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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave - Frederick Douglass
An updated edition of a classic African American autobiography, with new supplementary materials. Edited and introduction by Ira Dworkin.
Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes
The great African American poet’s award-winning first novel about a black boy’s coming-of-age in a largely white Kansas town. Introduction by Angela Flournoy.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirly Jackson
A beloved gothic tale of a peculiar girl named Merricat and her family’s dark secret. Afterword by Jonathan Lethem.
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
An acclaimed novel of love, duty, and half-known truths in Gilded Age New York society. Foreword by Elif Batuman, introduction by Sarah Blackwood, notes by Laura Dluzynski Quinn.
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
A remarkable, moving examination of the complex tensions and allegiances of family life and the conflict between men and women. Foreword by Patricia Lockwood.
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The beloved portrait of a nineteenth-century New England family in wartime. Foreword by Patti Smith, introduction by Anne Boyd Rioux.
The Awakening and Selected Stories by Kate Chopin
A groundbreaking depiction of a woman who dares to defy the expectations of society in the pursuit of her desire. Introduction by Claire Vaye Watkins.
The Souls of Black Folk, with ‘The Talented Tenth’ and ‘The Souls of White Folk’ - W. E. Du Bois
A landmark book about being black in America. Introduction by Ibram X. Kendi and notes by Monica E. Elbert.