Classics

Aunt Mildred Declared That No Good Could Come Of The Melbury Family Christmas Gatherings At Their Country Residence Flaxmere. So When Sir Osmond Melbury, Th...

William Shakespeare ; Edited By Sylvan Barnet. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 257-271).Categories: Comics & Graphic Novels Graphic NovelsLitera...

The Signet Classics edition of William Shakespeare's comedic play about two enduring human illusions—the dream of a simple life and the ideal of romantic...

Naked Lunch is one of the most important novels of the twentieth century, a book that redefined not just literature but American culture. An unnerving tale...

A fantasy of the future that sheds a blazing critical light on the present--considered to be Aldous Huxley's most enduring masterpiece. "Mr. Huxley is elo...

A Religious, Well-educated Victorian, Eliot Curwen Takes Us Into The Heart Of The Colonial Society He Encountered. His Journal Provides Insights Into Its Pe...

willa Cather's Masterful 1913 Novel Marks Her Return To The Nebraska Of Her Youth, And To The Stories Of The Immigrant Settlers She Had Known During Her Chi...

ONE OF THE GREATEST AMERICAN SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS In 1955, with this short story collection, Flannery O'Connor firmly laid claim to her place as one of...

Vintage paperbackCategories: Literature & Fiction Genre FictionSea Stories

a Book—rare In Our Arid Age—that Takes Root In The Heart And Grows There For A Lifetime.Categories: Religion & Spirituality New Age & SpiritualityRe...

My Ántonia evokes the Nebraska prairie life of Willa Cather's childhood, and commemorates the spirit and courage of immigrant pioneers in America. One of C...

Now the subject of a major new film from director Baz Luhrmann (Romeo+Juliet, Moulin Rouge!), starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan, The Great Gats...

This text, that of the 1854 first edition, has been re-edited in light of recent scholarly findings. Annotations have been revised and expanded. "Backgrou...

The most complete collection of Greek and Roman myths specially arranged to be read aloud to children aged five to twelve. "Every child deserves this book. ...

francois-marie Arouet, Known Better As Voltaire, Was Hailed As A Genius Of The Enlightenment, A Man Dissatisfied With The Religious And Superstitious Atti...

Offers A Modern Translation Of The Roman Philosopher's Journal.Categories: Religion & Spirituality Occult & ParanormalPsychic Phenomena

published In 1853, Bleak House Is One Of Dickens' Most Mature And Ambitious Novels. From London's Slums To The Court Of Chancery, Where The Endless Case O...

Anna is a writer, author of one very successful novel, who now keeps four notebooks. In one, with a black cover, she reviews the African experience of her...

Unburdened by the material necessities of the more fortunate, the denizens of Cannery Row discover rewards unknown in more traditional society. Henry the p...

Now A Netflix Film Starring Lily James, Armie Hammer, And Kristin Scott Thomas Last Night I Dreamt I Went To Manderley Again... With These Words, The Reader...

Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native...

One Of The Most Original American Writers, Edgar Allan Poe Shaped The Development Of Both The Detective Story And The Science-fiction Story. Some Of His Poe...

When Mario Puzo's blockbuster saga, The Godfather, was first published in 1969, critics hailed it as one of the greatest novels of our time, and "big, turbu...

MEN AGAINST THE SEA is the epic story of the 19 loyal men who, with Captain Bligh at the helm, were set adrift in a 23-foot open launch. Their 3,600-mile v...

Jack Kerouac.Categories: Literature & Fiction Ancient & Medieval LiteratureGreek

Written during his days as a ranchman in the Dakota Bad Lands, these two wilderness tales by Theodore Roosevelt endure today as part of the classic folklor...

this Is The Story Of Brida, A Young Irish Girl, And Her Quest For Knowledge. She Has Long Been Interested In Various Aspects Of Magic But Is Searching For...

with The Publication Of Her First Novel, The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter, Carson Mccullers, All Of Twenty-three, Became A Literary Sensation. With Its Profound...

Of the two hundred stories that Anton Chekhov wrote, the twenty stories that appear in this extraordinary collection were personally chosen by Richard Ford...

In the fall of 1948 Hemingway spent several months in Italy on his first extended visit to that country in 30 years. His reacquaintance with Venice, a city...

The only American edition of the cult classic novel. Publishers Weekly After his youthful adventures of raping and pillaging, Alex finds himself in prison...

eleven Minutes Is The Story Of Maria, A Young Girl From A Brazilian Village, Whose First Innocent Brushes With Love Leave Her Heartbroken. At A Tender Age...

Herbert Mason's best-selling Gilgamesh is the most widely read and enduring interpretation of this ancient Babylonian epic. One of the oldest and most unive...

A Novel About Black Americans In Florida That Centers On The Life Of Janie And Her Three Marriages. Foreword / Edwidge Danticat -- Their Eyes Were Watching ...

A completely re-edited edition of the classic tragedy contains full explanatory notes on pages facing the text of the play; an introduction to Shakespeare's...

Edited with an introduction and notes by David Carroll. Categories: Literature & Fiction Genre FictionPsychological

with Works By Henry James, Stephen Crane, John Cheever, James Joyce And Many Others, This Outstanding Collection Of 35 American And British Short Pieces O...

Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel set in upper class New York City. Newland Archer, gentleman lawyer and heir to one of New York City's best families, ...

When the naive David Balfour sets out on his quest for a long-lost relative, a terrifying chain of events is set in motion. He is plunged into a world of i...

unique Features Of The Signet Classic Shakespeare an Extensive Overview Of Shakespeare's Life, World, And Theater By The General Editor Of The Signet Clas...

This dramatic exposi of the Chicago meat-packing industry prompted an investigation by Theodore Roosevelt which culminated in the pure-food legislation of...

Herman Melville's Thrilling Nautical Adventure—a Timeless Allegory And An Epic Saga Of Heroic Determination And Conflict. At The Heart Of Moby-dick Is The...

twenty-three-year-old Veronika Seems To Have Everything She Could Wish For. She Goes To Popular Night Spots, Dates Attractive Men, And Has A Caring Family...

Superb novel deals with the consequences of amoral hedonism in the story of a man who tries to rise above good and evil and give free rein to his passions. ...

In the ninth century b.c., the Phoenician princess Jezebel orders the execution of all the prophets who refuse to worship the pagan god Baal. Commanded by ...

a Classic Work That Has Charmed Generations Of Readers, This Collection Assembles Carson Mccullers’s Best Stories, Including Her Beloved Novella “the Ball...

The author writes: FRANNY came out in The New Yorker in 1955, and was swiftly followed, in 1957 by ZOOEY. Both stories are early, critical entries in a na...

Narrative of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, by Frederick Douglass, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions...