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saMuel rIchardsoN
1689 – 1761, english
Clarissa
Edited with an Introduction by Angus Ross
This tale of attracted lovers—one a
virtuous young woman, the other a
charming and wicked young man—is, like
Pamela, a novel told in psychologically
revealing letters.
1,536 pp. 978-0-14-043215-2 $26.00
Pamela
Edited by Peter Sabor with an
Introduction by Margaret A. Doody
Told in a series of letters, this story of a
maid pursued by her dead mistress’s son
features the first British heroine to work
for a living and deals with such matters as
the perversion of sex into power, a radical
theme in 1740.
544 pp. 978-0-14-043140-7 $11.00
Jacob a. rIIs
1849 – 1914, american (b. Denmark)
How the Other Half Lives
Introduction and Notes by Luc Sante
Published in 1890, Jacob Riis’s remarkable
study of the horrendous living conditions
of the poor in New York City had an
immediate and extraordinary impact on
society, inspiring reforms that affected the
lives of millions of people. Riis brings life
to the various ethnic groups who lived in
the slums of the Lower East Side, relying
on such specific hard facts as the weapons
of social criticism. His photographs
(included in this edition) made this book
a landmark in photojournalism.
224 pp. 978-0-14-043679-2 $14.00
photos throughout
raINer MarIa rIlKe
1875 – 1926, german
The Notebooks of
Malte Laurids Brigge
Translated with an Introduction by Michael
Hulse
In the only novel by one of the German
language’s greatest poets, a young man
named Malte Laurids Brigge lives in a
cheap room in Paris, and with little but
a library card to distinguish him from
the city’s untouchables, he thinks of
death, ghosts, and his aristocratic family,
of which he is the sole descendent. This
semi-autobiographical novel is a moving
and powerful coming-of-age story.
208 pp. 978-0-14-118221-6 $14.00
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