Martin chuzzlewit

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9781853262050

Collation

762 p. ; 20

Series Title

Wordsworth classics

Call Number

SS F DIC m

This earth of mankind

Drawn into the mysterious mansion of a wealthy Javanese family in the 1890s, Minke, a young student, finds love with Annelies and a teacher in Annalies' mother, a brilliant and charismatic concubine

The alchemist

An Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids. Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself king, and an alchemist, all of whom point Santiago in the direction of his quest. No one knows what the treasure is, or if Santiago will be able to surmount the obstacles along the way. B…

The alchemist

It is the story of a shepherd boy from the Spanish region of Andalusia who dreams of travelling the world in search of a treasure as desirable as any ever found. From his home he journeys to the exotic markets of North Africa and then into the Egyptian desert, where a fateful encounter with the alchemist awaits him..

Stardust

The story of young Tristran Thorn and his adventures in the land of Faerie. He has fallen in love with beautiful Victoria Forester and in order to win her hand, he must retrieve a fallen star and deliver it to her.