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Stephen Crane's weirdly impressionistic "The Red Badge of Courage" is one of the first non-romantic novels of the Civil War--and the first non-romantic account to gain wide popularity. Paul Sorrentino introduces "Red Badge" to a new generation of readers for a fuller appreciation of the novel and its effects. He has selected as his text the first edition, published by D. Appleton & Co. in 1895.

The Pilgrim's Progress is the second best selling book of all time after the Holy Bible. The major theme in John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress is the cost of salvation. As Christian's journey proves, the road to Heaven is not easy, the cost is great, and the true Christian must be willing to pay the cost no matter what. This book was divided into chapters to make reading easier.

A luxurious gift edition of Oscar Wilde's classic novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, presented with Wibalin binding and gold foil embossing. In this cautionary tale, the handsome Dorian Gray wishes that his portrait should age rather than himself, and then launches on a life of excess and depravity, with shocking consequences. This timeless novel about the frailty of human beauty and sensual experience and the futility of vanity remains as powerful today as when it was first published in 1891. ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Ornate Classics are beautifully bound editions of iconic literary works across history. These compact, foil-embossed hardbacks are printed using deluxe ivory paper and make the perfect gift.

While Geoffrey Chaucer composed several magnificent works of poetry, his reputation as "the father of English literature" rests mainly on The Canterbury Tales, a group of stories told by assorted pilgrims en route to the shrine of Thomas à Becket in Canterbury Cathedral.From the mirthful and bawdy to the profoundly moral, the tales, taken in their entirety, reflect not only the manners and mores of medieval England, but indeed, the full comic and tragic dimensions of the human condition.Considered the greatest collection of narrative poems in English literature, The Canterbury Tales was composed in the Middle English of Chaucer's day, possibly to be read aloud at the court of Richard II.

The story of Dr Jekyll, a good man who dedicates his life to helping others, but who also uses a powerful potion to create another version of himself, Mr Hyde, to do his wicked deeds for him.

BEING MEMOIRS OF THE ADVENTURES OF DAVID BALFOUR IN THE YEAR 1751.

En el año 1187, el sultán Saladino destruyó al ejército del rey de Jerusalén, Guido de Lusignan, apoderándose de la ciudad santa y de todo el reino latino. Con este motivo se organizó la tercera cruzada, gracias a la coalición de tres potencias europeas: la francesa, la inglesa y la alemana. Los reyes de Francia y de Inglaterra se dirigieron a Jerusalén por mar, en tanto que el emperador de Alemania lo hacía por tierra. Federico Barbarroja, sin embargo, se ahogó accidentalmente al atravesar el río Selef, con lo cual el ejército germano se disolvió en su mayoría. Mientras tanto, el rey de Francia, Felipe Augusto, y Ricardo Corazón de León, rey de Inglaterra, conseguían llegar a Tierra Santa y concentrar todos sus esfuerzos alrededor de San Juan de Acre, a pesar de la enorme presión ejercida por Saladino que había reunido consigo a todas las fuerzas musulmanas vecinas. No obstante, a raíz de la rivalidad entre el rey francés y el monarca inglés, así como por el pronto regreso de Felipe Augusto a su patria, San Juan de Acre sucumbió finalmente en el año 1191. Al año siguiente se firmó una paz de compromiso que dejaba al sultán Saladino el interior de Siria y de Palestina, incluida Jerusalén, mientras que los cruzados se quedaban con toda la costa. En este marco histórico sitúa Walter Scott la trama de su novela El talismán. A través del romance amoroso entre dos jóvenes (el conde de Huntingdon y Edith Plantagenet) nos familiarizamos no solamente con los personajes principales de la tercera cruzada (Ricardo Corazón de León y Saladino, presentado con las mismas virtudes de lealtad y humanismo), sino también con la mentalidad, el espíritu y las costumbres de los cruzados cristianos y de los musulmanes.

FEW have been in my secret while I was compiling these narratives, nor is it probable that they will ever become public during the life of their author. Even were that event to happen, I am not ambitious of the honoured distinction, digito monstrari. I confess that, were it safe to cherish such dreams at all, I should more enjoy the thought of remaining behind the curtain unseen, like the ingenious manager of Punch and his wife Joan, and enjoying the astonishment and conjectures of my audience. Then might I, perchance, hear the productions of the obscure Peter Pattieson praised by the judicious and admired by the feeling, engrossing the young and attracting even the old; while the critic traced their fame up to some name of literary celebrity, and the question when, and by whom, these tales were written filled up the pause of conversation in a hundred circles and coteries. This I may never enjoy during my lifetime; but farther than this, I am certain, my vanity should never induce me to aspire.

One of the most popular novels of early American literature, "The Last of the Mohicans" helped to establish James Fenimore Cooper as one of the first great and world-famous American authors. The second and best known novel in the "Leatherstocking Tales" series, "The Last of the Mohicans" is set in the British province of New York during the French and Indian War. It concerns the rescue and transport to safety, of two sisters, Alice and Cora, daughters of British commander Colonel Munro, who are kidnapped following a Huron massacre of Anglo-American soldiers. They are escorted by frontiersman Natty Bumppo, Major Duncan Heyward, and the Indians Chingachgook and Uncas, the titular sole surviving member of the Mohican tribe. A fantastic tale of adventure set during the middle of the 18th century, "The Last of the Mohicans" is a true American classic, which has captivated readers ever since its original publication. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.