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The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton; Laura Ciolkowski (Introduction by)
23.00 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Knickerbocker Classics Ser.
The Age of Innocenceby Edith WhartonThe Age of Innocence, novel by Edith Wharton, published in 1920. The work presents a picture of upper-class New York society in the late 19th century. The story is presented as a kind of anthropological study of this society through references to the families and thei ...Show more
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
19.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Knickerbocker Classics Ser.
Written in the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu's The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise that is still revered today as the ultimate commentary on war and military strategy. Focussing on the principle that one can outsmart your foe mentally by thinking very carefully about strategy before resorting to phy ...Show more
The Communist Manifesto and das Kapital by Karl Marx; Friedrich Engels; Robert Weick
23.00 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Knickerbocker Classics Ser.
The unabridged versions of these definitive works are now available together as a highly designed paperback with flaps with a new introduction by Robert Weick. Part of the Knickerbocker Classics series, a modern design makes this timeless book a perfect travel companion.Considered to be one of the most ...Show more
The Complete Novels of Jane Austen (Timeless Classics) by Jane Austen
65.00 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Knickerbocker Classics Ser.
Jane Austen revolutionized the literary romance, using it as a platform from which to address issues of gender politics and class consciousness among the British middle-class of the late eighteenth century. The novels included in the collection - Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Par ...Show more
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Timeless Classics) by William Shakespeare
40.00 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Knickerbocker Classics Ser.
As outspoken in his day as Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens are today, American freethinker and author ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL (1833-1899) was a notorious radical whose uncompromising views on religion and slavery (they were bad, in his opinion), women's suffrage (a good idea, he believed), and ot ...Show more
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair; Bill Savage (Introduction by)
23.00 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Knickerbocker Classics Ser.
Upton Sinclair's muckraking masterpiece centers on Jurgis Rudkus, a Lithuanian immigrant working in Chicago's infamous Packingtown. Instead of finding the American Dream, Rudkus and his family inhabit a brutal, soul-crushing urban jungle dominated by greedy bosses, pitiless con-men, and corrupt politici ...Show more
The Odyssey by Homer
19.00 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Knickerbocker Classics Ser.
A stunning gift edition of the age-old tale of Odysseus and his journey. This epic poem by Homer, believed to have been written between the eighth and ninth centuries BC, continues to be essential reading for young and old alike. The Odyssey follows the Greek hero Odysseus on a ten-year journey back to ...Show more
The Phantom of the Opera (Knickerbocker Classics) by Gaston Leroux
23.00 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Knickerbocker Classics
Rumors abound that the Paris Opera House is haunted by a ghost. Nobody has ever seen it, but it makes itself known through malevolent acts. First published in book form in 1911, this gothic novel has been fascinating readers for more than a century and is the inspiration for the long-running hit musical ...Show more
The Prince and other Writings by Niccolò Machiavelli; John Lotherington (Introduction by)
23.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Knickerbocker Classics Ser.
The Prince and Other Writings, by Niccolo Machiavelli, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the re ...Show more
The Wind in the Willows (Knickerbocker Classics) by Kenneth Grahame
19.00 NZD
Category: Children's Classics | Series: Knickerbocker Classics
Follow the charming adventures of Mole, Mr. Toad, Ratty, and Badger in The Wind in the Willows. Originally published in 1908, the classic children's tale The Wind in the Willows tells the stories of four animals and their adventures together. It is celebrated for its sense of camaraderie, morality, and ...Show more
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Knickerbocker Classics) by Allen (INT) Jules; Grove Verne
23.00 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Knickerbocker Classics
First serialised in a French magazine from 1869-1870, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is an incredible adventure story that popularised science fiction throughout the world.Professor Aronnax, a marine biologist, joins harpoonist Ned Land in search of a mysterious sea creature in the open ocean, on ...Show more