\\\"The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.\\\" - Alfred North Whitehead Plato\"s ideas on reason, justice, and religion have had profound impact on Western philosophy and politics....

\\\"The first truly American writer, and all of us since are his heirs.\\\" - William Faulkner on Mark Twain This beautiful hardback collection brings together Mark Twain\"s earliest and most celebrated novels: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Prince and the Pauper....

Henry James is considered one of the great American novelists, his work celebrated for its moral and psychological realism. This handsome jacketed hardback brings together three of his best works: The Portrait of a Lady, The Turn of the Screw and Washington Square....

From H. G. Wells, the father of science fiction, come four thrilling tales of the future. In The War of the Worlds, Martian invaders appear on Earth armed with an array of terrifying killing machines and threaten the very survival of the human race....

Sincerity is the end and the beginning of all things; without sincerity there would be nothing. - Inazo Nitobe, The Way of the Samurai This beautiful jacketed hardback collection brings together five iconic works of Eastern philosophy....

\\\"Dostoevsky, the only psychologist from whom I\"ve anything to learn.\\\" - Friedrich Nietzsche Dostoevsky\"s exploration of human psychology through fiction has captivated readers for over a century. This handsome hardback collection brings together three of his most notable works: Crime and Punishment, The Gambler and Notes from Underground....

Homer\"s The Iliad and The Odyssey are two of the foundational texts of Western Literature. The Iliad begins during the final weeks of the long-fought Trojan War. Nine years since the conflict began, the Greeks continue to fight to reclaim the beautiful Helen....