A Book of Prefaces
Look Inside the Book H. L. Mencken’s A Book of Prefaces (1917) is a landmark collection of four essays on American culture […]
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Hawthorne
Look Inside the Book Henry James’s acclaimed 1879 biography of Nathaniel Hawthorne is an entertaining and incisive survey of this author’s life […]
What Is Man? and Other Essays
Previous slide Next slide What Is Man? and Other Essays showcases Twain at his most insightful and provocative. Brimming with philosophical candor […]
The Writing of Fiction
Previous slide Next slide Edith Wharton’s The Writing of Fiction offers a master class in crafting both short stories and novels. Wharton, […]
Studies in Classic American Literature
Previous slide Next slide In Studies in American Literature, D. H. Lawrence’s brilliance as both a writer and a critic shimmers with […]
Aspects of the Novel
Previous Next E. M. Forster’s Aspects of the Novel is based on a series of lectures he delivered at Trinity College, Cambridge, […]
Fictions of America
“Fictions of America: The Book of Firsts is absolutely essential; what a transformative reading experience. My first reaction upon finishing Fictions of America: The Book […]
On the Contrary: Articles of Belief, 1946-1961
Previous slide Next slide Strikingly relevant and shrewdly observed, Mary McCarthy’s On the Contrary collects articles, talks, reviews, travel notes, a short […]