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Journey without maps

2006
Graham Greene recounts his journey from Sierra Leone to the coast of Grand Bassa, describing the people and wildlife he encountered along the way and his impressions of the wild African region.

The complete poems and translations

Presents a collection the poems of Christopher Marlowe, an English dramatist, poet, homosexual, spy, and atheist.

Selected poems

2004
A selection of English poetry by acclaimed Romantic poet William Wordsworth. Also includes a chronology, an introduction, resources, and a note on the texts.

The portable Emerson

Collects a range of writings from Ralph Waldo Emerson on nature and transcendentalism.

The Penguin book of witches

2014
A collection of historical accounts that looks at witches, from medieval Europe through colonial America.

The narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket

1999
Describes the incredible adventures on the American whaling ship Grampus.

Testament of youth

an autobiographical study of the years 1900-1925
2005
Presents a memoir of the author's time as a nurse in the armed services during World War I, covering her work in London, Malta, and near France's Western Front while losing all of the men she loved and attempting to hold onto hope despite being surrounded by despair.

The turn of the screw

2011
Presents the nineteenth-century short story in which a governess believes her two charges, ten-year-old Miles and eight-year-old Flora, are being haunted by the ghosts of former servants.

The portrait of a lady

High-spirited American, Isabel Archer, travels to England to find romance, heartbreak, and betrayal.

Hindu myths

a sourcebook translated from the Sanskrit
2004
Offers seventy-five Hindu myths focusing on historical and religious themes. Each segment contains explanatory prefaces and notes on the text.

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