Volume one of a four volume collection of the works of Samuel Beckett.

The American Notebooks follows chronological order, tracing Hawthorne's development over a period of eighteen years.

Presents accounts of a young man's travels on the Oregon Trail and his sojourn with the Oglala Indians.

Befriended by Donatello, a young Italian with the classical grace of the 'Marble Faun', Miriam, Hilda, and Kenyon, three American expatriates, find their pursuit of art taking a sinister turn as Miriam's unhappy past threatens to lead them ...