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Jane Eyre
Written by Charlotte Bronte
Format: Trade Paperback, 624 pages
On Sale: April 7, 2009
Price: $7.95
Charlotte Brontë's most beloved novel describes the passionate love between the courageous orphan Jane Eyre and the brilliant, brooding, and domineering Rochester. The loneliness and cruelty of Jane's childhood strengthens her natural independence and spirit, which prove invaluable when she takes a position as a governess at Thornfield Hall. But after... Read more >
Written by Charlotte Bronte
Format: Trade Paperback, 624 pages
On Sale: April 7, 2009
Price: $7.95
Charlotte Brontë's most beloved novel describes the passionate love between the courageous orphan Jane Eyre and the brilliant, brooding, and domineering Rochester. The loneliness and cruelty of Jane's childhood strengthens her natural independence and spirit, which prove invaluable when she takes a position as a governess at Thornfield Hall. But after... Read more >
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A Tale of Two Cities
Written by Charles Dickens
Format: Hardcover, 480 pages
On Sale: February 23, 1993
Price: $22.00
(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)A Tale of Two Cities begins on a muddy English road in an atmosphere charged with mystery and drama, and it ends in the Paris of the French Revolution with one of the most famous acts of self-sacrifice in literature. In between lies one of Charles Dickens’s most... Read more >
Written by Charles Dickens
Format: Hardcover, 480 pages
On Sale: February 23, 1993
Price: $22.00
(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)A Tale of Two Cities begins on a muddy English road in an atmosphere charged with mystery and drama, and it ends in the Paris of the French Revolution with one of the most famous acts of self-sacrifice in literature. In between lies one of Charles Dickens’s most... Read more >
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Romeo and Juliet
Written by William Shakespeare
Format: Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: January 1, 1988
Price: $4.99
The magnificent, timeless drama is the world's most famous tale of "star-crossed lovers." The young, unshakable love of Juliet and Romeo defies the feud that divides their families—the Capulets and Montagues—as their desperate need to be together, their secret meetings, and finally their concealed marriage drive them toward tragedy. A masterwork... Read more >
Written by William Shakespeare
Format: Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: January 1, 1988
Price: $4.99
The magnificent, timeless drama is the world's most famous tale of "star-crossed lovers." The young, unshakable love of Juliet and Romeo defies the feud that divides their families—the Capulets and Montagues—as their desperate need to be together, their secret meetings, and finally their concealed marriage drive them toward tragedy. A masterwork... Read more >
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The Red and the Black
Written by Stendhal
Translated by Burton Raffel
Introduction by Diane Johnson
Format: Trade Paperback, 560 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2004
Price: $11.00
A Major New Translation
The Red and the Black, Stendhal’s masterpiece, is the story of Julien Sorel, a young dreamer from the provinces, fueled by Napoleonic ideals, whose desire to make his fortune sets in motion events both mesmerizing and tragic. Sorel’s quest to find himself, and the doomed love he encounters... Read more >
Written by Stendhal
Translated by Burton Raffel
Introduction by Diane Johnson
Format: Trade Paperback, 560 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2004
Price: $11.00
A Major New Translation
The Red and the Black, Stendhal’s masterpiece, is the story of Julien Sorel, a young dreamer from the provinces, fueled by Napoleonic ideals, whose desire to make his fortune sets in motion events both mesmerizing and tragic. Sorel’s quest to find himself, and the doomed love he encounters... Read more >
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From the Earth to the Moon
Written by Jules Verne
Format: Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: May 1, 1993
Price: $5.95
Written almost a century before the daring flights of the astronauts, Jules Verne’s prophetic novel of man’s race to the stars is a classic adventure tale enlivened by broad satire and scientific acumen.
When the members of the elite Baltimore Gun Club find themselves lacking any urgent assignments at the close... Read more >
Written by Jules Verne
Format: Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: May 1, 1993
Price: $5.95
Written almost a century before the daring flights of the astronauts, Jules Verne’s prophetic novel of man’s race to the stars is a classic adventure tale enlivened by broad satire and scientific acumen.
When the members of the elite Baltimore Gun Club find themselves lacking any urgent assignments at the close... Read more >
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The Complete Poetry and Essential Prose of John Milton
Written by John Milton
Edited by William Kerrigan, John Rumrich and Stephen M. Fallon
Format: Hardcover, 1408 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2007
Price: $55.00
John Milton is, next to William Shakespeare, the most influential English poet, a writer whose work spans an incredible breadth of forms and subject matter. The Complete Poetry and Essential Prose of John Milton celebrates this author’s genius in a thoughtfully assembled book that provides new modern-spelling versions of Milton’s texts... Read more >
Written by John Milton
Edited by William Kerrigan, John Rumrich and Stephen M. Fallon
Format: Hardcover, 1408 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2007
Price: $55.00
John Milton is, next to William Shakespeare, the most influential English poet, a writer whose work spans an incredible breadth of forms and subject matter. The Complete Poetry and Essential Prose of John Milton celebrates this author’s genius in a thoughtfully assembled book that provides new modern-spelling versions of Milton’s texts... Read more >
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The Constitutional Convention
A Narrative History from the Notes of James Madison
Written by James Madison, Edward J. Larson and Michael P. Winship
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: November 8, 2005
Price: $16.00
In 1787, the American union was in disarray. The incompatible demands of the separate states threatened its existence; some states were even in danger of turning into the kind of tyranny they had so recently deposed. A truly national government was needed, one that could raise money, regulate commerce, and defend... Read more >
A Narrative History from the Notes of James Madison
Written by James Madison, Edward J. Larson and Michael P. Winship
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: November 8, 2005
Price: $16.00
In 1787, the American union was in disarray. The incompatible demands of the separate states threatened its existence; some states were even in danger of turning into the kind of tyranny they had so recently deposed. A truly national government was needed, one that could raise money, regulate commerce, and defend... Read more >
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History of My Life
Written by Giacomo Casanova
Translated by Willard R. Trask
Format: Hardcover, 1512 pages
On Sale: February 6, 2007
Price: $37.50
(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)
The name of Giacomo Casanova, Chevalier de Seingalt (1725-98), is now synonymous with amorous exploits, and there are plenty of these, vividly narrated, in his memoirs. But Casanova was not just an energetic lover. In his time he was a diplomat, businessman, trainee priest, traveler, prisoner, magician, confidence... Read more >
Written by Giacomo Casanova
Translated by Willard R. Trask
Format: Hardcover, 1512 pages
On Sale: February 6, 2007
Price: $37.50
(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)
The name of Giacomo Casanova, Chevalier de Seingalt (1725-98), is now synonymous with amorous exploits, and there are plenty of these, vividly narrated, in his memoirs. But Casanova was not just an energetic lover. In his time he was a diplomat, businessman, trainee priest, traveler, prisoner, magician, confidence... Read more >
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The Collected Essays of Ralph Ellison
Written by Ralph Ellison
Preface by Saul Bellow
Edited by John Callahan
Format: Trade Paperback, 904 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2003
Price: $18.00
Compiled, edited, and newly revised by Ralph Ellison’s literary executor, John F. Callahan, this Modern Library Paperback Classic includes posthumously discovered reviews, criticism, and interviews, as well as the essay collections Shadow and Act (1964), hailed by Robert Penn Warren as “a body of cogent and subtle commentary on the questions... Read more >
Written by Ralph Ellison
Preface by Saul Bellow
Edited by John Callahan
Format: Trade Paperback, 904 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2003
Price: $18.00
Compiled, edited, and newly revised by Ralph Ellison’s literary executor, John F. Callahan, this Modern Library Paperback Classic includes posthumously discovered reviews, criticism, and interviews, as well as the essay collections Shadow and Act (1964), hailed by Robert Penn Warren as “a body of cogent and subtle commentary on the questions... Read more >
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Carried Away
A Selection of Stories
Written by Alice Munro
Format: Hardcover, 600 pages
On Sale: September 26, 2006
Price: $26.00
(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)
Carried Away is a dazzling selection of stories–seventeen favorites chosen by the author from across her distinguished career.
Alice Munro has been repeatedly hailed as one of our greatest living writers, a reputation that has been growing for years. The stories brought together here span a quarter century, drawn... Read more >
A Selection of Stories
Written by Alice Munro
Format: Hardcover, 600 pages
On Sale: September 26, 2006
Price: $26.00
(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)
Carried Away is a dazzling selection of stories–seventeen favorites chosen by the author from across her distinguished career.
Alice Munro has been repeatedly hailed as one of our greatest living writers, a reputation that has been growing for years. The stories brought together here span a quarter century, drawn... Read more >
