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Goethe Goethe: A Life in Ideas Matthew Bell

A new intellectual biography of Goethe, examining the paradox of his thought

The Life of Violet The Life of Violet: Three Early Stories Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf鈥檚 first fully realized work of fiction鈥攑ublished in its final, revised form for the first time

A beguiling trio of fantastical and farcical anti-fairy tales about a giantess who builds a magical 鈥渃ottage of one鈥檚 own,鈥 battles a silver-scaled sea...

Worlds of Wonder Worlds of Wonder: Celebrating the Great Classics of Children's Literature Edited by Daniel Hahn

A beautifully illustrated journey through the most beloved classics of children鈥檚 literature, spanning more than twenty countries and one hundred and fifty years

Thinking Through Shakespeare Thinking Through Shakespeare David Womersley

How Shakespeare鈥檚 exploration of central human questions鈥攁bout identity, politics, religion and right and wrong鈥攅xplains his lasting power, popularity and relevance

James Joyce James Joyce: A Political Life Frank Callanan

A major new biography that reveals how politics profoundly shaped Joyce鈥檚 life, thought and writings

Troubled Lands Troubled Lands: Stories of Mexico and Cuba as Translated by Langston Hughes Edited by Ricardo Wilson II

A landmark book鈥攖he first complete publication of Langston Hughes鈥檚 translations of thirty-three stories by eighteen Mexican and Cuban writers

The Writer鈥檚 Room The Writer鈥檚 Room: The Hidden Worlds That Shape the 快色直播 We Love Katie da Cunha Lewin

A journey into the unique spaces where some of literature鈥檚 greatest writers created their most memorable works

Middlemen Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction Laura B. McGrath

A revealing account of how agents have shaped book publishing and the literary canon from the 1950s to today