1877-1962

Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.

Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.

A critical study of the German author's major works.

A biographical account of engineer Otis Barton and naturalist Will Beebe's record-setting descent into the deep ocean in their Bathysphere craft, making the men the first humans to witness deep sea creatures in their natural habitat.

Presents a comprehensive narrative history of millionaire Otis Barton and explorer William Beebe and their extraordinary exploration of the depths of the ocean during the early 1930s going down further than anyone had previously gone.

A collection of twenty-three short stories written by Nobel Prize-winning author Hermann Hesse between 1899 and 1948.