Set in fin-de-siecle London, this novel traces a path from the studio of painter Basil Hallward to the opium dens of the East End. Combining elements of the supernatural, aestheticism, and the Gothic, this is a work of fiction.
Two sisters of opposing temperaments share the pangs of tragic love.
While his portrait changes hideously, reflecting his crimes and corruption, he remains outwardly flawless. This new edition uses the 1891 expanded text and shows how Wilde transformed his many sources.
"Northanger Abbey" and "Persuasion" were first published together in 1818, the year after Jane Austen's death.
This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition includes newly commissioned notes on the text. "From the Trade Paperback edition.
A "property romance," the love story of Orlando and Monimia revolves around the Manor House as inheritable property.
Clever, pretty, and rich, at twenty-one, Emma Woodhouse is content with her place in life: sole companion to her doting father, mistress of Heartfield, and member of Highbury's foremost family.