In 1903, Rilke replied in a series of 10 letters to a student who had submitted some verses to the well-known Austrian poet for an assessment. Written during an important stage in Rilke's artistic development, these letters contain many of the themes that later appeared in his best works. Essential reading for scholars, poetry lovers. Unabridged republication of the work published by Sidgwick and Jackson, London, 1946.
The Dream Life of Balso Snell by Nathanael West In this 1931 Dada-inspired work, the first novel of the author of Miss Lonelyhearts and The Day of the Locust, the eponymous anti-hero climbs inside a Trojan Horse to find the dark side of the American dream.
Shakespeare Lexicon 2 Volume Set by Dover Includes Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary, Volume 1 and Volume 2. Standards in the field, they provide full definitions, locations, and shades of meaning for every word in Shakespeare's plays and poems.
Sylvie and Bruno by Lewis Carroll Carroll's last major work: bizarre adventures of 2 young children, combining Carrollian nonsense, linguistic play and philosophical reflection. 46 illustrations by Harry Furniss.
The Poetic Edda: The Mythological Poems by Henry Adams Bellows The ancient oral traditions of the Norsemen live on in these translations known as the "Lays of the Gods." This 13th-century collection recaptures a mythical world that influenced Tolkien and other storytellers.
The Count of Monte Cristo: Abridged Edition by Alexandre Dumas Falsely accused of treason, Edmond Dantès is imprisoned in the bleak Chateau d'If. After a hair-raising escape, he launches an elaborate plot to extract a bitter revenge against those who betrayed him.
