Written by Sinclair Lewis
Introduction by Charles Johnson

Format: eBook

A neglected tour de force by the first American to win the Nobel Prize in literature, Kingsblood Royal is a stirring and wickedly funny portrait of a man who resigns from the white race. When Neil Kingsblood a typical middle-American banker with a comfortable life makes the shocking discovery that he has African-American blood, the odyssey that ensues creates an unforgettable portrayal of two Americas, one black, one white.As timely as when it was first published in 1947, one need only open today's...
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Written by William Shakespeare
Edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen

Format: Trade Paperback

“The gaudy, blabbing and remorseful day Is crept into the bosom of the sea.” —Henry VI   Eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide a fresh new edition of the three-part classic history that revolves around the epic, dynastic Wars of the Roses.   THIS VOLUME ALSO INCLUDES MORE THAN A HUNDRED PAGES OF EXCLUSIVE FEATURES:   • an original Introduction to Henry VI • incisive scene-by-scene synopses and analyses with vital facts about...
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Written by William Shakespeare
Edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen

Format: eBook

Displaying the bold vision and growing skill of a young playwright, these are Shakespeare’s first three history plays, covering some sixty tumultuous years of English history. Their pageantry, violence, and stirring speeches excite audiences with action as well as character, and midway through the final play in this trilogy, a shocking, clever, inimitably evil new voice is heard—that of Richard of Gloucester, destined to become England’s most fearsome and hated ruler of all time,...
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Written by William Shakespeare
Edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen

Format: Trade Paperback

“Mad world, mad kings, mad composition!” —King John   In one volume, eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide fresh new editions of two classic histories: Henry VIII and King John.   THIS VOLUME ALSO INCLUDES MORE THAN A HUNDRED PAGES OF EXCLUSIVE FEATURES:   • original Introductions to Henry VIII and King John • incisive scene-by-scene synopses and analyses with vital facts about the works • commentary on past and current...
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Written by William Shakespeare
Edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen

Format: eBook

“Mad world, mad kings, mad composition!” —King John   In one volume, eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide fresh new editions of two classic histories: Henry VIII and King John.   THIS VOLUME ALSO INCLUDES MORE THAN A HUNDRED PAGES OF EXCLUSIVE FEATURES:   • original Introductions to Henry VIII and King John • incisive scene-by-scene synopses and analyses with vital facts about the works • commentary on past and current...
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Written by William Shakespeare
Edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen

Format: Trade Paperback

“This world to me is but a ceaseless storm Whirring me from my friends.” —Pericles   Eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide a fresh new edition of this classic tragicomedy of good and evil in many guises.   THIS VOLUME ALSO INCLUDES MORE THAN A HUNDRED PAGES OF EXCLUSIVE FEATURES:   • an original Introduction to Pericles • incisive scene-by-scene synopsis and analysis with vital facts about the work • commentary on past...
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Written by William Shakespeare
Edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen

Format: eBook

“This world to me is but a ceaseless storm Whirring me from my friends.” —Pericles   Eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide a fresh new edition of this classic tragicomedy of good and evil in many guises.   THIS VOLUME ALSO INCLUDES MORE THAN A HUNDRED PAGES OF EXCLUSIVE FEATURES:   • an original Introduction to Pericles • incisive scene-by-scene synopsis and analysis with vital facts about the work • commentary on past...
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Written by Ghalib Lakhnavi and Abdullah Bilgrami
Translated by Musharraf Ali Farooqi

Format: Trade Paperback

Here is a special abridged English translation of a major Indo-Persian epic: a panoramic tale of magic and passion, a classic hero’s odyssey that has captivated much of the world. It is the spellbinding story of Amir Hamza, the adventurer who in the service of the Persian emperor defeats many enemies, loves many women, and converts hundreds of infidels to the True Faith before finding his way back to his first love. In Musharraf Ali Farooqi’s remarkable abridged rendition, this masterwork...
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Written by Henry James
Introduction by Colm Toibin

Format: Trade Paperback

Introduction by Colm TóibínOne of the final masterpieces from one of the world’s greatest authors, Henry James’s The Ambassadors is now available for the first time in a Modern Library edition, with a new Introduction by acclaimed novelist Colm Tóibín. A keenly observed tale of a man’s awakening to life, this dark comic novel follows Lewis Lambert Strether, a middle-aged widower, on a mission to Europe to convince his fiancée’s wayward son...
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Written by Henry James
Introduction by Colm Toibin

Format: eBook

Introduction by Colm TóibínOne of the final masterpieces from one of the world’s greatest authors, Henry James’s The Ambassadors is now available for the first time in a Modern Library edition, with a new Introduction by acclaimed novelist Colm Tóibín. A keenly observed tale of a man’s awakening to life, this dark comic novel follows Lewis Lambert Strether, a middle-aged widower, on a mission to Europe to convince his fiancée’s wayward son...
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