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Carruthers is summoned to the Baltic by his friend, an accomplished yachtsman, who reveals his suspicions concerning German activity in the North Frisian Islands.

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An early Jewish American classic about a young Russian Talmudic scholar who immigrates to the melting pot of turn of the century New York City. He rises from greenhorn to millionaire garment merchant, losing his soul along the way. It also includes a commentary, notes and a reading group guide.

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A young art critic is forced to endure the wrath of Wolf Larsen, captain of the sealing-schooner that rescues him after a shipwreck.

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Presents a masterful new translation of the compelling iconic novel about a young man's unrequited love and fatal passion for a married woman. Reprint.

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Authoritative editions of great classics of world literature feature introductions by acclaimed writers, meticulous translations of foreign literature, commentary by distinguished writers and critics, biographical notes, and a comprehensive Reading Group Guide bound into each volume.

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This remarkable account of overcoming the debilitating challenges of being both deaf and blind, has become an international classic, making Helen Keller one of the most well-known, inspirational figures in history. Originally published in 1903, this memoir narrates the events of her life up to her third year at Radcliffe College.

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A new translation by Scot James Hogarth for the first unabridged English edition of the novel, which tells the story of an illiterate fisherman from the Channel Islands who must free a ship that has run aground in order to win the hand of the woman he loves, a shipowner's daughter.

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Written by Virginia Woolf, this novel includes an introduction by pulitzer prize winning novelist Michael Cunningham. It also contains a commentary, notes, and reading group guide.

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Including an introduction by Louis Auchincloss, this edition features endnotes and a reading group guide.

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Baum's tale comes alive in this unique edition set from th definitive text, complete with original illustrations. More than a simple children's story, Oz represents the hinge on which both America's rural past and urban future rest. A piece of Utopian fiction.

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Presenting a chronicle of youth, this book contains an introduction by Susan Orlean, along with commentary, notes and a reading group guide.

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An innkeeper's son finds a treasure map that leads him to a pirate's fortune.

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Translated by George Krapp, "Troilus and Criseyde" contains an introduction by Peter Beidler and notes by Cindy Vitto.

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Collects brief fictional works and legends by the nineteenth-century New England literary master.

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A sailing narrative which traces a convalescing young man's adventure sailing from Boston, around Cape Horn, to the California coast. It has an introduction by Gary Kinder, plus commentaries, notes and a reading group guide.

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The Gothic novel of the demonic possession of a farm boy is accompanied by a six other tales.

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Featuring "The Chimes" and "The Haunted Man", this is a Charles Dickens classic. It contains an introduction by John Irving, along with commentary, notes and a reading group guide.

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Offering an overview of two millennia of commerce, diplomacy, war and exploration, this book contains stories drawn from letters, diaries and histories. Edited by Bernard Lewis, it also contains commentary, notes and a reading group guide.

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