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Pride and Prejudice (Dover Thrift Editions) Jane Austen In one of the most universally loved and admired English novels, a country squire of no great means must marry off his five vivacious daughters. Jane Austen's art transformed this effervescent tale of rural romance into a witty, shrewdly observed satire of English country life. |
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Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen (Unabridged, 10-CD Set, Audio Book, Deluxe Ed... Jane Austen; Editor-Ken Joy, PDQ AudioBooks This brand new unabridged audio book production, on 10 full-length CDs, is a must-have for any Jane Austen fan. Pride and Prejudice is the most popular of Jane Austen's novels, and its opening is one of the most famous lines in English literature "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." First written between 1796 and 1797, the book was initially called First Impressions, but was never published under that title. Following revisions it was published on January 28, 1813 by the same Mr. Egerton of the Military Library, Whitehall, who had brought out Sense and Sensibility. Like both its predecessor and Northanger Abbey, it was written at Steventon Rectory. |
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Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know, Annotated With a new forward by W. Jennings.
24 Classic Fairy Tales!
Enjoy the classics again! Leave the daily bustle of life behind and let your imagination take you to place far away. Sit down with your child, or even by yourself and rediscover those lost places we left behind so long ago.
ONE EYE, TWO EYES, THREE EYES
(Grimm's Fairy Tales)
THE MAGIC MIRROR
(Grimm's Fairy Tales)
THE ENCHANTED STAG
(Grimm's Fairy Tales)
HANSEL AND GRETHEL
(Grimm's Fairy Tales)
THE STORY OF ALADDIN; OR, THE WONDERFUL LAMP
("Arabian Nights' Entertainments")
THE HISTORY OF ALI BABA, AND OF THE FORTY ROBBERS KILLED BY ONE SLAVE
("Arabian Nights' Entertainments")
THE SECOND VOYAGE OF SINDBAD THE SAILOR
("Arabian Nights' Entertainments")
THE WHITE CAT
(From the tale by the Comtesse d'Aulnoy)
THE GOLDEN GOOSE
(Grimm's Fairy Tales)
THE TWELVE BROTHERS
(Grimm's Fairy Tales)
THE FAIR ONE WITH THE GOLDEN LOCKS
(From the tale by the Comtesse d'Aulnoy)
TOM THUMB
(First written in prose in 1621 by Richard Johnson)
BLUE BEARD
(From the French tale by Charles Perrault)
CINDERELLA; OR, THE LITTLE GLASS SLIPPER
(From the French tale by Charles Perrault)
PUSS IN BOOTS
(From the French tale by Charles Perrault)
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD
(From the French tale by Charles Perrault)
JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK
(Said to be an allegory of the Teutonic Al-fader, The tale written in French
by Charles Perrault)
JACK THE GIANT KILLER
(From the old British legend told by Geoffrey of Monmouth, of Corineus the Trojan)
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
(From the French tale by Charles Perrault)
THE THREE BEARS
(Robert Southey)
THE PRINCESS ON THE PEA
(From the tale by Hans Christian Andersen)
THE UGLY DUCKLING
(From the tale by Hans Christian Andersen)
THE LIGHT PRINCESS
(George MacDonald)
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
(From the French tale by Madame Gabrielle de Villeneuve)
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A Tale of Two Cities (Penguin Classics) Charles Dickens Be they shocking, ambitious, or simply brilliant, these novels continue to enthrall today as they did at the time they were written. Now, Penguin Classics is proud to present them in gorgeous clothbound editions-vibrant volumes sure to become as treasured to readers as the magnificent tales they tell.
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The Adventures and the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sterling Classics) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The illustrations for this series were created by Scott McKowen, who, with his wife Christina Poddubiuk, operates Punch & Judy Inc., a company specializing in design and illustration for theater and performing arts. Their projects often involve research into the visual aspects of historical settings and characters. Christina is a theater set and costume designer and contributed advice on the period clothing for the illustrations.
Scott created these drawings in scratchboard an engraving medium which evokes the look of popular art from the period of these stories. Scratchboard is an illustration board with a specifically prepared surface of hard white chalk. A thin layer of black ink is rolled over the surface, and lines are drawn by hand with a sharp knife by scraping through the ink layer to expose the white surface underneath. The finished drawings are then scanned and the color is added digitally.
It’s elementary—there’s no more intriguing detective than Sherlock Holmes, with his unequalled powers of deduction, and no better mysteries than the tricky ones that only he can solve. Here are some of the finest Holmes stories, recounted by his trusty friend and assistant, Dr. Watson.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass (Collectors Library) Lewis Carroll One hot summer's day Alice tumbles down, down, down a rabbit hole and finds herself in Wonderland, where everything is topsy-turvy, upside down, and wrong-way round. Here begins a series of fantastical adventures as Alice’s body GROWS and shrinks , she swims in a pool of her own tears, attends the maddest of tea parties, and meets such iconic and beloved characters as the smiling Cheshire Cat, the hookah-smoking Caterillar; and Humpty Dumpty. Carroll's classic is perhaps the best-loved of all children's stories. This version features the original illustrations by Sir John Tenniel. The world's greatest works of literature are now available in these beautiful keepsake volumes. Bound in real cloth, and featuring gilt edges and ribbon markers, these beautifully produced books are a wonderful way to build a handsome library of classic literature. These are the essential novels that belong in every home. They'll transport readers to imaginary worlds and provide excitement, entertainment, and enlightenment for years to come. All of these novels feature attractive illustrations and have an unequalled period feel that will grace the library, the bedside table or bureau. |
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The Scarlet Letter (Signet Classics) Nathaniel Hawthorne A passionate young woman, her cowardly lover, and her aging, vengeful husband are the central characters in this stark drama of the conflict between passion and convention in the harsh world of seventeenth-century Boston.
Tremendously moving and rich in psychological insight, this tragic novel of sin and redemption addresses our Puritan past. Depicting the struggle between mind and heart, Hawthorne fashioned a masterpiece of American fiction.
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Dracula (Dover Thrift Editions) Bram Stoker A dreary castle, blood-thirsty vampires, open graves at midnight, and other gothic touches fill this chilling tale about a young Englishman's confrontation with the evil Count Dracula. A horror romance as deathless as any vampire, the blood-curdling tale still continues to hold readers spellbound a century later.
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Jane Eyre (Barnes & Noble Classics) Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. Immediately recognized as a masterpiece when it was first published in 1847, Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre is an extraordinary coming-of-age story featuring one of the most independent and strong-willed female protagonists in all of literature. Poor and plain, Jane Eyre begins life as a lonely orphan in the household of her hateful aunt. Despite the oppression she endures at home, and the later torture of boarding school, Jane manages to emerge with her spirit and integrity unbroken. She becomes a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she finds herself falling in love with her employer—the dark, impassioned Mr. Rochester. But an explosive secret tears apart their relationship, forcing Jane to face poverty and isolation once again.
One of the world’s most beloved novels, Jane Eyre is a startlingly modern blend of passion, romance, mystery, and suspense.
Susan Ostrov Weisser is a Professor of English at Adelphi University, where she specializes in nineteenth-century literature and women’s studies. Her research centers on women and romantic love in nineteenth-century literature, as well as on contemporary popular culture. Weisser also wrote the introduction to the Barnes & Noble Classics edition of Persuasion.
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Grimms' Fairy Stories (Illustrated with Free audiobook link) Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm Grimms’ Fairy Stories, as it is commonly known today, is originally the Children’s and Household tales which is a collection of German origin fairy tales first published in 1812 by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, the Brothers Grimm. The first volumes were much criticized because they were not regarded as suitable for children, both for the scholarly information included and the subject matter. Many changes through the editions – such as turning the wicked mother of the first edition in Snow White and Hansel and Gretel to a stepmother, were probably made with an eye to such suitability. They removed sexual references, such as Rapunzel’s innocently asking why her dress was getting tight around her belly, and thus naively revealing her pregnancy and the prince's visits to her step mother, but, in many respects, violence, particularly when punishing villains, was increased.
The book includes illustrations, active table of contents, and a free audiobook link for download (which can be downloaded separately using a PC/Mac) at the end of the book. |