The Great Wall

Presents the prose translation of the Old English epic that Tolkien created as a young...

Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries....

Written by the court gentlewoman Sei Shonagon, ostensibly for her own amusement, The Pillow Book...

"The definitive translation by Dick Davis of the great national epic of Iran--now newly revised...

The world’s first novel, in a translation that is “likely to be the definitive edition...

Hildegard, the "Sybil of the Rhine," was a Benedictine nun and one of the most...

"Maimonides' Guide to the Perplexed is among the most influential texts within Jewish philosophy: a...

One of the great books of world literature--an unforgettable tale of jealousy, unrequited love, greed,...

Written in the thirteenth century, Njal's Saga is a story that explores perennial human problems-from...

In the thirteenth century, Sundiata overcame physical handicaps, social disgrace, and strong opposition to rule...

This revised and expanded edition of The Essential Rumi includes a new introduction by Coleman...

An epic masterpiece and a foundational work of the Western canon, The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent...

The original samurai saga of pride, romance, and warfare from medieval Japan. An epic story...

With a new introduction The Decameron tells a story of ten young Florentines who have...

One of the great masterworks of English literature, in a gorgeous new clothbound editionIn The Canterbury...