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  • The Twenties

    by Edmund Wilson ...
    Series Book 1 - Edmund Wilson's Notebooks and Diaries
    The preeminent award-winning literary critic of the era shares his dazzling observations of the American twenties.Here is the raw side of the U.S.A., the mad side of Hollywood, the literary infighting in New York, the gossip and anecdotes of an astonishing cast of characters, the jokes, the profundities, the inanities. Here is Edmund Wilson, the slim young man in Greenwich Village sallying forth ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • The American

    by Henry James, Leon Edel ...
    Henry James brilliantly combines comedy, tragedy, romance, and melodrama in this tale of a wealthy American businessman in Paris. Determined to marry Claire de Cintré, a scintillating and beautiful aristocrat, Christopher Newman comes up against the machinations of her impoverished but proud family in a dramatic clash between the Old World and the New. A co-production with the BBC, starring Diana ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobooks

    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • The Fifties

    From Notebooks and Diaries of the Period

    by Edmund Wilson ...
    Series Book 4 - Edmund Wilson's Notebooks and Diaries
    Edmund Wilson's The Fifties, edited by Leon Edel, is the highly acclaimed fourth volume in the series that began with The Twenties. It is complimented with photographs and journal excerpts of some of the most interesting characters of the decade, including Edna St. Vincent Millay, W.H. Auden, and Vladimir Nabokov."A giant's workroom we can wander through, marveling ..." - Richard Locke, The Wall ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • The Turn of the Screw: With 11 Illustrations and a Free Audio Link.

    by Henry James ...
    Widely recognized as one of literature’s most gripping ghost stories, this classic tale of moral deprivation concerns the sinister transformation of two innocent children into flagrant liars and hypocrites. At first, everything appears normal but then events gradually begin to weave a spell of psychological terror.Without resorting to clattering chains, demonic noises, and other melodramatic ... Read more

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  • DAISY MILLER: A STUDY (illustrated)

    by Henry James ...
    Daisy Miller is a classic novella by Henry James, first published in 1878. This captivating story explores the cultural clash between American and European societal norms through the experiences of the charming and free-spirited Daisy Miller. Set against picturesque European backdrops, the narrative delves into themes of innocence, reputation, and the complexities of social expectations. A ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Glasses

    by Henry James ...
    The plot of "Glasses" revolves around the experiences of an unnamed narrator who visits the home of the protagonist, Adela Bracey. Adela is a widow living in a small English town and is known for her beauty and charm. The narrator becomes increasingly fascinated by Adela's collection of eyeglasses, which she wears as fashion accessories rather than for vision correction. Each pair of glasses ... Read more

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  • The Complete Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald

    by F. Scott Fitzgerald ...
    Contains Active Table of Contents (HTML)The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work. ... Read more

    $0.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

    by Sylvia Plath ...
    **The complete, uncensored journals of Sylvia Plath—essential reading for anyone who has been moved and fascinated by the poet's life and work."A genuine literary event.... Plath's journals contain marvels of discovery." —The New York Times Book Review**Sylvia Plath's journals were originally published in 1982 in a heavily abridged version authorized by Plath's husband, Ted Hughes. This new ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Stories of John Cheever (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

    by John Cheever ...
    Series series Vintage International
    PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A seminal collection from one of the true masters of the short story. Spanning the duration of Cheever’s long and distinguished career, these sixty-one stories chronicle and encapsulate the lives of what has been called “the greatest generation.”From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in “The Enormous Radio” to the surprising discoveries ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Complete Works

    (Bauer Classics)

    by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Bauer Books ...
    Series Book 18 - All Time Best Writers
    Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and short story writer. He was best known for his novels depicting the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age—a term which he popularized. During his lifetime, he published four novels, four collections of short stories, and 164 short stories. Although he temporarily achieved popular success and fortune in the 1920s, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • James Thurber: Writings & Drawings (LOA #90)

    by James Thurber ...
    A comprehensive collection of the American humorist’s best work—including “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”—plus original drawings and a chronology of Thurber’s own troubled lifeJames Thurber, whimsical fantasist and deadpan chronicler of everyday absurdities, brought American humor into the 20th century. His comic persona, a modern city-dweller whose zaniest flights of free association are tinged ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Great Gatsby, The

    by Alma Books ...

    $1.99 USD