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The Europeans: a sketch
Par Henry James. 1985
A fortune-hunting European countess and her charming brother come to visit their straight-laced cousins near Boston. Their rich and imaginative,…
but immoral, way of living is contrasted with the dull, but upright, American way. First published in 1878My Ántonia
Par Willa Cather. 1994
A lawyer recalls his Nebraska boyhood and the girl who was a strong influence on his life in this novel…
about pioneering conditions and the assimilation of immigrants. Contains a historical essay by James Woodress that describes the origin, writing, and reception of the bookTypee: a peep at Polynesian life (Penguin classics)
Par Herman Melville. 1996
Records the adventures of a whaling voyage in the Pacific. First published in 1846 and based on the author's actual…
experience, this novel portrays a civilized man held captive by the Polynesians, who were then practicing cannibalismSweet Thursday
Par John Steinbeck. 1982
To depict the common bonds of love that unite humankind, the author turns to the outcasts of a California skid…
row. Portrayed are an alcoholic, a prostitute, and a down-at-the heels philosopher. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sexShadows on the rock (Vintage classics)
Par Willa Cather. 1995
Erewhon
Par Samuel Butler. 1970
An English traveler discovers the remote land of Erewhon inhabited by irrational people with exasperating ideas. A satirical novel aimed…
at lampooning nineteenth-century English society, customs, and manners. First published in 1872The gambler
Par Fyodor Dostoyevsky. 1964
Set in a fashionable nineteenth-century German spa, this story tells of a young Russian tutor who becomes so addicted to…
the passion of gambling that everything else loses meaning for him. Originally written in 1866The rebounder
Par Thomas Dygard. 1994
Hamilton High's basketball coach, Doug Fulton, fantasizes each year that a superb player will transfer to his school. This year…
he thinks his dream has come true when he spots tall, athletic Chris Patton. But Chris denies being a basketball player until Coach Fulton learns the disturbing truth from Chris's former school. For junior and senior high readersThe wayward bus
Par John Steinbeck. 1947
The man that corrupted Hadleyburg
Par Mark Twain. 1986
A mysterious stranger leaves a sack of gold to an unknown citizen of Hadleyburg on the condition that the townsman…
can prove he is the kind person who once befriended a man in need. The temptation has a remarkable effect upon the townspeople, who take great pride in their virtue. For junior and senior high and older readersThis side of paradise
Par F. Fitzgerald. 1920
The Aspern papers and other stories
Par Henry James. 1983
First published in 1888, "The Aspern Papers" is set in a crumbling Venetian palazzo, where a determined scholar tries to…
charm its inhabitants--the Misses Bordereau--out of a collection of letters by the American poet Aspern. Three short stories first published in the 1890s complete the collectionCannery Row
Par John Steinbeck. 1945
The story of a happy-go-lucky colony of bums on the Monterey, California, waterfront and of their friends, ladies of easy…
virtue in a nearby establishment. A sentimental theme is treated with realism and with the philosophy that poverty-stricken independence is better than commercial success. Some strong languageTender is the night
Par F. Fitzgerald. 1995
An American psychiatrist, studying in Europe in the 1920s, falls in love with a beautiful, wealthy patient in this 1934…
novel about rich American expatriates. In their marriage, he reacts against her great dependence on him as both husband and doctor before he realizes his equal dependence on herThe professor's house (Vintage classics)
Par Willa Cather. 1925
The rise of Silas Lapham
Par William Howells. 1996
Across the river and into the trees
Par Ernest Hemingway. 1950
In Hemingway's final novel, which is set in Venice near the end of the second World War, an aging and…
battle-scarred American colonel finds a renewed spirit for life when he falls in love with a young Italian countess. Some strong languageDiary of a madman, and other stories (Penguin classics)
Par Nikolaĭ Gogolʹ. 1972
These stories, by the father of Russian realism, are set both in his native Ukraine and in St. Petersburg, the…
city that was to have an obsessive effect on him. Critics have acclaimed the early nineteenth-century writer for his uncanny understanding of the development of mental illnessThe vicar of Wakefield: a tale supposed to be written by himself
Par Oliver Goldsmith. 1981
A pastoral tale written in the 1760s, told by an unworldly, generous, and kindly vicar. He and his family are…
forced to move to humbler dwellings. The vicar's fortitude prevails despite the seduction of his daughter and his imprisonment for debtWashington Square (The World's classics)
Par Henry James. 1982
Classic American novel written in 1881. Shy, plain Catherine is courted by a dashing Morris Townsend. When her suitor learns…
that Catherine's wealthy, sardonic father will disinherit her if she marries him, Townsend deserts the heartbroken young woman