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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmesby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0755334353 (0-7553-3435-3)
Softcover, Headline Book Pub Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'Book summary:The extraordinary adventures of the world-famous detective Sherlock Holmes, as faithfully recounted by his comrade, Dr. Watson, have captivated readers of all ages for over a century. The stories' blend of heartpounding, fast-paced action and mind-boggling deductive reasoning is as riveting today as it was when first published.
This deluxe illustrated edition contains Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first twelve stories and includes such famous cases as "The Red-headed League," in which Holmes uncovers a well-concealed, devilishly clever criminal plot; "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle," in which Holmes must trap a jewel thief--with astonishing results; "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," in which Holmes and Watson find themselves dealing with treachery, violence, and deadly snakes; and nine more equally thrilling and puzzling mysteries.
Magnificently illustrated with twelve powerful watercolors by award-winning artist Barry Moser, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes features the complete text of the original collection of Doyle's short stories and is an ideal introduction to the fascinating world of this mesmerizing detective.
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The Age of Aristocracy, 1688 to 1830by William B. Willcox, Walter L. ArnsteinISBN 0669979562 (0-669-97956-2)
Hardcover, Heath
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The Age of Arthur: A History of the British Isles from 350 to 650by John MorrisISBN 0760702438 (0-7607-0243-8)
Softcover, Marboro Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Age of Arthur: A History of the British Isles from 350 to 650'Book summary:A lifetime's scholarship enabled John Morris to recreate a past hitherto hidden in myth and mystery. He describes the Arthurian Age as 'the starting point of future British history', for it saw the transition from Roman Britain to Great Britain, the establishment of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales from the collapse of the Pax Romana. In exploring political, social, economic, religious and cultural history from the fourth to the seventh century, his theme is one of continuity. That continuity is embodied in Arthur himself: 'in name he was the last Roman Emperor, but he ruled as the first medieval king.' [via]
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All Creatures Great and Smallby Laura KellyISBN 0679872183 (0-679-87218-3)
Softcover, Random House Children's Books
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Bleak Houseby Charles Dickens, Hablot Knight BrowneISBN 0679405682 (0-679-40568-2)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bleak House'Book summary:Bleak House is a satirical look at the Byzantine legal system in London as it consumes the minds and talents of the greedy and nearly destroys the lives of innocents--a contemporary tale indeed. Dickens's tale takes us from the foggy dank streets of London and the maze of the Inns of Court to the peaceful countryside of England. Likewise, the characters run from murderous villains to virtuous girls, from a devoted lover to a "fallen woman," all of whom are affected by a legal suit in which there will, of course, be no winner. The first-person narrative related by the orphan Esther is particularly sweet. The articulate reading by the acclaimed British actor Paul Scofield, whose distinctive broad English accent lends just the right degree of sonority and humor to the text, brings out the color in this classic social commentary disguised as a Victorian drama. However, to abridge Dickens is, well, a Dickensian task, the results of which make for a story in which the author's convoluted plot lines and twists of fate play out in what seems to be a fast-forward format. Listeners must pay close attention in order to keep up with the multiple narratives and cast of curious characters, including the memorable Inspector Bucket and Mr. Guppy. Fortunately, the publisher provides a partial list of characters on the inside jacket. (Running time: 3 hours; 2 cassettes) [via]
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Bleak Houseby Peter AckroydISBN 074930765X (0-7493-0765-X)
Softcover, Heinemann
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Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton: The Secret Agent Who Made the Pilgrimage to Mecca, Discovered the Kama Sutra, Brought the Arabian Nights to theby Edward RiceISBN 0684191377 (0-684-19137-7)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Cecil Beaton: The Royal Portraitsby Cecil Beaton, Roy C. StrongISBN 0671670336 (0-671-67033-6)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Celtic Britainby Lloyd LaingISBN 0684162253 (0-684-16225-3)
Hardcover, Scribner
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Charles Dickens' a Tale of Two Citiesby Charles DickensISBN 0671006118 (0-671-00611-8)
Softcover, Monarch Notes
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys: A New and Complete Transcriptionby Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham, William MatthewsISBN 0713515511 (0-7135-1551-1)
Hardcover, Bell
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Diary Of Samuel Pepys: Selected Passagesby Samuel Pepys, Richard Le Gallienne, Robert Louis StevensonISBN 0679642218 (0-679-64221-8)
Hardcover, Modern Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Diary Of Samuel Pepys: Selected Passages'Book summary:The diary which Samuel Pepys kept from January 1660 to May 1669 ...is one of our greatest historical records and... a major work of English literature, writes the renowned historian Paul Johnson. A witness to the coronation of Charles II, the Great Plague of 1665, and the Great Fire of 1666, Pepys chronicled the events of his day. Originally written in a cryptic shorthand, Pepys's diary provides an astonishingly frank and diverting account of political intrigues and naval, church, and cultural affairs, as well as a quotidian journal of daily life in London during the Restoration.
In 1825, when Pepys's memoirs were first published, Francis Jeffrey of The Edinburgh Review declared, "We can scarcely say that we wish it a page shorter... it is very entertaining thus to be transported into the very heart of a time so long gone by; and to be admitted into the domestic intimacy, as well as the public councils of a man of great activity and circulation in the reign of Charles II." Edited and abridged by literary critic and author Richard Le Gallienne, this edition features an Introduction by Robert Louis Stevenson. [via]More editions of Diary Of Samuel Pepys: Selected Passages:
Dk Eyewitness Londonby Dorling KindersleyISBN 0756615461 (0-7566-1546-1)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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Emmaby Jane AustenISBN 0755331486 (0-7553-3148-6)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Emma'Book summary:Of all Jane Austen's heroines, Emma Woodhouse is the most flawed, the most infuriating, and, in the end, the most endearing. Pride and Prejudice's Lizzie Bennet has more wit and sparkle; Catherine Morland in Northanger Abbey more imagination; and Sense and Sensibility's Elinor Dashwood certainly more sense--but Emma is lovable precisely because she is so imperfect. Austen only completed six novels in her lifetime, of which five feature young women whose chances for making a good marriage depend greatly on financial issues, and whose prospects if they fail are rather grim. Emma is the exception: "Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her." One may be tempted to wonder what Austen could possibly find to say about so fortunate a character. The answer is, quite a lot.
For Emma, raised to think well of herself, has such a high opinion of her own worth that it blinds her to the opinions of others. The story revolves around a comedy of errors: Emma befriends Harriet Smith, a young woman of unknown parentage, and attempts to remake her in her own image. Ignoring the gaping difference in their respective fortunes and stations in life, Emma convinces herself and her friend that Harriet should look as high as Emma herself might for a husband--and she zeroes in on an ambitious vicar as the perfect match. At the same time, she reads too much into a flirtation with Frank Churchill, the newly arrived son of family friends, and thoughtlessly starts a rumor about poor but beautiful Jane Fairfax, the beloved niece of two genteelly impoverished elderly ladies in the village. As Emma's fantastically misguided schemes threaten to surge out of control, the voice of reason is provided by Mr. Knightly, the Woodhouse's longtime friend and neighbor. Though Austen herself described Emma as "a heroine whom no one but myself will much like," she endowed her creation with enough charm to see her through her most egregious behavior, and the saving grace of being able to learn from her mistakes. By the end of the novel Harriet, Frank, and Jane are all properly accounted for, Emma is wiser (though certainly not sadder), and the reader has had the satisfaction of enjoying Jane Austen at the height of her powers. --Alix Wilber [via]
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- Emma: ISBN 067940581X (0-679-40581-X)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - Emma: ISBN 0708982581 (0-7089-8258-1)
Hardcover, Ulverscroft Large Print Books - Emma: ISBN 0679601937 (0-679-60193-7)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group - Emma: ISBN 0679602577 (0-679-60257-7)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group - Emma: ISBN 0701112328 (0-7011-1232-8)
Hardcover, Chatto & Windus - Emma: ISBN 0755331486 (0-7553-3148-6)
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- Emma: ISBN 067940581X (0-679-40581-X)
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Far from the Madding Crowdby Thomas HardyISBN 0679405763 (0-679-40576-3)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Far from the Madding Crowd'Book summary:Set in his fictional Wessex countryside in southwest England, Far from the Madding Crowd was Thomas Hardy's breakthrough work. Though it was first published anonymously in 1874, the quick and tremendous success of Far from the Madding Crowd persuaded Hardy to give up his first profession, architecture, to concentrate on writing fiction. The story of the ill-fated passions of the beautiful Bathsheba Everdene and her three suitors offers a spectacle of country life brimming with an energy and charm not customarily associated with Hardy. ("When Farmer Oak smiled," the novel begins, "the corners of his mouth spread till they were within an unimportant distance of his ears. . . .")
----The text is based on the authoritative Wessex Edition of 1912, revised and corrected by Hardy himself.
----This edition is the companion volume to the Mobil Masterpiece Theatre WGBH television presentation broadcast on PBS. It stars Paloma Baeza as Bathsheba Everdene, Nathaniel Parker as Gabriel Oak, Nigel Terry as Mr. Boldwood, and Jonathan Firth as Frank Troy. Adapted by Philomena
McDonagh, Far from the Madding Crowd is directed by Nick Renton.
The Modern Library has played a significant role in American cultural life for the better part of a century. The series was founded in 1917 by the publishers Boni and Liveright and eight years later acquired by Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer. It provided the foundation for their next publishing venture, Random House. The Modern Library has been a staple of the American book trade, providing readers with affordable hardbound editions of important works of literature and thought. For the Modern Library's seventy-fifth anniversary, Random House redesigned the series, restoring as its emblem the running torchbearer created by Lucian Bernhard in 1925 and refurbishing jackets, bindings, and type, as well as inaugurating a new program of selecting titles. The Modern Library continues to provide the world's best books, at the best prices. [via] 
The Far Side of the Worldby Patrick O'BrianISBN 0754091759 (0-7540-9175-9)
Softcover, Chivers
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Forest Houseby Marion Zimmer BradleyISBN 0670844543 (0-670-84454-3)
Hardcover, Penguin USA
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Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Gardenby Frances Hodgson Burnett, Tasha Tudor, Judith SuttonISBN 069401110X (0-694-01110-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden'Book summary:Mistress Mary is quite contrary until she helps her garden grow. Along the way, she manages to cure her sickly cousin Colin, who is every bit as imperious as she. These two are sullen little peas in a pod, closed up in a gloomy old manor on the Yorkshire moors of England, until a locked-up garden captures their imaginations and puts the blush of a wild rose in their cheeks; "It was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place any one could imagine. The high walls which shut it in were covered with the leafless stems of roses which were so thick, that they matted together.... 'No wonder it is still,' Mary whispered. 'I am the first person who has spoken here for ten years.'" As new life sprouts from the earth, Mary and Colin's sour natures begin to sweeten. For anyone who has ever felt afraid to live and love, The Secret Garden's portrayal of reawakening spirits will thrill and rejuvenate. Frances Hodgson Burnett creates characters so strong and distinct, young readers continue to identify with them even 85 years after they were conceived. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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- Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden: ISBN 0679423095 (0-679-42309-5)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden: ISBN 0681303840 (0-681-30384-0)
Hardcover, Xs Books - Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden: ISBN 0753454793 (0-7534-5479-3)
Hardcover, Kingfisher Books - Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden: ISBN 0670899119 (0-670-89911-9)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA - Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden: ISBN 0681400560 (0-681-40056-0)
Hardcover, Longmeadow Pr - Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden: ISBN 0721406327 (0-7214-0632-7)
Hardcover, Ladybird Books Ltd - Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden: ISBN 0723219923 (0-7232-1992-3)
Hardcover, F. Warne - Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden: ISBN 0753406020 (0-7534-0602-0)
Hardcover, Kingfisher - Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden: ISBN 069401110X (0-694-01110-X)
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Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Gardenby E. L. Konigsburg, Frances Hodgson BurnettISBN 0689831412 (0-689-83141-2)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden'Book summary:Mistress Mary is quite contrary until she helps her garden grow. Along the way, she manages to cure her sickly cousin Colin, who is every bit as imperious as she. These two are sullen little peas in a pod, closed up in a gloomy old manor on the Yorkshire moors of England, until a locked-up garden captures their imaginations and puts the blush of a wild rose in their cheeks; "It was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place any one could imagine. The high walls which shut it in were covered with the leafless stems of roses which were so thick, that they matted together.... 'No wonder it is still,' Mary whispered. 'I am the first person who has spoken here for ten years.'" As new life sprouts from the earth, Mary and Colin's sour natures begin to sweeten. For anyone who has ever felt afraid to live and love, The Secret Garden's portrayal of reawakening spirits will thrill and rejuvenate. Frances Hodgson Burnett creates characters so strong and distinct, young readers continue to identify with them even 85 years after they were conceived. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Gardenby Shirley Hughes, Frances Hodgson BurnettISBN 0670825719 (0-670-82571-9)
Hardcover, Kestrel Pr
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Howards Endby E. M. ForsterISBN 0679722556 (0-679-72255-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Howards End'Book summary:Margaret Schlegel, engaged to the much older, widowed Henry Wilcox, meets her intended the morning after accepting his proposal and realizes that he is a man who has lived without introspection or true self-knowledge. As she contemplates the state of Wilcox's soul, her remedy for what ails him has become one of the most oft-quoted passages in literature:
Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon. Only connect the prose and the passion and both will be exalted, and human love will be seen at its height. Live in fragments no longer.
Like all of Forster's work, Howards End concerns itself with class, nationality, economic status, and how each of these affects personal relationships. It follows the intertwined fortunes of the Schlegel sisters, Margaret and Helen, and the Wilcox family over the course of several years. The Schlegels are intellectuals, devotees of art and literature. The Wilcoxes, on the other hand, can't be bothered with the life of the mind or the heart, leading, instead, outer lives of "telegrams and anger" that foster "such virtues as neatness, decision, and obedience, virtues of the second rank, no doubt, but they have formed our civilization." Helen, after a brief flirtation with one of the Wilcox sons, has developed an antipathy for the family; Margaret, however, forms a brief but intense friendship with Mrs. Wilcox, which is cut short by the older woman's death. When her family discovers a scrap of paper requesting that Henry give their home, Howards End, to Margaret, it precipitates a spiritual crisis among them that will take years to resolve.Forster's 1910 novel begins as a collection of seemingly unrelated events--Helen's impulsive engagement to Paul Wilcox; a chance meeting between the Schlegel sisters and an impoverished clerk named Leonard Bast at a concert; a casual conversation between the sisters and Henry Wilcox in London one night. But as it moves along, these disparate threads gradually knit into a tightly woven fabric of tragic misunderstandings, impulsive actions, and irreparable consequences, and, eventually, connection. Though set in the early years of the 20th century, Howards End seems even more suited to our own fragmented era of e-mails and anger. For readers living in such an age, the exhortation to "only connect" resonates ever more profoundly. --Alix Wilber [via]
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Jude the Obscureby Thomas HardyISBN 0679409939 (0-679-40993-9)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Because of its frank treatment of human sexuality and its unflinching fatalism, Jude the Obscure aroused such a storm of controversy upon its publication in 1895 that, partly in response, Thomas Hardy abandoned the art of novel-writing altogether and devoted the rest of his life to poetry. Though we have come a long way in our social attitudes in the ensuing century, nothing about Hardy's masterpiece has lost its power to shock us and disturb our dreams. [via] 
Lieutenant Hornblowerby Cecil Scott ForesterISBN 0745126669 (0-7451-2666-9)
Softcover, Chivers Press
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Life in a Medieval Castleby Frances Gies, Joseph GiesISBN 069000561X (0-690-00561-X)
Hardcover, Crowell
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Lord of the Fliesby William G. GoldingISBN 0698102193 (0-698-10219-3)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lord of the Flies'Book summary:Lord of the Flies , William Golding's classic tale about a group of English schoolboys who are plane-wrecked on a deserted island, is just as chilling and relevant today as when it was first published in 1954. At first, the stranded boys cooperate, attempting to gather food, make shelters, and maintain signal fires. Overseeing their efforts are Ralph, "the boy with fair hair," and Piggy, Ralph's chubby, wisdom-dispensing sidekick whose thick spectacles come in handy for lighting fires. Although Ralph tries to impose order and delegate responsibility, there are many in their number who would rather swim, play, or hunt the island's wild pig population. Soon Ralph's rules are being ignored or challenged outright. His fiercest antagonist is Jack, the redheaded leader of the pig hunters, who manages to lure away many of the boys to join his band of painted savages. The situation deteriorates as the trappings of civilization continue to fall away, until Ralph discovers that instead of being hunters, he and Piggy have become the hunted: "He forgot his words, his hunger and thirst, and became fear; hopeless fear on flying feet." Golding's gripping novel explores the boundary between human reason and animal instinct, all on the brutal playing field of adolescent competition. --Jennifer Hubert [via]
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A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Actsby Robert BoltISBN 0679728228 (0-679-72822-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts'Book summary:The classic play about Sir Thomas More, the Lord chancellor who refused to compromise and was executed by Henry VIII. [via]
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Monarch: The Life and Reign of Elizabeth IIby Robert LaceyISBN 0743236696 (0-7432-3669-6)
Softcover, Free Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Monarch: The Life and Reign of Elizabeth II'Book summary:In February 6, 1952, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor became Elizabeth II, Queen of England. Monarch is bestselling author Robert Lacey's unique biography of Elizabeth Windsor as well as his acute analysis of history's most durable symbol of political authority: the British monarchy.
Monarch is a revelatory examination of Elizabeth II as a human being and of an institution shaped over the years by the wishes and dreams -- and sometimes the anger and unhappiness -- of the British people. As such, it is both a celebration and an analysis of the world's best-known monarchy. Here are Elizabeth's ancestors and models: her great-grandmother Victoria (adored as a young queen, derided for her middle-aged seclusion from her subjects, and revered as the longest-reigning monarch in British history); the playboy Prince of Wales, later Edward VII; Elizabeth's grandfather George V; her adored uncle David, who abdicated as Edward VIII; her father, George VI; and her extraordinarily well loved mother, the Queen Mum. Monarch brings Elizabeth to life as never before: "Lillibet" as a baby, being instructed in the proper way to wave to a crowd; as a child, inspiring her people with radio addresses through the Blitz; annotating her books on constitutional law with carefully written notes on how to be a queen; and falling in love with her cousin Philip at age thirteen...for life. Here is Elizabeth ascending the throne at twenty-six as the subject of the world's first worldwide television broadcast...watched by virtually everyone in the United States who owned a TV. This is the inside story of the world's most watched family, for whom the attention of millions has been attracted to each triumph or scandal: Princess Margaret's on-again, off-again "engagement" to RAF hero Peter Townsend, and her marriage to and divorce from Lord Snowdon; the Windsors' glorious 1980s, with a royal wedding and a birth practically every year; and their horrific 1990s, with a head-spinning assortment of financial scandals, divorces, and even a fire that devastated Windsor Castle. And here, of course, is a nuanced and sympathetic look at Diana, the most complicated royal of all, whose life and death marked both the deepest decline and the redemption of the House of Windsor.
But finally, this is the story of Elizabeth herself: her bravery in the face of family crises and IRA assassination threats; her lifelong love affair with Philip (and its not always salutary effect on her children); and her heroic -- and very English -- understanding of the duty of a constitutional monarch. No matter what opinion readers have already formed about the Queen -- who may not yet be Britain's longest-reigning sovereign, but who has earned the title of the monarch who has put in the most hours of work -- Monarch is certain to remind them of her remarkable resilience, simplicity, character, and courage. [via]
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Mrs Dallowayby Virginia WoolfISBN 0679420428 (0-679-42042-8)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mrs Dalloway'Book summary:As Clarissa Dalloway walks through London on a fine June morning, a sky-writing plane captures her attention. Crowds stare upwards to decipher the message while the plane turns and loops, leaving off one letter, picking up another. Like the airplane's swooping path, Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway follows Clarissa and those whose lives brush hers--from Peter Walsh, whom she spurned years ago, to her daughter Elizabeth, the girl's angry teacher, Doris Kilman, and war-shocked Septimus Warren Smith, who is sinking into madness.
As Mrs. Dalloway prepares for the party she is giving that evening, a series of events intrudes on her composure. Her husband is invited, without her, to lunch with Lady Bruton (who, Clarissa notes anxiously, gives the most amusing luncheons). Meanwhile, Peter Walsh appears, recently from India, to criticize and confide in her. His sudden arrival evokes memories of a distant past, the choices she made then, and her wistful friendship with Sally Seton.
Woolf then explores the relationships between women and men, and between women, as Clarissa muses, "It was something central which permeated; something warm which broke up surfaces and rippled the cold contact of man and woman, or of women together.... Her relation in the old days with Sally Seton. Had not that, after all, been love?" While Clarissa is transported to past afternoons with Sally, and as she sits mending her green dress, Warren Smith catapults desperately into his delusions. Although his troubles form a tangent to Clarissa's web, they undeniably touch it, and the strands connecting all these characters draw tighter as evening deepens. As she immerses us in each inner life, Virginia Woolf offers exquisite, painful images of the past bleeding into the present, of desire overwhelmed by society's demands. --Joannie Kervran Stangeland [via]
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The Old Curiosity Shopby Charles DickensISBN 0679443738 (0-679-44373-8)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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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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Oliver Twist ; Great Expectations ; A Tale of Two Citiesby Charles DickensISBN 0706416716 (0-7064-1671-6)
Hardcover, Octopus Books
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The Other Boleyn Girlby Philippa GregoryISBN 0743227441 (0-7432-2744-1)
Softcover, Touchstone Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Other Boleyn Girl'Book summary:Everyone knows the fate of Anne Boleyn, but not many know the story of her rise to majesty and the part played by her rival and sister, Mary, who was Henry's mistress and mother to two of his bastard children before the dazzling older Boleyn girl even caught his eye. Philippa Gregory, whose own role as the Queen of historical romance grows more secure with each new novel, has surpassed her self with this epic tale of lust, jealousy and betrayal. The Other Boleyn Girl charts the lives of both Boleyns--each in their turn "the other Boleyn Girl"--and their fiercely ambitious, conniving family who used the girls as pawns to advance their own positions at the court of Henry VIII. At 13, Mary is little more than a child when she is presented to Henry, ordered by her scheming family to serve her King and country by opening her legs whenever commanded, or doing anything else the great monarch desires. And while his loins are satisfied, life at court is sweet for the unofficial Queen and her pushy coterie. Inevitably though, the King's eyes soon begin to wander and Mary is overlooked, helpless to do anything but aid her family's plot to advance their fortunes, replace her with Anne and give Henry the greatest gift of all: a son and heir.
So good a job has Ms Gregory done at portraying the Boleyns and Howards as selfish, scheming, treacherous manipulators however, that it becomes increasingly hard to feel empathy for any of them. While Mary is merely hapless, Anne is the most ruthless of them all, so that instead of feeling cheated by knowing the outcome of her story, it only serves to help digest her unpalatable rise. Such a gruesome destiny was never more deserved. Ms Gregory has worked hard at researching her historical references. Daily life at court is described in fascinating detail--from the relentless leisure pursuits, masques and banquets laid on for the easily bored King to the complex hierarchies and machinations of the courtiers. However, the fall of Queen Katherine of Aragon and her only child, the Princess Mary, and the politics of the competing European courts and the break with Rome are seen only as a backdrop to the bawdy goings-on of the Boleyns and their fateful race for the crown. --Carey Green [via]
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Persuasionby Jane AustenISBN 0755331494 (0-7553-3149-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Persuasion'Book summary:Anne Elliot, heroine of Austen's last novel, did something we can all relate to: Long ago, she let the love of her life get away. In this case, she had allowed herself to be persuaded by a trusted family friend that the young man she loved wasn't an adequate match, social stationwise, and that Anne could do better. The novel opens some seven years after Anne sent her beau packing, and she's still alone. But then the guy she never stopped loving comes back from the sea. As always, Austen's storytelling is so confident, you can't help but allow yourself to be taken on the enjoyable journey. [via]
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The Pickwick Papersby Charles DickensISBN 0749307536 (0-7493-0753-6)
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Portrait of Nottinghamby Emrys BrysonISBN 0709169558 (0-7091-6955-8)
Hardcover, Hale
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Princesses: The Six Daughters of George IIIby Flora FraserISBN 0679451188 (0-679-45118-8)
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Queen Victoria's Family : A Century of Photographsby Charlotte ZeepvatISBN 0750930594 (0-7509-3059-4)
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Queen Victoria's Family: A Century of Photographs 1840-1940by Charlotte ZeepvatISBN 0750926872 (0-7509-2687-2)
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Sacred Britain: A Guide to the Sacred Sites and Pilgrim Routes of England, Scotland and Walesby Martin Palmer, Nigel PalmerISBN 0749918039 (0-7499-1803-9)
Softcover, Piatkus Books
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The Secret Gardenby James Howe, Nancy CarpenterISBN 0679947515 (0-679-94751-5)
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The Secret Gardenby Susan Gallagher, Frances Hodgson BurnettISBN 0688145825 (0-688-14582-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Secret Garden'Book summary:Mistress Mary is quite contrary until she helps her garden grow. Along the way, she manages to cure her sickly cousin Colin, who is every bit as imperious as she. These two are sullen little peas in a pod, closed up in a gloomy old manor on the Yorkshire moors of England, until a locked-up garden captures their imaginations and puts the blush of a wild rose in their cheeks; "It was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place any one could imagine. The high walls which shut it in were covered with the leafless stems of roses which were so thick, that they matted together.... 'No wonder it is still,' Mary whispered. 'I am the first person who has spoken here for ten years.'" As new life sprouts from the earth, Mary and Colin's sour natures begin to sweeten. For anyone who has ever felt afraid to live and love, The Secret Garden's portrayal of reawakening spirits will thrill and rejuvenate. Frances Hodgson Burnett creates characters so strong and distinct, young readers continue to identify with them even 85 years after they were conceived. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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The Secret Garden : A Young Reader's Edition of the Classic Storyby Frances Hodgson BurnettISBN 0721456111 (0-7214-5611-1)
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Sel 43 Tess D'urbervillesby S. E. L. 43 HUGMANISBN 071315506X (0-7131-5506-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sel 43 Tess D'urbervilles'Book summary:When John Durberyfield discovers a family connection to the ancient Norman family, the d'Urbervilles, the fate of daughter Tess is transformed. [via]
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Sharpe's Companyby Bernard CornwellISBN 0670639427 (0-670-63942-7)
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Sharpe's Honourby Bernard CornwellISBN 0670803898 (0-670-80389-8)
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Sharpe's Riflesby Bernard CornwellISBN 0670822221 (0-670-82222-1)
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Sharpes Goldby Bernard CornwellISBN 0670639435 (0-670-63943-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sharpes Gold'Book summary:A year after the victory at Talavera, Wellington's army, outnumbered and bankrupt, is on the verge of collapse. Its only hope lies in a cache of gold hidden in the Portuguese mountains, and the only man capable of stealing it is Captain Richard Sharpe--even if it means turning against his own side.[via]More editions of Sharpes Gold:
Sherwood: A Novel of Robin Hood And His Timesby Parke GodwinISBN 0688052649 (0-688-05264-9)
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Sir Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0706415663 (0-7064-1566-3)
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Something Rottenby Jasper FfordeISBN 0670033596 (0-670-03359-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Something Rotten'Book summary:Detective Thursday Next has had her fill of her responsibilities as the Bellman in Jurisfiction, enough with Emperor Zharks pointlessly dramatic entrances, outbreaks of slapstick raging across pulp genres, and hacking her hair off to fill in for Joan of Arc. Packing up her son, Friday, Thursday returns to Swindon accompanied by none other than the dithering Danish prince Hamlet. Caring for both is more than a full- time job and Thursday decides it is definitely time to get her husband Landen back, if only to babysit. Luckily, those responsible for Landens eradication, The Goliath Corporation formerly an oppressive multinational conglomerate, now an oppressive multinational religion have pledged to right the wrong.
But returning to SpecOps isnt a snap. When outlaw fictioneer Yorrick Kaine seeks to get himself elected dictator, he whips up a frenzy of anti-Danish sentiment and demands mass book burnings. The return of Swindons patron saint bearing divine prophecies could spell the end of the world within five years, possibly faster if the laughably terrible Swindon Mallets dont win the Superhoop, the most important croquet tournament in the land. And if thats not bad enough, The Merry Wives of Windsor is becoming entangled with Hamlet. Can Thursday find a Shakespeare clone to stop this hostile takeover? Can she prevent the world from plunging into war? Can she vanquish Kaine before he realizes his dream of absolute power? And, most important, will she ever find reliable child care? Find out in this totally original, action-packed romp, sure to be another escapist thrill for Jasper Ffordes growing legion of fans. [via]
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Spycatcher: The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officerby Peter WrightISBN 0670820555 (0-670-82055-5)
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A Tale of Two Citiesby Charles DickensISBN 0679729658 (0-679-72965-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Tale of Two Cities'Book summary:ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED
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Dickens's epic novel of freedom, love, and the burning chaos of the French Revolution.
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Tess of the D'Urbervillesby Thomas HardyISBN 0679405860 (0-679-40586-0)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Washington Square Press Enriched Classics presents the world's greatest literature in timeless editions designed for modern readers. Special features include a lively introduction with essential biographical and historical background, critical perspectives, and a unique visual essay composed of authentic period illustrations and photographs that help bring every word to life. [via]
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Tess of the D'urbervilles : A Pure Womanby Thomas HardyISBN 0679603182 (0-679-60318-2)
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Etched against the background of a dying rural society, Tess of the d'Urbervilles was Thomas Hardy's "bestseller," and Tess Durbeyfield remains his most striking and tragic heroine. Of all the characters he created, she meant the most to him. Hopelessly torn between two men--Alec d'Urberville, a wealthy, dissolute young man who seduces her in a lonely wood, and Angel Clare, her provincial, moralistic, and unforgiving husband--Tess escapes from her vise of passion through a horrible, desperate act.
----"Like the greatest characters in literature, Tess lives beyond the final pages of the book as a permanent citizen of the imagination," said Irving Howe. "In Tess he stakes everything on his sensuous apprehension of a young woman's life, a girl who is at once a simple milkmaid and an archetype of feminine strength. . . . Tess is that rare creature in literature: goodness made interesting."
----Now Tess of the d'Urbervilles has been brought to television in a magnificent new co-production from A&E Network and London Weekend Television. Justine Waddell (Anna Karenina) stars as the tragic heroine, Tess; Oliver Milburn (Chandler & Co.) is Angel Clare; and Jason Flemyng is Alec d'Urberville. The cast also includes John McEnery (Black Beauty) as Jack Durbeyfield and Lesley Dunlop (The Elephant Man) as Joan Durbeyfield. Tess of the d'Urbervilles is directed by Ian Sharp and produced by Sarah Wilson, with a screenplay by Ted Whitehead; it was filmed in Hardy country, the beautiful English countryside in Dorset where Thomas Hardy set his novels.
The Modern Library has played a significant role in American cultural life for the better part of a century. The series was founded in 1917 by the publishers Boni and Liveright and eight years later acquired by Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer. It provided the foun-
dation for their next publishing venture, Random House. The Modern Library has been a staple of the American book trade, providing readers with affordable hardbound editions of important works of literature and thought. For the Modern Library's seventy-fifth anniversary, Random House redesigned the series, restoring as its emblem the running torchbearer created by Lucian Bernhard in 1925 and refurbishing jackets, bindings, and type, as well as inaugurating a new program of selecting titles. The Modern Library continues to provide the world's best books, at the best prices. [via]More editions of Tess of the D'urbervilles : A Pure Woman:
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This Realm of England, 1399 to 1688by Lacey Baldwin SmithISBN 066997949X (0-669-97949-X)
Hardcover, Heath
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An Uncommon Woman: The Empress Frederick Daughter of Queen Victoria, Wife of the Crown Prince of Prussia, Mother of Kaiser Wilhelmby Hannah PakulaISBN 0684842165 (0-684-84216-5)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Vanity Fairby William Makepeace ThackeryISBN 0679405666 (0-679-40566-6)
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--Robert Louis Stevenson
"The lasting and universal popularity of The Three Musketeers shows that Dumas, by artlessly expressing his own nature in the persons of his heroes, was responding to that craving for action, strength and generosity which is a fact in all periods and all places."
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The Way of All Fleshby Samuel ButlerISBN 0679417184 (0-679-41718-4)
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Samuel Butler was among the most wide-ranging of the accomplished crew of late Victorian writers to which be belonged -- a forceful controversialist in the debates that surrounded Darwin's theory of evolution, a painter who sometimes exhibited at the Royal Academy, an idiosyncratic critic and a gifted travel writer, and even, in his early years, a highly successful sheep farmer in New Zealand. He was also, as The Way of All Flesh, his deterministic tale of the havoc wrought by genetic inheritance, suggests, one of the great British masters of the novel of ideas. [via]More editions of The Way of All Flesh:
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The Well of Lost Plotsby Jasper FfordeISBN 0670032891 (0-670-03289-1)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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-Lost in a Good Book appeared on The New York Times extended bestseller list and was a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller
-The Eyre Affair was a New York Times bestseller and a Book Sense 76 Pick
-Penguin will publish Lost in a Good Book simultaneously
-The fourth book in the series is forthcoming from Viking
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The World We Have Lost: Further Exploredby Peter LaslettISBN 0684180790 (0-684-18079-0)
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The World's Great ClassicsISBN 0717200019 (0-7172-0001-9)
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Find This BookBook summary:Odyssey, The: The World's Great Classics, by Homer; tr. by S.H. Butcher and Andrew Lang [via]
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