Dover thrift editions

Presents the unabridged texts of two short stories by Herman Melville, including "Bartleby," a moral allegory set in the business world of mid-nineteenth-century New York; and "Benito Cereno," a parable of man's struggle against the forces of evil.

A collection of fifty-three sonnets, ballads, and lyrics by nineteenth-century English poet Christina Rossetti, including the narrative fable "Goblin Market," a fairy tale in verse.

An unabridged republication of the standard performance text of the 1885 script which formed the basis of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta about a wandering minstrel who falls in love with the beautiful ward of the Lord High Executioner of Titipu.

Twenty-three stories by Ambrose Bierce, consisting of nine Civil War stories, ten horror stories, and four tall tales.

An account of life on the Mississippi in the old steamboat days and Twain's experiences as a pilot.

A republication of the first edition of American poet Walt Whitman's poetry collection, containing twelve poems and originally published in 1855.

Collects speeches and commentaries from politician, soldier, naturalist, and historian Theodore Roosevelt from 1899-1901, covering his ideals regarding the attainment of a robust way of life.

Presents volume four of a six-volume set on great American poets and features twenty-three of the selected poems of Edna St. Vincent Millay including "Interim," "God's World," and "Afternoon on a Hill.".

The story of a simple, optimistic man whose travels take him from one disaster to another.

A collection of poems by English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, including "Sonnets from the Portuguese," a series of love poems originally published in 1859, and a selection of work on themes such as religion, art, social problems, and political events.