Anthony Powell

Anthony Powell's universally acclaimed epic A Dance to the Music of Time offers a matchless panorama of twentieth-century London. Now, for the first time in decades, readers in the United States can read the books of Dance as they were originally published-as twelve individual novels-but with a twenty-first-century twist: they're available only as e-books. As the fourth book, At Lady Molly's (1957), opens, the heady pleasures of the 1920s have begun...

Anthony Powell's universally acclaimed epic A Dance to the Music of Time offers a matchless panorama of twentieth-century London. Now, for the first time in decades, readers in the United States can read the books of Dance as they were originally published-as twelve individual novels-but with a twenty-first-century twist: they're available only as e-books. World War II has finally broken out, and The Valley of Bones (1964) finds Nick Jenkins learning...

Venusberg is Anthony Powell's second novel, a satire set in a fictional Baltic state that explores themes of diplomacy, romance, and the absurdities of European society. The story follows Lushington, a young British journalist sent to cover a political crisis in a small, politically unstable country, where he encounters a colorful mix of diplomats, officials, and socialites. Upon arriving in Venusberg, Lushington finds himself embroiled in a world...

Agents and Patients is a witty and biting comedy of manners that showcases Anthony Powell's sharp eye for the absurdities of human behavior. Set against the backdrop of 1930s London, the novel follows the misadventures of Blore-Smith, a wealthy but gullible young man whose naivety makes him an easy target for the opportunists of high society. Blore-Smith's life takes a chaotic turn when he becomes entangled with two charming yet unscrupulous individuals:...

Anthony Powell's universally acclaimed epic A Dance to the Music of Time offers a matchless panorama of twentieth-century London. Now, for the first time in decades, readers in the United States can read the books of Dance as they were originally published-as twelve individual novels-but with a twenty-first-century twist: they're available only as e-books. The eighth volume, The Soldier's Art (1966), finds Nick in the thankless position of assistant...

ANTARCTICA: A YEAR ON ICE is a visually stunning journey to the end of the world. Guided by nature photographer Anthony Powell, we experience firsthand the beauty and brutality of the most severe environment on Earth along with the hardy and devoted people who call it home year-round.

A visually stunning journey to the end of the world with the hardy and devoted people who live there year-round. The research stations scattered throughout the continent host a close-knit international population of scientists, technicians and craftsmen. Isolated from the rest of the world, enduring months of unending darkness followed by periods when the sun never sets, Antarctic residents experience firsthand the beauty and brutality of the most...

An exquisite, richly layered adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles. A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the same line. This fateful visit commences an epic narrative of sex, class, betrayal, and revenge. With its earthy visual textures it is a work of great pastoral beauty as well as vivid storytelling.