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Adam Bedeby George Eliot, Barreca, Regina (AFT), Frank Raymond LeavisISBN 0451529421 (0-451-52942-1)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Adam Bede'Book summary:[via]Adam Bede is a hardy young carpenter who cares for his aging mother. His one weakness is the woman he loves blindly: the trifling town beauty, Hetty Sorrel, whose only delights are her baubles-and the delusion that the careless Captain Donnithorne may ask for her hand. Betrayed by their innocence, both Adam and Hetty allow their foolish hearts to trap them in a triangle of seduction, murder, and retribution.
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Aesop's Fablesby Aesop, Pat Ronson StewartISBN 0486280209 (0-486-28020-9)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Aesop's Fables'Book summary:Scores of entertaining and instructive tales delightfully illustrated include "The Fox and the Grapes," "The Ant and the Grasshopper," "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse," "The Crow and the Pitcher," "The Fox and the Stork," "The Hare and the Tortoise," and many more. 35 illustrations.[via] -
Aesop's Fablesby Zipes, Jack David (AFT), Aesop, Jack David Zipes, Sam PickeringISBN 0451529537 (0-451-52953-7)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Aesop's Fables'Book summary:[via]203 of Aesop's most enduring and popular fables, translated into readable, modern American English and beautifully illustrated with 50 classic woodcuts by the great French artist J.J. Grandville.
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Agnes Grey and Poemsby Anne BronteISBN 0486451216 (0-486-45121-6)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Agnes Grey: Library Edition'Book summary:[via]First published in a volume that also contained her sister's Wuthering Heights, Brontë's daring first novel was hailed as "the most perfect prose narrative in English literature" by famed Irish novelist George Moore. Originally quite scandalous and drawing from the author's own troubled life, this biting social commentary exposes the hardships of a governess's life.More editions of Agnes Grey and Poems:
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Anne of Avonleaby L.M. MontgomeryISBN 0486422399 (0-486-42239-9)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Anne of Avonlea'Book summary:The spirited redhead returns in this heartwarming sequel to Anne of Green Gables. Now she's the schoolma'am in the same place where she was a student, and not much older than her pupils. Anne's determination provides the same "scope for imagination" that made this book's predecessor a treasure for young readers.[via]More editions of Anne of Avonlea:
Annotated Aliceby Lewis CarrollISBN 0452010411 (0-452-01041-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Annotated Alice : Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glassby Lewis Carroll, John Tenniel, Martin GardnerISBN 0517029626 (0-517-02962-6)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Annotated Alice : Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass'Book summary:This is the first and only edition of Lewis Carroll's two masterpieces, ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND and THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, that contains the full text, together with all original Tenniel illustrations in their correct places. [via]
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As You Like Itby William ShakespeareISBN 0486404323 (0-486-40432-3)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'As You Like It'Book summary:[via]When forbidden romance enters their lives, a pair of noblewomen assume disguises and flee to the Forest of Arden, where they encounter a magical world of friendly outlaws and wise fools. Both a lighthearted comedy and a deeper exploration of social and literary issues, this play features a memorable cast of characters and incomparable poetry. -
Atlas Shruggedby Ayn RandISBN 0452011876 (0-452-01187-6)
Softcover, Plume
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This is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the worldand did. Was he a destroyer or the greatest of liberators? Why did he have to fight his battle, not against his enemies, but against those who needed him most, and his hardest battle against the woman he loved? What is the worlds motorand the motive power of every man? You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reason behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the characters in this story.Tremendous in its scope, this novel presents an astounding panorama of human lifefrom the productive genius who becomes a worthless playboyto the great steel industrialist who does not know that he is working for his own destructionto the philosopher who becomes a pirateto the composer who gives up his career on the night of his triumphto the woman who runs a transcontinental railroadto the lowest track worker in her Terminal tunnels.
You must be prepared, when you read this novel, to check every premise at the root of your convictions. This is a mystery story, not about the murderand rebirthof mans spirit. It is a philosophical revolution, told in the form of an action thriller of violent events, a ruthlessly brilliant plot structure and an irresistible suspense. Do you say this is impossible? Well, that is the first of your premises to check.
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Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eightyby Charles DickensISBN 0460000764 (0-460-00076-4)
Hardcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty'Book summary:Written at a time of social unrest in Victorian Britain and set in London at the time of the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots, Dickens's brooding novel of mayhem and murder in the eighteenth century explores the relationship between repression and liberation in private and public life. Barnaby Rudge tells a story of individuals caught up in the mindless violence of the mob. Lord George Gordon's dangerous appeal to old religious prejudices is interwoven with the murder mystery surrounding the father of the simple-minded Barnaby. The discovery of the murderer and his involvement in the riots put Barnaby's life in jeopardy. Culminating in the terrifying destruction of Newgate prison by the rampaging hordes, the brilliant descriptions of the riots are among Dickens's most powerful. Barnaby Rudge looks forward to the dark complexities of Dickens's later novels, whose characters also seek refuge from a chaotic and unstable world. This edition includes all the original illustrations, plus an illuminating Introduction and notes.
About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. [via]More editions of Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty:
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The Beautiful And Dammedby F. Fitzgerald, Prigozy, Ruth (AFT), Jay PariniISBN 0451530438 (0-451-53043-8)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Beautiful And Dammed'Book summary:[via]Transparently based on the lives of Fitzgerald and his beautiful wife, Zelda, this novel traces the meteoric rise and fall of glittering young socialites Anthony and Gloria Patch. Building their marriage on the shaky foundation of an expected inheritance, they devote their youth and happiness on hedonistic pursuits that plunge them into moral and financial bankruptcy.More editions of The Beautiful And Dammed:
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Belovedby Toni MorrisonISBN 045225230X (0-452-25230-X)
Softcover, Plume
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beloved'Book summary:Toni Morrison gently reads her own Pulitzer Prize-winning work in the unabridged version of this riveting tale of ex-slave Sethe and the beloved ghost that haunts her. While Morrison makes occasional odd pauses in her reading, what is lost in smoothness is more than made up for in quiet intensity as the author reads words obviously deeply felt. Her intimate knowledge of the characters and their motivations lends this reading an authority that helps the listener sort out the breaks in time and dialogue in this complex story of a woman coming to terms with her enslaved past and the loss of her husband and baby daughter. (Running time: 12 hours, eight cassettes) --Kimberly Heinrichs [via]
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Camilleby Toril Moi, Edmund Gosse, Alexandre DumasISBN 0451529200 (0-451-52920-0)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Camille'Book summary:[via]With a new introduction, this Signet Classic is the only available paperback edition of Camille, the instantly-famous story of passion versus class that remains as timeless as love itself.
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The Devil's Dictionaryby Ambrose BierceISBN 0486275426 (0-486-27542-6)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Devil's Dictionary'Book summary:145 PP 1958 EARLY DOVER EDITION 5X7 SOFTCVR [via]
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Eddaby Anthony Faulkes, Snorri SturlusonISBN 0460014994 (0-460-01499-4)
Softcover, Dent
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Eddaby Snorri Sturluson, Anthony FaulkesISBN 0460876163 (0-460-87616-3)
Softcover, Everyman
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Edda'Book summary:But the king's heart swells, bulging with courage in battle, where heroes sink down...
Over a period of twenty years Snorri Sturluson, scholar, courtier and poet, compiled the prose Edda as a textbook for young poets who wished to praise kings. His work surveys the content, style and metres of traditional Viking poetry and includes a lengthy poem of Snorrie's own, praising the king of Norway. Ironically, Snorri was killed in his own cellar in Iceland in 1241 on the instigation of the king of Norway, as a result of political intrigue.
The Edda contains the most extensive account of Norse myths and legends that has survived from the Middle Ages as well as the popular stories of Odin winning back the mead of poetic inspiration and Thor fishing for the Midgard serpent. [via]
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The Fables of Aesopby Aesop, Joseph JacobsISBN 0486418596 (0-486-41859-6)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Fables of Aesop'Book summary:Rich selection of time-honored tales by legendary Greek storyteller offers youngsters valuable lessons and insights into life. Includes "The Fox and the Grapes," "The Old Man and Death," "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing," "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse," and dozens more. Includes 170 of Richard Heighway's classic illustrations.[via]More editions of The Fables of Aesop:
The Faerie Queeneby Douglas Brooks-DaviesISBN 0460154435 (0-460-15443-5)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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The Faerie Queeneby Edmund SpenserISBN 0460014439 (0-460-01443-9)
Softcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd
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The Fairy Queen: A Modernized Selectionby Edmund Spenser, Douglas Brooks-DaviesISBN 0460875728 (0-460-87572-8)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Fairy Queen: A Modernized Selection'Book summary:This study edition, published to commemorate the quatercentenary of the six-book 1596 edition, contains a full, modernized selection from modern England's longest epic poem, as well as a commentary upon it. [via]
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Favorite Tales from the Arabian Nights' Entertainmentsby Richard F. BurtonISBN 0486419177 (0-486-41917-7)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Favorite Tales from the Arabian Nights' Entertainments'Book summary:Six enchanting tales, told by an Arabian princess to delay her execution, teem with giants, magnificent palaces, and beautiful princesses. Includes "Sindbad the Seaman and Sindbad the Landsman;" "Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp;" "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves;" "The Fisherman and the Jinni;" "Judar and His Brethren;" and "Khalifah the Fisherman of Baghdad."[via]More editions of Favorite Tales from the Arabian Nights' Entertainments:
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Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Gardenby Frances Hodgson Burnett, Thea KlirosISBN 0486280241 (0-486-28024-1)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden'Book summary:Mistress Mary is quite contrary until she helps her garden grow. Along the way, she manages to cure her sickly cousin Colin, who is every bit as imperious as she. These two are sullen little peas in a pod, closed up in a gloomy old manor on the Yorkshire moors of England, until a locked-up garden captures their imaginations and puts the blush of a wild rose in their cheeks; "It was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place any one could imagine. The high walls which shut it in were covered with the leafless stems of roses which were so thick, that they matted together.... 'No wonder it is still,' Mary whispered. 'I am the first person who has spoken here for ten years.'" As new life sprouts from the earth, Mary and Colin's sour natures begin to sweeten. For anyone who has ever felt afraid to live and love, The Secret Garden's portrayal of reawakening spirits will thrill and rejuvenate. Frances Hodgson Burnett creates characters so strong and distinct, young readers continue to identify with them even 85 years after they were conceived. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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Softcover, Dover Pubns - Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden: ISBN 0460051016 (0-460-05101-6)
Hardcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd - Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden: ISBN 0486280241 (0-486-28024-1)
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- Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden: ISBN 0486407845 (0-486-40784-5)
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Historiesby Hugh Bowden, George RawlinsonISBN 0460871706 (0-460-87170-6)
Softcover, Dent & Sons (Canada), Limited, J. M.
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The Innocents Abroadby Mark TwainISBN 048642832X (0-486-42832-X)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Just So Storiesby Rudyard KiplingISBN 0486417220 (0-486-41722-0)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Just So Stories'Book summary:A dozen fables by one of the world's great storytellers propose whimsical explanations of how certain animals acquired their distinctive physical characteristics: "How the Camel Got His Hump," "How the Whale Got His Throat," "How the Leopard Got His Spots," "How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin," "The Elephant's Child," and 7 others. Includes a selection from the Common Core State Standards Initiative.[via]More editions of Just So Stories:
Kenilworthby Walter ScottISBN 0460001353 (0-460-00135-3)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Leaves of Grassby Walt Whitman, Peter Davison, Billy Collins, Gay Wilson AllenISBN 0451529731 (0-451-52973-1)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Leaves of Grass'Book summary:[via]This collection remains the incomparable achievement of one of America's greatest poets-a passionate man who loved his country and wrote of it as no other has ever done.
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Les Liaisons Dangereusesby Choderlos De Laclos, Ernest Christopher DowsonISBN 048645245X (0-486-45245-X)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses'Book summary:A series of intimate letters chronicles the amorous adventures of the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont rivals who use their bodies as weapons in the war of the sexes. Set in the final days of the ancien régime, the novel paints a revealing portrait of aristocratic decadence.[via]More editions of Les Liaisons Dangereuses:
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Life and Death of the Mayor of Casterbridgeby Thomas Hardy, Pamela NorrisISBN 0460872796 (0-460-87279-6)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Life and Death of the Mayor of Casterbridge'Book summary:The apparent suicide of his policeman brother sets Denver crime reporter Jack McEvoy on edge. Surprise at the circumstances of his brother's death prompts Jack to look into a whole series of police suicides and puts him on the trail ofa cop-killer whose victims are selected all to carefully. Not only that, but they all leave suicide notes drawn from the poems of writer Edgar Allan Poe in their wake. More frightening still the killer appears to know that Jack is getting nearer and nearer. An investigation that looks like being the story of alifetime, might be Jack's ticket to a lonely end. [via]
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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentlemanby Laurence SterneISBN 048645648X (0-486-45648-X)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman'Book summary:The comic masterpiece "Tristram Shandy" is generally regarded as the progenitor of the 20th-century novel, consisting of a plot frequently and flagrantly interrupted by digressions. This study edition contains both the text and a commentary upon it. [via]
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Lost Worldby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0486400603 (0-486-40060-3)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lost World'Book summary:Forget the Michael Crichton book (and Spielberg movie) that copied the title. This is the original: the terror-adventure tale of The Lost World. Writing not long after dinosaurs first invaded the popular imagination, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle spins a yarn about an expedition of two scientists, a big-game hunter, and a journalist (the narrator) to a volcanic plateau high over the vast Amazon rain forest. The bickering of the professors (a type Doyle knew well from his medical training) serves as witty contrast to the wonders of flora and fauna they encounter, building toward a dramatic moonlit chase scene with a Tyrannosaurus Rex. And the character of Professor George E. Challenger is second only to Sherlock Holmes in the outrageous force of his personality: he's a big man with an even bigger ego, and if you can grit your teeth through his racist behavior toward Native Americans, he's a lot of fun. [via]
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The Mayor of Casterbridgeby Thomas HardyISBN 0486437493 (0-486-43749-3)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Mayor of Casterbridge'Book summary:A cruel joke at a country fair goes too far when a drunken laborer auctions off his wife and child to the highest bidder. Rich in descriptive powers and steeped in irony, Hardy's gripping tale unfolds amid a rural English community. It offers a spellbinding portrayal of ambition, rivalry, revenge, and repentance.[via]More editions of The Mayor of Casterbridge:
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The Merchant of Veniceby William Shakespeare, Sylvan Barnet, Kenneth MyrickISBN 0451529863 (0-451-52986-3)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Merchant of Venice'Book summary:"Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions?" Shylock's impassioned plea in the middle of The Merchant of Venice is one of its most dramatic moments. After the Holocaust, the play has become a battleground for those who argue that the play represents Shakespeare's ultimate statement against ignorance and anti-Semitism in favour of a liberal vision of tolerance and multiculturalism. Other critics have pointed out that the play is, after all, a comedy that ultimately pokes fun at a 16th-century Jew. In fact, the bare outline of the plot suggests that the play is far more complex than either of these characterisations. Bassanio, a feckless young Venetian, asks his wealthy friend, the merchant Antonio, for money to finance a trip to woo the beautiful Portia in Belmont. Reluctant to refuse his friend (to whom he professes intense love), Antonio borrows the money from the Jewish moneylender. If he reneges on the deal, Shylock jokingly demands a pound of his flesh. When all Antonio's ships are lost at sea, Shylock calls in his debt, and the love and laughter of the first scenes of the play threaten to give way to death and tragedy. The final climactic courtroom scene, complete with a cross-dressed Portia, a knife-wielding Shylock, and the debate on "the quality of mercy" is one of the great dramatic moments in Shakespeare. The controversial subject matter of the play ensures that it continues to repel, divide but also fascinate its many audiences. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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The Metamorphosis and Other Storiesby Franz Kafka, Stanley Appelbaum, Franz KaftaISBN 0486290301 (0-486-29030-1)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Metamorphosis and Other Stories'Book summary:Superb 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," "A Country Doctor" and "A Report to an Academy." A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative. [via]
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The Mystery of Edwin Droodby Charles Dickens, G. K. ChestertonISBN 0486444996 (0-486-44499-6)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood'Book summary:Dickens' marvelous tale of murder was left unfinished at his death in 1870. The novel has been all the more tantalizing for its lack of an ending to a mystifying puzzle that avid readers, over the years, have tried to solve. A gem for lovers of mysteries and the legions of Dickens fans.[via] 
Mythologyby Edith HamiltonISBN 0451628039 (0-451-62803-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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Mythologyby Steele Savage, Edith HamiltonISBN 0452009855 (0-452-00985-5)
Softcover, Meridian Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mythology'Book summary:Edith Hamilton loved the ancient Western myths with a passion--and this classic compendium is her tribute. "The tales of Greek mythology do not throw any clear light upon what early mankind was like," Hamilton explains in her introduction. "They do throw an abundance of light upon what early Greeks were like--a matter, it would seem, of more importance to us, who are their descendents intellectually, artistically, and politically. Nothing we learn about them is alien to ourselves." Fans of Greek mythology will find all the great stories and characters here--Perseus, Hercules, and Odysseus--each discussed in generous detail by the voice of an impressively knowledgeable and engaging (with occasional lapses) narrator. This is also an excellent primer for middle- and high-school students who are studying ancient Greek and Roman culture and literature. --Gail Hudson [via]
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Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboardby Joseph ConradISBN 0486424529 (0-486-42452-9)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard'Book summary:The setting for Nostramo (1904) by Joseph Conrad is an imaginary South American state, Costaguana, intended to be typical of that continent. At the outset, it is ruled by a brutal and corrupt dictator after a short period of enlightened liberal rule.Only the Occidental Province reamins a refuge of enlightenment and comparative prosperity and the story is of how the Occidental republic establishes its independence of the rest of the country, but at the same time, loses its ideals which inspired it in the struggle. The narrative revolves around five main characters, united by the theme of individual isolation even in cooperation with one another. [via]
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Of Human Bondageby W. Somerset Maugham, Binchy, Maeve (AFT), Benjamin DemottISBN 0451530179 (0-451-53017-9)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Of Human Bondage'Book summary:From an orphan with a clubfoot, Philip Carey grows into an impressionable young man with a voracious appetite for adventure and knowledge. Then he falls obsessively in love, embarking on a disastrous relationship that will change his life forever.[via]More editions of Of Human Bondage:
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Paradisoby Dante Alighieri, John Ciardi, John FrecceroISBN 0451627008 (0-451-62700-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Paradiso'Book summary:In The Inferno Dante journeyed to the depths of evil and the true nature of sin. In The Purgatorio he explored the renunciation of sin. Now, in The Paradiso, the final canticle in The Divine Comedy, Dante shares the ultimate goal of human strivingthe merging of individual destiny with universal order. One of the towering creations of world literature, this epic discovery of sublime truth is a work of almost mystical intensityan immortal hymn to God, Nature, Eternity, and, above all, the Love that moves the Sun and other stars. [via]
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Pere Goriotby Honore De Balzac, Henry Reed, Peter BrooksISBN 0451529596 (0-451-52959-6)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pere Goriot'Book summary:A kind-hearted and idealistic youth enters the grasping Parisian society of the 1820s, where his education in the realities and costs of city life begin among the residents of a shabby but respectable boardinghouse. Acclaimed by Leslie Stephen as "the modern King Lear," it offers a timeless view of the tragedies behind the prosaic details of everyday life.[via] -
The Pickwick Papersby Charles Dickens, Fforde, Jasper (AFT)ISBN 0451529383 (0-451-52938-3)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Pickwick Papers'Book summary:The Pickwick Papers is Dickens' first novel and widely regarded as one of the major classics of comic writing in English. Originally serialised in monthly instalments, it quickly became a huge popular success with sales reaching 40,000 by the final part. In the century and a half since its first appearance, the characters of Mr Pickwick, Sam Weller and the whole of the Pickwickian crew have entered the consciousness of all who love English literature in general, and the works of Dickens in particular. [via]
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- The Pickwick Papers: ISBN 0460012355 (0-460-01235-5)
Softcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd - The Pickwick Papers: ISBN 0460876643 (0-460-87664-3)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub - The Pickwick Papers: ISBN 046000235X (0-460-00235-X)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - The Pickwick Papers: ISBN 0451529383 (0-451-52938-3)
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- The Pickwick Papers: ISBN 0460012355 (0-460-01235-5)
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The Pilgrim's Progressby John BunyanISBN 0486426750 (0-486-42675-0)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Pilgrim's Progress'Book summary:The great religious allegory of Christian's journey, through the Slough of Despond to the Celestial City, in search of the truth. [via]
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The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinnerby James Hogg, Cuddon J.A.ISBN 0460874713 (0-460-87471-3)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner'Book summary:Part of the "Everyman" series which has been re-set with wide margins for notes and easy-to-read type. Each title includes a themed introduction by leading authorities on the subject, life-and-times chronology of the author, text summaries, annotated reading lists and selected criticism and notes. [via]
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Professor and Emmaby Charlotte BronteISBN 0460004174 (0-460-00417-4)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Red and the Blackby Stendhal, Ann JeffersonISBN 0460876430 (0-460-87643-0)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Red and the Black'Book summary:among th great French novels of the 19 th centur, it follows the rise and fall of the young, provincial Julien sorel in the france of restoration. The author pays paricular attention to pychological observation and an awareness of the political situatio in his writing. His principle characters have characteristically high energy and passion. [via]
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The Red And the Black: A chronicle of the Nineteenth Centuryby Donald M. Frame, Frame, Donald Murdoch (AFT), Jonathan Keates, Lloyd C. ParksISBN 0451530284 (0-451-53028-4)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Red And the Black: A chronicle of the Nineteenth Century'Book summary:[via]In December 1827, a French newspaper ran a story about a young man charged with the attempted murder of a married woman. The article fired the imagination of Marie Henri Beyle, and under the pen name Stendhal, he set to writing what was to become one of the great psychological novels of all time. I will be famous around 1880, he predicted in one of his many diaries. I shall not go out of style, nor my glory go out of style.
Set in a provincial French town and in Paris, The Red and the Black tells the story of Julien Sorel, a handsome and brilliant young tutor who is both hero and villain. Cold, opportunistic, and uncompromising with othersincluding his influential mistresshe follows his lust for power and wealth. At the same time, he is tortured by his uncontrollable passions, and by the military and religious forcesthe enigmatic Red and Black that dominate French society in the years following the Revolution.
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The Song of Rolandby Leonard Bacon, DoverISBN 0486422402 (0-486-42240-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Song of Roland'Book summary:[via]First and greatest French epic, this 11th-century tale of romance and heroism recounts the adventures of the warrior Roland, nephew to Charlemagne and prince of the Holy Roman Empire. Crystalline translation by Leonard Bacon of a patriotic and poetic story of valor, betrayal, and revenge.More editions of The Song of Roland:
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The Song of Rolandby Robert HarrisonISBN 0451628225 (0-451-62822-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Song of Roland'Book summary:It is a timeless story of war and vengeance, of Good versus Evil. And at the center of this heroic epic stands Roland-the supreme embodiment of chivalry and honor. [via]
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Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experienceby William BlakeISBN 0486270513 (0-486-27051-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience'Book summary:Two classics of English poetry, alternately describing childhood states of innocence and their inevitable corruption by a harsh and unjust world. Contains the full texts of all the poems in the original 1794 edition of both collections. Alphabetical lists of titles and first lines. Includes a selection from the Common Core State Standards Initiative.[via]More editions of Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience:
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The Sorrows of Young Wertherby Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Nathan Haskell Dole, Thomas Carlyle, R. D. BoylanISBN 0486424553 (0-486-42455-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sorrows of Young Werther'Book summary:[via]Tragic masterpiece explores mind of an artist in alternately joyful and despairing letters recounting an unhappy romance. Goethe addresses issues of love, death, and redemption in an influential portrayal of a character who struggles to reconcile his artistic sensibilities with the demands of the objective world.More editions of The Sorrows of Young Werther:
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The Sorrows of Young Werther/Die Leiden Des Jungen Werther: Die Leiden Des Jungen Werther A Dual-Language Bookby Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Stanley AppelbaumISBN 0486433633 (0-486-43363-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sorrows of Young Werther/Die Leiden Des Jungen Werther: Die Leiden Des Jungen Werther A Dual-Language Book'Book summary:Loosely based on Goethe's personal experiences, the novel is written mostly in the form of letters in which Werther recounts his unrequited love for a married woman. Its Sturm und Drang style makes it a perennial favorite with readers of every era. Includes the original German with English translation on the facing pages.[via]More editions of The Sorrows of Young Werther/Die Leiden Des Jungen Werther: Die Leiden Des Jungen Werther A Dual-Language Book:
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Statistics for Decisions; An Elementary Introductionby Gerald E. ThompsonISBN 046001417X (0-460-01417-X)
Softcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Statistics for Decisions; An Elementary Introduction'Book summary:The Professor [via]
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The Tale Of Genjiby Murasaki Shikibu, Arthur WaleyISBN 0486414159 (0-486-41415-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tale Of Genji'Book summary:One of the world's oldest novels and the greatest single work of Japanese literature, this 11th-century romance centers on the lives and loves of an emperor's son. It offers a vast tapestry of the intrigues and rivalries of court life, as well as an exquisitely detailed portrayal of a decaying aristocracy. [via]
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Tales of Mystery and Imaginationby Edgar Allan Poe, Graham ClarkeISBN 0460873423 (0-460-87342-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tales of Mystery and Imagination'Book summary:Award-winning fantasy illustrator Gary Kelley writes, "I have selected three of Edgar Allan Poe's best short stories.... I chose 'The Fall of the House of Usher' for its classic Gothic images and its dark, melancholic central characters, including the house itself. 'The Black Cat' is ... appealing to me for its use of mystery and foreboding that takes us to a horrifying climax. 'The Cask of Amontillado' ... my personal favorite, [is] a simple narrative of revenge set in the contrasting worlds of carnival and catacomb." Click on the book's cover for a closer look, but the reproduction doesn't really do justice to the richness of color in Kelley's shadowy, atmospheric paintings. (The cat's eye is green, and its tongue is pink.) This gorgeous edition has 20 full- and double-page paintings, including a melancholy portrait of Poe; each page of text is surrounded by subtle decorative frames. The images of Roderick and Madeleine Usher are especially effective. [via]
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Through the Looking Glassby Lewis CarrollISBN 0460010182 (0-460-01018-2)
Softcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Through the Looking Glass'Book summary:The 1872 sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland finds Carroll's inquisitive heroine in a fantastic land where everything is reversed. Alice encounters talking flowers, madcap kings and queens, and becomes a pawn in a bizarre chess game involving Humpty Dumpty, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and other amusing nursery-rhyme characters. Features 50 illustrations by Sir John Tenniel.[via]More editions of Through the Looking Glass:
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesarby William ShakespeareISBN 0486268764 (0-486-26876-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tragedy of Julius Caesar'Book summary:One of Shakespeare's most political plays, Julius Caesar continued Shakespeare's interest in Roman history, first developed in Titus Andronicus. Drawing on Plutarch, the great historian of Rome, Shakespeare dramatises one of the most crucial moments in Roman history--the assassination of Julius Caesar. Loved by the Roman crowd but increasingly feared by the Senators, Caesar increasingly shows signs of his desire to abolish the Republic and crown himself emperor. A conspiracy is hatched, led by Cassius and Brutus, who murder Caesar on the steps of the Capitol. Mourning over his dead friend's body, Mark Antony gives one of the famous rhetorical speeches in literature, asking "Friends, Romans, Countrymen" to lament Caesar's death, privately vowing to "let slip the dogs of war" against those who have shed Caesar's blood. Antony joins forces with Caesar's son Octavius to defeat Cassius and Brutus in battle, and establish an uneasy alliance whose collapse is dramatised in Shakespeare's later play Antony and Cleopatra. Written at the end of Queen Elizabeth's reign, Julius Caesar has been seen by many as a radically pro-Republican play which sailed close to the political wind of the time. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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Tristram Shandyby Laurence SterneISBN 0460016172 (0-460-01617-2)
Softcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tristram Shandy'Book summary:This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. [via]
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Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grassby Walt WhitmanISBN 0486456765 (0-486-45676-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass'Book summary:"The most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet contributed." - Ralph Waldo Emerson. Inspired by transcendentalism, Whitman's immortal collection includes some of the greatest poems of modern times, including his masterpiece "Song of Myself." Shattering standard conventions of symbolism and allegory, it stands as an unabashed celebration of body and nature. [via]
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The War of the Worldsby H. G. WellsISBN 0460873032 (0-460-87303-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The War of the Worlds'Book summary:This is the granddaddy of all alien invasion stories, first published by H.G. Wells in 1898. The novel begins ominously, as the lone voice of a narrator tells readers that "No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's..."
Things then progress from a series of seemingly mundane reports about odd atmospheric disturbances taking place on Mars to the arrival of Martians just outside of London. At first the Martians seem laughable, hardly able to move in Earth's comparatively heavy gravity even enough to raise themselves out of the pit created when their spaceship landed. But soon the Martians reveal their true nature as death machines 100-feet tall rise up from the pit and begin laying waste to the surrounding land. Wells quickly moves the story from the countryside to the evacuation of London itself and the loss of all hope as England's military suffers defeat after defeat. With horror his narrator describes how the Martians suck the blood from living humans for sustenance, and how it's clear that man is not being conquered so much a corralled. --Craig E. Engler [via]
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Softcover, Dover Pubns - The War of the Worlds: ISBN 0486419371 (0-486-41937-1)
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The Wardenby Anthony TrollopeISBN 048640076X (0-486-40076-X)
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The Woodlandersby Thomas Hardy, Norman PageISBN 0460874594 (0-460-87459-4)
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The Yellow Wall-Paper: A Sourcebook and Critical Editionby Charlotte Perkins GilmanISBN 0486298574 (0-486-29857-4)
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El Jardin Secretoby Frances Hodgson Burnett, Aurora Ulsamer, Rafael Diaz Santander, Thea KlirosISBN 0486291995 (0-486-29199-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El Jardin Secreto'Book summary:In this abridged adaptation of the classic novel, a lonely orphan discovers the wonders of a mysterious garden and befriends her invalid cousin. [via]
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Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderlandby Lewis Carroll, Vladimir Vladimirovich NabokovISBN 0486233162 (0-486-23316-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland'Book summary:World-renowned author Vladimir Nabokov presents a brilliant translation of Alice in Wonderland that skillfully handles its puns, parodies, and language. Clear, witty, and wonderfully readable, this is the perfect book for students learning Russian and anyone seeking a refresher course in the language. Reproduced from rare 1923 German edition. 12 illustrations.[via]More editions of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland:
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