An autobiographical novel which chronicles the mental breakdown of Esther Greenwood, a gifted young woman working for the summer as a junior editor at a New York magazine in the early 1950s.
An annotated edition of nineteenth-century author Anne Bronte's novel that was based on her experiences as a governess, in which she comments on the overwhelming responsibilities held by governesses and the corruption in bourgeois society; also includes an Anne Bronte chronology, a selected bibliography, and a scholarly introduction.
A young boy in nineteenth-century London runs away from an unhappy home, finds employment in a wine factory, and becomes acquainted with a wide variety of characters in the city streets.
The Green sisters seem to lead a perfect life, but when one sister uncovers their mother's affair, they are devastated by the betrayal and move to New York, where they try to rebuild their trust and start a new life.
Traces the childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood of Stephen Dedalus, a character based on author James Joyce's life. Includes chronology, explanatory notes, and an outline of key themes.
The story of an American artist who flees scandal, bitterness, and despair as he journeys from his family home in a small Southern town to the gaudy capitals of prewar Europe.
