Sovereign Press

In the Grasshopper we find a love triangle. Olga, her rather boring husband preoccupied with his work, and a young artist. Olga craves the excitement of the artistic life and finds a new lease on romance with the colourful landscape designer, who takes her on a cruise. But not all is going to plan in this quintessentially Chekhovian love...

Oliver is born into poverty and misfortune. Following his mother's early death he is soon delivered to the workhouse where he meets the cruel Mr Bumble. In London, Oliver meets the Artful Dodger and his gang, as well as the beautiful Nancy. As Oliver is drawn deeper into the dark and murky underworld, he remains unaware that the kind Mr...

Three Men on the Bummel is a sequel to equally popular humorous novel Three Men in a Boat. The sequel brings back the three companions, this time on a bicycle tour through the German Black Forest....

Bleak House is one of Dickens's finest novels, containing one of the most vast, complex and engaging arrays of minor characters and sub-plots in his entire canon. The story follows long-running litigation in England's Court of Chancery, Jarndyce v Jarndyce, which has far-reaching consequences for all involved. This case revolves around...

A Ghost Story of ChristmasA powerful, impressive, and enduring tale of ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. The book was written in early Victorian era Britain when it was experiencing a nostalgic interest in its forgotten Christmas. It has been credited with...

Fanny Price, a young girl from a large and relatively poor family, is taken to be raised by her rich uncle and aunt, Sir Thomas, and Lady Bertram, of Mansfield Park. Fanny grows up with her four older cousins but is always treated as something of a poor relation. Only Edmund, the second son, shows her real kindness. Over time, Fanny's...