This 1897 work of historical criticism examines the life and works of Paradise Lost’s author—within
the context of his pre-Restoration career (1632-1660). Masterman also considers many of Milton’s contemporaries such as Thomas Hobbes, Sir Thomas Browne, and Thomas Fuller.
To the Bastille! The third title in Dumas’ “Marie Antoinette” series, which chronicles the decline
of the French monarchy, Ange Pitou takes place during the weeks immediately preceding and following the fall of the Bastille in 1789. Gripping and brimming ...
Shipwrecked on an uncharted island, the Swiss Family Robinson--mother, father, and four young boys--make the
most of their predicament, adapting to the island and turning the absence of civilization to their advantage. Through persevereance, hard work, and self-reliance, they become ...
Published in 1909 and subtitled “The Poetry, Pathos, and Humour of the Sailor’s Life,” this
anthology combines art and scholarship to give an unrivaled view of the social aspects of the life of British seamen. Subjects covered include historical literature ...
This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. The haunting poems
of Edgar Allan Poe come to life in this comprehensive volume. Collected here are such American classics as The Rave, Annabel Lee, and The Bells. ...
An excellent primer for students of poetry, The Enjoyment of Poetry is an examination of
literary metaphor from a psychological point of view, covering topics such as poetic people; imaginative realization; wine and sleep and poetry; poetry itself; to enjoy ...
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 ...
Born in Chicago, Illinois, on September 1, 1875, into a well-to-do family, Edgar Rice Burroughs was given
an aristocratic private education. But though he tried his hand at several business ventures, he was drawn more to an itinerant life of adventure than ...