OvidMary Innes's classic prose translation of one of the supreme masterpieces of Latin literature, Ovid's Metamorphosis.Ovid drew on Greek mythology, Latin folklore and legend from ever further afield to create...

Dorothy PorterAs the new superintendent at Callan Park Psychiatric Hospital, Dr Peter Cyren must perform medical alchemy - turn diseased minds into healthy ones. But in the case of his...

John MiltonThis epic is Milton's most famous work, employing the heterodox theology later expounded in De Doctrina Christiana.

Author: William Shakespeare This above all: to thine own self be true;And it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any man.The searing tragedy...

Author: William Shakespeare King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1603 and 1606, and is considered one of his greatest works. The play...

Leonard CohenBook of Longing is Leonard Cohen's astonishing new collection of poems, the first since Book of Mercy was published nearly three decades ago.Leonard Cohen made his name as a...

Kwong Kuen ShanIn ancient China, the cat was often a subject of art and poetry.This book contains dozens of exquisite original cat paintings, in colour, by Chinese artist Kwong Kuen...

Geoffery ChaucerConsidered one of Chaucer’s finest poems, second only to The Canterbury Tales in richness and depth, Troilus and Cressida is a tragic love story set against the background of...

VirgilThe Aeneid: A New Prose TranslationVirgil took as his hero Aeneas, legendary survivor of the fall of Troy and father of the Roman race, and in telling a story of...

Lena TaboriMore than 440,000 families have treasured The Little Big Book for Moms since it was published in the spring of 2000! This beloved classic's 10th anniversary edition features a...

The American Poetry and Literacy ProjectMost of us, at one time or another, have experienced wanderlust. For many, the desire to explore is almost irresistible. Now for devotees of poetry,...

Geoffrey ChaucerLively, absorbing, often outrageously funny, Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" is a work of genius, an undisputed classic that has held a special appeal for each generation of readers. "The...