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On November 21, 1869 Ivan Ivanov a student attending Petrov Agricultural Academy was murdered after being lured into retrieving a printing press. This came after Ivanov chose to protest against the nihilist dictator Sergei Nechaev. In Dostoevsky’s works preceding Demons the writer created fictional characters that as Joseph Frank put it “could be considered ‘historical’ in a broad sense” but with Demons, the confrontation of Ivanov became the initial base of the novel.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Sense and Sensibility
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
After nine years in an orphanage, Oliver Twist is forced to become an undertaker's apprentice where he suffers repeated ill treatment. Escaping to London, he seeks refuge in a man named Fagin who runs a gang of boy thieves and so begins a series of adventures in this coming of age classic.
Pride and Prejudice
First released January 28, 1813; this literary classic novel is now available as a special illustrated edition to commemorate the book’s 200th anniversary.
This concise edition includes all three original volumes, plus more than 50 illustrations by world renowned artists C.E. Brock and Hugh Thomas.
This concise edition includes all three original volumes, plus more than 50 illustrations by world renowned artists C.E. Brock and Hugh Thomas.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
On October 14th 1892, Arthur Conan Doyle published the first collection of detective stories titled The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Written from Dr. Watson’s (Holmes’s assistant) point of view, the two uncover the truth behind a series of social injustices.
Mansfield Park
Jane Eyre: Signature Edition
Queensbridge publishing releases Jane Eyre: Signature Edition by Charlotte Brontë. The first of our signature line Jane Eyre includes the full text of both the book and the original play adaption by John Brougham. Also included in this edition is a biographical piece written by Charlotte Bronte herself, describing the use of the pseudonyms of both her and her sisters.
A Christmas Carol
Available exclusively through Queensbridge Publishing, this special collector's edition of A Christmas Carol contains both the original text and illustrations of the first edition.
First published in 1843; A Christmas Carol is known the world over as a literary classic.
First published in 1843; A Christmas Carol is known the world over as a literary classic.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Secret Garden
