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The Distracted Preacher
Written by Thomas Hardy
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $11.00
From the master of Victorian tragedy, the surprisingly comic adventures of a man caught between romance and religion.
When young Mr. Stockdale arrives in a small village to fill in for the Methodist minister, he finds himself pining for his comely new landlady. But she leads a mysterious life, keeping... Read more >
Written by Thomas Hardy
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $11.00
From the master of Victorian tragedy, the surprisingly comic adventures of a man caught between romance and religion.
When young Mr. Stockdale arrives in a small village to fill in for the Methodist minister, he finds himself pining for his comely new landlady. But she leads a mysterious life, keeping... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Fanfarlo
Written by Charles Baudelaire
Translated by Edward K. Kaplan
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $11.00
A stunning new translation of a neglected masterpiece by one of history’s most celebrated writers.
Ten years before Baudelaire published his masterpiece, The Flowers of Evil, the great poet penned the only prose fiction of his career: La Fanfarlo. The novella describes the torrid real-life affair the poet had with... Read more >
Written by Charles Baudelaire
Translated by Edward K. Kaplan
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $11.00
A stunning new translation of a neglected masterpiece by one of history’s most celebrated writers.
Ten years before Baudelaire published his masterpiece, The Flowers of Evil, the great poet penned the only prose fiction of his career: La Fanfarlo. The novella describes the torrid real-life affair the poet had with... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Hobbit (Movie Tie-in Edition)
Written by J.R.R. Tolkien
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $8.99
Written by J.R.R. Tolkien
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $8.99
The Hobbit is one of the greatest fantasy sagas of all time, a classic that has captivated generations of readers and is now an eagerly anticipated film by Peter Jackson, Academy Award–winning director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
When Thorin Oakenshield and his band of dwarves embark upon...
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The Modern Library Collection Essential Russian Novels 4-Book Bundle
Written by Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky
Format: eBook, 3824 pages
On Sale: September 10, 2012
Price: $29.99
The enduring genius of Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky shines through in this special eBook collection that includes four classic Russian novels—each one recognized as a masterpiece of world literature.
ANNA KARENINA
“One of the greatest love stories in world literature.”—Vladimir Nabokov
Anna Karenina is Tolstoy’s classic... Read more >
Written by Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky
Format: eBook, 3824 pages
On Sale: September 10, 2012
Price: $29.99
The enduring genius of Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky shines through in this special eBook collection that includes four classic Russian novels—each one recognized as a masterpiece of world literature.
ANNA KARENINA
“One of the greatest love stories in world literature.”—Vladimir Nabokov
Anna Karenina is Tolstoy’s classic... Read more >
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The Riddle of the Sands
Written by Erskine Childers
Introduction by Milton Bearden
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: September 5, 2012
Price: $8.99
While on a sailing trip in the Baltic Sea, two young adventurers-turned-spies uncover a secret German plot to invade England. Written by Childers—who served in the Royal Navy during World War I—as a wake-up call to the British government to attend to its North Sea defenses, The Riddle of the Sands... Read more >
Written by Erskine Childers
Introduction by Milton Bearden
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: September 5, 2012
Price: $8.99
While on a sailing trip in the Baltic Sea, two young adventurers-turned-spies uncover a secret German plot to invade England. Written by Childers—who served in the Royal Navy during World War I—as a wake-up call to the British government to attend to its North Sea defenses, The Riddle of the Sands... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Arundel
Written by Kenneth Roberts
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 29, 2012
Price: $12.99
Arundel follows Steven Nason as he joins Benedict Arnold in his march to Quebec during the American Revolution. Read more >
Written by Kenneth Roberts
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 29, 2012
Price: $12.99
Arundel follows Steven Nason as he joins Benedict Arnold in his march to Quebec during the American Revolution. Read more >
A Month in the Country
Written by J.L. Carr
Introduction by Michael Holroyd
Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: August 29, 2012
Price: $12.95
In J. L. Carr’s deeply charged poetic novel, Tom Birkin, a veteran of the Great War and a broken marriage, arrives in the remote Yorkshire village of Oxgodby where he is to restore a recently discovered medieval mural in the local church. Living in the bell tower, surrounded by the resplendent... Read more >
Written by J.L. Carr
Introduction by Michael Holroyd
Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: August 29, 2012
Price: $12.95
In J. L. Carr’s deeply charged poetic novel, Tom Birkin, a veteran of the Great War and a broken marriage, arrives in the remote Yorkshire village of Oxgodby where he is to restore a recently discovered medieval mural in the local church. Living in the bell tower, surrounded by the resplendent... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Alexander's Bridge
Written by Willa Cather
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: August 28, 2012
Price: $11.00
The characteristic themes of Cather’s mature work are already present in her debut novella, an evocation of a tragic love triangle.
Bartley Alexander, renowned engineer of bridges, is a man with a past who “looked as a tamer of rivers ought to look.” Discovered by his mentor “sowing wild oats... Read more >
Written by Willa Cather
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: August 28, 2012
Price: $11.00
The characteristic themes of Cather’s mature work are already present in her debut novella, an evocation of a tragic love triangle.
Bartley Alexander, renowned engineer of bridges, is a man with a past who “looked as a tamer of rivers ought to look.” Discovered by his mentor “sowing wild oats... Read more >
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The Alienist
Written by Machado De Assis
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: August 28, 2012
Price: $11.00
A classic work of literature by “the greatest author ever produced in Latin America.” (Susan Sontag)
Brilliant physician Simão Bacamarte sacrifices a prestigious career to return home and dedicate himself to the budding field of psychology. Bacamarte opens the first asylum in Brazil hoping to crown himself and his... Read more >
Written by Machado De Assis
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: August 28, 2012
Price: $11.00
A classic work of literature by “the greatest author ever produced in Latin America.” (Susan Sontag)
Brilliant physician Simão Bacamarte sacrifices a prestigious career to return home and dedicate himself to the budding field of psychology. Bacamarte opens the first asylum in Brazil hoping to crown himself and his... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Distracted Preacher
Written by Thomas Hardy
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: August 28, 2012
Price: $11.00
From the master of Victorian tragedy, the surprisingly comic adventures of a man caught between romance and religion.
When young Mr. Stockdale arrives in a small village to fill in for the Methodist minister, he finds himself pining for his comely new landlady. But she leads a mysterious life, keeping... Read more >
Written by Thomas Hardy
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: August 28, 2012
Price: $11.00
From the master of Victorian tragedy, the surprisingly comic adventures of a man caught between romance and religion.
When young Mr. Stockdale arrives in a small village to fill in for the Methodist minister, he finds himself pining for his comely new landlady. But she leads a mysterious life, keeping... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
