An annotated edition of nineteenth-century author Anne Bronte's novel that was based on her experiences as a governess, in which she comments on the overwhelming responsibilities held by governesses and the corruption in bourgeois society; also includes an Anne Bronte chronology, a selected bibliography, and a scholarly introduction.
Herman Melville's classic novel "Billy Bud" along with eight shorter stories; and includes introduction, textual and explanatory notes, and chronology.
Presents Geoffrey Chaucer's classic collection of tales about pilgrims on their way to Canterbury Cathedral, and includes explanatory notes, an introduction, a Chaucer chronology, and a select bibliography.
In a northern English town, disciplinarian Thomas Gradgrind must reexamine his utilitarian worldview when his daughter's upbringing and loveless marriage lead her to a crisis. Includes an introduction, explanatory notes, and Dickens's working notes for the novel.
A young boy in nineteenth-century London runs away from an unhappy home, finds employment in a wine factory, and becomes acquainted with a wide variety of characters in the city streets.
