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On Writing blends Stephen King’s memoir with practical guidance, offering a personal look at his path to success and essential lessons for aspiring writers.

A spirited, complex woman inherits a fortune in the close‑knit Potteries of early 20th‑century England, challenging the repressive norms of her industrial town.

A collection of over 330 letters by D.H. Lawrence, revealing his vivid style, vibrant wit, and deep sensitivity to nature and humanity, with critical commentary and a biographical correspondence index.

During World II, three young evacuees face the challenge of returning to their London home after their host family dies, testing their courage and resolve against the backdrop of wartime uncertainty.

Better known for her five volume portrait of English rural life, Our Village, Mary Russell Mitford (1787-1855) was one of the most prolific female writers of her day. Part critical essay, part autobiography, Recollections consists of a series of sketches on and selections from Mitford's favourite authors, stemming from her desire 'to make others relish a few favourite writers as heartily as I have relished them myself'. The collection is arranged according to Mitford's own eclectic system of categorization including 'fashionable poets', 'cavalier poets', and 'poetry that poets love'. Mitford wears her immense literary skill lightly and Recollections is masterfully written, full of lively wit and fascinating biographical detail. Published just three years before Mitford's death, it was based on earlier articles and letters. Authors included range from Chaucer to Sir Walter Scott and Mitford's friend Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

Harriet Beecher Stowe’s debut novel explores love, religion, and the slave trade in eighteenth‑century Newport, Rhode Island, as a widowed mother, a Calvinist pastor, and a doomed romance collide.

Three adopted sisters in London train in ballet and on stage, each discovering a unique talent.