Written more than 70 years ago, 1984 was George Orwell’s chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever...• Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Gr..
During a holiday in Venice, an aging German writer becomes intrigued by a youth whose remote beauty embodies the classical ideal, in a new translation of Mann's classic story from a collection that also includes "Tristan," "The Child Prodigy," and "Hour of Hardship." Reprint. Author: Mann, Thomas Pu..
With his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, Don Quixote sets off on picaresque adventures in 16th-century Spain, in one of the treasures of Western literature, both an immoral satire and a biting portrayal of an age that remains among the first modern novels. Author: de Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel Publis..
Distinguished poet Horace Gregory has selected thirty-seven of Longfellow's most enduring poems for this edition, the only paperback of Longfellow's poetry in print. Author: Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth Publisher: Signet Classics Binding: mass_market Language: English ISBN-10: 0451529650 ISBN-13: 978..
About the AuthorThomas Hardy was born on June 2, 1840. In his writing, he immortalized the site of his birth-Egdon Heath, in Dorset, near Dorchester. Delicate as a child, he was taught at home by his mother before he attended grammar school. At sixteen, Hardy was apprenticed to an architect, and for..
It is 1936. America has just elected Berzelius Windrip to the presidency-and his fascist policies turn the U.S. into a totalitarian state. Author: Lewis, Sinclair Publisher: Signet Classics Binding: mass_market Language: English ISBN-10: 0451529294 ISBN-13: 9780451529299..
Presents the story of King Arthur, his knights of the Round Table, the sword Excalibur, and his tragic death. Author: Sir Thomas Malory Publisher: Signet Classics Binding: mass_market Language: English ISBN-10: 0451528166 ISBN-13: 9780451528162..
Presents three major works by the seventeenth-century English poet, including his epic poem Paradise Lost, which depicts the creation, fall, and redemption of humankind and the moral and spiritual dilemmas of God's judgment. Reprint. Author: Milton, John Publisher: Signet Classics Binding: mass_mark..
The Signet Classic edition of Shakespeare's great dark tragedy and first great success can now reach a whole new audience and be better understood by old Shakespeare fans alike with its new stage histories, special introduction and essays by noted scholars. Reissue. Author: Shakespeare, William Publ..
About the AuthorMark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, Missouri, in 1835, and died at Redding, Connecticut in 1910. In his person and in his pursuits he was a man of extraordinary contrasts. Although he left school at twelve when his father died, he was eventually awarded honorary ..
Product DescriptionThe violent and vengeful lives of three sons are exposed when their despicable father is murdered, and each man struggles to come to terms with the guilt over his involvement in the crime. Reissue.About the AuthorFyodor Dostoyevsky (1821 1881), one of nineteenth-century Russia..
No group of slaves anywhere, in any era, has left such prolific testimony to the horror of bondage as African-American slaves. Here are four of the most notable narratives: The Life of Olaudah Equiano; The History of Mary Prince; Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass; and Incidents in the Life..
Product DescriptionA selection of twenty early short stories deal with marriage, social tragedies, and the conflict between money and virtue, delusion and integrity, and life and artFrom Publishers WeeklyWharton (1862-1937) may be best known for such novels as The House of Mirth , but she herself ha..
This annotated collection of the influential philosopher's most famous works includes: Metaphysics, Logic, Physics, Psychology, Ethics, Politics, and Poetics. Author: Creed, J. L. Publisher: Signet Classics Binding: mass_market Language: English ISBN-10: 0451528875 ISBN-13: 9780451528872..
In an allegorical account of one man's spiritual quest, the pilgrim Christian undertakes the dangerous journey to the Celestial City, experiencing physical and spiritual obstacles, including the Slough of Despond and Doubting Castle, along the way. Reissue. Author: Bunyan, John Publisher: Signet Cla..
About the AuthorJohn Millington Synge was born in 1871 of an old Anglo-Irish family. Due to ill-health he was educated mainly by private tutors before studying at Trinity College Dublin and the Royal Irish Academy of Music. He went to Germany to continue his musical studies in 1893 and then, turning..
Presents three of the critically-acclaimed author's works, complete and unabridged in one volume. Author: O'Connor, Flannery Publisher: Signet Classic Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0451525140 ISBN-13: 9780451525147..
Three classic plays from the preeminent American playright are presented in this collection that examines the power of love and the limits of evil. Author: Williams, Tennessee Publisher: Signet Classics Binding: mass_market Language: English ISBN-10: 0451529081 ISBN-13: 9780451529084..
Details the invasion of Russia by Napoleon and his army. Author: Tolstoy, Leo Publisher: Signet Classics Binding: mass_market Language: English ISBN-10: 0451523261 ISBN-13: 0071149009957..