Browsing: Europe

The People of the Abyss (1903) is a book by Jack London about life in the East End of London…

From “America’s preeminent spy novelist” (The New York Times): After escaping Mussolini’s reign, Carlo Weisz settles in Paris — supporting the resistance as the daring editor of a clandestine newspaper while Europe teeters on the brink of war. With over 850 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

From a Pulitzer Prize–winning author! Lev Nussimbaum’s life was stranger than fiction: Using pen names, he became a popular author in Nazi Germany — despite his secret Jewish heritage. This “thrilling, novelistic, and rich” biography (Entertainment Weekly) is “a page-turner of epic proportion” (Booklist).

“Superb” (The New York Times Book Review): Prince Albert Edward, Queen Victoria’s eldest son, led a notorious life of debauchery — only to become one of the most famed monarchs in modern British history. A Wall Street Journal bestseller.

A powerful New York Times bestseller perfect for fans of The Nightingale: Three women find their worlds colliding with the outbreak of World War II. “Extremely moving and memorable” (Library Journal starred review), with over 85,000 five-star Goodreads ratings.

In this acclaimed exploration of the culture of others, Rebecca Solnit travels through Ireland, the land of her long-forgotten maternal…

Hamlet is Shakespeare’s most popular, and most puzzling, play. It follows the form of a “revenge tragedy,” in which the…

Based on a true story, this award-winning New York Times bestseller has been hailed as “outstanding” (USA Today). Ambitious colonel Georges Picquart investigates allegations of espionage in the French army — only to uncover a sinister plot to frame Alfred Dreyfus, a young Jewish officer.

In this “vivid exploration of one of the most beloved Renoir paintings in the world” (USA Today), a visionary artist gathers his friends to pose on a café terrace as he creates a masterpiece. An “exquisitely wrought” New York Times bestseller (The Seattle Times).

A young woman inspires Vermeer’s masterpiece in this “vibrant, sumptuous” New York Times bestseller (The Wall Street Journal) that became an Academy Award–nominated film. “Marvelously evocative” (The New York Times), with over 206,000 five-star Goodreads ratings.