The Mysterious Island (Early Classics of Science Fiction) by Arthur B. Evans $26.95
At a time when Verne is making a comeback in the US as a mainstream literary figure, Wesleyan is pleased to publish a new translation of one of his best-known novels, The Mysterious Island. Although several editions under the same title are in print, most reproduce a bowdlerized nineteenth-century translation which changes the names of the characters, omits several important scenes, and...
The Extraordinary Journeys: Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Oxford World's Classics) by William Butcher $8.95
Now available in a new translation, this classic of nineteenth century French literature has been consistently praised for its style and its vision of the world. Professor Lidenbrock and his nephew Axel travel across Iceland, and then down through an extinct crater toward a sunless sea where they enter a living past and are confronted with the origins of man. Exploring the prehistory of the...
Heart of Darkness (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism) by Non Basic Stock Line
Now in its second edition, this popular case-study of Conrad's classic short novel reprints an authoritative text together with five essays (four of which are newly-commissioned or revised) written from a range of contemporary critical perspectives.
Things Mother Used to Make by Public Domain Books $0.00
This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Alison Anderson $15.00
Renee is the concierge of a grand Parisian apartment building, home to members of the great and the good. Over the years she has maintained her carefully constructed persona as someone reliable but totally uncultivated, in keeping, she feels, with society's expectations of what a concierge should be. But beneath this facade lies the real Renee: passionate about culture and the arts, and more...
Twenty Years After (Oxford World's Classics) by David Coward $8.95
Including hyperlinked explanatory notes within the ebook-optimized text, introductions by leading authorities, and a wealth of other valuable material, Oxford World's Classics ebooks continue the series’ century-long commitment to scholarship across a broad spectrum of literature from around the globe. Twenty Years After: The sequel to The Three Musketeers, is a supreme creation of suspense...
Intentions by Carol Pentleton $10.99
First published in 1891, Intentions contains four groundbreaking critical essays by the famous poet, playwright and raconteur. The Decay of Lying, Pen, Pencil and Poison, The Critic as Artist, and The Truth of Masks delineate Wilde's aesthetic philosophy, and mark the beginning of a Modernist manifesto in literature and art. Entertaining and very readable, Intentions casts a bright light on...
Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains, Or, the Last Voice from the Plains An Authentic Record of a Life Time of Hunting, Trapping, Scouting and Indian Fighting in the Far West by Public Domain Books $0.00
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Les Fleurs du Mal (French Edition) by Edward K. Kaplan $13.95
Preface par Henry Frichet
The Vicomte de Bragelonne (World's Classics) by David Coward $14.95
The Vicomte de Bragelonne opens an epic adventure which continues with Louise de La Valli�re and reaches its climax in The Man in the Iron Mask. This new edition of the classic translation presents a key episode in the Musketeers saga, fully annotated and with an introduction by a leading Dumas scholar.