AnneShirleyisofftocollegeinthisartfullypackagededitionofthethirdbookintheAnneofGreenGablesseries.AnneisfinallyofftoRedmondCollege!Whileshe’ssadtobeleavingMarillaandthetwins,she’sexcitedtofinallybecomeafull-fledgedBA,andtoembarkonnewadventureswiththeotherAvonleafolksattendingRedmond—agroupthatincludesherfriendGilbertBlythe.AtRedmondAnnemeetsPhilippaGordon,afrivolousbutcharminggirlwhopullsAnneintothecenteroftheRedmondsocialscene.AsAnnebecomestheobjectofseveralboys’affection,she’sfacedwithnumerousproposalsshecan’tpossiblyaccept.ThenGilbertruinseverythingbydeclaringhisownfeelingsforher,andAnneworriesthatshe’slostoneofherbestfriends…andpossiblysomuchmore.ThisadditiontotherenownedAnneofGreenGablesseriesmakesawonderfulgiftandkeepsake.
AtsixteenAnneisgrownup...almost.Hergrayeyesshinelikeeveningstars,butherredhairisstillaspepperyashertemper.IntheyearssinceshearrivedatGreenGablesasafreckle-facedorphan,shehasearnedtheloveofthepeopleofAvonleaandareputationforgettingintoscrapes.ButwhenAnnebeginsherjobasthenewschoolteacher,therealtestofhercharacterbegins.AlongwithteachingthethreeRs,sheislearninghowcomplicatedlifecanbewhenshemeddlesinsomeoneelse'sromance,findstwoneworphansatGreenGables,andwondersaboutthestrangebehavioroftheveryhandsomeGilbertBlythe.AsAnneenterswomanhood,heradventurestouchtheheartandthefunnybone.
Eleven-year-oldorphanAnneShirleyhasjustarrivedatGreenGables,andalreadyherguardianswanttosendherback.First,she’snottheboytheCuthbertsexpected.Second,shetalkstoomuch.Andevenwithhergenerousspirit,theredhead’satroublemagnet.Shegetstheneighbordrunkandnearlypoisonsthepastor!Still,despitearockystart,thefieryAnnewinsoverherguardiansandhernewcommunity.SheenjoyslifeatGreenGables,excelsinschool,andearnsacovetedscholarship.Butwhentragedyhits,Annemustchoosebetweenherdreamsandtheonlyhomeshe’severknown.Inthisbelovedcoming-of-agestory,LucyMaudMontgomerydrewfromherownexperiencesgrowingupinCanadaduringthenineteenthcenturytointroducegenerationsofreaderstooneofliterature’smostoriginalandinspiringcharacters.
TheSongoftheLarkisanovelbyAmericanauthorWillaCather,writtenin1915.ThetitlecomesfromapaintingofthesamenamebyJulesAdolpheAiméLouisBreton.Setinthe1890sinMoonstone,afictionalplacelocatedinColorado,TheSongoftheLarkistheself-portraitofanartistinthemaking.Thestoryrevolvesaroundanambitiousyoungheroine,TheaKronborg,wholeavesherhometowntogotothebigcitytofulfillherdreamofbecomingafamousoperastar.ThenovelcapturesThea'sindependent-mindedness,herstrongworkethic,andherascenttoherhighestachievement.Ateachstepalongtheway,herrealizationofthemediocrityofherpeerspropelshertogreaterlevelsofaccomplishment,butinthecourseofherascentshemustdiscardthoserelationshipswhichnolongerserveher.
"TheLegendofSleepyHollow"isashortstoryofspeculativefictionbyAmericanauthorWashingtonIrving,containedinhiscollectionof34essaysandshortstoriesentitledTheSketchBookofGeoffreyCrayon,Gent.WrittenwhileIrvingwaslivingabroadinBirmingham,England,"TheLegendofSleepyHollow"wasfirstpublishedin1820.AlongwithIrving'scompanionpiece"RipVanWinkle","TheLegendofSleepyHollow"isamongtheearliestexamplesofAmericanfictionwithenduringpopularity,especiallyduringtheHalloweenseason.
TheWaroftheWorldsisasciencefictionnovelbyEnglishauthorH.G.Wells.Itfirstappearedinserializedformin1897,publishedsimultaneouslyinPearson'sMagazineintheUKandCosmopolitanmagazineintheUS.ThefirstappearanceinbookformwaspublishedbyWilliamHeinemannofLondonin1898.Itisthefirst-personnarrativeofanunnamedprotagonistinSurreyandthatofhisyoungerbrotherinLondonasEarthisinvadedbyMartians.Writtenbetween1895and1897,itisoneoftheearlieststoriesthatdetailaconflictbetweenmankindandanextraterrestrialrace.Thenovelisoneofthemostcommented-onworksinthesciencefictioncanon.TheWaroftheWorldshastwoparts,BookOne:TheComingoftheMartiansandBookTwo:TheEarthundertheMartians.Thenarrator,aphilosophicallyinclinedauthor,strugglestoreturntohiswifewhileseeingtheMartianslaywastetothesoutherncountryoutsideLondon.BookOnealsoimpartstheexperienceofhisbrother,alsounnamed,whodescribeseventsastheydeteriorateinthecapital,forcinghimtoescapetheMartianonslaughtbyboardingapaddlesteamernearTillingham,ontheEssexcoast.
WhentheTimeTravellercourageouslysteppedoutofhismachineforthefirsttime,hefoundhimselfintheyear802,700--andeverythinghaschanged.Inanother,moreutopianage,creaturesseemedtodwelltogetherinperfectharmony.TheTimeTravellerthoughthecouldstudythesemarvelousbeings--unearththeirsecretandthenretumtohisowntime--untilhediscoveredthathisinvention,hisonlyavenueofescape,hadbeenstolen.H.G.Well'sfamousnovelofoneman'sastonishingjourneybeyondtheconventionallimitsoftheimaginationfirstappearedin1895.Itwonhimimmediaterecognition,andhasbeenregardedeversinceasoneofthegreatmasterpiecesintheliteratureofsciencefiction.
Herlandisautopiannovelfrom1915,writtenbyfeministCharlottePerkinsGilman.Thebookdescribesanisolatedsocietycomposedentirelyofwomen,whoreproduceviaparthenogenesis.Theresultisanidealsocialorder:freeofwar,conflict,anddomination.Itwasfirstpublishedinmonthlyinstallmentsasaserialin1915inTheForerunner,amagazineeditedandwrittenbyGilmanbetween1909and1916,withitssequel,WithHerinOurlandbeginningimmediatelythereafterintheJanuary1916issue.Thebookisoftenconsideredtobethemiddlevolumeinherutopiantrilogy;precededbyMovingtheMountain,andfollowedby,WithHerinOurland.Itwasnotpublishedinbookformuntil1979.
"TheIliad"isaclassicalepicpoemabouttheeventsduringthelastyearoftheTrojanWarandthefallofTroy.ThetalerevolvesaroundtheGreekwarriorAchilles,andhisangertowardthekingofMycenae,Agamemnon.Whilethepoemshowsevidenceofalongoraltraditionandthusmostlikelymultipleauthors,theancientGreekpoetHomerisgenerallyattributedasitsauthor."TheIliad",whichisthoughttobetheoldestextantworkofliteratureintheancientGreeklanguage,isconsideredoneofthemostimportantliteraryworksofclassicalantiquity.PresentedhereinthiseditionistheprosetranslationofSamuelButler.