In these 100 short stories, O. Henry shows his techniques for appearing at home describing life in Rio Grande as well as chronicling the activities and concerns of those who inhabit turn-of-the-century New York. Format: Paperback Pages: 735 Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd Publish Date:...»

A classic novel which follows Stephen Dedalus as he progresses from boyhood to his coming of age in Ireland at the beginning of the 20th century, describing his sexual awakening, his intellectual development and his rebellion against Roman Catholicism. From the author of Dubliners, Ulysses...»

Wordsworth Classics covers a huge list of beloved works of literature in English and translations. This growing series is rigorously updated, with scholarly introductions and notes added to new titles. Format: Paperback Pages: 460 Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd Publish Date: 1997-04...»

These simple tales embody truths so powerful, the titles of the individual fables - the fox and the grapes, the dog in the manger, the wolf in sheep's clothing and many others - have entered the languages and idioms of most European tongues. Format: Paperback Pages: 208 Publisher: Wordswo...»

This novel is a trenchant expose of the frequently isolated, intellectually stagnant and emotionally-starved conditions under which many governesses worked in the mid-19th century. This is a deeply personal novel written from the author's own experience and as such Agnes Grey has a power a...»

This selection of Carroll's works includes Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass , both containing the famous illustrations by Sir John Tenniel. No greater books for children have ever been written. The simple language, dreamlike atmosphere, and fant...»

This collection of over forty of Anderson's most popular stories includes "The Ugly Duckling", "The Red Shoes", and "The Little Match Girl." Format: Paperback Pages: 406 Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd Publish Date: 1993-01-01...»

Wordsworth Classics covers a huge list of beloved works of literature in English and translations. This growing series is rigorously updated, with scholarly introductions and notes added to new titles. Format: Paperback Pages: 848 Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd Publish Date: 1995-10...»

When the Cuthberts send to the orphanage for a boy to help them at their farm Green Gables, they are astonished when a talkative little girl steps off the train. Anne, an incurable romantic causes chaos at Green Gables and at the village, but her good nature endears her to the residents. ...»

In this work, the unseemliness of the erotic obsession of two powerful lovers, past their first youth, is shown to lead inexorably to personal and political tragedy. Format: Paperback Pages: 160 Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd Publish Date: 1993-10-07...»

The defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 was the greatest feat of English arms since the Battle of Agincourt a century and a half earlier. The poorly planned expedition with its huge galleons was ordered to join with the Spanish Army in the Netherlands for an invasion of Queen Elizabeth I'...»

This edition contains two of the most famous stories by Jules Verne. "Around the World in Eighty Days" recounts the adventures of Phileas Fogg as he travels the world to win a bet. "Five Weeks in a Balloon" describes a hot air balloon journey across Africa by a scientis...»

Full of poetry, song, comic invention and satire, the unlikely plot of this play is redeemed by the confusion of lovelorn swains, a strong-minded heroine in disguise, a melancholy philosopher and the eventual triumph of justice. Format: Paperback Pages: 100 Publisher: NTC Publishing Group...»

This novel is set against the infamous "No Popery" riots that were instigated by Lord Geroge Gordon in 1780, and terrorized London for days. Prejudice, intolerance, religious and nationalistic fervour, together with the villains who would exploit these political ends are Dicken's...»

This work is a tale of betrayal, revenge and salvation. It brings to life and illuminates the geography, ethnology and customs of the ancient world. Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd Publish Date: 1996-01...»

Interest in supernatural phenomena was high during Charles Dickens' lifetime. His natural inclination towards drama and the macabre lead him into the telling of ghost tales. Twelve ghosts stories are presented here, and the full range of Dickens' gothic talents can be seen. Format: Paperb...»

A collection of 20 of the best tales from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 56 short stories. And there at the centre, in a London swathed in eddies of fog and illuminated by gaslight, is to be found the character of Sherlock Holmes and his companion and chronicler, Doctor John H. Watson. Format: ...»