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Atlas of the European Novel 1800-1900by Franco MorettiISBN 1859842240 (1-85984-224-0)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Atrocities of the Piratesby Aaron Smith, Robert RedmondISBN 1853752339 (1-85375-233-9)
Softcover, Key Porter Books
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Barchester Towersby Anthony Trollope, Ruth RendellISBN 1870587464 (1-870587-46-4)
Hardcover, Ashgate Pub Co
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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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Baudelaireby Charles Baudelaire, G. ChestersISBN 1853993441 (1-85399-344-1)
Softcover, Duckbacks
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Beetpm's Book of Household Management (1861)by Isabelle BeetonISBN 187096215X (1-870962-15-X)
Hardcover, Equinox Publishing Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beetpm's Book of Household Management (1861)'Book summary:First published in 1861. Facsimile of the very rare first impression of the first edition with its splendid colour plates. This was Isabella Beeton's collection of the recipes that appeared in her husband's The English Woman's Domestic Magazine which ran for the three years (1859-61). It was to become the best-known cookery book in the English language, and covers not only cookery but also the management and duties of servants, legal affairs, medical matters and more. All recipes were edited, rewritten and personally tested by Isabella Beeton. [via]
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Billy Budd & Other Storiesby Herman MelvilleISBN 185326749X (1-85326-749-X)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Billy Budd & Other Stories'Book summary:Melville's short stories are masterpieces. The best are to be appreciated on more than one level and those presented here are rich with symbolism and spiritual depth. Set in 1797, Billy Budd, Foretopman exploits the tension of this period during the war between England and France to create a tale of satanic treachery, tragedy and great pathos that explores human relationships and the inherently ambiguous nature of man-made justice. Tales such as Bartleby, Benito Cereno, The Lightning Rod Man, The Tartarus of Maids or I and My Chimney, show the timeless poetic power of Melville's writing as he consciously uses the disguise of allegory in various ways and to various ends. [via]
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Bliss and Other Storiesby Katherine MansfieldISBN 1853267317 (1-85326-731-7)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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Capitalby Karl MarxISBN 187776776X (1-877767-76-X)
Hardcover, Univ Pub House
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The Capitol Cookbook: A Facsimile of the Original Austin 1899 Editionby Edith Fletcher WilliamsISBN 1880510448 (1-880510-44-8)
Softcover, State House Pr
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Carmenby Prosper MerimeeISBN 2038717265 (2-03-871726-5)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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Charles Baudelaire: Complete Poemsby Charles BaudelaireISBN 1857549392 (1-85754-939-2)
Softcover, Carcanet Pr
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Charles Dickens' a Christmas Carolby Charles Dickens, Gustave DoreISBN 188895700X (1-888957-00-X)
Hardcover, McE Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Charles Dickens' a Christmas Carol'Book summary:Dust jacket notes: "This is the first book edition of a remarkable set of 45 lost wood engravings from 1861 by Gustave Dore, the great French illustrator. Recently discovered in an obscure old French magazine, they somehow eluded the grasp of scholars for the last 135 years. Apparently, even Charles Dickens did not know of their existence. They are by far the largest set of Victorian engravings for the story, and they include the first drawing ever made of Tiny Tim! But this beautiful Christmas gift book is much more than that. It also contains the full text of A Christmas Carol, plus all the other early sets of illustrations for the story (by Leech, Phiz, Abbey, Barnard, etc.) making a total of nearly 200 Victorian engravings! The dust jacket front cover features several of the lost engravings, colorized by artist Mike Nicastre. A scholarly introduction by Dan Malan, who discovered this set of lost engravings while writing a major reference work on Dore, explores the significance of the lost engravings and the relationship between Dickens and Dore, with lists of their illustrated editions...." [via]
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A Christmas Carolby Charles DickensISBN 1853261211 (1-85326-121-1)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Christmas Carol'Book summary:[via]Few readers need introduction to Charles Dickens's great Christmas classic of Ebenezer Scrooge, his dastardly treatment of his employees and family, and his "ba-humbug" attitude towards Christmasall changed by a nightmarish sleep of visions of past, present, and future.
Although numerous other editions of this book are in print, few are as lovely as the Green Integer edition, edited from the original 1843 edition and corrected by Douglas Messerli. The book will be available for Christmas 2001.
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The Collected Poems of Lord Byronby George Gordon Byron ByronISBN 1853264067 (1-85326-406-7)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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This selection includes all of that poem, and selections from Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, and the satirical poems English Bards and Scotch Reviewers and A Vision of Judgement. Paul Wright's detailed introductions place Byron's colourful life and work within their broader social and political contexts, and demonstrate that Byron both fostered and critiqued the notorious 'Byronic myth' of heroic adventure, political action and sexual scandal. [via]More editions of The Collected Poems of Lord Byron:
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Complete Austenby Jane AustenISBN 1854714066 (1-85471-406-6)
Hardcover, E P Dutton
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Cousine Betteby Honor DebalyacISBN 2070361381 (2-07-036138-1)
Softcover, Schoenhofs Foreign Books
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Darwin and the Beagleby Alan MooreheadISBN 1885283229 (1-885283-22-9)
Hardcover, Adventure Library
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Dead Soulsby Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky, Nikolai Vasilevich GogolISBN 1857152808 (1-85715-280-8)
Hardcover, Everyman's Library
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Death to the Frenchby C. S. ForesterISBN 1931541728 (1-931541-72-8)
Softcover, Simon Pubns
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Democracy in Americaby Alexis De Tocqueville, Francis Bowen, Henry Reeve, Patrick RenshawISBN 1853264806 (1-85326-480-6)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Democracy in America'Book summary:Democracy in America is a classic of political philosophy. Hailed by John Stuart Mill and Horace Greely as the finest book ever written on the nature of democracy, it continues to be an influential text on both sides of the Atlantic, above all in the emerging democracies of Eastern Europe. De Tocqueville examines the structures, institutions and operation of democracy, and shows how Europe can learn from American success and failures. His central theme is the advancement of the rule of the people, but he also predicts that slavery will bring about the 'most horrible of civil wars', foresees that the USA and Russia will be the Superpowers of the twentieth century, and is 150 years ahead of his time in his views on the position and importance of women. [via]
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Democracy in Americaby Arthur Goldhammer, Alexis De TocquevilleISBN 1931082545 (1-931082-54-5)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Devil's Dictionaryby Ambrose BierceISBN 1853263648 (1-85326-364-8)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Devil's Dictionary'Book summary:Herein are contained the sardonic definitions published by Ambrose Bierce as The Cynic's Word Book in 1906; augmented, edited and republished by the illustrious author in 1911 as The Devil's Dictionary. Unlike other editions which modify, tone down and make moronic additions to Bierce's original Devil's Dictionary, presented here are the complete contents of the 1911 edition without deletions, modifications or embellishments, of any kind, which might diminish the impact of the original politically incorrect collection; hence, the redundantly worded description of this volume as "Complete and Unabridged". This editorial license would surely have caused Bierce to go ballistic if he were still alive.
Ambrose Bierce was an extraordinary individual: a veteran of the American Civil War, renowned writer, political pundit, social commentator and, in many ways, a philosopher who was ahead of his time. His mysterious disappearance, in 1914 during the Mexican Revolution, was the subject of the movie: Old Gringo.
Shortly before he vanished, he wrote to a friend: "Good-bye - if you hear of my being stood up against a Mexican stone wall and shot to rags please know that I think that is a pretty good way to depart this life. It beats old age, disease, or falling down the cellar stairs. To be a Gringo in Mexico - ah, that is euthanasia".
His own definition of cynic suited him well:
"CYNIC, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be. Hence the custom among the Scythians of plucking out a cynic's eyes to improve his vision." [via] 
Disraeli: A Picture of the Victorian Ageby Andre MauroisISBN 1931313563 (1-931313-56-3)
Softcover, Simon Pubns
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Dr. Thorneby Anthony TollopeISBN 1853262072 (1-85326-207-2)
Softcover, Wordsworth Edition
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The Duke's Childrenby Anthony TrollopeISBN 1870587170 (1-870587-17-0)
Hardcover, Trollope Society
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English As She Is Spokeby Pedro Carolino, Jose Da Fonseca, Paul CollinsISBN 1932416110 (1-932416-11-0)
Softcover, McSweeneys Books
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Erewhonby Samuel ButlerISBN 1853262846 (1-85326-284-6)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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The Eustace Diamondsby Anthony TrollopeISBN 1853261831 (1-85326-183-1)
Softcover, Wordsworth Edition
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Felix Holtby George Eliot, Dinny ThoroldISBN 1853267309 (1-85326-730-9)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Felix Holt'Book summary:This title includes introduction and notes by Dinny Thorold, University of Westminster. "Felix Holt" is set, like "Middlemarch" in the Midlands at the time of the Great Reform Bill of 1832. This novel brings social and political history vividly to life with its magnificent rendering of provincial England in the ferment of electioneering. Against this background Eliot tells a love story and weaves a plot which has many elements of the sensation novel, such as illegitimacy, blackmail, and the discovery of an heiress, where suspense is maintained until the end. [via]
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Granddads Wonderful Book of Chemistryby Kurt SaxonISBN 1881801055 (1-881801-05-5)
Softcover, Atlan Formularies
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The Heart of Darknessby Joseph ConradISBN 1853262404 (1-85326-240-4)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Heart of Darkness'Book summary:Introduction and Notes by Gene M. Moore, Universiteit van Amsterdam Heart of Darkness is a chilling tale of horror which, as the author intended, is capable of many interpretations. Set in the Congo during the period of rapid colonial expansion in the 19th century, the story deals with the highly disturbing effects of economic, social and political exploitation of European and African societies and the cataclysmic behaviour this induced in some individuals. [via]
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A History of Hand Knittingby Richard RuttISBN 1931499373 (1-931499-37-3)
Hardcover, Interweave Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A History of Hand Knitting'Book summary:This reference provides a full history of hand knitting by tracing the development and refinement of the craft. With special attention to the social aspects of knitting, it examines the changes in tools and techniques within different regions. Examined in detail are the history of European knitting before 1500, knitting in Britain from Henry VIII to the Commonwealth, from the Restoration to 1835, during the 19th century, and during World War I and after. Further explorations consider local traditions in the British Isles, knitting as practiced east of the Adriatic, and developments in the Americas. Absorbing reading for knitters and nonknitters alike, this book also defines knitting in relation to other yarn crafts such as crochet and nalbinding and offers a historical glossary and a transcription of the earliest known English knitting pattern. This replaces 0934026351.[via]More editions of A History of Hand Knitting:
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Hobson Jobson: The Anglo-Indian Dictionaryby A. C. Burnell, H. YuleISBN 185326363X (1-85326-363-X)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hobson Jobson: The Anglo-Indian Dictionary'Book summary:Bungalow, pyjamas, tiffin, rickshaw, veranda, curry, cheroot, chintz, calico, gingham, mango, junk and catamaran are all words which have crept into the English language from the days of Britain's colonial rule of the Indian sub-continent and the Malaysian Peninsular. Hobson-Jobson (derived from the Islamic cry at the celebration of Muhurram 'Ya Hasan, ya Hosain' is shorthand for the assimilation of foreign words to the sound pattern of the adopting language. This dictionary, compiled in the late-19th century, is an invaluable source which has never been superseded. It is an essential book for all who are interested in English etymology and the development of the language. [via]
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Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursiveby Henry Yule, A. C. Burnell, William CrookeISBN 1870836111 (1-870836-11-1)
Hardcover, Linguasia
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An Ideal Husbandby Oscar Wilde, Laurie WolfISBN 1854594605 (1-85459-460-5)
Softcover, Nick Hern Books
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In a Glass Darklyby Sheridan Le FanuISBN 185326265X (1-85326-265-X)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'In a Glass Darkly'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]
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John James Audubon: Writings and Drawingsby John James Audubon, Christoph IrmscherISBN 188301168X (1-883011-68-X)
Hardcover, Library of America
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› Find signed collectible books: 'John James Audubon: Writings and Drawings'Book summary:John James Audubon's indelible portraits of American birds have long since cemented his reputation as one of our truly magical realists. Yet the artist, who was born in Haiti in 1785 and died 66 years later on his 30-acre estate in upper Manhattan, was not only a sublime featherhead but a trailblazing nature writer and diarist. Doubters should take a gander at the Library of America's splendid Writings and Drawings. This new compendium features 64 full-color plates, most of them from the Ornithological Biography, which demonstrate the compositional and dramatic brilliance that Audubon brought to his work: seldom has the black vulture, or Coragyps atratus, looked so elegant or sleekly satisfied, and his colloquium of ruby-throated hummingbirds (a.k.a. Archilochus colubris) is an almost comical study in group dynamics. Yet it's the texts--journals, letters, diaries, a brief memoir, and a pair of essays on artistic technique--that are the true revelation here.
Audubon was not, for the record, a kind of starry-eyed precursor to the Sierra Club, leaving nature untouched by human hands. It's telling that in his self-portrait, the artist is gripping neither palette nor paintbrush but a flintlock rifle. Gunning down his ornithological subjects was a necessary prelude to portraying them. Still, Audubon had quite a few of what we moderns would call conflicted moments, during which his admiration for, say, the Mississippi kite would temporarily halt the killing spree. Here the sight of a mother attempting to rescue its chick manages to stay his itchy trigger finger--for a millisecond, anyway:
My feelings at that moment I cannot express. I wished I had not discovered the poor bird; for who could have witnessed, without emotion, so striking an example of that affection which none but a mother can feel; so daring an act, performed in the midst of smoke, in the presence of a dreaded and dangerous enemy. I followed, however, and brought both to the ground at one shot, so keen is the desire of possession!
The aesthetic and taxidermal impulses have torn apart many a naturalist since then (although, to be sure, the stricken diarist was later annoyed to discover that another animal had cut in on his action: "What was my mortification, when I found that some quadruped had devoured both!") Elsewhere, Audubon records the topography of the Mississippi Valley in vivid detail, or grumbles about the tight job market: "Visited several Public Institutions where I cannot say that I Was very politely received; in one or Two Notable ones (Not Willing to Mention Names) I was invitd to Walk in and then out in very quick order." Audubon's early-19-century orthography, which the editors have meticulously retained, may take some Getting Used To. And the sheer piling up of avian corpses can seem almost comical to a modern reader. Still, Audubon worshipped pretty thoroughly, and very productively, at the shrine of the natural world. And let's recall his verdict on Liverpool's industrial landscape, which he observed during a 1826 visit: "Naked streets look dull." If only there'd been a long-billed curlew on hand! --James Marcus [via]More editions of John James Audubon: Writings and Drawings:
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Journey to the Centre of the Earthby Jules VerneISBN 1853262870 (1-85326-287-0)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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The Jungle Bookby Rudyard KiplingISBN 185326119X (1-85326-119-X)
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollowby Washington IrvingISBN 1890517143 (1-890517-14-3)
Softcover, Varsitybooks.Com
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Les Fleurs Du Malby Charles BaudelaireISBN 2040283129 (2-04-028312-9)
Softcover, Schoenhofs Foreign Books
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Little Dorrit: Library Editionby Charles DickensISBN 1853261823 (1-85326-182-3)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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Little Womenby Louisa May AlcottISBN 185854176X (1-85854-176-X)
Hardcover, Brimax Books, Limited
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Little Women and Good Wivesby Louisa May AlcottISBN 1853261165 (1-85326-116-5)
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Mary Bartonby Elizabeth GaskellISBN 1854599518 (1-85459-951-8)
Softcover, Nick Hern Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mary Barton'Book summary:[via]Set in Manchester between 1837 and 1842, Elizabeth Gaskells first novel paints a powerful and moving picture of working-class life in Victorian England. It concerns Mary Barton, a mill workers daughter eager to rise through the ranks, and her father, who shoots dead the mill owners son. This adaptation offers a stirring narrative with real insight into the lives of the Victorian working classes.
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Mary Bartonby Macdonald Daly, Elizabeth GaskellISBN 1853310204 (1-85331-020-4)
Hardcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmesby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 1933652004 (1-933652-00-4)
Softcover, Bed Book
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Other Storiesby Charles DickensISBN 1853267295 (1-85326-729-5)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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New Grub Streetby George GissingISBN 1853262927 (1-85326-292-7)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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The North-East Frontier 1837-1901by Ian Heath, Michael PerryISBN 1855327627 (1-85532-762-7)
Softcover, Osprey Publishing, Limited
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Notes from Undergroundby Richard Pevear, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Larissa VolokhonskyISBN 1857152719 (1-85715-271-9)
Hardcover, Everyman's Library Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Notes from Underground'Book summary:Pevear and Volokhonsky's translation is the only translation that counts. They are the only translators who succeed in making Dostoevsky accessible to a 21st century audience, thanks to their ruthless attention to detail at the expense of alterations which can dilute Dostoevsky's unique and flowing style of writing. The great appeal this book retains even today is in part due to Pevear and Volokhonsky, as well as to Dostoevsky himself. Furthermore, Richard Pevear's substantial introduction is essential reading. It explains the purpose of the book and the historical significance of its ideas. Dostoevsky was writing at a time when Russia had reason to be optimistic, but the warning signs in his fiction perhaps leave us clues as to why Russia still has social problems today - and why, less than 40 years after Dostoevsky's death, Russia embraced Communism and destroyed the society in which Dostoevsky had lived [via]
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Oblomovby Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov, Galya Diment, Tatyana Tolstaya, Stephen PearlISBN 1933480092 (1-933480-09-2)
Softcover, Ingram Pub Services
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Oblomov'Book summary:Even though Ivan Goncharov wrote several books that were widely read and discussed during his lifetime, today he is remembered for one novel, Oblomov. Published in 1859, it is an indisputable classic of Russian literature, the artistic stature and cultural significance of which may be compared only to other such masterpieces as Nikolai Gogol's Dead Souls, Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, and Fyodor Dostoevsky's Brothers Karamazov. Stephen Pearl's new translation -- the first major English-language publication of Oblomov in more than fifty years -- succeeds exquisitely to introduce this astonishing and endearing novel to a new generation of readers. [via]
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The Old Curiosity Shopby Charles DickensISBN 1853262447 (1-85326-244-7)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Old Curiosity Shop'Book summary:The sound of Little Nell clattering hurriedly over cobblestones immediately sets the stage by bringing to mind the narrow and dangerous streets of Victorian London. No fewer than 20 performers are called upon to conjure up the Dickensian world of wanderers, ne'er-do-wells, con artists, and kind Samaritans--and each performance is excellent. Tom Courtenay plays the sadistic Quilp, "the ugliest dwarf that could be seen anywhere for a penny" with magnificent sarcastic glee, and Teresa Gallagher's silvery, childlike voice is ideally suited for the role of the angelic Little Nell.
Nell is on her way home to the dusty shop where she and her grandfather live a rather mysterious life. The old man disappears every night--visiting gambling dens with the naive hope of winning a fortune. Instead he sinks deeper and deeper into debt. Enter Daniel Quilp, moneylender, who becomes furious upon learning that the grandfather is a pauper and will never be able to repay his tremendous debt. Quilp seizes the curiosity shop and begins making lecherous overtures to Nell, so she and her grandfather steal away one morning to seek their fortunes elsewhere. But the demonic dwarf is never far behind.
Sound effects are employed judiciously and serve mainly as a springboard for the listener's imagination. The sound of a crying baby is enough to convey the image of crowded lodgings and genteel Victorian poverty, while raucous laughter and high-pitched squawks evoke the barely controlled chaos of an outdoor Punch and Judy show. The dramatization pares Dickens's weighty novel down to two and one-half hours, but does so skillfully, retaining Dickens's wit, marvelous dialogue, and delightful characterizations. (Running time: 155 minutes, 2 cassettes) --Elizabeth Laskey [via]
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The Origin of Species: Library Editionby Charles Robert DarwinISBN 1853267805 (1-85326-780-5)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Origin of Species: Library Edition'Book summary:'A grain in the balance will determine which individual shall live and which shall die...'. Darwin's theory of natural selection issued a profound challenge to orthodox thought and belief: no being or species has been specifically created; all are locked into a pitiless struggle for existence, with extinction looming for those not fitted for the task. Yet 'The Origin of the Species' (1859) is also a humane and inspirational vision of ecological interrelatedness, revealing the complex mutual interdependencies between animal and plant life, climate and physical environment, and - by implication - within the human world. Written for the general reader, in a style which combines the rigour of science with the subtlety of literature, 'The Origin of the Species' remains one of the founding documents of the modern age. [via]
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Orlando: A Biographyby Virginia WoolfISBN 1853262390 (1-85326-239-0)
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Phineas Finnby Anthony TrollopeISBN 1853262994 (1-85326-299-4)
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Pierre Et Jeanby Guy De MaupassantISBN 2011691796 (2-01-169179-6)
Softcover, Hachette
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The Plays of Oscar Wildeby Oscar WildeISBN 1853261858 (1-85326-185-8)
Softcover, Wordsworth Edition
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The Portrait of a Ladyby Henry James, James H.ISBN 1853261777 (1-85326-177-7)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinnerby James HoggISBN 1853261882 (1-85326-188-2)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner'Book summary:With an Introduction and Notes by David Blair, University of Kent at Canterbury In the early years of the 18th century, Scotland is torn by religious and political strife. Hogg's sinner, justified by his Calvinist conviction that his own salvation is pre-ordained, is suspected of involvement in a series of bizarre and hideous crimes. A century later his memoirs reveal the extraordinary, macabre truth. The tale is chilling for its astute psychological accuracy as it illustrates, with power and economy, the dire effect of self-righteous bigotry on a fanatical character. [via]
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The Professorby Charlotte BronteISBN 1853262080 (1-85326-208-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Professor'Book summary:The Professor (1857) was Charlotte Brontë's first and least regarded novel, rejected by all publishers during her lifetime and published posthumously by her widower A. B. Nicholls.
Charlotte herself defended the novel passionately. "I said to myself that my hero should work his way through life as I had seen real living men work theirs -- that he should never get a shilling he had not earned."
Indeed, William Crimsworth, the hero, is the self-made master of all his life's ambiguous fortune, including his career as a professor in Brussels, and his true love. Whatever the comparisons to Charlotte Brontë's other, more popular novels, The Professor deserves a closer examination and a new reader perspective. [via]
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The Red Badge of Courageby Stephen CraneISBN 1853265675 (1-85326-567-5)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Red Badge of Courage'Book summary:First published in 1895, America's greatest novel of the Civil War was written before 21-year-old Stephen Crane had "smelled even the powder of a sham battle." But this powerful psychological study of a young soldier's struggle with the horrors, both within and without, that war strikes the reader with its undeniable realism and with its masterful descriptions of the moment-by-moment riot of emotions felt by me under fire. Ernest Hemingway called the novel an American classic, and Crane's genius is as much apparent in his sharp, colorful prose as in his ironic portrayal of an episode of war so intense, so immediate, so real that the terror of battle becomes our own ... in a masterpiece so unique that many believe modern American fiction began with Stephen Crane.
"The Red Badge Of Courage" has long been considered the first great 'modern' novel of war by an American--the first novel of literary distinction to present war without heroics and this in a spirit of total irony and skepticism." -- Alfred Kazin [via]
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Room With a Viewby Lucy FurISBN 1932595163 (1-932595-16-3)
Hardcover, Feral House
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A motel, a camera and Lucy Fur. Dreamy. Jimmy McDonough, author of Shakey: Neil Youngs Biography and Big Bosoms and Square Jaws: The Biography of Russ MeyerThe young, buxom Burlesque Queen of Portland, Oregon, has begun a distinctive photographic career by posing in a vanishing breed of unique motel room environ-ments across the country.
Writes Lucy in her introduction, Room With a View is not merely a pin-up book: it is as much about the room as it is about me. I think of myself as a fixture in that room, like a lamp or a chair. The kind of motel rooms that particularly attracted me had wood paneling, forgotten 60s- and 70s-era oil paintings, strange lighting, fantasy themes, tiled bathrooms, wacky wallpaper, and no outside view. All the photo-graphs are in some way a reaction to the established lexicon of pin-up sexy.
Room With a View contains nearly one hundred of Lucy Furs photographs, bound handsomely with an inlaid photograph surrounded by an elegant embossed cloth binding.More editions of Room With a View:
Scottish Houses and Gardens : From the Archives of Country Lifeby Ian GowISBN 1854104888 (1-85410-488-8)
Hardcover, Aurum Press, Limited
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The Second Jungle Bookby Rudyard KiplingISBN 1853261432 (1-85326-143-2)
Softcover, Wordsworth Edition
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Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Stories With Illustrations from the Strand Magazineby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 1853268968 (1-85326-896-8)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Stories With Illustrations from the Strand Magazine'Book summary:It is more than a century since the ascetic, gaunt and enigmatic detective, Sherlock Holmes, made his first appearance in A Study in Scarlet. From 1891, beginning with The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the now legendary and pioneering Strand Magazine began serialising Arthur Conan Doyle's matchless tales of detection, featuring the incomparable sleuth patiently assisted by his doggedly loyal and lovably pedantic friend and companion, Dr Watson. The stories are illustrated by the remarkable Sydney Paget from whom our images of Sherlock Holmes and his world derive and who first equipped Holmes with his famous deerstalker hat. The literary cult of Sherlock Holmes shows no sign of fading with time as each new generation comes to love and revere the penetrating mind and ruthless logic which were the undoing of so many Victorian master criminals. [via]
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The Subjection of Women: Contemporary Responses to John Stuart Millby Andrew PyleISBN 1855064081 (1-85506-408-1)
Softcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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Sybilby Benjamin DisraeliISBN 185326248X (1-85326-248-X)
Softcover, Wordsworth Edition
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Tom Sawyer: Library Editionby Mark TwainISBN 1857150449 (1-85715-044-9)
Hardcover, Everyman's Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tom Sawyer: Library Edition'Book summary:Though now enshrined as major masterpieces of American literature, Twain's classic tales of childhood remain as fresh as when they were first written. Vivid and funny, the stories chronicle journeys from innocence to experience in which innocence is preserved. [via]
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Treasure Islandby Robert Louis Stevenson, George MacDonald FraserISBN 1860467067 (1-86046-706-7)
Softcover, Harvill Pr
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Trilbyby George Du MaurierISBN 1853262331 (1-85326-233-1)
Softcover, Wordsworth Edition
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Vanity Fairby William Makepeace ThackeryISBN 1934169080 (1-934169-08-0)
Hardcover, Norilana Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Vanity Fair'Book summary:Set in the years before and after Waterloo, the novel tells the parallel stories of two schoolfriends - the quiet, long-suffering Amelia and her brilliant, scheming friend, Becky Sharp. The novel portrays all the corruption and decadence of 19th-century England. [via]
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The War of the Worldsby H. G. Wells, Glenn YeffethISBN 1932100555 (1-932100-55-5)
Softcover, Benbella Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The War of the Worlds'Book summary:H.G. Wells has been called the father of science fiction, and with genre-defining classics like The War of the Worlds and The Time Machine, its obvious why.[via]
The War of the Worlds is as vivid and powerful today as the day it was written. In this collection, which also includes the full text of The War of the Worlds, fourteen of science fictions greatest talents come together to discuss, with insight and humor, one of science fictions most important works.
Essays include:
H. G. Wells Enduring Mythos of Mars, in which Stephen Baxter provides the history of mans investigators of Mars and explains why Wells was right after all
Just Who Were Those Martians, Anyway? in which Lawrence Watt-Evans explains how ridiculously incompetent the Martians were as interplanetary invaders, and why
In Workings Image, in which Mercedes Lackey takes us to a different alien world: Wells hometown of Working during the late 19th century
The Tiniest Assassins, in which Mike Resnick suggests that Wells gets one tiny thing wrong
The Hugo-winning The Soul Selects Her Own Society (the only reprint in this anthology), in which Connie Willis describes the unfortunate encounter between Emily Dickinson and Wells MartiansMore editions of The War of the Worlds:
The Wardenby ChadwickISBN 1870587405 (1-870587-40-5)
Hardcover, Pickering & Chatto Publishers, Limited
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Wellington's Army: The Uniforms of the British Soldier, 1812-1815by Philip Haythornthwaite, Charles Hamilton SmithISBN 1853675016 (1-85367-501-6)
Hardcover, Motorbooks Intl
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Whitman: Poetry and Proseby Walt WhitmanISBN 1883011353 (1-883011-35-3)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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The Wizard of Ozby L. Frank BaumISBN 1894998138 (1-894998-13-8)
Softcover, Jack Lake Prod Inc
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The Wonderful Wizard of Ozby L. Frank Baum, Michael ForemanISBN 186205343X (1-86205-343-X)
Hardcover, Pavilion Books Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'Book summary:[via]When a cyclone whisked Dorothy far from the gray prairies of Kansas to the colorful Land of Oz, it not only set a courageous and determined little girl on a series of unforgettable adventuresit blew fresh air into childrens literature. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is what the author called "a modern fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heartache and nightmares left out." It's now more than a hundred years since Dorothy and her endearing companionsher mischievous dog Toto, the brainless but practical-minded Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, and the kindly Tin Woodsman who longs for a heartfirst marched along the yellow brick road into storybook history. In this edition, Michael Foreman's bright, whimsical watercolors of Dorothy and her friends capture the enchanting essence of L. Frank Baum's "wondertale."More editions of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz:
The Woodlandersby Thomas HardyISBN 1853262935 (1-85326-293-5)
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Works of Algernon Charles Swinburneby A. C. SwinburneISBN 1853264431 (1-85326-443-1)
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The Works of Edgar Allen Poeby Edgar Allan PoeISBN 1853264326 (1-85326-432-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Works of Edgar Allen Poe'Book summary:He revolutionized the horror tale, giving it psychological insight and a consistent tone and atmosphere; he invented the modern detective story; he wrote some of the world's best-known lyric poetry and a major novella of the fantastic; he impressed such writers as Baudelaire, Mallarme and Borges. If it's been a while since you read any Edgar A. Poe (he never used "Allan"), you've probably forgotten how terrific he is. And some of his best work is in his lesser-known stories, such as "The Imp of the Perverse" and "A Descent into the Maelstrom." In short, what are you waiting for? [via]
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The Works of Emily Dickinsonby Emily DickinsonISBN 1853264199 (1-85326-419-9)
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The Works of Gerard Manley Hopkinsby Gerard Manley HopkinsISBN 185326413X (1-85326-413-X)
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The Works of Thomas Hardy: With an Introduction and Bibliographyby Thomas HardyISBN 1853264024 (1-85326-402-4)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Works of Thomas Hardy: With an Introduction and Bibliography'Book summary:Thomas Hardy started composing poetry in the heyday of Tennyson and Browning. He was still writing with unimpaired power sixty years later, when Eliot and Yeats were the leading names in the field. His extraordinary stamina and a consistent individuality of style and vision made him a survivor, immune to literary fashion. At the start of the twenty-first century his reputation stands higher than it ever did, even in his own lifetime. He is now recognised not only as a great poet, but as one who is widely loved. He speaks with directness, humanity and humour to scholarly or ordinary readers alike. [via]
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Les Fleurs du Malby Charles BaudelaireISBN 2038717141 (2-03-871714-1)
Softcover, Librairie Larousse
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Les Fleurs du Mal'Book summary:301pages. 17x11x1,4cm. Poche. Maîtriser les connaissances et les outils nécessaires à l'étude d'une ?uvre intégrale, voilà l'objectif de cette collection. L'élève doit avoir une vision synthétique de l'?uvre : connaître sa genèse et sa structure, appréhender les personnages à travers leur portrait, leur rôle et leur dimension symbolique, retenir les différents thèmes évoqués. Par ailleurs, l'ouvrage procure des informations d'ordre paratextuel qui enrichissent la culture du lecteur : détails sur la vie de l'auteur et le contexte dans lequel il s'inscrit, remarques sur son style, sur ses écrits théoriques, jugements de critiques contemporains. Enfin, le souci des auteurs est de montrer à l'élève comment ces informations peuvent être utilisées efficacement dans les exercices du bac : des études d'extraits et des sujets d'entretien sont proposés à titre d'exemples. L'intérêt de cette collection est donc de baliser chaque ?uvre de sorte que l'élève dispose des éléments indispensables pour réussir l'écrit comme l'oral. L'étude n'est pas exhaustive mais elle a le mérite d'être claire et structurée. -Claire Mazurel [via]
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Principes De Politique Applicables a Tous Les Gouvernements: Version De 1806-1810by Benjamin Constant, Etienne HofmannISBN 2012788610 (2-01-278861-0)
Hardcover, Hachette Litteratures
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