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Shakespeare_cover
ShakespeareBill Bryson
2016
Shakespeare
Shakespeare
Bill Bryson
2016
My Father, the Pornographer_cover
My Father, the PornographerChris Offutt
2016
My Father, the Pornographer
My Father, the Pornographer
Chris Offutt
2016
Bandersnatch_cover
BandersnatchDiana Pavlac Glyer, James A. Owen
2015
Bandersnatch
Bandersnatch
Diana Pavlac Glyer, James A. Owen
2015
Boiardo_cover
BoiardoTiziano Zanato
2015
Boiardo
Boiardo
Tiziano Zanato
2015
Svevo_cover
SvevoGino Tellini
2015
Svevo
Svevo
Gino Tellini
2015
Goethe_cover
GoetheGabriella Catalano
2015
Goethe
Goethe
Gabriella Catalano
2015
Ariosto_cover
AriostoGiulio Ferroni
2015
Ariosto
Ariosto
Giulio Ferroni
2015
Ungaretti_cover
UngarettiAntonio Saccone
2015
Ungaretti
Ungaretti
Antonio Saccone
2015
Montale_cover
MontaleGiovanna Ioli
2015
Montale
Montale
Giovanna Ioli
2015
Guicciardini_cover
GuicciardiniEmanuele Cutinelli-Rèndina
2015
Guicciardini
Guicciardini
Emanuele Cutinelli-Rèndina
2015
Fenoglio_cover
FenoglioRoberto Bigazzi
2015
Fenoglio
Fenoglio
Roberto Bigazzi
2015
The Prince of Los Cocuyos_cover
The Prince of Los CocuyosRichard Blanco
2014
The Prince of Los Cocuyos
The Prince of Los Cocuyos
Richard Blanco
2014
The Removers_cover
The RemoversAndrew Meredith
2014
The Removers
The Removers
Andrew Meredith
2014
Illegal_cover
IllegalJose Angel N.
2014
Illegal
Illegal
Jose Angel N.
2014
The Motion of Light in Water_cover
The Motion of Light in WaterSamuel R. Delany
2014
The Motion of Light in Water
The Motion of Light in Water
Samuel R. Delany
2014
Christopher and His Kind_cover
Christopher and His KindChristopher Isherwood
2013
Christopher and His Kind
Christopher and His Kind
Christopher Isherwood
2013
Daybook, Turn, Prospect_cover
Daybook, Turn, ProspectAnne Truitt
2013
Daybook, Turn, Prospect
Daybook, Turn, Prospect
Anne Truitt
2013
Confessions of an English Opium Eater_cover
Confessions of an English Opium EaterThomas De Quincey
2012
Confessions of an English Opium Eater
Confessions of an English Opium Eater
Thomas De Quincey
2012
Kurt Vonnegut's America_cover
Kurt Vonnegut's AmericaJerome Klinkowitz
2012
Kurt Vonnegut's America
Kurt Vonnegut's America
Jerome Klinkowitz
2012
Come, Tell Me How You Live_cover
Come, Tell Me How You LiveAgatha Christie Mallowan
2012
Come, Tell Me How You Live
Come, Tell Me How You Live
Agatha Christie Mallowan
2012
The Autobiography of LeRoi Jones_cover
The Autobiography of LeRoi JonesAmiri Baraka
2012
The Autobiography of LeRoi Jones
The Autobiography of LeRoi Jones
Amiri Baraka
2012
Childhood_cover
ChildhoodMaksim Gorky
2010
Childhood
Childhood
Maksim Gorky
2010
My Early Life_cover
My Early LifeWinston Churchill
2010
My Early Life
My Early Life
Winston Churchill
2010
Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, A_cover
Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, AJames Shapiro
2009
Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, A
Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, A
James Shapiro
2009
The Night of the Gun_cover
The Night of the GunDavid Carr
2008
The Night of the Gun
The Night of the Gun
David Carr
2008
Open Me Carefully_cover
Open Me CarefullyEmily Dickinson
1998
Open Me Carefully
Open Me Carefully
Emily Dickinson
1998
Flush_cover
FlushVirginia Woolf
1976
Flush
Flush
Virginia Woolf
1976
La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes y de sus fortunas y adversidades_cover
La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes y de sus fortunas y adversidadesEverett W. Hesse, Harry F. Williams
1961
La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes y de sus fortunas y adversidades
La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes y de sus fortunas y adversidades
Everett W. Hesse, Harry F. Williams
1961
Conversations with Vladimir Nabokov_cover
Conversations with Vladimir Nabokov
2017
Conversations with Vladimir Nabokov
Conversations with Vladimir Nabokov
2017
Vladimir Nabokov_cover
Vladimir NabokovBrian Boyd
2016
Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov
Brian Boyd
2016
A Life Worth Living_cover
A Life Worth LivingRobert Zaretsky
2013
A Life Worth Living
A Life Worth Living
Robert Zaretsky
2013
Christina Rossetti_cover
Christina RossettiJan Marsh
2012
Christina Rossetti
Christina Rossetti
Jan Marsh
2012
Edgar Allan Poe_cover
Edgar Allan PoeArthur Hobson Quinn
1997
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Arthur Hobson Quinn
1997
Bede and the Theory of Everything_cover
Bede and the Theory of EverythingMichelle P. Brown, Brown, Michelle P.
2023
Bede and the Theory of Everything
Bede and the Theory of Everything
Michelle P. Brown, Brown, Michelle P.
2023
Virgilio_cover
VirgilioMario Lentano
2022
Virgilio
Virgilio
Mario Lentano
2022
Blues of a Lifetime_cover
Blues of a LifetimeMark T. Bassett
2011
Blues of a Lifetime
Blues of a Lifetime
Mark T. Bassett
2011
A History of Russian Literature_cover
A History of Russian LiteratureD.S. Mirsky
2021
A History of Russian Literature
A History of Russian Literature
D.S. Mirsky
2021
Complete Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen_cover
Complete Fairy Tales of Hans Christian AndersenHans Christian Andersen
2019
Complete Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
Complete Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
2019
Bard, Kinetic_cover
Bard, KineticAnne Waldman
2023
Bard, Kinetic
Bard, Kinetic
Anne Waldman
2023
The Last Days of Sylvia Plath_cover
The Last Days of Sylvia PlathCarl Rollyson
2020
The Last Days of Sylvia Plath
The Last Days of Sylvia Plath
Carl Rollyson
2020
Oscar Wilde's Last Stand_cover
Oscar Wilde's Last StandPhilip Hoare
2017
Oscar Wilde's Last Stand
Oscar Wilde's Last Stand
Philip Hoare
2017
Pursued by Furies_cover
Pursued by FuriesGordon Bowker
2015
Pursued by Furies
Pursued by Furies
Gordon Bowker
2015
A Dangerous Liaison_cover
A Dangerous LiaisonCarole Seymour-Jones
2009
A Dangerous Liaison
A Dangerous Liaison
Carole Seymour-Jones
2009
Katherine Mansfield_cover
Katherine MansfieldGerri Kimber
2025
Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield
Gerri Kimber
2025
Lit_cover
LitMary Karr
2009
Lit
Lit
Mary Karr
2009
The War for Middle-earth_cover
The War for Middle-earthJoseph Loconte
2025
The War for Middle-earth
The War for Middle-earth
Joseph Loconte
2025
The Book Rat’s Daughter_cover
The Book Rat’s DaughterCarolyn Michaels Kerr
2025
The Book Rat’s Daughter
The Book Rat’s Daughter
Carolyn Michaels Kerr
2025
The Cadence of a Song_cover
The Cadence of a SongFiona J. Mackenzie
2025
The Cadence of a Song
The Cadence of a Song
Fiona J. Mackenzie
2025
The Worlds of Jane Austen_cover
The Worlds of Jane AustenHelena Kelly
2025
The Worlds of Jane Austen
The Worlds of Jane Austen
Helena Kelly
2025
Conversations with Jesmyn Ward_cover
Conversations with Jesmyn Ward
2025
Conversations with Jesmyn Ward
Conversations with Jesmyn Ward
2025
The Life of the Author: Graham Greene_cover
The Life of the Author: Graham GreeneAndrew James
2025
The Life of the Author: Graham Greene
The Life of the Author: Graham Greene
Andrew James
2025
Toni at Random_cover
Toni at RandomDana Williams, Dana A. Williams
2025
Toni at Random
Toni at Random
Dana Williams, Dana A. Williams
2025
Mrs Dalloway_cover
Mrs DallowayMark Hussey
2025
Mrs Dalloway
Mrs Dalloway
Mark Hussey
2025
Christopher Isherwood_cover
Christopher IsherwoodJake Poller, Poller, Jake
2025
Christopher Isherwood
Christopher Isherwood
Jake Poller, Poller, Jake
2025
The Making of Sylvia Plath_cover
The Making of Sylvia PlathCarl Rollyson
2024
The Making of Sylvia Plath
The Making of Sylvia Plath
Carl Rollyson
2024
The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien Box Set_cover
The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien Box SetJ. R. R. Tolkien
2024
The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien Box Set
The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien Box Set
J. R. R. Tolkien
2024
J.G. Ballard_cover
J.G. BallardAndrjez Gasiorek
2024
J.G. Ballard
J.G. Ballard
Andrjez Gasiorek
2024
A Daughter of Isis_cover
A Daughter of IsisNawal El Saadawi
2024
A Daughter of Isis
A Daughter of Isis
Nawal El Saadawi
2024
Letters around a Garden_cover
Letters around a GardenRainer Maria Rilke
2024
Letters around a Garden
Letters around a Garden
Rainer Maria Rilke
2024
A Vindication of Monsters_cover
A Vindication of MonstersLucy Sussex, Nancy Holder, Sara Karloff, Lisa Morton, Carina Bissett, Michele Brittany, Donald Prentice Jr, Ciarán Bruder, Piper Mejia, Anthony P Ferguson, Claire Fitzpatrick, Leslie S Klinger, Lee Murray, Jason Franks, Robert Hood, H K Stubbs, Matthew R Davis, Grant Butlier, Octavia Cade
2023
A Vindication of Monsters
A Vindication of Monsters
Lucy Sussex, Nancy Holder, Sara Karloff, Lisa Morton, Carina Bissett, Michele Brittany, Donald Prentice Jr, Ciarán Bruder, Piper Mejia, Anthony P Ferguson, Claire Fitzpatrick, Leslie S Klinger, Lee Murray, Jason Franks, Robert Hood, H K Stubbs, Matthew R Davis, Grant Butlier, Octavia Cade
2023