Classic fiction: literary and general

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  • Siddhartha  / In Spanish

    Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Siddhartha / In Spanish

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  • Books on Demand Antonius i Paris

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    £28.98

  • Books on Demand Tabte illusioner

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    £45.12

  • Novellix Four British Classics from Novellix

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    £15.20

  • The Madness of Waiting

    Zubaan The Madness of Waiting

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    Book SynopsisPublished in 1899, Muhammad Hadi Ruswa's famous novel "Umrao Jaan Ada" created a sensation when it came out, with its candid fictionalized account of the life of Umrao Jaan, based on a renowned Lucknow courtesan and poetess of the same name. Considered by many to be the first Urdu novel, it remains highly popular today and has been the basis of three films and a Pakistani television serial. But despite Ruswa's notoriety, few know that a month after he wrote "Umrao Jaan Ada", he penned a sly novella entitled "Junun-e-Intezar", in which "Umrao" avenges herself on her creator, Ruswa, by narrating the story of his life. Blurring the lines between truth and fiction, narrator and character, this clever narrative strategy gives the courtesan a voice. While "Umrao Jaan Ada" is still celebrated, "Junun-e-Intezar" has been completely forgotten - until now. The "Madness of Waiting" redresses this imbalance, featuring both the Urdu original and a superb English translation. The book also includes a critical introduction that rethinks "Umrao Jaan Ada" and the Urdu literary milieu of the late-nineteenth-century Lucknow courtesan.

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    £14.50

  • Books on Demand Ilman välikäsiä

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    £25.90

  • The Pioneers

    Monsoon Books The Pioneers

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  • Culturea Eine Schwierigkeit der Psychoanalyse

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  • Culturea Le Juif Errant: Tome 1

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  • Culturea Der Wurstdieb

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  • Blackstone Publishing Shōgun, Part One

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  • Blackstone Publishing Shōgun, Part Two

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  • Wuthering Heights

    Oldcastle Books Ltd Wuthering Heights

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    Book SynopsisHere's looking at you... Cathy Here's looking at you... Cathy Childhood sweethearts turned star-crossed lovers, fuelled by bitter jealousy and dark revenge. She's pretty and posh, he's a moody brooding bastard. Heartbreak, alcoholism and plenty of illegitimate kids - it's a perfect Northern drama.

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    £10.69

  • Satyrica

    Carcanet Press Ltd Satyrica

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    Book SynopsisPetronius lived during the reign of the notorious emperor Nero, a writer in a decadent empire, and in Frederic Raphael he finds a translator who brings his words vividly alive. Petronius' Rome is not the noble civilisation of classical ideals; his Romans are lascivious, amoral and stylish, inhabiting a louche world of ostentatious, nouveau riche extravagance and flirtation with the seductive menace of the Roman underclass. In Raphael's hands, the "Satyrica" becomes a modern novel, Petronius a contemporary. Freed of the weight of classical decorum, the "Satyrica" is racily subversive, scandalously entertaining. This work, writes Raphael, has always been excluded from the curriculum: it offers no improving pieties. Petronius' - and Raphael's - ancient Rome is recognisably the city of Pasolini and Fellini as much as of Virgil.

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    £19.16

  • A Christmas Carol The Graphic Novel: Original

    Classical Comics A Christmas Carol The Graphic Novel: Original

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    Book SynopsisOne Christmas Eve, after being particularly cruel to his employee, the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his dead business partner, Jacob Marley, who tells him that he will be visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, Future. Each ghost shows him things that rekindle the joy and spirit of Christmas within his heart and awaken his goodwill toward his fellow man. In typical fashion, Dickens deals with social injustice in a way that transcends the 19th century. This illustrated version of the classic holiday tale is brough to life with an illustrated Character List (like a Dramatis Personae), 134 pages of color story artwork, and fascinating support material that details the life and work of Charles Dickens as well as information on Victorian England.

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    £22.95

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream The Graphic Novel:

    Classical Comics A Midsummer Night's Dream The Graphic Novel:

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    Book SynopsisThis is the entire, unabridged play brought to life as a vivid and engaging full-color graphic novel.With its mix of real people who stumble into a fairy kingdom (with its own problems!) it is little wonder that this play is one of the best loved and most performed of all Shakespeare's masterpieces - and a firm favorite for outdoor theater on a warm summer's evening.Designed to encourage readers to enjoy classical literature, titles in the Classical Comics range stay true to the original vision of the authors.To support the use of this title in the classroom, photocopiable teachers resources are available that offer lesson plans and activities from 6th grade and up: ISBN 978-1-907127-75-5Synopsis:Hermia is in love with Lysander but her father forbids them to marry, insisting that she marries Demetrius instead, whom Hermia’s friend Helena loves. Hermia and Lysander escape to the woods, pursued by Demetrius and Helena. However there is trouble in the woods because the king and queen of the fairies, Oberon and Titania, have quarrelled. To spite Titania, Oberon instructs the mischievous Puck to squeeze the juice of a magic flower into her eyes while she sleeps, so that she falls in love with the first thing she sees when she wakes. He also instructs Puck to apply the same magic to Demetrius so that he will fall in love with Helena. However, Puck gets it all wrong...

    10 in stock

    £23.70

  • I Loved a German

    Vagabond Voices I Loved a German

    Book SynopsisThe newly independent Estonia may be moving forward from its dark past, but not quickly enough for young lovers Oskar, an Estonian university student, and Erika, a Baltic German descended from a now defunct nobility. The old prejudices remain, and they are strong between the Baltic Germans and the Estonians who once worked on their estates. After meeting Erika's grandfather to request her hand in marriage, Oskar questions the source of his love: is he merely a slave pining after his master? Does he really love Erika as a person, or is he subconsciously drawn to her ancestry and the dynamics of the old order? Published in 1935, I Loved a German is one of the final and best-known works of celebrated Estonian author A.H. Tammsaare. It has been praised for its psychological realism, its diary format and its rare Baltic German perspective, and has been adapted for both stage and screen.

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  • Sydney University Press The Broad Arrow: Being Passages from the History

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    Book SynopsisCaroline Leakey, writing as Oliné Keese, published her first and only novel, The Broad Arrow, in 1859. It tells the story of Maida Gwynnham, a young middleclass woman lured into committing a forgery by her deceitful lover, Captain Norwell, and then wrongly convicted of infanticide. The novel's title describes the arrow that was stamped onto government property, including the clothes worn by convicts — a symbol of shame and incarceration. With its 'fallen woman' protagonist, its gothic undertones and its exploration of the social and moral implications of the penal system, this little-known novel gives an insight into a significant chapter of Australian history from a uniquely female perspective. In this new critical edition, editor Jenna Mead restores material that was cut for a radically abridged version in 1886, restoring for the first time in over a century the complete original text of Leakey's important work.Trade Review'The Broad Arrow is much more than a romantic story ... the main Van Diemen’s Land part is absorbing ... every page tells the reader something about the colony. This is an important book for the historian and for anyone interested in nineteenth century Tasmania.' -- Alison Alexander * Papers and Proceedings: Tasmanian Historical Research Association *‘This new edition of The Broad Arrow is not just the definitive edition of a hugely important colonial novel which should be read on its own terms, but is a valuable contribution to textual scholarship, and will undoubtedly remain a reference work for years to come.’ -- Tim Causer * Journal of Australian Colonial History *"Altogether, Mead’s critical edition of The Broad Arrow is a welcome, comprehensive and assiduously researched investigation of the history of a narrative that reinforces interest in material and literary histories of nineteenth-century Australian fiction. Moreover, Mead graciously refrains from any unnecessary adulation of Leakey’s work and successfully situates The Broad Arrow at an intersection of various literary, cultural and historical trajectories that open up significant new avenues of enquiry." -- Narelle Ontivero * Australian Literary Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction A Note on the Text A Note on the Illustrations Preface Volume 1 1. The festival 2. Maida Gwynnham 3. Captain Norwell 4. The felon 5. Bob Pragg 6. Mary Doveton 7. The reverend Herbert Evelyn 8. Too late 9. The Cousins 10. The lie 11. The Rose of Britain 12. Lucy Grenlow’s tale 13. Mulgrave battery and the lodge 14. The paraclete 15. Uncle Ev and uncle Ev’s notions 16. Doubts on more subjects than one 17. A walk about Hobarton and a talk about the tasmanians 18. Aunt Evelyn and family matters 19. Being nothing particular 20. H.M.S. Anson 21. The initiation – without Volume 2 22. The initiation – within 23. Being one about Bridget 24. The post office 25. A T.L. 26. The conflict 27. An old acquaintance 28. H.M. General Hospital, Hobarton 29. Port Arthur – O.P.S.O. – The Kangaroo 30. Port Arthur – the settlement 31. A day dream and night vision 32. The isle of the dead 33. Accepted 34. Bridget again 35. The awakening – more victims 36. Maida 37. Norwell Summary of minor variants Notes Bibliography

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    £24.29

  • Dustship Glory

    AU Press Dustship Glory

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    Book SynopsisIn this new edition of a prairie classic, Andreas Schroederfictionalizes the true story of Tom Sukanen’s wild scheme tobuild an ocean-going ship in the middle of a wheat field inSaskatchewan. Set during the hardships of the “DirtyThirties,” Dustship Glory presents us withSukanen’s mythic effort to escape both the drought and pestilenceof his time, as well as his own personal struggle to be free. Featuring an illuminating foreword by beloved Saskatoon writer DonKerr, Dustship Glory will provide Canadian and internationalaudiences alike with the opportunity to reacquaint themselves with thedramatic tale of a ship that still stands in the fields south of MooseJaw in Saskatchewan.

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    £17.09

  • Kate Chopin: Complete Novels and Stories (LOA

    The Library of America Kate Chopin: Complete Novels and Stories (LOA

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    Book SynopsisFrom ruined Louisiana plantations to bustling, cosmopolitan New Orleans, Kate Chopin wrote with unflinching honesty about propriety and its strictures, the illusions of love and the realities of marriage, and the persistence of a past scarred by slavery and war. Her stories of fiercely independent women challenged contemporary mores as much by their sensuousness as their politics, and today seem decades ahead of their time. Now, The Library of America collects all of Chopin’s novels and stories as never before in one authoritative volume.The explosive novel At Fault (1890) centers on a love triangle between a strong-willed young widow, a stiff St. Louis businessman, and the man’s alcoholic wife. In the two story collections Bayou Folk (1894) and A Night in Acadie (1897), Chopin transforms the popular local color sketch into taut, perfectly calibrated tales that portray Louisiana bayou cultures with sympathetic insight and an eye to the unresolved conflicts of a South reeling from the Civil War.In The Awakening (1899), the novel that scandalized many of her contemporaries and effectively ended her public career as a writer, Chopin tells the story of Edna Pontellier, a restless, unsatisfied woman who embarks on a quixotic search for fulfillment. Rendered with masterful precision, detachment, and a suggestive ambiguity that defies easy judgments about Edna’s actions, The Awakening is the novel that restored Chopin to literary prominence after its rediscovery by critics in the 1960s and 1970s.The volume also includes all the stories not collected by Chopin, including those meant for A Vocation and a Voice, a projected volume that her publisher canceled in 1900; stories that Chopin never tried to publish, such as the erotically daring “The Storm”; and “Ti Frère,” “A Horse Story,” and “Alexandre’s Wonderful Experience,” three stories which were found in 1992 in a long-lost cache of Chopin’s papers.LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.Trade Review“Chopin is not, and never has been, a writer who is easily summed up. Here we get everything—the complete stories and the novels—in one tidy, well-presented package… Chopin’s richness is best swallowed in great quantities, and this new edition makes that possible.” —Buffalo News

    10 in stock

    £38.00

  • John Steinbeck: Novels 1942-1952 (LOA #132): The

    The Library of America John Steinbeck: Novels 1942-1952 (LOA #132): The

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    £34.00

  • The Library of America Mark Twain: The Gilded Age and Later Novels (LOA

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    Book SynopsisAgainst the assault of laughter nothing can stand, Mark Twain once wrote. In this sixth volume in The Library of America''s authoritative collection of his writings-the final volume of his fiction-America''s greatest humorist emerges in a surprising range of roles: as the savvy satirist of The Gilded Age, the brilliant plotter of its inventive sequel, The American Claimant, and, in two Tom Sawyer novels, as the acknowledged master revisiting his best-loved characters. Also in this volume is the authoritative version of Twain''s haunting last novel, No. 44, The Mysterious Stranger, left unpublished when he died.The Gilded Age (1873), a collaboration with Hartford neighbor Charles Dudley Warner, sends up an age when vast fortunes piled up amid thriving corruption and a city Twain knew well, Washington, D.C., full of would-be power brokers and humbug. The novel also gives us one of Twain''s most enduring characters, Colonel Sellers, who returns in The American Claimant (1892), an encore performance that moves beyond the worldly satire of its predecessor into realms of sheer inventive mayhem.Tom Sawyer Abroad (1894) and Tom Sawyer, Detective (1896) extend the adventures of Huck and Tom. No. 44, The Mysterious Stranger (1908), an astonishing psychic adventure set in the gothic gloom of a medieval Austrian village, offers a powerful and uncanny exploration of the powers of the human mind.LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

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    £36.00

  • John Dos Passos: Novels 1920-1925 (LOA #142): One

    The Library of America John Dos Passos: Novels 1920-1925 (LOA #142): One

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    Book SynopsisWritten in the decade before the publication of his famous U.S.A. trilogy, the three early novels collected in this Library of America volume record the emergence of John Dos Passos as a bold and accomplished chronicler of the upheavals of the early 20th century.Dos Passos drew upon his experiences as a volunteer ambulance driver serving near Verdun in writing One Man’s Initiation: 1917 (1920), in which an idealistic young American learns of the fear, uncertainty, and camaraderie of war through his encounters with French soldiers and civilians. The unexpurgated text presented in this edition restores passages censored by the novel’s original publisher.In Three Soldiers (1921) Dos Passos engaged in a deeper exploration of World War I and its psychological impact upon an increasingly fractured civilization. The novel depicts the experiences of Fuselli, a store clerk from San Francisco pathetically eager to win promotion; Chrisfield, an Indiana farmer who comes to hate army discipline; and Andrews, an introspective aspiring composer from New York, as they fight in the final battles of the war and then confront a world in which an illusory peace offers little respite from the dehumanizing servility and regimentation of militarized life.Dos Passos described Manhattan Transfer (1925), a kaleidoscopic portrait of New York City in the first two decades of the 20th century, as “utterly fantastic and New Yorkish.” Drawing on the naturalism of Theodore Dreiser and the modernism of James Joyce, the novel follows the rising and falling fortunes of more than a dozen characters as they move through a bewildering maze of tenements and skyscrapers in which Wall Street speculators, theatrical celebrities, impoverished immigrants, and anarchist rebels all strive to make sense out of the chaos of modern urban existence.LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

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    £30.00

  • Blackwell: The Prequel

    Vesuvian Books Blackwell: The Prequel

    15 in stock

    Book Synopsis"A dark story of passion, revenge, and a Faustian pact ... a guilty-pleasure read that kept me captivated knowing something sinister is looming ..." ~Jessica DeBold, New Orleans MagazineHell has a new master In the late 1800s, handsome, wealthy New Englander, Magnus Blackwell, is the envy of all. When Magnus meets Jacob O’Conner—a Harvard student from the working class—an unlikely friendship is forged. But their close bond is soon challenged by a captivating woman; a woman Magnus wants, but Jacob gets. Devastated, Magnus seeks solace in a trip to New Orleans. After a chance meeting with Oscar Wilde, he becomes immersed in a world of depravity and brutality, inevitably becoming the inspiration for Dorian Gray. Armed with the forbidden magic of voodoo, he sets his sights on winning back the woman Jacob stole from him. Amid the trappings of Victorian society, two men, bent on revenge, will lay the foundation for a curse that will forever alter their destinies. WARNING: CONTAINS SOME MATURE SCENES"… an intriguing, dark tale complete with vividly drawn characters, and a uniquely compelling character in Magnus." ~ Melanie Bates, RT Book ReviewsAwardsGold Medal Winner ~2019 NYC Big Book Awards: Cross Genre ~2019 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards: Fiction — Intrigue ~2018 American Fiction Awards: Horror—Supernatural/Paranormal ~2018 Feathered Quill Book Awards: Mystery"I love the storyline and period of time (turn of the century). The author throws fire on many pages through vibrant dialogue and fantastic scene writing. The end is far from predictable, and so satisfying and rewarding. The care and attention to detail with cover art and layout is near perfect." ~Feathered Quill Book Awards Judges' CommentsSilver Medal Winner ~2018 Feathered Quill Book Awards: Adult FictionBronze Medal Winner ~2017 Foreword Reviews Indies Book of the Year Awards: HorrorFinalist Honors ~2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards: Series ~2019 National Indie Excellence Awards: Suspense ~2019 Chanticleer Mystery & Mayhem Awards: Semi-Finalist ~2018 Hollywood Book Festival: Wild Card ~2018 ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Contest: Quarterfinalist ~2017 Readers’ Favorite: Fiction: Supernatural ~2017 International Book AwardsTrade Review"seamlessly blends mystery, magic and matters of the heart to create an enthralling read." -- RT Book Reviews"A dark story of passion, revenge, and a Faustian pact ... a guilty-pleasure read that kept me captivated ..." -- New Orleans Magazine"A lush gaslamp thriller. This cinematic novel is filled with Victorian style and a license for alternate history. The blend of African, French, Spanish and Caribbean cultures on display feels palpable and timeless. A bonafide gothic page-turner." -- BestThrillers"a provoking yet absorbing read about the dark, twisted and dangerous part of the human psyche." -- Readers' FavoriteAwards Gold Medal Winner ~2019 NYC Big Book Awards: Cross Genre ~2019 Readers' Favorite Book Awards: Fiction Intrigue ~2018 American Fiction Awards: HorrorSupernatural/Paranormal ~2018 Feathered Quill Book Awards: Mystery "I love the storyline and period of time (turn of the century). The author throws fire on many pages through vibrant dialogue and fantastic scene writing. The end is far from predictable, and so satisfying and rewarding. The care and attention to detail with cover art and layout is near perfect." ~ Feathered Quill Book Awards Judges' Comments Silver Medal Winner ~2018 Feathered Quill Book Awards: Adult Fiction Bronze Medal Winner ~2017 Foreword Reviews Indies Book of the Year Awards: Horror Finalist Honors ~2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards: Series ~2019 National Indie Excellence Awards: Suspense ~2019 Chanticleer Mystery & Mayhem Awards: Semi-Finalist (Winners TBA 4/2020) ~2018 Hollywood Book Festival: Wild Card ~2018 ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Contest: Quarterfinalist ~2017 Readers' Favorite: Fiction: Supernatural ~2017 International Book Awards

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    £20.66

  • Skyhorse Publishing The Jungle

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    Book Synopsis“The Uncle Tom’s Cabin of wage slavery.” —Jack London. Sinclair’s masterpiece is an honest, sometimes brutal, tour de force that opened America’s eyes to the struggles and horrors many immigrants endured.Welcome to Chicago during the early 1900s. Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle portrays the hardships of the immigrant working class in a way that changed literature and history. The story begins with Lithuanian immigrant Jurgis Rudkus, who takes a job at Brown’s slaughterhouse to try to earn enough money to stay afloat. His life becomes a constant struggle—he, his young wife, Ona, and the rest of his family eventually falling victim to a slew of unfortunate circumstances including exploitation, abuse, and for some even death.From unsanitary and unsafe working conditions to poverty wages, the novel revealed to the American public the struggles immigrants encountered in Chicago’s meatpacking industry. Sinclair, a muckraking journalist, penned the bestselling narrative in an attempt to expose the evils of capitalism, and bring to light the extreme adversity these people faced not just in Chicago, but in industrialized cities across the country. By detailing numerous health violations in these workplaces, Sinclair’s novel caused public outrage and eventually led to the passing of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act.Packaged in handsome, affordable trade editions, Clydesdale Classics is a new series of essential literary works. It features literary phenomena with influence and themes so great that, after their publication, they changed literature forever. From the musings of literary geniuses such as Nathaniel Hawthorne in The Scarlet Letter, to the striking personal narratives from Harriet Jacobs in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, this new series is a comprehensive collection of our history through the words of the exceptional few.

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    £9.08

  • Belt Publishing The Damnation of Theron Ware

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  • Belt Publishing The Marrow of Tradition

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    £13.46

  • The Great Gatsby (LARGE PRINT)

    Skyhorse Publishing The Great Gatsby (LARGE PRINT)

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    Book Synopsis**LARGE PRINT EDITION*Set in during the Roaring Twenties, this masterful story by F. Scott Fitzgerald is told through the eyes of Nick Carraway, a young man who moves to Long Island and attempts to learn the bond business in New York City after the war. There, he co-mingles on Long Island with his affluent and wealthy socialite cousin Daisy Buchanan, her brute of a husband Tom, and friend Jordan Baker.Nick's new residence sits across the bay from Daisy and Tom's house, and right next to a mysterious mansion. He begins to hear rumors of an infamous man named Gatsby who resides there. Eventually, when Gatsby learns of Nick's ties to Daisy, he extends Nick an invitation to one of his lavish parties. Gatsby's plan to court Daisy, in an attempt to revive a previous love affair, eventually bubbles to the surface and tragedy ensues.Dubbed the Great American Novel more than any other piece of literature to date, The Great Gatsby is sure to captivate readers with it's exquisitely crafted prose and poignant message about trying to relive the past.'Leaves the reader in a mood of chastened wonder . . . A revelation of life . . . A work of art.' — Los Angeles Times

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    £8.99

  • Belt Publishing The Girls

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    £20.40

  • Things in Jars

    Atria Books Things in Jars

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  • Washington Square Press Things in Jars

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  • Simon & Schuster Timon of Athens

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    Book SynopsisThe authoritative edition of Timon of Athens from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.The real Timon of Athens lived there in the fifth century BCE, making him a contemporary of Socrates and Pericles. Shakespeare presents Timon as a figure who suffers such profound disillusionment that he becomes a misanthrope, or man-hater. This makes him a more interesting character than the caricature he had become to Shakespeare’s contemporaries, for whom “Timonist” was a slang term for an unsociable man. Shakespeare’s play includes the wealthy, magnificent, and extravagantly generous figure of Timon before his transformation. Timon expects that, having received as gifts all that he owned, his friends will be equally generous to him. Once his creditors clamor for repayment, Timon finds that his idealization of friendship is an illusion. He repudiates his friends, abandons Athens, and retreats to the woods. Yet his misanthropy arises from the destruction of an admirable illusion, from which his subsequent hatred can never be entirely disentangled. This edition includes: -Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play -Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play -Scene-by-scene plot summaries -A key to the play’s famous lines and phrases -An introduction to reading Shakespeare’s language -An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play -Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books -An annotated guide to further reading Essay by Coppélia Kahn The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit Folger.edu.

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  • The Aeneid

    Random House USA Inc The Aeneid

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    £29.75

  • The Warlow Experiment: A Novel

    Random House USA Inc The Warlow Experiment: A Novel

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £15.26

  • Ethan Frome

    Public Park Publishing Ethan Frome

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    1 in stock

    £18.31

  • Hachette Livre - BNF Critique Comparative Des Fables de la Fontaine

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    15 in stock

    £14.00

  • Editions Larousse Ruy Blas

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    3 in stock

    £12.30

  • Lettres persanes*

    Editions Larousse Lettres persanes*

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    £10.70

  • Du contrat social (Livres I et II)

    Editions Larousse Du contrat social (Livres I et II)

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    7 in stock

    £10.45

  • Gallimard Exercices de style

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    5 in stock

    £18.99

  • Du cote de chez Swann

    Gallimard Du cote de chez Swann

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    £999.99

  • Recits Fantastiques

    Editions Flammarion Recits Fantastiques

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    5 in stock

    £14.66

  • Le veritable Saint Genest

    Editions Hatier Le veritable Saint Genest

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    3 in stock

    £11.23

  • Les Belles Lettres Elmer Gantry

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    7 in stock

    £22.67

  • Les Belles Lettres La Bhagavad Gita

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    £999.99

  • Nana

    Pocket Nana

    2 in stock

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    2 in stock

    £8.14

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