An immensely powerful story, The Night Inspector follows the extraordinary life of William Bartholomew, a maimed veteran of the Civil War, as he returns from the battlefields to New York City, bent on reversing his fortunes. It is there he meets Jessie, a
Frederick Busch's novel Girls is an elegant, literary mystery, bound by loss and driven by hope. From their origin in the short story "Ralph the Duck," Busch's characters Jack and Fanny evolve, embraced by the sorrow that divides their marriage and reverb
Bringing together 38 tales and sketches, The $30,000 Bequest provides a rare long view of Twain's work, covering virtually his entire career, from "Advice to Young Girls" (a spoof that appeared in 1865, just months before he achieved national acclaim for
