The great Elizabethan tragedy based on the classic German legend of worldly ambition, black magic, and surrender to the devil. Christopher Marlowe's dramatic interpretation of the Faust legend remains one of the most famous plays of the English Renaissance. It tells the tragic tale of Dr. John Faustus, a brilliant but dissatisfied scholar who conjures the demon Mephistopheles in pursuit of limitless knowledge and power. Through this satanic messenger,...

Contains three plays by Tennessee Williams including "Sweet Bird of Youth," about a toxic relationship between an aging actress and her opportunistic young lover; "The Rose Tattoo," the story of a lonely Italian widow's tryst with a truck driver; and "The Night of the Iguana," in which two very different women vie for the love of a former minister.

The epitome of the chivalric novel, Ivanhoe sweeps readers into Medieval England and the lives of a memorable cast of characters. Ivanhoe, a trusted ally of Richard-the-Lion-Hearted, returns from the Crusades to reclaim the inheritance his father denied him. Rebecca, a vibrant, beautiful Jewish woman is defended by Ivanhoe against a charge of witchcraft -- but it is Lady Rowena who is Ivanhoe's true love. The wicked Prince John plots to usurp England's...

"His goggling spectacles and ghastly bandaged face under the penthouse of his hat came with a disagreeable suddenness out of the darkness," Wells wrote in The Invisible Man. H. G. Wells described wonders of science and imagined possible futures, meanwhile critiquing his own society and contributing more to the science fiction genre than almost any other writer. This collection brings two of Well's most beloved classics together in one volume. It also...

Presents the complete poetry of American poet Edgar Allan Poe, composed between 1827 and 1849, including the familiar selections "Annabel Lee" and "The Raven."

Contains the complete text of the historical play about the struggle between love and power which ultimately led to Cleopatra's death. Includes critical information, and biographical information about Shakespeare.