James Baldwin's classic collection of stories that have shaped our culture and our civilisation. Everyone should know these stories, like Androcles and the Lion, Damon and Pythius, the Brave Three Hundred, and more. The stories in this collection have been rearranged to match the Ambleside Online reading order, and includes all the original illustrations carefully restored for reprinting.
James Baldwin
James Baldwin was an American novelist, essayist, and playwright known for his exploration of race, sexuality, and identity in America. His most notable works include "Go Tell It on the Mountain," "The Fire Next Time," and "If Beale Street Could Talk." Baldwin's writing style was characterized by his powerful and eloquent prose, which delved deeply into the complexities of the human experience. He was a prominent voice in the civil rights movement and his works continue to be celebrated for their insight and impact on American literature. His most famous work, "The Fire Next Time," is a seminal text on race in America and remains a classic of 20th-century literature. Baldwin's contributions to literature have had a lasting influence on the genre of African American literature and continue to be studied and revered by readers and scholars alike.