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  • Best Short Stories Omnibus - Volume 2

    by August Nemo, Mary Shelley, D. H. Lawrence, Ellis Parker Butler, Anthony Trollope, Zona Gale, Emma Orczy, Don Marquis, Charles W. Chesnutt, Kathleen Norris, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Honoré de Balzac, M. R. James, Banjo Paterson, Bret Harte, Henry Lawson, W. W. Jacobs, Charlotte M. Yonge, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, L. Frank Baum, O. Henry, William Dean Howells, T. S. Arthur, Sherwood Anderson, Robert Barr, Lafcadio Hearn, Giovanni Verga, Hamlin Garland, Émile Zola, Stewart Edward White, Sarah Orne Jewett, Willa Cather, George Ade, Robert W. Chambers, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Ruth McEnery Stuart, Lord Dunsany, George Gissing, Théophile Gautier, Paul Heyse, Selma Lagerlöf, Thomas Burke, Edith Nesbit, Arthur Morrison, Saki (H.H. Munro), Stacy Aumonier, John Galsworthy, Ernest Bramah ...
    Series Book 2 - Best Short Stories Omnibus
    This book contains 350 short stories from 50 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. Wisely chosen by the literary critic August Nemo for the book series 7 Best Short Stories, this omnibus contains the stories of the following writers: - Mary Shelley - D. H. Lawrence - Ellis Parker Butler - Anthony Trollope - Zona Gale - Emma Orczy - Don Marquis - Charles W. Chesnutt - Kathleen Norris - ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cavalleria Rusticana and Other Stories

    by Giovanni Verga ...
    Translated by G. H. McWilliam ...
    The stories of Giovanni Verga (1840-1922) are wonderful evocations of ordinary Italian life, focusing in particular on his native Sicily. In an original and dynamic prose style, he portrays such eternal human themes as love, honour and adultery with rich and colourful language. The inspiration for Mascagni's opera, 'Cavalleria Rusticana' depicts a young man's triumphal return home from the army, ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

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  • Quietly in Their Sleep

    by Donna Leon ...
    Series Book 6 - A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery
    A nun has left her convent after a series of suspicious deaths: "Leon's novels are always a pleasure." — The Washington PostIn Venice, Italy, Commissario Guido Brunetti comes to the aid of a young Catholic sister, who has left her convent after five of her nursing home patients died unexpectedly. In the course of his inquiries, Brunetti encounters an unusual cast of characters, but discovers ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Book of Madness and Cures

    A Novel

    by Regina O'Melveny ...
    Dr. Gabriella Mondini, a strong-willed, young Venetian woman, has followed her father in the path of medicine. She possesses a singleminded passion for the art of physick, even though, in 1590, the male-dominated establishment is reluctant to accept a woman doctor. So when her father disappears on a mysterious journey, Gabriella's own status in the Venetian medical society is threatened. Her ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • Assassin's Creed: Renaissance

    by Oliver Bowden ...
    Series Book 1 - Assassin's Creed
    Betrayed by the ruling families of Italy, a young man embarks upon an epic quest for vengeance during the Renaissance in this novel based on the Assassin's Creed™ video game series.“I will seek vengeance upon those who betrayed my family. I am Ezio Auditore Da Firenze. I am an Assassin…”To eradicate corruption and restore his family’s honor, Ezio will learn the art of the Assassins. Along the way, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • That Summer in Sicily

    A Love Story

    by Marlena de Blasi ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“At villa Donnafugata, long ago is never very far away,” writes bestselling author Marlena de Blasi of the magnificent if somewhat ruined castle in the mountains of Sicily that she finds, accidentally, one summer while traveling with her husband, Fernando. There de Blasi is befriended by Tosca, the patroness of the villa, an elegant and beautiful woman-of-a-certain-age who ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • The Dark Valley

    A Commissario Soneri Investigation

    by Valerio Varesi ...
    Translated by Joseph Farrell ...
    Commissario Soneri returns home for a hard-earned autumn holiday, hoping to spend a few days mushroom picking on the slopes of Montelupo. This isolated village relies on the salame factory founded in the post-war years by Palmiro Rodolfi, and now run by his son, Paride.On arrival, Soneri is greeted by anxious rumours about the factory's solvency and the younger Rodolfi's whereabouts. Not long ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Hammer

    by K. J. Parker ...
    A new stand-alone novel from the acclaimed author of The Company and The Folding Knife.Gignomai is the youngest brother in the current generation of met'Oc, a once-noble family exiled on an island for their role in a vaguely remembered civil war.On this island, a colony was founded seventy years ago. The plan was originally for the colonists to mine silver, but there turned out not to be any.Now, ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • Wings of the Falcon

    by Barbara Michaels ...
    New York Times bestselling and award–winning author Barbara Michaels presents a swashbuckling romantic adventure in Wings of the Falcon.The death of her English father left Francesca alone and unprotected, with nowhere to turn but to the noble Italian family of her late mother. Adrift in a strange land, surrounded by cold and suspicious relatives who had disowned her mother on her wedding day, ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hunting Season

    A Novel

    by Andrea Camilleri ...
    Translated by Stephen Sartarelli ...
    From internationally bestselling author Andrea Camilleri, a brilliant, bawdy comedy that will surprise even the most die-hard Montalbano fansIn 1880s Vigàta, a stranger comes to town to open a pharmacy. Fofò turns out to be the son of a man legendary for having a magic garden stocked with plants, fruits, and vegetables that could cure any ailment—a man who was found murdered years ago. Fofò ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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  • The Echoes of Love

    A passionate story of secrets, loss, hope and haunting love in romantic Italy during the Millennium

    by Hannah Fielding ...
    Gold medallist: Independent Publisher Book Awards - Romance Category.'An epic love story that is beautifully told.'The Sun newspaper. Set in Venice,The Echoes of Loveis a beautiful, poignant story of lost love and betrayal, unleashed passion and learning to love again, whatever the price.Venetia Aston-Montaguehas escaped to Italy's most captivating city to work in her godmother's architectural ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Fireflies of Autumn

    And Other Tales of San Ginese

    by Moreno Giovannoni ...
    San Ginese is a village where God lingers in people’s minds and many dream of California, Argentina or Australia. Some leave only to return feeling disheartened, wishing they had never come back, some never leave and forever wish they had.The Fireflies of Autumn takes us to the olive groves and piazzas of this little-known Tuscan village. There we meet Bucchione, who was haunted by the Angel of ... Read more

    $7.99 USD