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Dashing Diamond Dick
and Other Classic Dime Novels
Edited with an Introduction and Notes by
J. Randolph Cox
Dime novels—as fundamentally American
as baseball and jazz—were an inexpensive
and inexhaustible source of popular
entertainment for millions of Americans
in the late nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries. The five novels collected here
are fascinating time capsules from a young
nation in love with its larger-than-life
characters.
400 pp. 978-0-14-310497-1 $15.00
Decadent Poetry
Edited with an Introduction by
Lisa Rodensky
Decadent Poetry opens a window onto an
exhilarating moment in English literature.
Among the poets in this intoxicating
collection are Oscar Wilde on tainted love,
Arthur Symons on the stupor of absinthe,
and W. B. Yeats on waning passion and
faded beauty.
208 pp. 978-0-14-042413-3 $15.00
The Desert Fathers
Sayings of the Early Christian Monks
Translated, Edited, and with an
Introduction by Benedicta Ward
The Desert Fathers were the first Christian
monks, living in solitude in the deserts
of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. First
recorded in the fourth century, their
Sayings—consisting of spiritual advice,
anecdotes, parables, and reflections on
life—influenced the rule of St. Benedict,set
the pattern for Western monasticism, and
have inspired centuries of poetry, opera,
and art.
304 pp. 978-0-14-044731-6 $14.00
Early American Drama
Edited with an Introduction and Notes by
Jeffrey H. Richards
This unique volume includes eight early
dramas that mirror American literary,
social, and cultural history: Royall Tyler’s
The Contrast (1789); William Dunlap’s
André (1798); James Nelson Barker’s
The Indian Princess (1808); Robert
Montgomery Bird’s The Gladiator (1831);
William Henry Smith’s The Drunkard
(1844); Anna Cora Mowatt’s Fashion
(1845); George Aiken’s Uncle Tom’s
Cabin (1852); and Dion Boucicault’s The
Octoroon (1859).
576 pp. 978-0-14-043588-7 $17.00
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