This collection of beloved American poems ranges from the earliest examples of the genre by Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley to the 20th-century verse of Wallace Stevens and William Carlos Williams. Selections include: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "The Children's Hour"; Edgar Allan Poe, "The Rave[...]

Twelve of the finest tales by great French writers -- from Voltaire to Renard. Includes "The Necklace" by Maupassant; "The Legend of St. Julian the Hospitaler" (Flaubert), "The Unknown Masterpiece" (Balzac), "The Attack on the Mill" (Zola), "The Return of the Prodigal Son" (Gide), plus works by Meri[...]