<div>In this &ldquo;engagingly written&rdquo; international bestseller, survivors of a plane crash discover a peaceful paradise hidden in the Himalayas called Shangri-La (The New York Times). Hugh Conway saw humanity at its worst while fighting in the trenches of the First World War. Now, more than a decade later, Conway is a British diplomat serving in Afghanistan and facing war yet again&mdash;this time, a civil conflict forces him to flee the country by plane. When his plane crashes high in the Himalayas, Conway and the other survivors are found by a mysterious guide and led to a breathtaking discovery: the hidden valley of Shangri-La. Kept secret from the world for more than two hundred years, Shangri-La is like paradise&mdash;a place whose inhabitants live for centuries amid the peace and harmony of the fertile valley. But when the leader of the Shangri-La monastery falls ill, Conway and the others must face the daunting prospect of returning home to a world about to be torn open by war. Thrilling and timeless, Lost Horizon is a masterpiece of modern fiction, and one of the most enduring classics of the twentieth century.</div>

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Lost Horizon

<div>The modern classic about an idealistic British schoolmaster&rsquo;s influence on his students: &ldquo;A minor miracle&rdquo; (The New York Times). Throughout his forty-three-year tenure at Brookfield, &ldquo;a good public school of the second rate&rdquo; in eastern England, Arthur Chipping has been Mr. Chips to his students. From his unpolished first years during the Franco-Prussian War through the radical changes of the twentieth century and the outbreak of the First World War, Mr. Chips has shaped many young lives. But Chips has been inspired as well&mdash;by the unremarkable and the extraordinary alike, by his colleagues, by a woman who will change him forever, and not least, by his children, &ldquo;thousands of them, all boys.&rdquo; Since it was first published in 1934 to international success, Goodbye, Mr. Chips has never been out of print. It was followed by a collection of stories, To You, Mr. Chips, and provided the basis for two award-winning feature films, a stage musical, a radio play, and two television adaptations. Based on author James Hilton&rsquo;s experiences as a student at the Leys School, Cambridge, this short novel endures as a revelation of the difference one good teacher can make, and &ldquo;what the better emotions do toward making people important&rdquo; (Kirkus Reviews). </div>

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

<div>A World War I veteran&rsquo;s comfortable life is upended by buried memories in this &ldquo;completely real and convincing&rdquo; New York Times bestseller by an Academy Award&ndash;winning screenwriter (The New York Times). Charles Rainier&rsquo;s family feared him lost along with so many of Britain&rsquo;s youth during the Great War. But two years after he was reported missing in action, he appears in a Liverpool hospital with no memory of the time that has passed. Rainier marries and embarks on a life of relative success, but he still can&rsquo;t recall his time on the battlefield&mdash;until the first bombs of the Second World War begin to fall. Suddenly, his memories flood back. Now, recollections of a violent battlefield, a German prison, and a passionate affair all threaten to fracture the peaceful life he has worked so hard to create. From the bestselling author of Lost Horizon and Goodbye, Mr. Chips&mdash;who also earned an Oscar for his screenwriting during Hollywood&rsquo;s Golden Age&mdash;Random Harvest is a moving account of the trauma of war, the disruption of a seemingly ordinary life, and the courage required to find redemption in the face of the most overwhelming circumstances. </div>

Random Harvest

<div>Three classic novels by James Hilton, about a world&mdash;and men&mdash;forever changed in the time between two world wars In So Well Remembered, George Boswell, a respected lawyer and civic leader, possesses the skill and charisma to shine on the national stage. But ambition is not without a cost. When he must choose between the promise of a bright future and staying behind for the people who have come to depend on him, his decision comes at a shocking price in this story of a people pulled reluctantly toward modernity amid the farms and factories of Lancashire. In Random Harvest, a veteran&rsquo;s comfortable life is upended when long-buried memories of his time in the trenches of World War I come rushing back. This moving account of the trauma of war explores the courage required to find redemption in the face of the most overwhelming circumstances. And in We Are Not Alone, brilliant but na&iuml;ve country doctor David Newcome courts tragedy when he invites a stranger into his home&mdash;and his family is torn asunder as their country and the world outside are drawn into war.</div>

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<div>New York Times Bestseller: Brilliant but na&iuml;ve country doctor David Newcome courts tragedy when he invites a stranger into his home. In the English factory town of Calderbury, few figures are as respected as the &ldquo;little doctor&rdquo; David Newcome. His talents as a surgeon attract more renown than anything else associated with the tiny village. Kind to a fault, Dr. Newcome sees no problem with housing Leni, a nineteen-year-old dancer from Germany adrift in England&mdash;even over the objections of his strong-willed wife, Jessica. Soon Newcome&rsquo;s family is torn asunder as their country and the world outside are drawn into war. We Are Not Alone is a poignant portrait of one family&rsquo;s trials and tribulations on the eve of the First World War. </div>

We Are Not Alone

<div>An ambitious man looks back on his choices in World War I&ndash;era England in this #1 New York Times bestseller by the author of Goodbye, Mr. Chips. As a young man, George Boswell knew he had greater prospects ahead than those offered by his native mill town in the north of England. A respected lawyer and civic leader, he possessed the skill and charisma to shine on the national stage. But ambition is not without a cost. When Boswell must choose between the promise of a bright future or staying behind for the people who have come to depend on him, his decision comes at a shocking price. So Well Remembered is a story of a people pulled reluctantly toward modernity amid the farms and factories of Lancashire, and a celebration of the steadfast character of the common English village.</div>

So Well Remembered

<div>More stories of Mr. Chips, the world&rsquo;s most beloved schoolmaster, as he helps shape young lives through the first half of a tumultuous centuryWhen author James Hilton penned his beloved short novel, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, he drew on his own formative experiences at a boarding school in Cambridge. As World War I approached, the camaraderie among students and the faculty&rsquo;s courage helped Hilton and his classmates face the fear and deprivations of those troubled times. In this collection, Hilton adds to the legend of Mr. Chipping through exquisite short stories, while also providing a warm autobiographical account of his own experience with the English public school system.</div>

To You, Mr. Chips

<div>Three iconic novels about an unforgettable schoolmaster and a timeless utopia by the award-winning, New York Times&ndash;bestselling author. Goodbye, Mr. Chips: Throughout his tenure at an English boys&rsquo; school, stern Arthur Chipping has shaped many young lives. But Mr. Chips has been inspired as well&mdash;by the social changes of his country and, not least, by his students. Based on Hilton&rsquo;s experiences at the Leys School, Cambridge, this novel is an enduring testament to the difference one good teacher can make. &ldquo;A tender and gentle story as warming to the heart and as nourishing to the spirit as any I can remember.&rdquo; &mdash;Alexander Woollcott, The New Yorker To You, Mr. Chips: When James Hilton penned his beloved Goodbye, Mr. Chips, he drew on his own formative years at a Cambridge boarding school. In this collection, he adds to the legend of Mr. Chips through exquisite short stories, as well as autobiographical sketches of his experience with the English public school system during the first half of a tumultuous century. Mr. Chips is &ldquo;one of the most endearing creations of modern fiction&rdquo; (The Daily Telegraph). Lost Horizon: When British diplomat Hugh Conway&rsquo;s plane crashes in the Himalayas, he and fellow survivors are led to the hidden valley of Shangri-La, a paradise kept secret for more than two hundred years. In this idyll, where inhabitants live for centuries amid peace and harmony, the visitors must face the daunting prospect of returning home to a world about to be torn open by war. &ldquo;One of the century&rsquo;s most enduring literary mysteries.&rdquo; &mdash;The Guardian</div>

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Books By James Hilton (8 Books)

Lost Horizon

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Random Harvest

The Collected Novels Volume One

We Are Not Alone

So Well Remembered

To You, Mr. Chips

The Collected Novels Volume Two

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