Frankly, I desired to make Myra’s acquaintance because of her evil reputation.It was from Aunt Antonia that I first heard of her. Aunt Antonia was a very pious and respectable lady, and lies and slander were alien to her. She saw things with a sharp eye, but saw them from a set viewpoint.According to her tale, Myra had even as a child exhibited a peculiar propensity to lying and stealing. In school she was considered stupid and lazy. As a young girl, she had run around with a...

Felix Salten's Bambi is far more than the sentimental animal tale later popularized by adaptation: it is a grave, elegant woodland Bildungsroman that follows a young roe deer from birth into wary maturity. Written in lucid, fable-like prose, the novel blends naturalistic observation with allegorical force, presenting the forest as a realm of beauty, fear, hierarchy, and sudden violence. Within the context of early twentieth-century European literature, it reads as both animal narrative and...

Whittaker Chambers had just participated in America's trial of the century in which Chambers claimed that Alger Hiss, a full-standing member of the political establishment, was a spy for the Soviet Union. This poetic autobiography recounts the famous case, but also reveals much more. Chambers' worldview--e.g. "e;man without mysticism is a monster"e;--went on to help make political conservatism a national force.

#1 New York Times bestseller for 13 consecutive weeks!"As long as humanity speaks of virtue and dreams of freedom, the life and writings of Whittaker Chambers will ennoble and inspire." - PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN"One of the dozen or so indispensable books of the century..." - GEORGE F. WILL"Witness changed my worldview, my philosophical perceptions, and, without exaggeration, my...

First published in 1923, Bambi: A Life in the Woods traces a deer's growth from fawn to seasoned survivor through seasons of courtship, scarcity, and mortal risk. Salten's spare, lyrical realism and unsentimental anthropomorphism produce a modernist animal bildungsroman: impressionistic vignettes, close focalization, and the ominous figure of "Him" refract ecological fact into parable, guided by the austere Old Prince. Felix Salten (born Siegmund Salzmann) was a Viennese journalist and cri...

First published in 1923, Bambi: A Life in the Woods traces a deer's growth from fawn to seasoned survivor through seasons of courtship, scarcity, and mortal risk. Salten's spare, lyrical realism and unsentimental anthropomorphism produce a modernist animal bildungsroman: impressionistic vignettes, close focalization, and the ominous figure of "Him" refract ecological fact into parable, guided by the austere Old Prince. Felix Salten (born Siegmund Salzmann) was a Viennese journalist and cri...

Bambi: a Life in the Woods by Felix Salten is the timeless classic of nature, survival, and the delicate balance of life in the forest. Hailed as one of the greatest works of literary naturalism, this unforgettable novel follows Bambi, a young fawn, as he grows into a majestic stag and learns the joys and sorrows of the wilderness. Complete and unabridged. Through encounters with his loving mother, loyal friends like Faline and the Hare, and the ever-present dangers of hunters, winter, and...

*The reader is made to feel deeply and thrillingly the terror and anguish of the hunted, the deceit and cruelty of the savage, the patience and devotion of the mother to her young, the fury of rivals in love, the grace and loneliness of the great princes of the forest. In word pictures that are sometimes breath-taking the author draws the forest in all its moods—lashed into madness by storms, or white and silent under snow, or whispering and singing to itself at daybreak .Louise Long, The ...

Burrow into this classic tale about a family of rabbits from the author of Bambi.Hops and his young rabbit friends must face all the triumphs and trials in the first year of life in the woods.Life is dangerous in the forest, especially for the fifteen young rabbits who are learning to navigate their home. While there are many wonderful things and other animals to get to know—including a deer by the name of Bambi—there are also dangers, and the cons...

Whittaker Chambers is one of the most controversial figures in modern American history a former Communist spy who left the party, testified against Alger Hiss before the House Un-American Activities Committee, and wrote a classic autobiography, Witness. Dismissed by some as a crank, reviled by others as a traitor, Chambers still looms as a Dostoevskian figure over three decades after his death in 1961. A man of profound pessimism, rare vision, and remarkable literary talents, his continuin...

Get to know the lives and longings of animals in a city zoo in this time-honored tale from the author of Bambi.The animals of the city zoo miss their homes. While they appreciate the company of one another, they have a fierce longing to be free of the daily visitors, the city sounds—and most of all, the bars to their cages.Vasta the mouse is the only animal who is not behind bars. She uses her freedom to travel from cage to cage, visiting Yppa the ...

Bambi follows the life of the eponymous roe deer, from birth to maturity. Through the years Bambi meets friends, learns how to survive in the forest, finds love, and learns how to survive "He" - the name animals give to man. The novel gives a glimpse into forest life: dangerous, yet awe-inspiring; unforgiving, yet beautiful.Written by Felix Salten and published in 1923 in German, it was translated to English in 1928 by Whittaker Chambers. It is considered one of th...