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The A.b.c. Murdersby Agatha ChristieISBN 1579126243 (1-57912-624-3)
Hardcover, Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The A.b.c. Murders'Book summary:Alice Ascher, a shopkeeper in Andover, is bludgeoned to death at her place of work. Next to die is Miss Bernard in Bexhill, then Mr. Clarke in Churston. More disturbing than the alphabetic sequence of the killings or the ABC Railway guide that the killer leaves at the scene of each crime are the taunting notes Hercule Poirot receives each time the killer is about to strike again. It is one of Poirots most challenging cases yet. [via]
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyerby Mark Twain, John MichaelISBN 1583483411 (1-58348-341-1)
Softcover, Iuniverse Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'Book summary:[via]The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.
Perhaps the best-loved nineteenth-century American novel, Mark Twains tale of boyhood adventure overflows with comedy, warmth, and slapstick energy. It brings to life and array of irresistible charactersthe awesomely self-confident Tom, his best buddy Huck Finn, indulgent Aunt Polly, and the lovely, beguiling Beckyas well as such unforgettable incidents as whitewashing a fence, swearing an oath in blood, and getting lost in a dark and labyrinthine cave. Below Tom Sawyers sunny surface lurk hints of a darker reality, of youthful innocence and naïveté confronting the cruelty, hypocrisy, and foolishness of the adult worlda theme that would become more pronounced in Twains Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Despite such suggestions, Tom Sawyer remains Twains joyful ode to the endless possibilities of childhood.
H. Daniel Peck is John Guy Vassar Professor of English at Vassar College and is the author of Thoreaus Morning Work and A World by Itself: The Pastoral Moment in Coopers Fiction.More editions of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer:
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: ISBN 1593080689 (1-59308-068-9)
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Softcover, Alan Rodgers Books - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: ISBN 1593083513 (1-59308-351-3)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: ISBN 1598184474 (1-59818-447-4)
Hardcover, Alan Rodgers Books - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: ISBN 1578400015 (1-57840-001-5)
Softcover, Acclaim Books - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: ISBN 1583483411 (1-58348-341-1)
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- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: ISBN 1593080689 (1-59308-068-9)
The Ambassadorsby Henry JamesISBN 1853260347 (1-85326-034-7)
Softcover, Wordsworth Edition
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The Annotated Ancient Marinerby Martin Gardner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Gustave DoreISBN 1591021251 (1-59102-125-1)
Hardcover, Prometheus Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Annotated Ancient Mariner'Book summary:Coleridge's greatest work, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, is utterly unique, unlike any other ballad. No narrative poem has rivaled it in combining scenes of terror with scenes of incomparable beauty. Although enormously popular in the nineteenth century, it is seldom read or studied today. This annotated version by Martin Gardner will help to renew the appreciation and deepen the understanding of Coleridge's unjustly neglected masterpiece.
Preceding the poem is a biographical sketch of the great poet, which emphasizes those aspects of his many-sided life and personality that have the strongest bearing on the poem, especially on circumstances surrounding its composition. Both the 1798 and 1834 versions of the poem are presented, with notes on words, lines, and stanzas that Coleridge later excised. Following the poem, Gardner summarizes major critical attitudes toward the ballad, discusses possible higher levels of meaning, and closes with questions concerning the poem's much-debated moral.
Many artists have illustrated the Rime, but none as skillfully as Gustave Doré. He was far and away the most popular and prolific book illustrator of all time, and though his work has been out of fashion for some time, it is becoming harder and harder to dismiss him as a mere yeoman illustrator.
Here is your chance to read, or reread, Coleridge's classic Rime, to fully understand it, and to relish Doré's magnificent illustrations. [via]More editions of The Annotated Ancient Mariner:
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Candideby Francois M. VoltaireISBN 1853260630 (1-85326-063-0)
Softcover, Wordsworth Edition
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Candide'Book summary:[via]Candide, by Voltaire, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.
One of the finest satires ever written, Voltaires Candide savagely skewers this very optimistic approach to life as a shamefully inadequate response to human suffering. The swift and lively tale follows the absurdly melodramatic adventures of the youthful Candide, who is forced into the army, flogged, shipwrecked, betrayed, robbed, separated from his beloved Cunégonde, and tortured by the Inquisition. As Candide experiences and witnesses calamity upon calamity, he begins to discover thatcontrary to the teachings of his tutor, Dr. Panglossall is not always for the best. After many trials, travails, and incredible reversals of fortune, Candide and his friends finally retire together to a small farm, where they discover that the secret of happiness is simply to cultivate ones garden, a philosophy that rejects excessive optimism and metaphysical speculation in favor of the most basic pragmatism.
Filled with wit, intelligence, and an abundance of dark humor, Candide is relentless and unsparing in its attacks upon corruption and hypocrisyin religion, government, philosophy, science, and even romance. Ultimately, this celebrated work teaches us that it is possible to challenge blind optimism without losing the will to live and pursue a happy life.
Gita May is Professor of French at Columbia University. She has published extensively on the French Enlightenment, eighteenth-century aesthetics, the novel and autobiography, and women in literature, history, and the arts. -
Candideby Gita May, Henry Morley, Francois M. Voltaire, Alan Odle, Lauren WalshISBN 159308028X (1-59308-028-X)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Candide'Book summary:[via]Candide, by Voltaire, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.
One of the finest satires ever written, Voltaires Candide savagely skewers this very optimistic approach to life as a shamefully inadequate response to human suffering. The swift and lively tale follows the absurdly melodramatic adventures of the youthful Candide, who is forced into the army, flogged, shipwrecked, betrayed, robbed, separated from his beloved Cunégonde, and tortured by the Inquisition. As Candide experiences and witnesses calamity upon calamity, he begins to discover thatcontrary to the teachings of his tutor, Dr. Panglossall is perhaps not always for the best. After many trials, travails, and incredible reversals of fortune, Candide and his friends finally retire together to a small farm, where they discover that the secret of happiness is simply to cultivate one's garden, a philosophy that rejects excessive optimism and metaphysical speculation in favor of the most basic pragmatism.
Filled with wit, intelligence, and an abundance of dark humor, Candide is relentless and unsparing in its attacks upon corruption and hypocrisyin religion, government, philosophy, science, and even romance. Ultimately, this celebrated work says that it is possible to challenge blind optimism without losing the will to live and pursue a happy life.
Gita May is Professor of French at Columbia University. She has published extensively on the French Enlightenment, eighteenth-century aesthetics, the novel and autobiography, and women in literature, history, and the arts.
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The Cater Street Hangmanby Anne PerryISBN 1585470023 (1-58547-002-3)
Hardcover, Center Point Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Cater Street Hangman'Book summary:The Ellison sisters were proper young Victorian ladies. In the foggy streets outside their peaceful home, five women were found horribly murdered. And Police Inspector Pitt found himself wondering if the Ellisons were in fact too good to be true. [via]
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Chapman's Homer the Iliad the Odysseyby HomerISBN 1840221178 (1-84022-117-8)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chapman's Homer the Iliad the Odyssey'Book summary:Hector bidding farewell to his wife and baby son, Odysseus bound to the mast listening to the Sirens, Penelope at the loom, Achilles dragging Hector's body round the walls of Troy - scenes from Homer have been reportrayed in every generation. The questions about mortality and identity that Homer's heroes ask, the bonds of love, respect and fellowship that motivate them, have gripped audiences for three millennia. Chapman's Iliad and Odyssey are great English epic poems, but they are also two of the liveliest and readable translations of Homer. Chapman's freshness makes the everyday world of nature and the craftsman as vivid as the battlefield and Mount Olympus. His poetry is driven by the excitement of the Renaissance discovery of classical civilisation as at once vital and distant, and is enriched by the perspectives of humanist thought. [via]
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The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton: The Father Brown Storiesby Not Available, John PetersonISBN 1586170937 (1-58617-093-7)
Hardcover, Ignatius Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton: The Father Brown Stories'Book summary:G.K. Chesterton The Innocence of Father Brown The Wisdom of Father Brown The Donnington Affair G.K. Chesterton, one of the most prolific writers of the 20th century, is most famous for a series of mystery stories and novelettes that feature the Roman Catholic priest, Fr. Brown. Adapted for stage, radio and film, the Fr. Brown stories have proved to be enduringly popular. But like Chesterton's other work, what to many may seem like trivial short stories contain profound observations of the world, human character, philosophy, morality and religion. John Peterson, the editor of Father Brown of the Church of Rome, takes the reader through this first group of stories, giving valuable annotations as well as an introduction that gives a fascinating look at Chesterton's detective fiction. Fans of Father Brown and Chesterton will be delighted by this latest volume in the Collected Works. Sewn Hardcover [via]
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Complete Nonsenseby Edward LearISBN 1853261440 (1-85326-144-0)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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The Crimson Petal and the Whiteby Michel FaberISBN 1841953237 (1-84195-323-7)
Hardcover, Canongate
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Crimson Petal and the White'Book summary:Although it's billed as "the first great 19th-century novel of the 21st century," The Crimson Petal and the White is anything but Victorian. It's the story of a well-read London prostitute named Sugar, who spends her free hours composing a violent, pornographic screed against men. Michel Faber's dazzling second novel dares to go where George Eliot's The Mill on the Floss and the works of Charles Dickens could not. We learn about the positions and orifices that Sugar and her clients favour, about her lingering skin condition, and about the suspect ingredients of her prophylactic douches. Still, Sugar believes she can make a better life for herself.
When she is taken up by a wealthy man, the perfumer William Rackham, her wings are clipped and she must balance financial security against the obvious servitude of her position. The physical risks and hardships of Sugar's life (and the even harder "honest" life she would have led as a factory worker) contrast--yet not entirely--with the medical mistreatment of her benefactor's wife, Agnes, and beautifully underscore Faber's emphasis on class and sexual politics.
In theme and treatment, this is a novel that Virginia Woolf might have written, had she been born 70 years later. The language, however, is Faber's own--brisk and elastic--and, after an awkward opening, the plethora of detail he offers (costume, food, manners, cheap stage performances, the London streets) slides effortlessly into his forward-moving sentences. When Agnes goes mad, for instance, "she sings on and on, while the house is discreetly dusted all around her and, in the concealed and subterranean kitchen, a naked duck, limp and faintly steaming, spreads its pimpled legs on a draining board." Despite its 800-plus pages, The Crimson Petal and the White turns out to be a quick read, since it is truly impossible to put down. --Regina Marler, Amazon.com [via]
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Death on the Nileby Agatha ChristieISBN 1579126898 (1-57912-689-8)
Hardcover, Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Death on the Nile'Book summary:Hercule Poirot is perhaps Agatha Christie's most interesting and endearing character; short, round, and slightly comical, Poirot has a razor-sharp mind and puts unlimited trust in his "little grey cells." Those little cells come through for him every time, enabling Poirot to solve some of the most baffling mysteries ever conceived. In Death on the Nile, Poirot, on vacation in Africa, meets the rich, beautiful Linnet Doyle and her new husband, Simon. As usual, all is not as it seems between the newlyweds, and when Linnet is found murdered, Poirot must sort through a boatload of suspects to find the killer before he (or she) strikes again. [via]
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Decline And Fall of the Roman Empireby Edward GibbonISBN 1853264997 (1-85326-499-7)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'Book summary:British parliamentarian and soldier Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) conceived of his plan for Decline and Fall while "musing amid the ruins of the Capitol" on a visit to Rome. For the next 10 years he worked away at his great history, which traces the decadence of the late empire from the time of the Antonines and the rise of Western Christianity. "The confusion of the times, and the scarcity of authentic memorials, pose equal difficulties to the historian, who attempts to preserve a clear and unbroken thread of narration," he writes. Despite these obstacles, Decline and Fall remains a model of historical exposition, and required reading for students of European history. [via]
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The Diary of a Nobodyby George Grossmith, Weedon GrossmithISBN 1853262013 (1-85326-201-3)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Diary of a Nobody'Book summary:[via]"Why should I not publish my diary? I have often seen reminiscences of people I have never even heard of, and I fail to see, because I do not happen to be a "Somebody," why my diary should not be interesting." So wrote the anxious, accident-prone, occasionally waspish, Charles Pooter, who has come to be seen as the epitome of English suburban life. His diary chronicles encounters with difficult tradesmen, the delights of home improvements, small parties, minor embarrassments, and problems with his troublesome son. The suburban world he inhabits is hilariously and painfully familiar in its small-mindedness and its essential decency. Wonderfully illustrated with Grossmith's line drawings, this very amusing Victorian comedy created in Charles Pooter a cultual icon and English archetype. Both celebration and critique, Diary of a Nobody has often been imitated, but never duplicated. -
The Elements of Styleby William Strunk, E. B. White, Maira KalmanISBN 1594200696 (1-59420-069-6)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Elements of Style'Book summary:[via]Every English-language writer knows Strunk and White's famous little writing manual, The Elements of Style. Many people between the ages of seventeen and seventy can recite the book's mantramake every word telland still refer to their tattered grade school copy when in need of a hint on how to make a turn of phrase clearer, or a reminder on how to enliven prose with the active voice. Considering that millions of copies have been sold to millions of devotees, you might not think to ask what could enhance this (almost) perfect classic. In fact, the addition of illustrations allows readers to experience the book's contents in a completely new way, making the whole learning experience more colorful and clear, as well as adding a whimsical element that compliments the subtly humorous tone of the prose. The Elements of Style Illustrated will come to be known as the definitive, must-have edition.
Maira Kalman is the offbeat and wildly talented illustrator of twelve children's books, numerous covers for The New Yorker magazine, fabrics for the fashion designers Isaac Mizrahi and Kate Spade, watches and accessories for the Museum of Modern Art, and a mural at the elegant Wavehill estate in Riverdale, among other projects. Her sophisticated and witty images that are yet bright and fanciful have won her a devoted following, especially among young urbanites. Maira Kalman is acknowledged by the E. B. White estate as the single artist trusted to illustrate the revered The Elements of Style.
The Elements of Style Illustrated brings a fresh immediacy to the well-loved, much-valued, and still on-point work that has become an institution. While giving the classic work a jolt of new energy to appeal to contemporary readers, Kalman's illustrations are themselves timeless, designed to sit alongside the ever-enduring manual for another fifty years and more.
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Ethan Fromeby Edith WhartonISBN 1598183028 (1-59818-302-8)
Softcover, Alan Rodgers Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ethan Frome'Book summary:With an Introduction by Dr Pamela Knights, Department of English Studies, Durham University
On a poor farm near Starkfield in western Massachusetts, Ethan Frome struggles to wrest a living from the land, unassisted by his whining and hypochondriacal wife Zeena. When Zeena's young cousin Mattie Silver is left destitute, the only place she can go is Ethan's farm. An embittered man and an enchanting young woman meeting in such circumstances unleash predictable consequences as passions are aroused between the three protagonists, Edith Wharton's characterisation and deft handling of reversals of fortune are so accomplished that Ethan Frome has remained enduringly popular since its first publication in 1911 and is considered her greatest tragic story. [via]
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- Ethan Frome: ISBN 1840224088 (1-84022-408-8)
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The Eustace Diamondsby Anthony TrollopeISBN 1853261831 (1-85326-183-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Eustace Diamonds'Book summary:This is the third of Trollope's "Palliser" novels. The plot centres around the diamond necklace owned by the Eustace family, which the ruthless opportunist Lizzie claims as her own after marrying Sir Florian Eustace for his money and becoming his widow after only a few months. [via]
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Father Brownby G. K. ChestertonISBN 1853260037 (1-85326-003-7)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Father Brown'Book summary:Father Brown, one of the most quirkily genial and lovable characters to emerge from English detective fiction, first made his appearance in The Innocence of Father Brown in 1911. That first collection of stories established G.K. Chesterton's kindly cleric in the front rank of eccentric sleuths. This complete collection contains all the favourite Father Brown stories, showing a quiet wit and compassion that has endeared him to many, whilst solving his mysteries by a mixture of imagination and a sympathetic worldliness in a totally believable manner. [via]
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G.K. Chestertonby Cecil ChestertonISBN 1586170945 (1-58617-094-5)
Softcover, Ignatius Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'G.K. Chesterton'Book summary:Introduction and notes by John Peterson
G.K. Chesterton, one of the most prolific writers of the 20th century, is most famous for a series of mystery stories and novelettes that feature the Roman Catholic priest, Fr. Brown. The stories have proved to be enduringly popular, containing profound observations of the world, human character, philosophy, morality and religion.
John Peterson, the editor of Father Brown of the Church of Rome, takes the reader through this group of stories, giving valuable annotations as well as an introduction that gives a fascinating look at Chesterton s detective fiction. Fans of Father Brown and Chesterton will be delighted by this latest volume in the Collected Works. [via] 
Goodbye To Berlinby Christopher IsherwoodISBN 185089034X (1-85089-034-X)
Hardcover, Abc-Clio Inc
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Gormenghastby Mervyn Laurence Peake, John ConstableISBN 1840026731 (1-84002-673-1)
Softcover, Oberon Books Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gormenghast'Book summary:[via]A gloriously impossible realization of Mervyn Peakes soaring flight of fancy. Guardian
In a world bound by iron laws and dead rituals, two young men are struggling to make their way: Steerpike, the renegade kitchen-boy who seduces and murders his way up the social ladder, and Titus Groan, heir to Gormenghast, who comes to threaten its very existence.
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History of Rasselasby Samuel JohnsonISBN 1840224207 (1-84022-420-7)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'History of Rasselas'Book summary:This book comes with an introduction and notes by Michael Irwin, Professor of English Literature, University of Kent at Canterbury. "Rasselas" is a provocative fable about 'the choice of life'. Bored by the endless contentment of 'the happy valley' in which he has been brought up, Prince Rasselas escapes with his sister. They rove the world searching for the secret of happiness and striving to find the ideal way to live. Repeatedly the pleasures they glimpse dissolve on closer acquaintance, and the great men they admire prove flawed. Where, then, are happiness and purpose to be found? These questions, of course, remain open for each generation; but none has discussed them with more wisdom and humanity than Dr. Johnson. "Rasselas" is a searching and often darkly humorous commentary on the human condition as well as a classic of English prose. [via]
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The Holy Quranby Yusuf Ali AbdullahISBN 1853267821 (1-85326-782-1)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Holy Quran'Book summary:The Holy Qur'an (also known as The Koran) is the sacred book of Islam. It is the word of God whose truth was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad through the angel Gabriel over a period of 23 years. As it was revealed, so it was committed to memory by his companions, though written copies were also made by literate believers during the lifetime of the Prophet. The first full compilation was by Abu Bakar, the first Caliph, and it was then recompiled in the original dialect by the third Caliph Uthman, after the best reciters had fallen in battle. Muslims believe that the truths of The Holy Qur'an are fully and authentically revealed only in the original classical Arabic. However, as the influence of Islam grows and spreads to the modern world, it is recognised that translation is an important element in introducing and explaining Islam to a wider audience. This translation, by Abdullah Yusuf Ali, is considered to be the most faithful rendering available in English. [via]
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The Iliadby HomerISBN 1853262420 (1-85326-242-0)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Iliad'Book summary:A translation of Homer's poem of war which is a magnificent testimony to the power of the Iliad. This volume retells the story of Achilles, the great warrior, and his terrible wrath before the walls of besieged Troy, and the destruction it wreaks on both Greeks and Trojans. [via]
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The Iliadby Ennis Rees, Homer, Bruce M. KingISBN 1593082320 (1-59308-232-0)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Iliad'Book summary:[via]The Iliad, by Homer, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:- New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars
- Biographies of the authors
- Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events
- Footnotes and endnotes
- Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work
- Comments by other famous authors
- Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations
- Bibliographies for further reading
- Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate
The epic song of Ilion (an old name for Troy), The Iliad recreates a few dramatic weeks near the end of the fabled Trojan War, ending with the funeral of Hector, defender of the doomed city. Through its majestic verses stride the fabled heroes Priam, Hector, Paris, and Aeneas for Troy; Achilles, Ajax, Menelaus, Agamemnon, Patroclus, and Odysseus for the Greeks; and the beautiful Helen, over whom the longstanding war has been waged. Never far from the center of the story are the quarreling gods: Zeus, Poseidon, Apollo, Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite.
The Iliad is the oldest Greek poem and perhaps the best-known epic in Western literature, and has inspired countless works of art throughout its long history. An assemblage of stories and legends shaped into a compelling single narrative, The Iliad was probably recited orally by bards for generations before being written down in the eighth century B.C. A beloved fixture of early Greek culture, the poem found eager new audiences when it was translated into many languages during the Renaissance. Its themes of honor, power, status, heroism, and the whims of the gods have ensured its enduring popularity and immeasurable cultural influence.
Bruce M. King studied at the University of Chicago, and has taught classics and humanities at Columbia University, Reed College, and the University of Chicago. Recently a Fellow at the Center for Hellenic Studies, King focuses on archaic and classical Greek literature and philosophy. He is currently a Blegen Research Fellow at Vassar College.More editions of The Iliad:
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Joy in the Morningby P.G. WodehouseISBN 1585672769 (1-58567-276-9)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Joy in the Morning'Book summary:Joy in the Morning finds Bertie Wooster trapped in the countryside with his bossy ex-fiancé and her fire-breathing father, frightful brother, and beefy new betrothed. Uproar ensues until Jeeves arrives to save the day.[via]More editions of Joy in the Morning:
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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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King Solomon's Minesby Henry Rider Haggard, Benjamin IvryISBN 1593082754 (1-59308-275-4)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'King Solomon's Mines'Book summary:King Solomon's Mines tells of the search by Sir Henry Curtis, Captain John Good and the narrator, Allan Quatermain, for Sir Henry's younger brother George. He has been lost in the interior of Africa for two years in the quest for King Solomon's Mines, the legendary source of the biblical King's enormous riches. The three companions encounter fearful hardships, fierce warriors, mortal danger and the sinister and deadly witch Gagool. In one of the finest adventure stories of its age, Quatermain, with touches of humour and great excitement, tells the tale of their struggle through unmapped Africa in pursuit of unimaginable wealth. [via]
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The Koranby Alan Jones, John Medows RodwellISBN 1842126091 (1-84212-609-1)
Softcover, Phoenix Pr
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The Life of Charlotte Bronteby Elizabeth Gaskell, Anne TarantoISBN 1593083149 (1-59308-314-9)
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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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Little Womenby Louisa May Alcott, Camille CautiISBN 1593081081 (1-59308-108-1)
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Little Women and Good Wivesby Louisa May AlcottISBN 1853261165 (1-85326-116-5)
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Little Women, Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amyby Louisa May AlcottISBN 1582790752 (1-58279-075-2)
Hardcover, Trident Press International
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Lost Worldby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 1595404112 (1-59540-411-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lost World'Book summary:Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - Mr. Hungerton, her father, really was the most tactless person upon earth, - a fluffy, feathery, untidy cocka-too of a man, perfectly good-natured, but absolutely centered upon his own silly self. If anything could have driven me from Gladys, it would have been the thought of such a father-in-law. I am convinced that he really believed in his heart that I came round to the Chestnuts three days a week for the pleasure of his company, and very especially to hear his views upon bimetallism, a subject upon which he was by way of being an authority. For an hour or more that evening I listened to his monotonous chirrup about bad money driving out good, the token value of silver, the depreciation of the rupee, and the true standards of exchange. [via]
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The Meaning Of The Holy Quranby Abdullah Yusuf AliISBN 1590080254 (1-59008-025-4)
Hardcover, Amana Pubns
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Metaphysical Poetsby ClaphamISBN 1853264393 (1-85326-439-3)
Softcover, Wordsworth Edition
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Murder Is Announcedby Agatha ChristieISBN 1579126294 (1-57912-629-4)
Hardcover, Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
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Murder on the Linksby Agatha ChristieISBN 1581650175 (1-58165-017-5)
Hardcover, Literary Express
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The Mysterious Affair at Stylesby Agatha ChristieISBN 1595406018 (1-59540-601-8)
Softcover, 1st World Library
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The Night Watchby Sarah WatersISBN 1594482306 (1-59448-230-6)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Night Watch'Book summary:Moving back through the 1940s, through air raids, blacked-out streets, illicit partying, and sexual adventure, to end with its beginning in 1941, The Night Watch tells the story of four Londoners-three women and a young man with a past-whose lives, and those of their friends and lovers, connect in tragedy, stunning surprise and exquisite turns, only to change irreversibly in the shadow of a grand historical event. [via]
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The Old Wives' Taleby Arnold BennettISBN 1846376645 (1-84637-664-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Old Wives' Tale'Book summary:Enoch Arnold Bennett (May 27, 1867-March 27, 1931). He was born in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, one of six towns in the area known as the Potteries where many of his novels were set. [via]
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On Libertyby John Stuart MillISBN 1596052414 (1-59605-241-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'On Liberty'Book summary:The Origin of Liberalism. Influenced by the Utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham, Mill adopted a modified laissez-faire position, believing in the efficiency of free enterprise, but aware of the frequent failure of the market to maximize utility. Later refining this stance, he argued that the promotion of happiness is a moral duty (though he made a clear distinction between desirable and undesirable forms of pleasure). These ideas had a decisive influence on Mill's classic 1859 essay, perhaps the most celebrated defense of individual freedom and self-protection based on utilitarian values rather than natural right to appear in English. [via]
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On Liberty and the Subjection of Womenby John Stuart MillISBN 1853264644 (1-85326-464-4)
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Periclesby William ShakespeareISBN 1853262749 (1-85326-274-9)
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Plain Tales from the Hillsby Rudyard KiplingISBN 1853260541 (1-85326-054-1)
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Right Ho Jeevesby P.G. WodehouseISBN 1585670588 (1-58567-058-8)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Right Ho Jeeves'Book summary:On the 25th anniversary of Wodehouse's death, booksellers and readers will be cheered to find the finest editions available of his classic novels--the first in a series of his best known works--by one of the greatest English comic writers of our time.
Fans devoted to the master of comic fiction P. G. Wodehouse are legion. He represents an antic high point in the world of farce and social satire. Best known for the creation of two fictional worlds based on Blandings Castle and the Wooster-Jeeves gentleman-valet duo, Wodehouse is appreciated the world over for his exceedingly clever and comically savvy send-ups of the idle rich in Edwardian England.
In Right Ho, Jeeves Bertie's old friend Gussie Fink-Nottle has fallen in love and, as usual, makes a hash of the affair until Jeeves comes to his rescue.
With each volume edited and reset and printed on Scottish cream-wove, acid-free paper, sewn and bound in cloth, these novels are elegant additions to any Wodehouse fan's library. [via]More editions of Right Ho Jeeves:
She Stoops to Conquerby Oliver GoldsmithISBN 1854594419 (1-85459-441-9)
Softcover, Theatre Communications Group
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A Shropshire Ladby A. E. HousmanISBN 1852530715 (1-85253-071-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Shropshire Lad'Book summary:"The enduring appeal of A. E. Housman's lyrical English poem, A Shropshire Lad, first published in 1896, lies perhaps in its gentle accessibility and in its universal theme of loss, of love and the passage of time. Certainly its popularity today appears undiminished as it continues to console and delight. The timeless quality of the Shropshire countryside, from the bucolic Clun valley to the bleak hills of Caer Caradoc, is captured by one of Shropshire's finest wildlife and landscape photographers, Gareth Thomas. Christopher Ricks, Professor of Poetry at Oxford University and President of the Housman Society, has written a thought-provoking introduction to this edition, touching on some of the reasons for the poem's lasting popularity, including its unusual combination of classical fortitude and romantic yearning. The biographical sketch of Housman by Ludlow historian David Lloyd sets the poem in context. " [via]
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Sir Gawain and the Green KnightISBN 1853267899 (1-85326-789-9)
Softcover, Wordsworth Edition
Find This BookBook summary:A Middle English romance about the contest between King arthur's nephew Gawain and the Green Knight who interrupts the Christmas festivities at Camelot. It signifies the testing of the Arthurian ideals of chivalry, as Gawain travels north to the final duel between the two chevaliers, with an ironic moral which follows the surprising outcome. [via]
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The Spanish Tragedyby Thomas Kyd, Simon TrusslerISBN 1854593773 (1-85459-377-3)
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Synopsis of the Four Gospelsby Kurt AlandISBN 1598561774 (1-59856-177-4)
Hardcover, Hendrickson Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Synopsis of the Four Gospels'Book summary:This unique and useful resource includes a parallel comparison of the four Gospels in both the Greek "Novum Testamentum Graece (NA27)" and the English Revised Standard Version of the New Testament. The Greek text includes the full critical apparatus from the 26th edition of the "Novum Testamentum Graece " except for parallels from aprocryphal gospels and patristic sources.
The facing English text has an apparatus of significant variants in the AV (King James), RV, and RSV versions. [via]
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Tales from Shakespeareby Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb, George SoperISBN 185501047X (1-85501-047-X)
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Tales from Shakespeareby William Shakespeare, Arthur RackhamISBN 1853261408 (1-85326-140-8)
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Titus Andronicusby William ShakespeareISBN 1853262900 (1-85326-290-0)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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Tom Sawyer: Library Editionby Mark TwainISBN 1591940257 (1-59194-025-7)
Softcover, Townsend Pr
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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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Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finnby Mark TwainISBN 1853260118 (1-85326-011-8)
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The Towers of Trebizondby Rose Macaulay, Jan MorrisISBN 159017058X (1-59017-058-X)
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The Two Gentlemen of Veronaby William ShakespeareISBN 1853262986 (1-85326-298-6)
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Under Western Eyes: Library Editionby Joseph ConradISBN 1857150430 (1-85715-043-0)
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Vicar of Wakefieldby Oliver GoldsmithISBN 1853267473 (1-85326-747-3)
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Voltaire: Candideby Haydn Trevor MasonISBN 1853993697 (1-85399-369-7)
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The Voyage Outby Virginia Woolf, Pagan HarlemanISBN 1593082290 (1-59308-229-0)
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The Way We Live Nowby Anthony Trollope, Karen OddenISBN 1593083041 (1-59308-304-1)
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Wives and Daughtersby Elizabeth Gaskell, Amy M. KingISBN 1593082576 (1-59308-257-6)
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An enchanting tale of romance, scandal, and intrigue in the gossipy English town of Hollingford around the 1830s, Wives and Daughters tells the story of Molly Gibson, the seventeen-year-old daughter of a widowed country doctor. When her father remarries, she forms a close friendship with her new stepsisterthe beautiful and worldly Cynthiauntil they become love rivals for the affections of Squire Hamleys sons, Osbourne and Roger. When sudden illness and death reveal some secrets while shrouding others in even deeper mystery, Molly feels that the world is out of joint and it is up to hertrusted by all but listened to by noneto set it right.Amy M. King is Assistant Professor of English at St. Johns University in New York City and the author of Bloom: The Botanical Vernacular in the English Novel (Oxford University Press, 2003).
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The Woodlandersby Thomas HardyISBN 1853262935 (1-85326-293-5)
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Zuleika Dobson or an Oxford Love Storyby Max BeerbohmISBN 1846379555 (1-84637-955-5)
Softcover, Echo Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Zuleika Dobson or an Oxford Love Story'Book summary:Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm (1872-1956) was an English parodist and caricaturist. His first book, The Works of Max Beerbohm, was published in 1896. Having been interviewed by George Bernard Shaw himself, in 1898 he followed Shaw as drama critic for the Saturday Review, on whose staff he remained until 1910. From 1935 onwards, he was an occasional radio broadcaster, talking about cars and carriages and music halls for the BBC. His wit is shown often enough in his caricatures but his letters contain a carefully blended humour-a gentle admonishing of the excesses of the day-whilst remaining firmly tongue in cheek. Beerbohm's best known works are: Yet Again (1909), A Christmas Garland (1912), a parody of literary styles, and Seven Men (1919), which includes Enoch Soames, the tale of a poet who makes a deal with the devil to find out how posterity will remember him. In 1911 he wrote Zuleika Dobson, or, An Oxford Love Story, his only novel. He also wrote And Even Now (1920). [via]
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