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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Other Stories by Ambrose Bierce
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Category: Classics | Series: Dover Thrift Editions Ser.
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge is, perhaps, the most famous story by an American writer Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, the admitted author of "horror stories". "A man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama, looking down into the swift water twenty feet below. The man's hands were behind his back, ...Show more
Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
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Category: Classics | Series: Dover Thrift Editions
One of Western culture's most enduring myths recounts a learned German doctor's sale of his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power. Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe transformed the Faust legend into the English language's first epic tragedy, a vivid drama that abounds in psychol ...Show more
Metamorphosis and Other Stories by KAFKA FRANZ
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Category: Classics | Series: Dover Thrift Editions Ser.
It is one of the most memorable first lines in all of literature: When Gregor Samsa woke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed into some kind of monstrous vermin. So begins Kafka's famous short story, The Metamorphosis. Kafka considered publishing it with two of the stories includ ...Show more
Seneca's Letters from a Stoic by Lucius Seneca
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Dover Thrift Editions Ser.
Along with the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca's Letters from a Stoic is one of the major texts of Roman Stoic philosophy. Themes include the rational order of the universe, how to lead a simple life, the effects and benefits of misfortune, and the necessity of facing mortality.
Tales of Terror and Detection by Poe Edgar Allan
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Category: Classics | Series: Dover Thrift Editions Ser.
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) holds a unique place in American literature. Famous as a poet, he also penned short stories that are masterpieces of terror and suspense, infused with the horror and dread he knew from his feverish dreams and persistent fears of death. Fortunately for lovers of mystery, Poe ...Show more
The Aspern Papers by Henry James
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Category: Classics | Series: Dover Thrift Editions Ser.
The plot of this short, powerful novel revolves around the intrigue of an unscrupulous publisher as he attempts to expose the secrets of a past some would like to forget. The conflict between past and present and how they are to be portrayed is a large theme of The Aspern Papers. The man who sets out t ...Show more
The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories by Oscar Wilde
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Category: Classics | Series: Dover Thrift Editions Ser.
Renowned for his poetry, plays, essays, and conversational skills, Oscar Wilde also wrote scintillating works of short fiction. This volume includes four fine examples, including The Canterville Ghost, the comical tale of a spirit who terrorized the residents of Canterville Chase for three centuries. Wh ...Show more
The Cavalier Poets - An Anthology by Thomas Crofts (Editor)
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Category: Poetry | Series: Dover Thrift Editions Ser.
Rich sampling of more than 120 works -- characteristically charming, witty and graceful -- by poets associated with the court of Charles I of England: Robert Herrick, Thomas Carew, Sir John Suckling and Richard Lovelace. Includes Herrick's "To the Virgins to Make Much of Time," Suckling's "Why so pale a ...Show more
The Classic Tradition of Haiku by BOWERS
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Category: Poetry | Series: Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry Ser.
A highly distilled form of Japanese poetry, haiku consist of 17 syllables, usually divided among three lines. This unique collection spans over 400 years (1488-1902) of haiku history by the greatest masters: Basho, Issa, Shiki and many more, in translations by top-flight scholars in the field. Editor Fa ...Show more
The Nutcracker by E. T. A. Hoffmann
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Category: Classics | Series: Dover Thrift Editions Ser.
The story that inspired the legendary ballet, presented in a beautiful hardcover edition perfect for giving as a gift.Written in 1816 by the German Romantic E. T. A. Hoffmann for his children, nephews and nieces, The Nutcrackercaptures better than any other story a child's wonder at Christmas. Since its ...Show more
The Old Maid by Edith Wharton; Roxana Robinson (Introduction by)
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Category: Classics | Series: Dover Thrift Editions Ser.
Delia rejected passion in favor of a secure marriage but cousin Charlotte followed her own heart, even though it meant remaining unwed and giving up her baby. Charlotte's sacrifice has allowed the child, Tina, an advantageous position in New York City's fashionable society as Delia's adopted daughter. N ...Show more