Morose, cynical and given to drink, Sydney Carton is one of Charles Dickens' most famous characters; a dispassionate man, yet capable, in the final moments of 'A Tale Of Two Cities', of sacrificing himself beneath the guillotine for Lucy, the woman he both loved and lost.It now appears, however, that Dickens was being somewhat economical with the actualité. Newly recovered documents, written in Carton's own hand, tell a far different tale. Sydney Carton survived his execution, only to find himself at the mercy of the monstrous Robespierre, author of the Paris Terror. His love Lucy languishes in a French prison, her husband dead, and Carton can ensure her survival only by becoming Robespierre's personal spy. Reluctant, terrified and often drunk, Carton blunders his way through the major events of the Revolution, grudgingly partaking in some of the blackest deeds of the Terror and, by a mixture of cowardice, bravado and luck, lending a hand in the fall of most of its leading figures. Kidnapped by the British, he finds himself a double agent, trusted by neither side. Carton’s outrageous memoirs record the slow decay of revolutionary ideals and, in passing, cast light on the true parentage of that sadistic villain of 'Tom Browne's Schooldays', the beastly Flashman.

The Carton Chronicles: The Curious Tale of Flashman's True Father (Aziloth Books)

Literature & Fiction

LAIDLER, Keith

Humor & Satire

Aziloth Books

The Picture of Dorian Gray (Aziloth Books)

Wilde, Óscar

Literary

<p>Joseph Conrad was born in 1857 at Berdyczów in the Ukraine. Orphaned at the age of eleven, he left home at 16 to seek his fortune on the sea. He led an adventurous life, surviving gun-running, shipwreck and a stint as captain of a Congo steamboat. It was this latter venture which opened his eyes to the abuses of colonial power and the darker side of imperialism. These insights and experiences inform the plot and characters of Heart of Darkness, a chilling condemnation of the hypocrisy of imperial rhetoric, where the 'bringing of civilization' to 'benighted natives' hides the true extent of oppression, exploitation and hideous cruelty.</p>

Heart of Darkness: the novel that inspired 'Apocalypse Now' (Aziloth Books)

Conrad/Joseph

Short Stories & Anthologies

The Invisible Man: a classic science fiction thriller (Aziloth Books) (Cathedral Classics)

Comics & Graphic Novels

Wells., H.G

Graphic Novels

Treasure Island

Children's Books

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS

Action & Adventure

The Island of Dr Moreau: a cautionary tale of souless science (Aziloth Books) (Cathedral Classics)

Classics

A Christmas Carol: the iconic story of a Victorian miser's redemption (Aziloth Books)

DICKENS., CHARLES

Holidays & Celebrations

Written over two millennia ago in China, The Art of War is the first known rational treatise on the planning and conduct of military operations. It's author, Sun Tzu, was a Chinese strategist who lived between 554-496 BC, during the Spring and Autumn Period of the Middle Kingdom's history. Concise and aphoristic in style, The Art of War represents the distilled wisdom of a great commander, knowledge that men of later generations, including Mao Tse Tung and Ho Ch Minh, have used with great success.

The Art of War: timeless military strategy from 6th Century China (Aziloth Books)

Self-Help

Tzŭ, Sun

Success

This anonymously-written book on the principles of 'Hermetic Philosophy' has had an enduring impact on many branches of esotericism since its first publication in 1908. Spare and concise in its language, it contains a detailed exegesis of 'The Kybalion', an apparently secret manuscript of initiation (no copy of which has ever been published). The book sets out the seven universal principles underlying all existence, and gives 'keys' to the disciplines required to achieve mastery of the Hermetic Art.

The Kybalion: Hermetic Philosophy and esotericism (Aziloth Books) (Cathedral Classics)

Three Initiates

Journey To The East

Hesse

HERMANN

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