Originally published in the 1880’s. As a collection of short stories, this represents Maupassant’s tales of revenge, and includes ‘A Vendetta’, ‘Father Milon’, ‘Mother Sauvage’, ‘The Corsican Bandit’, ‘The Hand’, and ‘The Lancer’s Wife’. Guy de Maupassant was born in 1850 at the Château de Miromesnil, near Dieppe, France
Novel by Richard Powers about nine Americans whose unique life experiences with trees bring them together to address the destruction of forests.
Anthology of stories, novels, and poems.
1971 novel by the American author John Gardner
Novel that follows the lives of several Marines serving in the Vietnam War
English poet, translator, and satirist of the Enlightenment era who is considered one of the most prominent English poets of the early 18th century
Works by Madame de La Fayette (Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne):
Brought together in a collection that includes works from Going Places.
American writer of short stories, novels, and essays.
“Lean, mean, darkly funny.” —Boston Globe “A zingy thriller by the master of hard-boiled suspense.” —Dallas Morning News “Elmore Leonard may be the greatest crime novelist in the world,” declares the Seattle Times, and truer words have never been written. Just follow the Grand Master of mystery and suspense to Florida’s Gold Coast and you’ll …
