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The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories by Sarah Orne Jewett
Category: Classics | Series: Modern Library Classics Ser.
The story of an endearing, unlikely friendship set against the backdrop of a remote and beautiful Maine coastal town, The Country of the Pointed Firs is one of Sarah Orne Jewett's most loved works, and it quickly earned her a reputation as a talented writer upon its publication. Praised by Alice Brown f ...Show more
The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy
Category: Classics | Series: Modern Library Classics Ser.
This new edition combines Tolstoy's most famous short tale, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, with a less well known but equally brilliant gem, Master and Man, both newly translated by Ann Pasternak Slater. Both stories confront death and the process of dying: In Ivan Ilyich, a bureaucrat looks back over his li ...Show more
The Duel by CHEKHOV ANTON
Category: Classics | Series: Modern Library Classics Ser.
About This Book"Hate you " Laevsky said quietly, breathing heavily. "I've hated you a long time " This new translation of the literary masterpiece-- which combines a beautiful romance with high suspense-- is here presented for the first time as a stand-alone volume.One of Chekhov's most important length ...Show more
The Lost World : Being an Account of the Recent Amazing Adventures of Professor George E. Challenger, Lord John Roxton, Professor Summerlee, and Mr. E.d. Malone of the by Michael (INT) Sir; Crichton Arthur Conan Doyle
Category: Classics | Series: Modern Library Classics Ser.
_____________________ Something has survived. THE BESTSELLING SEQUEL TO JURASSIC PARK Six years have passed since the secret disaster at Jurassic Park. In the years since the extraordinary dream of science and imagination came to a crashing end, the island has been indefinitely closed to the public, it ...Show more
The Merchant of Venice by Jonathan Bate (Editor); Eric Rasmussen (Editor); William Shakespeare
Category: Classics | Series: Modern Library Classics Ser.
As the citizens of Venice compete for advantageous marriages, wealth, and status, a moneylender is intent on deadly revenge. Mistrust and resentment thrive in Shakespeare's dark comedy. Under the editorial supervision of Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen, two of today's most accomplished Shakespearean sc ...Show more
The Mysterious Island by Jules VERNE
Category: Classics | Series: Modern Library Classics Ser.
The Mysterious Island is another exquisite novel written by the master of adventure writing, Jules Verne. The novel has been seen as the sequel to two other famous novels written by the same author: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and In Search of the Castaway. The story revolves around five Amer ...Show more
The Ox-Bow Incident by Walter Van Tilburg Clark; Wallace Stegner (Introduction by)
Category: Classics | Series: Modern Library Classics Ser.
Set in 1885, The Ox-Bow Incident is a searing and realistic portrait of frontier life and mob violence in the American West. First published in 1940, it focuses on the lynching of three innocent men and the tragedy that ensues when law and order are abandoned. The result is an emotionally powerful, vivi ...Show more
The Story of My Life by Helen Keller; James Berger (Editor, Preface by)
Category: Biography | Series: Modern Library Classics Ser.
THE 100th YEAR ANNIVERSARY EDITION The Story of My Life, a remarkable account of overcoming the debilitating challenges of being both deaf and blind, has become an international classic, making Helen Keller one of the most well-known, inspirational figures in history. Originally published in 1903, K ...Show more
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson; David Cordingly (Introduction by)
Category: Classics | Series: Modern Library Classics Ser.
Since its publication in 1883, Treasure Island has remained one of the great tales of the sea. The story is told through the eyes of young Jim Hawkins, who first hears the tales of buried pirate treasure while working in his father's tavern. Once he actually meets some of those pirates, the action moves ...Show more
Wind In The Willows by GRAHAME Kenneth
Category: Classics | Series: Modern Library Classics Ser.
Since its beginnings as a series of stories told to Kenneth Grahame's young son, The Wind in the Willows has gone on to become one of the best-loved children's books of all time. The timeless story of Toad, Rat, Mole, and Badger has delighted readers of all ages for more than eighty years.Friendly Rat, ...Show more