Friedrich Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil, first published in 1886, ranks among the most influential works of moral philosophy to have shaped contemporary conceptions of identity, religion, democracy, psychology, and…

A pivotal book that changed life in the United States, Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is one of the great radical novels of the twentieth century.

Often considered the wittiest play in the English language, Wilde’s timeless play sparkles with wit and bite. Includes a new afterword and commentary by George Bernard Shaw and Mary McCarthy.

Heart of Darkness describes a steamboat voyage up and down the Congo River by a British sea captain named Charles Marlow who is sent to fetch a renegade ivory collector…

Emily Dickinson’s poems are characterized by an unmatched emotional and intellectual intensity that is cast into direct and accessible language of unusual brevity and grace. This selection gathers Dickinson’s thrillingly…

Elizabeth von Arnim's vivid, humorous, and subtly subversive Elizabeth and her German Garden is one of the great garden memoirs of all time. This handsome edition includes an afterword by…

The Yellow Wallpaper with nine other equally momentous stories by a diverse group of renowned American women authors who changed the world with their compelling tales. Selected and introduced by…

This authoritative edition of Jane Austen’s classic includes a new afterword, Virginia Woolf’s seminal essay Jane Austen, and a detailed timeline of Austen’s life.