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It is universally acknowledged that Tolstoy, author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina, was as much a master of the short story as he was of the full-length novel. This original collection features some of his most hard-to-find tales including the posthumously published "Alyosha the Pot," the two-part novella "The Forged Coupon," and "After the Dance," aka "After the Ball."

This lighthearted, fast-paced tale, originally published in 1856, recounts a loveable rascal's attempts at forgery, his romance with a counterfeiter's daughter, and his role in an unconventional inheritance.

The basis for Lawrence of Arabia, this firsthand account of the Arab Revolt offers a colorful, poetic narrative and paints a fascinating portrait of the Middle East during World War I.

A cynical Southern lawyer and his suffragette cousin become rivals for the attentions of a charismatic speaker in this compelling tale of politics, feminism, and a nascent lesbian attraction.

These short works of decadent horror were written by a pioneer of supernatural fiction. The title story, a tale of mysterious suicides, scandalized Victorian London with its sexuality and paganism.

The great American humorist applied his celebrated wit and imagination to the spinning of these lesser-known tales about time travel, mental telepathy, instantaneous communication, alternative histories, and utopian worlds.

Landmark Harlem Renaissance work combines poetry, drama, and storytelling to contrast African-American life in the rural South with that of the urban North. "I love it passionately." - Alice Walker.

Originally completed in the year 1002 and not meant for the public eye, this engrossing collection of anecdotes, observations, and gossip by a court lady to the Empress Teishi is a remarkable portrait of court life during the height of Japan's Heian period.

The memoirs of a Jamaican nurse, famed for her work among the sick and wounded of the Crimean War, offer the unique perspective of a Victorian-era black woman at a battlefield's front line.

Writings by the pioneering feminist include Woman in the Nineteenth Century, selections from Summer on the Lakes, contributions to The Dial, dispatches from revolutionary Italy, and unpublished journals.

Famed for his autobiographical Confessions of an English Opium Eater, De Quincey extended his sensational accounts of drug addiction with the brief essays of Suspiria de Profundis ("Sighs from the Depths).

Rollicking 1873 tale portrays post-Civil War corruption of Washington, D.C. The Gilded Age became synonymous with the era''s excesses, and its subtitle ¿ "A Tale of Today" ¿ remains relevant.

When a comet impact sends a piece of the Earth on a two-year trip around the solar system, 36 people of various nationalities are forced to collaborate for their survival.

Three of Austen''s smaller works, worthy of reading for both pleasure and study: Lady Susan, in which a widow seeks an advantageous second marriage; and the unfinished novels The Watsons and Sandition.

In this brief text, John Dewey compiled excerpts from Henry George's influential work on economics. Includes 15 chapters of highlights from the influential treatise.

Distillation of the founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association''s 1937 lectures on topics ranging from the attainment of universal knowledge to leadership, character, God, and the social system.

"Orthodoxy, as G. K. Chesterton employs the term here, means 'right opinion.' In this, the masterpiece of his brilliant literary career, he applies the concept of correct reasoning to his acceptance of Christianity. Written in a down-to-earth and familiar style, he presents formal and scholarly arguments in the explanation and defense of the tents underlying his faith. Paradox and contradiction, Chesterton maintains, do not constitute barriers to belief; imagination and intuition are as relevant to the processes of thought and understanding as logic and rationality. 'Whenever we feel there is something odd in Christian theology,' he observes, 'we shall generally find that there is something odd in the truth.' He defines his insights with thought-provoking analogies, personal anecdotes, and engaging humor, making this century-old book a work of enduring charm and persuasion

Over 150 familiar works by English and American poets: John Donne's "The Ecstasy," William Blake's "The Garden of Love," as well as poems by Shakespeare, Milton, Keats, Whitman, Dickinson, many more.

The impassioned abolitionist and eloquent orator provides graphic descriptions of his childhood and horrifying experiences as a slave as well as a harrowing record of his dramatic escape to the North and eventual freedom. A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

Charming self-portrait covers boyhood, work as a printer, political career, scientific experiments, much more. Its openness, honesty, and readable style have made the "Autobiography" one of the great classics of the genre.

An integral part of Chinese thought for more than 2,000 years, the Tao Te Ching teaches individual peace and harmony through meditation. One of the most influential books in history.

Four of the playwright's greatest works: "Hamlet";" Macbeth"; "Othello;" and "Romeo and Juliet, "the tale of the lovers whose names are synonymous with star-crossed romance.