Penguin twentieth-century classics

A collection of inspirational poetic sermons by African-American preachers heard by Mr. Johnson in his youth.

A collection of three works by Conrad including an introduction by the editor and a glossary of nautical terms.

Contains twenty-four short stories by the English author set in the South Seas, Europe, and America, and bearing Maugham's perception of human weakness and human relationships.

Contains thirty stories by the English author mainly set in the colonies, in a world in which men and women are caught between their European values and the richness and ambiguity of the unfamiliar surroundings.

Presents a collection of short stories from early twentieth-century author F. Scott Fitzgerald including "The Ice Palace, " "May Day, " "The Four Fists, " and more.

A study of world religions, magic, vegetation, fertility beliefs, rites, kingship, taboos, and totemism.

Examines the history, people, and politics of Yugoslavia at the beginning of World War II.

Julius, a cynical intellectual, decides to demonstrate how easily loving couples, caring friends, and devoted siblings can betray their loyalties.

Reprint of a 1920's tetralogy which tells the story of Christopher Tietjens, a good man who is ruined by the machinations of a jealous and lying wife.