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This revised volume follows the complete unabridged text as corrected in 1961. Contains the original foreword by the author and the historic court ruling to remove the federal ban. It also contains page references to the first American edition of 1934.

Queen Lucia

by E. F. Benson

It might be thought that even such activities as have here been indicated would be enough to occupy anyone so busily that he would positively not have time for more, but such was far from being the case with Mrs Lucas. Just as the painter Rubens amused himself with being the ambassador to the Court of St. James--a sufficient career in itself for most busy men--so Mrs Lucas amused herself, in the intervals of her... (more)

The Egg and I

So would you like to buya little place in the country and away from it all! Who wouldn't?That was Betty MacDonald's dream, too, when she married a tall, handsome Marine and took to the woods there she thought blissfully, and eag was a small innocent oval object, good for eating and, if properly coaxed, reproduction.

Portable Dorothy Parker

by Dorothy Parker

The second revision in sixty years, this sublime collection ranges over the verse, stories, essays, and journalism of one of the twentieth century’s most quotable authors.

Our Hearts Were Young And Gay: An Unforgettable Comic Chronicle of Innocents Abroad in the 1920s

Our Hearts Were Young And Gay: An Unforgettable Comic Chronicle of Innocents Abroad in the 1920s

by Cornelia Otis Skinner, Emily Kimbrough

Babbitt

by Sinclair Lewis

Prosperous and socially prominent, George Babbitt appears to have everything. But when a personal crisis forces the middle-aged real estate agent to reexamine his life, Babbitt mounts a rebellion that jeopardizes everything he values. Widely considered Sinclair Lewis' greatest novel, this satire remains an ever-relevant tale of an individual caught in the machinery of modern life.

Raisins and Almonds (Large Type Edition): A Phryne Fisher Mystery

Raisins and Almonds (Large Type Edition): A Phryne Fisher Mystery

by Kerry Greenwood

Phryne Fisher loves dancing, especially with gorgeous young Simon Abrahams. But Phryne’s contentment at the Jewish Young People’s Society Dance is cut short when Simon’s father asks her to investigate the strange death of a devout young student in Miss Sylvia Lee’s bookshop located in the Eastern Market.

The Cairo Trilogy

Palace Walk; Palace of Desire; Sugar Street

by Naguib Mahfouz

Naguib Mahfouz's magnificent epic trilogy of colonial Egypt appears here in one volume for the first time. The Nobel Prize—winning writer's masterwork is the engrossing story of a Muslim family in Cairo during Britain's occupation of Egypt in the early decades of the twentieth century. The novels of The Cairo Trilogy trace three generations of the family of tyrannical patriarch Al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad, who... (more)

Dorothy Parker : what fresh hell is this?

Dorothy Parker : what fresh hell is this?

by Marion Meade

Dorothy Parker was known for her outrageous one-liners, her ruthless theater criticism, her clever verses and bittersweet stories, but there was another side to Dorothy Parker--a private life, set on a course of destruction. She suffered through two divorces, a string of painful affairs, a lifelong problem with alcohol, and several suicide attempts. In this lively, absorbing biography, Marion Meade illuminates... (more)

The Sun Also Rises (The Hemingway Century)

The Sun Also Rises (The Hemingway Century)

by Ernest Hemingway

Title: The Sun Also Rises (The Hemingway Century)Binding: PaperbackPublication date: 1954Pages: 251

Amelia Peabody: Book 17

The Serpent on the Crown

by Elizabeth Peters

A priceless relic has been delivered to the Emerson home overlooking the Nile. But more than history surrounds this golden likeness of a forgotten king, for it is said early death will befall anyone who possesses it. The woman who implores the renowned family of archaeologists and adventurers to accept the cursed statue insists the ill-gotten treasure has already killed her husband. Further, she warns, unless... (more)

A Small White Scar

by K. A. Nuzum

Dreams always have a price Will can see his future stretch out before him. It's as clear as the plains that lead to La Junta and the first-place winnings at the rodeo. He will become a man, a cowboy with a life of his own. But his twin brother, Denny, follows, bringing with him the memory of that small white scar. Ahead lies adventure; behind, responsibility. And on the road between, Will and Denny will travel... (more)

The Threepenny Opera

by Ralph Manheim, Bertolt Brecht

Brutal, scandalous, perverted, yet humorous, hummable, and with a happy ending—Bertolt Brecht’s revolutionary masterpiece The Threepenny Opera is a landmark of modern drama that has become embedded in the Western cultural imagination. Through the love story of Polly Peachum and “Mack the Knife” Macheath, the play satirizes the bourgeois of the Weimar Republic, revealing a society at the height of decadence and... (more)

Divining Women (Unabridged)

by Kaye Gibbons

Autumn 1918. Rumors of peace are spreading across America, but spreading even faster are the first cases of Spanish influenza, whispering of the epidemic to come. Maureen Ross, well past a safe childbearing age, is experiencing a difficult pregnancy. Her husband, Troop -- cold and careless of her condition -- has battered her spirit throughout their marriage. Into this loveless ménage arrives Troop's niece, Mary... (more)

Carry On, Jeeves

by P. G. Wodehouse

There seems to be little Bertie Wooster can do without the help of Jeeves these days. Formidable aunts, unbidden guests, and other headaches are small potatoes for the ever-resourceful Jeeves. Here is another heavenly dose of humor and intrigue from "the greatest comic writer ever" (Douglas Adams). "P. G. Wodehouse at his shining best." --John Mortimer

Twilight Sleep

by Edith Wharton

Out of print for several decades, here is Edith Wharton's superb satirical novel of the Jazz Age, a critically praised best-seller when it was first published in 1927. Sex, drugs, work, money, infatuation with the occult and spiritual healing -- these are the remarkably modern themes that animate Twilight Sleep. The extended family of Mrs. Manford is determined to escape the pain, boredom and emptiness of life... (more)

Main Street (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (B&N Classics)

Main Street (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (B&N Classics)

by Sinclair Lewis

"Main Street" tells the tale of a big-city girl who marries a physician and settles in a small town in the Midwest, only to fall victim to the narrow-mindedness and unimaginative natures of the town's residents. Introduction by Thomas Mallon.

Chasing the Devil's Tail: A Mystery of Storyville, New Orleans

Chasing the Devil's Tail: A Mystery of Storyville, New Orleans

by David Fulmer

Storyville, 1907: In this raucous, bloody, red-light district, where two thousand scarlet women ply their trade in grand mansions and filthy dime-a-trick cribs, where cocaine and opium are sold over the counter, and where rye whiskey flows like an amber river, there's a killer loose. Someone is murdering Storyville prostitutes and marking each killing with a black rose. As Creole detective Valentin St. Cyr begins... (more)

The Mercy of Thin Air: A Novel

by Ronlyn Domingue

New Orleans, 1920s. Raziela Nolan is in the throes of a magnificent love affair when she dies in a tragic accident. In an instant, she leaves behind her one true love and her dream of becoming a doctor -- but somehow, she still remains. Immediately after her death, Razi chooses to stay between -- a realm that exists after life and before whatever lies beyond it. From this remarkable vantage point, Razi narrates... (more)

Story of the Eye

by Georges Bataille

novel, tr Joachim Neugroschel

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by James Joyce

by E. F. Benson

by Dorothy Parker

by Cornelia Otis Skinner, Emily Kimbrough

by Sinclair Lewis

by Kerry Greenwood

Palace Walk; Palace of Desire; Sugar Street

by Naguib Mahfouz

by Marion Meade

by Ernest Hemingway

by Elizabeth Peters

by K. A. Nuzum

by Ralph Manheim, Bertolt Brecht

by Kaye Gibbons

by P. G. Wodehouse

by Edith Wharton

by Sinclair Lewis

by David Fulmer

by Ronlyn Domingue

by Georges Bataille