James Hilton

Was It Murder? deals with the phenomenon of coincidence by posing the question of how likely it is that two brothers attending the same boarding school meet with two separate accidental deaths — and curious ones at that — within the same school year. In the manner typical of the Golden Age whodunnit, the solution is only presented in the final pages of the novel. Throughout the book, an amateur sleuth and a Scotland Yard detective vie with each other to solve the riddle, with only one of them successful in the end.

"Hayyim Nahman Bialik (1873-1934) is celebrated as one of the leading figures in modern Jewish literature. Although most famous for his Hebrew poems, Bialik was also a master of Hebrew prose. Often expressing a realism and social awareness associated with the Russia of his youth, Bialik's stories showcase his extraordinary gift for lyricism, his deft use of symbolism, and his sense of humor, captured in engaging vignettes of life in the Ukrainian countryside." "David Patterson and Ezra Spicehandler have combined their formidable literary talents to produce a new translation of six of Bialik's novellas." "The novellas in this collection are each accompanied by a brief introduction. In addition, the book contains a complete glossary, making Random Harvest the most accessible collection of Bialik's stories available."--BOOK JACKET.

Mr Chipping is a quiet, unassuming teacher, who never veers from his established routines. Then he meets Katherine, who charms him and his students and teaches Mr Chipping that education is about more than just the hours spent in the schoolroom.

Portrays the lives of an Irish actress and her husband, an American writer and director.

Life story of a man and his wife who are radically different from one another.

Following a plane crash, Conway, a British consul; his deputy; a missionary; and an American financier find themselves in the enigmatic snow-capped mountains of uncharted Tibet. Here they discover a seemingly perfect hidden community where they are welcomed with gracious hospitality. Intrigued by its mystery, the travellers set about discovering the secret hidden at the shimmering heart of Shangri-La.

The winter of our discontent / John Steinbeck The agony and the ecstasy / Irving Stone The making of the president: 1960 / Theodore H. White A lodging for the emperor / Oliver Statler Goodbye, Mr. Chips / James Hilton.

The life of a skillful English doctor is shattered because of a German girl he befriends.

Englishman with three-year gap in memory is compelled to search for lost personal life.