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anthony hoPe 1863 – 1933, english The Prisoner of Zenda and Rupert of Hentzau With an Introduction and Notes by Gary Hoppenstand The ever-popular The Prisoner of Zenda and the darker, more dramatic Rupert of Hentzau are full of swashbuckling feats of heroism as well as witty ironies that brilliantly satirize late nineteenth-century European politics. 400 pp. 978-0-14-043755-3 $10.00 gerard Manley hoPkins 1844 – 1889, english Poems and Prose Edited and Selected by W. H. Gardner This edition contains verse wrought from the creative tensions and paradoxes of a poet-priest who strove to evoke the spiritual essence of nature sensuously. Besides such poems as “The Wreck of the Deutschland,” “The Windhover,” and “God’s Grandeur,” this collection includes the “terrible sonnets,” numerous journal entries, and Hopkins’s letters to Robert Bridges. 272 pp. 978-0-14-042015-9 $16.00 horaCe 65 – 8 b.c., Roman The Complete Odes and Epodes Translated with Notes by W. G. Shepherd and an Introduction by Betty Radice The elusive personality and ironic philosophy of Horace are exemplified in seventeen epodes, 103 odes, and The Centennial Hymn. 256 pp. 978-0-14-044422-3 $16.00 See The Portable Roman Reader and Classical Literary Criticism. 122 Penguin ClassiCs horaCe 65 – 8 b.c., Roman Persius 34 – 62, Roman The Satires of Horace and Persius Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Niall Rudd The broad range of the controversial Roman poetic form the satura is illustrated in eighteen satires and twenty-three epistles of Horace and six metaphorical essays of the Stoic critic Persius, presented in accessible verse translation. 272 pp. 978-0-14-045508-3 $14.00 WilliaM dean hoWells 1837 – 1920, american A Hazard of New Fortunes Introduction by Phillip Lopate Set against a vividly depicted background of fin de siècle New York, A Hazard of New Fortunes is both a memorable portrait of an era and a profoundly moving study of human relationships. 464 pp. 978-0-14-043923-6 $16.00 A Modern Instance Introduction by Edwin H. Cady The story of a philandering, dishonest Boston journalist and the woman who divorces him, this is the first serious treatment of divorce in American writing and a powerful example of realism in literature. 480 pp. 978-0-14-039027-8 $16.00

The Rise of Silas Lapham Introduction by Kermit Vanderbilt The social and moral questions posed by the Gilded Age of American business are chronicled in this tale of a newly rich New England family. 352 pp. 978-0-14-039030-8 $16.00 See The Portable American Realism Reader. viCtor hugo 1802 – 1885, French Les Misérables Translated with an Introduction by Norman Denny Including unforgettable descriptions of the Paris sewers, the Battle of Waterloo, and the fighting at the barricades during the July Revolution, this is at once a thrilling narrative and a vivid social document. 1,248 pp. 978-0-14-044430-8 $13.00 Penguin Readers Guide Available Notre-Dame of Paris Translated with an Introduction by John Sturrock Hugo’s powerful evocation of Paris in 1482 and the tragic tale of Quasimodo, the hunchback of Notre-Dame, has become a classic example of French romanticism. 496 pp. 978-0-14-044353-0 $13.00 Selected Poems Translated by Brooks Haxton A brilliant new bilingual edition of Hugo’s finest work: love poems, historical tableaux, elegy and idyll, including his incomparable “Boaz Asleep,” which Proust prolaimed the most beautiful poem of the nineteenth century. 80 pp. 978-0-14-243703-2 $12.00 alexander von huMboldt 1769 – 1859, german (b. Berlin) Personal Narrative of a Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent Abridged and Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Jason Wilson and a Historical Introduction by Malcolm Nicolson With Personal Narrative, the German scientist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt invented the art of travel writing. Translated into English for the first time since 1851, this edition demonstrates Humboldt’s extraordinary ability to present scientific observations and information in an entertaining, engaging style. His book, imbued with the spirit of nineteenth-century romanticism, profoundly influenced Charles Darwin and other Victorian scientists. 400 pp. 978-0-14-044553-4 $17.00 P e n g u i n C l a s s i C s 123

anthony hoPe<br />

1863 – 1933, english<br />

The Prisoner of Zenda and<br />

Rupert of Hentzau<br />

With an Introduction and Notes by<br />

Gary Hoppenstand<br />

The ever-popular The Prisoner of Zenda<br />

and the darker, more dramatic Rupert of<br />

Hentzau are <strong>full</strong> of swashbuckling feats<br />

of heroism as well as witty ironies that<br />

brilliantly satirize late nineteenth-century<br />

European politics.<br />

400 pp. 978-0-14-043755-3 $10.00<br />

gerard Manley hoPkins<br />

1844 – 1889, english<br />

Poems and Prose<br />

Edited and Selected by W. H. Gardner<br />

This edition contains verse wrought from<br />

the creative tensions and paradoxes of<br />

a poet-priest who strove to evoke the<br />

spiritual essence of nature sensuously.<br />

Besides such poems as “The Wreck of the<br />

Deutschland,” “The Windhover,” and<br />

“God’s Grandeur,” this collection includes<br />

the “terrible sonnets,” numerous journal<br />

entries, and Hopkins’s letters to Robert<br />

Bridges.<br />

272 pp. 978-0-14-042015-9 $16.00<br />

horaCe<br />

65 – 8 b.c., Roman<br />

The Complete Odes and Epodes<br />

Translated with Notes by W. G. Shepherd<br />

and an Introduction by Betty Radice<br />

The elusive personality and ironic<br />

philosophy of Horace are exemplified<br />

in seventeen epodes, 103 odes, and The<br />

Centennial Hymn.<br />

256 pp. 978-0-14-044422-3 $16.00<br />

See The Portable Roman Reader and<br />

Classical Literary Criticism.<br />

122 <strong>Penguin</strong> ClassiCs<br />

horaCe<br />

65 – 8 b.c., Roman<br />

Persius<br />

34 – 62, Roman<br />

The Satires of Horace and Persius<br />

Translated with an Introduction and<br />

Notes by Niall Rudd<br />

The broad range of the controversial<br />

Roman poetic form the satura is illustrated<br />

in eighteen satires and twenty-three<br />

epistles of Horace and six metaphorical<br />

essays of the Stoic critic Persius, presented<br />

in accessible verse translation.<br />

272 pp. 978-0-14-045508-3 $14.00<br />

WilliaM dean hoWells<br />

1837 – 1920, american<br />

A Hazard of New Fortunes<br />

Introduction by Phillip Lopate<br />

Set against a vividly depicted background<br />

of fin de siècle New York, A Hazard of<br />

New Fortunes is both a memorable portrait<br />

of an era and a profoundly moving study<br />

of human relationships.<br />

464 pp. 978-0-14-043923-6 $16.00<br />

A Modern Instance<br />

Introduction by Edwin H. Cady<br />

The story of a philandering, dishonest<br />

Boston journalist and the woman who<br />

divorces him, this is the first serious<br />

treatment of divorce in American writing<br />

and a powerful example of realism in<br />

literature.<br />

480 pp. 978-0-14-039027-8 $16.00

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