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elizabeth keCkley
1818 – 1907, american
Behind the Scenes
or, Thirty Years a Slave, and
Four Years in the White House
Introduction and Notes by
William L. Andrews
As a former confidante of Mary Todd
Lincoln, Elizabeth Keckley first published
her memoir to great social uproar due
to its intimate perspective on the first
couple’s relationship as well as personal
letters from the former first lady. Today,
its remarkable perspective makes it a
timeless addition to the canons of Civil
War and African American literature.
192 pp. 978-0-14-303924-2 $14.00
Margery keMPe
c. 1373 – c. 1438, english
The Book of Margery Kempe
Translated with an Introduction by
Barry Windeatt
This earliest known British autobiography
is a remarkable and touching record of
the author’s difficult pilgrimage from
madness to Christian faith.
336 pp. 978-0-14-043251-0 $14.00
See Medieval Writings on Female Spirituality and
The Portable Medieval Reader.
jaCk kerouaC
1922 – 1969, american
“Kerouac’s work represents the most
extensive experiment in language and
literary form undertaken by an american
writer of his generation.” —ann douglas,
the new y o r k t i m e s b o o k review
The Portable Jack Kerouac
Edited with an Introduction by
Ann Charters
This omnibus presents selections from
Kerouac’s “Legend of Duluoz” novels,
along with poetry, letters, and essays
on Buddhism, writing, and the Beat
Generation.
656 pp. 978-0-14-310506-0 $18.00
The Dharma Bums
Introduction by Ann Douglas
Cover art by Jason
The Dharma Bums was published one year
after On the Road made Jack Kerouac a
celebrity and a spokesperson for the Beat
Generation. Sparked by his contagious zest
for life, the novel relates the adventures of
an ebullient group of Beatnik seekers in
a freewheeling exploration of Buddhism
and the search for Truth.
256 pp. 978-0-14-303960-0 $15.00
Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition
On the Road
The Original Scroll
Edited by Howard Cunnell
Introductions by Howard Cunnell, Penny
Vlagopoulos, George Mouratidis, and
Joshua Kupetz
In three weeks in April of 1951, Jack
Kerouac wrote his first full draft of On the
Road—typed as a single-spaced paragraph
on eight long sheets of tracing paper,
which he later taped together to form a
120-foot scroll. This is the uncut version
of an American classic—rougher, wilder,
and more provocative than the official
work that appeared, heavily edited, in
1957.
416 pp. 978-0-14-310546-6 $16.00
Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition
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