Charming stories — brimming with humor, whimsy and imagination — include an Algonquin tale of how Glooskap conquered the Great Bull-Frog; The Meeting of the Wild Animals, a Tsimshian myth recounting how all the animals came to fear the porcupine; The Man Who Married the Moon a Pueblo story; others. 6 full-page illustrations.

The legendary outlaw and his merry men spring to life again, thrilling young readers with feats of daring and tests of strength. Join Robin, Little John, Friar Tuck, Maid Marian and the others as they live a merry life in Sherwood Forest. Enhanced by 6 new black-and-white illustrations by Thea Kliros.

Stirring tales of King Arthur's boyhood, his sword Excalibur, the round table, adventures of Sir Launcelot, other daring deeds.

Over 150 motifs reflecting the eye-catching intricacies of Celtic design, ideal for use in graphics layouts, needlework designs and other art and craft projects. Often incorporating sinuous interlacements of animal, floral and abstract motifs, the designs have been clearly and boldly drawn to provide the clearest possible image for reproduction.

Treasury of portraits, character studies, nudes, more, by great Viennese Expressionist. Characteristic focus on inner psychological states, hidden personality traits of subjects.

In addition to the title story, this treasury includes The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, Ginger & Pickles, The Tale of Two Bad Mice, The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse, The Tale of Tom Kitten, and 4 more. Newly reset in large type with 59 new illustrations.

Beloved classic describes a little girl's adventures in a topsy-turvy land underground and her encounters with such improbable characters as the White Rabbit, March Hare and Mad Hatter, the sleepy Dormouse, grinning Cheshire Cat, Mock Turtle and the dreadful Queen of Hearts. Includes all 42 of Sir John Tenniel's original illustrations.

Rich selection of 73 works by the English metaphysical poet. Included are The Good Morrow, The Canonization, The Relic, A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning, To His Mistress Going to Bed, Death Be Not Proud, Good Friday, 1613. Riding Westward, Hymn to God My God, in My Sickness and many more. Note. Alphabetical lists of titles and first lines.

This landmark probes the lives and dreams of Olga, Masha and Irina, former Muscovites now living in a provincial town from which they long to escape. Their hopes for a life more suited to their cultivated tastes and sensibilities provide a touching counterpoint to the relentless flow of compromising events in the real world.

Easy-to-follow instructions, adapted for modern American cooking, for over 200 mouthwatering traditional dishes: borsch, shashlik of salmon, Russian squab in sour cream, potato kotlety, pirozhki and pirogi, blini, paskha and many more. Also origins of Russian foods, helpful hints on buying and preparing foods, much else. Definition of terms.

This logical, developmental presentation of the major aspects of Russian grammar includes all the necessary tools for speech and comprehension. Designed for adults with limited learning time who wish to acquire the basics of everyday Russian, this grammar features numerous shortcuts and timesavers. Ideal as an introduction, supplement, or refresher.

«Four works by great 19th-century Russian author: «The Nose», a savage satire of Russia's incompetent bureaucrats; «Old-Fashioned Farmers», a pleasant depiction of an elderly couple living in rustic seclusion; «The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarrelled with Ivan Nikiforovich», one of Gogol’s most famous comic stories; and «The Overcoat», widely considered a masterpiece of form.»

A must for architectural historians, restoration specialists and vintage home enthusiasts: 1,095 late Victorian-era designs, superbly drawn or photographed, including egg and dart enrichments; bead, flute and ogee enrichments; drapery and drop ornaments; urns, vases and wreaths; eagles, lion heads and gargoyles; rosettes, ribbons, garlands and festoons; sunbursts, weather vanes and more.

Dostoevsky's most revolutionary novel, Notes from Underground marks the dividing line between 19'th and 20'th century fiction, and between the visions of self each century embodied. One of the most remarkable characters in literature, the unnamed narrator is a former official who has defiantly withdrawn into an underground existence. In full retreat from society, he scrawls a passionate, obsessive, self-contradictory narrative that serves as a devastating attack on social utopianism and an assertion of man's essentially irrational nature. Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, whose Dostoevsky translations have become the standard, give us a brilliantly faithful edition of this classic novel, conveying all the tragedy and tormented comedy of the original.

Superb examples of the ironworker's art — elaborately wrought designs for gates, fences, finials, banisters, window grilles, signs, marquees, cathedral screens, and a host of other architectural and decorative appointments, from Gothic style to Art Nouveau — meticulously rendered in fine black-and-white drawings reprinted from rare European and American books and periodicals.

Down through the millennia the emotion of love has inspired countless poets to great heights of lyrical expression. In this volume readers can sample more than 150 great love poems by English and American poets.

Great title poem plus Kubla Khan, Christabel, 20 other sonnets, lyrics, odes. Sonnet: To a Friend who asked how I felt when the Nurse first presented my Infant to me, Frost at Midnight, The Nightingale, The Pains of Sleep, To William Wordsworth, Youth and Age, many more. Alphabetical lists of titles and first lines.

Superb treasury of time-honored poetic gems includes Lewis Carroll's The Walrus and the Carpenter, Edward Lear's The Owl and the Pussy-Cat, Eugene Field's Wynken, Blynken and Nod, Emily Dickinson's I' m Nobody Who are you?, Robert Louis Stevenson's The Swing, many more. Printed in large, easy-to-read type.

Five stories that epitomize Jack London's mastery of the adventure story. The White Silence, In a Far Country, and An Odyssey of the North bring the harshness of the frozen North powerfully to life while The Seed of McCoy reflects London's experiences as a sailor in the South Seas. Also includes The Mexican. Publisher's Note.

Sixteen captivating stories by one of America's most popular storytellers. Included are such classics as The Gift of the Magi, The Last Leaf, The Ransom of Red Chief, The Voice of the City, and The Cop and the Anthem. Publisher's Note.