Wordsworth Classics

Algernon Blackwood / The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories

One of the most famous ghost stories, Blackwood's 'The Empty House' is a classic haunted house tale of terror. Now with a new introduction and biography.Algernon Blackwood, one of the founding...

Andre Nataf / Wordsworth Dictionary of the Occult

   The occult aims to modify the world and those who live in it by disciplines not recognized by modern science. This work covers the story and the nature of occultism, detailing occult...

Arthur Jacobs / The Wordsworth Book of Opera

    This work is a concise and comprehensive guide to the repertoire of opera. It contains synopses of 83 major operas by 41 composers from Monteverdi and Purcell through Mozart, Verdi,...

Derek Watson / Wordsworth Dictionary of Musical Quotations

   This work is a collection of musical insights, incorporating critical remarks and biographical sketches. It is arranged in 14 sections with more than 200 topic categories and 2500...

Eric Partridge / Wordsworth Book of Usage and Abusage - Language and Grammar

This work examines the best and worst uses of English in order to help speakers, writers and thinkers express themselves more clearly. It looks at archism, echoism, obscurity and tautology, and...

Frances Hodgson Burnett / The Secret Garden ( Wordsworth Classics Edition)

Frances Burnett Hodgson's novel The Secret Garden is both intriguing and uplifting. It is regarded as one of the best children's books written in the twentieth century.Mary Lennox, a sickly ten year...

G. Terry Page / The Wordsworth Book of Spelling Rules

   This work provides a guide to the rules of English spelling and a simple framework for the general improvement of spelling. It is suitable for self-instruction and as a resource for...

Henry Gilbert / Robin Hood

Robin Hood Follow the thrilling adventures of Robin Hood and his gang of Merry Men in Henry Gilbert's famous retelling of this much-loved legend.When Robin witnesses how cruelly the peasants...

J. P. Kenyon / The Wordsworth Dictionary of British History

The Wordsworth Reference Library includes language dictionaries, language guides, historical references, and much more. This popular series covers everything from the familiar and practical to the...

Judith S. Neaman / The Wordsworth Book of Euphemism

  A euphemism is a milder term for the crude, offensive, embarrassing or unpleasant. Among the areas covered by this work are such things as bodily functions, nudity, drinking habits,...

Louisa May Alcott / Little Women and Good Wives

 Little Women is one of the best-loved children's stories of all time, based on the author's own youthful experiences. It describes the family life of the four March sisters living in a small...

The Wordsworth Poetry Library: The Works of A.E. Housman

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W.B Yeats / Selected Poetry ( Wordsworth Classics)

 A new selection of Yeats' poetry including the most significant and interesting variants of the major poems, as well as a brief explanatory paragraph on the textual and contextual import of...