लेखक: Jacques Berthoud

‘I have heard no end of tales of his strength, his audacity, his fidelity…incorruptible! It is indeed a name of honour for the Capataz of the Cargadores of Sulaco.’One of the greatest political nov …

‘I have heard no end of tales of his strength, his audacity, his fidelity…incorruptible! It is indeed a name of honour for the Capataz of the Cargadores of Sulaco.’One of the greatest political nov …

‘To the white men in the waterside business and to the captain of ships he was just Jim – nothing more. He had, of course, another name, but he was anxious that it should not be pronounced.’ Lord Jim …

‘To the white men in the waterside business and to the captain of ships he was just Jim – nothing more. He had, of course, another name, but he was anxious that it should not be pronounced.’ Lord Jim …

A young and inexperienced sea captain finds that his first command leaves him with a ship stranded in tropical seas and a crew smitten with fever. As he wrestles with his conscience and with the incr …

‘This is tragedy naked, godless and unredeemed’ Kenneth Tynan An embittered Roman general returns from war, having captured the Queen of the Goths and her three sons. Sacrificing the eldest in memory …