{"product_id":"9780156033855","title":"Classics for Pleasure","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is not your father’s list of classics. In these delightful essays, Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Dirda introduces nearly ninety of the world’s most entertaining books. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting with affection as well as authority, Dirda covers masterpieces of fantasy and science fiction, horror and adventure, as well as epics, history, essay, and children’s literature. Organized thematically, these are works that have shaped our imaginations. \"Love’s Mysteries\" moves from Sappho and Arthurian romance to Sören Kierkegaard and Georgette Heyer. In other categories Dirda discusses not only \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e and Sherlock Holmes but also the \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e and Icelandic sagas, Frederick Douglass and \u003ci\u003eFowler’s Modern English Usage\u003c\/i\u003e. Whether writing about Petronius or Perelman, Dirda makes literature come alive. \u003ci\u003eClassics for Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e is a perfect companion for any reading group or lover of books. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48030287560944,"sku":"9780156033855","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780156033855_p0.jpg?v=1763779371","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780156033855","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}