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JohaNN wyss<br />

1743 – 1818, swiss<br />

The Swiss Family Robinson<br />

Introduction and Notes by John Seelye<br />

One of the world’s best-loved stories, The<br />

Swiss Family Robinson portrays a family’s<br />

struggle to create a new life for themselves<br />

on a strange and fantastic tropical island.<br />

Freely translated over the years, the novel<br />

is published here in its original English<br />

translation, <strong>full</strong>y restored for a new<br />

generation of readers.<br />

352 pp. 978-0-14-310499-5 $14.00<br />

xeNophoN<br />

c. 430 – c. 350 b.c., greek<br />

Conversations of Socrates<br />

Edited with an Introduction by<br />

Robin Waterfield and Translated by<br />

Hugh Tredennick and Robin Waterfield<br />

Xenophon’s complete Socratic works—<br />

Socrates’ Defence, Memoirs of Socrates,<br />

The Dinner Party, and The Estate-<br />

Manager—not only portray the character<br />

and teachings of the great philosopher<br />

but apply Socratic principles to the daily<br />

life of Greece, giving insight into the<br />

religious, political, and moral views of the<br />

Athenians.<br />

384 pp. 978-0-14-044517-6 $14.00<br />

266 penguin classics<br />

Hiero the Tyrant and Other Treatises<br />

Translated by Robin A. H. Waterfield<br />

Introduction and Notes by Paul Cartledge<br />

One of Socrates’ disciples in his youth,<br />

Xenophon fought as a mercenary in<br />

Persia, traveled widely, and later wrote a<br />

broad range of works on history, politics,<br />

and philosophy. These treatises offer his<br />

remarkable insights into the nature of<br />

leadership, the burdens of absolute power,<br />

the skills of the hunter, and more.<br />

304 pp. 978-0-14-045525-0 $16.00<br />

A History of My Times<br />

Translated by Rex Warner with an<br />

Introduction and Notes by George Cawkwell<br />

Continuing the story of the Peloponnesian<br />

War where Thucydides left off, Xenophon<br />

records the politics and battles that<br />

brought about the ultimate decline of<br />

Greece.<br />

432 pp. 978-0-14-044175-8 $15.00

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