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THE ADVENTURES OF AMIR HAMZA
Written by Ghalib Lakhnavi and Abdullah Bilgrami
Translated by Musharraf Ali Farooqi
Here is the first unabridged English translation of a major Indo-Persian epic: a panoramic tale of magic and passion, a classic hero's odyssey that has captivated much of the world.
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THE ESSENTIAL WRITINGS OF
JAMES WELDON JOHNSON
Written by James Weldon Johnson
Edited by Rudolph Byrd
Foreword by Charles Johnson
This comprehensive volume of Johnson's works includes the seminal novel Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, poems from God's Trombones, essays on cultural and political topics, and more.
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BY THE SWORD
Written by by Richard Cohen
By the Sword is an epic history of sword fighting—a science, an art, and, for many, a religion that began at the dawn of civilization in ancient Egypt and has been an obsession for mankind ever since. With wit and insight, Richard Cohen gives us an engrossing history of the world via the sword.
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Paradise Lost
Written by John Milton
Edited by William Kerrigan, John Rumrich and Stephen M. Fallon
John Milton's Paradise Lost, an epic poem on the clash between God and his fallen angel, Satan, is a profound meditation on fate, free will, and divinity, and one of the most beautiful works in world literature.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Written by William Shakespeare
Edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen
Alternately lighthearted and savage, innocent and erotic, filled with love, mischief, and folly, A Midsummer Night's Dream is perhaps the perfect Elizabethan romantic comedy.
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Hamlet
Written by William Shakespeare
Edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen
An immortal tale of a vengeful Danish prince quite possibly driven to madness, Hamlet, Shakespeare's most widely performed play, is filled with startling insight into humankind's unconscious desires.
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Love's Labour's Lost
Written by William Shakespeare
Edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen
Widely considered Shakespeare's most intellectually challenging comedy, Love's Labour's Lost nevertheless offers a feast of broad, farcical humor, plot twists, Elizabethan cultural allusions, and irrepressibly clever turns-of-phrase.
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Richard III
Written by William Shakespeare
Edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen
The dramatic concluding months of The Wars of the Roses provide the setting for Shakespeare's incomparable saga of power and intrigue.
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The Tempest
Written by William Shakespeare
Edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen
Generally believed to be the last play written solely by Shakespeare, The Tempest centers on a banished noble who uses sorcery to confront his foes.
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LES MISÉRABLES
Written by Victor Hugo
Translated by Julie Rose
Introduction by Adam Gopnik
In this major new rendition by the acclaimed translator Julie Rose, Victor Hugo's tour de force, Les Misérables, is revealed in its full unabridged glory.
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Georges
Written by Alexandre Dumas
Edited by Werner Sollors
Translated by Tina Kover
Foreword by Jamaica Kincaid
Georges is the story of a wealthy mulatto boy who is driven from his island home by racist landowners.
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Written by John Milton
Edited by William Kerrigan, John Rumrich and Stephen M. Fallon
John Milton's Paradise Lost, an epic poem on the clash between God and his fallen angel, Satan, is a profound meditation on fate, free will, and divinity, and one of the most beautiful works in world literature.
The Williamsburg Art & Historical Center in Brooklyn is celebrating John Milton's 400th birthday with an exhibit that runs from September 27th through November 2nd. Couched amid historical artifacts and contemporary art celebrating PARADISE LOST, the greatest poem in the English language. This event will be the largest birthday party for Milton in the world, with poets, artists and composers joining together to honor John Milton. Click here for more information
The Morgan Library & Museum in New York is celebrating with an exhibit beginning on October 7th. Click here for details
Written by Edith Wharton
Introduction by Louis Auchincloss
Newland Archer saw little to envy in the marriages of his friends, yet he prided himself that in May Welland he had found the companion of his needs—tender and impressionable, with equal purity of mind and manners. Enter Countess Olenska, a woman of quick wit sharpened by experience, not afraid to flout convention and determined to find freedom in divorce. Against his judgment, Newland is drawn to the socially ostracized Ellen Olenska, who opens his eyes and has the power to make him feel. He knows that in sweet-tempered May, he can expect stability and the steadying comfort of duty. But what new worlds could he discover with Ellen? Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece is a tragic love story and a powerful homily about the perils of a perfect marriage.
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