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4: 50 From Paddingtonby Agatha ChristieISBN 1579126936 (1-57912-693-6)
Hardcover, Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
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84, Charing Cross Roadby Helene Hanff, Frank Doel, Marks & CoISBN 1559211407 (1-55921-140-7)
Hardcover, Moyer Bell Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: '84, Charing Cross Road'Book summary:84, Charing Cross Road is a charming record of bibliophilia, cultural difference, and imaginative sympathy. For 20 years, an outspoken New York writer and a rather more restrained London bookseller carried on an increasingly touching correspondence. In her first letter to Marks & Co., Helene Hanff encloses a wish list, but warns, "The phrase 'antiquarian booksellers' scares me somewhat, as I equate 'antique' with expensive." Twenty days later, on October 25, 1949, a correspondent identified only as FPD let Hanff know that works by Hazlitt and Robert Louis Stevenson would be coming under separate cover. When they arrive, Hanff is ecstatic--but unsure she'll ever conquer "bilingual arithmetic." By early December 1949, Hanff is suddenly worried that the six-pound ham she's sent off to augment British rations will arrive in a kosher office. But only when FPD turns out to have an actual name, Frank Doel, does the real fun begin.
Two years later, Hanff is outraged that Marks & Co. has dared to send an abridged Pepys diary. "i enclose two limp singles, i will make do with this thing till you find me a real Pepys. THEN i will rip up this ersatz book, page by page, AND WRAP THINGS IN IT." Nonetheless, her postscript asks whether they want fresh or powdered eggs for Christmas. Soon they're sharing news of Frank's family and Hanff's career. No doubt their letters would have continued, but in 1969, the firm's secretary informed her that Frank Doel had died. In the collection's penultimate entry, Helene Hanff urges a tourist friend, "If you happen to pass by 84, Charing Cross Road, kiss it for me. I owe it so much." [via]
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Adrian Mole And the Weapons of Mass Destructionby Sue TownsendISBN 1569474389 (1-56947-438-9)
Softcover, Soho Pr Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Adrian Mole And the Weapons of Mass Destruction'Book summary:Townsends wickedly funny novels are another reason to be grateful for the right of free speech. San Francisco Chronicle
Townsend is [a] comic genius. The Village Voice (a Top Shelf selection)
The latest careening satire to emerge from Sue Townsends wickedly literary rocket launcher, combining love, politics and credit-card debacle into a not-to-be-missed novel. The Seattle Times
Complex, funny and wrenching. Publishers Weekly
Adrian Mole, now age thirty-four and three quarters, needs proof that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction so he can get a refund from a travel agency of the deposit he paid on a trip to Cyprus. Naturally, he writes to Tony Blair for some evidence.
Hes engaged to Marigold, but obsessed with her voluptuous sister. And he is so deeply in debt to banks and credit card companies that it would take more than twice his monthly salary to ever repay them. He needs a guest speaker for his creative writing groups dinner in Leicestershire and wonders if the prime ministers wife is available.
In short, Adrian is back in true form, unablelike so many people we know, but of course, not usto admit that the world does not revolve around him. But recognizing the universal core of Adrians dilemmas is what makes them so agonizingly funny.
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Anansi Boys: Library Editionby Neil GaimanISBN 0060515198 (0-06-051519-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Anansi Boys: Library Edition'Book summary:One of fiction's most audaciously original talents, Neil Gaiman now gives us a mythology for a modern age -- complete with dark prophecy, family dysfunction, mystical deceptions, and killer birds. Not to mention a lime.
Anansi Boys
God is dead. Meet the kids.When Fat Charlie's dad named something, it stuck. Like calling Fat Charlie "Fat Charlie." Even now, twenty years later, Charlie Nancy can't shake that name, one of the many embarrassing "gifts" his father bestowed -- before he dropped dead on a karaoke stage and ruined Fat Charlie's life.
Mr. Nancy left Fat Charlie things. Things like the tall, good-looking stranger who appears on Charlie's doorstep, who appears to be the brother he never knew. A brother as different from Charlie as night is from day, a brother who's going to show Charlie how to lighten up and have a little fun ... just like Dear Old Dad. And all of a sudden, life starts getting very interesting for Fat Charlie.
Because, you see, Charlie's dad wasn't just any dad. He was Anansi, a trickster god, the spider-god. Anansi is the spirit of rebellion, able to overturn the social order, create wealth out of thin air, and baffle the devil. Some said he could cheat even Death himself.
Returning to the territory he so brilliantly explored in his masterful New York Times bestseller, American Gods, the incomparable Neil Gaiman offers up a work of dazzling ingenuity, a kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth that is at once startling, terrifying, exhilarating, and fiercely funny -- a true wonder of a novel that confirms Stephen King's glowing assessment of the author as "a treasure-house of story, and we are lucky to have him."
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Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eightyby Charles DickensISBN 1853267392 (1-85326-739-2)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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The Blue Flowerby Penelope FitzgeraldISBN 0006550193 (0-00-655019-3)
Hardcover, Flamingo
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Blue Flower'Book summary:Penelope Fitzgerald wrote her first novel 20 years ago, at the age of 59. Since then, she's written eight more, three of which have been short-listed for England's prestigious Booker Prize, and one of which, Offshore, won. Now she's back with her tenth and best book so far, The Blue Flower. This is the story of Friedrich von Hardenberg--Fritz, to his intimates--a young man of the late 18th century who is destined to become one of Germany's great romantic poets. In just over 200 pages, Fitzgerald creates a complete world of family, friends and lovers, but also an exhilarating evocation of the romantic era in all its political turmoil, intellectual voracity, and moral ambiguity. A profound exploration of genius, The Blue Flower is also a charming, wry, and witty look at domestic life. Fritz's family--his eccentric father and high-strung mother; his loving sister, Sidonie; and brothers Erasmus, Karl, and the preternaturally intelligent baby of the family, referred to always as the Bernhard--are limned in deft, sure strokes, and it is in his interactions with them that the ephemeral quality of genius becomes most tangible. Even his unlikely love affair with young Sophie von Kühn makes perfect sense as Penelope Fitzgerald imagines it.
The Blue Flower is a magical book--funny, sad, and deeply moving. In Fritz Fitzgerald has discovered a perfect character through whom to explore the meaning of love, poetry, life, and loss. In The Blue Flower readers will find a work of fine prose, fierce intelligence, and perceptive characterization. [via]
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A Body in the Library: A Miss Marple Mysteryby Agatha ChristieISBN 157912626X (1-57912-626-X)
Hardcover, Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
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Book of Margery Kempeby Barry WindeattISBN 1843840103 (1-84384-010-3)
Softcover, Ds Brewer
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Book of Margery Kempe'Book summary:The Book of Margery Kempe, the earliest surviving autobiography in English (dated 1436-8), is a unique account of the extraordinary life, travels and revelations of a fifteenth-century Norfolk housewife and mother, pilgrim, prophet and visionary; it is one of the most compelling and significant English texts of the middle ages. This volume presents the original text in accessible form for modern readers, with on-page glossing and a glossary of common words. It is accompanied by on-page annotation of and commentary on the Book, bringing together scholarship on Kempe and setting her life in the social, political and spiritual context of her time. An introduction provides information on and context for the further interpretation of the text, and the volume is completed by a chronology of Kempe's life. (This edition previously published by Longman.) Professor BARRY WINDEATT is a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. [via]
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Book of Margery Kempeby Margery Kempe, Lynn StaleyISBN 1879288729 (1-879288-72-9)
Softcover, Western Michigan Univ Medieval
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Brat Farrarby Josephine TeyISBN 0020088221 (0-02-008822-1)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Brat Farrar'Book summary:Brat Farrar has been carefully coached to assume the identity of Patrick Ashby, heir to the Ashby fortune who disappeared when he was 13. Just when it seems that Brat will pull off the deception, he discovers the truth about Patrick's disappearance, a dark secret that threatens to tear apart the family and jeopardize Brat's carefully laid plans. Called "the best of its kind" by the New Yorker, Josephine Tey's classic is a tale of unrelenting suspense and tension. [via]
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By the Pricking of My Thumbby Agatha ChristieISBN 0061003352 (0-06-100335-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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A Caribbean Mysteryby Agatha ChristieISBN 0061003654 (0-06-100365-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Caribbean Mystery'Book summary:Frail Jane Marple, recovering from a bout of pneumonia, is basking in the warm West Indian sunshine. But she isn't as content as she thinks she ought to be. The scenary is beautiful, yet every day seems the same. Then her new acquaintance, Major Palgrave, dies suddenly, and Miss Marple emarks on an investigation of an exotic murder. [via]
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Cat Among the Pigeonsby Agatha ChristieISBN 0061002844 (0-06-100284-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cat Among the Pigeons'Book summary:Published in 45 languages, Agatha Christie's worldwide popularity is phenomenal, her characters engaging, her plots spellbinding. The very exclusive Meadowbank School has never been more assured of success when the summer term begins--until their gym mistress is found murdered. [via]
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The Complete C.S. Lewis Signature Classicsby C. S. LewisISBN 0060506083 (0-06-050608-3)
Hardcover, Harper San Francisco
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete C.S. Lewis Signature Classics'Book summary:For the first time ever, these seven essential volumes by C. S. Lewis are available in a single edition. This remarkable book presents the classic works Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Problem of Pain, Miracles, A Grief Observed, and Lewis's prophetic examination of universal values, The Abolition of Man. Beautiful and timeless, this is a vital collection by one of the greatest literary figures of the twentieth century. Lewis reached a vast audience during his lifetime, and books such as Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters continue to be regarded as among the best spiritual writing of all time. With his uncanny grasp of human nature, Lewis offers a refreshing antidote to the modern world's consumerism and moral relativism. This new edition of his most celebrated books highlights Lewis's compassion for humanity and his relevance for the twenty-first century. [via]
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The Complete Poetry and Prose of Geoffrey Chaucerby Geoffrey Chaucer, John H. Fisher, John C. HodgesISBN 0030286123 (0-03-028612-3)
Hardcover, Heinle
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Poetry and Prose of Geoffrey Chaucer'Book summary:The Complete Poetry and Prose of Geoffrey Chaucer is intended to make Chaucer;s texts accessible with a minimum of scholary interference. The critical, biographical, and linguistic essays are grouped at the end so as not to impede the approach to the text. By doing so, the student is able to enjoy the richness and humor of The Canterbury Tales as well as the beauty of Troylus and Criseyde. This collection will create a deeper appreciation for Chaucer and his genius. [via]
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Complete Prose and Poetry of William Blakeby William Blake, Geoffrey KeynesISBN 187106113X (1-871061-13-X)
Hardcover, Penguin USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Complete Prose and Poetry of William Blake'Book summary:This is a carefully edited text of the writer's chief work and selections from his lesser writings and letters without which it would be impossible to form a picture of his life's work and genius. [via]
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Curtainby Agatha ChristieISBN 0002316196 (0-00-231619-6)
Hardcover, Collins
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Death Of An Expert Witnessby P. D. JamesISBN 1417617543 (1-4176-1754-3)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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Dr. Thorneby Anthony TrollopeISBN 1419116665 (1-4191-1666-5)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dr Thorne'Book summary:Wordsworth Classics covers a huge list of beloved works of literature in English and translations. This growing series is rigorously updated, with scholarly introductions and notes added to new titles. [via]
El hombre invisible / the Invisible Manby H. G. WellsISBN 9507820760 (950-782-076-0)
Hardcover, Arte Grafico Editorial Argentino
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Elementary Swordplay and Broadsword-Playby Victor WuISBN 9622380263 (962-238-026-3)
Softcover, Hai Feng Pub Co
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Elephants Can Rememberby Agatha ChristieISBN 0002312107 (0-00-231210-7)
Hardcover, Collins [for] the Crime Club
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The Faerie Queeneby Edmund SpenserISBN 1840221089 (1-84022-108-9)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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The Far Side of the Worldby Patrick O'BrianISBN 0002227118 (0-00-222711-8)
Hardcover, Collins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Far Side of the World'Book summary:Captain Jack Aubrey sets sail for Cape Horn, determined to intercept an American frigate before it can wreak havoc on the British whaling trade. As always, he is accompanied by intelligence operative Stephen Maturin, and as always, Aubrey has no idea of what his companion is up to. Another impeccably written adventure, by the end of which you should be able to identify a mizzen topsail in your sleep. [via]
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The Fortune of Warby Patrick O'BrianISBN 0002224984 (0-00-222498-4)
Hardcover, Collins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Fortune of War'Book summary:This time it's the War of 1812 that gets in the way of Captain Jack Aubery's plans. Caught en route to England in a dispatch vessel, Aubrey and Maturin are soon in the thick of a typically bloody naval engagement. Next stop: an American prison, from which only Maturin's cunning allows them to engineer an exit. [via]
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The Franchise Affairby Josephine TeyISBN 002008823X (0-02-008823-X)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Franchise Affair'Book summary:Though Josephine Tey is not, perhaps, as well known as Agatha Christie, her contribution to the Golden Age of mysteries is unquestioned. In contrast to Christie, Tey rejected formulas and long-running series in favor of experimentation with new settings and odd conjunctions of character and subject matter. Her historical tale The Daughter of Time is frequently cited as one of the greatest mysteries of all time.
The Franchise Affair resembles some of the best work of Poe in its introduction of an apparently inhuman evil in an otherwise sedate country setting. Robert Blair, a lawyer who prides himself on his ability to avoid work of any significance, is interrupted one evening by a phone call from Marion Sharpe. Ms. Sharpe and her mother live in a run-down estate known as the Franchise, and their lives drew little attention until Betty Kane charged them with an unthinkable crime. Ms. Kane, having disappeared for a month, now says that she was held captive in the attic of the Franchise during her entire absence. While her story seems absurd, her recollection of minute details about the interior of the house sway even Scotland Yard. Blair--who Ms. Sharpe has chosen for her defense because, as she says, he is "someone of my own sort"--must dust off his neurons and undertake some serious sleuthing if his client is to beat these serious charges. As with all fine mysteries, one has the sense of being in a sea of clues with a solution just out of reach. The Franchise Affair is a classic mystery, and also a superb record of country life in early twentieth century England. --Patrick O'Kelley [via]
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Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding an Abstractby D. HumeISBN 002353110X (0-02-353110-X)
Softcover, Bobbs-Merrill Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding an Abstract'Book summary:Library of Liberal Arts title. [via]
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An Instance of the Fingerpostby Iain PearsISBN 1573227951 (1-57322-795-1)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'An Instance of the Fingerpost'Book summary:An Instance of the Fingerpost is that rarest of all possible literary beasts--a mystery powered as much by ideas as by suspects, autopsies, and smoking guns. Hefty, intricately plotted, and intellectually ambitious, Fingerpost has drawn the inevitable comparisons to Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose and, for once, the comparison is apt.
The year is 1663, and the setting is Oxford, England, during the height of Restoration political intrigue. When Dr. Robert Grove is found dead in his Oxford room, hands clenched and face frozen in a rictus of pain, all the signs point to poison. Rashomon-like, the narrative circles around Grove's murder as four different characters give their version of events: Marco da Cola, a visiting Italian physician--or so he would like the reader to believe; Jack Prestcott, the son of a traitor who fled the country to avoid execution; Dr. John Wallis, a mathematician and cryptographer with a predilection for conspiracy theories; and Anthony Wood, a mild-mannered Oxford antiquarian whose tale proves to be the book's "instance of the fingerpost." (The quote comes from the philosopher Bacon, who, while asserting that all evidence is ultimately fallible, allows for "one instance of a fingerpost that points in one direction only, and allows of no other possibility.")
Like The Name of the Rose, this is one whodunit in which the principal mystery is the nature of truth itself. Along the way, Pears displays a keen eye for period details as diverse as the early days of medicine, the convoluted politics of the English Civil War, and the newfangled fashion for wigs. Yet Pears never loses sight of his characters, who manage to be both utterly authentic denizens of the 17th century and utterly authentic human beings. As a mystery, An Instance of the Fingerpost is entertainment of the most intelligent sort; as a novel of ideas, it proves equally satisfying. [via]
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The Invisible Manby H. G. WellsISBN 1581180772 (1-58118-077-2)
Hardcover, Library Reproduction Services
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Invisible Man'Book summary:A quiet English country village is disturbed by the arrival of a mysterious stranger who keeps his face hidden and his back to everyone. [via]
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Jean Rhys: Wide Sargasso Seaby Carl Plasa, Nicolas TredellISBN 184046268X (1-84046-268-X)
Softcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jean Rhys: Wide Sargasso Sea'Book summary:In this Reader's Guide, Carl Plasa provides a comprehensive survey and analysis of the most stimulating critical responses to Wide Sargasso Sea. The opening chapter outlines initial reactions to the novel from English and Caribbean critics, charting the differences between them. Chapter Two explores Wide Sargasso Sea 's dialogue with Jane Eyre and the theoretical questions it has raised. Succeeding chapters examine how critics have assessed the racial politics of Rhys's text, discuss the novel's African Caribbean cultural legacy, and explore how critics read the work both in terms of its moment of production and the early Victorian period in which it is set.[via]More editions of Jean Rhys: Wide Sargasso Sea:
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Jeeves In The Offing: Library Editionby P.G. WodehouseISBN 1585673250 (1-58567-325-0)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jeeves In The Offing: Library Edition'Book summary:Fans of P. G. Wodehouse's comic genius are legion, and their devotion to his masterful command of hilarity borders on obsession. Overlook happily feeds the obsession with four more antic selections from the master.
Blandings Castle is a collection of tales concerning Lord Emsworth and the Threepwood clan, while Jeeves in the Offing finds Bertie Wooster in yet another scrape-with the peerless Jeeves out of sight, on vacation! Poor Bertie nearly becomes unstuck! Young Men in Spats is Wodehouse at his most sparkling: stories concerning members of the inimitable Drones Club-they may be small of brain and short on cash but they are always good for ingenious adventures. And in The Luck of the Bodkins, the action spans London, New York, Hollywood, and several transatlantic liners, as three dapper young men find themselves in various Wodehousian predicaments concerning their love lives and finances.
Each volume has been reset and printed on Scottish cream-wove, acid-free paper, sewn and bound in cloth. These novels are elegant and essential additions to any Wodehouse fan's library. [via]More editions of Jeeves In The Offing: Library Edition:
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Just So Storiesby Rudyard Kipling, David FramptonISBN 0060232943 (0-06-023294-3)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Just So Stories'Book summary:A collection of the well-known stories, including "How the Whale Got His Throat," "The Elephant's Child," and "The Butterfly that Stamped." [via]
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Kidnappedby Robert Louis StevensonISBN 1853261173 (1-85326-117-3)
Softcover, Wordsworth Edition
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kidnapped'Book summary:Set in Scotland after the Jacobite rebellion, young David Balfour leaves home and goes to the sinister House of Shaws. There, he finds himself kidnapped, the victim of his uncle's plot to cheat him of his inheritance, aboard a ship bound for America. He teams up with the Jacobite loyalist and spy, Alan Breck and they take on the ship's crew in a courageous battle but are soon shipwrecked. Later, they find themselves suspected of the murder of 'Red Fox', a notorious enemy of the Jacobeans. They flee across the Highlands in a perilous journey back to David's home where he finally claims his inheritance. First serialised in Young Folks magazine in 1886, and issued as a book later that year, Kidnapped provided much of the inspiration for John Buchan's The Thirty Nine Steps and a generation of subsequent thrillers. [via]
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Hardcover, 1st World Library - Kidnapped: ISBN 1582011672 (1-58201-167-2)
Hardcover, Classic Books - Kidnapped: ISBN 1851497080 (1-85149-708-0)
Hardcover, Antique Collectors Club Ltd - Kidnapped: ISBN 1561382620 (1-56138-262-0)
Hardcover, Running Pr Book Pub - Kidnapped: ISBN 1577656903 (1-57765-690-3)
Hardcover, Spotlight - Kidnapped: ISBN 3895082570 (3-89508-257-0)
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King Richard IIby William ShakespeareISBN 1853260428 (1-85326-042-8)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'King Richard II: The Life and Death of King Richard the Second the First Folio of 1623 and a Parallel Modern Edition'Book summary:The New Penguin Shakespeare offers a complete edition of the plays and poems. Each volume has been prepared from the original texts and includes an introduction, a list of further reading, a full and helpful commentary, and a short account of the textual problems of the play. [via]
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King Richard IIby Charles R. ForkerISBN 1903436338 (1-903436-33-8)
Softcover, Arden Shakespeare
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› Find signed collectible books: 'King Richard II'Book summary:[via]This richly annotated edition takes a fresh look at the first part of Shakespeare's second tetralogy of history plays, showing how it relates to the other plays in the sequence. Forker places the play in its political context, discussing its relation to competing theories of monarchy, how it faced censorship because of possible comparisons between Richard II and Elizabeth I, and how Bolingbroke's rebellion could be compared to the Essex rising of the time. This edition also reconsiders Shakespeare's use of sources, asking why he chose to emphasize one approach over another. Forker also looks at the play's rich afterlife, and the many interpretations that actors and directors have taken. Finally, the edition looks closely at the aesthetic relationship between language, character, structure, and political import. A textual analysis of the play's eight early editions, a doubling chart for casting, and geneological tables are included as appendices.
The Arden Shakespeare has developed a reputation as the pre-eminent critical edition of Shakespeare for its exceptional scholarship, reflected in the thoroughness of each volume. An introduction comprehensively contextualizes the play, chronicling the history and culture that surrounded and influenced Shakespeare at the time of its writing and performance, and closely surveying critical approaches to the work. Detailed appendices address problems like dating and casting, and analyze the differing Quarto and Folio sources. A full commentary by one or more of the plays foremost contemporary scholars illuminates the text, glossing unfamiliar terms and drawing from an abundance of research and expertise to explain allusions and significant background information. Highly informative and accessible, Arden offers the fullest experience of Shakespeare available to a reader.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
General Editors' Preface
Preface
Introduction
Politics
Historical Context and the Issue of Topicality
The Connection with Essex
Ideology: Competing Conceptions of Monarchy
Characterization: Attitudes towards Richard and Bolingbroke
Politics in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth- Century Stagings
Language
Style
Imagery, Major Themes, Symbolism, Patterns of Allusion
Rhetoric
Afterlife
The Date
The Relation to Edward II and Woodstock
Richard II and the Second Tetralogy
Probable Venues of Early Performance
Sources
Holinshed
Hall
The Mirror for Magistrates
Daniel
Woodstock
Froissart; Creton; Traison
Edward II
Minor Sources
Text
THE TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD THE SECOND
Longer Notes
Appendices
1 Textual Analysis
2 Doubling Chart
3 Genealogical Tables
Abbreviations and references
Abbreviations used in notes
Works by and partly by Shakespeare
Editions of Shakespeare collated or referred to
Other works
Modern stage and television productions cited
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The Life and Death of King Richard the Secondby William Shakespare, Neil FreemanISBN 1557833931 (1-55783-393-1)
Softcover, Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Life and Death of King Richard the Second'Book summary:If there has ever been a groundbreaking edition that likewise returns the reader to the original Shakespeare text, it will be THE APPLAUSE FOLIO TEXTS. If there has ever been an accessible version of the Folio, it is this edition, set for the first time in modern fonts. The Folio is the source of all other editions. The Folio text forces us to re-examine the assumptions and prejudices which have encumbered over four hundred years of scholarship and performance. Notes refer the reader to subsequent editorial interventions, and offer the reader a multiplicity of interpretations. Notes also advise the reader on variations between Folios and Quartos. Prepared and annotated by Neil Freeman, Head, Graduate Directing Program, University of British Columbia. [via]
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The Life of Charlotte Bronteby Elizabeth GaskellISBN 1417925434 (1-4179-2543-4)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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Both a work of art and a well-documented interpretation of its subject, Gaskells biography is an extraordinarily vivid and sensitive account of Brontës outer and inner lives: her shyness and strangeness; her intense appreciation of the Bible, poetry, music, and the theater; her love of her family; and her fears of loneliness. Meant to be a defense and vindication of a noble, true, and tender woman, the book paints Brontë as an unforgettable figure careening between depression and exaltation. It also portrays her suffering. In her personal life, Brontë knew deprivation and loss, while in her artistic life, despite her fame, she had been taunted as coarse and had none of the advantages that a man might take for granted.
A powerful tribute from one writer to another, The Life of Charlotte Brontë remains one of the most evocative and perceptive biographies ever written.Anne Taranto was educated at Columbia and Oxford Universities and at Yale University, where she earned a Ph.D. She has taught courses on the novel and on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century literature at Georgetown University and is currently at work on a study of Charlotte Bront?s relationship to the literary marketplace.
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The Longest Journeyby E. M. ForsterISBN 141917066X (1-4191-7066-X)
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The Man in the Queueby Josephine TeyISBN 0020088248 (0-02-008824-8)
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Mere Christianityby C. S. LewisISBN 0060652926 (0-06-065292-6)
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Mere Christianityby Patricia Klein, C. S. LewisISBN 006057562X (0-06-057562-X)
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With a new foreword by Lewis's stepson, Douglas Gresham, this illustrated gift edition evokes the historic time and place of the book's creation.
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Mere Christianity: An Anniversary Edition of the Three Booksby Walter Hooper, C. S. LewisISBN 0025705903 (0-02-570590-3)
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The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Sideby Agatha ChristieISBN 0061002852 (0-06-100285-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Moon and Sixpenceby W. Somerset MaughamISBN 1570020167 (1-57002-016-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Moon and Sixpence'Book summary:I confess that when first I made acquaintance with Charles Strickland I never for a moment discerned that there was in him anything out of the ordinary. Yet now few will be found to deny his greatness. I do not speak of that greatness which is achieved by the fortunate politician or the successful soldier; that is a quality which belongs to the place he occupies rather than to the man; and a change of circumstances reduces it to very discreet proportions. The Prime Minister out of office is seen, too often, to have been but a pompous rhetorician, and the General without an army is but the tame hero of a market town. The greatness of Charles Strickland was authentic. It may be that you do not like his art, but at all events you can hardly refuse it the tribute of your interest. He disturbs and arrests. The time has passed when he was an object of ridicule, and it is no longer a mark of eccentricity to defend or of perversity to extol him. His faults are accepted as the necessary complement to his merits. It is still possible to discuss his place in art, and the adulation of his admirers is perhaps no less capricious than the disparagement of his detractors; but one thing can never be doubtful, and that is that he had genius. . . . [via]
The Moving Finger: A Miss Marple Mysteryby Agatha ChristieISBN 1579126944 (1-57912-694-4)
Hardcover, Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
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Murder at the Vicarageby Agatha ChristieISBN 1417617659 (1-4176-1765-9)
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On Libertyby Currin V. Shields, John Stuart MillISBN 0024096903 (0-02-409690-3)
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A Pair of Blue Eyesby Thomas HardyISBN 1595405194 (1-59540-519-4)
Softcover, 1st World Library
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Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Writingsby Oscar WildeISBN 1416500278 (1-4165-0027-8)
Softcover, Pocket Classics
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Postern of Fateby Agatha ChristieISBN 0061002763 (0-06-100276-3)
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The Reverse of the Medalby Patrick O'BrienISBN 0002227339 (0-00-222733-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Reverse of the Medal'Book summary:Ashore between cruises, Captain Jack Aubrey is persuaded to sink some money into an investment scheme. Soon this innocent decision enmeshes him in various criminal and even treasonous enterprises, which threaten to destroy his entire career. Bad luck? A deliberate plot? Read this latest installment of the Aubrey-Maturin saga to find out. [via]
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Sad Cypress: A Hercule Poirot Mysteryby Agatha ChristieISBN 157912688X (1-57912-688-X)
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Sandman 3: Dream Countryby Neil GaimanISBN 141768612X (1-4176-8612-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sandman 3: Dream Country'Book summary:The third book of the Sandman collection is a series of four short comic book stories. What's remarkable here (considering the publisher and the time that this was originally published) is that the main character of the book--the Sandman, King of Dreams--serves only as a minor character in each of these otherwise unrelated stories. (Actually, he's not even in the last story.) This signaled a couple of important things in the development of what is considered one of the great comics of the second half of the century. First, it marked a distinct move away from the horror genre and into a more fantasy-rich, classical mythology-laden environment. And secondly, it solidly cemented Neil Gaiman as a storyteller. One of the stories here, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," took home the World Fantasy Award for best short story--the first time a comic was given that honor. But for my money, another story in Dream Country has it beat hands down. "A Dream of a Thousand Cats" has such hope, beauty, and good old-fashioned chills that rereading it becomes a welcome pleasure. --Jim Pascoe [via]
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The Sandman : Dream Countryby Neil Gaiman, Michael Hill, Kelley Jones, Charles Vess, Colleen DoranISBN 156389016X (1-56389-016-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sandman : Dream Country'Book summary:The third book of the Sandman collection is a series of four short comic book stories. What's remarkable here (considering the publisher and the time that this was originally published) is that the main character of the book--the Sandman, King of Dreams--serves only as a minor character in each of these otherwise unrelated stories. (Actually, he's not even in the last story.) This signaled a couple of important things in the development of what is considered one of the great comics of the second half of the century. First, it marked a distinct move away from the horror genre and into a more fantasy-rich, classical mythology-laden environment. And secondly, it solidly cemented Neil Gaiman as a storyteller. One of the stories here, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," took home the World Fantasy Award for best short story--the first time a comic was given that honor. But for my money, another story in Dream Country has it beat hands down. "A Dream of a Thousand Cats" has such hope, beauty, and good old-fashioned chills that rereading it becomes a welcome pleasure. --Jim Pascoe [via]
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The Sandman Libraryby Neil Gaiman, Bob KahanISBN 156389226X (1-56389-226-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sandman Library'Book summary:The third book of the Sandman collection is a series of four short comic book stories. What's remarkable here (considering the publisher and the time that this was originally published) is that the main character of the book--the Sandman, King of Dreams--serves only as a minor character in each of these otherwise unrelated stories. (Actually, he's not even in the last story.) This signaled a couple of important things in the development of what is considered one of the great comics of the second half of the century. First, it marked a distinct move away from the horror genre and into a more fantasy-rich, classical mythology-laden environment. And secondly, it solidly cemented Neil Gaiman as a storyteller. One of the stories here, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," took home the World Fantasy Award for best short story--the first time a comic was given that honor. But for my money, another story in Dream Country has it beat hands down. "A Dream of a Thousand Cats" has such hope, beauty, and good old-fashioned chills that rereading it becomes a welcome pleasure. --Jim Pascoe [via]
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Sir Gawain and the Green KnightISBN 1853267899 (1-85326-789-9)
Softcover, Wordsworth Edition
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Small Worldby David LodgeISBN 0025740601 (0-02-574060-1)
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Smiley's People/Audio Cassettesby John Le CarreISBN 1559350741 (1-55935-074-1)
Hardcover, Soundelux Audio Pub
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A Suitable Vengeanceby Elizabeth GeorgeISBN 1560544147 (1-56054-414-7)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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The Time Machine and the Invisible Manby H. G. Wells, Alfred Mac AdamISBN 1593083254 (1-59308-325-4)
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The Invisible Man mixes chilling terror, suspense, and acute psychological understanding into a tale of an equally adventurous scientist who discovers the formula for invisibilitya secret that drives him mad.
Immensely popular during his lifetime, H. G. Wells, along with Jules Verne, is credited with inventing science fiction. This new volume offers two of Wellss best-loved and most critically acclaimed scientific romances. In each, the author grounds his fantastical imagination in scientific fact and conjecture while lacing his narrative with vibrant action, not merely to tell a ripping yarn, but to offer a biting critique on the world around him. The strength of Mr. Wells, wrote Arnold Bennett, lies in the fact that he is not only a scientist, but a most talented student of character, especially quaint character. He will not only ingeniously describe for you a scientific miracle, but he will set down that miracle in the midst of a country village, sketching with excellent humour the inn-landlady, the blacksmith, the chemists apprentice, the doctor, and all the other persons whom the miracle affects.Alfred Mac Adam teaches literature at Barnard College-Columbia University. He is a translator and art critic.More editions of The Time Machine and the Invisible Man:
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A Treatise of Human Natureby David HumeISBN 1421923351 (1-4219-2335-1)
Softcover, Indypublish.Com
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Un Cadaver En La Bibliotecaby Agatha ChristieISBN 8478712526 (84-7871-252-6)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc
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Vicar of Wakefieldby Oliver GoldsmithISBN 1853267473 (1-85326-747-3)
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Wide Sargasso Seaby Jean Rhys, Charlotte BronteISBN 1568497296 (1-56849-729-6)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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Wide Sargasso Sea is the story of Antoinette Cosway, a Creole heiress who grew up in the West Indies on a decaying plantation. When she comes of age she is married off to an Englishman, and he takes her away from the only place she has known--a house with a garden where "the paths were overgrown and a smell of dead flowers mixed with the fresh living smell. Underneath the tree ferns, tall as forest tree ferns, the light was green. Orchids flourished out of reach or for some reason not to be touched."
The novel is Rhys's answer to Jane Eyre. Charlotte Brontë's book had long haunted her, mostly for the story it did not tell--that of the madwoman in the attic, Rochester's terrible secret. Antoinette is Rhys's imagining of that locked-up woman, who in the end burns up the house and herself. Wide Sargasso Sea follows her voyage into the dark, both from her point of view and Rochester's. It is a voyage charged with soul-destroying lust. "I watched her die many times," observes the new husband. "In my way, not in hers. In sunlight, in shadow, by moonlight, by candlelight. In the long afternoons when the house was empty."
Rhys struggled over the book, enduring rejections and revisions, wrestling to bring this ruined woman out of the ashes. The slim volume was finally published when she was 70 years old. The critical adulation that followed, she said, "has come too late." Jean Rhys died a few years later, but with Wide Sargasso Sea she left behind a great legacy, a work of strange, scary loveliness. There has not been a book like it before or since. Believe me, I've been searching. --Emily White [via]
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Ancho Mar De Los Sargazos / Wide Sargosso Seaby Jean Rhys, Maria Jose CoperiasISBN 8437616875 (84-376-1687-5)
Softcover, Catedra Ediciones
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Cuatro Cuartetos/ Four Quartetsby T. S. EliotISBN 8437607043 (84-376-0704-3)
Softcover, Catedra Ediciones
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Jardin De Cemento / The Cement Gardenby Ian McEwan, Antonio-Prometeo MoyaISBN 8472232042 (84-7223-204-2)
Softcover, Ediciones Urano
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Matrimonio De Sabuesosby Agatha ChristieISBN 8427285116 (84-272-8511-6)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc
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Perro Callejeroby Not AvailableISBN 8433970755 (84-339-7075-5)
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Sangre En La Piscina/blood in the Poolby Agatha ChristieISBN 8478714006 (84-7871-400-6)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sangre En La Piscina/blood in the Pool'Book summary:A weekend party at the Angkatell's estate, The Hollow, is the perfect prescription for physician John Christow. The celebrated doctor longs for a little R & R and a rendezvous with his mistress, Henrietta. But romantic rivalry complicates the country escapes as the doctor dodges both his wife and actress Veronica Cray. Famous crime man Hercule Poirot, presently staying at the estate next door, is invited to attend a dinner party at Angkatells. Only, he arrives to find Dr. Christow permanently extricated from his affairs by a revolver at close range with Gerda, his wife, standing next to him holding the small firearm. Description in Spanish: El doctor John Christow se debate entre tres mujeres: Gerda, con la que está casado; Henrieta, su amante y conocida escultora; y Verónica Cray, una actriz con la que estuvo prometido hace años. Hercule Poirot, que ha alquilado una casa vecina, ha sido invitado a cenar por la misma anfitriona que ha reunido a estas tres mujeres. Cuando llega Poirot, lo primero que ve es al doctor Christow, desplomado al borde de la piscina, y a su esposa Gerda con un pequeño revólver. [via]
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UN Cadaver En LA Biblioteca/the Body in the Libraryby Agatha ChristieISBN 8427200528 (84-272-0052-8)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc
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UN Annee En Provenceby MayleISBN 2020237040 (2-02-023704-0)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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