Discounted for August 2026: Captivating Literary Books You Don’t Want to Miss!

From one of the leading voices of nineteenth-century Norwegian literature come short stories that offer a look into Norse society. 

With depictions of everyday life, as well as portraits of Alexander Lange Kielland’s native town, this collection is not to be missed. 

Offering a scathing critique of modern society, August Strindberg’s protagonist embarks on a quest to live a meaningful life. 

Arvid Falk decides to quit his job as a civil servant and follow in the footsteps of the revolutionaries he’s come to admire. But soon, he realizes these counterculture pursuers are not so different from the cogs of the machine he’s come to disdain. 

In fact, they routinely sell out to the highest bidder. Now, Arvid must find his own kind of enlightenment. 

Julia Grenville has found herself trapped in a loveless marriage with the much older, disillusioned Lord Stanley. 

Upon moving to London, the only solace she finds is writing letters to her sisters about her many disappointments. 

But one day, she receives correspondence from someone unexpected: a guardian angel known only as the Sylph. 

In nineteenth-century England, John Barton and his daughter, Mary, dream of better futures. 

John fights for better wages for his fellow workers in the textile mill—to no avail. Meanwhile, Mary must decide whom to marry.

But when she decides to take the hand of the wealthy mill owner’s son, Harry Carson, and he is shot down in the street, Mary’s life takes a turn for the worse. 

Each wife that King Shahriyar took was executed—a fate Scheherazade long dreaded. So when she is chosen as his betrothed, she knows her time is running out. Unless she can keep the king entertained. 

Each night she spins a mesmerizing tale, and this collection, with “Tale of the Three Apples” and “Tale of the Trader and the Jinni,” is the first of these stories. 

From one of the Harlem Renaissance’s most celebrated writers come tales of the lush Panama. 

Having spent time in the country during his early years, Eric Walrond writes about the diverse mix of people he encountered, as well as the beauty and danger found in the tropical climate. 

A classic collection of Norse mythology, featuring the stories of the gods Thor and Loki, these enduring tales of gods, heroes, elves, and giants offer epics, tragedies, and much more. 

From the dawn of the world to life’s greatest questions, this epic Bronze Age series is not to be missed. 

In this satirical collection, poet and scholar Andrew Lang offers a new approach to literary criticism—directing his feedback to authors long since gone. 

From Jane Austen to Charles Dickens, these twenty-two letters are both witty and illuminating.