes well beyond the dime novel cliches of smoke-filled saloons and showdowns in the dusty streets. Continue reading “The Virginian”

Great Expectations

Great Expectations
The Complete & Unabridged Classic Edition
by Charles Dickens

This quality volume includes the complete and unabridged text of Charles Dickens’ timeless classic in a freshly edited and newly typeset edition. Not a reproduction or machine-scanned text, this edition has been prepared by human editors working from an exact digital image of the actual classic edition.

Widely regarded as his finest work, Charles Dickens’ quintessential Victorian coming-of-age tale, Great Expectations was originally published in serial form between December 1860 and August 1861. In response to contemporary literary criticism asserting that the story was “too sad”, Dickens later rewrote the ending. In keeping with literary tradition, this volume follows the 1874 edition, published as a full-length novel with the modified ending and accepted as the “standard,” and widely known, classic version. Continue reading “Great Expectations”

Quo Vadis [Large Print Edition]

Quo Vadis
Large Print Edition
The Complete & Unabridged Classic Edition
by Henryk A. Sienkiewicz
Translation by Jeremiah Curtain

Set against the backdrop of the madness of the blood-soaked reign of Emperor Nero, Quo Vadis tells the story of the epic moral clash between the debauched paganism of the mighty Roman Empire and the austere piety of Christianity in its infancy. Continue reading “Quo Vadis [Large Print Edition]”

Heart of Darkness [Large Print]

Heart of Darkness
Large Print Edition
The Complete & Unabridged Classic Edition
by Joseph Conrad

This large print edition includes the complete text of Joseph Conrad’s classic tale in a freshly edited and newly typeset edition. With a 6″ x 9″ page size, this Summit Classic Press edition is printed on heavy bright white paper with a fully laminated cover and original design.

First published in 1899 as a three-part serial, Heart of Darkness is one of literature’s most analyzed, interpreted and studied works. Ironically, Conrad and his contemporaries regarded it as a minor work, seized upon as a singularly important literary effort in the post-colonial era. Continue reading “Heart of Darkness [Large Print]”