The Signet Classics edition of William Shakespeares incomparable tragic play. "To be, or not to be: that is the question" There is arguably no work of fiction quoted as often as William Shakespeares Hamlet. This haunting tragedy of a troubled Danish prince devoted to avenging his fathers death has captivated audiences for centuries. This revised Signet Classics edition includes unique features such as: • An overview of Shakespeares life, world, and theater • A special introduction to the play by the editor, Sylvan Barnet • Sources from which Shakespeare derived Hamlet • Dramatic criticism from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, A. C. Bradley, Maynard Mack, and others • A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions • Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable text • And more... From the Paperback edition.
Presents an abridged version of the tale of Englishman Robinson Crusoe, who, after becoming the sole survivor of a 1659 shipwreck, lives on a deserted island for more than twenty-eight years.
In his Preface to the Iliad, Alexander Pope declared that in his poetic invention Homer possessed unequalled fire and rapture. Pope spent his formative years as a poet translating Homer, beginning with the Iliad, and in his translation he successfully found a style that answers the sublimity and grace of Homer. Steven Shankman provides scholarly critical apparatus for this Penguin English Poets edition, which is based on the 1743 edition that contains the poets final revisions. Popes Preface and the three indexes are also included. Most importantly, this edition makes available for the first time in paperback Popes notes in their entirety, enabling us to observe one poetic genius illuminate the work of another.
The thrilling sequel to the Hugo and Nebula-winning Binti by Nnedi Okorafor It's been a year since Binti and Okwu enrolled at Oomza University. A year since Binti was declared a hero for uniting two warring planets. A year since she found friendship in the unlikeliest of places. And now she must return home to her people, with her friend Okwu by her side, to face her family and face her elders. But Okwu will be the first of his race to set foot on Earth in over a hundred years, and the first ever to come in peace. After generations of conflict can human and Meduse ever learn to truly live in harmony? Praise for Nnedi Okorafor: "Binti is a supreme read about a sexy, edgy Afropolitan in space! Its a wondrous combination of extra-terrestrial adventure and age-old African diplomacy. Unforgettable!" - Wanuri Kahiu, award winning Kenyan film director of Pumzi and From a Whisper "A perfect dove-tailing of tribal and futuristic, of sentient space ships and ancient cultural traditions, Binti was a beautiful story to read." – Little Red Reviewer "Binti is a wonderful and memorable coming of age story which, to paraphrase Lord of the Rings, shows that one girl can change the course of the galaxy." – Geek Syndicate "Binti packs a punch because it is such a rich, complex tale of identity, both personal and cultural... and like all of Nnedi Okorafor's works, this one is also highly, highly recommended." – Kirkus Reviews "Theres more vivid imagination in a page of Nnedi Okorafors work than in whole volumes of ordinary fantasy epics." -Ursula Le Guin "Okorafors impressive inventiveness never flags." - Gary K. Wolfe on Lagoon At the Publishers request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
When Morgan Carters car breaks down 250 miles from his home, he figures his weekend plans are ruined. But things are about to get much, much worse: the countrys power grid has collapsed. There is no electricity, no running water, no Internet, and no way to know when normalcy will be restored-if it ever will be. An avid survivalist, Morgan takes to the road with his prepper pack on his back. During the gruelling trek from Tallahassee to his home in Lake County, chaos threatens his every step but Morgan is hell-bent on getting home to his wife and daughters.
