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Admiralby Dudley PopeISBN 0755104382 (0-7551-0438-2)
Softcover, House of Stratus Ltd
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Adventures of Sherlock Holmesby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0755334353 (0-7553-3435-3)
Softcover, Headline Book Pub Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'Book summary:(Please note that all Timeless Classic Books have been carefully formatted manually with full annotation and proper photo and/or illustration placement since our start in 2010/2011. Each cover is designed with paid or public domain artwork that is pertinent to the title. Each and ever cover is unique. None have ever been used twice.)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1891-92) brings together the first twelve short stories Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote about Holmes and Watson. These follow Holmes's introduction in the first two novels, A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of the Four. [via]More editions of Adventures of Sherlock Holmes:
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson : Selected Poemsby Alfred Lord TennysonISBN 0753816571 (0-7538-1657-1)
Hardcover, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alfred, Lord Tennyson : Selected Poems'Book summary:On either side the river lie
Long fields of barley and of rye,
That clothe the word and meet the sky;
And thro' the field the road runs by
To many-tower'd Camelot.
--From The Lady of Shalott[via]
Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poems found inspiration in sources as diverse as Greek myths (Tithonius), Arthurian legends (Idylls of the King), Shakespeare (Mariana), and contemporary history (Charge of the Light Brigade). But his most famous and heartfelt work, In Memoriam, came from personal tragedy: the death of his close friend, Arthur Hallam. All these, and many other of his finest poems, are included in this superb collection.More editions of Alfred, Lord Tennyson : Selected Poems:
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Alice's Adventures In Wonderlandby Lewis Carroll, Helen OxenburyISBN 0763620491 (0-7636-2049-1)
Softcover, Candlewick Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alice's Adventures In Wonderland'Book summary:Source of legend and lyric, reference and conjecture, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is for most children pure pleasure in prose. While adults try to decipher Lewis Carroll's putative use of complex mathematical codes in the text, or debate his alleged use of opium, young readers simply dive with Alice through the rabbit hole, pursuing "The dream-child moving through a land / Of wonders wild and new." There they encounter the White Rabbit, the Queen of Hearts, the Mock Turtle, and the Mad Hatter, among a multitude of other characters--extinct, fantastical, and commonplace creatures. Alice journeys through this Wonderland, trying to fathom the meaning of her strange experiences. But they turn out to be "curiouser and curiouser," seemingly without moral or sense.
For more than 130 years, children have reveled in the delightfully non-moralistic, non-educational virtues of this classic. In fact, at every turn, Alice's new companions scoff at her traditional education. The Mock Turtle, for example, remarks that he took the "regular course" in school: Reeling, Writhing, and branches of Arithmetic-Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, and Derision. Carroll believed John Tenniel's illustrations were as important as his text. Naturally, Carroll's instincts were good; the masterful drawings are inextricably tied to the well-loved story. (All ages) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderlandby Helen Oxenbury, Lewis CarrollISBN 0763608041 (0-7636-0804-1)
Hardcover, Candlewick Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'Book summary:Lewis Carroll's timeless classic brought to life by one of the most revered children's book illustrators of our time!
Suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.
There was nothing so very remarkable in that; nor did Alice think it so very much out of the way to hear the Rabbit say to itself, "Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!"
Lewis Carroll's masterpiece, an exuberant mix of fun and fantasy, logic and lunacy, silliness and droll splendor, revolutionized children's literature. Its influence has been immeasurable, and the story's cast of characters, including Alice herself, the Mad Hatter, and the Cheshire Cat, hold a beloved place in our culture.
Now Helen Oxenbury, one of the world's most acclaimed illustratorswhose many books for children include the award-winning FARMER DUCK, by Martin Waddell, as well as her Tom and Pippo bookshas brought her own special brand of magic to Lewis Carroll's classic.
And ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND is Helen Oxenbury at her very best. Her vision of Alice is unique and modern. Her Wonderland is fresh, whimsical, and lovingly created. With more illustrations than any other edition, this beautiful volume has all the warmth, depth of emotion, humor, and acute observations of people and animals for which Helen Oxenbury's work is so highly regarded. Join us in celebrating a major artistic achievement! And welcome backto a Wonderland that is as astonishingly new as it is joyously familiar. [via]More editions of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland:
American Notes for General Circulation and Pictures from Italyby Charles DickensISBN 0749308680 (0-7493-0868-0)
Softcover, Heinemann
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Ashworth Hallby Anne PerryISBN 0754020371 (0-7540-2037-1)
Softcover, Thorndike Press
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The Awakeningby Kate Chopin, John CollierISBN 0760705909 (0-7607-0590-9)
Hardcover, Barnes & Noble Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Awakening'Book summary:This Second Edition of a perennial favorite in the Norton Critical Edition series represents an extensive revision of its predecessor.
The text is that of the first edition of the novel, published by Herbert S. Stone in 1899. It has been annotated by the editor and includes translations of French phrases and information about New Orleans locales, customs, and lore, the Bayou region, and Creole culture. "Bibliographical and Historical Contexts", expanded and introduced by a new Editors Note, presents biographical, historical, and cultural documents contemporary with the novels publication. Included are a biographical essay by the acclaimed Chopin biographer Emily Toth, "An Etiquette/Advice Book Sampler" with selections from the conduct books of the period in which Chopin lived and wrote, and period fashion plates from Harpers Bazar. A comprehensive "Criticism" section, introduced by a new Editors Note, contains expanded selections from hard-to-find contemporary reviews of the novel; two letters of mysterious origin written in response to the novel; and Chopins "Retraction," which followed The Awakenings negative reception. These are followed by twenty-seven interpretive essays, twelve of them new to the Second Edition, that provide a variety of perspectives on The Awakening, including essays by Cynthia Griffin Wolff, Nancy Walker, Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, Paula A. Treichler, Sandra M. Gilbert, Lee R. Edwards, Patricia S. Yaeger, Elizabeth Ammons, and Elaine Showalter. A Chronology of Chopins life and an updated Selected Bibliography are also included. [via] 
Ayesha the Return of Sheby H. Rider HaggardISBN 0766193624 (0-7661-9362-4)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eightyby Charles DickensISBN 0749307641 (0-7493-0764-1)
Softcover, Heinemann
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Baudelaireby Charles Baudelaire, Laurence LernerISBN 0753817446 (0-7538-1744-6)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Baudelaire'Book summary:Listen! They must be words, drifting between
These living pillars: elusive, never simple.
--from "Correspondences"[via]
Against the normal, the healthy, and the rational, the imagination of poet Charles Baudelaire plunged into the Flowers of Evil, offering extreme images and work devoted to exploring such themes as drugs, sex, and art. In addition to the haunting and highly individual prose poems called Spleen, this volume offers masterpieces such as To the Reader, Albatross, Invitation to the Voyage, and The Cracked Bell.More editions of Baudelaire:
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The Black Arrow a Tale of Two Rosesby Robert Louis StevensonISBN 0766194779 (0-7661-9477-9)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Black Arrow a Tale of Two Roses'Book summary:1921. From the writer of Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, comes another tale of adventure. This book involves a young Englishman, Dick Shelton, who, in his quest to avenge the death of his father, becomes involved in the band of the Black Arrow and the events of the War of the Roses. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Due to the age and scarcity of the original we reproduced, some pages may be spotty, faded or difficult to read. [via]
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Brunswick Gardensby Anne PerryISBN 0786214643 (0-7862-1464-3)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Buccaneerby PopeISBN 0755104374 (0-7551-0437-4)
Softcover, House of Stratus Ltd
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By the Mast Dividedby David DonachieISBN 0749082607 (0-7490-8260-7)
Softcover, Allison & Busby
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Call Of The Wildby Jack London, Andrew Davidson, Jean Craighead GeorgeISBN 0753454939 (0-7534-5493-9)
Hardcover, Kingfisher Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Call of the Wild'Book summary:Book Description Publication Date: July 30, 2004 The Call of the Wild is the story of a dog whose life is changed forever. Kidnapped from his sunny California home, Buck is taken to the cold, hard world of Klondike. * Buck is hitched into the traces of a dog sled, but the traces cannot hold his spirit, his will, or his true nature - to be wild - to be free. [via]
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Captains Courageousby Rudyard KiplingISBN 0770508804 (0-7705-0880-4)
Softcover, Nelson Canada
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Captains Courageous'Book summary:First published in 1897, Captains Courageous tells of the high-seas adventures of Harvey Cheyne, the son of an American millionaire, who, after falling from a luxury ocean liner, is rescued by the raucous crew of the fishing ship Were Here. Obstinate and spoiled at first, Harvey in due course learns diligence and responsibility and earns the camaraderie of the seamen, who treat him as one of their own. A true test of character, Harveys months aboard the Were Here provide a delightful glimpse of life at sea and well-told morals of discipline, empathy, and self- reliance.
My first genuine out and out American story ... Its a corker... Im sinfully proud of it. -Rudyard Kipling [via]
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The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmesby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 075533437X (0-7553-3437-X)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes'Book summary:'Mr Sherlock Holmes, the well-known private detective, was the victim of a murderous assault this morning which has left him in a precarious position'. Dr Watson stops dead in his tracks when he reads of the attempt on his friend's life. The forces of nature turn against man, love breeds hatred and cowardice, mothers appear to attack their own children, and Sherlock Holmes, the one man who can redress the balance, seemingly lies at death's door ...When an assassination attempt is made on the great detective's life it seems that no one can escape the death and dread which blights Britain... [via]
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Christmas Tales from Charles Dickensby Charles DickensISBN 0785802053 (0-7858-0205-3)
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Cliffscomplete Chopin's the Awakeningby Sheri MetzgerISBN 0764587285 (0-7645-8728-5)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cliffscomplete Chopin's the Awakening'Book summary:In the CliffsComplete guides, the novel's complete text and a glossary appear side-by-side with coordinating numbered lines to help you understand unusual words and phrasing. You'll also find all the commentary and resources of a standard CliffsNotes for Literature.[via]CliffsComplete The Awakening offers insight and information into a work considered scandalous when it arrived from the turn-of-the-20th-century presses. Every generation since has been able to identify with some social or thematic aspect of the novel.
Discover what happens to this heroine who found her husband dull, married life dreary and confining, and motherhood to be bondage and save valuable studying time all at once. Enhance your reading of The Awakening with these additional features:
- A summary and insightful commentary for each chapter
- Bibliography and historical background on the author, Kate Chopin
- A look at late-19th-century intellect, religion, politics, and society
- Coverage of Chopin's career and reaction to the novel
- A character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters
- Review questions, a quiz, discussion guide, and activity ideas
- A Resource Center full of books, articles, films, and Web sites
Streamline your literature study with all-in-one help from CliffsComplete guides!
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Colonial Empires and Armies 1815-1960by V. G. KiernanISBN 0773517677 (0-7735-1767-7)
Softcover, McGill Queens Univ Pr
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Count of Monte Cristoby Alexandre DumasISBN 0760723788 (0-7607-2378-8)
Softcover, Barnes & Noble
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Dead Soulsby Clifford Odets, Nikolai Vasilevich GogolISBN 0766195732 (0-7661-9573-2)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dead Souls'Book summary:1923. Odets writes in his introduction that the brutal censorship imposed upon the great Russian Empire of Gogol's time by its feudal lords and masters is comparable in our time to only that imposed upon the peoples of certain Fascist states. Enlightenment was not then a word to utter lightly on a muddy street corner. But Gogol set out to enlighten the Russian people, and his method was curiously simple. Of his central character Tchitchikov, in Dead Souls he states, Him I have taken as a type to show forth the vices and failings, rather than the merits and virtues, of the commonplace Russian individual; and the characters which revolve around him have also been selected for the purpose of demonstrating our national weaknesses and shortcomings. [via]
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Devils Dictionary 365 Day Calendar 2006by Ambrose BierceISBN 0764931156 (0-7649-3115-6)
Softcover, Pomegranate Communications
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Edgar Allan PoeISBN 0785814531 (0-7858-1453-1)
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Find This BookBook summary:The life of American writer Edgar Allan Poe was characterized by a dramatic series of successes and failures, breakdowns and recoveries, personal gains and hopes dashed through, despite which he created some of the finest literature the world has ever known. Over time his works have influenced such major creative forces as the French poets Charles Baudelaire and Andre Gide, filmmaker D.W. Griffith and modern literary legend Allen Ginsberg.[via]
Best known for his poems and short fiction, Poe perfected the psychological thriller, invented the detective story, and rarely missed transporting the reader to his own supernatural realm. He has also been hailed posthumously as one of the finest literary critics of the nineteenth century.
In Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales and Poems fans may indulge in all of Poe's most imaginative short-stories, including The Fall of the House of Usher, The Murders in Rue Morgue, The Tell-Tale Heart, Ligeia and Ms. In a Bottle. His complete early and miscellaneous poetic masterpieces are here also, including The Raven, Ulalume, Annabel Lee, Tamerlane, as well as select reviews and narratives.More editions of Edgar Allan Poe:
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Edgar Allen Poeby Edgar Allen PoeISBN 0785813500 (0-7858-1350-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Edgar Allen Poe'Book summary:This collection of 73 short stories and 48 poems includes such masterpieces as The Fall of the House of Usher, The Purloined Letter, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, and Murders in the Rue Morgue. [via]
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Emily Dickinson Poems: First and Second Seriesby Emily DickinsonISBN 0781226287 (0-7812-2628-7)
Hardcover, Reprint Services Corp
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Emily Dickinson Poemsby Johanna BrownellISBN 0785812849 (0-7858-1284-9)
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The Excursion Trainby Edward MarstonISBN 0749082372 (0-7490-8237-2)
Softcover, Allison & Busby, Limited
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The Far Side of the Worldby Patrick O'BrianISBN 0754091759 (0-7540-9175-9)
Softcover, Chivers
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Flatlandby Edwin Abbott AbbottISBN 0760755876 (0-7607-5587-6)
Softcover, Barnes & Noble Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Flatland'Book summary:Flatland is one of the very few novels about math and philosophy that can appeal to almost any layperson. Published in 1880, this short fantasy takes us to a completely flat world of two physical dimensions where all the inhabitants are geometric shapes, and who think the planar world of length and width that they know is all there is. But one inhabitant discovers the existence of a third physical dimension, enabling him to finally grasp the concept of a fourth dimension. Watching our Flatland narrator, we begin to get an idea of the limitations of our own assumptions about reality, and we start to learn how to think about the confusing problem of higher dimensions. The book is also quite a funny satire on society and class distinctions of Victorian England. [via]
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Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Gardenby Frances Hodgson Burnett, Jason Cockcroft, Gillian CrossISBN 0753454793 (0-7534-5479-3)
Hardcover, Kingfisher Books
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The French Admiralby Dewey LambdinISBN 0783887884 (0-7838-8788-4)
Hardcover, G K Hall & Co
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Galleonby Dudley PopeISBN 0755104390 (0-7551-0439-0)
Softcover, House of Stratus Ltd
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The Golden Oceanby Patrick O'BrianISBN 0754020207 (0-7540-2020-7)
Softcover, Chivers
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His Last Bowby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0755334434 (0-7553-3443-4)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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The Horns of the Buffaloby John WilcoxISBN 0755309839 (0-7553-0983-9)
Softcover, Headline Book Pub Ltd
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The Hound of the Baskervillesby Arthur Conan Doyle, Pam SmyISBN 0763630640 (0-7636-3064-0)
Hardcover, Candlewick Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'Book summary:We owe 1902's The Hound of the Baskervilles to Arthur Conan Doyle's good friend Fletcher "Bobbles" Robinson, who took him to visit some scary English moors and prehistoric ruins, and told him marvelous local legends about escaped prisoners and a 17th-century aristocrat who fell afoul of the family dog. Doyle transmogrified the legend: generations ago, a hound of hell tore out the throat of devilish Hugo Baskerville on the moonlit moor. Poor, accursed Baskerville Hall now has another mysterious death: that of Sir Charles Baskerville. Could the culprit somehow be mixed up with secretive servant Barrymore, history-obsessed Dr. Frankland, butterfly-chasing Stapleton, or Selden, the Notting Hill murderer at large? Someone's been signaling with candles from the mansion's windows. Nor can supernatural forces be ruled out. Can Dr. Watson--left alone by Sherlock Holmes to sleuth in fear for much of the novel--save the next Baskerville, Sir Henry, from the hound's fangs?
Many Holmes fans prefer Doyle's complete short stories, but their clockwork logic doesn't match the author's boast about this novel: it's "a real Creeper!" What distinguishes this particular Hound is its fulfillment of Doyle's great debt to Edgar Allan Poe--it's full of ancient woe, low moans, a Grimpen Mire that sucks ponies to Dostoyevskian deaths, and locals digging up Neolithic skulls without next-of-kins' consent. "The longer one stays here the more does the spirit of the moor sink into one's soul," Watson realizes. "Rank reeds and lush, slimy water-plants sent an odour of decay ... while a false step plunged us more than once thigh-deep into the dark, quivering mire, which shook for yards in soft undulations around our feet ... it was as if some malignant hand was tugging us down into those obscene depths." Read on--but, reader, watch your step! --Tim Appelo [via]
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How the Other Half Lives: Studies among the Tenements of New Yorkby Jacob A. RiisISBN 0760755892 (0-7607-5589-2)
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The Hunchback of Notre Dameby Victor HugoISBN 0762405635 (0-7624-0563-5)
Hardcover, Courage Books
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The Hundred Daysby Patrick O'BrianISBN 0786217499 (0-7862-1749-9)
Softcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Hundred Days'Book summary:The year is 1815, and Europe's most unpopular (not to mention tiniest) empire-builder has escaped from Elba. In The Hundred Days, it's up to Jack Aubrey--and surgeon-cum-spymaster Stephen Maturin--to stop Napoleon in his tracks. How? For starters, Aubrey and his squadron have been dispatched to the Adriatic coast, to keep Bonapartist shipbuilders from beefing up the French navy. Meanwhile, one Sheik Ibn Hazm is fomenting an Islamic uprising against the Allies. The only way to halt this maneuver is to intercept the sheik's shipment of gold--because in the Napoleonic era, as in our own, even the most ardent of mercenaries requires a salary.
The Hundred Days is the 19th (and, we are told, the penultimate) installment of O'Brian's epic. Like many of its predecessors, it features a fairly swashbuckling plot, complete with cannon fire, exotic disguises, and Aubrey's suspenseful, slow-motion pursuit of an Algerian xebek. Yet it never turns into a mere exercise in Hornblowerism. Partly this is due to O'Brian's delicate touch with character--the relationship between extroverted Aubrey and introverted Maturin has deepened with each book, and even Aubrey's reunion with his childhood companion Queenie Keith is full of novelistic nuance: "They sat smiling at one another. An odd pair: handsome creatures both, but they might have been of the same sex or neither." Nor does the author focus too exclusively on his dynamic duo. Indeed, The Hundred Days is very much a chronicle of a floating community, which Maturin describes as "his own village, his own ship's company, that complex entity so much more easily sensed than described: part of his natural habitat."
Finally, O'Brian shows his usual expertise in balancing the great events with the most minuscule ones. Other authors have written about battles at sea, and still others have recorded the rapid rise and fall of Napoleon's fortunes after his escape from confinement. But who else would give equal time--and an equal charge of delight--to Maturin's discovery of an anomalous nuthatch? --James Marcus [via]
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The Hyde Park Headsmanby Anne PerryISBN 0786202408 (0-7862-0240-8)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrellby Susanna ClarkeISBN 0765356155 (0-7653-5615-5)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell'Book summary:At the dawn of the nineteenth century, two very different magicians emerge to change England's history. In the year 1806, with the Napoleonic Wars raging on land and sea, most people believe magic to be long dead in England--until the reclusive Mr Norrell reveals his powers, and becomes a celebrity overnight.[via]
Soon, another practicing magician comes forth: the young, handsome, and daring Jonathan Strange. He becomes Norrell's student, and they join forces in the war against France. But Strange is increasingly drawn to the wildest, most perilous forms of magic, straining his partnership with Norrell, and putting at risk everything else he holds dear.
Time Magazine #1 Book of the Year « Book Sense Book of the Year « People Top Ten Books of the Year « Winner of the Hugo Award « A New York Times Notable Book of the Year « Salon.com Top Ten of 2004 «Winner of the World Fantasy Award « Nancy Pearl's Top 12 Books of 2004 « Washington Post Book World's Best of 2004 « Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction 2004 « San Francisco Chronicle Best Books of 2004 « Winner of the Locus Award for Best First Novel « Chicago Tribune Best of 2004 « Seattle Times 25 Best Books of 2004 « Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 12 Books of 2004 « Village Voice "Top Shelf" « Raleigh News & Observer Best of 2004 « Rocky Mountain News critics' favorites of 2004 « Kansas City Star 100 Newsworthy Books of 2004 « Fort Worth Star-Telegram 10 Best Books of 2004 « Hartford Courant Best Books of 2004More editions of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell:
The Jungle Bookby Rudyard Kipling, Nicola BayleyISBN 0763623172 (0-7636-2317-2)
Hardcover, Candlewick Pr
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Killigrew And the Sea Devilby Jonathan LunnISBN 0755320700 (0-7553-2070-0)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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Killigrew's Runby Jonathan LunnISBN 0755320689 (0-7553-2068-9)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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Kimby Rudyard KiplingISBN 0783813538 (0-7838-1353-8)
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The King's Coatby Dewey LambdinISBN 0783804407 (0-7838-0440-7)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Lady Audley's Secretby Mary E. BraddonISBN 0760763046 (0-7607-6304-6)
Softcover, Barnes & Noble Books
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The Last of the Mohicans/ Book With Kitby James Fenimore CooperISBN 0764170481 (0-7641-7048-1)
Hardcover, Barrons Juveniles
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Lieutenant Hornblowerby Cecil Scott ForesterISBN 0786202858 (0-7862-0285-8)
Softcover, Thorndike Pr
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A Little Princessby Frances Hodgson BurnettISBN 0766607615 (0-7666-0761-5)
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Lost Worldby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0760755833 (0-7607-5583-3)
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Manetby Linda BoltonISBN 0785816410 (0-7858-1641-0)
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Manet by Himselfby Juliet Wilson-Bareau, Juliet Wilson BareauISBN 0785804293 (0-7858-0429-3)
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Master and Commanderby Patrick O'BrianISBN 075402248X (0-7540-2248-X)
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The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq.by William Makepeace ThackerayISBN 0783802722 (0-7838-0272-2)
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmesby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 075510644X (0-7551-0644-X)
Hardcover, House of Stratus, Incorporated
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Nicholas Nickelbyby Charles DickensISBN 0749307579 (0-7493-0757-9)
Softcover, Heinemann
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The Origin of Species: Library Editionby Charles Robert DarwinISBN 0785819118 (0-7858-1911-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Origin of Species: Library Edition'Book summary:It's hard to talk about The Origin of Species without making statements that seem overwrought and fulsome. But it's true: this is indeed one of the most important and influential books ever written, and it is one of the very few groundbreaking works of science that is truly readable.
To a certain extent it suffers from the Hamlet problem--it's full of clichés! Or what are now clichés, but which Darwin was the first to pen. Natural selection, variation, the struggle for existence, survival of the fittest: it's all in here.
Darwin's friend and "bulldog" T.H. Huxley said upon reading the Origin, "How extremely stupid of me not to have thought of that." Alfred Russel Wallace had thought of the same theory of evolution Darwin did, but it was Darwin who gathered the mass of supporting evidence--on domestic animals and plants, on variability, on sexual selection, on dispersal--that swept most scientists before it. It's hardly necessary to mention that the book is still controversial: Darwin's remark in his conclusion that "Light will be thrown on the origin of man and his history" is surely the pinnacle of British understatement. --Mary Ellen Curtin [via]
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Peter Panby J. M. Barrie, Charles VessISBN 0765347199 (0-7653-4719-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Peter Pan'Book summary:"All children, except one, grow up." Thus begins a great classic of children's literature that we all remember as magical. What we tend to forget, because the tale of Peter Pan and Neverland has been so relentlessly boiled down, hashed up, and coated in saccharine, is that J.M. Barrie's original version is also witty, sophisticated, and delightfully odd. The Darling children, Wendy, John, and Michael, live a very proper middle-class life in Edwardian London, but they also happen to have a Newfoundland for a nurse. The text is full of such throwaway gems as "Mrs. Darling first heard of Peter Pan when she was tidying up her children's minds," and is peppered with deliberately obscure vocabulary including "embonpoint," "quietus," and "pluperfect." Lest we forget, it was written in 1904, a relatively innocent age in which a plot about abducted children must have seemed more safely fanciful. Also, perhaps, it was an age that expected more of its children's books, for Peter Pan has a suppleness, lightness, and intelligence that are "literary" in the best sense. In a typical exchange with the dastardly Captain Hook, Peter Pan describes himself as "youth... joy... a little bird that has broken out of the egg," and the author interjects: "This, of course, was nonsense; but it was proof to the unhappy Hook that Peter did not know in the least who or what he was, which is the very pinnacle of good form." A book for adult readers-aloud to revel in--and it just might teach young listeners to fly. (Ages 5 and older) --Richard Farr [via]
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Peter Panby Dk, Chris Molan, Michael Johnstone, Dawn FrenchISBN 0756612756 (0-7566-1275-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Peter Pan'Book summary:Reading level: Ages 7 and up Paperback: 48 pages Publisher: DK CHILDREN (April 4, 2005) Language: English ISBN-10: 0756612756 ISBN-13: 978-0756612757 Product Dimensions: 13.5 x 9.3 x 1 inches Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews) Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #154,335 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) [via]
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The Poison Belt: Being an Account of Another Amazing Adventure of Professor Challengerby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0755106571 (0-7551-0657-1)
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The Prisoner of Zendaby Anthony Hope-HawkinsISBN 0755107098 (0-7551-0709-8)
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The Railway Detectiveby Edward MarstonISBN 0749083522 (0-7490-8352-2)
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Ramage and the Didoby Dudley PopeISBN 0755108272 (0-7551-0827-2)
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The Red Badge of Courageby Stephen CraneISBN 076072847X (0-7607-2847-X)
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The Return of Sherlock Holmesby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0755106431 (0-7551-0643-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Return of Sherlock Holmes'Book summary:This collection of Sherlock Holmes stories will have you leaving lights on and checking behind doors. These tales, first published in the Strand magazine between 1903 and 1905, include: "The Adventure of the Empty House," "The Adventure of the Norwood Builder," "The Adventure of the Dancing Men," "The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist," "The Adventure of the Priory School," "The Adventure of Black Peter," "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton," "The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez," "The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter," "The Adventure of the Abbey Grange," and "The Adventure of the Second Stain." "Properly suspenseful, Covell re-creates the awestruck Doctor Watson and the scientific Sherlock Holmes in another of the sleuth's escapades. Covell gives Watson a baronial English accent and renders the unerring Sherlock Holmes in a fittingly aloof, confident tone. To be led through a criminal quagmire by so expert a voice will please any...listener who likes a good mystery." (ALA Booklist) [via]
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The Road to Kandaharby John WilcoxISBN 0755309855 (0-7553-0985-5)
Softcover, Headline Book Pub Ltd
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Salisbury: Victorian Titanby Andrew RobertsISBN 0753810913 (0-7538-1091-3)
Softcover, Phoenix
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Sharpe's Battleby Bernard CornwellISBN 0786205725 (0-7862-0572-5)
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Sheby H. Rider HaggardISBN 0760752400 (0-7607-5240-0)
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The Sign of Fourby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0755334493 (0-7553-3449-3)
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A Study in Scarletby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0755334477 (0-7553-3447-7)
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Three Men in a Boatby Jerome Klapka JeromeISBN 0765341611 (0-7653-4161-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Three Men in a Boat'Book summary:"I had the general symptoms, the chief among them being a disinclination to work of any kind."[via]
So begin the hilarious misadventures of a merry, but scandalously lazy band of well-to-do young men-and a plucky and rather world-weary fox terrier named Montmorency-on an idyllic cruise along the River Thames. Feeling seedy, muses one of them dreamily, "What we want is rest." What they find instead is one hapless catastrophe after another. Soggy weather, humiliating dunkings, the irritating behavior of small boats and the "contrariness of teakettles" are just a few of the barbarisms our genteel heroes are forced to endure. But which a delighted reader can only sing, Hooray!
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Three Men in a Boat: (to Say Nothing of the Dog)by Jerome K. JeromeISBN 0760757569 (0-7607-5756-9)
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Time Machineby H. G. WellsISBN 0765351986 (0-7653-5198-6)
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The Uncommercial Travelerby Charles DickensISBN 0749308664 (0-7493-0866-4)
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Voices of Ireland: Classic Writings of a Rich and Rare Landby Malachy McCourtISBN 0762413360 (0-7624-1336-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Voices of Ireland: Classic Writings of a Rich and Rare Land'Book summary:This anthology collects fiction, poetry, and essays by several esteemed Irish writers over three centuries that describe the beauty and mystique of Ireland. From Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" to James Joyce's "Dubliners, " these masterpieces form a collective record of the modern Irish experience. [via]
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War and Society in Revolutionary Europe, 1770-1870by Geoffrey BestISBN 0773517618 (0-7735-1761-8)
Softcover, McGill Queens Univ Pr
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The Way of All Fleshby Samuel ButlerISBN 0760765855 (0-7607-6585-5)
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Wellingtonby Elizabeth LongfordISBN 0750942134 (0-7509-4213-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Wellington'Book summary:A short biography of Wellington, the Iron Duke, one of the best known military commanders of British history. Covers not only Wellington the war hero and Waterloo, but also his political career and Wellington the ladies' man and his marriage to Kitty Pakenham. [via]
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The Wine Dark Seaby Patrick O'BrianISBN 0786201339 (0-7862-0133-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wine Dark Sea'Book summary:In this installment of O'Brian's maritime epic, Captain Aubrey and the crew of the Surprise are pursuing an American privateer through the Great South Sea. As is his custom, O'Brian grabs your attention with the first, beautifully memorable sentence: "A purple ocean, vast under the sky and devoid of all visible life apart from two minute ships racing across its immensity." And he doesn't relinquish it until 260 pages later, by which point Jack Aubrey is delighted at the mere fact of being alive. [via]
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