Thе Diаry of а Young Girl
Publisher: Αnchor
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 1996-02-01
List price: $13.00
More than fifty years after its first publication, Doubleday’s definitive edition of Anne Frank’s famous diary generated an extraordinary amount of excitement when it was published in early 1995. Enthusiastically received by critics and readers alike, it reigned for nine weeks on The New York Times bestseller list and will remain for all time the version that millions of readers will cherish.In a handsome package with flaps, rough front, and printed endpapers, this Anchor trade paperback will be the perfect gift for anyone who seeks insight into the indestructible nature of...
Thе Cаtchеr in thе Ryе (Cliffs Notеs)
Publisher: Сliffs Notеs
Number of Pages: 102
Published: 2000-06-13
List price: $5.99
In the tradition of coming-of-age stories, Holden Caulfield’s odyssey" of four days leaves him broken by society, yet still compassionate. This is one of the first books to give voice to the spirit of life in the 20th century’s Atomic Age."...
Jаnе Eyrе (Dovеr Thrift Editions)
Publisher: Dovеr Publicаtions
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2003-01-16
List price: $3.50
Charlotte Bronte characterized the eponymous heroine of her 1847 novel as being "as poor and plain as myself." Presenting a heroine with neither great beauty nor entrancing charm was an unprecendented maneuver, but Bronte’s instincts proved correct, for readers of her era and ever after have taken Jane Eyre into their hearts. The author drew upon her own experience to depict Jane’s struggles at Lowood, an oppressive boarding school, and her troubled career as a governess. Unlike Jane, Bronte had the advantage of a warm family circle that shared and encouraged her literary pursuits....
Abundаncе: A Novеl of Mаriе Antoinеttе
Publisher: Williаm Morrow
Number of Pages: 560
Published: 2006-10-01
List price: $26.95
Marie Antoinette was a child of fourteen when her mother, the Empress of Austria, arranged for her to leave her family and her country to become the wife of the fifteen-year-old Dauphin, the future King of France. Coming of age in the most public of arenas—eager to be a good wife and strong queen—she warmly embraces her adopted nation and its citizens. She shows her new husband nothing but love and encouragement, though he repeatedly fails to consummate their marriage and in so doing is unable to give what she and the people of France desire most: a child and an heir to the thron...
