1. The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic (Penguin Classics)
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Written By: R. K. Narayan

A sweeping tale of abduction, battle, and courtship played out in a universe of deities and demons, The Ramayana is familiar to virtually every Indian. Although the Sanskrit original was composed by Valmiki around the fourth century BC, poets have produced countless versions in different languages. Here, drawing on the work of an eleventh-century poet called Kamban, Narayan employs more..

2. Pygmalion - starring Shannon Cochran and Nicholas Pennell (Audio Theatre Series)
Publisher: L. A. Theatre Works
Written By: George Bernard Shaw, L.A. Theatre Works, Nicholas Rudall, Nicholas Pennell, Roslyn Alexander, Denise du Maurier, Kenneth Northcutt

The distinguished yet misanthropic and perhaps misogynistic linguist Henry Higgins teaches a common flower girl to speak and act like a lady and, to his own great surprise, falls in love with her. more..

3. The Iliad of Homer
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Written By: Homer

"Each new generation is bound to produce new translations. [Lattimore] has done better with nobility, as well as with accuracy, than any other modern verse translator. [In] our age we do not often find a fine scholar who is also a genuine poet and who takes the greatest pains over the work of translation."--Hugh Lloyd-Jones, New York Review of Books more..

4. The Norton Anthology of Poetry
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Long the classic anthology of poetry in English, The Norton Anthology of Poetry, Fifth Edition, adds to its wealth of known and loved poems a rich gathering of new poetry. Beginning with Beowulf, newly represented by selections from Seamus Heaney's dazzling translation, and continuing to the present day, The Norton Anthology of Poetry includes 1,100 poems by 250 poets in the more..

5. Literature: Reading Fiction, Poetry, and Drama
Publisher: McGraw Hill
Written By: Robert DiYanni

This anthology provides broad coverage for the three genres of literature--fiction, poetry, and drama--and exceptionally clear presentation of the elements of literature. The text has a clear and up-to-date chapter on critical theory that features helpful checklists. It also features Robert DiYanni's well-known three-part pedagogy that presents each of the three genres in light of a reader's more..

6. Intentions
Publisher: General Books LLC
Written By: Oscar Wilde

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Authors, English; Art critics; Poisoners; more..

7. Tempest
Publisher: Caedmon
Written By: William Shakespeare

O brave new world that has such people in't! - Miranda

A Shakespeare Society Production.

The complete play in five acts. more..

8. Waiting for Godot
Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks
Written By: Samuel Beckett

John Tydeman, for many years head of BBC Radio Drama, takes a fresh look at one of the milestones in Western drama. This title follows the acclaimed recordings of Beckett's Trilogy, "Molloy", "Malone Dies" and "The Unnamable" published by Naxos AudioBooks. more..

9. Short Stories Old and New
Publisher: Public Domain Books
Written By: N/A

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. more..

10. The Importance of Being Earnest
Publisher: Highbridge Audio
Written By: Oscar Wilde

Known as one of the greatest comedies written in English, Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest attacks Victorian manners and morals in what can only be described as the most maliciously delicious way. A witty satire of Victorian social hypocrisy, Wilde pulls the strings on his cast of late-Victorian characters making them appear, first and foremost, exactly as they more..