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The Arden Shakespeare Complete Worksby Ann Thompson, David Scott Kastan, Richard ProudfootISBN 1903436397 (1-903436-39-7)
Hardcover, Arden Shakespeare
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Arden Shakespeare Complete Works: Leather-Bound'Book summary:The Complete Arden Shakespeare, published for the first time in 1998, is now available in an updated hardback edition. The Complete Arden Shakespeare contains the texts of all ShakespeareÂ's plays, edited by leading Shakespeare scholars for the renowned Arden Shakespeare series. The updated edition includes eight newly revised playtexts as published in the Arden Third Series since 1998. A general introduction by the three General Editors of the ongoing Arden Shakespeare series gives the reader an overall view of how and why Shakespeare has become such an influential cultural icon, and how perceptions of his work have changed in the intervening four centuries. The introduction summarises the known facts about the dramatistÂ's life, his reading and use of sources, and the nature of theatrical performance during his lifetime. Brief introductions to each play, written specially for this volume by the Arden General Editors, discuss the date and contemporary context of the play, its position within ShakespeareÂ's ÂSuvre, and its subsequent performance history. An extensive glossary explains vocabulary which may be unfamiliar to modern readers. · The sound, reliable, critical edition of ShakespeareÂ's work · Updated and revised to include all of the editions currently available in the Arden Third Series · Includes The Two Noble Kinsmen, the Poems and the Sonnets · General introduction by the Arden General Editors · Brief contextual introductions to each play · Glossary with about 400 entries [via]
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Arden Shakespeare Complete Works of ShakespeareISBN 1903436613 (1-903436-61-3)
Softcover, Arden Shakespeare
Find This BookBook summary:[via]The Complete Arden Shakespeare contains the texts of all Shakespeare's plays and poems, edited by leading Shakespeare scholars for the renowned Arden Shakespeare series. This edition includes eight newly revised playtexts as published in the Arden Third Series since 1998.A general introduction by the three General Editors of the Arden Shakespeare Third Series gives the reader an overall view of how and why Shakespeare has become such an influential cultural icon, and how perceptions of his work have changed in the intervening four centuries. The introduction summarizes the known facts about the dramatist's life, his reading and use of sources, and the nature of theatrical performance during his lifetime.Brief introductions to each play, written specially for this volume by the Arden General Editors, discuss the date and contemporary context of the play, its position within Shakespeare's oeuvre, and its subsequent performance history. An extensive glossary with nearly 400 entries explains vocabulary which may be unfamiliar to modern readers.Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsGeneral Editors' PrefaceIntroductionShakespeare's SonnetsA Lover's ComplaintVenus and AdonisLucreceThe Passionate Pilgrim"The Phoenix and Turtle"All's Well That Ends WellAntony and CleopatraAs You Like ItThe Comedy of ErrorsCoriolanusCymbelineHamletJulius CaesarKing Henry IV, Part 1King Henry IV, Part 2King Henry VKing Henry VI, Part 1King Henry VI, Part 2King Henry VI, Part 3King Henry VIIIKing JohnKing LearKing Richard IIKing Richard IIILove's Labour's LostMacbethMeasure for MeasureThe Merchant of VeniceThe Merry Wives of WindsorA Midsummer Night's DreamMuch Ado About NothingOthelloPericlesRomeo and JulietThe Taming of the ShrewThe TempestTimon of AthensTitus AndronicusTroilus and CressidaTwelfth NightThe Two Gentlemen of VeronaThe Two Noble KinsmenThe Winter's TaleBibliographyIndex of first lines of sonnetsIndex of first lines of songsGlossaryMore editions of Arden Shakespeare Complete Works of Shakespeare:
Augustine Came to Kentby Barbara Willard, Mary Beth OwensISBN 1883937213 (1-883937-21-3)
Softcover, Bethlehem Books
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Black Beautyby Anna SewellISBN 1853261092 (1-85326-109-2)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Black Beauty'Book summary:"A horse is a horse of course unless of course the horse is Black Beauty. Animal-loving children have been devoted to Black Beauty throughout this century, and no doubt will continue through the next. Although Anna Sewell's classic paints a clear picture of turn-of-the-century London, its message is universal and timeless: animals will serve humans well if they are treated with consideration and kindness.
Black Beauty tells the story of the horse's own long and varied life, from a well-born colt in a pleasant meadow to an elegant carriage horse for a gentleman to a painfully overworked cab horse. Throughout, Sewell rails--in a gentle, 19th-century way--against animal maltreatment. Young readers will follow Black Beauty's fortunes, good and bad, with gentle masters as well as cruel. Children can easily make the leap from horse-human relationships to human-human relationships, and begin to understand how their own consideration of others may be a benefit to all. (Ages 9 to 12)" [via]
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A Book of One's Own: People and Their Diariesby Thomas MallonISBN 1886913021 (1-886913-02-1)
Softcover, Ruminator Books
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The Book of Saladinby Tariq AliISBN 1859842313 (1-85984-231-3)
Softcover, Verso Books
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Born with a Toothby Joseph BoydenISBN 1896951295 (1-896951-29-5)
Softcover, Cormorant Books Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Born with a Tooth'Book summary:Almost a decade after its original publication, award winner and Governor General Literary Award nominee Joseph Boyden's classic book of short stories is finally being reissued. Born With A Tooth, Boyden's debut work of fiction, is a collection of thirteen beautifully written stories about aboriginal life in Ontario. They are stories of love, unexpected triumph, and a passionate belief in dreams. They are also stories of anger and longing, of struggling to adapt, of searching but remaining unfulfilled. The collection includes 'Bearwalker', a story that introduces a character who appears again in Boyden's novel Three Day Road. By taking on a new voice in each story, Joseph Boyden explores aboriginal stereotypes and traditions in a most unexpected way. Whether told by a woman trying to forget her past or by a drunken man trying to preserve his culture, each story paints an unforgettable and varied image of modern aboriginal culture in Ontario. An extraordinary first book, Born With A Tooth reveals why Joseph Boyden is a writer worth reading. [via]
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The Brothers Karamazov: Library Editionby Fyodor DostoevskyISBN 159308045X (1-59308-045-X)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Brothers Karamazov: Library Edition'Book summary:This is a translation of Dostoevsky's most widely read novel - at once a murder mystery, a mordant comedy of family intrigue, a pioneering work of psychological realism and an unblinking look into the abyss of human suffering. [via]
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Burmese Daysby George OrwellISBN 1595404309 (1-59540-430-9)
Softcover, 1st World Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Burmese Days'Book summary:Imagine crossing E.M. Forster with Jane Austen. Stir in a bit of socialist doctrine, a sprig of satire, strong Indian curry, and a couple quarts of good English gin and you get something close to the flavor of George Orwell's intensely readable and deftly plotted Burmese Days. In 1930, Kyauktada, Upper Burma, is one of the least auspicious postings in the ailing British Empire--and then the order comes that the European Club, previously for whites only, must elect one token native member. This edict brings out the worst in this woefully enclosed society, not to mention among the natives who would become the One. Orwell mines his own Anglo-Indian background to evoke both the suffocating heat and the stifling pettiness that are the central facts of colonial life: "Mr. MacGregor told his anecdote about Prome, which could be produced in almost any context. And then the conversation veered back to the old, never-palling subject--the insolence of the natives, the supineness of the Government, the dear dead days when the British Raj was the Raj and please give the bearer fifteen lashes. The topic was never let alone for long, partly because of Ellis's obsession. Besides, you could forgive the Europeans a great deal of their bitterness. Living and working among Orientals would try the temper of a saint."
Protagonist James Flory is a timber merchant, whose facial birthmark serves as an outward expression of the ironic and left-leaning habits of mind that make him inwardly different from his coevals. Flory appreciates the local culture, has native allegiances, and detests the racist machinations of his fellow Club members. Alas, he doesn't always possess the moral courage, or the energy, to stand against them. His almost embarrassingly Anglophile friend, Dr. Veraswami, the highest-ranking native official, seems a shoo-in for Club membership, until Machiavellian magistrate U Po Kyin launches a campaign to discredit him that results, ultimately, in the loss not just of reputations but of lives. Whether to endorse Veraswami or to betray him becomes a kind of litmus test of Flory's character.
Against this backdrop of politics and ethics, Orwell throws the shadow of romance. The arrival of the bobbed blonde, marriageable, and resolutely anti-intellectual Elizabeth Lackersteen not only casts Flory as hapless suitor but gives Orwell the chance to show that he's as astute a reporter of nuanced social interactions as he is of political intrigues. In fact, his combination of an astringently populist sensibility, dead-on observations of human behavior, formidable conjuring skills, and no-frills prose make for historical fiction that stands triumphantly outside of time. --Joyce Thompson [via]
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By England's Aidby G. A. HentyISBN 1590870387 (1-59087-038-7)
Softcover, Robinson Books
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By Pike and Dykeby G. A. HentyISBN 1590870409 (1-59087-040-9)
Softcover, Robinson Books
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The Candlemass Roadby George MacDonald Fraser, George Macdonald-FraserISBN 1585790230 (1-58579-023-0)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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Canterbury Talesby Geoffrey Chaucer, Robert W. Hanning, Peter TuttleISBN 1593083122 (1-59308-312-2)
Softcover, Barnes & Noble
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Canterbury Tales'Book summary:On a spring day in April--sometime in the waning years of the 14th century--29 travelers set out for Canterbury on a pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Thomas Beckett. Among them is a knight, a monk, a prioress, a plowman, a miller, a merchant, a clerk, and an oft-widowed wife from Bath. Travel is arduous and wearing; to maintain their spirits, this band of pilgrims entertains each other with a series of tall tales that span the spectrum of literary genres. Five hundred years later, people are still reading Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. If you haven't yet made the acquaintance of the Franklin, the Pardoner, or the Squire because you never learned Middle English, take heart: this edition of the Tales has been translated into modern idiom.
From the heroic romance of "The Knight's Tale" to the low farce embodied in the stories of the Miller, the Reeve, and the Merchant, Chaucer treated such universal subjects as love, sex, and death in poetry that is simultaneously witty, insightful, and poignant. The Canterbury Tales is a grand tour of 14th-century English mores and morals--one that modern-day readers will enjoy. [via]
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- Canterbury Tales: ISBN 184022536X (1-84022-536-X)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc - Canterbury Tales: ISBN 185459883X (1-85459-883-X)
Softcover, Nick Hern Books - Canterbury Tales: ISBN 1857591135 (1-85759-113-5)
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- Canterbury Tales: ISBN 184022536X (1-84022-536-X)
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Complete Works of William Shakespeareby William ShakespeareISBN 185326895X (1-85326-895-X)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Complete Works of William Shakespeare'Book summary:William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is acknowledged as the greatest dramatist of all time. He excels in plot, poetry and wit, and his talent encompasses the great tragedies of Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth as well as the moving history plays and the comedies such as A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Taming of the Shrew and As You Like It with their magical combination of humour, ribaldry and tenderness. This volume is a reprint of the Shakespeare Head Press edition, and it presents all the plays in chronological order in which they were written. It also includes Shakespeare's Sonnets, as well as his longer poems Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece. [via]
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Death Comes for the Archbishopby Willa Cather, A. S. ByattISBN 1844083721 (1-84408-372-1)
Softcover, Virago Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Death Comes for the Archbishop'Book summary:[via]In 1851 Bishop Latour and his friend Father Valliant are despatched to New Mexico to reawaken its slumbering Catholicism. Moving along the endless prairies, Latour spreads his faith the only way he knowsgently, although he must contend with the unforgiving landscape, derelict and sometimes openly rebellious priests, and his own loneliness. Over nearly 40 years, they leave converts and enemies, crosses, and occasionally ecstasy in their wake. But it takes a death for them to make their mark on the landscape forever.More editions of Death Comes for the Archbishop:
The Four Feathersby Michael G. Wood, A. E. W. MasonISBN 1593083130 (1-59308-313-0)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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The French Admiralby Dewey LambdinISBN 1590130219 (1-59013-021-9)
Softcover, McBooks Pr
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The Gunby C. S. ForesterISBN 1931313253 (1-931313-25-3)
Softcover, Simon Pubns
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The Harsh Cry of the Heronby Lian HearnISBN 1594489238 (1-59448-923-8)
Hardcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Harsh Cry of the Heron'Book summary:T he Harsh Cry of the Heron: The Last Tale of the Otori is a truly epic novel. It is the rich and satisfying conclusion to the Tales of the Otori series that both completes the characters' lives-prophesied and otherwise-and brilliantly illuminates unexpected aspects of the entire Otori saga. The Harsh Cry of the Heron is the only fitting end to such a stirring series: a book that takes the storytelling achievement of Lian Hearn's fantastic medieval Japanese world to startling new heights of drama and action.
Hearn's Otori series is the best (and only) literary expression of a cultural phenomenon that has swept through cinema (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), comics (manga), and popular culture at large. And, with this book, Hearn delivers in full ninja vs. samurai fashion the kinetic, simultaneously heartbreaking and uplifting resolution that the Otori's hundreds of thousands of fans richly deserve-whose epic satisfaction will surely draw even more readers into the fold. [via]
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The Heart of Darknessby Joseph ConradISBN 1599869500 (1-59986-950-0)
Softcover, Filiquarian Pub Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Heart of Darkness'Book summary:Introduction and Notes by Gene M. Moore, Universiteit van Amsterdam Heart of Darkness is a chilling tale of horror which, as the author intended, is capable of many interpretations. Set in the Congo during the period of rapid colonial expansion in the 19th century, the story deals with the highly disturbing effects of economic, social and political exploitation of European and African societies and the cataclysmic behaviour this induced in some individuals. [via]
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- The Heart of Darkness: ISBN 1853262404 (1-85326-240-4)
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Heart Of Darkness And Selected Short Fictionby Joseph Conrad, George Stade, A. Michael Matin, Michael MatinISBN 1593080212 (1-59308-021-2)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Heart Of Darkness And Selected Short Fiction'Book summary:Heart of Darkness and Selected Short Fiction, by Joseph Conrad, 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 most haunting stories ever written, Joseph Conrads Heart of Darkness follows Marlow, a riverboat captain, on a voyage into the African Congo at the height of European colonialism. Astounded by the brutal depravity he witnesses, Marlow becomes obsessed with meeting Kurtz, a famously idealistic and able man stationed farther along the river. What he finally discovers, however, is a horror beyond imagining. Heart of Darkness is widely regarded as a masterpiece for its vivid study of human nature and the greed and ruthlessness of imperialism.[via]
This collection also includes three of Conrads finest short stories: Youth, the authors largely autobiographical tale of a young mans ill-fated sea voyage, in which Marlow makes his first appearance, The Secret Sharer, and Amy Forster.Features a map of the Congo Free State.A. Michael Matin is a professor in the English Department of Warren Wilson College in Asheville, North Carolina. He has published articles on various twentieth-century British and postcolonial writers.More editions of Heart Of Darkness And Selected Short Fiction:
If I Never Get Backby Darryl BrockISBN 1583941878 (1-58394-187-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Illustrated Stratford Shakespeareby William ShakespeareISBN 1851523812 (1-85152-381-2)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Illustrated Stratford Shakespeare'Book summary:He's indisputably the greatest writer in the English language, a master of every mood from sidesplitting comedy (Twelfth Night) to profound tragedy (King Lear) to the historically majestic (Henry V). Every bookshelf must have a complete collection of his 38 plays, his magnificent and passionate sonnets, and his epic poems. Here they all are in one 1,024-page, yet compact and low-cost hardcover, sturdy enough to withstand students poring through its pages for classes and exams; theatergoers refreshing their acquaintance with a favorite play before seeing it performed; and literature lovers picking it up again and again simply for pleasure. Every time you return to Shakespeare's elegantly phrased lines, and his rich and complex characters, you'll find something new to treasure. Illustrated with Renaissance pictures that capture the feel of the Bard's era. [via]
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Joseph Balsamoby Alexandre DumasISBN 1589632249 (1-58963-224-9)
Softcover, Intl Law & Taxation Pub
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Kirsten Story Collectionby Janet Shaw, Renee GraefISBN 1593690495 (1-59369-049-5)
Hardcover, Amer Girl Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kirsten Story Collection'Book summary:All six beloved Kirsten stories are bound in one keepsake volume. Set in 1854, each story reveals more of this brave girl who is making a home in a new land. The richly illustrated hardcover offers a glimpse into Kirsten's world. Inside, this book features even more full-color illustrations and words of inspiration that will delight girls who love Kirsten. [via]
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Kirsten's Short Story Collectionby Not AvailableISBN 1593693230 (1-59369-323-0)
Hardcover, Amer Girl Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kirsten's Short Story Collection'Book summary:This keepsake anthology contains all five of Kirsten's short stories: Kirsten on the Trail, Kirsten and the New Girl, Kirsten's Promise, Kirsten and the Chippewa, and Kirsten Snowbound! [via]
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Kirsten's Story Collectionby Janet Beeler Shaw, Janet Shaw, Renee GraefISBN 158485443X (1-58485-443-X)
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Kit's Surpriseby Valerie Tripp, Walter RaneISBN 1584850205 (1-58485-020-5)
Softcover, Amer Girl Pub
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A Knight of the White Crossby G. A. HentyISBN 1590870085 (1-59087-008-5)
Softcover, Robinson Books
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The Legate's Daughterby Wallace BreemISBN 1590710193 (1-59071-019-3)
Hardcover, Rugged Land
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Legate's Daughter'Book summary:With Augustus ailing and the succession in doubt, Rome is alive with rumor and conspiracy.[via]
Off the North African coast, a legate has been murdered and his daughter kidnapped. In the emperor's name, Marcus Agrippa organizes an expedition to recover the girl and reveal the intrigue. But he needs an unusual and expendable sort of man for this sensitive and cutthroat mission.
Enter Curtius Rufus-disgraced centurion, relentless womanizer, cocksure gambler-a man who should live by his wits and sword but is more likely found sleeping off a hangover next to a pretty slave girl. Rufus wants nothing more than to continue his vagrant Roman life, but Agrippa will not allow him that seedy luxury.
Threatened into accepting the mission, Rufus leads a contingent to the barbarian borders of the empire. There, using seduction, prowess, cunning, and the most invaluable bribe, Rufus tries to rescue the kidnapped girl and perhaps redeem his own life. But all too late, he realizes that the mission was betrayed early on, just another play in Rome's continuing power struggle. Surviving now only by his wits and his sword, Rufus conjures surprises of his own.More editions of The Legate's Daughter:
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The Library Shakespeareby William Shakespeare, George Cruikshank, John Gilbert, Robert DudleyISBN 1888777745 (1-888777-74-5)
Hardcover, Trident Reference Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Library Shakespeare'Book summary:Known as the greatest playwright of all time Wiiliam Shakespeare has been immortalized in this deluxe 1448 edition of his works. This reproduction, from an original 3 volume 19th Century Manuscript,is beautifully illustrated by Irish artist George Cruikshank, joined by Sir John Gilbert, and R. Dudley.
This Complete Library of Shakspeare is divided into three sections: Tragedies, Comedies, & Histories with Sonnets. [via]
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Loves Labours LostISBN 1904271103 (1-904271-10-3)
Softcover, Arden Shakespeare
Find This BookBook summary:Another example of Shakespeare's comic fascination with the battle between and misunderstanding of the sexes, Love's Labour's Lost is a difficult play to read, but one which is extremely effective on stage. The Play opens with King Ferdinand of Navarre and his courtiers taking a vow of study and sexual abstinence for a period of three years. However, their vows are soon placed under strain with the arrival of the Princess of France and her ladies in waiting. The inevitable happens, and the different couples attempt to surreptitiously communicate, causing much hilarious confusion and embarrassment in the process. Shakespeare deploys every farcical element in the book, including impersonation, wrongly delivered letters, outrageous puns and word play, fights, drunkenness and masquerades, as Ferdinand's entourage soon learn that rather than running from women to books, it is in fact the opposite sex that "are the books, the arts, the academes/That show, contain, and nourish all the world". However, one of the most interesting aspects of the play is that it does not end with everyone marrying and living happily ever after. The women give as good as they get from the men, and in the end turn the tables in extremely interesting ways. One of Shakespeare's most linguistically challenging, but also intelligent comedies. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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Master Marinerby Nicholas MonsarratISBN 1842321501 (1-84232-150-1)
Softcover, House of Stratus, Incorporated
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Meet Kayaby Janet Shaw, Bill Farnsworth, Susan McAlileyISBN 1584854235 (1-58485-423-5)
Softcover, Amer Girl Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Meet Kaya'Book summary:Kaya dreams of racing her beautiful mare Steps High. Her father warns her that the horse isn't ready, but when a pesky boy insults Steps High, Kaya accepts his challenge to race. As they ride, Kaya loses sight of her little brothers. Her carelessness earns her a nickname that her friends won't let her forget. [via]
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Moon And Sixpenceby Somerset W. MaughamISBN 1598185217 (1-59818-521-7)
Softcover, Alan Rodgers Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Moon And Sixpence'Book summary:I confess that when first I made acquaintance with Charles Strickland I never for a moment discerned that there was in him anything out of the ordinary. Yet now few will be found to deny his greatness. I do not speak of that greatness which is achieved by the fortunate politician or the successful soldier; that is a quality which belongs to the place he occupies rather than to the man; and a change of circumstances reduces it to very discreet proportions. The Prime Minister out of office is seen, too often, to have been but a pompous rhetorician, and the General without an army is but the tame hero of a market town. The greatness of Charles Strickland was authentic. It may be that you do not like his art, but at all events you can hardly refuse it the tribute of your interest. He disturbs and arrests. The time has passed when he was an object of ridicule, and it is no longer a mark of eccentricity to defend or of perversity to extol him. His faults are accepted as the necessary complement to his merits. It is still possible to discuss his place in art, and the adulation of his admirers is perhaps no less capricious than the disparagement of his detractors; but one thing can never be doubtful, and that is that he had genius. . . . [via]
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Ninety-Threeby Ayn Rand, Victor HugoISBN 1889439312 (1-889439-31-2)
Hardcover, Paper Tiger
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Ninety-Threeby Victor HugoISBN 1589631986 (1-58963-198-6)
Softcover, Intl Law & Taxation Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ninety-Three'Book summary:The events of Ninety-Three occur during (and somewhat define) the period of the French Revolution. For this reason, all the characters' actions are tremendously important. The fate of a large part of the world literally hangs on their actions. Toward the end of the book, during the battle at La Tourgue, you can almost see the future itself, balanced on a knife-edge, swaying back and forth with the actions of the main characters.
The characters in Ninety-Three are giants among men. Lantenac, Gauvain, Cimourdain - all are heroic in their own way. Even minor characters like Radoub the soldier, Tellmarch the beggar, and Halmalo the sailor are honorable and admirable people.
There are scenes in Ninety-Three that are among the best read anywhere. (The "loose cannon" on the Claymore and the fire at La Tourgue being good examples. [via]
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No Bed for Baconby Caryl Brahms, S. J. SimonISBN 158579015X (1-58579-015-X)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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Oliver Twistby Charles Dickens, George Cruikshank, Jill MullerISBN 1593080301 (1-59308-030-1)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Rife with Dickenss disturbing descriptions of street life, the novel is buoyed by the purity of the orphan Oliver. Though he is treated with cruelty and surrounded by coarseness for most of his life, his pious innocence leads him at last to salvationand the shocking discovery of his true identity.Features illustrations by George Cruikshank.Jill Muller was born in England and educated at Mercy College and Columbia University, and currently teaches at Mercy College and Columbia University. She is working on a book on the Victorian poet Gerard Manley Hopkins, to be published by Routledge.
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Oliver Twistby Neil Bartlett, Charles DickensISBN 1840024275 (1-84002-427-5)
Softcover, Oberon Books, Limited
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Pandoraby Anne RiceISBN 1890885029 (1-890885-02-9)
Hardcover, B E Trice Pub
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The People's Act of Loveby James MeekISBN 1841956627 (1-84195-662-7)
Softcover, Canongate
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Pinkerton's Sisterby Peter RushforthISBN 1931561990 (1-931561-99-0)
Hardcover, Macmurray & Beck Communication
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Prince of Foxes : The Best-Selling Historical Epicby Samuel Shellabarger, Jonathan YardleyISBN 1882593642 (1-882593-64-2)
Softcover, Bridge Works Publishing Company, Incorporated
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Robinson Crusoeby Daniel DefoeISBN 1593080115 (1-59308-011-5)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Full of enchanting detail and daring heroics, Robinson Crusoe is a celebration of courage, patience, ingenuity, and hard work.
L. J. Swingle is Professor Emeritus of English Literature at the University of Kentucky, where his primary field of study is the intellectual contexts of British Romanticism as reflected in the works of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century poets and novelists.
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A Room With a Viewby E. M. Forster, Radhika JonesISBN 1593082886 (1-59308-288-6)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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A colorful gallery of characters, including Georges riotously funny father, Lucys sullen brother, the novelist Eleanor Lavish, and the reverend Mr. Beebe, line up on either side, and A Room with a View unfolds as a delightfully satiric comedy of manners and an immensely satisfying love story.Radhika Jones is a freelance writer and a Ph.D. candidate in English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University.
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Rurouni Kenshin 28by Gerard Jones, Nobuhiro WatsukiISBN 1591162505 (1-59116-250-5)
Softcover, Viz
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Samantha Story Collectionby Maxine Rose Schur, Valerie Tripp, Dan AndreasenISBN 1593690517 (1-59369-051-7)
Hardcover, Amer Girl
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Samantha's Story Collectionby Valerie Tripp, Maxine Rose Schur, Dan AndreasenISBN 1584858915 (1-58485-891-5)
Hardcover, Pleasant Co Pubns
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Samanthas Story Collectionby Susan S. Adler, Valerie Tripp, Maxine Rose Schur, Dan AndreasenISBN 1584854456 (1-58485-445-6)
Hardcover, Amer Girl Pub
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ShakespeareISBN 1897954239 (1-897954-23-9)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Spartacusby Howard FastISBN 1596872934 (1-59687-293-4)
Softcover, ibooks, Incorporated
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The Talismanby Walter ScottISBN 1592243630 (1-59224-363-0)
Softcover, Wildside Pr
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Twelfth Nightby William ShakespeareISBN 1904271154 (1-904271-15-4)
Softcover, Arden Shakespeare
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The Unabridged William Shakespeareby William Shakespeare, William George Clark, William Aldis WrightISBN 1889372331 (1-889372-33-1)
Hardcover, Sweetwater Pr
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The Underdogsby Mariano AzuelaISBN 1595406786 (1-59540-678-6)
Softcover, 1st World Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Underdogs'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 - - Mariano Azuela, the first of the "novelists of the Revolution," was born in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico, in 1873. He studied medicine in Guadalajara and returned to Lagos in 1909, where he began the practice of his profession. He began his writing career early; in 1896 he published Impressions of a Student in a weekly of Mexico City. This was followed by numerous sketches and short stories, and in 1911 by his first novel, Andres Perez, maderista. Like most of the young Liberals, he supported Francisco I. Madero's uprising, which overthrew the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz, and in 1911 was made Director of Education of the State of Jalisco. After Madero's assassination, he joined the army of Pancho Villa as doctor, and his knowledge of the Revolution was acquired at firsthand. When the counterrevolutio-nary forces of Victoriano Huerta were temporarily triumphant, he emigrated to El Paso, Texas, where in 1915 he wrote The Underdogs (Los de abajo), which did not receive general recognition until 1924, when it was hailed as the novel of the Revolution. [via]
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Unveiledby Francine RiversISBN 1594151490 (1-59415-149-0)
Softcover, Walker Large Print
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Voice of the Fireby Alan MooreISBN 1891830449 (1-891830-44-9)
Hardcover, Top Shelf Productions
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Wilderness Empireby Allan W. EckertISBN 1931672024 (1-931672-02-4)
Softcover, Jesse Stuart Foundation
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William ShakespeareISBN 1586635565 (1-58663-556-5)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
Find This BookBook summary:But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st:
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
-- from Sonnet 18[via]
No home should be without this: every play, from the early histories to the sad, wise Winter's Tale and The Tempest; every exquisitely crafted sonnet; every long poem (such as Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece) written by the greatest writer in the English language. This edition of the Bard of Avon's complete works is a facsimile of the definitive Shakespeare Head edition published originally in Oxford, England. All the plays are arranged in chronological order of their composition, rather than by genre, so that the evolution of Shakespeare's monumental genius can be more easily followed and appreciated.More editions of William Shakespeare:
Winning His Spurs: A Tale of the Crusadesby G. A. HentyISBN 1590871707 (1-59087-170-7)
Softcover, Robinson Books
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Witch Woodby John BuchanISBN 1842327968 (1-84232-796-8)
Softcover, House of Stratus, Incorporated
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The Work and the Glory: Pillar of Lightby Gerald N. LundISBN 159038363X (1-59038-363-X)
Softcover, Deseret Book Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Work and the Glory: Pillar of Light'Book summary:One mans remarkable vision; one familys desperate struggle
With more than two million copies of the nine-volume series in print since its initial release in 1990, The Work and the Glory is one of the most popular historical fiction series ever published by a religious publisher. Pillar of Light, volume one, is soon to be a major motion picture and will introduce this unforgettable story to a new generation of readers. IN this saga of the Benjamin Steed family, award-winning author Gerald N. Lund blends historical reality and high-powered fiction to create an enduring love story full of intrigue, suspense, betrayal, and undeniable faith.
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