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  • Mexican Short Stories / Cuentos mexicanos

    A Dual-Language Book

    Edited by Stanley Appelbaum ...
    Series series Dover Dual Language Spanish
    Greatly influenced by Europe's nineteenth-century literary trends, Mexico's writers crafted some of the most phenomenal prose fiction in Spanish America. This collection offers a rich sampling of significant Mexican short stories published from 1843 to 1918. Nine different tales range from the realism of López Portillo's “Reloj sin dueño” and the modernismo saturating Gutiérrez Nájera's "La mañana ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • English Romantic Poetry

    An Anthology

    Edited by Stanley Appelbaum ...
    Series series Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry
    Encompassing a broad range of subjects, styles, and moods, English poetry of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries is generally classified under the term "Romantic," suggesting an emphasis on imagination and individual experience, as well as a preoccupation with such theme as nature, death, and the supernatural.This volume contains a rich selection of poems by England's six greatest ... Read more

    $4.50 USD

  • The New Life/La Vita Nuova

    A Dual-Language Book

    by Dante Alighieri ...
    Translated by Stanley Appelbaum ...
    An exquisite medley of lyrical verse and poetic prose, La Vita Nuova (The New Life) ranks among the supreme revelations in the literature of love. Its allegorical view of the soul's crisis and growth combines a narrative with meditations, dreams, songs, and prayers.In this masterpiece of his youth, Dante assembles a selection of his love poems within a prose framework that situates them ... Read more

    $6.29 USD

  • Selected Folktales/Ausgewählte Märchen

    A Dual-Language Book

    by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm ...
    The 27 world-famous tales in this collection have inspired countless adaptations in many languages. Included are such favorites as "Hänsel and Gretel," "The Brave Little Tailor," "Cinderella," and "Little Red Riding Hood," as well as the less familiar tales such as "The Danced-Out Shoes," "The Golden Bird," and "The Six Swans." ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Spanish-American Short Stories / Cuentos hispanoamericanos

    A Dual-Language Book

    Edited by Stanley Appelbaum ...
    Series series Dover Dual Language Spanish
    These seventeen stories from the Caribbean and Central and South America encompass a tremendous variety of subjects, settings, moods, and styles — from worldly sophistication to outright savagery. Ranging in publication dates from 1867 to 1922, each story is by a different writer from a different country. All are well-known names in Spanish-American literature — Rubén Darío, José Martí, Amado ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Spanish Stories of the Romantic Era /Cuentos españoles del Romanticismo

    A Dual-Language Book

    Edited by Stanley Appelbaum ...
    Series series Dover Dual Language Spanish
    These twelve classic short stories reflect the idealistic and exotic appeal of a golden age in Spanish literature. Published from the 1830s to the 1860s, the heyday of the Romantic era, they remain popular with readers of every generation. Featured authors include "Fernán Caballero," Ramón de Mesonero Romanos, Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch, Mariano José de Larra, Enrique Gil y Carrasco, and Gustavo ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Chicago World's Fair of 1893

    A Photographic Record

    Edited by Stanley Appelbaum ...
    Originally conceived to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of America, the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 was one of the largest (633 acres) and most influential aggregations of human talent, energy, and industry ever assembled. More than 27 million visitors entered the grounds (now Jackson Park) to marvel at the exhibits and displays housed in some 200 buildings, ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • Spanish Stories of the Late Nineteenth Century

    A Dual-Language Book

    Edited by Stanley Appelbaum ...
    Series series Dover Dual Language Spanish
    These eleven tales are by four outstanding nineteenth-century authors whose work brought new life to Spanish literature. Published between 1870 and 1900, they include "El Hechicero" (The Sorcerer), by Juan Valera, a highly polished allegorical retelling of an Andalusian legend. Pedro Antonio de Alarcón’s tale of bandits, "La buenaventura," appears with his "La Comendadora," inspired by an incident ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • The Vagabond

    by Colette ...
    Translated by Stanley Appelbaum ...
    Series series Dover Literature: Literary Fiction
    From the author of Gigi comes this tale of 33-year-old Renée Néré, recently divorced and seeking a new life as a vaudeville performer. Maxime, a wealthy playboy, tempts her from the path of independence with the comforts of love and marriage. From the physical and psychological distance of a provincial tour, Renée reflects upon the conflicting needs of security and freedom."The Vagabond, one of ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The New York World's Fair, 1939/1940

    in 155 Photographs by Richard Wurts and Others

    by Richard Wurts ...
    Series series New York City
    The New York World's Fair 1939/1940 may not have been the greatest of all world's fairs, but it is probably the most fondly remembered of all of them, a spectacle that no one who was there has forgotten. The 700-foot-tall Trylon and the 200-foot-wide Perisphere are still vivid symbols and memories of a wonderful and lost time for millions of people.Do you remember seeing or being told about the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Great Stories by Kafka and Rilke/Meistererzählungen von Kafka und Rilke

    A Dual-Language Book

    by Franz Kafka, Rainer Maria Rilke ...
    Series series Dover Dual Language German
    At the turn of the twentieth century, the city of Prague hosted a cosmopolitan culture whose literary scene abounded in experimental writers. Two of the city’s natives are featured in this dual-language volume: Franz Kafka, whose fiction is synonymous with the anguish of modern life; and the poet Rainer Maria Rilke, whose stories unfold in the same transcendent lyricism as his verse.Twelve of ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Medieval Tales and Stories

    108 Prose Narratives of the Middle Ages

    Edited by Stanley Appelbaum ...
    Ranging from half-page morality tales to hilarious bawdy stories several pages long, these centuries-old narratives offer revealing glimpses into many elements of medieval culture. Witchcraft, magic, Crusaders, astrology, alchemy, pacts with the Devil, chivalry, and trial by torture are here, along with church councils, mercantile life, such famous figures as Abelard, Dante, and Giotto, and much ... Read more

    $7.19 USD