A Book That Examines or Takes Place in a Time Before the 18th Century

Updated January 13, 2026
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Beowulf : a new verse translation
Heaney, Seamus.
Paper Book
This presentation of the translation and the Old English Text on facing pages allows the reader to approach the first major poem in English literature in a fresh and exciting new way. Includes a Guide to Reading Aloud, Introduction, Commentary and notes for translation from the original.
The Odyssey
Homer.
Paper Book
One of the supreme masterpieces of world literature, the Homeric saga of the shipwrecks, wanderings, and homecoming of the master tactician Odysseus encompasses a virtual inventory of the themes and attitudes that have shaped Western culture. The tale of Odysseus's encounters with such obstacles...
Hamnet
O'Farrell, Maggie
Paper Book
NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Now a major motion picture starring Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, and Joe Alwyn, directed by ACADEMY AWARD® winner Chloé Zhao. The bestselling author of The Marriage Portrait...
The three musketeers
Dumas, Alexandre
CD
Las aventuras de los tres mosqueteros del rey, Atos, Portos y Aramís y su amigo D´Artagnan, en su búsqueda de arreglar el problema del collar de la rena y de su antafonismo contra los guardias del Cardenal Richelieu, son la base de una serie de obras de Dumas, padre, en las cuales el espíritu de...
The name of the rose
Eco, Umberto.
Paper Book
Now available from HarperVia in a deluxe paperback edition featuring never-before-seen illustrations by the author, the beloved internationally bestselling historical mystery about a brilliant monk called upon to solve a series of baffling murders in a fourteenth-century Italian abbey ...
LADY TAN'S CIRCLE OF WOMEN
SEE, LISA
Paper Book
*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!* From "one of those special writers capable of delivering both poetry and plot" (The New York Times Book Review) an immersive historical novel inspired by the true story of a woman physician in 15th-century China--perfect for fans of...

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