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5) Three novels
Author
Publisher
Barnes & Noble Books
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
The three novels presented here are the triumph of Edith Jones Wharton's early career. The House of Mirth, Wharton's second novel, was published in 1905. It achieved critical and commercial success, heralding her extraordinary talents. A biting satire of New York socialites, the book places its frail heroine in the midst of adversity. Having made poor social choices, Lily Bart is ostracized from the world of the wealthy; her life is destroyed because...
Author
Language
English
Description
This edition contains the text of each of the twenty-six issues of Poor Richard's Almanac published by Benjamin Franklin. For the most part, meteorological and astronomical material has been omitted, as well as a few factual articles to which Poor Richard contributed neither his wit nor his wisdom.
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
This collection of essays interrogate the different myths and stereotypes about the Latinx diaspora. The pieces delve into everything from ghost stories and superheroes, to memories in the kitchen and travels around the world, to addiction and grief, to identity and anti-Blackness, to finding love and speaking your truth. The result is an essential celebration of this rich and diverse community. -- adapted from Introduction
Series
Publisher
Literary Classics of the United States
Pub. Date
[1983]
Language
English
Description
The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the "finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made" (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to choose from, there is a perfect gift for everyone.
Author
Series
Library of America ; 43
Publisher
Literary Classics of the United States
Pub. Date
[1989]
Language
English
Description
Presents three works from the distinguished American writer--"The Princess Cassimassima," "The Reverberator," and "The Tragic Muse"--That explore a range of ideas in a distinct realist style.
Author
Publisher
A.A. Knopf
Pub. Date
1918.
Language
English
Description
This eclectic 1918 volume of poetry, essays, reviews, dramatic dialogues, and short fiction is a brilliant hotchpotch of Pound's early writings. Among the contents are "'Dubliners' and Mr. James Joyce" and "Troubadours: Their Sorts and Conditions," as well as the key modernist essays "A Few Don'ts" and "Ford Madox Hueffer and the Prose Tradition in Verse."
