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Chretien de Troyes was a French poet in the late 12th century whose work represents some of the best examples of Arthurian legend from medieval times. Contained in this volume are the four complete Arthurian romances that have survived. The first of these stories is that of «Erec and Enide», which recounts the story of Erec, one of King Arthur's knights, and the conflict between love and knighthood he experiences in his marriage to Enide. The second romance is the tale of the knight «Cligès» and his love for his uncle's wife, Fenice. The third romance is that of «Yvain, the Knight of the Lion», in which Yvain seeks to avenge his cousin Calogrenant, who had been defeated by an otherworldly knight. Lastly is the tale of «Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart», which centers on Lancelot's rescue of Guinevere, King Arthur's queen. These classic medieval poems form some of the earliest and most prominent examples of the legend of King Arthur.
Lady Audley's Secret
Written in 1862 by the considerably talented sensation novelist Mary Elizabeth Braddon, «Lady Audley's Secret» is a story revolving around Robert Audley, a man determined to find out the cause of his friend George Talboys' death. As the mystery unfolds, Robert meets his uncle's wife, Lucy Audley, who he suspects of keeping secrets. With his friend's son in questionable safety and lies, deception, and treachery closing in around him, Robert must uncover all that has been hidden while finding himself in increasing peril. A bestseller in Victorian England despite its scandalously immoral content, «Lady Audley's Secret» addresses the domestic anxieties, gender and class conflicts, and consequences of industrialization of an era, ultimately creating a heroine as remarkable as she was threatening in her time.
Further Chronicles of Avonlea
Lucy Maud Montgomery is best known for her «Anne» series, starting with «Anne of Green Gables». A lifelong writer, Montgomery wrote her first poem at nine years old. Many of her stories, and the characters within them, were written from an autobiographical stance. «Further Chronicles of Avonlea», published in 1920, is a sequel to her «Chronicles of Avonlea». This sequel created a great deal of controversy as it was published without the consent of the author, and led to a nine-year-long legal battle between Montgomery and her publishers, L. C. Page & Co., from which Montgomery won $18,000. This collection includes: «Aunt Cynthia's Persian Cat,» «The Materializing of Cecil,» «Her Father's Daughter,» «Jane's Baby,» «The Dream-Child,» «The Brother Who Failed,» «The Return of Hester,» «The Little Brown Book of Miss Emily,» «Sara's Way,» «The Son of his Mother,» «The Education of Betty,» «In Her Selfless Mood,» «The Conscience Case of David Bell,» «Only a Common Fellow,» and «Tannis of the Flats.»
Robinson Crusoe
The classic tale of shipwrecked adventure, Daniel Defoe's 1719 novel «Robinson Crusoe» is the fictional autobiography of its title character. When cast ashore upon a tropical island, Robinson Crusoe must use his survival skills to find food and shelter and evade the native cannibals. A captivating tale of action and adventure, based in part on the real life adventures of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway who lived more than four years on an island in the Pacific, «Robinson Crusoe» is regarded by some as the first novel of the English language.
The Story of My Life (The Complete Memoirs of Giacomo Casanova, Volume 1 of 12)
A Venetian adventurer, author, and lifelong womanizer, the name of Casanova has become interchangeable with the art of seduction since the 18th century. In his most notable book, «Story of My Life,» Casanova narrates countless tales of the people with whom he interacted: lovers, European royalty, clergymen, and artists such as Goethe, Voltaire, and Mozart. His writing demonstrates his talent for dialogue, while his life seems an inadvertent testament to skill in plot development. Casanova gambled, spied, translated, dueled, schemed, traveled, and observed people of all levels of society, having been born of two actors and becoming a self-made gentleman. He writes of his life without regret, recalling his adventures, from necromancy to imprisonment, with general honesty and the occasional embellishment, and always with a good humor. In this remarkable celebration of the senses, Casanova proves his talent for storytelling by revealing a refreshingly authentic view of the customs and everyday life of social 18th century Europeans, ultimately proving his claim that «I can say I have lived.» In this edition you will find the first of twelve volumes of «The Complete Memoirs.»
The Spirit of the Border
"The Spirit of the Border" is Zane Grey's 1906 historical novel based on events occurring in the Ohio River Valley in the late 18th century. The second installment in a trilogy that includes «Betty Zane» and «The Last Trail», which details the exploits of Lewis Wetzel, an American frontiersman who has dedicated his life to fighting Native Americans. Known as «Deathwind», Lewis is faced with the challenge of having to single-handedly save Fort Henry from Chief Wingenund and the Indians of the Ohio River Valley. A tale of adventure set in the American Old West, Zane Grey's «The Spirit of the Border» is a classic of the western genre.
New Grub Street
George Gissing (1857-1903) was an English novelist of the late-Victorian era. Gissing's career as a novelist, at least until the late twentieth century, has been assessed in the framework of the nineteenth century realism and naturalism. Like many writers at the end of the nineteenth century, he was caught between the sociological realists with reform instincts and the adherents of an aesthetic movement with their emphasis on the attainment of ideal beauty. Gissing never achieved fame or the fortune that he would have liked, but was nevertheless seriously reviewed and often applauded by the critics for his objective treatment of social conditions in England. «New Grub Street», Gissing's most highly regarded novel, is the story of men and women forced to make their living by writing. Gissing presents their broken dreams and daily lives made and marred by the rigors of urban life and the demands of the fledgling mass communications industry with vivid realism and cynical sympathy.
American Indian Stories
Zitkala-Sa (1876-1938) was a pioneering voice in the movement for Native American rights. Born on a Sioux reservation in South Dakota, she spent her life as an activist working to bring the history and cultural concerns of Native Americans to the broader public. In «American Indian Stories» (1921), her most famous work, Zitkala-Sa draws upon her experience as a Native American child faced with the reality of cultural submission. A collection of fiction and non-fiction, «American Indian Stories» explores the pressures Native Americans faced to assimilate to white American culture. Zitkala-Sa later established and presided over the National Council of American Indians, helping to further the interests of American Indians. These stories and tales create an intimate portrait of the rich cultural history of the American Indian, and double as source material from one of America's most successful Native American activists.
The Best Short Stories and Novellas of Henry James
This collection of Henry James's shorter works brings together some of his most famous works including «The Turn of the Screw», «Daisy Miller», and «The Aspern Papers». In addition to these works you will find the following tales: «Four Meetings», «In the Cage», «Owen Wingrave», «Pandora», «Sir Edmund Orme», «The Altar of the Dead», «The Beast in the Jungle», «The Death of the Lion», «The Friends of the Friends», «The Jolly Corner», «The Middle Years», «The Patagonia», and «The Private Life». «The Best Short Stories and Novellas of Henry James» is over 400 pages of the author's best shorter fiction.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
"The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" is a collection of eleven detective stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous literary creation, Sherlock Holmes. Contained within this collection are the following tales: Silver Blaze, The Yellow Face, The Stock-Broker's Clerk, The «Gloria Scott», The Musgrave Ritual, The Reigate Puzzle, The Crooked Man, The Resident Patient, The Greek Interpreter, The Naval Treaty, and The Final Problem.