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Adventures of Don Quixoteby Miguel De CervantesISBN 0140440100 (0-14-044010-0)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Adventures of Don Quixote'Book summary:The best-known book in Spanish literature, telling the story of the adventurous knight-errant and his squire Sancho Panzo, who set out to right the wrongs of the world. [via]
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnby Mark TwainISBN 0140366768 (0-14-036676-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'Book summary:Mark Twain's classic novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, tells the story of a teenaged misfit who finds himself floating on a raft down the Mississippi River with an escaping slave, Jim. In the course of their perilous journey, Huck and Jim meet adventure, danger, and a cast of characters who are sometimes menacing and often hilarious.
Though some of the situations in Huckleberry Finn are funny in themselves (the cockeyed Shakespeare production in Chapter 21 leaps instantly to mind), this book's humor is found mostly in Huck's unique worldview and his way of expressing himself. Describing his brief sojourn with the Widow Douglas after she adopts him, Huck says: "After supper she got out her book and learned me about Moses and the Bulrushers, and I was in a sweat to find out all about him; but by and by she let it out that Moses had been dead a considerable long time; so then I didn't care no more about him, because I don't take no stock in dead people." Underlying Twain's good humor is a dark subcurrent of Antebellum cruelty and injustice that makes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn a frequently funny book with a serious message. [via]
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Aesop's Fablesby Aesop, Stanley Alexander Handford, Brian RobbISBN 0140369848 (0-14-036984-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Alphabet Cityby Stephen T. JohnsonISBN 0140559043 (0-14-055904-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alphabet City'Book summary:The urban landscape will never look the same again. As Stephen T. Johnson demonstrates in a series of strikingly realistic pastels and watercolors, a simple sawhorse can contain the letter "A"--while lampposts alongside a highway can form a row of elegant, soaring Ys. A 1996 Caldecott Honor book, this sophisticated, wordless alphabet book is sure to appeal to young and old alike.[via]More editions of Alphabet City:
And Still the Turtle Watchedby Sheila MacGill-Callahan, Barry MoserISBN 0140558365 (0-14-055836-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Book That Jack Wroteby Jon Scieszka, Daniel AdelISBN 0140553851 (0-14-055385-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Burglar Billby Allan Ahlberg, Janet AhlbergISBN 0140503013 (0-14-050301-3)
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Canterbury Talesby Geoffrey Chaucer, Geraldine McCaughreanISBN 0140380531 (0-14-038053-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Canterbury Tales'Book summary:[via]One of the greatest and most ambitious works in English literature, The Canterbury Tales depicts a storytelling competition between pilgrims drawn from all ranks of society.
The tales are as various as the pilgrims themselves, encompassing comedy, pathos, tragedy, and cynicism. The Miller and the Reeve express their mutual antagonism in a pair of comic stories combining sex and trickery; in The Shipmans Tale, a wife sells her favors to a monk. Others draw on courtly romance and fantasy: the Knight tells of rivals competing for the love of the same woman, and the Squire describes a princess who can speak to birds. In these twenty-four tales, Chaucer displays a dazzling range of literary styles and conjures up a wonderfully vivid picture of medieval life.
- Freshly established Middle English text with standardized spelling and punctuation and on-page glossing
- Features an introduction, a chronology of Chaucer's life and works, detailed explanatory notes, suggestions for further reading, a full glossary, and a bibliography
- Companion to the Penguin Classics original-spelling edition of Troilus and Criseyde
@AprilFools Oh and the Wyfe of Bathe. Talk about a woman who likes to be perced to the roote.
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- Canterbury Tales: ISBN 014042234X (0-14-042234-X)
Softcover, Penguin Classics - Canterbury Tales: ISBN 0140424385 (0-14-042438-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - Canterbury Tales: ISBN 0140434097 (0-14-043409-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - Canterbury Tales: ISBN 0140440224 (0-14-044022-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - Canterbury Tales: ISBN 0140380531 (0-14-038053-1)
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factoryby Roald Dahl, Quentin BlakeISBN 0141301155 (0-14-130115-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'Book summary:Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, along with Roald Dahl's other tales for younger readers, make him a true star of children's literature. Dahl seems to know just how far to go with his oddball fantasies; in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, for example, nasty Violet Beauregarde blows up into a blueberry from sneaking forbidden chewing gum, and bratty Augustus Gloop is carried away on the river of chocolate he wouldn't resist. In fact, all manner of disasters can happen to the most obnoxiously deserving of children because Dahl portrays each incident with such resourcefulness and humor.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a singular delight, crammed with mad fantasy, childhood justice and revenge, and as much candy as you can eat. The book is also available in Spanish (Charlie y la Fabrica de Chocolate). (The suggested age range for this book is 9-12, but nobody this reviewer has met can resist it, including New York City bellhops, flight attendants, and grumpy teenagers.) [via]
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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevatorby Roald Dahl, Quentin BlakeISBN 0141301120 (0-14-130112-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator'Book summary:Picking right up where Charlie and the Chocolate Factory left off, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator continues the adventures of Charlie Bucket, his family, and Willy Wonka, the eccentric candy maker. As the book begins, our heroes are shooting into the sky in a glass elevator, headed for destinations unknown. What follows is exactly the kind of high-spirited magical madness and mayhem we've all come to expect from Willy Wonka and his creator Roald Dahl. The American space race gets a send-up, as does the President, and Charlie's family gets a second chance at childhood. Throw in the Vermicious Knids, Gnoolies, and Minusland and we once again witness pure genius. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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A Christmas Carolby Charles Dickens, Trina Schart HymanISBN 0140350276 (0-14-035027-6)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Christmas Carol'Book summary:In the history of English literature, Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, which has been continuously in print since it was first published in the winter of 1843, stands out as the quintessential Christmas story. What makes this charming edition of Dickens's immortal tale so special is the collection of 80 vivid illustrations by Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Shinn, a well-known artist in his time, was a popular illustrator of newspapers and magazines whose work displayed a remarkable affinity for the stories of Charles Dickens, evoking the bustling street life of the mid-1800s. Printed on heavy, cream-colored paper stock, the edges of the pages have been left rough, simulating the way in which the story might have appeared in Dickens's own time. Though countless editions of this classic have been published over the years, this one stands out as particularly beautiful, nostalgic, and evocative of the spirit of Christmas. [via]
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Cinderellaby Amy Ehrlich, Charles Perrault, Susan JeffersISBN 0140546189 (0-14-054618-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cinderella'Book summary:In this kinder, gentler version of the old French fairy tale, the poor cinderwench forgives her stepsisters in the end and gives them a home in her palace. This Cinderella is pretty, but not perfect, and instead of having the tiniest feet in the kingdom, she in fact has wide feet (which fit the glass slipper nonetheless). From the details of the ball gowns to the trees of jewels glittering at the palace, Susan Jeffers's glowing, imaginative artwork is breathtaking. Jeffers has illustrated many fairy tales, as well as the popular McDuff books. With pen and ink and brilliant colors, she creates paintings of exquisite detail and clarity, wonderfully showcased by this book's large format and abundant full-page illustrations. The magical transformation of Cinderella into a beautiful princess never fails to capture the imagination of young ones, and this lovely edition is sure to be a hit. (Ages 5 to 7) [via]
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Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipperby Charles PerraultISBN 0140501371 (0-14-050137-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper'Book summary:In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper. [via]
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City by Numbersby Stephen T. JohnsonISBN 0140566368 (0-14-056636-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Complete Fablesby Aesop, Robert Temple, Olivia TempleISBN 0140446494 (0-14-044649-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Fables'Book summary:[via]'Many people are not in the least disturbed at the harm that befalls them, provided they can see their enemies downfall first
In a series of pithy, amusing vignettes, Aesop created a vivid cast of characters to demonstrate different aspects of human nature. Here we see a wily fox outwitted by a quick-thinking cicada, a tortoise triumphing over a self-confident hare and a fable-teller named Aesop silencing those who mock him. Each jewel-like fable provides a warning about the consequences of wrong-doing, as well as offering a glimpse into the everyday lives of Ancient Greeks.
This definitive edition is the first translation into English of the entire corpus of 358 unbowdlerized fables. It is fully annotated, with an introduction that rescues the fables from a tradition of moralistic interpretation.
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The Dahl Diary, 1992by Roald DahlISBN 0140346473 (0-14-034647-3)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Dahl Diary, 1992'Book summary:Each month kicks off with some of Roald Dahl's own diary jottings, in which he tells all sorts of facts about his life, as well as a lot of detailed nature notes for each month of the year. The pages are also full of favourite characters from his books. [via]
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Danny the Champion of the Worldby Roald Dahl, Quentin BlakeISBN 0141301147 (0-14-130114-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Danny the Champion of the World'Book summary:"My father, without the slightest doubt, was the most marvelous and exciting father any boy ever had." Danny feels very lucky. He adores his life with his father, living in a gypsy caravan, listening to his stories, tending their gas station, puttering around the workshop, and occasionally taking off to fly home-built gas balloons and kites. His father has raised him on his own, ever since Danny's mother died when he was four months old. Life is peaceful and wonderful... until he turns 9 and discovers his father's one vice. Soon Danny finds himself the mastermind behind the most incredible plot ever attempted against nasty Victor Hazell, a wealthy landowner with a bad attitude. Can they pull it off? If so, Danny will truly be the champion of the world. Danny is right up to Roald Dahl's impishly brilliant standards. An intense and beautiful father-son relationship is balanced with sublegal high jinks that will have even the most rigid law-abider rooting them on. Dahl's inimitable way with words leaves the reader simultaneously satisfied and itching for more. (Ages 9 to 13) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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Daphnis and Chloeby Paul Turner, LongusISBN 0140440593 (0-14-044059-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Each Peach Pear Plumby Allan Ahlberg, Janet AhlbergISBN 014050639X (0-14-050639-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Each Peach Pear Plum'Book summary:"Each Peach Pear Plum. I spy Tom Thumb!" In this engaging, interactive book for the very young, familiar nursery-rhyme characters such as Mother Hubbard and Baby Bunting sneak their way into the gentle drawings. Even young children who might not know all the fairy-tale stars can find them lurking in the cupboard, on the stairs, or deep in the woods. In the happy finale, the whole cast meets up for plum pie in the sun, where the little one on your lap will gleefully find everyone. An American Library Association Notable Book. (Baby to preschooler) [via]
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The Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mysteryby Graeme BaseISBN 0140561609 (0-14-056160-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery'Book summary:Reading The Eleventh Hour is like running a marathon: one finishes exhausted but satisfied. Graeme Base, creator of the popular Animalia, has crafted another intricately wrought, gorgeously illustrated picture book, this time a mystery in verse. When Horace the Elephant decides to throw himself a party for his 11th birthday, he never suspects a crime will be committed by lunchtime. Who has stolen the birthday feast? As with any good mystery, everyone is guilty until proven innocent. The proof lies in the myriad clues embedded in each glorious illustration. Young sleuths will delight in decoding the complex messages that pop up in unexpected places.
Graeme Base used the buildings he saw during his travels through Africa, Asia, and Europe to design and decorate Horace's fantastic house. Astute readers may recognize Roman cathedrals, Scottish palaces, and stone carvings from India. Best of all, secreted in these walls are cryptic messages in Egyptian hieroglyphics, anagrams, and even Morse code to challenge the perceptive and deductive abilities of any reader "of tender years or long in tooth." The Eleventh Hour is a brilliant, rigorous, creative romp that no child (or adult) should miss. (All Ages) [via]
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Emmaby Jane Austen, Ronald BlytheISBN 0140430105 (0-14-043010-5)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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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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Eugene Oneginby Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin, Charles Hepburn JohnstonISBN 0140448039 (0-14-044803-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Eugene Onegin'Book summary:This is the widely acclaimed translation of Russian literature's most seminal work. Pushkin's "novel in verse" has influenced Russian prose as well as poetry for more than a century. By turns brilliant, entertaining, romantic and serious, it traces the development of a young Petersburg dandy as he deals with life and love. Influeneced by Byron, Pushkin reveals the nature of his heroes through the emotional colorations found in their witty remarks, nature descriptions, and unexpected actions, all conveyed in stanzas of sonnet length (a form which became known as the Onegin Stanza), faithfully reproduced by Walter Arndt inthis Bollingen Prize translation. [via]
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The Fables of Aesopby AesopISBN 0140440437 (0-14-044043-7)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Fables of Aesop'Book summary:A collection of more than three hundred classic children's fables includes ""The Lion and the Mouse,"" ""The Dog in the Manger,"" and ""The Tortoise and the Hare,"" and is accompanied by twenty-three paintings and line drawings. [via]
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Fantastic Mr. Foxby Roald Dahl, Quentin BlakeISBN 0141301139 (0-14-130113-9)
Softcover, Puffin
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Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Gardenby Frances Hodgson Burnett, Robin LawrieISBN 0140366660 (0-14-036666-0)
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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 0141182180 (0-14-118218-0)
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Softcover, Penguin Group USA - Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden: ISBN 0140366660 (0-14-036666-0)
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- Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden: ISBN 0141182180 (0-14-118218-0)
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Hattie and the Wild Wavesby Barbara CooneyISBN 0140541934 (0-14-054193-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hattie and the Wild Waves'Book summary:Young Hattie dreams of becoming an artist as she spends her childhood split between a New York mansion, a summer home on Rockaway beach, a Long Island estate, and a Brooklyn hotel. Reprint. K. PW. C. [via]
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Homer in Englishby Homer, George Steiner, Aminadav DykmanISBN 0140446214 (0-14-044621-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Homer in English'Book summary:This text is one of the volumes in the "New Poets in Translation" series. It focuses on the epic poems of Homer, one of the most translated authors in literature. [via]
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The House at Pooh Corner: Library Editionby A. A. Milne, Ernest H. ShepardISBN 0140361227 (0-14-036122-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The House at Pooh Corner: Library Edition'Book summary:Here are Pooh and Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, and of course Christopher Robin, doing what they've done for generations--enchanting young readers. [via]
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The Iliadby Homer, Martin HammondISBN 0140444440 (0-14-044444-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Iliad'Book summary:Newly updated by D. C. H. Rieu, son of E. V. Rieu One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode of the Trojan War. At its center is Achilles, the greatest warrior-champion of the Greeks, and his conflict with his leader Agamemnon. Interwoven in the tragic sequence of events are powerfully moving descriptions of the ebb and flow of battle, the besieged city of Ilium, the feud between the gods, and the fate of mortals. @RageAgainstTheAchaean Pissed. I am so, so very pissed. First I have to go to this beach. Then I have to kill all these dudes. And NOW - now! This prick stole my biscuit. Who does that? Am I right? Can't resolve this problem on my own - calling Mom! From Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books in Twenty Tweets or Less [via]
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The Iliadby Peter Jones, Peter V. Jones, D. C. H. Rieu, E. V. Rieu, HomerISBN 0140447946 (0-14-044794-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Iliad'Book summary:Newly updated by D. C. H. Rieu, son of E. V. Rieu[via]One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode of the Trojan War. At its center is Achilles, the greatest warrior-champion of the Greeks, and his conflict with his leader Agamemnon. Interwoven in the tragic sequence of events are powerfully moving descriptions of the ebb and flow of battle, the besieged city of Ilium, the feud between the gods, and the fate of mortals.
@RageAgainstTheAchaean Pissed. I am so, so very pissed.
First I have to go to this beach. Then I have to kill all these dudes. And NOW now! This prick stole my biscuit. Who does that? Am I right?
Cant resolve this problem on my own calling Mom!
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Iliad of Homerby Homer, Alexander Pope, Steven ShankmanISBN 0140445048 (0-14-044504-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Iliad of Homer'Book summary:Pope spent his formative years as a poet translating Homer, beginning with the Iliad, and in his translation he successfully found a style that answers the sublimity and grace of Homer. Steven Shankman provides scholarly critical apparatus for this Penguin English Poets edition, which is based on the 1743 edition that contains the poet's final revisions. Pope's Preface and the three indexes are also included. Most importantly, this edition makes available for the first time in paperback Pope's notes in their entirety, enabling us to observe one poetic genius illuminate the work of another. [via]
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The Iliad: The Epic Story of Troyby Robert FaglesISBN 0140997083 (0-14-099708-3)
Softcover, Viking Pr
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The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote De LA Manchaby Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra, John RutherfordISBN 0140448047 (0-14-044804-7)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote De LA Mancha'Book summary:Don Quixote has become so entranced reading tales of chivalry that he decides to turn knight errant himself. In the company of his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, these exploits blossom in all sorts of wonderful ways. While Quixote's fancy often leads him astray- he tilts at windmills, imagining them to be giants- Sancho acquires cunning and a certain sagacity. Sane madman and wise fool, they roam the world together-and together they have haunted readers' imaginations for nearly four hundred years.
With its experimental form and literary playfulness, Don Quixote has been generally recognized as the first modern novel. This Penguin Classics edition includes John Rutherford's masterly new translation, which does full justice to the energy and wit of Cervantes's prose, as well as a brilliant new critical introduction by Roberto Gonzalez Echevarriá. [via]More editions of The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote De LA Mancha:
Jane Eyreby Charlotte BronteISBN 0140366784 (0-14-036678-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jane Eyre'Book summary:As an orphan, Jane Eyre is far from happy. She endures the hatred of her aunt and cousins, but finally begins to find some pleasure as a teacher. When she becomes a governess working for Mr Rochester, Jane hopes she might at last have found love and kindness. [via]
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- Jane Eyre: ISBN 0140351310 (0-14-035131-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - Jane Eyre: ISBN 0140430113 (0-14-043011-3)
Softcover, Penguin USA - Jane Eyre: ISBN 0140434003 (0-14-043400-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - Jane Eyre: ISBN 0141305371 (0-14-130537-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - Jane Eyre: ISBN 0140366784 (0-14-036678-4)
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- Jane Eyre: ISBN 0140351310 (0-14-035131-0)
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The Jungle Bookby Rudyard Kipling, Alan LangfordISBN 0140366865 (0-14-036686-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Jungle Book'Book summary:P. Craig Russell is well on his way to being the premiere emissary of classic literary gems to the world of comics. His Arabian Nights collaboration with Neil Gaiman in The Sandman #50, comics versions of Mozart's Magic Flute, and his continuing adaptations of Oscar Wilde's fairy tales all stand as testament to his amazing graphic and narrative sensibilities. His treatment of the last three chapters of Kipling's Jungle Book ("The King's Ankus," "Red Dog," and "The Spring Running") will inspire both Kipling enthusiasts and lovers of fine illustration. Russell's composition is amazing: he has the ability to create harmony in a single page while each panel sings its melody. This collection also features enhanced colors, either reshot or reseparated, and the results are a treat. [via]
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Just So Storiesby Rudyard KiplingISBN 0140367020 (0-14-036702-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Just So Stories'Book summary:Kipling's own drawings, with their long, funny captions, illustrate his hilarious explanations of How the Camel Got His Hump, How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin, How the Armadillo Happened, and other animal How's. He began inventing these stories in his American wife's hometown of Brattleboro, Vermont, to amuse his eldest daughter--and they have served ever since as a source of laughter for children everywhere. [via]
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Matildaby Roald Dahl, Quentin BlakeISBN 0141301066 (0-14-130106-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Matilda'Book summary:Matilda is a little girl who is far too good to be true. At age five-and-a-half she's knocking off double-digit multiplication problems and blitz-reading Dickens. Even more remarkably, her classmates love her even though she's a super-nerd and the teacher's pet. But everything is not perfect in Matilda's world. For starters she has two of the most idiotic, self-centered parents who ever lived. Then there's the large, busty nightmare of a school principal, Mrs. ("The") Trunchbull, a former hammer-throwing champion who flings children at will and is approximately as sympathetic as a bulldozer. Fortunately for Matilda, she has the inner resources to deal with such annoyances: astonishing intelligence, saintly patience, and an innate predilection for revenge.
She warms up with some practical jokes aimed at her hapless parents, but the true test comes when she rallies in defense of her teacher, the sweet Miss Honey, against the diabolical Trunchbull. There is never any doubt that Matilda will carry the day. Even so, this wonderful story is far from predictable--the big surprise comes when Matilda discovers a new, mysterious facet of her mental dexterity. Roald Dahl, while keeping the plot moving imaginatively, also has an unerring ear for emotional truth. The reader cares about Matilda because in addition to all her other gifts, she has real feelings. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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Matildaby Quentin Blake, Roald DahlISBN 014034294X (0-14-034294-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Matilda'Book summary:The success of the recent movie version should encourage kids to read the hilarious, thought-provoking original novel. Matilda is a genius who not only has to deal with loud, obnoxious, idiot parents who scapegoat her for everything but with "the Trunchbull"! "The Trunchbull" is actually Miss Trunchbull the ex-Olympic hammer-thrower, Head Mistress of Matilda's school who has terrorized generations of students and teachers. When "the Trunchbull" goes after Miss Honey, the one teacher, the one person, who supports and believes in Matilda, our heroine decides it's time to fight back. Her parents and "the Trunchbull" don't stand a chance! Ages 7-12. [via]
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The Odysseyby Homer, Geraldine McCaughrean, Victor G. AmbrusISBN 0140383093 (0-14-038309-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Odyssey'Book summary:The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. @IthacaStateOfMind Uh oh. This cave is a giant's lair. He has a taste for cheese, and my companions. He also has only one eye. Trying to keep from laughing. Got him drunk. Put a hot poker in his ONE EYE when he blacked out. That will show him - if he could see. LOL. Time to leave. Damn. Poseidon pissed. How was I supposed to know One-Eye was his son? What Olympian whore did he sleep with to get an issue like that? From Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books in Twenty Tweets or Less [via]
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Paradise Lostby John Milton, John LeonardISBN 0140424393 (0-14-042439-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Paradise Lost'Book summary:Long regarded as one of the most powerful and influential poems in the English language, Paradise Lost still inspires intense debate about whether it manages "to justify the ways of God to men" or exposes the cruelty of Christianity or the Christian God. John Leonard's illuminating introduction is fully alive to such controversies; it also contains full notes on language and many allusions to other works.
Paradise Lost conjures up a vast, awe-inspiring cosmos and puts a naked Adam and Eve at the very center of its story. [via]
Penguin by Design: A Cover Story 1935-2005by Phil BainesISBN 0141024232 (0-14-102423-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Perrault's Complete Fairy Talesby A. E. Johnson, Charles PerraultISBN 0141306513 (0-14-130651-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Perrault's Complete Fairy Tales'Book summary:From "Cinderella" to "Sleeping Beauty, " "Little Red Riding Hood, " "Puss in Boots" and more, the fairy tales of Charles Perrault have been enjoyed by generations of children. Here are his most beloved tales, as well as his lesser-known stories. [via]
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Pinocchio: Library Editionby Carlo Collodi, E. Harden, Gioia FiammenghiISBN 014036708X (0-14-036708-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pinocchio: Library Edition'Book summary:Geppetto's new puppet can not only dance and turn somersaults, but also talks and misbehaves--and longs to be a real boy. [via]
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Pride and Prejudiceby Jane AustenISBN 0140373373 (0-14-037337-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pride and Prejudice'Book summary:"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
Next to the exhortation at the beginning of Moby-Dick, "Call me Ishmael," the first sentence of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice must be among the most quoted in literature. And certainly what Melville did for whaling Austen does for marriage--tracing the intricacies (not to mention the economics) of 19th-century British mating rituals with a sure hand and an unblinking eye. As usual, Austen trains her sights on a country village and a few families--in this case, the Bennets, the Philips, and the Lucases. Into their midst comes Mr. Bingley, a single man of good fortune, and his friend, Mr. Darcy, who is even richer. Mrs. Bennet, who married above her station, sees their arrival as an opportunity to marry off at least one of her five daughters. Bingley is complaisant and easily charmed by the eldest Bennet girl, Jane; Darcy, however, is harder to please. Put off by Mrs. Bennet's vulgarity and the untoward behavior of the three younger daughters, he is unable to see the true worth of the older girls, Jane and Elizabeth. His excessive pride offends Lizzy, who is more than willing to believe the worst that other people have to say of him; when George Wickham, a soldier stationed in the village, does indeed have a discreditable tale to tell, his words fall on fertile ground.
Having set up the central misunderstanding of the novel, Austen then brings in her cast of fascinating secondary characters: Mr. Collins, the sycophantic clergyman who aspires to Lizzy's hand but settles for her best friend, Charlotte, instead; Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Mr. Darcy's insufferably snobbish aunt; and the Gardiners, Jane and Elizabeth's low-born but noble-hearted aunt and uncle. Some of Austen's best comedy comes from mixing and matching these representatives of different classes and economic strata, demonstrating the hypocrisy at the heart of so many social interactions. And though the novel is rife with romantic misunderstandings, rejected proposals, disastrous elopements, and a requisite happy ending for those who deserve one, Austen never gets so carried away with the romance that she loses sight of the hard economic realities of 19th-century matrimonial maneuvering. Good marriages for penniless girls such as the Bennets are hard to come by, and even Lizzy, who comes to sincerely value Mr. Darcy, remarks when asked when she first began to love him: "It has been coming on so gradually, that I hardly know when it began. But I believe I must date it from my first seeing his beautiful grounds at Pemberley." She may be joking, but there's more than a little truth to her sentiment, as well. Jane Austen considered Elizabeth Bennet "as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print". Readers of Pride and Prejudice would be hard-pressed to disagree. --Alix Wilber [via]
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Red and the Blackby Stendhal, Roger GardISBN 0140447644 (0-14-044764-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Red and the Black'Book summary:Handsome and ambitious, Julien Sorel is determined to rise above his humble peasant origins and make something of his life-by adopting the code of hypocrisy by which his society operates. Julien ultimately commits a crime-out of passion, principle, or insanity-that will bring about his downfall. The Red and the Black is a lively, satirical picture of French Restoration society after Waterloo, riddled with corruption, greed, and ennui. The complex, sympathetic portrayal of Julien, the cold exploiter whose Machiavellian campaign is undercut by his own emotions, makes him Stendhal's most brilliant and human creation-and one of the greatest characters in European literature.[via]
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Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymesby Roald Dahl, Quentin BlakeISBN 0140375333 (0-14-037533-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes'Book summary:Six of the best known fairy tales are retold, with some extremely surprising twists, by the master of the comic and the bloodcurdling--Roald Dahl. Includes Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood, and The Three Little Pigs. Full color. [via]
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Sailing Alone Around the Worldby Tom Philbin, Joshua Slocum, George Varian, Thomas Fogarty, Thomas PhilbrickISBN 0140437363 (0-14-043736-3)
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Scarlet and Blackby StendhalISBN 0140440305 (0-14-044030-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Scarlet and Black'Book summary:It mirrors, rather than paints, mobile and revealing glimpses of life as it was whiled away in the climate of fear and greedy drawing-room conformity that followed Waterloo. Julien Sorel, the novel's restless, ambitious hero, rebels against his circumstances and wills himself to make something of his life by adopting a code of hypocrisy. On the road to the surprising crime he commits (out of passion, principle or insanity), he turns into Stendhal's greatest and most completely human creation. [via]
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Seasons of Splendour: Tales, Myths, & Legends of Indiaby Madhur Jaffrey, Michael ForemanISBN 0140346996 (0-14-034699-6)
Softcover, Viking Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Seasons of Splendour: Tales, Myths, & Legends of India'Book summary:Few nations have a richer heritage of myth and folklore than India, and this much-praised book brings the gods and goddesses, kings, princes and demons of the Hindu epics vividly to life.' [via]
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Shelleyby Isabel QuiglyISBN 0140585044 (0-14-058504-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shelley'Book summary:Shelley's work has been criticized for its didacticism and undisciplined emotionalism. But essentially, he was a poet of ideas and in his search for truth and original human perfection, Shelley was inspired as much by the Greek poets and philosophers, particularly Plato, as by the radicalism of his own age. Above all, his great gift was his lyricism and his verse comes as near to music as poetry can. [via]
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Shelleyby Kathleen Raine, Percy Bysshe ShelleyISBN 0140421769 (0-14-042176-9)
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The Tao of Pooh/the Te of Pigletby Benjamin HoffISBN 014095144X (0-14-095144-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tao of Pooh/the Te of Piglet'Book summary:Is there such thing as a Western Taoist? Benjamin Hoff says there is, and this Taoist's favorite food is honey. Through brilliant and witty dialogue with the beloved Pooh-bear and his companions, the author of this smash bestseller explains with ease and aplomb that rather than being a distant and mysterious concept, Taoism is as near and practical to us as our morning breakfast bowl. Romp through the enchanting world of Winnie-the-Pooh while soaking up invaluable lessons on simplicity and natural living. [via]
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The Tempestby William Shakespeare, Peter HollandISBN 0140714855 (0-14-071485-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tempest'Book summary:One of Shakespeare's most famous but also enigmatic plays, for many years the story of Prospero's exile from his native Milan, and life with his daughter Miranda on an unnamed island in the Mediterranean, was seen as an autobiographical dramatisation of Shakespeare's departure from the London stage. The Epilogue, spoken by Prospero, claims that "now my charms are all o'erthrown", appeared to reflect Shakespeare's own renunciation of his magical dramatic powers as he retired to Stratford. But The Tempest is far more than this, as recent commentators have pointed out. The dramatic action observes the classical unities of time, place and action, as Prospero uses his "rough magic" to lure his wicked usurping brother, Antonio, and King Alonso of Naples to his island retreat to torment them before engineering his return to Milan.
However, the play is full of extraordinary anomalies and fantastic interludes, including Gonzalo's fantasy of a utopian commonwealth, Prospero's magical servant Ariel, and the "poisonous slave" Caliban. The creation of Caliban has particularly fascinated critics, who have noticed in his creation a colonial dimension to the play. In this respect Caliban can be seen as an American Indian or African slave, who articulates a particularly powerful strain of anti-colonial sentiment, telling Prospero that "this island's mine, by Sycorax my mother,/ Which thou tak'st from me". This has led to an intense reassessment of the play from a post-colonial perspective, as critics and historians have debated the extent to which the play endorses or criticises early English colonial expansion. --Jerry Brotton [via]
Through the Looking Glassby Lewis Carroll, John TennielISBN 0140367098 (0-14-036709-8)
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Thumbelinaby H. C. Andersen, Amy EhrlichISBN 0140547142 (0-14-054714-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Thumbelina'Book summary:A retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale about a girl who is only one inch tall. [via]
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Winnie-The-Poohby A. A. Milne, Ernest H. ShepardISBN 0140361219 (0-14-036121-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Winnie-The-Pooh'Book summary:Edward Bear acquires a new name, Winnie-the-Pooh, and a new life with the inhabitants of the Hundred Acre Woods. [via]
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The Witchesby Roald Dahl, Quentin BlakeISBN 0141301104 (0-14-130110-4)
Softcover, Puffin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Witches'Book summary:This Roald Dahl classic tells the scary, funny and imaginative tale of a seven-year-old boy who has a run-in with some real-life witches! "In fairy tales witches always wear silly black hats and black cloaks and they ride on broomsticks. But this is not a fairy tale. This is about REAL WITCHES. REAL WITCHES dress in ordinary clothes and look very much like ordinary women. They live in ordinary houses and they work in ordinary jobs. That is why they are so hard to catch." Witches, as our hero learns, hate children. With the help of a friend and his somewhat-magical grandmother, our hero tries to expose the witches before they dispose of him. Ages 7-12. [via]
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The Wizard of Ozby L. Frank Baum, David McKeeISBN 0140366938 (0-14-036693-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wizard of Oz'Book summary:For many of us, the adventures of Dorothy in Oz will forever be associated not with Judy Garland singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" but with W. W. Denslow's exceedingly odd line drawings for the original editions of Baum's Oz series. The Viennese artist Lisbeth Zwerger, however, goes a long way toward providing a new and refreshed set of images for the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and the humbug wizard. These illustrations are often cockeyed, with occasional realistic details thrown in, like a crow with a corncob in its beak in the first portrait of the Scarecrow. The characters have a poignance and oddity that escaped the makers of the Oz movie. [via]
The Wonderful World of Ozby L. Frank Baum, Jack David ZipesISBN 0141180854 (0-14-118085-4)
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Wuthering Heightsby Emily BronteISBN 0140366946 (0-14-036694-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Wuthering Heights'Book summary:Is there any more romantic love story than that of the wilful Catherine Earnshaw and the charismatic, tortured orphan, Heathcliff? Even the blockbuster Twilight refers to it again and again, piquing the interest of a new generation drawing longtime fans back to this Victorian masterpiece. When Catherine rejects her childhood love in favor of an upper-class marriage, Heathcliff develops an all-consuming and all-destructive lust for revenge. Emily Brontë's tale of hauntings, passion, and greed on the English moors remains unsurpassed in its depiction of the dark side of love. [via]
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Softcover, Penguin Group USA - Wuthering Heights: ISBN 0140434186 (0-14-043418-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - Wuthering Heights: ISBN 0140620125 (0-14-062012-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated - Wuthering Heights: ISBN 0141305479 (0-14-130547-9)
Softcover, Puffin - Wuthering Heights: ISBN 0140366946 (0-14-036694-6)
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