Contains translations of three plays by nineteenth-century Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, each of which is concerned with the problem of telling the truth.
Presents Thomas Hardy's novel about a young woman who attempts to restore her family's fortunes, is seduced by a heartless aristocrat, and is punished by society's double standards when she gets a chance at real love; and includes an introduction and explanatory notes.
A selection of tales from the writings of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, featuring less well-known fables, morality tales, comic stories, and classic tales. Includes an introduction, chronology, and notes.
The heroic young d'Artagnan a his noble compatriots Athos, Porthos, and Aramis are pitted against the master of intrigue, Cardinal Richelieu, and the quintessential wicked woman, Lady de Winter.
A collection of twelve stories featuring Sherlock Holmes by noted author Arthur Conan Doyle including "The Red-Headed League" and "The Speckled Band," and contains textual and explanatory notes as well as a chronology of the author.
An autobiographical account by the runaway slave Frederick Douglass that chronicles his experiences with his owners and overseers, and discusses how slavery affected both slaves and slaveholders; and contains introduction, textual and explanatory notes, and chronology.
