Product Description: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s penchant for creating complex, gripping mysteries infused with humor and suspense is on full display in this collection of six of his classic Sherlock Holmes stories. In tales such as “A Scandal in Bohemia,” “The Adventure of the Red-Headed League,” and “The Adventure of the Dancing Men,” Holmes puts his legendary wit and powers of deduction to the task of unraveling cases of blackmail, theft, and murder...read more

Product Description: Showcasing the talent of one of the greatest novelists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this collection gathers five of Edith Wharton’s short stories. Jealous husbands, spinsters who have wasted away their lives, and bored ladies infatuated with money and aspirations populate these stories that range from moral drama to satire...read more

Product Description: A portrait of American society during the Great Depression, this novel finds humor in sad and unpleasant situations. Spence Douthit and his family move to the city in the hopes of making a decent living working in the gunpowder factory...read more

Product Description: In this collection of short stories by Wilkie Collins, the title story relates the terrifying adventure of a British student in Paris who falls victim to an original and demonic criminal conspiracy. "The Cauldron of Oil" takes place in a small French village and exposes the dark and brutal side of the idyllic everyday, while "The Fatal Cradle" features a classic switched-at-birth plot that makes for a hilarious take on habits and customs...read more

Product Description: One of Mark Twain’s lesser-known comedic novels, this farcical story employs Twain’s narrative genius and gift of parody while also giving voice to some of his fervent social protests. When young Berkeley, the firstborn son of the Count of Rossmore, discovers that his family stole their title, estate, and fortune generations ago, he travels to America in order to find the rightful Earl of Rossmore, an eccentric man named Mulberry Sellers...read more

Product Description: From lyrical verses and ballads to excerpts from his theatrical works and those that stand alone, this collection brings together the greatest poetry of Federico García Lorca. The themes that Lorca explores—primarily love, pride, and passion—are presented in his signature writing style: his capacity for suggestion, use of inventive metaphors, depth, and commitment to the words on the page...read more

Product Description: The first great literary success of John Steinbeck, this funny and tender novel takes place on the California coast in the district of Tortilla Flat, home to a group of paisanos—men and women who are a mixture of Mexican, Indian, Spanish, and Caucasian descent—who live separately from social norms and the ups and downs of the economy...read more

Product Description: First published in 1945, John Steinbeck’s classic novel Cannery Row paints a picture of West Coast neighborhood life in the era following the Great Depression. Mack, the leader of a group of local bums, decides that he wants to do something nice for Doc, a marine biologist and neighborhood genius, so he throws Doc a party in his lab...read more