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Selected works of humour and criticism by a revered American master. Beloved by millions, Mark Twain is the quintessential American writer. More than anyone else, his blend of scepticism, caustic wit and sharp prose defines a certain American mythos. While his novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is still taught to anyone who attends school and is considered by many to be the Great American Novel, Twain's shorter stories and criticisms have unequalled style and bite.In a review that's less than kind to the writing of James Fenimore Cooper, Twain writes: "Every time a Cooper person is in peril, and absolute silence is worth four dollars a minute, he is sure to step on a dry twig. There may be a hundred handier things to step on, but that wouldn't satisfy Cooper. Cooper requires him to turn out and find a dry twig; and if he can't do it, go and borrow one." It's difficult to imagine anyone else writing in quite this style, which is why Twain's legacy only continues to grow.

All of the magic and wonder of Complete Fairy Tales and Stories: Hans Christian Andersen is brought to you in this elegant leatherbound edition. Featuring beautiful full-color illustrations and eye-catching end papers, you ll want to keep this book where everyone can see it. Complete Fairy Tales and Stories: Hans Christian Andersen is part of Barnes & Noble s series of quality leatherbound volumes. Each title in the series presents a classic work in an attractively designed edition bound in genuine bonded leather. Reared in poverty, Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen created more than 200 folk and fairy tales beloved by countless generations of children -- and adults.

Shipped from UK, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. Barnes and Noble Edition, 2001. Thick Royal 8vo. 4620pp. Profuse and wonderful illustrations including full page coloured plates, black and white and red and white plate, coloured frontispiece, double endpapersfront and rear, title page, prelims, in-text illustrations and chapter endpiece vignettes. Appears as new, excellent unopened and unread, clean tight sound square, no bookplate, inscription or marks of any kind well held in joints and hinges, crisp as issued, silk ribbon bookmark, all edges bright gilt. Beautifully in bound in Barnes and Noble trademark faux red leather, with 3 raised band s to spine and featuring bright gilt embossed, red and black elaborate illustration to both boards and to spine. A great addition to the library of reader and collector alike.

Eloquent, rhythmical and full of power, The Iliad is an extraordinary masterpiece that no listener can afford to miss. Perhaps one of the purest mirrors of human experience ever created, this unforgetable epic spans the farthest reaches of emotion-glory, shame, love&rage, courage and terror. When Paris Troy fell in love with Helen of Sparta and took her to his homeland, the princess of Greece launched a fleet of a thousand ships filled with armed men to bring her back. The Iliad is the story of Achilles, the greatest warrior of this decade-long war, and his desperate- but ultimately tragic-battle against the magnificent city of Troy. Preserved for over 2000 years, this vivad, mesmerizing saga was originally performed by Greek bards, masters of arich oral tradition.