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Set against the French and Indian siege of Fort William Henry in 1757, "The Last of the Mohicans" recounts the story of two sisters, Cora and Alice Munro, daughters of the English commander, who are struggling to be reunited with their father. They are aided in their perilous journey by Hawk-eye, a frontier scout, and his companions Chingachgook and Uncas, the only two survivors of the Mohican tribe. But their lives are endangered by Magua, the savage Indian traitor who captures the sisters, wanting Cora to be his squaw.
In setting Indian against Indian and the brutal society of the white man against the civilization of the Mohican, Cooper, more than any author before or since, shaped the American sense of itself as a nation.

Set against the French and Indian siege of Fort William Henry in 1757, "The Last of the Mohicans" recounts the story of two sisters, Cora and Alice Munro, daughters of the English…

In Washington Square (1880), Henry James reminisces about the New York he had known thirty years before as he tells the story of Catherine Sloper and her fortune-seeking suitor Morris Townsend. This perceptively drawn human drama is James' most accessible work and an enduring literary triumph.

Washington Square Press' Enriched Classics present the great works of world literature enhanced for the contemporary reader. This edition of Washington Square has been prepared by Peter Conn, Andrea Mitchell Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania. It includes his introduction, notes, selection of critical excerpts, and suggestions for further reading as well as a unique visual essay of period illustrations and photographs.

In Washington Square (1880), Henry James reminisces about the New York he had known thirty years before as he tells the story of Catherine Sloper and her fortune-seeking suitor…

An ancient parchment bearing a mysterious cryptogram maps the most hazardous journey of Professor Lidenbrock's career.
With his nephew and a guide the Professor travels to Iceland. Their journey to the centre of the earth begins on the summit of a volcano and takes them down through secret passages, across a desolate underground sea populated by prehistoric marine monsters, on what may be a voyage of no return.
Few writers have conveyed the sheer excitement of exploration and discovery so grippingly as Jules Verne. The great science fiction writer Arthur C.Clarke wrote: "The reason Verne is still read by millions today is simply that he was one of the best storytellers who have ever lived; and "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" is a particularly flawless specimen of his art".

An ancient parchment bearing a mysterious cryptogram maps the most hazardous journey of Professor Lidenbrock's career.
With his nephew and a guide the Professor travels to…

The highly evocative stories in this treasury of tales have become part of our heritage and culture and are an essential part of every child's imaginative upbringing.

The 1964 publication of Sir Richard Burton's translation of the KAMA SUTRA was celebrated as a literary event of the highest importance. As vital to an understanding of ancient Indian civilisation as the works of Plato and Aristotle are to the West, the KAMA SUTRA has endured for 1,700 years as an indisputable classic of world literature. Written with frankness and unassuming candour, the KAMA SUTRA remains one of the most readable of all the classics of antiquity. A work of philosophy, psychology, sociology, Hindu dogma, scientific inquiry and sexology, it is an indispensable key to understanding Indian culture.

The 1964 publication of Sir Richard Burton's translation of the KAMA SUTRA was celebrated as a literary event of the highest importance. As vital to an understanding of ancient…

This title is part of an inexpensive range of classics in the "Penguin Popular Classics" series. It contains a collection of ghost stories.

The stories of the man-cub Mowgli's boyhood in the jungle have an imaginative power that has appealed to generations of children and adults.

Brought up by wolves among the unforgettable characters of the jungle, Bagheera the black panther, and Baloo the bear who teaches him the law of the jungle, Mowgli grows up to become the Master of the Jungle. He can speak the jungle languages and understand their complex social structure, from the bees' nests to the monkey folk and the ferocity of the tiger Shere Khan.

Ranging in tone from the simple heroism of 'Rikki-tikki-tavi' to the dark comedy of 'The Undertakers' and the poignancy of Mowgli's return to his own kind in 'The Spring Running', the stories in The Jungle Books are rich in vivid description and superb characterization. They are among the finest work of a master storyteller.

The stories of the man-cub Mowgli's boyhood in the jungle have an imaginative power that has appealed to generations of children and adults.

Brought up by wolves among the…

Drawing on his own childhood and adolescence, Lawrence depicts the early married life of the Morels - the father a hardworking, hard-drinking Nottinghamshire coal miner, the mother a refined woman of middle-class aspirations. Born into the family battle, their son Paul Morel initially takes his mother's part, until in adolescence he meets and falls in love with a young girl, Miriam, and discovers a new conflict of loyalties.
"Sons and Lovers" portrays the sexual and emotional struggle of Paul Morel, caught between the women he attempts to love, and in it D.H.Lawrence transforms autobiography into art.

Drawing on his own childhood and adolescence, Lawrence depicts the early married life of the Morels - the father a hardworking, hard-drinking Nottinghamshire coal miner, the…

Ardent, impulsive, thirsty for knowledge, Maggie Tulliver is one of the great heroines of literature.
George Eliot drew on her own anguished childhood when she depicted the stormy relationship between Maggie and Tom Tulliver. Maggie's often tormented battle to do her duty and belong on the one hand, and to be herself, wild and natural on the other, propels her from one crisis to another. As the Tulliver fortunes decline and fall, the rift between Maggie and her family becomes almost irreconcilable. But Maggie's biggest mistake of all is to fall in love with Stephen Guest who is engaged to another woman.
Both a sharp and observant picture of English rural life and a profoundly convincing analysis of a woman's psychology, The Mill on the Floss is a novel that tackles the complexities of morality versus desire.

Ardent, impulsive, thirsty for knowledge, Maggie Tulliver is one of the great heroines of literature.
George Eliot drew on her own anguished childhood when she depicted the…