Fawcett Publications, 1957. A selection of short stories, poetry and autobiography ov Kipling. His works are a magical blend of truth and romance. Few, if any , can match the skill and vigor. [he combines] the honesty of a journalist with the imagination of an artist. Paraphrased from the 1st page and cover of the book.. ISBN: B00089ZOAY. Cover Very Worn at Hinge and edges/tite. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. (more information)

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: N A L, 1965. Reviewer: A reader from Aarau, Switzerland The story describes the development of a young girl, Catherine Morland. She is the daughter of a clergyman, not very rich nor especially handsome or clever. At the age of seventeen she is allowed to go with Mr. and Mrs. Allen to Bath, were all the upper class of England spends the holidays. She meets there a plenty of young people, for example John and Isabella Thorpe, Eleanor Tilney and her brother Henry. They all become friends, but John and Henry take a deeper interest in Catherine. She has to make up her decision: The young student John or the earnest reverend Henry, and soon it's clear. Catherine goes with Eleanor and Henry to stay for a visit at the abbey where they are living with their father, Captain Tilney, while Isabella ingages with Catherines brother James. As Catherine has read many novels about misteries (f.e. "The misteries of Udolpho") she expects to find something puzzling and amazing in this old abbey. Everywhere she looks for a strange thing, but never finds anything. Even Henry tells her once how stupid she is to believe in such things, and now Catherine has a more realistic vue to the world around her. But then she receives a letter from her brother James where he writes that Isabella has left him, and moreover Catherine has to leave the abbey because Captain Tilney has found out that she isn't as rich as he thought and because of that not adapted to become Henry's wife. Through all these experiences Catherine grows up, and at the end of the story she is a very different woman than at the beginning. ISBN: 0451523725. New. Apears Unread.. Mass Market Paperback. As New. ENGLAND FICTION BRITISH IRISH FICTIONAL WORKS AUTHOR ROMANCE GENERAL SUSPENSE YOUNG WOMEN LITERARY. (more information)

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1983. Amazon Reviewer: from Calgary, Alberta It doesn't get better than Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Whether you're the hopeless romantic or you just love the classics, you're going to love this book. Though I am only sixteen, I consider myself to be moderately well-read. I love reading, and, when I am between books, my life feels desolate and empty. One day, while in the most barren pit of ennui, I picked up Pride and Prejudice at my mother's recommendation. I do not ordinarily like my mother's taste in reading; her favorite books tend to be very dull, but so deep was my boredom that I succumbed to her suggestion. I wasn't displeased with what I found. I fell in love with the book at the first sentence. I brought my beloved book to the dinner table, to my classes and late into the night. I love everything about it. I love the characters; especially Elizabeth Bennet! I love the Victorian vernavular which works so well for this particular novel. I love the scintillating plot and the suspense created by knowing that Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy should be together but their pride and prejudice (hence the title) are temporarily keeping them apart.. ISBN: 0553213105. Almost Like New.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. BENNET ELIZABETH FICTITIOUS CHARACTER FICTION ENGLAND BRITISH IRISH FICTIONAL WORKS AUTHOR SISTERS LITERARY. (more information)

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking Penguin, 1972. In a remote Hertfordshire village, far off the good coach roads of George III's England, Mr. and Mrs. Bennet -- a country squire of no great means and his scatterbrained wife -- must marry off their five vivacious daughters. At the heart of this all-consuming enterprise are the headstrong second daughter Elizabeth and her aristocratic suitor Fitzwilliam Darcy, two lovers in whom pride and prejudice must be overcome before love can bring the novel to its magnificent conclusion.. ISBN: 0140430725. Gently read.Diff ISBN. Name Inside Cove. Mass Market Paperback. Good. BENNET ELIZABETH FICTITIOUS CHARACTER FICTION COLLINS MR ENGLAND BRITISH IRISH FICTIONAL WORKS AUTHOR ROMANCE HISTORICAL SISTERS LITERARY. (more information)

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Weekly Reader Books. Reviewer: robstrick from New York State This book has got to be the greatest children's book I have ever read. When I was a young boy we read this book in third grade, I loved it so much that I took it out of the library and read ahead of the rest of the class. I also bought and read both of the sequals, and cried at the end of Secret of the Indian because I knew it was the last one. I recomend these books to anyone.. Name on Flyleaf. Moderate Cover Wear.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Cole, Brock. (more information)

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Scholastic, 1963. "My greatest thought in living is Heathcliff. If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be... Nelly, I am Heathcliff! He's always, always in my mind: not as a pleasure... but as my own being." Wuthering Heights is the only novel of Emily Bronte, who died a year after its publication, at the age of thirty. A brooding Yorkshire tale of a love that is stronger than death, it is also a fierce vision of metaphysical passion, in which heaven and hell, nature and society, are powerfully juxtaposed. Unique, mystical, with a timeless appeal, it has become a classic of English literature.. Spine Lines/tilt/edge rubs/hinge Crease. Mass Market Paperback. Good. (more information)

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: N A L, 1960. Charlotte Brontė characterized the eponymous heroine of her 1847 novel as being "as poor and plain as myself." Presenting a heroine with neither great beauty nor entrancing charm was an unprecendented maneuver, but Brontė's instincts proved correct, for readers of her era and ever after have taken Jane Eyre into their hearts. The author drew upon her own experience to depict Jane's struggles at Lowood, an oppressive boarding school, and her troubled career as a governess. Unlike Jane, Brontė had the advantage of a warm family circle that shared and encouraged her literary pursuits. She found immediate success with this saga of an orphan girl forced to make her way alone in the world, from Lowood School to Thornfield, the estate of the majestically moody Mr. Rochester, and beyond.. ISBN: 0451518845. Tight Solid Copy. Mass Market Paperback. Good. BRITISH IRISH FICTION FICTIONAL WORKS AUTHOR LITERARY. (more information)

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Wordsworth Classics, 1963. From 500 Great Books by Women; review by Erica Bauermeister Wuthering Heights is a classic tale of possessive and thwarted passion, one of the forerunners of today's soap operas and romance novels. The tempestuous and mythic story of Catherine Earnshaw, the precocious daughter of the house, and the ruggedly handsome, uncultured foundling her father brings home and names Heathcliff, is played out against the backdrop of English moors no less wild and raw than the love they develop for one another. . 1st Few Pages Were Loose/repaired.. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. ENGLAND FICTION HEATHCLIFF FICTITIOUS CHARACTER BRITISH IRISH FICTIONAL WORKS AUTHOR LITERARY. (more information)

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New Kensington, PA, U.S.A.: Whitaker House, 1981. John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress holds a unique place in the annals of great Christian classics. This luminous allegory has captivated a vast readership rivaled only by that of the Bible, providing inspiration and spiritual guidance for generations of readers. After rejecting his fomer life, the pilgrim Christian embarks on a perilous journey toward the Celestial City. Bunyan seamlessly portrays the parallel worlds of Christian's physical and spiritual journeys. In this modernized version, the tale is related in language that is both eloquent and simple, ensuring its longevity as one of the greatest allegories of all time.. ISBN: 0883680963. Lt Spine lines/Gently read/NO Stamps. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. BRITISH IRISH FICTION FICTIONAL WORKS AUTHOR RELIGIOUS CHRISTIAN LIFE LITERARY. (more information)

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Starfire Sp Book Club Ed., 1962. Book Description: - Instinct told them that the way home lay to the west. And so the doughty young Labrador retriever, the roguish bull terrier and the indomitable Siamese set out through the Canadian wilderness. Separately, they would soon have died. But, together, the three house pets faced starvation, exposure, and wild forest animals to make their way home to the family they love. The Incredible Journey is one of the great children's stories of all time--and has been popular ever since its debut in 1961.. ISBN: 0440413249. Tight Illustrated Copy/Gently Read. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Carl Burger. ANIMALS FICTION VOYAGES TRAVELS CHILDREN S JUVENILE GENERAL ACTION ADVENTURE. (more information)

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Starfire Sp Book Club Ed., 1962. Book Description: - Instinct told them that the way home lay to the west. And so the doughty young Labrador retriever, the roguish bull terrier and the indomitable Siamese set out through the Canadian wilderness. Separately, they would soon have died. But, together, the three house pets faced starvation, exposure, and wild forest animals to make their way home to the family they love. The Incredible Journey is one of the great children's stories of all time--and has been popular ever since its debut in 1961.. ISBN: 0440413249. Tight Illustrated Copy/cover Discolored. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Illus. by Carl Burger. ANIMALS FICTION VOYAGES TRAVELS CHILDREN S JUVENILE GENERAL ACTION ADVENTURE. (more information)

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Washington Square Press, 1959. The Way of All Flesh is one of the time-bombs of literature," said V. S. Pritchett. "One thinks of it lying in Samuel Butler's desk for thirty years, waiting to blow up the Victorian family and with it the whole great pillared and balustraded edifice of the Victorian novel." Written between 1873 and 1884 but not published until 1903, a year after Butler's death, his marvelously uninhibited satire savages Victorian bourgeois values as personified by multiple generations of the Pontifex family. A thinly veiled account of his own upbringing in the bosom of a God-fearing Christian family, Butler's scathingly funny depiction of the self-righteous hypocrisy underlying nineteenth-century domestic life was hailed by George Bernard Shaw as "one of the summits of human achievement.". Name inside/ Tan pgs/edge Wear. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. (more information)

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Perennial Library, 1969. Reviewer: TheIrrationalMan from Basildon, United Kingdom "Mister Johnson", by Joyce Cary, is a tale of an intriguing, quixotic native character, set in colonial Nigeria. Cary draws on his own experiences as a colonial official in Nigeria, drawing a rich, topical, authentic picture of the country during the early thirties. The eponymous anti-hero, referred to only as "Johnson", is a pathetic creation who sees himself as an enthusiast for Empire, a champion of progress and civilisation, with the King of England numbering among his friends. In reality, he is despised by his European boss, Rudbeck, as a member of an inferior race. Johnson's life, his attempt to to become more English than the English, is set precariously between these two extremes -- the urgings of superiority and the reality of degradation, eventually leading him to the gallows. The story's culmination, involving larceny, treachery and murder, sees Johnson emerging as a pathetic but genuinely human creation, whose plight is an illustration of a genuine human dilemma.. Margin notes/underlining/spinelines. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. (more information)

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Signet, 1964. From the back: Here presented complete and unabridged, in the memorable Walter Starkie translation, is the epic tale of Don Quixote of La Mancha and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza.... ISBN: 0451518217. Lt Spinelines/few rubs/tanning Pgs. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. DON QUIXOTE FICTITIOUS CHARACTER FICTION SPAIN CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN FICTIONAL WORKS AUTHOR LITERARY. (more information)

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Garnier Flammarion, 1964. From the Back: Chateaubriand a decouvert que les Indiens ne pouvaient pas etre consideres comme des sauvages au sens ordinaire du mot, mais comme des civises d'une autre espece. A cet egard il est bien plus proche de Montaigne que de Rousseau ou Dierot. Il est le premier grand poete d'une civilsation primitive au sens que nous donnons aujourd'hui a ce mot.. ISBN: 2877141691. In French/sm Stain on cvr/unread. Paperback. Good. (more information)

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Appelton Century Crofts, 1948. Amazon On a spring day in April--sometime in the waning years of the 14th century--29 travelers set out for Canterbury on a pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Thomas Beckett. Among them is a knight, a monk, a prioress, a plowman, a miller, a merchant, a clerk, and an oft-widowed wife from Bath. Travel is arduous and wearing; to maintain their spirits, this band of pilgrims entertains each other with a series of tall tales that span the spectrum of literary genres. Five hundred years later, people are still reading Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. If you haven't yet made the acquaintance of the Franklin, the Pardoner, or the Squire because you never learned Middle English, take heart: this edition of the Tales has been translated into modern idiom. From the heroic romance of "The Knight's Tale" to the low farce embodied in the stories of the Miller, the Reeve, and the Merchant, Chaucer treated such universal subjects as love, sex, and death in poetry that is simultaneously witty, insightful, and poignant. The Canterbury Tales is a grand tour of 14th-century English mores and morals--one that modern-day readers will enjoy.. Margin notes/underlining/cvr rough/tan P. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. GREAT BRITAIN HISTORY NORMAN PERIOD 1066 1154 FICTION CHILDREN S JUVENILE GENERAL HISTORICAL EUROPE. (more information)

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Marboro Books, 1994. Reviewer: kennedy19 from wakefield, ma USA English majors are justly fond of Conrad, who packs his stories with subtlety, symbolism, parallels, and rich imagery. "Heart of Darkness" is a brief and strangely absorbing read. Its plot is simple enough on the surface, about a sailor who guides a steamer up the Congo in search of a vaunted ivory trader. But beneath the surface, in a palpable atmosphere of unease, lie the book's complicated themes. This isn't just a condemnation of European activity in Africa, but a glimpse at the evil within every man. In some ways this book is a precursor to "Lord of the Flies" and other twentieth century books of despair, and yet Conrad does not leave the reader without hope.. ISBN: 0553212141. Almost Like New. Gently Read. GLOSSY!. Trade Paperback. Very Good. BRITISH IRISH FICTION FICTIONAL WORKS AUTHOR LITERARY. (more information)

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Airmont, 1965. This is formidable prose by any standard. But when you consider that Conrad was working in his third language, the sublime after-dinner story that is Lord Jim seems even more astonishing an accomplishment. --Teri Kieffer. Underlines/name in/1st 2 Pgsbeen cut/tan. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. (more information)

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Signet Classic, 1981. This is formidable prose by any standard. But when you consider that Conrad was working in his third language, the sublime after-dinner story that is Lord Jim seems even more astonishing an accomplishment. --Teri Kieffer. ISBN: 055321361X. Tight Old ed/tan Pgs. Mass Market Paperback. Good. BRITISH IRISH FICTION FICTIONAL WORKS AUTHOR LITERARY. (more information)

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Washington Square Press, 1970. Three Novels By Joseph Conrad; The Nigger of the Narcissus; Heart of Darkness; the Secret Sharer "The Nigger of the Narcissus" is a vigorous, compelling account of the sorcery a black man works on a community of men aboard a ship at sea. " Hear of Darkness" examines civilization and savagery, good and evil, living and dying as one man travels through the dark places on the earth and the dark places of the human heart. "The Secret Sharer" deals with question of duty and honor, of truth and falsity, of reality and appearance in one man's confrontation with his soul.. Lt Cvr stain/lt Foxing inside/clean. Mass Market Paperback. Good. (more information)

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Modern Library Random House. (Two Complete Novels) The back cover has 51 authors & 57 titles. Original cover price 95 cents. Has previous owners name on first page. SS San Pedro: Reviewer: A reader from Rochester, New York We are a softer people than we once were, at least by the standards of this great novella. We like our disaster movies as long as the good guys survive, so we may not be quite ready for the story of the S.S. San Pedro, where they don't. I challenge you to read this without crying: a gripping account of the varied and precious lives that came together to sail a ship, whose small mistakes combined to undo them . Castaway: Reviewer: Mark from Deep River, CT This book Castaway was about a boy who was struggling for his life.When he and another friend were in boat, they got too close to shore,and they were flung into the rocks and the other boy was nowhere to be found . The other boy managed to find an ore and paddle himself to this island. There was absolutely no live thing on this island. He was straneded on this island all by him elf. He struggles for his life and managed to survive ooff fish and clams. He was able to survive uder very harsh conditions.. Name inside/tan pgs/cvr aging/tight. Mass Market Paperback. Good. (more information)

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Scholastic Library, 1963. Reviewer: Michael from Pittsburgh, PA USA Stephen Crane's "the Red Badge of Courage" was serialized in 1894 and published in book form the next year. It is one of the greatest achievements of a truly extraordinary American writer. "Red Badge" tells the story of Henry Fleming, a young enlisted soldier in the United States Civil War. "Red Badge" is a powerful story of war told from the viewpoint of a low-ranking enlisted man--a man who is really still just a boy. The book is rich in sensory details and poetic language; actually, the book is an effective complement to Crane's irony-laden, often grim poems. Crane is as much interested in the inner mental states of Henry as he is in the blood and thunder of war. He does an effective job of portraying an altered state of consciousness brought on by combat. Also noteworthy is Crane's representation of American vernacular speech in the dialogue of his characters.. Hinge, cover crease. Pages Yellowed. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Paperback Classic. (more information)

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1981. Reviewer: Michael from Pittsburgh, PA USA Stephen Crane's "the Red Badge of Courage" was serialized in 1894 and published in book form the next year. It is one of the greatest achievements of a truly extraordinary American writer. "Red Badge" tells the story of Henry Fleming, a young enlisted soldier in the United States Civil War. "Red Badge" is a powerful story of war told from the viewpoint of a low-ranking enlisted man--a man who is really still just a boy. The book is rich in sensory details and poetic language; actually, the book is an effective complement to Crane's irony-laden, often grim poems. Crane is as much interested in the inner mental states of Henry as he is in the blood and thunder of war. He does an effective job of portraying an altered state of consciousness brought on by combat. Also noteworthy is Crane's representation of American vernacular speech in the dialogue of his characters.. ISBN: 0553210114. Cover Creased. Some Hi-Lighting.. Mass Market Paperback. Good. VIRGINIA FICTION AMERICAN FICTIONAL WORKS AUTHOR HISTORICAL WAR UNITED STATES HISTORY CIVIL 1861 1865 LITERARY. (more information)

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Scholastic, 1991. Book Description Trimming the tree and revisiting favorite holiday stories are cherished Christmas traditions in small towns and big cities across the country. This beloved book celebrating the powers of kindness and faith, restored to its original 1947 design, is paired for the first time with an old-fashioned wooden ornament, perfect for handing down--along with warm memories--through generations of believers.. ISBN: 0590449257. Clean Bright pgs/glossy cover!. Oversize Softcover. Very Good. Illus. by Tomie dePaola. (more information)

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Dider (Entirely in French), 1964. Reviewer: zefo Death, honor, betrayal, more death! What a story! The Chanson de Roland, the most famous of medieval epics, is no available in modern French prose. I have used excerpts from the Chanson with my own French classes for years, and I was tired of having to photocopy pages. NTC Publishing accepted my proposal of an Intermediate-level reader based on the Chanson. The text is divided into short chapters with questions, and there is a list of all characters at the end. The Chanson attracts students from all cultures and backgrounds. The tale of valiant knights holding a mountain pass against overwhelming odds has continued to thrill readers for over eight centuries.. Name on Cover/underlines/margin Notes. Paperback. Acceptable. (more information)

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Bantam Classic, 1981. ISBN: 0553211056. Hinge crease/corner Cvr crease/tight !. Mass Market Paperback. Good. (more information)

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Pocket, 1973. A sweeping drama of passion and intrigue amid the flames of the French Revolution. The story begins with David Treloar, twenty-something, chronicling his life in a French prison. David tells of his adventures immigrating from rural England to Paris where he finds a revolution in full swing. His romantic and political adventures eventually land him in jail for treason.. Slight Cover Rubs, Hinge Crease. Tight.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. (more information)

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Mahwah, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Troll Communications Llc, 1980. Book Description Merry Christmas, everyone! "Bah!" said Scrooge. "Humbug!" With those famous words unfolds a tale that renews the joy and caring that are Christmas. Whether we read it aloud with our family and friends or open the pages on a chill winter evening to savor the story in solitude, Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol is a very special holiday experience. It is the one book that every year will warm our hearts with favorite memories of Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future - and will remind us with laughter and tears that the true Christmas spirit comes from giving with love.. ISBN: 0893753564. Inscribed Previous owner/tanning Pgs. Mass Market Paperback. Good. ENGLAND FICTION CHILDREN SCROOGE EBENEZER. (more information)

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Scholastic, 1964. "Masterul pageant of idealism, love and adventure." Ingram: - The timeless classic of love and sacrifice during the French Revolution! With insight and compassion, Dickens casts his tale with such memorable characters as the evil Madame Defarge and her knitted patterns of death, the gentle Lucie Manette and her unfailing devotion to her downtrodden father, and the courageous Sydney Carton, who would give his own love--and life--for a woman that would never be his.. ISBN: 0553211765. Pages Yellowed. 4th Printing. Diff Isbn.. Mass Market Paperback. Good. BRITISH IRISH FICTION FICTIONAL WORKS AUTHOR LITERARY. (more information)

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New York: Signet Classic, 1980. ISBN: 0451518713. Readers copy/creased/other Flaws. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Classic. (more information)

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