A Tale of Two Cities (Penguin Classics)54 reviews
Charles Dickens

Penguin Classics, 2003

`It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...'

+ Rewarding
+ A Tale for our time...if you have the patience.
+ Long. Boring.
  
  











  



  
Romeo and Juliet (Arden Shakespeare: Second Series)
William Shakespeare

Arden, 1980

The Arden Shakespeare is the established edition of Shakespeare's work. Justly celebrated for its authoritative scholarship and invaluable commentary, Arden guides you a richer understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare's plays. This edition of Romeo and Juliet provides, a clear and authoritative text, detailed notes and commentary on the same page as the text, a full introduction discussing ...
  
  











  



  
Wide Sargasso Sea (Norton Critical Editions)122 reviews
Jean Rhys

W. W. Norton, 1998

Interesting and Exciting Read

+ Rich, sensual take on a classic character
+ prequel to Jane Eyre intriques...
+ moods as varied as the skies over the West Indies
  
  











  



  
The Quiet American (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)103 reviews
Graham Greene

Penguin Classics, 2004

I was a reporter, I had no real opinions about anything

+ A Bird's Eye View of 1950's French Colonial Vietnam
+ The Quiet American
+ I Read it while in Vietnam! What are the chances?
+ Leaves you with a good bad taste
  
  











  



  
Three Vampire Tales: Dracula, Carmilla, and The Vampyre (New Riverside Editions)4 reviews
Bram Stoker, Sheridan Le Fanu, ...

Heinle, 2002

The Great 19th Century Vampires & Their Antecedents.

+ Before Bram Stoker's Dracula...
+ Great compilation.
+ An unprecedented resource
  
  











  



  
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Penguin Classics)51 reviews
Thomas Hardy

Penguin Classics, 2003

A Certain Classic

+ Ahead of its time
+ Highly Recommended.
+ One of the most deeply moving novels in English literature
  
  











  



  
The Painted Veil39 reviews
W. Somerset Maugham

Vintage, 2004

The Painted Veil

+ Quick-paced story of a woman's transformation
+ Heartbreaking!
+ Vintage Maugham
  
  











  



  
A Tale of Two Cities (Penguin Classics)54 reviews
Charles Dickens

Penguin Classics, 2003

`It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...'

+ Rewarding
+ A Tale for our time...if you have the patience.
+ Long. Boring.
  
  











  



  
Romeo and Juliet (Arden Shakespeare: Second Series)
William Shakespeare

Arden, 1980

The Arden Shakespeare is the established edition of Shakespeare's work. Justly celebrated for its authoritative scholarship and invaluable commentary, Arden guides you a richer understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare's plays. This edition of Romeo and Juliet provides, a clear and authoritative text, detailed notes and commentary on the same page as the text, a full introduction discussing ...
  
  











  



  
Wide Sargasso Sea (Norton Critical Editions)122 reviews
Jean Rhys

W. W. Norton, 1998

Interesting and Exciting Read

+ Rich, sensual take on a classic character
+ prequel to Jane Eyre intriques...
+ moods as varied as the skies over the West Indies
  
  











  



  
Three Vampire Tales: Dracula, Carmilla, and The Vampyre (New Riverside Editions)4 reviews
Bram Stoker, Sheridan Le Fanu, ...

Heinle, 2002

The Great 19th Century Vampires & Their Antecedents.

+ Before Bram Stoker's Dracula...
+ Great compilation.
+ An unprecedented resource
  
  











  



  
The Quiet American (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)103 reviews
Graham Greene

Penguin Classics, 2004

I was a reporter, I had no real opinions about anything

+ A Bird's Eye View of 1950's French Colonial Vietnam
+ The Quiet American
+ I Read it while in Vietnam! What are the chances?
+ Leaves you with a good bad taste
  
  











  



  
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Penguin Classics)51 reviews
Thomas Hardy

Penguin Classics, 2003

A Certain Classic

+ Ahead of its time
+ Highly Recommended.
+ One of the most deeply moving novels in English literature
  
  











  



  
The Painted Veil39 reviews
W. Somerset Maugham

Vintage, 2004

The Painted Veil

+ Quick-paced story of a woman's transformation
+ Heartbreaking!
+ Vintage Maugham