James Baldwin: 133 books

James Arthur Baldwin was an American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. His essays, as collected in Notes of a Native Son (1955), explore palpable yet unspoken intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in Western societies, most notably in mid-20th-century America,...

James Arthur Baldwin was an American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. His essays, as collected in Notes of a Native Son (1955), explore palpable yet unspoken intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in Western societies, most notably in mid-20th-century America,...

James Arthur Baldwin was an American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. His essays, as collected in Notes of a Native Son (1955), explore palpable yet unspoken intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in Western societies, most notably in mid-20th-century America,...

In this honest and stunning novel, now a major motion picture directed by Barry Jenkins, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child,...

The Cross of Redemption is a revelation by an American literary master: a gathering of essays, articles, polemics, reviews, and interviews that have never before appeared in book form. James Baldwin was one of the most brilliant and provocative literary figures of the past century, renowned...

James Baldwin (1841-1925) was an American editor and author. Gained the world popularity as one of the most prolific authors of school books for children at the end of the last century and the beginning of this. Became famous and widely published textbook editor and children's author in the subjects...

Contents Fifty Famous Stories Retold (1896) Fifty Famous People (1912) Old Greek Stories (1841) Four Great Americans Hero Tales (1914) The Book-lover (1885) The Story of Siegfried (1899) Old Greek Stories- A retelling of old Greek stories involving mythological heroes and their adventures. Tales include those of Prometheus, Io, Perseus and Theseus.  

James Baldwin was an American editor and prolific writer, mostly known as the children's author in the subjects of legends, mythology, biography. “The Black Douglas” is the name of fairy tale protagonist, the Scottish brave man, whose hair and beard are black and long, and his face is tanned and...

James Baldwin was an American editor and prolific writer, mostly known as the children's author in the subjects of legends, mythology, biography. “Mignon” is a short story, entered in the collection of Fifty Famous Stories, published in 1896. This tale is about a little girl named Mignon, who...

James Baldwin (1841-1925) was an American editor and author. Gained the world popularity as one of the most prolific authors of school books for children at the end of the last century and the beginning of this. Became famous and widely published textbook editor and children's author in the subjects...

James Baldwin was an American editor and prolific writer, mostly known as the children's author in the subjects of legends, mythology, biography. “The Bell of Atri” is a rewritten Italian Tale, entered in the collection of Fifty Famous Stories. The tale is about the bell in one little Italian...

James Baldwin was an American editor and prolific writer, mostly known as the children's author in the subjects of legends, mythology, biography. “Other Wise Men of Gotham” is a tale about the peasants of Gotham, who once known, that the King is going to pass through the town, decide to feign...

James Baldwin was an american editor and prolific writer, mostly known as the children's author in the subjects of legends, mythology, biography. He wrote over thirty books about famous people in history and retold classical stories. All of his tales have the educational or literary value, so his...

James Baldwin was an American editor and prolific writer, mostly known as the children's author in the subjects of legends, mythology, biography. “Picciola” is a short story about a poor gentleman, who has been wrongfully convicted and locked in one of the biggest prisons of France. He is unhappy,...