Tortilla Flat

John Steinbeck, John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck's first major critical and commercial success, and perhaps his funniest novel, Tortilla Flat includes a critical introduction by Thomas Fensch in Penguin Modern Classics. Danny is a paisano, descended from the original Spanish settlers who arrived in Monterey, California, centuries before...

I Just Couldn't Wait to Meet You (HB)

Kate Ritchie

A gift board book edition of much-loved actor and radio host Kate Ritchie's debut picture book. When you were still a treasured bump, tucked safe away inside, I thought about you night and day and in my sleep - it's true. My heart was full of hope and love. I just couldn't wait to meet you.A heartwarmin...

My Own Story (Vintage Feminism Short Edition)

Emmeline Pankhurst

Soldier, criminal, militant, hooligan, revolutionary: labels Emmeline Pankhurst wore proudly in her long struggle for women's suffrage. This shortened edition of her autobiography tells of the tireless campaigning, the betrayals by men in power, the relentless arrests and hunger strikes, the horror of f...

My Ántonia

Willa Cather

My ntonia is a novel published in 1918 by American writer Willa Cather, considered one of her best works. It is the final book of her "prairie trilogy" of novels, preceded by O Pioneers and The Song of the Lark. The novel tells the stories of an orphaned boy from Virginia, Jim Burden, and the elder daug...