Herman Melville's 'Moby Dick' is a monumental work of American literature, considered one of the greatest novels of all time.

With this remarkable third collection, Smith establishes herself among the best poets of her generation.

Describes authors, works, and literary terms from all eras and all parts of the world.

This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication.

In Charlotte Brontë's classic tale of romance, Jane Eyre is an orphan trying to make her way in the world.

Wuthering Heights is the name of Mr. HeathcliffÕs dwelling. ÔWutheringÕ being a significant provincial adjective, descriptive of the atmospheric tumult to which its station is exposed in stormy weather.