Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River is the first novel written by author Joseph Conrad. Taking place in the late 19th century, Almayer's Folly is about a Dutch trader by the name of Kaspar Almayer and the events which lead to his life in the Borneo jungles. Almayer's Folly is highly...  more

Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River is the first novel written by author Joseph Conrad. Taking place in the late 19th century, Almayer's Folly is about a Dutch trader by the name of Kaspar Almayer and the events which lead to his life in the Borneo jungles. Almayer's Folly is highly recommened for those who are interested in adventure novels and also those who enjoy the writings of author Joseph Conrad.

The Sun Also Rises was Ernest Hemingway's first big novel, and immediately established Hemingway as one of the great prose stylists, and one of the preeminent writers of his time. It is also the book that encapsulates the angst of the post-World War I generation, known as the Lost Generation....  more

The Sun Also Rises was Ernest Hemingway's first big novel, and immediately established Hemingway as one of the great prose stylists, and one of the preeminent writers of his time. It is also the book that encapsulates the angst of the post-World War I generation, known as the Lost Generation. This poignantly beautiful story of a group of American and English expatriates in Paris on an excursion to Pamplona represents a dramatic step forward for Hemingway's evolving style. Featuring Left Bank Paris in the 1920s and brutally realistic descriptions of bullfighting in Spain, the story is about the flamboyant Lady Brett Ashley and the hapless Jake Barnes. In an age of moral bankruptcy, spiritual dissolution, unrealized love, and vanishing illusions, this is the Lost Generation.

A novella, The Old Man and Sea tells the story of an old fisherman, Santiago, and his long lusty struggle isn't so much over one fish, but the act of living -- living fully, actively, robustly.

The famous "Nick Adams" stories show a memorable character growing from child to adolescent to soldier, veteran, writer, and parent -- a sequence closely paralleling the events of Hemingway's life. Three shots -- Indian camp -- The doctor and the doctor's wife -- Ten Indians...  more

The famous "Nick Adams" stories show a memorable character growing from child to adolescent to soldier, veteran, writer, and parent -- a sequence closely paralleling the events of Hemingway's life. Three shots -- Indian camp -- The doctor and the doctor's wife -- Ten Indians -- The Indians moved away -- The light of the world -- The battler -- The killers -- The last good country -- Crossing the Mississippi -- Night before landing -- "Nick sat against the wall ..." -- Now I lay me -- A way you'll never be -- In another country -- Big two-hearted river -- The end of something -- The three-day blow -- Summer people -- Wedding day -- On writing -- An alpine idyll -- Cross-country snow -- Fathers and sons

Now in her forties and in love, Woolf writes two of her greatest novels during this period. "I can only write, letters that is, if I don't read them: once think and I destroy."-to Pernel Strachey, August 10, 1923. Edited by Nigel Nicolson and Joanne Trautmann; Introduction by Nigel Nicolson;...  more

Now in her forties and in love, Woolf writes two of her greatest novels during this period. "I can only write, letters that is, if I don't read them: once think and I destroy."-to Pernel Strachey, August 10, 1923. Edited by Nigel Nicolson and Joanne Trautmann; Introduction by Nigel Nicolson; Index; photographs.

These years were dominated by one woman and one book. The woman was Ethel Smyth; the book was The Waves. This volume's "unerringly human and confessional tone makes Woolf, at last, a real person" (San Francisco Chronicle). Edited by Nigel Nicolson and Joanne Trautmann; Introduction by Nigel...  more

These years were dominated by one woman and one book. The woman was Ethel Smyth; the book was The Waves. This volume's "unerringly human and confessional tone makes Woolf, at last, a real person" (San Francisco Chronicle). Edited by Nigel Nicolson and Joanne Trautmann; Introduction by Nigel Nicolson; Index; photographs.

From one of the most innovative writers of the 20th century—a splendid collection displaying the author’s lively imagination and delicate style. Includes "A Haunted House," "A Society," "An Unwritten Novel," "The String Quartet," "Blue & Green," "Kew Gardens," "The Mark on the...  more

From one of the most innovative writers of the 20th century—a splendid collection displaying the author’s lively imagination and delicate style. Includes "A Haunted House," "A Society," "An Unwritten Novel," "The String Quartet," "Blue & Green," "Kew Gardens," "The Mark on the Wall," and the title story. An excellent entree into the larger body of Woolf’s work.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Before Gabrielle Hamilton opened her acclaimed New York restaurant Prune, she spent twenty hard-living years trying to find purpose and meaning in her life. Blood, Bones & Butter follows an unconventional journey through the many kitchens Hamilton has inhabited through...  more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Before Gabrielle Hamilton opened her acclaimed New York restaurant Prune, she spent twenty hard-living years trying to find purpose and meaning in her life. Blood, Bones & Butter follows an unconventional journey through the many kitchens Hamilton has inhabited through the years: the rural kitchen of her childhood, where her adored mother stood over the six-burner with an oily wooden spoon in hand; the kitchens of France, Greece, and Turkey, where she was often fed by complete strangers and learned the essence of hospitality; Hamilton?s own kitchen at Prune, with its many unexpected challenges; and the kitchen of her Italian mother-in-law, who serves as the link between Hamilton?s idyllic past and her own future family?the result of a prickly marriage that nonetheless yields lasting dividends. By turns epic and intimate, Gabrielle Hamilton?s story is told with uncommon honesty, grit, humor, and passion. Look for special features inside. Join the Circle for author chats and more. RandomHouseReadersCircle.com