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Alistair Cooke's Americaby Alistair CookeISBN 0394734491 (0-394-73449-1)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793by Jim MurphyISBN 0395776082 (0-395-77608-2)
Hardcover, Clarion Books
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Americas Ethan Allenby Steward HolbrookISBN 0395249082 (0-395-24908-2)
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Ancient History: Key Themes and Approachesby Naville MorleyISBN 0415165091 (0-415-16509-1)
Softcover, Routledge
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The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom, 1750-1925by Herbert G. GutmanISBN 0394724518 (0-394-72451-8)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Bonnie Prince Charlie: A Biography of Charles Edward Stuartby Susan Maclean KybettISBN 0396084966 (0-396-08496-6)
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The Book Of Urizenby William Blake, Roger R. Easson, Kay Parkhurst EassonISBN 039473629X (0-394-73629-X)
Hardcover, Shambhala
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The Book of Urizen was originally engraved in 1794 as The First Book of Urizen, for a projected series of works expressing Blakes idiosyncratic cosmogony. Only a handful of copies are known to have been completed, and only one of these was executed later in the artists career (ca. 1818). That copy, reproduced with unequaled detail and accuracy in this Octavo Edition, uses masterly techniques of coloring to produce in many instances what are virtually original paintings, highlighted in liquid gold. Blakes painstaking technique transforms the relatively flat picture surface of the original engravings into a dazzling epic in miniature that combines his bardic verse with otherworldly imagery to recount as never before the origins of human experience.
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Can't You Make Them Behave, King Georgeby Tomie De Paola, Jean FritzISBN 0399233040 (0-399-23304-0)
Hardcover, Coward Mc Cann
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Carry On, Mr. Bowditchby Jean Lee Latham, John O'Hara CosgraveISBN 0395137136 (0-395-13713-6)
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The Century of Revolution 1603-1714by Christopher HillISBN 0415267390 (0-415-26739-0)
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The Color of Deathby Bruce AlexanderISBN 0399146482 (0-399-14648-2)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales: Illustrations by Joseph Scharlby Joseph CampbellISBN 0415104416 (0-415-10441-6)
Softcover, Routledge
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The Constitution of the United States of Americaby Sam FinkISBN 0394752732 (0-394-75273-2)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Count of Monte Cristoby Alexandre DumasISBN 0396082556 (0-396-08255-6)
Hardcover, Dodd Mead
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While locked away, Edmond learns from another prisoner of a secret treasure hidden on the island of Monte Cristo. Edmond concocts a daring and audacious plan: escape and find the treasure! But it is years later--long after Edmond has transformed himself into the Count of Monte Cristo--that his plan for revenge begins to unfold.
Disguised as the wealthy count, Edmond returns to his native land to find his enemies--and make them pay!More editions of Count of Monte Cristo:
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The Course of Empireby Bernard Augustine De VotoISBN 0395924987 (0-395-92498-7)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Course of Empire'Book summary:Until his death in 1955, critic Bernard DeVoto explored a conception of the American character rooted in the experience of westward expansion. Unlike those who championed the civilizing graces of the agrarian frontier, DeVoto drew inspiration from the mercenary, imperial designs of the fur trade. The Course of Empire, the most elaborate of his chronicles of mountain men and their impact on U.S. history, meticulously accounts for every major Euro-American expedition and enterprise west of the Alleghenies from the 1520s through the 1830s.
In exploiting the West's resources, trappers, priests and explorers had to find new ways of navigating, mapping, and staking territorial claims. Eventually they made alliances amongst some of the native inhabitants and war upon hostiles and interlopers in order to protect their nation's trade routes. This unique political economy, according to DeVoto, ultimately shaped the budding republic's belief that it was destined to rule the continent. By emphasizing how indigenous social and environmental factors effected the protocols of conquest, The Course of Empire foreshadowed cultural studies such as Henry Nash Smith's Virgin Land and Richard Slotkin's trilogy of books on "the myth of the American frontier." Its linkage of geography to the concept of empire also puts it in dialogue with the histories of William Cronon and Donald Worster. In a field marked by rapid conceptual change, DeVoto's analysis has retained its relevance to the present day. --John M. Anderson [via]
The Court and the Constitutionby Archibald CoxISBN 039548071X (0-395-48071-X)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The Cycles of American Historyby Arthur Meier SchlesingerISBN 0395957931 (0-395-95793-1)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The Cycles of American Historyby Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr.ISBN 0395378877 (0-395-37887-7)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin Company
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Death of a Colonialby Bruce AlexanderISBN 0399145648 (0-399-14564-8)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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Dee Goong Anby Robert Hans Van GulikISBN 0405078757 (0-405-07875-7)
Hardcover, Ayer Co Pub
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The Drummer Boyby Leon GarfieldISBN 0394908554 (0-394-90855-4)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Or a Dictionary of Arts & Sciencesby Frank A. KafkerISBN 0415149568 (0-415-14956-8)
Hardcover, Routledge
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Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boysby Slater BrownISBN 0394903668 (0-394-90366-8)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Euphemiaby Mary BruntonISBN 0415081033 (0-415-08103-3)
Hardcover, Routledge/Thoemmes
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The First Churchill: Marlborough, Soldier and Statesmanby Correlli BarnettISBN 0399112979 (0-399-11297-9)
Hardcover, Putnam
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Frederick the Great: A Military Lifeby Christopher DuffyISBN 0415002761 (0-415-00276-1)
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The Frigates: An Account of the Lesser Warships of the Wars from 1793 to 1815by James HendersonISBN 0396062849 (0-396-06284-9)
Hardcover, Dodd, Mead
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Great Fear of 1789: Rural Panic in Revolutionary Franceby Georges LefebvreISBN 0394719395 (0-394-71939-5)
Hardcover, Vintage Books
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A Handful of Dustby Evelyn WaughISBN 0412505703 (0-412-50570-3)
Hardcover, Chapman & Hall
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Historic Costume: A Chronicle of Fashion in Western Europe 1490-1790by Francis M. Kelly, Randolph SchwabeISBN 0405086873 (0-405-08687-3)
Hardcover, Ayer Co Pub
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History of English Speaking People: Great Democracies, 1815-1901by Winston S. ChurchillISBN 0396040497 (0-396-04049-7)
Hardcover, Bookthrift Co
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History of Ireland in the Eighteenth Centuryby William E. LeckyISBN 0403003628 (0-403-00362-8)
Hardcover, Scholarly Press
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History of the English Speaking Peoplesby Winston S. ChurchillISBN 0396082726 (0-396-08272-6)
Softcover, Dodd Mead
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A History of the English-Speaking Peoples: The Great Democraciesby Winston S. ChurchillISBN 0396082742 (0-396-08274-2)
Softcover, Dodd Mead
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Honor This Dayby Alexander KentISBN 0399133488 (0-399-13348-8)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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I Am Reginaby Sally M. KeehnISBN 0399217975 (0-399-21797-5)
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Images from the Floating World: The Japanese Print, Including an Illustrated Dictionary of Ukiyo-Eby Richard LaneISBN 0399121935 (0-399-12193-5)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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The Imperial Presidencyby Arthur Meier SchlesingerISBN 0395515610 (0-395-51561-0)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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In Gallant Companyby Alexander KentISBN 0399119876 (0-399-11987-6)
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Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemisonby Lois LenskiISBN 039730076X (0-397-30076-X)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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J.S. Mill on Liberty in Focusby John Gray, G.W. SmithISBN 0415010012 (0-415-01001-2)
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Jack Knave and Foolby Bruce AlexanderISBN 0399144196 (0-399-14419-6)
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Jane Eyreby Charlotte Bronte, Monro S. OrrISBN 0396082599 (0-396-08259-9)
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John Locke: A Letter Concerning Toleration in Focusby John Locke, Susan Mendus, John HortonISBN 0415060826 (0-415-06082-6)
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Several essays are reprints of the most important articles on the Letter, but there is also new material , specially commissioned for the volume and published here for the first time.
Given the importance of Locke's Letter on Toleration, this volume will be welcomed by both students and teachers of political philosophy, the history of political thought, as well as philosophy and politics generally. [via]More editions of John Locke: A Letter Concerning Toleration in Focus:
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The Journals of Lewis and Clarkby Meriwether LewisISBN 039508380X (0-395-08380-X)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The journals of Lewis and Clark have been called a national treasure. The Corps of Discovery helped to open the Louisiana Purchase to hundreds of thousands of pioneering settlers.
We're proud to bring this recreation of those handwritten texts to a new generation of readers, learners, and historians.
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the Corps of Discovery as a scientific and military expedition to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase. The expedition's goal was stated by Jefferson in a letter dated June 20, 1803, to Lewis: "to explore the Missouri River and such principal stream of it as by its course and communication with the waters of the Pacific Ocean, whether the Columbia, Oregon, Colorado or any other river that may offer the most direct and practicable water communication across this continent for the purpose of commerce".[6] In addition, the expedition was to learn more about the Northwest's natural resources, inhabitants and possibilities for settlement;[7] as well as evaluating the potential interference of British and French Canadian hunters and trappers who were already well established in the area.
Jefferson selected U.S. Army Captain Meriwether Lewishis aide and personal friendto lead the Corps of Discovery. Lewis selected William Clark as his partner. Because of bureaucratic delays in the U.S. Army, Clark officially only held the rank of Second Lieutenant at the time, but Lewis concealed this from the men and shared the leadership of the expedition, always referring to Clark as "Captain".
They began their historic journey on May 14, 1804. They soon met up with Lewis in Saint Charles, Missouri, and the corps followed the Missouri River westward. Soon they passed La Charrette, the last caucasian settlement on the Missouri River. The expedition followed the Missouri through what is now Kansas City, Missouri, and Omaha, Nebraska. On August 20, 1804, the Corps of Discovery suffered its only death when Sergeant Charles Floyd died, apparently from acute appendicitis. He was buried at Floyd's Bluff, in what is now Sioux City, Iowa. During the final week of August, Lewis and Clark had reached the edge of the Great Plains, a place abounding with elk, deer, bison, and beavers.
The expedition continued to follow the Missouri to its headwaters and over the Continental Divide at Lemhi Pass via horses. In canoes, they descended the mountains by the Clearwater River, the Snake River, and the Columbia River, past Celilo Falls and past what is now Portland, Oregon. At this point,[clarification needed] Lewis spotted Mount Hood, a mountain known to be very close to the ocean. On a big pine, Clark carved
Clark had written in his journal, "Ocean in view! O! The Joy!". One journal entry is captioned "Cape Disappointment at the Entrance of the Columbia River into the Great South Sea or Pacific Ocean". By that time the expedition faced its second bitter winter during the trip, so the group decided to vote on whether to camp on the north or south side of the Columbia River. The party agreed to camp on the south side of the river (modern Astoria, Oregon), building Fort Clatsop as their winter quarters. While wintering at the fort, the men prepared for the trip home by boiling salt from the ocean, hunting elk and other wildlife, and interacting with the native tribes.
The explorers began their journey home on March 23, 1806. Lewis and Clark used four dugout canoes they bought from the Native Americans, plus one that they stole in "retaliation" for a previous theft.
Lewis and Clark separated until they reached the confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers on August 11. Clark's team had floated down the rivers in bull boats. Once reunited, the Corps was able to return home quickly via the Missouri River. They reached St. Louis on September 23, 1806. [via]More editions of The Journals of Lewis and Clark:
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The Journals of Lewis and Clarkby William Clark, Meriwether Lewis, Bernard Augustine De VotoISBN 0395859964 (0-395-85996-4)
Softcover, Mariner Books
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In 1803, the great expanse of the Louisiana Purchase was an empty canvas. Keenly aware that the course of the nation's destiny lay westwardand that a Voyage of Discovery would be necessary to determine the nature of the frontierPresident Thomas Jefferson commissioned Meriwether Lewis to lead an expedition from the Missouri River to the northern Pacific coast and back. From 1804 to 1806, accompanied by co-captain William Clark, the Shoshone guide Sacajawea, and thirty-two men, Lewis mapped rivers, traced the principal waterways to the sea, and established the American claim to the territories of Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. Together the captains kept this journal: a richly detailed record of the flora and fauna they sighted, the native tribes they encountered, and the awe-inspiring landscape they traversed, from their base camp near present-day St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River, that has become an incomparable contribution to the literature of exploration and the writing of natural history. [via]
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Journey to the Western Islands of Scotlandby James Boswell, Samuel JohnsonISBN 0395051819 (0-395-05181-9)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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Les Miserablesby Victor HugoISBN 0396084311 (0-396-08431-1)
Hardcover, Dodd Mead
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Letters from the Levant: During the Embassy to Constantinople, 1716-18by Mary W. MontaguISBN 0405027672 (0-405-02767-2)
Hardcover, Ayer Co Pub
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Lorna Dooneby R. D. BlackmoreISBN 0396066046 (0-396-06604-6)
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Madness and Civilizationby M. FOUCAULTISBN 0415253853 (0-415-25385-3)
Softcover, Taylor and Francis
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Madness and Civilization'Book summary:In this classic account of madness, Michel Foucault shows once and for all why he is one of the most distinguished European philosophers since the end of World War II. Madness and Civilization, Foucault's first book and his finest accomplishment, will change the way in which you think about society. Evoking shock, pity and fascination, it might also make you question the way you think about yourself. [via]
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Marlboroughby Correlli BarnettISBN 0413295400 (0-413-29540-0)
Hardcover, Eyre Methuen
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Middlemarchby George Eliot, Gordon S. HaightISBN 0395051053 (0-395-05105-3)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Middlemarch'Book summary:Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life is a novel by George Eliot, . Her seventh novel, begun in 1869 and then put aside during the final illness of Thornton Lewes, the son of her companion George Henry Lewes. During the following year Eliot resumed work, fusing together several stories into a coherent whole, and during 187172 the novel appeared in serial form. The first one-volume edition was published in 1874, and attracted large sales. The novel is set in the fictitious Midlands town of Middlemarch during the period 183032. It has multiple plots with a large cast of characters, and in addition to its distinct though interlocking narratives it pursues a number of underlying themes, including the status of women, the nature of marriage, idealism and self-interest, religion and hypocrisy, political reform, and education. Mary Anne Evans (22 November 1819 22 December 1880), better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, journalist and translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She is the author of seven novels, including Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860), Silas Marner (1861), Middlemarch (187172), and Daniel Deronda (1876), most of them set in provincial England and known for their realism and psychological insight. [via]
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The Mill on the Flossby George EliotISBN 0395051517 (0-395-05151-7)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Mill on the Floss'Book summary:The Mill on the Floss, first published in 1860, tells the story of Maggie Tulliver and her brother Tom as they grow from children to young adults in the small rural town of St. Ogg's, England. Intelligent and passionate, Maggie yearns to develop her mind and break free of the constraints of her provincial village. Though she loves her brother above anyone else, Tom's rigid, pragmatic personality often conflicts with Maggie's headstrong nature, with increasingly tragic consequences.A classic novel of development, The Mill on the Floss is George Eliot's most autobiographical work. Through the characters of Tom and Maggie, Eliot examines themes of gender, education, and personality formation, and her portrayal of the town of St. Ogg's is both a brilliant depiction of provincial narrow-mindedness and constraining social norms and an intelligent commentary on the changes to rural life brought about by the forces of industrialization.The Mill on the Floss is an enduring portrait of love, family, and individuals striving to create their own destinies, one whose words and characters resonate as vividly today as they did for Eliot's first readers.[via] 
More than a Queen: The Story of Josephine Bonaparteby Frances Mossiker, Michael EagleISBN 039492049X (0-394-92049-X)
Hardcover, Knopf
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Murder in Grub Streetby Bruce AlexanderISBN 0399140859 (0-399-14085-9)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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The New Eighteenth Century: Theory, Politics, English Literatureby Felicity Nussbaum, Laura BrownISBN 0416016413 (0-416-01641-3)
Softcover, Methuen
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The Old Revolutionaries: Political Lives in the Age of Samuel Adamsby Pauline MaierISBN 039475073X (0-394-75073-X)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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Oroonoko and Other Storiesby Aphra Behn, Maureen DuffyISBN 0413413608 (0-413-41360-8)
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Pages Passed from Hand to Handby Mark Mitchell, David LeavittISBN 0395837057 (0-395-83705-7)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The Peopling of British North America: An Introductionby Bernard BailynISBN 0394757793 (0-394-75779-3)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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The Phantom Ship, 3 Vols in 1by Robert E. Tracy, Frederick MarryatISBN 0404620264 (0-404-62026-4)
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Plain Dealerby William WycherleyISBN 0413190609 (0-413-19060-9)
Softcover, Heinemann
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The Poetical Works of Keats.by John KeatsISBN 0395180155 (0-395-18015-5)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Poetical Works of Shelleyby Percy Bysshe ShelleyISBN 0395184614 (0-395-18461-4)
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The Poetical Works of Wordsworth.by William WordsworthISBN 0395184967 (0-395-18496-7)
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The Portrait of a Ladyby Henry JamesISBN 0395051061 (0-395-05106-1)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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The Price of Murderby Bruce AlexanderISBN 0399150781 (0-399-15078-1)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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In The Price of Murder, Sir John and Jeremy are drawn deep into the notorious Seven Dials section of London, where they must contend with the most sordid inclinations of both the working class and the aristocracy.
When the body of a young girl is pulled from the Thames, Sir John and Jeremy begin to investigate; but the girl's mother is nowhere to be found, until Jeremy's search for clues leads him to the racetrack. There, he discovers just how dangerous the high-stakes battle is that he has gotten himself into-and, when an acquaintance of his own suddenly disappears, just how terribly steep the odds. [via]More editions of The Price of Murder:
The Recess, Or, A Tale of Other Timesby Sophia LeeISBN 0405008066 (0-405-00806-6)
Hardcover, Ayer Co Pub
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Sanditonby Jane Austen, Anne TelscombeISBN 0395202841 (0-395-20284-1)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Oh! Mama, how spiritless, how tame was Edward's manner in reading to us last night! I felt for my sister most severely. Yet she bore it with so much composure, she seemed scarcely to notice it. I could hardly keep my seat. To hear those beautiful lines which have frequently almost driven me wild, pronounced with such impenetrable calmness, such dreadful indifference!
Soon however, Marianne meets a man who measures up to her ideal: Mr. Willoughby, a new neighbor. So swept away by passion is Marianne that her behavior begins to border on the scandalous. Then Willoughby abandons her; meanwhile, Elinor's growing affection for Edward suffers a check when he admits he is secretly engaged to a childhood sweetheart. How each of the sisters reacts to their romantic misfortunes, and the lessons they draw before coming finally to the requisite happy ending forms the heart of the novel. Though Marianne's disregard for social conventions and willingness to consider the world well-lost for love may appeal to modern readers, it is Elinor whom Austen herself most evidently admired; a truly happy marriage, she shows us, exists only where sense and sensibility meet and mix in proper measure. --Alix Wilber [via]More editions of Sanditon:
Secret Sexualities: A Sourcebook of 17th and 18th Century Writingby Ian McCormickISBN 0415139546 (0-415-13954-6)
Softcover, Routledge
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Servant of Two Mastersby L. Hall, Carlo GoldoniISBN 0413748502 (0-413-74850-2)
Softcover, Methuen Publishing Limited
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Signal-Close Actionby Alexander KentISBN 0399114483 (0-399-11448-3)
Hardcover, Putnam
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Smuggler's Moon : A Sir John Fielding Mysteryby Bruce AlexanderISBN 0399147748 (0-399-14774-8)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Stand into Dangerby Alexander KentISBN 0399125396 (0-399-12539-6)
Hardcover, Putnan
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A Tradition of Victoryby Alexander KentISBN 0399127062 (0-399-12706-2)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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The United States Navy: A 200-Year Historyby Edward Latimer BeachISBN 0395559960 (0-395-55996-0)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The Varieties of History: From Voltaire to the Presentby Fritz Richard SternISBN 039471962X (0-394-71962-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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"This book contains not only an excellent selection of passages which characterize the ideas and the work of leading historians from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, but the book in its entirety provides a stimulating survey of the entire development of modern historiography." Felix Gilbert, The Institute for Advanced Study
"It is by all odds the best kind of introduction to the study and, what is more, to the enjoyment, of history." Crane Brinton [via]More editions of The Varieties of History: From Voltaire to the Present:
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Watery Graveby Bruce AlexanderISBN 0399141553 (0-399-14155-3)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?by Jean Fritz, Margot TomesISBN 039923487X (0-399-23487-X)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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Whigs and Huntersby Edward P. ThompsonISBN 0394730860 (0-394-73086-0)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Winter at Valley Forgeby V.W. MasonISBN 0394903331 (0-394-90333-1)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Women Camp Followers of American Revolutionby Walter BlumenthalISBN 0405060777 (0-405-06077-7)
Hardcover, Ayer Co Pub
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Women's History: Britain 1700-1850, An Introductionby Hannah Barker, Elaine ChalusISBN 0415291771 (0-415-29177-1)
Softcover, Routledge
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The Works of Mrs. Amelia Opieby Amelia Alderson OpieISBN 0404567967 (0-404-56796-7)
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World We Have Lostby Peter LaslettISBN 0415315271 (0-415-31527-1)
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Wormwoodby G. P. TaylorISBN 0399242570 (0-399-24257-0)
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Panic fills the streets of London on a night in 1756 when the earth suddenly lurches forward and starts spinning out of control. Within moments, eleven days and nights flash through the sky, finally leaving the city in total darkness. Is the end of the world at hand?
Agetta Lamian fears so. She's the young housemaid of Dr. Sabian Blake, a scientist who has recently acquired the Nemorensis, the legendary book said to unlock the secrets of the universe. And what he sees through his telescope confirms what he has read: This disaster is only a sign of things to come. Agetta overhears Dr. Blake's prophecy that a star called Wormwood is headed toward London, where it will fall from the sky and strike a fatal blow.
Dr. Blake believes the comet will either end the world as he knows it or hearken a new age of scientific and spiritual enlightenment. Soon even Agetta seems to have been seduced by the book, and whom she ultimately delivers it to will determine much more than just her fate. [via]More editions of Wormwood:
Writes of Passage: Reading Travel Writingby Derek Gregory, James DuncanISBN 0415160138 (0-415-16013-8)
Hardcover, Routledge
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