Editions Artisan Devereaux Llc: 263 books

  Aristophanes' Lysistrata is the timeless comic account of one woman's extraordinary mission to end the Peloponnesian War by persuading the women of Greece to withhold sexual privileges from their husbands and lovers as a means of forcing the men to negotiate peace—a strategy that...

There are a lot of things about us women That sadden me, considering how men See us as rascals. —Lysistrata   As indeed we are! —Calonice     Aristophanes' Lysistrata is the timeless comic account of one woman's...

    The Duel by Anton Chekhov, is a classic exploration of the human mind told through the eyes of different people striving for the same thing: to forget the days they lost and make the best of the days they still have. Published in 1891, this morality tale pits...

Kenneth Grahame's exuberant yet whimsical The Wind in the Willows* belongs to the golden age of children's classic novels. One of the true classics of English literature, here are the wonderfully imagined Ratty, Mole, Badger and the conceited Toad of Toad Hall — whose passion for motorcars lands...

“At home there tarries like a lurking snake, Biding its time, a wrath unreconciled, A wily watcher, passionate to slake, In blood resentment for a murdered child…” In Agamemnon, (a tragedy first performed in Athens, Greece, in 458 BC), a king's decision to sacrifice...

In the epic drama Prometheus Bound, Aeschylus, (c. 525-456 BC), recounts a mythical conflict: Prometheus, a Titan, and protector of mankind, steals fire from Mount Olympus and bestows it upon man. For this, Zeus inflicts a cruel punishment. He chains Prometheus to the summit of Mount Caucasus, where...

The only trilogy in Greek drama that survives from antiquity, Aeschylus' The Oresteia described the bloody chain of murder and revenge within the royal family of Argos. “At home there tarries like a lurking snake, Biding its time, a wrath unreconciled…” In Agamemnon,...

"There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved…" GEORGE SAND (1804–1876) was the pseudonym of the French novelist and feminist Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin, later Baroness Dudevant. Born Amantine Lucile Aurore, Sand was a prolific author of plays, short stories, and...

Justine tells the story of a beautiful and devout young woman, The Countess de Lorsange, who reveals her story, in a tavern, to a young woman named Therese. Her steadfast faith and naive trust have predestined her for sexual exploitation and martyrdom. Indeed, the unending catalog of disasters that...

  Marie tells the story of life and love on the Russian plains. Young Peter Grineff leaves the comfort of his home to face blizzards, hardship, and the barbarous cossacks. Presented as a memoir by Peter, the story follows his sometimes-harrowing quest to become husband to Marie....

Intentions The Picture of Dorian Gray Lady Windermere’s Fan The Birthday of the Infanta The Portrait of Mr. W.H. Teleny The Trials of Oscar Wilde De Profundis The Ballad of Reading Gaol Few writers have captured the texture of life as...

"If you are ever in Brooklyn, that borough of superb sunsets and magnificent vistas of husband-propelled baby-carriages, it is to be hoped you may chance upon a quiet by-street where there is a very remarkable bookshop...” Roger and Helen Mifflin own "Parnassus at Home," a...

    The Swiss Family Robinson recounts the courageous exploits of the Robinson family after they are shipwrecked on a deserted island. For six days and nights, a storm tosses the Robinson family's ship around on the sea. But the thundering waves have swept them off...

Molière's play, Tartuffe, repeatedly banned before its eventual public performance in 1669, is a comedy; but it is a comedy in which something serious is at stake. Condemned and banned for five years in Molière’s day, Tartuffe is a satire on religious hypocrisy. If...