{"product_id":"billy-budd-sailor-9781416523727","title":"Billy Budd, Sailor","description":"\u003cb\u003eEnriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBilly Budd, Sailor\u003c\/i\u003e has been called the best short novel ever written. In his brilliantly condensed prose, Herman Melville fashions a legal parable in which reason and intellect prove incapable of preserving innocence in the face of evil. For all those who feel themselves threatened by a hostile and inflexible environment, there is special significance in this haunting story of a handsome sailor who becomes a victim of man's intransigence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnriched Classics enhance your engagement by introducing and explaining the historical and cultural significance of the work, the author's personal history, and what impact this book had on subsequent scholarship. Each book includes discussion questions that help clarify and reinforce major themes and reading recommendations for further research. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRead with confidence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416523727\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.84h x 4.32w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e32373 \/ Billy Budd, Sailor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.6 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 6\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Herman Melville","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42917135384757,"sku":"9781416523727","price":5.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_01a7b6c3-d7c4-4dde-b953-e18194488765.jpg?v=1687278365","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/billy-budd-sailor-9781416523727","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}