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JohN taNNer
1780 – unknown, american
The Falcon
Introduction by Louise Erdrich
This is the fascinating autobiography of
John Tanner (the Falcon), who is captured
by the Shawnee tribe in 1789 at the age of
nine and sold to an Ojibwa family with
whom he spends the first half of his adult
life. His effort to return to white society
proves unsuccessful and he returns to his
tribe, only to be forced to flee after he is
wrongfully accused of murder.
304 pp. 978-0-14-243751-3 $15.00
booth tarKINGtoN
1869 – 1946, american
Penrod
Introduction by Jonathan Yardley
One of the most popular American
authors of the late nineteenth and early
twentieth centuries, Pulitzer Prize winner
Booth Tarkington was highly praised for
this wildly funny novel, which tells of a
boy growing up in Indianapolis at the turn
of the twentieth century.
208 pp. 978-0-14-310485-8 $14.00
alFred lord teNNysoN
1809 – 1892, english
Idylls of the King
Edited with an Introduction and
Notes by J. M. Gray
For Tennyson, the Idylls embodied the
universal and unending war between sense
and soul, and Arthur the highest ideals
of manhood and kingship, an attitude in
keeping with the moral outlook of his day.
376 pp. 978-0-14-042253-5 $15.00
Selected Poems
Edited with an Introduction by
Christopher Ricks
This gorgeous new collection gathers into
one concise volume the finest work by
Queen Victoria’s favorite poet. Ranging
from the melancholic to the chivalric,
the heroic to the allegorical, Tennyson’s
poetry epitomizes the Victorian age for
which he became a spokesperson when
named Poet Laureate of England in 1850.
432 pp. 978-0-14-042443-0 $16.00
tereNce
c. 186 – 159 b.c., Roman
The Comedies
Translated with an Introduction by
Betty Radice
All six of the Roman dramatist’s comedies
—from The Girl from Andros, the first
romantic comedy ever written, to the
socially sophisticated The Brothers—
show why Terence became a model for
playwrights from the Renaissance onward.
Also included are The Self-Tormentor, The
Eunuch, Phormio, and The Mother-in-Law.
400 pp. 978-0-14-044324-0 $15.00
teresa oF ávIla
1515 – 1582, spanish
The Life of St.Teresa of Ávila by
Herself
Translated with an Introduction by
J. M. Cohen
This story of how a willful and unbalanced
woman was transformed by profound
religious experiences delves into the
nature of exalted states. After Don
Quixote, it is the most widely read prose
classic of Spain.
320 pp. 978-0-14-044073-7 $13.00
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