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Book SynopsisThe much-loved tales from 'The Thousand and One Nights' first appeared in English translation in the early nineteenth century. The popularity of these ancient and beguiling tales set against the backdrop of Baghdad, a city of wealth and peace, stoked the widespread enthusiasm for and scholarly interest in eastern arts and culture, which had been a dominant fashion in Europe for almost a century. Four of the most well-known tales, translated by Laurence Housman, are reproduced in this collector’s edition: 'Sindbad the Sailor', 'Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp', 'The Story of the Three Calenders' and 'The Sleeper Awakened'. Each is illustrated with exquisite watercolours by the renowned artist Edmund Dulac. The sumptuous illustrations reproduced here capture the beauty and timeless quality of these alluring stories, made at the zenith of early twentieth-century book illustration.Trade ReviewSelected in 'The Times' Christmas round up ... 'In this gorgeous collection with pictures by Edmund Dulac, you can read the four best-known tales. Marina Warner's introduction puts it all in context.’ - The Times In 'The Spectator' Christmas round up ... 'Exquisite illustrations … Keep it for yourself.' - The Spectator -- Alex O'Connell * The Times *

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Book SynopsisE.M. Forster's "A Passage to India" delves into race relations and power dynamics in British-ruled India, focusing on Dr. Aziz's false assault accusation by Adela at the Marabar Caves. The novel explores Indian-British tensions but does not overtly criticize colonialism.

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Book SynopsisA classic novel that explores how the moral standards of Victorian England affected a young woman seeking her place in society. This beautiful flexibound edition also features bright foil on the cover.Thomas Hardy’s classic novel Tess of the D’Urbervilles is a masterpiece of late 19th-century literature, presenting the story of Tess, a poor girl from rural England who faces the challenges of modern society while carrying a moral burden that threatens her reputation. As she navigates the difficult path to adulthood, Tess encounters numerous setbacks, each moving her further away from who she was as a young girl. With themes such as humanity’s loss of its connection to the natural world and how Victorian morals oppress personal growth, Hardy’s novel is an essential read for all lovers of classic literature.

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Book SynopsisA collection of rare horror stories that will thrill fans of classic writers such as M. R. James, Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe and E. F. Benson.Trade Review‘One of the features of [the October issue of The Idler] is a limited liability romance, entitled The Mystery of Black Rock Creek, in which five well-known writers take shares, Jerome K Jerome, Eden Philpotts [sic], E F Benson, E Frankfort Moore [sic], and Barry Pain are each responsible for a chapter. The result is a thrilling combination of mysterious horrors which will yield terrific delight to every lover of sensational romance.’ The Arbroath Herald, 11 Oct 1894 ‘The Mystery of Black Rock Creek … is an Australian story, full of interest. The unravelling of the mystery is exceedingly cleverly done by Messrs J K Jerome, Eden Philpot [sic], E F Benson, E F Moore [sic] and Barry Pain, each of whom contributes a chapter.’ The Star [Guernsey], 9 Oct 1894

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Book SynopsisPainstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts and presented for the first time as a fully continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of Beren and Luthien will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, Dwarves and Orcs and the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien's Middle-earth.Trade ReviewPraise for The Children of Húrin:‘I hope that its universality and power will grant it a place in English mythology’Independent on Sunday ‘The darkest of all Tolkien’s tales. Alan Lee’s illustrations complement the writing splendidly’Times Literary Supplement

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Book SynopsisAgnes Grey was one of a trio of novels that defined the 'governess novel' in 1847 and 1848. Alongside Jane Eyre and Vanity Fair, Agnes Grey may be the most radical of the three. Agnes Grey is the younger daughter of a clergyman and his wife of modest means, cherished but also infantilized. When her father's mercantile investment goes disastrously wrong, Agnes decides to contribute to the family's financial rebuilding by working as a governess, despite her mother and sister's misgivings about her fitness for such work. Her first position is indeed trying, as the parents and children are uncouth and even cruel. Her second position is slightly more congenial, but she is still manipulated and ignored. Still, Agnes perseveres and begins to build relationships outside the family, most importantly, with a kind, empathetic young curate. As life brings more trials to Agnes and her family, we watch her persevere in her steady path of hope and determination.This Broadview Edition provides extensive historical documents on the novel's reception, the role of the governess in Victorian England, and contemporary debates about the treatment of non-human animals.Trade Review“This engaging new edition makes a strong case for the radical nature of Anne Brontë’s novel and for its place as a seminal feminist work. It contains a wealth of important material for students, especially texts from the Victorian period about the plight of governesses and the issues of animal cruelty and animal rights—key historical contexts for the novel. The introduction provides an excellent grounding in the period and in the place of Anne Brontë’s novel in relation to its era and to the books of her more-famous sisters. It’s a timely and necessary contribution to Brontë studies.” — Deborah Lutz, University of Louisville“Anne Brontë has been the frequent recipient of barbed faint praise that inevitably positions her as ‘the other’ Brontë sister. But in this well-conceived and reader-friendly new edition of Anne’s debut 1847 novel, Agnes Grey, Robin Inboden lays out a persuasive case for why we should care about Brontë’s writing for its own sake. Even if we may not quite join late-Victorian Irish novelist George Moore in his startling judgment that Agnes Grey is ‘the most perfect prose narrative in English literature,’ Inboden’s resourcefully intelligent editorial work allows us to appreciate this novel for the rich and fascinating text that it is. Especially welcome here is the extensive appendix containing a range of materials contextualizing the novel in relation to the early-Victorian animal welfare movement.” — Ivan Kreilkamp, Indiana University“Broadview’s edition of Agnes Grey is a welcome contribution to the rehabilitation of Anne Brontë’s reputation and her place in Victorian literary and cultural studies.… Broadview’s editions are wonderfully affordable and feature a wealth of secondary sources, reception history, and criticism in their apparatus, making them extremely valuable and relevant for teaching and research. Robin Inboden’s new edition provides teachers, students, and literary scholars with a most welcome resource, well-timed to coincide with Anne’s bicentenary year.” — Deborah A. Logan, Victorians: A Journal of Culture and LiteratureTable of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Anne Brontë: A Brief Chronology A Note on the Text Agnes Grey Appendix A: Other Writings by and about Anne Brontë 1. From Charlotte Brontë to Ellen Nussey (letter, 15 April 1839) 2. From Anne Brontë, Diary Paper (30 July 1841) 3. From Charlotte Brontë to Ellen Nussey (letter, 7 August 1841) 4. From Anne Brontë, Diary Paper (31 July 1845) 5. Anne Brontë, “The Bluebell” (22 August 1840) 6. Acton Bell [Anne Brontë], “Appeal” (28 August 1840) 7. Anne Brontë, “Lines Written at [Thorp] Green” (19 August 1841) 8. Acton Bell [Anne Brontë], “Lines Composed in a Wood on a Windy Day” (30 December 1842) 9. From Ellen Nussey, “Reminiscences of Charlotte Brontë” (1871) 10. From Currer Bell [Charlotte Brontë], “Biographical Notice of Ellis and Acton Bell” (1850) Appendix B: Contemporary and Early Reviews and Responses 1. From Spectator (18 December 1847) 2. From Henry F. Chorley, Athenaeum (25 December 1847) 3. From Douglas Jerrold’s Weekly Newspaper (15 January 1848) 4. From New Monthly Magazine (January 1848) 5. From Atlas (22 January 1848) 6. From Portland [Maine] Transcript (5 January 1850) 7. From Graham’s Magazine [Philadelphia] (1 February 1850) 8. From W.C. Roscoe, “Miss Brontë,” National Review (July 1857) 9. From Mary Augusta Ward, “Introduction,” The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1900) 10. From George Moore, Conversations in Ebury Street (1910) Appendix C: The Governess in Society 1. Maria Smith Abdy, “A Governess Wanted,” Metropolitan Magazine (May 1836) 2. From George Stephen, The Guide to Service: The Governess (1844) 3. From “Hints on the Modern Governess System,” Fraser’s Magazine (November 1844) Appendix D: Humane Treatment of Animals 1. From Isaac Watts, A Discourse on the Education of Children and Youth (1725) 2. From Thomas Erskine, Speech … On … Preventing … Cruelty to Animals (1809) 3. From “Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,” Times (17 June 1824) 4. From Sarah Burdett, The Rights of Animals (1839) 5. From Charlotte Elizabeth [Tonna], Kindness to Animals (c. 1845) 6. C.S., “The Lost Nestlings,” A Mother’s Lessons in Kindness to Animals (c. 1862) Works Cited and Select Bibliography

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Book SynopsisBased on a true story The Invisible Mile tells the poignant story of five Australian and New Zealand cyclists who in 1928 formed the first English-speaking team to ride in the Tour de France. They were gallant, under-resourced and badly outnumbered but taken deep to the heart by the French nation. The novel describes in a wonderful poetic and visceral voice what it was like to ride in this race (the chaos, danger and rivalries), the extraordinary lengths to which the riders pushed themselves, suffering horrific injuries, riding through the night in pitch dark, and the ways they staved off the pain, through camaraderie, through sexual conquest, through drink, and through drugs (cocaine for energy, opium for pain).Added to the team is the fictional narrator who is cycling towards his demons in a northern France still scarred by the First World War. His brother was a fighter pilot damaged by his experiences in France, his sister has died, and this self-imposed test of endurance is slowly and painfully bringing him to his final, invisible mile where memory eventually comes to collide with the past

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Book SynopsisItâs taken seven years to reinvent herself, and sheâs ready to move on with her life. But Holly comes to realize that when you love someone, thereâs always one more thing to say.Trade Review'As this gorgeous novel illuminates, life does on, even in the wake of loss'Nicholas Sparks, bestselling author of The Notebook ‘A gorgeously hopeful, poignant story that is guaranteed to make readers weep but leave them with a warm heartl’ Irish Independent ‘Touching, full of humour…life-affirming. Ahern writes with honesty and empathy. I had a lump in my throat when I finished reading’ Irish Times ‘Explores one of the fundamentals of human experience with warmth, humour and pathos’ Sunday Independent ‘Cecelia Ahern is without a doubt an incredibly talented storyteller … heartbreaking, bittersweet and beautifully written’ RTE Guide ‘The book, like the first, spoke straight to my heart…perhaps it’s the realness and simplicity of Ahern’s observations that make it so impactful’ Irish News ‘Fans of PS, I Love You are in for a treat… Warmth emanates from the pages of this lovely, uplifting novel’ Good Housekeeping ‘A poignant, warm and hopeful novel’ Woman & Home ‘Wise and uplifting – but keep a box of tissues at the read. You’ll need it’ Sunday Express ‘I adored this uplifting story about hope and love’ Prima ‘Another weepy about grief and the enduring power of love’ Sunday Mirror ‘This is a novel to delight loyal fans and new readers alike’ Woman’s Weekly

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Book SynopsisAn NYRB Classics OriginalSet just after World War I, An Ermine in Czernopol centers on the tragicomic fate of Tildy, an erstwhile officer in the army of the now-defunct Austro-Hungarian Empire, determined to defend the virtue of his cheating sister-in-law at any cost. Rezzori surrounds Tildy with a host of fantastic characters, engaging us in a kaleidoscopic experience of a city where nothing is as it appears—a city of discordant voices, of wild ugliness and heartbreaking disappointment, in which, however, “laughter was everywhere, part of the air we breathed, a crackling tension in the atmosphere, always ready to erupt in showers of sparks or discharge itself in thunderous peals.”

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Book SynopsisIn this Victorian tale, a young woman recuperating at her aunt’s house in a Scottish town is spending a good deal of time looking out at the world through an upstairs window. Across the way is a university library; one of its windows holds particular interest—but the things she sees there at one moment are gone the next. Is what she has seen real, or a figment of her adolescent imagination?In addition to an illuminating introduction, this edition includes a variety of background materials that help to set this extraordinary work of fiction in its literary and historical context.Trade Review“A timely edition of one of the Victorian era’s most brilliant—if hitherto under-read—ghost stories, at once a tale of frustrated romance and a haunting allegory of women’s marginal relation to male-defined spheres of learning and literary authority. Annmarie S. Drury’s introduction and the volume’s supplementary materials usefully situate the story in such relevant contexts as its place in its author’s career, Victorian debates about reading for girls, views on the supernatural, and issues of Scottish national identity.” — Tamar Heller, University of Cincinnati“This valuable edition of Oliphant’s supernatural tale ‘The Library Window’ will be a useful entryway into the work of one of Victorian literature’s most important and, until recently, critically ignored authors. Drury’s excellent introduction offers readers useful information about Oliphant’s career and life, while also situating Oliphant’s extensive oeuvre in the context of Victorian literary debates around women’s writing and professional authorship. … Drury offers useful information and background, without ever dictating readers’ interpretations of the story. This is an excellent edition for the college classroom.” — Elizabeth Meadows, Vanderbilt University“‘The Library Window’ is one of the finest Victorian ghost stories: a compelling mixture of psychological acuity, mystery, and tragic love which is at once a vivid portrait of adolescence and a sophisticated meditation on the experience of haunting. This new edition provides a helpful introduction and notes alongside a range of informative contextual material which situates Oliphant's story in Victorian considerations of the supernatural, women’s health, psychology, and the profession of authorship.” — Nick Freeman, Loughborough University“Margaret Oliphant’s ‘The Library Window’ is one of the most important ghost stories of the late nineteenth century. … This new edition helps to contextualize the story with well-chosen extracts from contemporary texts on the psychology of the adolescent and the social role of the library. …” — Penny Fielding, University of EdinburghTable of Contents Introduction The Library Window In Context from Sir David Brewster, Letters on Natural Magic, Addressed to Sir Walter Scott (1832) from Margaret Oliphant, “Scotland and Her Accusers” (1861) from Margaret Oliphant, “The Sisters Brontë,” in Women Novelists of Queen Victoria’s Reign (1897) from J. E. [Jane Ellen] Panton, A Gentlewoman’s Home: the Whole Art of Building, Furnishing, and Beautifying the Home (1896) [on libraries] from E. J. [Edward John] Tilt, On the Preservation of the Health of Women at the Critical Periods of Life (1851) from G. Stanley Hall, Adolescence: Its Psychology and its Relations to Physiology, Anthropology, Sociology, Sex, Crime, Religion and Education, vol. 2 (1904) from Margaret Oliphant, The Autobiography and Letters of Mrs. M. O. W. Oliphant (1899) Images of Late Victorian Scottish Street Scenes

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Book SynopsisMansfield Park is Austen's darkest, and most complex novel. In contrast to the confident and vivacious heroines of Emma and Pride and Prejudice, its central character, Fanny Price, is a shy and vulnerable poor relation who finds the courage to stand up for her principles and desires. Fanny comes to live at Mansfield Park, the home of the wealthy Bertram family, and of Fanny's aunt, Lady Bertram. Though the family impresses upon Fanny her inferior status, she finds a friend in Edmund, the younger brother.Mansfield Park explores important issues such as slavery (the source of the Bertrams' wealth), the oppressive nature of idealized femininity, and women's education. This edition sheds light on these and other issues through its insightful introduction and wide-ranging appendices of contemporary documents.Trade Review“Unlike Jane Austen's earlier novels, Mansfield Park is embedded within a specific historical moment, and the Introduction to this Broadview edition splendidly brings out the novel's engagement with a range of contemporary controversies, from female education to the slave trade and the proper use of wealth. The appendices, too, offer readers a generous range of material, expertly selected and introduced. They extend our insight into what Sturrock shows is Austen's most discomforting—as well as engrossing—text.” - John Wiltshire, LaTrobe University, Australia“An excellent edition. Sturrock's introduction provides a nuanced view of Mansfield Park as well as judicious treatment of the critical debates the novel has prompted in recent years. Her annotations are genuinely helpful, and the appendices thought-provoking. With a sharp eye for the most relevant passages, Sturrock has assembled late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century writings on issues such as slavery, female education, and private theatricals. These writings create fascinating vantage points from which to view Austen's novel, and they make clear how profound a response it was to contemporary cultural concerns.” - Deborah Kaplan, George Mason UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionJane Austen: A Brief ChronologyA Note on the TextMansfield ParkAppendix A: The Theatricals at Mansfield Park August von Kotzebue, from Lovers’ Vows Austen family correspondence, from The Austen Papers Erasmus Darwin, from A Plan for the Conduct of Female Education in Boarding Schools Thomas Gisborne, from “On Amusements in General” Appendix B: Religion Jane Austen’s prayers, from The Works of Jane Austen Hannah More, Strictures on the Modern System of Female Education William Wilberforce, from A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians Dr. John Gregory, from “Religion” Appendix C: Ideals of Femininity Henry Austen, from “Biographical Notice” of Jane Austen Thomas Gisborne, from “On the Importance of the Female Character” Dr. John Gregory, from “Conduct and Behaviour” Hannah More, from “The Benefits of Restraint” Appendix D: “The Improvement of the Estate” William Cowper, from The Garden Humphry Repton, from Observations on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening Appendix E: The West Indian Connection A Permanent and Effectual Remedy Suggested for the Evils Under Which the British West Indies Now Labour Joseph Lowe, from An Inquiry into the State of the British West Indies Excerpt from Frank Austen’s notebook 1808, from Jane Austen’s Sailor Brothers Thomas Clarkson, from The History of the Rise, Progress, and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the AfricanSlave-Trade Hannah More, “The Sorrows of Yamba or the Negro Woman’s Lamentation” Appendix F: Women’s Education Thomas Gisborne, from “On Female Education” Thomas Gisborne, from “On Parental Duties” Hannah More, from “Comparison of the Mode of Female Education in the Last Age With That of the Present Age” Maria Edgeworth and Richard Lovell Edgeworth, from “Prudence and Economy” Mary Wollstonecraft, from “Introduction” to A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Appendix G: Contemporary Reception of Mansfield Park Richard Whateley, from Quarterly Review, January 1821 Excerpt from “Opinions of Mansfield Park: collected and transcribed by Jane Austen” Excerpt from “Opinions of Emma: collected and transcribed by Jane Austen” Appendix H: Jane Austen’s Letters and Mansfield Park Letter from JA to Cassandra Austen. January 1813 Letter from JA to Francis Austen. July 1813 Letter from JA to Francis Austen. September 1813 Works Cited and Recommended Reading

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Book SynopsisH. G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds, the first story to speculate about the consequences of aliens (from Mars) with superior technology landing on earth, is one of the most influential science fiction books ever written. The novel is both a thrilling narrative and an elaboration of Wells’s socio-political thought on the subjects of imperialism, humankind’s treatment of other animals, and unquestioning faith in military technology and the continuation of the human species.This edition’s appendices include other related writings by Wells; selected correspondence; contemporary reviews; excerpts from works that influenced the novel and from contemporary invasion narratives; and photographs of examples of Victorian military technology.Trade Review“Martin Danahay’s edition shows the extent to which The War of the Worlds draws on the biological and astronomical theories, political ideologies, and military technology of its time. Readers who want to appreciate this greatest of all alien narratives in its original Victorian context cannot do better than to consult this edition.” — Patrick Parrinder, University of Reading“One reads this edition with great pleasure. The novel is lightly and intelligently annotated, making concise sense of all the local allusions that make this remarkable fantasy so realistic. The appendices, which reprint portions of articles from the 1890s, suggest an intellectual context for the work and are often interesting in themselves, especially Percival Lowell’s meditation on how some form of life might develop on Mars. The pictures of the various guns, cannons, ships, and other machinery mentioned in the novel give a wonderful sense of the scale of the war.” — John Huntington, University of Illinois at ChicagoTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionH.G.Wells: A Brief ChronologyA Note on the TextThe War of the WorldsAppendix A: H.G. Wells on The War of the Worlds H.G. Wells, from Strand Magazine (1920) H.G. Wells, from “Preface to Volume III” (1924) Appendix B: Wells’s Publications Related to The War of the Worlds H.G. Wells, from “Zoological Retrogression” (1891) H.G. Wells, “On Extinction” (1893) H.G. Wells, from “The Advent of the Flying Man: An InevitableOccurrence” (1893) H.G. Wells, from “The Man of the Year Million” (1893) H.G. Wells, from “Another Basis for Life” (1894) H.G. Wells, “The Extinction of Man: Some SpeculativeSuggestions” (1894) H.G. Wells, from “The Stolen Bacillus” (1894) H.G. Wells, “Intelligence on Mars” (1896) H.G. Wells, “Through a Microscope” (1897) Appendix C: Extracts from Wells’s CorrespondenceAppendix D: Reviews of The War of the Worlds John St. Loe Strachey, from Spectator (29 January 1898) Academy (29 January 1898) R.A. Gregory, from Nature (10 February 1898) Basil Williams, from Athenaeum (5 February 1898) Appendix E: Influences on Wells Winwood Reade, from The Martyrdom of Man (1872, 1875) T.H. Huxley, from Evolution and Ethics (1893) H.G.Wells, from “Huxley” (1901) Appendix F: Invasion Narratives William Le Queux, from The Great War in England in 1897 (1894) “Grip” (pseudonym), from How John Bull Lost London (1882) Appendix G: Mars in 1898 Nature (2 August 1894) Percival Lowell, from Mars (1895) Appendix H: Woking and Surrey A.R. Hope Moncrieff, from Black’s Guide to Surrey (1898) Eric Parker, from Highways and Byways in Surrey (1908) Appendix I: The Victorian Military, 1890s Field Artillery Gunners of Field Artillery High-Angle Firing Machine Gun Detachment Heliograph Operators 1st Dragoons H.M.S.Thunderer H.M.S. Ramilles Selected Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis fiftieth-anniversary edition commemorates Joseph Heller's masterpiece with a new introduction; critical essays and reviews by Norman Mailer, Alfred Kazin, Anthony Burgess, and others; rare papers and photos; and much more. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. Now a Hulu limited series starring Christopher Abbott, George Clooney, Kyle Chandler, and Hugh Laurie.Fifty years after its original publication, Catch-22 remains a cornerstone of American literature and one of the funniestand most celebratedbooks of all time. In recent years it has been named to best novels lists by Time, Newsweek, the Modern Library, and the London Observer. Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the incomparable, malingering bombardier, Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. But his real problem is not the enemyit is his own

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Book SynopsisAfter enlisting in a revolutionary terrorist organization, the university student Nikolai Apollonovich Ableukhov is entrusted with a highly dangerous mission: to plant a bomb and assassinate a major government figure. But the real central character of the novel is the city of Petersburg at the beginning of the twentieth century, caught in the grip of political agitation and social unrest. Intertwining the worlds of history and myth, and parading a cast of unforgettable characters, Petersburg is a story of apocalypse and redemption played out through family dysfunction, conspiracy and murder.Trade ReviewThe most important, most influential, and most perfectly realized Russian novel written in the 20th century The New York Times Book Review This modernist novel, rightly regarded as one of the pinnacles of twentieth-century Russian literature, presents great challenges to the translator. With unswerving loyalty to the original, Elsworth has succeeded in capturing its idiosyncratic rhythms and elusive layers of meaning, producing a masterful translation that reads like a work of art in its own right 2012 Rossica Prize Judging Panel One of the four most important works of twentieth century literature -- Vladimir Nabokov

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Book SynopsisFeaturing the world-famous characters Phileas Fogg and Passepartout, Around the World in Eighty Days is the exciting, fun story of Phileas Fogg, an English gentleman, who makes a fantastic trip as a bet. His adventures, with his French manservant Passepartout, by railway, steamship and elephant, see him travel around the world pursued relentlessly by a detective who mistakes him for a notorious criminal. This edition is retold by John Kennett, and contains the key elements of the story using the author's language. Whether you are a student, or an English language learner, or just looking for something great to read in English, the Word Power English Readers are a series of novels with retold text that captures the best and key elements of the novels they are based on. They come with a free audio CD, character notes, a biography of the author, details about the time in which the book was written, and a glossary of the less familiar words in each book. The level of the Readers is B2 and they are suitable for age 10+ because of the content of the novels.Table of ContentsContents; Introduction; Summary of plot; Characters; List of characters; explanation of the time the novel was written in; the novel; Glossary.

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