Books written by Paul Negri

  • Civil War Poetry: An Anthology

    “Stonewall" Jackson, memorialized in poems by Lanier and many others, was accidentally shot and killed by Confederate pickets at Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863. The Dying Words of Stonewall Jackson “Order A. P. Hill to prepare for ...

  • Great Short Short Stories: Quick Reads by Great Writers

    It came out that he was engaged to Davidson's cousin, and incidentally he took out a kind of pocket photograph case to show us a new rendering of his fiancée. “And, by-the-by,” said he, “here's the old Fulmar.” Davidson looked at it ...

  • Metaphysical Poetry: An Anthology

    I durst not view heaven yesterday; and today In prayers, and flattering speeches I court God: Tomorrow I quake with true fear of his rod. So my devout fits come and go away Like a fantastic ague: save that here Those are my best days, ...

  • Great English Short Stories

    He was only a poor Master of Arts, he went on; and as the question somewhat touched upon divinity, he durst not venture to conclude. A silly old priest from Montargis, who was among the company, treated the young rascal to a bottle of ...

  • English Victorian Poetry: An Anthology

    The curtain I have drawn for you, but I) And seemed as they would ask me, if they durst, How such a glance came there; so, not the first Are you to turn and ask thus. Sir, 't was not Her husband's presence only, called that spot Of joy ...

  • Great American Short Stories

    Features 19 gems in the American short-story tradition, including "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe, "Bartleby" by Herman Melville, "To Build a Fire" by Jack London, plus stories by Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Hawthorne, Twain, others.

  • Great American Short Stories

    Featuring 19 of the finest works in the American short-story tradition, this compilation includes: "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe, "Bartleby" by Herman Melville, "To Build a Fire" by Jack London, "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" by F. ...

  • Civil War Poetry

    A superb selection of poems from both sides of the American Civil War features more than 75 inspired works by Melville, Emerson, Longfellow, Whittier, Whitman, and many others.

  • Great Scenes from Shakespeare's Plays

    Summaries, selections from the appropriate text, and captions accompany the illustrations. 30 black-and-white illustrations.

  • English Victorian Poetry: An Anthology

    Over 170 beloved poems by the major poets of the 19th century, including works by Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Rossetti, Meredith, Swinburne, Hopkins, Kipling, and others. An introduction and biographical notes on the poets are included.

  • Great Short Poems

    Outstanding anthology features more than 150 English and American masterpieces spanning over 400 years. "Death Be Not Proud," "The Tyger," "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud," plus works by Tennyson, Whitman, Dickinson, Yeats, Frost, others.

  • Metaphysical Poetry: An Anthology

    NONFICTION NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS, Frederick Douglass. 96pp. ... 0-486-40661-X THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Benjamin Franklin. 144pp. ... 0-486-40434-X LOVE: A Book of Quotations, Herb Galewitz (ed.).

  • Great English Short Stories

    DIVFirst-rate selections include Hardy's "The Fiddler of the Reels," James' "Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad," Dickens' "The Haunted Hotel," and tales by Saki, Kipling, Lawrence, Trollope, Stevenson, and others. /div

  • Great Composers

    The world's finest composers take center stage in this singular collection of ready-to-color illustrations.

  • Great Russian Short Stories

    Twelve powerful works of fiction, including Pushkin's "The Overcoat," "Twenty-Six Men and a Girl" by Gorky, and "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" by Tolstoy, plus works by Gogol, Turgenev, more.

  • Great Short Short Stories: Quick Reads by Great Writers

    This outstanding collection of more than 30 brilliant short stories — each just six or fewer pages in length — features popular tales by Kafka, Poe, Dickens, O. Henry, Chekhov, Wilde, and many others.

  • Baroque Keyboard Masterpieces: 39 Works by Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, Couperin and Others

    2 in D minor, a masterpiece in four movements; Sonata No. 3 in A minor, a brilliant 7-minute score; and Sonata No. 4 in C minor, a three-movement sonata considered vintage Prokofiev. 96pp. 9 х 12. (Available in ИВ. only) 0-486-42128-7 ...

  • Great Russian Short Stories

    A collection of twelve Russian short stories including "The Queen of Spades," "The Overcoat," "White Nights," "The Signal," and "The Lady with the Toy Dog."

  • Great Short Poems

    Outstanding anthology features more than 150 English and American masterpieces spanning over 400 years.

  • Pre-Raphaelite Poetry: An Anthology

    Poetry of Dante Gabriel Rossetti crowns this outstanding collection: highlights include "The Blessed Damozel," "My Sister's Sleep," and selections from The House of Life.