Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ; translated with an introduction and notes by Michael Hulse. Francisco de Quevedo ; translated with an introduction and notes by Michael Alpert. Ivan Turgenev ; translated with an introduction and notes by Richard Freeborn. Mme De Lafayette ; translated with an introduction and notes by Robin Buss. Emile Zola ; translated with an introduction and notes by Brian Nelson. Rene Descartes ; translated with an introduction and notes by Michael Moriarty. Guy de Maupassant ; translated with an introduction and notes by Sian Miles. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ; translated with an introduction and notes by David Constantine ; with a preface by A.S. Byatt. Alexandre Dumas ; translated with an introduction and notes by Robin Buss. Usama ibn Munqidh ; translated with an introduction and notes by Paul M. Cobb.