Siddhartha undergoes a series of experiences in ancient India on a quest for the ultimate answer to the enigma of humanity's role in the world, and emerges in a state of peace and wisdom.
In early nineteenth-century Yorkshire, the passionate attachment between a headstrong young girl and a foundling boy brought up by her father causes tragedy for them and many others, even in the next generation. Includes a selection of study aids.
Presents Stephen Crane's novel about a youth whose dreams of glory on the battlefield clash with the realities of war; and includes an introduction, historical context, and explanatory and interpretive notes.
Hester Prynne, condemned by Puritan law to wear the scarlet letter "A" for adulteress, endures her ostracism with dignity, while her lover is tormented by the burden of an unexposed sin. Includes a selection of study aids.
Presents the text to George Bernard Shaw's classic play "Pygmalion" about a professor of languages who sets out to transform a Cockney girl into a sophisticated lady, and contains explanatory and textual notes, chronology and background information on the author, and a critical analysis of Shaw's work.
Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic story of the Pyncheon family, who lived for generations under the curse of a supposed witch who had once occupied the land, until the arrival of young Phoebe Pyncheon from the country. Includes explanatory notes, critical commentary, and chronology of author's life.
Includes The Tell Tale Heart, Fall of the House of Usher, Murders in the Rue Morgue, Purloined Letter, Gold Bug, Pit and the Pendulum, "Raven", "Lenore", and many more.
