Penguin classics

Arthur Rowe's life takes a mysterious and dangerous turn in World War II England when he wins a cake at a charity event and someone is willing to kill him to get back.

Collects four thousand entries from Samuel Johnson's 1755 "Dictionary of the English Language," presenting familiar, unusual, and historically interesting terms, in their original spellings, with their definitions and quotations; and includes Johnson's plan and preface for the work, James Boswell's account of the project, an introduction on the work's significance, and notes.

Contains the title work about a Victorian-era wife and mother who becomes enamored with a young man she meets while on vacation, and includes twelve additional short stories by nineteenth-century American author Kate Chopin.

Presents the text of eighteenth-century French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau's essay on the principles of constitutional legitimacy.

Presents four plays by fifth-century B.C. Greek dramatist Aeschylus--"Prometheus Bound," "Seven Against Thebes," "The Suppliants," and "The Persians"--and includes explanatory notes and an introduction discussing each play's sources.

Contains the four versions of William Wordsworth's famous poem about "the growth of a poet's mind," with notes, presenting the 1805 and 1850 versions in parallel text.

A collection of poems and songs from eighteenth-century poet Robert Burns.