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 | Cannery RowAdventures of cannery workers living in the run-down waterfront section of Monterey, California.On Sale |
 | Redburn : His First Voyage, Being the Sailor-Boy, Confessions and Reminiscences of the Son-of-a-Gentleman, in the Merchant ServiceFrom his own experiences as a 'boy' on a packet ship sailing between New York and Liverpool, Melville wove the story of Wellingborough Redburn: a tale of pastoral innocence transformed into disenchantment and disillusionment. Within the taut power structure...On Sale |
 | Arthurian RomancesWeaves elements of personal desire into the King Arthur legends, telling tales of adulterous relationships and conflicts between love and honor, and provides the basis of today's Arthurian legends.On Sale |
 | The MabinogionEleven stories of ancient Welsh origin combine myth, history, and folk legend in their accounts of heroes, quests, battles, and the triumphs of Arthur's knightsOn Sale |
 | Sketches by Boz : Illustrative of Everyday Life and Everyday PeopleSketches by Boz collected a rich and strange mixture of reportage, observation, fancy and fiction centred on the metropolis. It was Dickens's first book, published when he was twenty-four, and in it we find him walking the London streets, in theatres,...On Sale |
 | Beowulf: A Prose Translation Penguin ClassicsProbably written in the eighth century, this is the epic story of Beowulf, a Scandinavian warrior, and his struggles against monsters.On Sale |
 | The OdysseyThe ten year's adventures of Ulysses during his return journey from Troy.On Sale |
 | The Divine Comedy; Volume 3: ParadisoThe Italian and English texts of each canto are preceded by notes on their historical, mythological, and ethical implicationsOn Sale |
 | A New-England Tale; Or, Sketches of New-England Character and MannersThe Early American Women Writers series offers rare works of fiction by eighteenth- and nineteenth-century women, each reprinted in its entirety, each with a foreword by General Editor Cathy N. Davidson, who places the novel in a historical and literary...On Sale |
 | Torn from the NestClorinda Matto de Turner was the first Peruvian novelist to command an international reputation and the first to dramatize the exploitation of indigenous Latin American people. In this tragic tale, she explores the relationship between the landed gentry...On Sale |
 | The Hoosier School-Master: A NovelThe Hoosier School-Master: A NovelOn Sale |
 | Lao-Tzu : Te-Tao ChingTwo of the earliest known copies of Chinese philosopher Lao-Tzu's 'Te-Tao Ching,' recovered from a second-century B.C. tomb, have been translated and compiled into a short book of simple poems that express the Taoist way of life. Reprint.On Sale |
 | RebeccaSixty years after REBECCA was first published, Daphne du Maurier's unsurpassed masterpiece continues to enthrall readers with romance and suspense, as the second Mrs. de Winter narrates the haunting events surrounding her marriage to Maxim de Winter and...On Sale |
 | Fathers and SonsWhen first published in 1862, this novel of a divided Russia, with peasants set against masters and fathers set against sons, caused great outrage. But its enduring legacy of social insight and conscience mixed with drama has given it universal appeal....On Sale |
 | The Time Machine and The War of the WorldsPresents the science-fiction master's two futuristic tales designed to assault the serenity of the self-satisfied VictoriansOn Sale |
 | As You Like ItThe newly revised signet classic Shakespeare series, these editions are the works of the world's greatest dramatist edited by outstanding scholars. Unique features include an extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by the general...On Sale |
 | The Red Badge of CourageMeet Henry Fleming, a youth who dreams of glory as a Union Army soldier during the Civil War. In the middle of his first battle, Henry runs from the fighting in terror. He begins to grow up when he has to face his fellow soldiers, some of whom are wounded...On Sale |
 | The Open Boat and Other StoriesFour prized selections, 'The Open Boat,' 'The Blue Hotel' 'The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky' and Maggie: A Girl of the Streets.On Sale |
 | The Gold-Bug and Other TalesNine gripping tales of psychological terror and the supernatural, by the undisputed master of the American Gothic horror story: 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue,' 'The Fall of the House of Usher,' 'The Masque of the Red Death,' 'The Tell-Tale Heart,' 'The...On Sale |
 | The Metamorphosis and Other StoriesSuperb collection by modern master explores the complexity, anxiety and futility of modern life. Excellent new English translations of the title story (considered by many critics Kafka's most perfect work), plus 'The Judgment,' 'In the Penal Colony,'...On Sale |
