Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Faber and Faber, 1990. More
Classic Literature
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Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2013. David Frye (tr.), Ilan Stavans (ed.). First Edition. Paperback. This new Norton Critical Edition recounts the 1527–36 expedition of Cabeza de Vaca, the first Spanish explorer to cross North America. Published in 1542 to an astonished and captivated public, Chronicle of the..... More
Augustine Confessions: Books 9-13
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2018. First Revised Edition. Hardcover. No. 27 in the Loeb Classical Library series Edited and translated by Carolyn Hammond Augustinus (354–430 CE), son of a pagan, Patricius of Tagaste in North Africa, and his Christian wife Monica, while studying in Africa to become..... More
The Marrow of Tradition
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012. Werner Sollors (ed.). First Edition. Paperback. The Norton Critical Edition of this hugely influential novel gives readers the fullest possible sense of its historical background and critical assessment. Inspired by the 1898 Wilmington Riot and the eyewitness accounts of Charles W. Chesnutt’s..... More
The Revenger's Tragedy
W.W. Norton, 1981. The Revenger's Tragedy (1607) shows a brilliant court culture against a sombre background; although fashionably Italianate in appearance, the play is concerned with substantial issues in the Britain of King James I, an open homosexual. More
Tarzan and the City of Gold
New York: Ballantine Books, 1964. Dick Powers. First Ballantine Books Printing. Paperback. No. 16 in Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Edition Tarzan series. More
Tarzan and the Forbidden City
New York: Ballantine Books, 1964. Dick Power (cover). First Paperback Edition. No. 20 in Tarzan series Ballantine Books no. U2020. More
Tarzan and the Leopard Men
New York: Ballantine Books, 1964. Dick Power (cover). First Printing. Paperback. No. 18 in Tarzan series, Authorized Edition of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. More
Tarzan and the Lion Man
New York: Ballantine Books, 1964. First Printing. Paperback. No. 17 in Tarzan series. More
Tarzan Triumphant
London: Four Square, 1964. Reprint. Paperback. More
Medea
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2018. Sheila Murnaghan (tr. and ed.). First Edition. Paperback. A terrific new translation—Murnaghan’s Medea is both terrifying and sympathetic, an emotionally complex portrayal that leaves the reader no simple answers.” —Kirk Ormand, Oberlin College “This NCE will appeal to a wide range of..... More
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2017. William L. Andrews, William S. McFeely (eds.). Second Edition. Paperback. This revision of the acclaimed and widely assigned Norton Critical Edition of Frederick Douglass’s great autobiography Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself includes key examples of..... More
Georg Buchner: The Major Works
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012. Henry Schmidt (tr.), Matthew Wilson Smith (ed.). First Edition. Paperback. Few writers have transformed literature and theater so dramatically. Based on Henry J. Schmidt’s translations of The Hessian Messenger, Danton’s Death, Lenz, Leonce and Lena, and Woyzeck. The Georg Büchner Prize is..... More
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2019. Frances Smith Foster, Richard Yarborough (eds.). Second Edition. Paperback. “Accompanied by historical photographs, public statements, and correspondence, and by a well-selected sampling of modern criticism, this Norton Critical Edition will stimulate many classroom discussions in years to come.” —Werner Sollors, Harvard University... More
Pierre: Or, The Ambiguities
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2017. Robert S. Levine, Cindy Weinstein (eds.). First Edition. Paperback. When Pierre was published one year after Moby-Dick, expectations were high. Readers expected—and Melville delivered—adventure, humor, and brilliance. Magnificent and strange, Pierre is a richly allusive novel mirroring both antebellum America and Melville’s own..... More
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2015. Jacqueline Goldsby (ed.). First Edition. Paperback. The Norton Critical Edition of this influential Harlem Renaissance novel includes related materials available in no other edition. Known only as the “Ex-Colored Man,” the protagonist in Johnson’s novel is forced to choose between celebrating his..... More
The Duchess of Malfi
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2015. Michael Neill (ed.). First Edition. Paperback. The great English Renaissance tragedy—violent, powerful, unforgettable—in a freshly edited and annotated student edition. “Neill’s edit of the play is very well done. … If there’s a more knowledgeable or erudite unraveling of the play, I...... More
The Secret Sharer and Other Stories
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2015. John G. Peters (ed.). First Edition. Paperback. This Norton Critical Edition includes four stories—two set on stormy seas, two on calm seas, all four based on the same incident—that speak to each other in interesting ways. The stories in this Norton Critical..... More
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz: Selected Works
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2016. Anna More (ed.), Edith Grossman (tr.). First Edition. Paperback. A wealth of background and analytical material makes Sor Juana's proto-feminist writings, newly translated, all the more compelling. 2014 PEN USA Literary Award for Translation Finalist This Norton Critical Edition includes: ·..... More
Castle Rackrent
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2015. Ryan Twomey (ed.). First Edition. Paperback. The only edition of this 1800 novel—widely regarded as the first historical novel—to include supporting materials on both the importance of Maria Edgeworth as a writer and the influence of contemporary history on this novel. Castle..... More
The True Meaning of the Lord of Heaven (T'ien-Chu Shih-i)
St. Louis: The Institute of Jesuit Sources, 1985. First Edition (presumed). Softcover. Translated, with Introduction and Notes by Douglas Lancashire and Peter Hu Kuo-chen, S.J. Matteo Ricci, S.J. (1552-1610) pioneered the modern cultural and religious encounter between China and Europe. Jonathan Spence in his latest book The Memory Palace..... More
The House of the Seven Gables
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2020. Robert S. Levine (ed.). Second Edition. Paperback. “The notes and the annotations in this and other Norton volumes most influence my decision in choosing this text. I thought the volume excellent. My students commented that it was very helpful.” —MARGARET MURRAY, Western Connecticut..... More
Iphigenia/Phaedra/Athaliah
Penguin Books, 1977. Paperback. More
The Norton Anthology of American Literature: 1865 to the Present (Shorter Ninth Edition)
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2017. Shorter Ninth Edition. Paperback. A responsive, refreshed, and media-rich revision of the market-leading anthology The most trusted anthology for complete works, balanced selections, and helpful editorial apparatus, The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Shorter Ninth Edition, features a cover-to-cover revision. General Editor..... More
Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh (水滸連環畫) - Part 1 of 3
Hong Kong: 香港美麗術社出版, 1959. First Edition (presumed). Paperback/Softcover. Staple Bound. This is a boxed set of mini Water Margin comics, published in Hong Kong between between 1959 and 1961. There are three parts to the series, and this is part one of three. This box contains eight (8) comic books..... More
