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1789 – 1851, american
The Deerslayer
Introduction by Donald E. Pease
In this acclaimed depiction of life during
America’s westward movement, part
of The Leatherstocking Tales, Cooper
describes the young manhood of Natty
Bumppo, who remains one of the most
significant characters in American
literature.
384 pp. 978-0-14-039061-2 $12.00
The Last of the Mohicans
Introduction by Richard Slotkin
Tragic, fast-paced, and stocked with the
elements of a classic Western adventure,
this novel takes Natty Bumppo and his
Indian friend Chingachgook through
hostile Indian territory.
688 pp. 978-0-14-039024-7 $11.00
The Pathfinder
Introduction and Notes by
Kay Seymour House
The fourth novel in The Leatherstocking
Tales is a “romance,” the story of Natty
Bumppo’s unsuccessful courtship of a
young woman during the French and
Indian War.
496 pp. 978-0-14-039071-1 $13.00
The Pioneers
Introduction and Notes by
Donald A. Ringe
The first of The Leatherstocking Tales
introduces the mythical hero Natty
Bumppo in a portrait that contrasts the
natural codes of Bumppo to the rigid legal
and social structures of a new settlement.
448 pp. 978-0-14-039007-0 $12.00
The Prairie
Introduction by Blake Nevius
The final novel in Cooper’s epic, The
Prairie depicts Natty Bumppo at the end
of his life, still displaying his indomitable
strength and dignity.
384 pp. 978-0-14-039026-1 $13.00
The Spy
Introduction and Notes by Wayne Franklin
An historical adventure reminiscent of
Sir Walter Scott’s Waverley romances,
Cooper’s novel centers on Harvey Birch, a
common man wrongly suspected of being
a spy for the British.
464 pp. 978-0-14-043628-0 $16.00
Pierre Corneille
1606 – 1684, French
The Cid/Cinna/The Theatrical Illusion
Translated with an Introduction by
John Cairncross
The Cid, Corneille’s masterpiece set
in medieval Spain, was the first great
work of French classical drama; Cinna,
written three years later in 1641, is a tense
political drama, while The Theatrical
Illusion, an earlier work, is reminiscent of
Shakespeare’s exuberant comedies.
288 pp. 978-0-14-044312-7 $15.00
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