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Northanger Abbey is the story of naïve but sweetly appealing Catherine Morland, a willing victim of the 19th-century craze for Gothic literature who is determined to see herself as the heroine of a...

Catherine Morland meets and falls in love with a young clergyman while on holiday in Bath, and his father, thinking her wealthy, invites her to be a guest at Northanger Abbey, the family's country...

This narrative of events between the years 1173 and 1202--as recorded by Jocelin of Brakelond, a monk who lived in the abbey of Bury St. Edmunds, in the region of West Suffolk--affords many unique...

"Long before our modern-day crime author draws a final, canny ace from her tartan sleeve, you'll have succumbed to the delights of Northanger à la McDermid."--The Boston Globe Now in paperback, Val...

Austen's witty exploration of the perils of mistaking fiction for realityDuring an eventful season at Bath, young, naïve Catherine Morland experiences the joys of fashionable society for the first...

"I binge-read this book, savoring the gothic creepiness at the heart of each tale. Packed with compelling, nuanced lives and the deaths that haunt them, each story is a séance--an invitation for...

The Journey Home ranges from the surreal cityscapes of Hoboken and Manhattan to the solitary splendor of the deserts and mountains of the Southwest. It is alive with ranchers, dam builders, kissing...

This revised edition incorporates the additions and corrections recorded by Erwin Panofsky until the time of his death in 1968. Gerda Panofsky-Soergel has updated the commentary in the light of new...

From bestselling author/illustrator Stephen Savage comes a delightful picture book about a large truck doing an equally big job, perfect for fans of Little Blue Truck and Goodnight, Goodnight...

A passionate and deeply researched reassessment of Emily Dickinson's life and singular legacy in American arts and letters We think we know Emily Dickinson: the Belle of Amherst, virginal, reclusive,...

In Feminist Interpretations of John Rawls, Ruth Abbey collects eight essays responding to the work of John Rawls from a feminist perspective. An impressive introduction by the editor provides a...

"A thing of beauty. . . . A wildly funny, infinitely wise, near to tragic tale of man against the bog god machine." --Houston Chronicle A special 50th anniversary edition of Edward Abbey's classic...

Drawing on contributions from remaining members, contemporaneous musicians, critics, filmmakers, and the generation of artists who emerged in their wake, this "monumental origin story" celebrates the...

Angelo DiNoto is the most powerful crime lord in New Jersey, his empire bolstered by pure heroin imported from an old Turkish farmer. But when a five million dollar shipment goes missing during the...

Charles Taylor is one of the most distinctive figures in the landscape of contemporary philosophy. His ability to contribute to philosophical conversations across a wide spectrum of ideas is...

The most improbable, fascinating and endlessly entertaining sporting facts and stories, from prehistory to the present day. Did you know that Henry VIII owned the first pair of football boots? Or...

“Rough, tough, combative . . . a passionately felt, deeply poetic book.”—Edwin Way Teale, The New York Times Book Review “This is not primarily a book about the desert,” writes Edward Abbey in his...

A Deadly Pleasures Best First Novel of the Year and a Booklist Best Crime Fiction Debut of the Year Angelo DiNoto is a powerful crime lord in 1967, his empire bolstered by importing pure heroin from...