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Lives of the Artists
Volume 2
Translated and Edited with an
Introduction by George Bull and Notes on
the Artists by Peter Murray
Vasari’s knowledge was based on his own
experience as an early Renaissance painter
and architect. Volume 2 explores the lives
of twenty-five artists, from Perugino to
Giovanni Pisano.
376 pp. 978-0-14-044460-5 $14.00
See The Portable Renaissance Reader.
thorsteIN vebleN
1857 – 1929, american
The Theory of the Leisure Class
Introduction by Robert Lekachman
With exquisite irony, Veblen, the “best
critic of America that America has
produced” (C. Wright Mills), lays bare
the hollowness of our canons of taste and
culture.
144 pp. 978-0-14-018795-3 $15.00
GIovaNNI verGa
1840 – 1922, italian
Cavalleria Rusticana and
Other Stories
Translated with an Introduction by
G. H. McWilliam
Giovanni Verga’s brilliant stories of
love, adultery, and honor are set against
the scorched landscapes of the slopes of
250 penguin classics
Mount Etna and the Plain of Catalan. This
edition contains the first major English
translations since those of D. H. Lawrence
in the 1920s.
272 pp. 978-0-14-044741-5 $14.00
Jules verNe
1828 – 1905, French
Around the World in Eighty Days
Translated with Notes by Michael Glencross
Introduction by Brian Aldiss
One ill-fated evening at the Reform Club,
Phileas Fogg rashly bets £20,000 that he
can travel around the entire globe in just
eighty days—and he is determined not to
lose. Combining exploration, adventure,
and a thrilling race against time, this tale
gripped audiences upon its publication
and to this day remains hugely popular.
288 pp. 978-0-14-044906-8 $10.00
*Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Translated by Frank Wynne
Introduction by Jane Smiley
Notes by P. W. Cogman
Originally published in 1864, this Jules
Verne classic has wowed generations of
readers with its portrayal of an imaginary
odyssey into a subterranean wonderland.
It is published here in a new translation
and with an introduction by Pulitzer
Prize-winning author Jane Smiley.
272 pp. 978-0-14-144197-9 $10.00