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ede
c. 673 – 735, anglo-saxon
brendan
d. 575, irish
eddius stePhanus
c. 8th cent., anglo-saxon
The Age of Bede
Edited with an Introduction by
D. H. Farmer and Translated by J. F. Webb
and D. H. Farmer
Four of the finest medieval hagiographies
provide valuable insight into the religious
life and thought of the period. This
collection includes The Voyage of
St. Brendan, Bede’s Life of Cuthbert, Lives
of the Abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow,
and Eddius Stephanus’s Life of Wilfrid.
256 pp. 978-0-14-044727-9 $14.00
aPhra behn
1640 – 1689, english
Oroonoko
Edited with an Introduction and Notes by
Janet Todd
When Prince Oroonoko’s passion for the
virtuous Imoinda arouses the jealousy of
his grandfather, the lovers are cast into
slavery and transported from Africa to the
colony of Surinam. This moving novel
reveals Behn’s intriguingly ambiguous
attitude toward slavery in the seventeenth
century.
144 pp. 978-0-14-043988-5 $11.00
Oroonoko, The Rover, and Other Works
Edited with an Introduction by Janet Todd
This rich collection of works by Aphra
Behn—poet, playwright, novelist,
feminist, activist, and spy—reveals the
talents of the first professional woman
writer in English.
400 pp. 978-0-14-043338-8 $12.00
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edWard bellaMy
1850 – 1898, american
Looking Backward
2000–1887
Edited with an Introduction by
Cecelia Tichi
When first published in 1888, Looking
Backward initiated a national political-
and social-reform movement. This
profoundly utopian tale addresses the
anguish and hope of its age, as well as
having lasting value as an American
cultural landmark.
240 pp. 978-0-14-039018-6 $13.00
saul belloW
1915 – 2005, american (b. Canada)
nobel Prize winner
The Actual
A Novella
Introduction by Joseph O’Neill
In this superb work of fiction, Saul
Bellow writes comically and wisely about
the tenacious claims of first love as
Harry Trellman, an aging businessman,
endeavors to find romance and his place
in the world. Written late in Bellow’s
career, The Actual is a maestro’s dissection
of the affairs of the heart.
128 pp. 978-0-14-310584-8 $14.00