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It can be said that no greater work on the subject of military theory exists than Sun Tzu's «The Art of War.» It is certainly the oldest known book on the subject having been written some 2500 years ago. It has been studied for centuries and the wisdom contained within it is applicable not only to the battlefield but also to much of everyday life. Presented here is the fully annotated translation of Lionel Giles.
Njal's Saga (The Story of Burnt Njal)
Considered to be one of the finest of the Icelandic sagas, «Njal's Saga» (or «The Story of Burnt Njal») was written sometime in the thirteenth century by an unknown author and is the longest and most developed of the sagas. The source material for the saga was historical but probably drawn largely from oral tradition. The story relates events that took place between 960 and 1020, involving blood feuds in the Icelandic Commonwealth. It features memorable characters like the noble warrior Gunnar of Hlidarendi, the lawyer Njáll Þorgeirsson, and the mildly villainous Mord Valgardsson, whose motivations and passions are familiar to people of every age and locale. The saga is divided into three parts, which describe the friendship between Gunnar and Njal, the tragic consequences of revenge, and finally the retribution of Flosi and Kari. Themes of loyalty, marriage, family honor and vengeance permeate this beautifully written and timeless epic.
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Contained in this volume are the two classics by Lewis Carroll, «Alice's Adventures in Wonderland» and «Through the Looking Glass.» We are first introduced to Alice in «Alice's Adventures in Wonderland» where we find Alice idly passing away the time next to a river when she sees a white rabbit pass by in a waistcoat. She follows the rabbit down the rabbit hole and ends up in the fantasy world of Wonderland. Alice's adventures are continued in «Through the Looking Glass» when Alice passes through a mirror to find herself in yet another magical place. Carroll's Alice novels are ripe with fantastical imagery that will delight readers both young and old.
A Chaste Maid in Cheapside
Thomas Middleton (1580-1627), a bricklayer's son, rose to become one of the most eminent playwrights of the Jacobean period. Along with Ben Johnson he helped shape the dynamic course of drama in Renaissance England. His range is broad, as his work successfully covers comedy, tragedy, and history. Praised during his life as well as today, Middleton remains relevant and influential. In «A Chaste Maid in Cheapside» (1630), we see Middleton at the heights of his comedic powers. A satire set in the city, this play examines the power of money and sex in rapidly growing London. The titular maid, Moll Yellowhammer, is courted by several men, all eager to gain access to her father's fortunes. This romantic comedy rolls with a bawdiness and frivolity that is the source of its hilarity. Driven by a fundamental cynicism, the play is lightened by its unrelenting wit. Considered Middleton's best comedy, «A Chaste Maid in Cheapside» resonates today as it did upon its release.
Edgar Huntly; Or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker
"Edgar Huntly", an early American novel by Charles Brockden Brown, is the story of its title character, who upon learning of the death of the brother of his friend and love interest, Mary Waldegrave, visits the place of her brother's death. There he discovers a man, Clithero, suspiciously lurking about. Suspecting Clithero of Mr. Waldegrave's murder he begins investigating the matter. «Edgar Huntly» is a gripping mystery rich with the detail of 18th century America.
The Selected Stories of O. Henry
O. Henry, the pen name of William Sydney Porter, is known for short stories with surprise endings. In this collection you will find the following beloved O. Henry stories: «The Plutonian Fire», «The Princess and the Puma», «By Courier», «The Gift of the Magi», «The Love-Philtre of Ikey Schoenstein», «Mammon and the Archer», «The Memento», «Springtime À La Carte», «The Last Leaf», «The Skylight Room», «The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock», «The Count And The Wedding Guest», «The Romance of a Busy Broker», «The Higher Pragmatism», «While the Auto Waits», «The Social Triangle», «After Twenty Years», «The Green Door», «A Lickpenny Lover», «Lost on Dress Parade», «Transients in Arcadia», «Brickdust Row», «The Furnished Room», «Schools And Schools», «The Defeat of the City», «Madame Bo-Peep, of the Ranches», «From Each According to his Ability», «The Cabellero's Way», «Hygeia at the Solito», «The Higher Abdication», «A Double-Dyed Deceiver», «Friends in San Rosario», «The Hiding of Black Bill», «Jeff Peters as a Personal Magnet», «The Man Higher Up», «The Handbook of Hymen», «Telemachus, Friend», «The Lonesome Road», «A Retrieved Reformation», «The Renaissance at Charleroi», «The Thing's the Play», «Tobin's Palm», «A Newspaper Story», «Proof of the Pudding», and «Confessions Of A Humorist».
Hope Leslie: Or, Early Times in the Massachusetts
Catharine Sedgwick (1789-1867) was a prominent American novelist of the 19th century. Her work did a great deal to bring women's issues into the public sphere. These progressive narratives, set among Puritanism and moral conservatism, advocated for greater female equality. Set in 17th century New England, «Hope Leslie» (1827) tells the tale of a young New England Puritan woman and her dynamic experiences in recently founded America. The novel is noted for its groundbreaking and sympathetic treatment of Native Americans. Hope Leslie, the protagonist, works her way through romance and cultural conflict in this intense historical drama. The work has become central to scholarship of early gender studies and race relations as it examines with scrutiny the seeds of these cultural issues. «Hope Leslie» helped to alter the fabric of American literature, situated among the likes of Charles Brockden Brown and James Fenimore Cooper. The novel that made Catharine Sedgwick famous, «Hope Leslie» remains a classic of early American fiction.
How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York
"How the Other Half Lives" is a chronicle of the conditions of abject poverty that the residents of the slums of New York at the end of the 19th century had to endure. Riis, who as an immigrant himself lived in these tenements on the lower east side of Manhattan, exposed the horrible conditions while working as a reporter for the New York Tribune. This book when first published in 1890 shed a much-needed light on the conditions of the poor. Presented here is a reproduction of that original 1890 edition with the numerous illustrations included in that volume.
The Crisis
"The Crisis" is Thomas Paine's series of pamphlets published from 1776 to 1783 during the American Revolution. The first pamphlet begins with the famous words «these are the times that try men's souls» and evokes the mood at the outset of the American Revolution. Many colonists were uncertain of the prospect of war with the British Empire and these pamphlets were designed to bolster morale and resistance among patriots, as well as shame neutrals and loyalists toward the cause. As history would show the conflict with the British for American independence would without doubt be a difficult one but as Paine writes «Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.»
The Anatomy of Melancholy (Volume II of III)
A labor of love taking much of Burton's life to write and revise, «The Anatomy of Melancholy» is an expansive, informative, and eccentric work of genius first published in 1621. Burton was an English churchman and a scholar, and his depth and breadth of knowledge is readily apparent in this inexhaustible book. Through the frame of a medical treatise, Burton begins with melancholy and slowly deals with various mental states, frequently digressing with commentary from a myriad of other fields, including history, literature, psychology, astronomy, and theology. Though he quotes medical experts from Hippocrates and Aristotle to many medieval authorities, Burton just as often includes Latin poetry in a manner bordering on a stream of consciousness. Through this plethora of references on the human condition, as well as Burton's alternately serious and satirical tone, «The Anatomy of Melancholy» eloquently portrays the whole of human knowledge up to its day in a charming and imaginative way that will allow this work to endure as a classic of the English language. In this edition we have the second of three volumes.