Books by Letter R

The story of a young, unnamed protagonist who meets a handsome, older gentleman, Maxim de Winter, in Monte Carlo.

James Stevens, a loyal butler to Lord Darlington, grows apprehensive when his master reveals himself to be a Nazi sympathiser prior to the outbreak of World War II.

DescriptionThe Emersons come to Lucy's rescue when she finds herself alone in Florence. She falls in love with George Emerson, but back home in England her fiancee awaits her return.

A young and impulsive wanderer, defied his parents and went to sea.

An age-old vendetta between two powerful families erupts into bloodshed.

Clym Yeobright, who has returned to the area to become a schoolmaster after a successful but, in his opinion, shallow career as a jeweler in Paris.

Held captive for years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time.

In 2045 the planet is on the brink of chaos and collapse, but people find salvation in the OASIS: an expansive virtual reality universe created by eccentric James Halliday.

The man and the boy, who also remain unnamed throughout the entire novel, travel through the rough terrain of the southeastern United States.

The final confrontation between the forces of good and evil fighting for control of the future of Middle-earth.

King Richard II banishes Henry Bolingbroke, seizes noble land, and uses the money to fund wars.

An important feminist text, the essay is noted in its argument for both a literal and figurative space for women’s writers within a literary tradition dominated by men.

After Charles Waterbury is imprisoned on false charges of selling state secrets, his wife must move to a small house near a railway station.

A Socratic dialogue, authored by Plato around 375 BC, concerning justice, the order and character of the just city-state, and the just man.

Frank and April are an ideal couple who live with their two children in the suburbs of Connecticut. However, when they start facing issues in their marriage, April decides to move to Paris.