This amply annotated edition of Wharton's 1911 classic novella includes textual notes and documents, including Wharton's preface, letters, reviews, and early short story, "Mrs. Manstey's View." It is accompanied by the editor's comprehensive introduction and a wide array of readings on topics central to the novella: tragedy, health and fitness, sex and marriage, and turn-of-the-century New England poverty and isolation. Of her twenty-five novels and...

"When a hardened criminal kills guards and breaks out of prison, Steve Fraser, a lieutenant in the Texas Rangers, is tasked with bringing him to justice. From the bowels of a mine, deep underground, to the stone labyrinths of the mountains of Wyoming, Steve follows his quarry. But his chase requires him to befriend people who turn out to be wanted in another killing. How can he justify his actions with his innate sense of honesty, his new friends,...

In and around the town of Stillwater, Ronicky Doone made his living as a gambler -- one who had a reputation as a champion of lost causes. But one of his most memorable adventures was that on which he embarked with Bill Gregg, which took the two Westerners to New York where Ronicky's gambling skills were pitted against that of the master sharpers of the metropolis.

"This collection of 25 stories includes Edgar Allan Poe's three mystery stories and all of his best-known tales, including "The Black Cat", "The Cask of Amontillado", "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Imp of Peverse", "The Man of the Crowd," "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Premature Burial," and "The Tell-Tale Heart." It also includes a few lesser-known stories like "William Wilson" that deserve to be ranked with...