More than two hundred songs, some with music, whose lyrics depict life in the old West.

In an illuminating discussion, Jim Samson combines history and analysis to provide the reader with a comprehensive picture of these popular piano works. He begins by investigating the social and musical background to Chopin's unique style.

This is the first scholarly edition to bring together the best short stories and poems of Rudyard Kipling.

One hundred seventy-six ballads arranged by subject area.