A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
"A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" is now considered an essential part of American literature. As an indispensable classic, Smith's book appears on reading lists across the country. It has profoundly influenced readers from all walks of life--young and old alike. The New York Public Library even chose the book as one of the "Books of the Century."
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Audio
In this audio collection, Dick Hill recreates the voice of Huckleberry Finn. He reminds us why this work still presents such a spectacle after all these years. It's simply unforgettable.
Am I a Snob?
In "Am I a Snob?," Sean Latham explores not only the origins of the term, but what it has come to mean for writers. In his discussion of Thackeray, Wilde, Woolf, Joyce, and Sayers, he shows how these writers exploited the term to further their own reputations...
American Sea Writing: A Literary Anthology
In these works, the fury and power of the sea emerges out of the masses of some 666 pages of text. Out of almost 70 writers, Neill creates a sort of masterwork, intertwined with Cooper's invented sea novel, the stuff from terrible and wonderful personal experiences, tales of whaling, surfing, and surviving...
American Studies
Menand starts off his collection of essays by saying, "The only reliable lesson the past teaches us is how locked we are in the present." The past in literary history reminds us of the many threads in the stories we tell...
