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Renard Press Ltd The Westminster Alice
Book SynopsisThe Westminster Alice is a collection of humorous vignettes by Saki, first published in the Westminster Gazette in 1902, which form a political pastiche of the Alice books by Lewis Carroll, featuring an unforgettable cast of notable politicians of the day, and brought to life with illustrations by F. Carruthers Gould – ‘with apologies to Sir John Tenniel’ for their striking likeness to the original Alice illustrations. Desperately trying to navigate her way through the world of Ineptitudes, Knights, Queens and Mad Hatters, Alice delivers a stinging satire of Westminster politics – which, imbued with Saki’s charm and delicate wit, and set in a world evocative of Carroll’s timeless Wonderland, is as charming today as when it was written, and belongs on every Alice fan’s bookshelf.Trade Review'His stories and novels appear as delightful and […] sophisticated as they did when he first published them.' (Noël Coward) 'Saki writes so lightly that you might hardly notice how beautifully also.' (Christopher Morley)Table of ContentsThe Westminster Alice: Introduction, Alice in Downing Street, Alice in Pall Mall, Alice at Lambeth, Alice and the Liberal Party, Alice Anywhere but in Downing Street, Alice in Difficulties, Alice at St Stephen’s, Alice Lunches at Westminster, Alice in a Fog, Alice Has Tea at the Hotel Cecil, Alice Goes to Chesterfield, The Aged Man, Spades in Wonderland, Note on the Text, Notes, A Brief Biographical Note on Saki
£8.49
Renard Press Ltd In the Clouds: The Impressions of a Chair
Book SynopsisIn 1878 Gustave Flaubert looked on in horror as his publisher picked up a manuscript from the mysterious stage actress Sarah Bernhardt and published it in place of a new edition of his latest work, and watched it go on to become an instant bestseller, achieving international fame. Narrated by a chair in a hot-air balloon, In the Clouds is a light-hearted, humorous tale that follows a character reminiscent of Bernhardt through the skies above Paris. Sadly the story sunk into obscurity, lying out of print in the English language for much of the twentieth century. Featuring the original illustrations by Georges Clairin, and in a fresh edit of the first English translation, this edition seeks to bring the tale to a new generation of readers.Trade Review'Apart from its highly original premise… its jaunty style proved her to be a lively, amusing writer.' (Robert Gottlieb)Table of ContentsIn the Clouds, Note on the Text and Illustrations, Notes, Biographical Note
£7.99
Legend Press Ltd The Awakening and Selected Short Stories (Legend
Book SynopsisThe bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings. It is a sad spectacle to see the weaklings bruised, exhausted, fluttering back to earth.The Awakening follows Edna Pontellier, a resident of coastal Grand Isle of Louisiana, in her late twenties, who has a quintessential set-up for a content housewife. Indeed, her husband makes good money, and her daily routine should gleefully hinge on the two children, but, Edna is neither a self-sacrificing mother, nor a devoted wife. Instead, she is gradually awoken to rebel against this perfect set-up'. Edna finds herself in the middle of two extremes. On one hand, she finds selfless Madame Ratignolle, who is a model wife. On the other, there is dejected Mademoiselle Reisz, who pursues her artistic aspiration in solitude. While taking bold decisions and carving her niche, she explores her sexuality with a womanizer, Alcee and an intimate understanding with a young man, Robert Lebrun. Will this awakening predetermine her ultimate happiness or signpost personal tragedy? Will the duality of the outward existence' and inward life' be reconciled for Edna to signify her emancipation?This short novel is widely acknowledged to do both, encapsulating the features of fin de siècle realism in its linear narrative, and anticipates literary modernism of the early twentieth century. Edna's defiance of the American alternative of Victorian Angel in the House' is reminiscent of such classics as Anna Brontë's Tenant of the Wildfell Hall. The Awakening also procures modernist works where the heroines look for the self - namely, Mrs Dalloway, Their Eyes Were Watching God and The Bell Jar. The condensed and intense prose style gives the novel a cryptic charm in line with Fitzgerald's classic, The Great Gatsby. Besides, vivid natural symbolism of water, birds and the moon are the calling card of the novel that enhances its level of ambiguity and multivalence.The Legend Classics series:Around the World in Eighty DaysThe Adventures of Huckleberry FinnThe Importance of Being EarnestAlice''s Adventures in WonderlandThe MetamorphosisThe Railway ChildrenThe Hound of the BaskervillesFrankensteinWuthering HeightsThree Men in a BoatThe Time MachineLittle WomenAnne of Green GablesThe Jungle BookThe Yellow Wallpaper and Other StoriesDraculaA Study in ScarletLeaves of GrassThe Secret GardenThe War of the WorldsA Christmas CarolStrange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeHeart of DarknessThe Scarlet LetterThis Side of ParadiseOliver TwistThe Picture of Dorian GrayTreasure IslandThe Turn of the ScrewThe Adventures of Tom SawyerEmmaThe TrialA Selection of Short Stories by Edgar Allan PoeGrimm Fairy TalesThe AwakeningMrs DallowayGulliver's TravelsThe Castle of OtrantoSilas MarnerHard Times
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Text Publishing Strine
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Text Publishing The Getting Of Wisdom
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£8.54
Text Publishing The Catherine Wheel
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£8.54
Text Publishing Visitants
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£8.54
Manic D Press,U.S. Abolishing Christianity
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£13.29
Process Media Hashish The Lost Legend: The First English
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£90.24
Melville House Publishing Adolphe
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£8.54
Melville House Publishing The Awakening
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£8.54
Melville House Publishing Lady Susan
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£8.54
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial El gran Gatsby / The Great Gatsby
£999.99
Valancourt Books Ritual in the Dark (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)
£17.09
Archipelago Books The Golden Pot: and other tales of the uncanny
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£14.99
Atria Books Things in Jars
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£999.99
Random House USA Inc Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories,
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£13.29
Random House USA Inc Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories,
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£12.34
Muswell Press A Reckoning
Book SynopsisSpring 1855 and Virginian farmer John Dickinson has a dangerous secret that will lead to a tragic decision. The family's riches have been wasted by his reckless brother who holds all of them hostage and, adding fuel to John's desperation, the enslaved workers have been visited by a Canadian abolitionist who pushes them to escape. One does, and his pursuit of freedom involves a dangerous quest to find his mother and child North of the border. Meanwhile, the Dickinson family become fugitives of another kind, escaping their losses in a wagon en route to a new life in the West. Confronted by hunger, fear and a near fatal river boat accident, each member of the family is tested to their limits.
£11.69
Gallimard Le Horla
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£7.50
Gallimard Le Bonheur En Allemagne?
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£10.20
Gallimard Pedigree
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£9.50
Gallimard Jacques Le Fataliste ET Son Maitre
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£10.57
Gallimard Vol de nuit
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£9.15
Gallimard La religieuse
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£9.36
Gallimard Dans le cafe de la jeunesse perdue
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£9.50
Editions Flammarion Les Miserables (vol. 1 of 2)
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£11.88
Gallimard-Jeunesse Les Miserables (vol. 2 of 2)
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£11.88
Editions Flammarion La bete humaine
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£10.80
Gallimard La petite bijou
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£9.80
Gallimard Paul et Virginie
£9.70
Gallimard-Jeunesse Pour que tu ne te perdes pas dans le quartier
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£9.80
Gallimard Catherine Certitude
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£9.98
Gallimard Le petit Nicolas: Le ballon
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£11.35
Gallimard Vendredi ou la vie sauvage
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£9.76
Gallimard Le cheval et son ecuyer
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£14.20
Gallimard Voyage au pays des arbres
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£9.31
Editions Flammarion Splendeurs Et Miseres DES Courtisanes
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£11.50
Editions Flammarion L'education sentimentale
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£9.54
Fixot L'attrape-coeurs
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£999.99
Librairie generale francaise Les liaisons dangereuses
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£8.57
Librairie generale francaise Bel-Ami
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£7.92
Librairie generale francaise Therese Raquin
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£7.49
Librairie generale francaise Le Tour Du Monde En 80 Jours
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£9.34
Librairie generale francaise Vingt-Quatre Heures De LA Vie D'Une Femme
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£7.98
Le Livre de poche Crime et chatiment
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£11.35
Le Livre de poche Orgueil et prejuges
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£9.45
