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The brothers Karamazov

a novel in four parts and an epilogue
1993
When Fyodor Karamazov, a man of immoral character, is murdered one night, his four sons must contend with the criminal investigation and with their own inner questions about justice and the existence of God.

Brand

1997
THE UNSPARING VISION OF A PRIEST DRIVEN BY FAITH TO RISK AND WITNESS THE DEATHS OF HIS WIFE AND CHILD GIVES BRAND ITS ICY FEROCITY. A POETIC DRAMA.

The gambler

Bobok ; [and], A nasty story
1966
Presents English translations of three works by nineteenth-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky, including "The Gambler," a novel about young Alexey Ivanovitch and his life at the gambling tables; and two comic stories, "Bobok," and "A Nasty Story.".

Iphigenia

Phaedra ; Athaliah
1970
English translation of three plays by seventeenth-century French playwright Jean Racine.

Early American writing

1994
Presents a collection of writing about America from journals, diaries, political documents, religious sermons, and poetry and includes Native American mythology, European settlement writings, and literature from the time when the United States was found.

Buddhist scriptures

1959
An anthology of Buddhist literature written between A.D. 100 and 400, drawing from numerous traditional schools to present the central message of the religion.

Nature and selected essays

2003
Fifteen essays highlighting the formative and significant ideas of the nineteenth-century thinker.

The ladies of the corridor

2008
A novel loosely based on the author's life about women living on their own in a New York residence hotel.

The epic of Gilgamesh

1972
Presents an English version of the epic poem which dates from the third millenium B.C., telling of the adventures of Gilgamesh, the great king of Uruk, and his search for immortality.

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