Книги издательства Dover Publications

With a new Introduction by Philip Hofer

«Гедда Габлер» — пьеса Генрика Ибсена, которая была впервые поставлена в 1891 году в Мюнхене. Первые зрители не оценили пьесу, но с годами она стала восприниматься как один из столпов мирового театра. Главную героиню играли Элеонора Дузе, Луиза Дюмон, Вера Комиссаржевская, Алла Назимова, Ингрид...

You don’t have to love math to enjoy a hand of cards, a night at the casino, or a puzzle. But your pleasure and prowess at games, gambling, and other numerically related pursuits can be heightened with this entertaining volume, in which the authors offer a fascinating view of some of the...

Best known for the 1892 title story of this collection, a harrowing tale of a woman"s descent into madness, Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote more than 200 other short stories. Seven of her finest are reprinted here. Written from a feminist perspective, often focusing on the inferior status...

Set against a backdrop of frozen canals in a winter wonderland, the year';s most exciting event in a little Dutch village is about to take place. But will Hans Brinker and his sister Gretel, with their hand-carved wooden skates, be able to compete against their well-trained young friends who own...

Only significant account done of Yucatan in post-Conquest era. Describes geography and natural history of the peninsula, gives brief history of Mayan life, discusses Spanish conquest and its effects, and provides a long summary of Maya civilization. Translator William Gates has added appendices, 4...

50-minute CD contains 37 great Spanish poems, from the 12th-century Cantar de Mio Cid to the 20th-century poetry of Garcia Lorca, Salinas and Alberti. Authentic spoken versions capture beauty and subtlety. Also included is a handsome 160-page dual-language book containing the original Spanish texts...

50-minute CD of 39 great French poems recorded by native-speaking Frenchman Michel Moinot includes major works by 30 French poets including Francois Villon, Pierre de Ronsard, Jean de La Fontaine, Voltaire, Chenier, Hugo, Baudelaire, and Rimbaud. Set also includes 192-page dual-language book with...

Superb collection spanning over 4 centuries of Spanish creativity — from the writings of such Renaissance masters as Garcilaso and Lope de Vega to such 20th-century poets as Federico Garcia Lorca and Nobel Prizewinner Gabriela Mistral. Excellent English translations by Samuel Beckett, Roy Campbell...

Reprint of rare catalog by one of America’s most successful, late-nineteenth-century domestic architects, with more than 100 designs for 68 houses. Elevations and floor plans for custom-designed homes in the Colonial, Romanesque, and Queen Anne styles, as well as plans for verandas, summer...