The Captain and the Enemy (Penguin Classics)
By: Graham Greene , John Auchard
3.46
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Victor Baxter is a young boy when a secretive stranger known simply as “the Captain” takes him from…
Want to Read $ 11.99If you liked the classics plot in The Captain and the Enemy (Penguin Classics) by Graham Greene, John Auchard , here is a list of 7 books like this:
1. The Four Million
By: O. Henry
4.05
Format: 154 pages, Paperback
The Four Million (1906) is a collection of short stories by American writer O. Henry. Inspired by h… read more
Want to Read $ 2.99Similar categories in O. Henry's The Four Million book and Graham Greene's The Captain and the Enemy (Penguin Classics)
- literature
- classics
- fiction
"If men knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they’d never marry."-O. Henry, The Four Million
2. The Glass Bees
By: Louise Bogan , Bruce Sterling , Ernst Jünger , Elizabeth Mayer
3.69
Format: 209 pages, Paperback
In The Glass Bees the celebrated German writer Ernst Jünger presents a disconcerting vision of the … read more
Want to Read $ 14.83Similar categories in Louise Bogan's The Glass Bees book and Graham Greene's The Captain and the Enemy (Penguin Classics)
- classics
- literature
- 20th century
- fiction
- novels
"Every master has the servant he deserves."-Louise Bogan, The Glass Bees
"A great physicist is always a metaphysicist as well; he has a higher concept of his knowledge and his task."-Louise Bogan, The Glass Bees
"Unfortunately robots capable of manufacturing robots do not exist. That would be the philosopher's stone, the squaring of the circle."-Louise Bogan, The Glass Bees
"We do not escape our boundaries or our innermost being. We do not change. It is true we may be transformed, but we always walk within our boundaries, within the marked-off circle."-Louise Bogan, The Glass Bees
3. Schloß Gripsholm
By: Kurt Tucholsky , Ignaz Wrobel
3.77
Format: 141 pages, Hardcover
Um den Berliner Sorgen zu entfliehen, verbringen der Ich-Erzähler und seine Geliebte, »Prinzessin« … read more
Want to Read $ 3.99Similar categories in Kurt Tucholsky's Schloß Gripsholm book and Graham Greene's The Captain and the Enemy (Penguin Classics)
- classics
- literature
- historical
- 20th century
- fiction
- novels
"Freundschaft, das ist wie Heimat."-Kurt Tucholsky, Schloß Gripsholm
"Das ist schön, mit jemanden schweigen zu können."-Kurt Tucholsky, Schloß Gripsholm
"Wir lagen auf der Wiese und baumelten mit der Seele. Der Himmel war weiß gefleckt; wenn man von der Sonne recht schön angebraten war, kam eine Wolke, ein leichter Wind lief daher, und es wurde ein we…"-Kurt Tucholsky, Schloß Gripsholm
"Und ich erzählte ihr, daß die Französinnen sehr vernünftige Wesen seien, mit einer leichten Neigung zu Kapricen, die seien aber vorher einkalkuliert, und sie hätten pro Stück meist nur einen Mann, de…"-Kurt Tucholsky, Schloß Gripsholm
4. Something Fresh (Blandings Castle, #1)
By: P.G. Wodehouse
4.11
Format: 284 pages, Hardcover
One thing that constantly disrupts the peace of life at Blandings is the constant incursion of impo… read more
Want to Read $ 1.99Similar categories in P.G. Wodehouse's Something Fresh (Blandings Castle, #1) book and Graham Greene's The Captain and the Enemy (Penguin Classics)
- classics
- british literature
- 20th century
- fiction
- novels
"... обнадеждена безнадеждност..."-P.G. Wodehouse, Something Fresh (Blandings Castle, #1)
"Всяко нещо струва толкова, за колкото може да се купи."-P.G. Wodehouse, Something Fresh (Blandings Castle, #1)
"... да се прокрадва крадешком и да се мотае мотешком..."-P.G. Wodehouse, Something Fresh (Blandings Castle, #1)
"Госпожица Уилоуби не обичаше провинцията. Намираше я за провинциална."-P.G. Wodehouse, Something Fresh (Blandings Castle, #1)
5. Men Without Women
By: Ernest Hemingway
3.60
Format: 153 pages, Paperback
This influential 14-story collection includes some of the Nobel laureate’s most notable short ficti… read more
Want to Read $ 2.87Similar categories in Ernest Hemingway's Men Without Women book and Graham Greene's The Captain and the Enemy (Penguin Classics)
- literary fiction
- classics
- literature
- 20th century
- fiction
- novels
"The road of the pass was hard and smooth and not yet dusty in the early morning."-Ernest Hemingway, Men Without Women
"The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too."-Ernest Hemingway, Men Without Women
6. Finding George Orwell in Burma
By: Emma Larkin
4.26
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
A fascinating political travelogue that traces the life and work of George Orwell in Southeast Asia… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Emma Larkin's Finding George Orwell in Burma book and Graham Greene's The Captain and the Enemy (Penguin Classics)
7. On Canaan's Side
By: Sebastian Barry
3.63
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Narrated by Lilly Bere, 'On Canaan's Side' opens as she mourns the loss of her grandson, Bill. The … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Sebastian Barry's On Canaan's Side book and Graham Greene's The Captain and the Enemy (Penguin Classics)
- historical
- literary fiction
- fiction
8. The Eagle Has Flown (Liam Devlin, #4)
By: Jack Higgins
3.91
Format: 337 pages, Hardcover
As an increasingly isolated and insane Hitler pursues his hopeless war, betrayal and treachery reac… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Jack Higgins's The Eagle Has Flown (Liam Devlin, #4) book and Graham Greene's The Captain and the Enemy (Penguin Classics)
- espionage
- fiction
9. Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis
By: Timothy Egan
4.04
Format: None pages, Hardcover
How a lone man's epic obsession led to one of America's greatest cultural treasures: Prize-winning … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Timothy Egan's Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis book and Graham Greene's The Captain and the Enemy (Penguin Classics)
- historical
10. The Captain and the Enemy (Penguin Classics)
By: Graham Greene , John Auchard
3.46
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Victor Baxter is a young boy when a secretive stranger known simply as “the Captain” takes him from… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Graham Greene's The Captain and the Enemy (Penguin Classics) book and Graham Greene's The Captain and the Enemy (Penguin Classics)
- espionage
- literary fiction
- classics
- british literature
- literature
- historical
- fiction
- english literature
- 20th century
- novels
11. Field Gray (Bernard Gunther, #7)
By: Philip Kerr
3.75
Format: None pages,
Philip Kerr delivers a novel with the noir sensibility of Raymond Chandler, the realpolitik of vint… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Philip Kerr's Field Gray (Bernard Gunther, #7) book and Graham Greene's The Captain and the Enemy (Penguin Classics)
- fiction
12. To Each His Own
By: Leonardo Sciascia , Adrienne Foulke , W.S. Di Piero
4.60
Format: None pages, Paperback
This letter is your death sentence. To avenge what you have done you will die. But what has Manno t… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Leonardo Sciascia's To Each His Own book and Graham Greene's The Captain and the Enemy (Penguin Classics)
- novels
- classics
- fiction
13. In Between the Sheets
By: Ian McEwan
3.79
Format: 249 pages, Paperback
Call them transcripts of dreams or deadly accurate maps of the tremor zones of the psyche, the seve… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Ian McEwan's In Between the Sheets book and Graham Greene's The Captain and the Enemy (Penguin Classics)
14. Black Mischief
By: Evelyn Waugh
3.43
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
Black Mischief, " Waugh's third novel, helped to establish his reputation as a master satirist. Set… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Evelyn Waugh's Black Mischief book and Graham Greene's The Captain and the Enemy (Penguin Classics)
15. Winter in Madrid
By: C.J. Sansom
3.28
Format: 404 pages,
A vivid and haunting depiction of wartime Spain, Winter in Madrid is an intimate and riveting tale … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in C.J. Sansom's Winter in Madrid book and Graham Greene's The Captain and the Enemy (Penguin Classics)
16. Angels and Insects
By: A.S. Byatt
3.64
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
In these two “astonishing” novellas ( The New Yorker ), the Booker Prize-winning author of Possessi… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in A.S. Byatt's Angels and Insects book and Graham Greene's The Captain and the Enemy (Penguin Classics)
- literary fiction
- british literature
- literature
- historical
- fiction
- novels
"You wrote something easily in youth, and later you came to see how difficult it all was."-A.S. Byatt, Angels and Insects
"You are accompanied through life, Emily Jesse occasionally understood, not only by the beloved and accusing departed, but by your own ghost too, also accusing, also unappeased."-A.S. Byatt, Angels and Insects
"She sat beside him on the bench, and her presence troubled him. He was inside the atmosphere, or light, or scent she spread, as a boat is inside the drag of a whirlpool, as a bee is caught in the las…"-A.S. Byatt, Angels and Insects
"The hands were ivory-coloured, the skin finely wrinkled everywhere, like the crust on a pool of wax, and under it appreared livid bruises, arthritic nodes, irregular tea-brown stains. ...The flesh un…"-A.S. Byatt, Angels and Insects
17. The Death Instinct (Freud, #2)
By: Jed Rubenfeld
3.00
Format: 220 pages, Hardcover
Under a clear blue September sky, America's financial center in lower Manhattan became the site of … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Jed Rubenfeld's The Death Instinct (Freud, #2) book and Graham Greene's The Captain and the Enemy (Penguin Classics)
18. Queen Macbeth
By: Val McDermid
3.77
Format: 122 pages, Kindle Edition
Shakespeare fed us the myth of the Macbeths as murderous conspirators. But now Val McDermid drags t… read more
Want to Read $ 16.99Similar categories in Val McDermid's Queen Macbeth book and Graham Greene's The Captain and the Enemy (Penguin Classics)
- historical
- fiction
19. The World: A Family History of Humanity
By: Simon Sebag Montefiore
4.00
Format: 1344 pages, Hardcover
From the master storyteller and internationally bestselling author - the story of humanity from pre… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Simon Sebag Montefiore's The World: A Family History of Humanity book and Graham Greene's The Captain and the Enemy (Penguin Classics)
- historical
20. Douglas Adams's Starship Titanic
By: Douglas Adams
3.29
Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition
From the minds of Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) and Terry Jones (Monty Pytho… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Douglas Adams's Douglas Adams's Starship Titanic book and Graham Greene's The Captain and the Enemy (Penguin Classics)
- fiction
21. Shorts: A Bunny McGarry Short Fiction Collection (The Dublin Trilogy)
By: Caimh McDonnell
4.64
Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition
Gathered together for the first time and featuring two brand new stories, this collection contains … read more
Want to Read $ 4.99Similar categories in Caimh McDonnell's Shorts: A Bunny McGarry Short Fiction Collection (The Dublin Trilogy) book and Graham Greene's The Captain and the Enemy (Penguin Classics)
