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éroul c. 12th cent., French The Romance of Tristan Translated with an Introduction by Alan S. Fredrick This edition contains perhaps the earliest and most elemental version of the tragic legend of Tristan and Yseult in a distinguished prose translation. 176 pp. 978-0-14-044230-4 $12.00 aMbrose bierCe 1842 – c.1914, american Tales of Soldiers and Civilians Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Tom Quirk This collection gathers three dozen of Bierce’s finest tales of war and the supernatural, including “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” and “The Damned Thing.” 256 pp. 978-0-14-043756-0 $14.00 blaCk haWk 1767 – 1838, native american Life of Black Hawk, or Mà-ka-tai-me-she-kià-kiàk Dictated by Himself Edited with an Introduction and Notes by J. Gerald Kennedy Upon its publication in 1833, this unflinching narrative by the vanquished Sauk leader Black Hawk was the first thoroughly adversarial account of frontier hostilities between white settlers and Native Americans. 176 pp. 978-0-14-310539-8 $14.00 26 Penguin ClassiCs r. d. blaCkMore 1825 – 1900, english Lorna Doone Edited with an Introduction and Notes by R. D. Madison and Michelle Allen Beloved for its portrait of star-crossed lovers and its surpassing description s of southwest England, Lorna Doone (1869) is Blackmore’s enduring masterpiece. 800 pp. 978-0-14-303932-7 $16.00 algernon blaCkWood 1869 – 1951, British “The one absolute and unquestioned master of weird atmosphere.” —h. p. l o v e c r a f t Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories Edited with an Introduction and Notes by S. T. Joshi Blackwood’s writings all tread the nebulous borderland between fantasy, awe, wonder, and horror. Includes “The Willows,”“The Wendigo,” and “The Man Whom the Trees Loved.” 384 pp. 978-0-14-218015-0 $15.00

WilliaM blake 1757 – 1827, english “One of the most prophetic and gifted rebels in the history of Western man.” —alfred kazin The Portable Blake Edited with an Introduction by Alfred Kazin This essential collection of Blake’s most important works contains Songs of Innocence, Songs of Experience, selections from his Prophetic Books, the cream of his prose, and the complete drawings for The Book of Job. 734 pp. 978-0-14-015026-1 $18.00 The Complete Poems Edited by Alicia Ostriker This edition contains all of Blake’s poetry, including plot outlines of the more difficult poems, a chronology, a supplementary reading list, and a dictionary of proper names. 1,072 pp. 978-0-14-042215-3 $20.00 See English Romantic Verse and The Portable Romantic Poets. Selected Poems Edited with an Introduction and Notes by G. E. Bentley, Jr. Presenting many of his major works in their complete texts, alongside extensive passages from such poems as “Jerusalem” and “The Gates of Paradise,” this collection spans his entire poetic life. 304 pp. 978-0-14-042446-1 $14.00 WilliaM bligh 1754 – 1817, english edWard Christian 1758 – 1823, english The Bounty Mutiny Edited with an Introduction by R. D. Madison For the first time, all of the relevant texts and documents related to the famous mutiny, including the full text of Bligh’s Narrative of the Mutiny, the minutes of the court proceedings, and a rich selection of subsequent Bounty narratives. 224 pp. 978-0-14-043916-8 $14.00 giovanni boCCaCCio 1313 – 1375, italian The Decameron Translated with an Introduction and Notes by G. H. McWilliam Read as a social document of medieval times, as an earthly counterpart of Dante’s Divine Comedy, or even as an early manifestation of the dawning spirit of the Renaissance, The Decameron is a masterpiece of imaginative narrative whose background is the Florentine plague of 1348. 992 pp. 978-0-14-044930-3 $15.00 See The Portable Renaissance Reader and The Portable Medieval Reader. P e n g u i n C l a s s i C s 27

WilliaM blake<br />

1757 – 1827, english<br />

“One of the most prophetic and gifted rebels<br />

in the history of Western man.”<br />

—alfred kazin<br />

The Portable Blake<br />

Edited with an Introduction by Alfred Kazin<br />

This essential collection of Blake’s most<br />

important works contains Songs of<br />

Innocence, Songs of Experience, selections<br />

from his Prophetic Books, the cream of his<br />

prose, and the complete drawings for<br />

The Book of Job.<br />

734 pp. 978-0-14-015026-1 $18.00<br />

The Complete Poems<br />

Edited by Alicia Ostriker<br />

This edition contains all of Blake’s poetry,<br />

including plot outlines of the more difficult<br />

poems, a chronology, a supplementary<br />

reading list, and a dictionary of proper<br />

names.<br />

1,072 pp. 978-0-14-042215-3 $20.00<br />

See English Romantic Verse and<br />

The Portable Romantic Poets.<br />

Selected Poems<br />

Edited with an Introduction and Notes by<br />

G. E. Bentley, Jr.<br />

Presenting many of his major works in<br />

their complete texts, alongside extensive<br />

passages from such poems as “Jerusalem”<br />

and “The Gates of Paradise,” this<br />

collection spans his entire poetic life.<br />

304 pp. 978-0-14-042446-1 $14.00<br />

WilliaM bligh<br />

1754 – 1817, english<br />

edWard Christian<br />

1758 – 1823, english<br />

The Bounty Mutiny<br />

Edited with an Introduction by<br />

R. D. Madison<br />

For the first time, all of the relevant texts<br />

and documents related to the famous<br />

mutiny, including the <strong>full</strong> text of Bligh’s<br />

Narrative of the Mutiny, the minutes of the<br />

court proceedings, and a rich selection of<br />

subsequent Bounty narratives.<br />

224 pp. 978-0-14-043916-8 $14.00<br />

giovanni boCCaCCio<br />

1313 – 1375, italian<br />

The Decameron<br />

Translated with an Introduction and Notes<br />

by G. H. McWilliam<br />

Read as a social document of medieval<br />

times, as an earthly counterpart of<br />

Dante’s Divine Comedy, or even as an<br />

early manifestation of the dawning spirit<br />

of the Renaissance, The Decameron is<br />

a masterpiece of imaginative narrative<br />

whose background is the Florentine<br />

plague of 1348.<br />

992 pp. 978-0-14-044930-3 $15.00<br />

See The Portable Renaissance Reader and<br />

The Portable Medieval Reader.<br />

P e n g u i n C l a s s i C s 27

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