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First published in 1893, this realistic tale of a young girl in the slums of New York shocked readers. With five other stories, from the local color ... More

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Choice collection of masterly short fiction. In addition to title story: "The Birthmark," "Rappaccini's Daughter," "Roger Malvin's Burial," "The ... More

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Flamboyant, theatrical, exuding, ambiguous sexualtiy, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of newcastle, was one of the seventeenth century's most striking ... More

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To read a story by Henry James is to enter a world--a rich, perfectly crafted domain of vivid language and splendid, complex characters. Devious ... More

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One of James's finest moments, "The Beast in the Jungle" is a portrait of a man alienated from life and love. Also includes "The Jolly Corner" and ... More

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'But it hadn't been given for nothing. It had been given, even the most wildly squandered sum, as an offering to destiny that he might not remember ... More

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The first social expose in fiction to render "how the other half lives," Stephen Crane's "Maggie" is one of the most powerful depictions of the urban ... More

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This powerful collection of stories, set in the mid-west among the lonely men and women who drink, fish and play cards to ease the passing of time, ... More

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The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway will stand as the definitive collection by the man whose craft and vision remains an enduring ... More

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Contains the entire contents of the first omnibus volume "The First Forty-nine" plus 14 stories published subsequently in books or magazines and ... More

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Hemingway's direct and deceptively simple style shapes these stories into true masterpieces. From "Up in Michigan", written in 1921, to "Old Man at ... More

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The first forty-nine stories by Ernest Hemingway.

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Just in time for back-to-school, this is a beautifully repackaged collection from one of the preeminent voices of American literature. This ... More

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This is a collection of gripping tales of crime, crisis or disaster, in which ordinary people find themselves tested in extraordinary circumstances.

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The finest of all Conrad's tales, "Heart of Darkness" is set in an atmosphere of mystery and menace and tells of Marlow's perilous journey up the ... More

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Featuring a new Introduction, critical excerpts, and a detailed biography, this all-encompassing volume presents Poe's masterpieces of mystery, ... More

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This is the first collection of Welty's stories, originally published in 1941. It includes such classics as "A Worn Path," "Petrified Man," "Why I ... More

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The author writes: The two long pieces in this book originally came out in The New Yorker ? RAISE HIGH THE ROOF BEAM, CARPENTERS in 1955, SEYMOUR ? ... More

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As unquestioned master of the "grotesque and arabesque", early 19th-century writer Edgar Allan Poe is fully represented in this classic collection ... More

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A fully revised collection of Poe's work The first new edition of this landmark anthology since 1945 presents a more complicated, perverse, and ... More

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A ruined beauty whose dignity has suffered a lifetime of loss and disenchantment. A Czech immigrant who finds a paradoxical contentment on the harsh ... More

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Candide is the most famous of Voltaire's "philosophical tales," in which he combined witty improbabilities with the sanest of good sense. First ... More

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"Candide" is the story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate, clings desperately to the belief that he lives in ... More

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With a specially commissioned afterword, the "Collector's Library" series includes a brief biography of the author, and a further reading list. This ... More

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