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This Novella by Ayn Rand was first published in England in 1938. It takes place at some unspecified future date when mankind has entered another dark age characterized by irrationality, collectivism, and socialistic thinking and economics.

A scholarly edition of William Shakespeare's play "Coriolanus" that includes detailed notes and commentary, an illustrated introduction to the play's historical, cultural,and performance contexts, an in-depth survey of critical approaches to the play, and a bibliography of references and further reading.

The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare's comedies. Bassanio, a penniless Venetian noble asks his friend to borrow money to impress a heiress named Portia.

Two families of Verona, the Montagues and the Capulets, have been feuding with each other for years.

Presents William Shakespeare's play in which a man, swayed by his jealous friend's deceptions, tragically doubts his wife's faithfulness; and includes an introduction, text glosses, the "Willow" song, background on Shakespeare and his world, a list of further resources, and tools and suggestions for exploring the play in the classroom.

"Orson Welles' dark and moody screen version of the classic William Shakespeare tragedy about a presumptuous Scottish prince's quest for power through patricide - in keeping with both the play's spirit and Welles' vision.

Traces the childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood of Stephen Dedalus, a character based on author James Joyce's life.

A portrait of George F. Babbitt, the prosperous, conniving real-estate man from Zenith who will live forever in American fiction.

Presents volume five of a six-volume set on great American poets and features twenty-four of the selected poems of Walt Whitman including "Leaves of Grass, " "Song of the Open Road, " and "O Captain! My Captain.

A series of dramatic monologues, in which inhabitants of the cemetery on the hill overlooking the fictional Midwestern town of Spoon River reveal the shocking scandals and tragic secrets of their lives.

A collection of poems by nineteenth-century English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, including the long narrative poem "Enoch Arden," as well as a selection of lyrics, monologues, and ballads.

"W. Somerset Maugham's semiautobiographical [work] unfolds in London and Paris at the end of the 19th century.

Pip is a poor young orphan, living with his sister and her husband Joe, a blacksmith.

Chronicles the relationship of Anthony Patch, Harvard-educated aspiring writer, and his beautiful young wife, Gloria, as they enjoy an endless string of parties as they wait for Anthony's grandfather to die and pass on his millions to them.

Presents a copy of Thomas Paine's "Common Sense," a political pamphlet written in 1776 that reflected Paine's views about British oppression in the colonies and his passionate pursuit of liberty.