In this eloquently written book, he describes events in a remarkable life that began in bondage and culminated in worldwide recognition. 160pp.
× 8¼.
0-486-28738-6
VICTORIAN HOUSE DESIGNS IN AUTHENTIC FULL COLOR: 75 Plates from the “Scientific American–Architects and Builders Edition,” 1885-1894, Edited by Blanche Cirker. Exquisitely detailed, exceptionally handsome designs for an enormous variety of attractive city dwellings, spacious suburban and country homes, charming “cottages” and other structures — all accompanied by perspective views and floor plans. 80pp. 9¼ x 12¼.
0-486-29438-2
VILLETTE, Charlotte Brontë. Acclaimed by Virginia Woolf as “Brontë’s finest novel,” this moving psychological study features a remarkably modern heroine who abandons her native England for a new life as a schoolteacher in Belgium. 480pp.
× 8¼.
0-486-45557-2
THE VOYAGE OUT, Virginia Woolf. A moving depiction of the thrills and confusion of youth, Woolf’s acclaimed first novel traces a shipboard journey to South America for a captivating exploration of a woman’s growing self-awareness. 288pp.
× 8¼.
0-486-45005-8
WALDEN; OR, LIFE IN THE WOODS, Henry David Thoreau. Accounts of Thoreau’s daily life on the shores of Walden Pond outside Concord, Massachusetts, are interwoven with musings on the virtues of self-reliance and individual freedom, on society, government, and other topics. 224pp.
× 8¼.
0-486-28495-6
WILD PILGRIMAGE: A Novel in Woodcuts, Lynd Ward. Through startling engravings shaded in black and red, Ward wordlessly tells the story of a man trapped in an industrial world, struggling between the grim reality around him and the fantasies his imagination creates. 112pp. 6
× 9¼.
0-486-46583-7
WILLY POGÁNY REDISCOVERED, Willy Pogány. Selected and Edited by Jeff A. Menges. More than 100 color and black-and-white Art Nouveau–style illustrations from fairy tales and adventure stories include scenes from Wagner’s “Ring” cycle, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Gulliver’s Travels, and Faust. 144pp. 8
× 11.
0-486-47046-6
WOOLLY THOUGHTS: Unlock Your Creative Genius with Modular Knitting, Pat Ashforth and Steve Plummer. Here’s the revolutionary way to knit — easy, fun, and foolproof! Beginners and experienced knitters need only master a single stitch to create their own designs with patchwork squares. More than 100 illustrations. 128pp. 6½ × 9¼.
0-486-46084-3
WUTHERING HEIGHTS, Emily Brontë. Somber tale of consuming passions and vengeance — played out amid the lonely English moors — recounts the turbulent and tempestuous love story of Cathy and Heathcliff. Poignant and compelling. 256pp.
× 8¼.
0-486-29256-8
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