George and Barbara Perkins

Authors and editors.

Selected Works

The American Tradition in Literature
A history and anthology, available in both a two volume complete edition and a shorter, one volume concise edition
The HarperCollins Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature
The most comprehensive single-volume guide to American literature.
The Harper Handbook to Literature
A guide to history, terms, and concepts.
Kaleidoscope: Stories of the American Experience
A multicultural reader.

Quick Links

AROUND THE WORLD ON THE QE2, a travel memoir published as a quality paperback.
SiriusThoth
Writing, reviewing, technical writing, copy-editing, proof-reading, screen-writing, videos, art.
George Perkins Facebook
A link to the Perkins Facebook, and through it to selected family members, readers, and scholars.
Primis American Tradition in Literature
A McGraw Hill site where instructors may build their own textbooks or supplement the textbook they currently use.
The International Society for the Study of Narrative
An international scholarly society that sponsors a journal, NARRATIVE, an annual conference, an e-mail discussion list, and the annual BARBARA PERKINS & GEORGE PERKINS AWARD for the best book in narrative studies.
Authors Guild
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Our E-Books

Like many other writers, we have begun to publish books in electronic formats that can be read on line or downloaded for reading on Kindle, Sony Reader, the newer Palm Readers and most other hand held devices designed for e-books. They may also be downloaded for reading in PDF format. These early titles will be augmented with others as the publishing industry continues its historic shift to digital publishing.

PERKINS E-BOOKS, a general link to most of the books on our site. Links to individual titles appear below.
AROUND THE WORLD ON THE QE2, THE LAST OF THE GREAT CRUISE SHIPS: a travel memoir of the final voyage.
STONES STAND, WATERS FLOW, a New England memoir and history
RARE DAYS IN LOST VALLEY, a comic academic novel
A SEASON IN NEW SOUTH WALES, a memoir of travel and teaching in Australia
WRITING CLEAR PROSE, A handbook and reference for aspiring writers.
Electronic versions of the titles below allow downloads or reading on line but are not formatted for particular readers.

THE COOK AND THE PIE-RAT, a children's book.
"The French and the Indians" and "Choices on a Rare Day," stories from RARE DAYS IN LOST VALLEY
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CUFF TROT, first a slave and then a free man on the farm where the author spent his boyhood.