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El Cid
By Victor G. Ambrus, Geraldine McCaughrean. 1989
Recounts the feats and adventures of the legendary medieval Spanish hero El Cid--from his banishment from court to his battles…
with the Moors in southern Spain to his capture of the stronghold of Valencia and his last journey. For grades 5-8. 198920,000 leagues under the sea (Books of wonder)
By Jules Verne, Leo and Diane Dillon. 2000
Classic of nineteenth-century speculative fiction relates the adventures of a French professor and his two companions as they sail beneath…
the world's oceans as prisoners of the fabulous electric submarine Nautilus under the command of the deranged Captain Nemo. 1869Chicken soup with rice: a book of months
By Maurice Sendak. 1962
The one and only Ivan: A Newbery Award Winner (The one And Only Ser.)
By Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao. 2012
Ivan the gorilla has lived comfortably for years in a down-and-out, circus-themed mall. But when baby elephant Ruby arrives, Ivan…
decides that he must find her a better life. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2012The hundred dresses
By Eleanor Estes. 2004
The girls in her class mock Wanda Petronski because she claims to have a hundred dresses lined up in her…
closet but wears the same faded dress everyday. And they tease her about her Polish last name. Then Wanda stops coming to school. For grades 3-6. Newbery Honor. 1944Alice Illustrated: 120 Images from the Classic Tales of Lewis Carroll
By Mark Burstein, Jeff A Menges, Barry Moser. 2012
Few books of the past 200 years have captured the imagination of illustrators like Carroll's tale of Wonderland. This original…
compilation features the interpretations of dozens of artists, including Arthur Rackham, Charles Robinson, and original illustrator John Tenniel. Editor Jeff Menges discusses the artists and their work, and noted collector Mark Burstein shares a bibliophile's perspective.Four Major Plays, Volume I
By Henrik Ibsen, Rolf Fjelde, Joan Templeton. 2006
Four Major Plays: Volume IA Doll HouseThe Wild DuckHedda GablerThe Master BuilderAmong the greatest and best known of Ibsen's works,…
these four plays brilliantly exemplify his landmark contributions to the theater: his realistic dialogue, probing of social problems, and depiction of characters' inner lives as well as their actions. Rich in symbolism and often autobiographical, each of these dramas deals convincingly and provocatively with such universal themes as greed, fear, and sexual hostility, and confronts the eternal conflict between reality and illusion. These Rolf Fjelde translations have been widely acclaimed as the definitive versions of the major works of the father of modern theater.Translated and with a Foreword by Rolf Fjeldeand a New Afterword by Joan TempletonThe Canterville Ghost and Other Stories (Dover Thrift Editions)
By Oscar Wilde. 2001
Renowned for his poetry, plays, essays, and conversational skills, Oscar Wilde also wrote delightfully entertaining works of short fiction. This…
volume includes four of his finest. Most celebrated is The Canterville Ghost, an engaging, comical tale centering around the ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville, who for some 300 years had terrorized the residents and employees of Canterville Chase. When the manor is bought by the Otises, an American family that refuses to believe in such "supernatural" nonsense, hilarious results ensue.Three other stories include "The Sphinx Without a Secret," a tale of an enigmatic woman who carries the key to a mystery with her to the grave; "The Model Millionaire," a charming story of a "delightful, ineffectual young man with a perfect profile and no profession"; and "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime." Rounding out the volume are Wilde's lyrical Poems in Prose: "The Artist," "The Doer of Good," "The Disciple," "The Master," "The House of Judgment," and "The Teacher of Wisdom."These diverting works offer general readers and devotees of the author a generous sampling of the wit, whimsy, and imaginative gusto of one of the 19th century's most scintillating masters of the English language.Four Major Plays, Volume I
By Henrik Ibsen, Rolf Fjelde, Joan Templeton. 2006
Four Major Plays: Volume IA Doll HouseThe Wild DuckHedda GablerThe Master BuilderAmong the greatest and best known of Ibsen's works,…
these four plays brilliantly exemplify his landmark contributions to the theater: his realistic dialogue, probing of social problems, and depiction of characters' inner lives as well as their actions. Rich in symbolism and often autobiographical, each of these dramas deals convincingly and provocatively with such universal themes as greed, fear, and sexual hostility, and confronts the eternal conflict between reality and illusion. These Rolf Fjelde translations have been widely acclaimed as the definitive versions of the major works of the father of modern theater.Translated and with a Foreword by Rolf Fjeldeand a New Afterword by Joan TempletonHeidi: Adapted for Young Readers (Dover Children's Thrift Classics)
By Johanna Spyri, Thea Kliros. 1998
Beloved classic about the effervescent, nature-loving Swiss miss who ultimately transforms the lives of many people -- among them Clara,…
a handicapped young lady from a wealthy German family; Peter, a goatherd, and his blind grandmother; and above all, Heidi's embittered, reclusive grandfather.The Inferno: (The Definitive Illustrated Edition) (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
By Dante Alighieri, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Gustave Doré. 2016
In 1867, when Henry Wadsworth Longfellow published the first American edition of The Inferno, Dante was almost unknown in this…
country. The New England poet and educator, who taught Italian literature at Harvard, introduced Dante's literary genius to the New World with this vibrant blank verse translation of the first and most popular book of the three-part Divine Comedy. Expressed in haunting poetry of great emotional power, The Inferno chronicles Dante's passage through nine circles of the underworld and his encounters with tormented sinners. Combining Aristotelian philosophy, mythology, Roman Catholicism, and thirteenth-century Italian politics, this landmark of world literature forms a unique synthesis of the Christian, classical, and secular worlds.Dante's depictions of hell and its grotesque punishments found their ideal match in the hands of the eminent nineteenth-century illustrator Gustave Doré. Unable to find a sponsor, the artist published his stunning engravings for The Inferno at his own expense. An instant and enduring success, Doré's images made a lasting impression on the public imagination. This volume's enchanting translation and unforgettable illustrations offer readers a perfect blend of literary and artistic skill.The Inferno: (The Definitive Illustrated Edition) (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
By Dante Alighieri, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Gustave Doré. 2016
In 1867, when Henry Wadsworth Longfellow published the first American edition of The Inferno, Dante was almost unknown in this…
country. The New England poet and educator, who taught Italian literature at Harvard, introduced Dante's literary genius to the New World with this vibrant blank verse translation of the first and most popular book of the three-part Divine Comedy. Expressed in haunting poetry of great emotional power, The Inferno chronicles Dante's passage through nine circles of the underworld and his encounters with tormented sinners. Combining Aristotelian philosophy, mythology, Roman Catholicism, and thirteenth-century Italian politics, this landmark of world literature forms a unique synthesis of the Christian, classical, and secular worlds.Dante's depictions of hell and its grotesque punishments found their ideal match in the hands of the eminent nineteenth-century illustrator Gustave Doré. Unable to find a sponsor, the artist published his stunning engravings for The Inferno at his own expense. An instant and enduring success, Doré's images made a lasting impression on the public imagination. This volume's enchanting translation and unforgettable illustrations offer readers a perfect blend of literary and artistic skill.James Joyce The Dover Reader (Dover Thrift Editions)
By James Joyce. 2015
"A comprehensive, accessible introduction to Joyce's work and provides the reader glimpses into some of the lesser read corners of…
his bibliography." -- The Lexicon DevilInfluential and innovative, James Joyce (1882-1941) led the vanguard of 20th-century fiction. Sooner or later, most undergraduates encounter him, and many scholars devote their entire careers to his exuberantly eloquent prose. Joyce's experimental use of language and stream-of-consciousness techniques continues to captivate modern readers and writers, and this anthology offers a first-rate introduction to the Irish author's fiction and poetry.A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Joyce's coming-of-age novel, appears here in its entirety. Readers will also find the complete texts of the short story collection Dubliners, and the play Exiles. Additional contents include highlights from Ulysses, universally acknowledged as among the English language's most challenging and rewarding novels, and Chamber Music, an early book of poems.Snow White and Other Fairy Tales (Dover Children's Thrift Classics)
By Jacob, Grimm. 1994
Journey to a timeless world of elves, giants, and witches with this collection of 11 fairy tales. In addition to…
the tale of the fairest of them all and her dwarf friends, it recounts the stories of "The Brave Little Tailor," The Elves and the Shoemaker," "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," and more.Dubliners
By James Joyce. 1993
Although James Joyce began these stories of Dublin life in 1904, when he was 22, and had completed them by…
the end of 1907, they remained unpublished until 1914 — victims of Edwardian squeamishness. Their vivid, tightly focused observations of the life of Dublin's poorer classes, their unconventional themes, coarse language, and mention of actual people and places made publishers of the day reluctant to undertake sponsorship.Today, however, the stories are admired for their intense and masterly dissection of "dear dirty Dublin," and for the economy and grace with which Joyce invested this youthful fiction. From "The Sisters," the first story, illuminating a young boy's initial encounter with death, through the final piece, "The Dead," considered a masterpiece of the form, these tales represent, as Joyce himself explained, a chapter in the moral history of Ireland that would give the Irish "one good look at themselves." But in the end the stories are not just about the Irish; they represent moments of revelation common to all people.Now readers can enjoy all 15 stories in this inexpensive collection, which also functions as an excellent, accessible introduction to the work of one of the 20th century's most influential writers. Dubliners is reprinted here, complete and unabridged, from a standard edition.Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus (Collected Works Of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
By Elizabeth Carbe, Nino Carbe, Mary Shelley. 2016
Generations have thrilled to Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, the suspenseful tale of a well-intentioned doctorwho dares to play God and…
the misbegotten monster who wreaks a savage revenge on his creator. Combining elements of Gothic novels and Romantic sensibilities, Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus poses enduring questions about ambition, responsibility, the quest for scientific discovery and immortality, and the fate of social outcasts. Acclaimed as both the first modern horror novel and the first science-fiction novel, the story has inspired countless writers and artists as well as numerous film, theatrical, and television interpretations. Newly designed and reset, this handsome hardbound edition reprints all of Nino Carbé's starkly beautiful pen-and-ink drawings and endpieces from one of the earliest illustrated editions of Frankenstein. Bonus images include five full-color paintings created by Carbé, a noted Walt Disney artist, in the 1980s. The artist's daughter, Elizabeth Carbé, provides a new ForewordThe Nutcracker: The Original Holiday Classic
By E. T. Hoffman. 2018
On Christmas Eve, seven-year-old Marie and her eight-year-old brother Fritz anxiously await their Christmas gifts. When their godfather—a clock builder…
and toymaker—arrives, he unveils an ornate clockwork castle adorned with whirling figurines for the children. While Fritz plays with the clock, Marie is taken aside and given another gift—a nutcracker. After Fritz grabs the nutcracker from Marie and breaks its jaw by cracking too many nuts, their playtime ends and they head off to bed. When the clock strikes twelve, magic makes its way into this enduring tale and an epic battle ensues. This timeless classic, featuring all-new full-color and black-and-white illustrations by artist Arkady Roytman and abridged text by Gina Gold, is the perfect story to get anyone in the holiday spirit!El Robinson suizo (edición ilustrada)
By Johann Wyss. 2015
Grandes Clásicos Literatura Random House rescata una de las mejores historias sobre naufragios y supervivencia, en una edición de colección…
revisada e ilustrada. Este clásico imprescindible de la literatura alemana del siglo XIX forma parte de la larga tradición de la literatura popular y de aventuras. En ella se narra la supervivencia de toda una familia en una exótica isla desierta después de haber naufragado ante sus costas. Inspirado por el Robinson Crusoe de Daniel Defoe, el pastor suizo Johann Wyss ideó esta historia para entretener y educar a sus hijos. Precisamente fue uno de ellos, Johann Rudolf, quien en 1812 se encargó de editar y publicar la novela de su padre, y el éxito fue inmediato. Después de una infinidad de traducciones y adaptaciones, recuperamos este clásico en una nueva edición revisada e ilustrada.The Three Musketeers: In Easy-To-Read-Type (Dover Children's Thrift Classics)
By Alexandre Dumas. 1994
Swashbuckling novel, filled with high adventure, royal intrigue and romance, relates the escapades of D'Artagnan and his three friends --…
Athos, Porthos and Aramis -- and their involvement in the secret plots of Cardinal Richelieu and his beautiful but treacherous spy, Lady de Winter. Specially adapted and illustrated for young readers.Memoirs of Montparnasse
By John Glassco. 2007
Memoirs of Montparnasse is a delicious book about being young, restless, reckless, and without cares. It is also the best…
and liveliest of the many chronicles of 1920s Paris and the exploits of the lost generation. In 1928, nineteen-year-old John Glassco escaped Montreal and his overbearing father for the wilder shores of Montparnasse. He remained there until his money ran out and his health collapsed, and he enjoyed every minute of his stay. Remarkable for their candor and humor, Glassco's memoirs have the daft logic of a wild but utterly absorbing adventure, a tale of desire set free that is only faintly shadowed by sadness at the inevitable passage of time.