First published in 1958, this book contains four essays on various aspects of Johnson’s personality and achievement as well as a survey of other men of literature, such as Samuel…

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…

First published in 1925, this book presents a well-known collection of anecdotes by Samuel Johnson. The anecdotes were recorded and compiled by the British author and diarist Hester Lynch Thrale…

Not quite three years old at the time of the Stock Market Crash in October 1929, the author spent the next twelve years experiencing the consequences of the Great Depression…

Primo Levi has increasingly come to be recognised as one of the major literary voices of the twentieth century. This Companion brings together leading scholars to offer a stimulating introduction…

Title: Weir of Hermiston. An unfinished romance. [With an editorial note signed, S. C., i.e. Sidney Colvin.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the…

Title: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, with other fables. [With a note by S. C., i.e. Sidney Colvin.]

Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions

The British…

Revised, updated and expanded, this second edition of Robert S. DuPlessis’ bestselling account of European economic development from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution analyzes agrarian, industrial, and commercial structures…