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Dubliners

Chicken Soup for the African American Soul

In this perfect gift for teens or others interested in the "true voice" of African-Americans, the authors deliver a positive and empowering message that doesn't back away from the truth. 384 pp.

Dubliners

Through what Joyce described as their style of scrupulous meanness, the stories present a direct, sometimes searing view of Dublin in the early twentieth century. The text of this Norton Critical Ed...

Ghost Stories

Specially compiled for Christmas, this collection of ghost stories brings together works from M.R. James, Edgar Allan Poe, Elizabeth Bowen, William Trevor, Dorothy K. Haynes, Arthur Machen, Walter De...

Rip Van Winkle

''Rip Van Winkle'' is a short story by American autor Irving Washington, published in 1819 as well as the name of the story's fictional protagonist. Written while Irving was living in Birmingham, Engl...

The Castle of Otranto

The Castle of Otranto is 'the original' gothic novel. This story initiatiated a literary genre which would become extremely popular in the later 18th century and early 19th century. Walpole is Thus, b...

Like a Charm

A suspenseful collection of sixteen interconnected stories--written by Lee Child, Lynda La Plante, Jane Haddam, Peter Robinson, and Laura Lippman, among others--takes readers from the year 1800 to the...

Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

Along with Blake and Dickens, Mark Twain was one of the nineteenth century’s greatest chroniclers of childhood. These two novels reveal different aspects of his genius: Tom Sawyer is a much-loved stor...

The Way to London

From the author of Secrets of Nanreath Hall comes this gripping, beautifully written historical fiction novel set during World War II-the unforgettable story of a young woman who must leave Singapore...

Sex And the Perfect Lover

A first English-language translation of a guide to achieving a more passionate sex life, written by an award-winning therapist, outlines teachings from the Tantra and Kama Sutra in an accessible forma...

Jane and the Wandering Eye

In the third in a critically acclaimed mystery series, English novelist Jane Austen is hired by the roguish nobleman, Lord Harold Trowbridge, to shadow his niece, Lady Desdemona, during Christmastime...

Not My Father's Son