Through a coincidence of history, Animal Farm appeared in stores the same month that the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The irony of this publication date for one of the most politicized novels of the 20 century did not escape its ea 1st ed. xii+306p.

A master work of modernist literature, Ulysses used the structure of the Homeric Odyssey as a contrast to the lives of the Dublin working class. The bleak lives of the Dublin working class formed a stark contrast to the heroic Odyssey and Joyce's frank re 1st ed. 694p.

Wilde published his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, before he reached the height of his fame. The first edition appeared in the summer of 1890 in Lippincott's Monthly magazine. It was criticized as scandalous and immoral. Disappointed with its rec 1st ed. xx+314p.

Hemingway was the American novelist and short-story writer, whose style is characterized by crispness, laconic dialogue, and emotional understatement. His writings and personal life exerted a profound influence on American writers of his time. Many of his 1st ed. xviii+263p., 22cm.

Joseph Conrad’s stories share a number of themes. Heart of Darkness has been considered for most of this century not only as a literary classic, but as a powerful indictment of the evils of imperialism. It reflects the savage repressions carried out in th 1st ed. xvi+313p., Bibliography; 22cm.