Life of Samuel Johnson James Boswell - In Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson, one of the towering figures of English literature is revealed with unparalleled immediacy and originality.
Gesänge und Inschriften Walt Whitman - Dieser Band enthält die folgenden Werke des großen Schriftstellers: Inhalt: Walt Whitman Das Selbst Sing Ich Als Ich Schweigend Brütete In Engen Schiffen Zur See An Fremde Lande An Einen Historiker Den Staaten An Eine Sängerin Schliesst Eure Türen Nicht Künftige Dichter An Dich Ausgehend Von Paumanok Der Grundstein Aller Metaphysik Ich Sah In Louisiana Eine Eiche Wachsen - Salut Au Monde!
The Complete Poems Emily Dickinson - Only eleven of Emily Dickinsons poems were published prior to her death in 1886; the startling originality of her work doomed it to obscurity in her lifetime.
The Guermantes Way Marcel Proust - Mark Treharne's acclaimed new translation of The Guermantes Way will introduce a new generation of American readers to the literary richness of Marcel Proust.
Nightmare Abbey Thomas Love Peacock - Nightmare Abbey is an 1818 novella by Thomas Love Peacock which makes good-natured fun of contemporary literary trends.
De Profundis Oscar Wilde - Während seiner Zeit im Reading Gaol geschrieben, ist De Profundis Oscar Wildes bewegender Brief an Lord Alfred Douglas, dessen Beziehung zu Wilde zur Inhaftierung des Dichters führte.
In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower Marcel Proust - Shattuck leaves us not only with a deepened appreciation of Proust's great work but of all great literature as well.
The Small House at Allington Anthony Trollope - The Small House at Allington is the fifth novel in Anthony Trollope's series known as the "e;Chronicles of Barsetshire"e;, first published in 1864.
The Apology Xenophon - In this work the Athenian historian Xenophon tries to show that Socrates' proud defense before the Athenian jury was in large part due to his belief that it was the right time for him to die.
Marriage Susan Ferrier - Susan Ferriers novel "e;Marriage"e;, published in 1818, is a good read and interesting in a number of ways, one of which is its Scottishness.
The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit Charles Dickens - Originally published in 1844, Charles Dickens thought 'The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit' to be his best work, even though it was one of his least popular novels.
Aquis Submersus Theodor Storm - Neuere Deutsche Literatur, Note: 1,3, Universität Potsdam (Institut für Germanistik), Veranstaltung: Die Novelle im 19.
Plays Pleasant George Bernard Shaw - "e;Plays Pleasant"e; is a collection of four plays by George Bernard Shaw, first published in 1898: Arms and the Man; Candida; The Man of Destiny; and, You Never Can Tell.
The Alhambra Washington Irving - In the spring of 1829, the author of this work, whom curiosity had brought into Spain, made a rambling expedition from Seville to Granada in company with a friend, a member of the Russian Embassy at Madrid.
A Lover's Complaint William Shakespeare - A Lover's Complaint is a narrative poem published as an appendix to the original edition of Shakespeare's sonnets.
Dialogues Seneca - Seneca's dialogues--as his epistolary essays have traditionally been known--offer an ideal path into the philosophical thought of first-century Rome's most famous Stoic, whose compelled suicide in 65 CE (by order of his former pupil Emperor Nero) drew comparisons to the death of Socrates.
The Jolly Corner Henry James - "e;The Jolly Corner"e; is a short story by Henry James published first in the magazine The English Review of December 1908.
Time Regained Marcel Proust - "e;Time Regained"e; is the seventh and final volume of Marcel Prousts monumental novel "e;In Search of Lost Time"e;, and follows the narrator as he reaches the threshold of old age and sees how the people around him, as well as society itself, have changed with the passage of time.
An Enemy of the People - Henrik Ibsen - First performed in 1882, Henrik Ibsens An Enemy of the People is the story of the animosity that can befall someone whose actions, while in the best interest of the public good, threaten the economic well being of a community.
A Fighting Man of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs - A Fighting Man of Mars is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the seventh of his Barsoom series.
The Wisdom of Life Arthur Schopenhauer - A profound advocate for willpower and rational deliberation, Arthur Schopenhauer believed that complete happiness and satisfaction are unobtainable.
The Bustan Sadi - If among the twenty-two works with which Sadi enriched the literature of his country the Gulistan rank first in popularity, the Bustan (lit.
