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Title	Author	Description
Tyrant Banderas Tyrant Banderas	Ramón del Valle-Inclán	The first great twentieth-century novel of dictatorship, and an inspiration to García Márquez and Roa Bastos, Tyrant Banderas is a dark and dazzling portrayal of a mythical Latin American Republic at last revolting against the ruthless monster that has ruled it for so long. Contributors: Alberto Manguel , Peter Bush
Pinocchio (Illustrated) Pinocchio	Carlo Collodi	This edition of Carlo Collodi's original, madcap tale is accompanied by more than 50 full-page watercolors by acclaimed painter Fulvio Testa. "This translation revives the sardonic wit and black humour of the original." — London Times Contributors: Umberto Eco , Fulvio Testa , Geoffrey Brock
Hindoo Holiday Hindoo Holiday	J. R. Ackerley Ackerley	Hindoo Holiday is an intimate and very funny account of an exceedingly strange place, and one of the masterpieces of twentieth-century travel literature. Contributors: Eliot Weinberger
Monsieur Proust Monsieur Proust	Céleste Albaret Albaret	This lovely book is as close as we can come to meeting Proust in person. Contributors: André Aciman , Barbara Bray
Blood on the Forge Blood on the Forge	William Attaway Attaway	A savage vision of the Great Migration told through a bleak and harrowing story of three brothers. Contributors: Darryl Pinckney
W.H. Auden's Book of Light Verse W.H. Auden's Book of Light Verse	W.H. Auden Auden	Auden's great, transformative anthology, assembled when his own work was at its most provocative and searching, is above all a rethinking of the history of poetry in English.
Dante: Poet of the Secular World Dante	Erich Auerbach Auerbach	An inspiring introduction to one of world's greatest poets and a brilliantly argued essay in the history of ideas. Contributors: Michael Dirda
D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths D'aulaires' Book of Norse Myths	Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire aulaire	The Caldecott medal-winning d'Aulaires once again captivate their young audience with this beautifully illustrated introduction to Norse legends. Contributors: Michael Chabon
D'Aulaires' Book of Trolls D'Aulaires' Book of Trolls	Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire aulaire	D'Aulaires' Book of Trolls, the spectacularly illustrated and delightfully entertaining companion volume to the much-acclaimed D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths.
The Terrible Troll-Bird Terrible Troll-Bird	Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire Aulaire	One summer's eve Ola, Lina, Sina, and Trina leave their village to gather firewood in the forest, when they're surprised by the hideous call of the terrible troll-bird, a giant rooster who pops up out of the treetops and swoops down to devour their beloved horse Blakken. Little does the terrible troll-bird know that he has finally met his match: his terrible days of terrorizing are over.