First published in 1897, Dracula by Bram Stoker has become the standard against which all other vampire stories are compare and the inspiration for countless film and stage adaptations. Indeed, the name "Dracula" has been synonymous with the Undead for at least a century, and the original novels till has the power to chill. Come then to Castle Dracula, hidden in the forbidding peaks of the Carpathian Mountains, where an undying creature of evil casts...

This new translation by Francis Steegmuller was published as a part of the centenary celebration of the original publishing of Madame Bovary. Perhaps no book in the history of the novel has been more enjoyed and praised by critics, fellow craftsmen and general readers of all sorts than this tale of a provincial woman who could not bear the discrepancy between her romantic dreams and the dull routine of her daily life. There is a special poignancy...

Jim Lacy, also known as "Nevada," is a misunderstood gunfighter who fights outlaws, and who has had to leave the woman he loves behind because of what he does.

Frankie Addams, a motherless twelve-year-old raised by her father and the family's African-American cook, struggles with conflicting feelings about her brother's upcoming wedding.

In a small town in 1928, a twelve year-old boy savors the magic of childhood and the wonders of summer.

When Cullen Baker comes home to take up the family farm in east Texas, only to find his worst enemy teamed up with a vicious outlaw and the woman he loves in danger, he devises a new style of gunfighting.

Mr Chipping, known fondly to his students as Mr. Chips, is the beloved Latin master at a quiet boy's school. For forty-three years he acts as the heart and soul of his institution, proving that dedication, love and a good sense of humour can make all the difference to generations of children.

Comprehensive account of the military and political events that led to Pearl Harbor, the war in the Pacific, and Japan's defeat; based on interviews with participants, and told from a Japanese point of view.

This work, a collection of essays on the natural world during a year spent in the Blue Ridge valley of Virginia, reflects the author's interactions with her wilderness surroundings. The author takes us through a year of on-foot explorations through her own landscape, bringing anecdotes, curiosities, and insights about all she observes and experiences. In the summer, she stalks muskrats in the creek and thinks about wave mechanics; in the fall, she...