This delightful account, first published in 1845, is a European aristocrat s accurate and perceptive... more

Presents Charles Darwin s account of his trip - of his biological and geological observations and collection activities...... more

Published in 1859, this title presents an eloquent defense of individual freedom in nineteenth-centu... more

women’s writing of her day? Or Charles Perrault, L’Héritier’s uncle and the famous author of such fairy tales as "Sleeping...... more

Charles Chesnutt’s classic novel, hailed by Werner Sollors as "a pioneering work of racial passing." Edited and...... more

Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at...... more

1858 with Charles Darwin. This volume reprints those papers presented to the Linnean Society....... more

Charles Lyell s argument in this classic volume is that the processes of nature are slow and uniform, and that the...... more

On the Origin of Species caused an uproar when it was first published in 1859. Darwin s theory was t... more

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Dombey and Son, Charles Dickens s story of a powerful man whose callous neglect of his family triggers his professional...... more

first appeared under Charles Perrault’s name in the 18th century. In the fine tradition of Aesop, the fables enlighten as...... more

Before he ever dreamed of becoming a landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) visited ... more

Twelve essays explore the history of Seattle and King County, Washington, with a special focus on so... more

struggled to find food, money, and shelter or fled the city by ferry. Pennsylvania native Charles Morris, one of the more...... more

photographer turns an extra lens on history. Giving an overview to the splendid photography, the introductory essay by Charles...... more

Economic interpretations of history are irrevocably identified with the name of Charles A. Beard. This is mainly due to...... more

Upon its publication in 1857, Little Dorrit immediately outsold any of Dickens s previous books. The... more

Greiffenhagen and Charles H. M. Kerr--Margaret Atwood asserts that the awe-inspiring Ayesha, She-who-must-be-obeyed, is a...... more

Bruce Catton, Charles P. Roland, David Donald, and T. Harry Williams Edited, with a New Preface, by Grady McWhiney With...... more

Dickens s classic morality tale of a starving orphan caught between opposing forces of good and evil... more

Originally published in 1955 as The Case for Modern Man, this book challenges the reader to believe ... more

Introduction by George Bernard Shaw - Nominated as one of America s best-loved novels by PBS s The G... more

The Acambaro collection comprises hundreds of clay figurines that are apparently thousands of years ... more