Christmas comes but once a year so celebrate it in style with A Christmas Treasury,
a collection of classic stories and poems that commemorate the yuletide season. Abundantly illustrated with the work of Arthur Rackham, Mary Cowles Clark, Alice Ercle ...
Once upon a time . . . Fantasy and enchantment await you in this
beautifully illustrated treasury which features the best-loved fairy and folk tales from the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, Charles Perrault, The Arabian Nights, and other ...
In seventeenth-century Boston, Hester Prynne shoulders the scorn of her fellow Puritan townsfolk for bearing
a child out of wedlock. For her refusal to name the father of her daughter Pearl, Hester is made to wear a scarlet "A" stitched conspicuously ...
From the moment of his adoption by the Earnshaws, the foundling boy Heathcliff devotes himself to their
young daughter Catherine. Growing up together, the two share a love that blossoms into romance, until Catherine's hurtful betrayal. But Heathcliff's emotions know no bounds and ...
One of the leading popularizers of classical learning in the nineteenth century, Thomas Bulfinch made
the myths and legends of the ancient and medieval world available to American audiences through his three decisive works, The Age of Fable, The Age ...
Chinese culture is rich with marvelous folklore, and this exquisitely designed collection draws on that
magnificent historical repository. It features more than 200 fables and tales chosen from Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio and other classic compendiums. Here are ...
Stepping far afield from his medical studies, Victor Frankenstein brings to life a human form
he has fashioned from scavenged body parts. Horrified by his achievement, he turns his back on his creation, only to learn the danger of such ...
Kim, by Rudyard Kipling, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers
quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are ...
