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Best English Short Stories 4
by Giles Gordon, David Hughes

ISBN 0393034410 (0-393-03441-0)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc

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Canadian Words
by Bill Casselman

ISBN 1552780341 (1-55278-034-1)
Softcover, McArthur & Co Pub Ltd

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East of Eden
by John Steinbeck

ISBN 0140049975 (0-14-004997-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)

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East of Eden: An Easy Guide to Car Maintenance And Repair
by John Steinbeck

ISBN 1587245620 (1-58724-562-0)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc

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'Our species is the only creative species, and it has only one creative instrument, the individual mind and spirit of a man'. California's fertile Salinas Valley is home to two families whose destinies are fruitfully, and fatally, intertwined. Over the generations, between the beginning of the twentieth century and the end of the First World War, the Trasks and the Hamiltons will helplessly replay the fall of Adam and Eve and the murderous rivalry of Cain and Abel. "East of Eden" was considered by Steinbeck to be his magnum opus, and its epic scope and memorable characters, exploring universal themes of love and identity, ensure it remains one of America's most enduring novels. [via]
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Fathers and Children
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

ISBN 0460007424 (0-460-00742-4)
Hardcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd

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Fathers and Children
by Simmons

ISBN 0030096502 (0-03-009650-2)
Softcover, Harcourt College Pub

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Introduction by John Bayley; Translation by Avril Pyman [via]
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Fathers and Sons
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

ISBN 1592243851 (1-59224-385-1)
Softcover, Wildside Pr

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When arkady petrovich comes home from college, his father finds his eager, naive son changed almost beyond recognition, for the impressionable arkady has fallen under the powerful influence of the friend accompanying him. A self-proclaimed nihilist, the ardent young bazarov shocks arkady's father by criticizing the landowning way of life and by his outspoken determination to sweep away the traditional values of contemporary russian society. Turgenev's depiction of the conflict between generations and their ideals stunned readers when "fathers and sons" was first published in 1862. But many could sympathize with arkady's fascination with the nihilistic hero whose story vividly captures the hopes and regrets of a changing russia [via]
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Fathers and Sons
by Ivan Turgenev

ISBN 1853262862 (1-85326-286-2)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited

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When first published in 1862, this novel of a divided Russia, with peasants set against masters and fathers set against sons, caused great outrage. But its enduring legacy of social insight and conscience mixed with drama has given it universal appeal. Features an introduction by Anna Tolstoy in an exciting new Bantam Classics' package. [via]
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George Eliot's Silas Marner
by George Eliot, Holly Hughes

ISBN 0812035380 (0-8120-3538-0)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc

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Plot synopsis of this classic is made meaningful with analysis and quotes by noted literary critics, summaries of the work's main themes and characters, a sketch of the author's life and times, a bibliography, suggested test questions, and ideas for essays and term papers. [via]
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Henry James' the Portrait of a Lady
by Henry James

ISBN 0671006797 (0-671-00679-7)
Softcover, Monarch Notes

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Henry James's the Portrait of a Lady
by Harold Bloom

ISBN 0791045145 (0-7910-4514-5)
Hardcover, Facts on File

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In his introduction Harold Bloom calls Henry James "an endlessly fecund novelist and short-story writer." He goes on to suggest that character-portraiture was one of his superb skills. This superb collection of essays touches on topics such as character delineation in the novel, narrative method, imagery, diction, and method. This series is edited by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University; Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Professor of English, New York University Graduate School. These texts are the ideal aid for all students of literature, presenting concise, easy-to-understand biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on a specific literary work. Also provided are multiple sources for book reports and term papers with a wealth of information on literary works, authors, and major characters. [via]
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Metamorfosis / Metamorphoses
by Ovid

ISBN 8437613817 (84-376-1381-7)
Softcover, Catedra Ediciones

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La metamorfosis, fuente de inspiración de poetas, humanistas y artistas de todas las épocas, es la más fecunda creación literaria de la antigüedad. Este extenso poema épico ofrece una espléndida muestra mitográfica arropada por un coherente marco filosófico. Doscientas cincuenta historias, mitos y leyendas que abarcan desde el nacimiento de la humanidad y la creación del mundo, en la era de los cataclismos, hasta la muerte y apoteosis de César. La metamorfosis describe lo maravilloso, lo prodigioso, las más increíbles transformaciones, en un estilo rápido y elegante. Se considera uno de los trabajos sobre mitología más populares, una joya de la literatura romana, llegando a ser la obra más conocida por los escritores medievales y por lo tanto teniendo una gran influencia en la poesía medieval. Publio Ovidio Nasón (43 a. C. 17 d. C.), fue un poeta romano muy conocido en su época, y que su talento influyó el mundo artístico europeo por cientos de años. Era caballero de rancia estirpe, de cuya antigüedad se sentía orgulloso. [via]
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The Metamorphoses
by Ovid, Robert Squillace, Frank Justus Miller

ISBN 1593082762 (1-59308-276-2)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc

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Ovid's Metamorphoses, completed around AD8, shows the presence and prevalence of change in the world. Beginning with chaos and creation, Ovid embraces a vast array of mythological tales within his theme of transformation. Phaeton, Narcissus, Pyramus and Thisbe, Daedalus and Icarus are only a few of the most famous. Passing through these to the serio-comic retellings of the Trojan War, the travels of Aeneas, and the events of Roman history down to Ovid's own times, his readers find infinite variety in a work that is, by turns, funny, pathetic and violent - always unpredictable and always engrossing. John Dryden's translations are featured in this collaborative Metamorphoses, first issued in 1717, to which eighteen translators contributed under the editorship of Sir Samuel Garth. Composed in a poetic idiom well suited to the satiric and mock-heroic aspects of this work, this is the only translation that can match Ovid's wit and stylistic sophistication. [via]
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid
by David R. Slavitt, Ovid

ISBN 0801847982 (0-8018-4798-2)
Softcover, Johns Hopkins Univ Pr

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First published in 8 A.D. when he was 52, Ovid's epic poem contains profoundly entertaining tales of Adonis, Midas, Apollo, Icarus, and many others. (Poetry) [via]
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid: An English Version
by Publius Ovidius Naso

ISBN 0865470197 (0-86547-019-7)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux

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Ovid is a poet to enjoy, declares William S. Anderson in his introduction to this textbook. And Andersons skillful introduction and enlightening textual commentary will indeed make it a joy to use.
In these books Ovid begins to leave the conflict between men and the gods to concentrate on the relations among human beings. Subjects of the stories include Arachne and Niobe; Tereus, Procne, and Philomela; Medea and Jason; Orpheus and Eurydice; and many others, familiar and unfamiliar. For students of Latin-and teachers, too-they provide an interesting experience.
In his introduction the editor discusses Ovids career, the reputation of the Metamorphoses during Ovids time and after, and the various manuscripts that exist or have been known to exist. He describes the general plan of the poem, its main theme, and the problem of its tone. Technical matters, such as style and meter, are also considered. In notes the editor summarizes the story being told before proceeding to the line-by-line textual comments.
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Ovid's Metamorphoses
by Ovid, William S. Anderson

ISBN 0806114568 (0-8061-1456-8)
Softcover, Univ of Oklahoma Pr

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One of the most influential and popular works in all literature, Ovids Metamorphoses is a weaving-together of classical myths, extending in time from the creation of the world to the death of Julius Caesar. This volume provides the Latin text of the first five books of the poem and the most detailed commentary available in English for these books.
In his introduction to the volume, editor William S. Anderson provides essential background information, discussing Ovids life, the reception of the Metamorphoses during Ovids day and after, and the poems central issues. The Latin text of the five books is Andersons own edition, based on years of study of the surviving manuscripts. In the extensive notes that follow the text, Anderson offers both useful summaries of the stories and detailed line-by-line comments.
Unlike other epic poems, which concern wars and heroism, the Metamorphoses centers on ordinary human beings, women as well as men, who live in a world of continuous change. The first five books, which include such well-known stories as Apollo and Daphane, Diana and Actaeon, and Narcissus and Echo, deal especially with the relationship between human beings and the gods. Arrogant and lustful, but all-powerful, the gods of Ovids universe selfishly pursue their own pleasures, frequently at the expense of their human targets. Yet these gods escape unscathed, while the humans, unjustly, are punished. Helpless to defend themselves, they are changed into animal or nonhuman forms.
A resource for students and scholars of Latin, this volume enhances understanding and enjoyment of Ovids changeable poem about our changeable existence.
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Ovid's Metamorphoses
by Arthur Golding

ISBN 0801870607 (0-8018-7060-7)
Softcover, Johns Hopkins Univ Pr

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This landmark translation of Ovid was acclaimed by Ezra Pound as "the most beautiful book in the language (my opinion and I suspect it was Shakespeare's)". Ovid's deliciously witty and poignant epic starts with the creation of the world and brings together a series of ingeniously linked myths and legends in which men and women are transformedoften by loveinto flowers, trees, stones, and stars. Golding's robustly vernacular version was the first major English translation and decisively influenced Shakespeare, Spenser, and the character of English Renaissance writing.
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Ovid's Metamorphoses: Books 1-5
by Ovid, William S. Anderson

ISBN 0806128453 (0-8061-2845-3)
Hardcover, Univ of Oklahoma Pr

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Ovid's Metamorphosis Englished, Mythologized, and Represented in Figures
by Ovid, George Sandys

ISBN 0803207182 (0-8032-0718-2)
Hardcover, University of Nebraska Press

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The Portrait of a Lady
by Henry James

ISBN 1404325794 (1-4043-2579-4)
Softcover, IndyPublish.com

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The Portrait of a Lady, by Henry James, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.

Widely regarded as Henry Jamess greatest masterpiece, The Portrait of a Lady features one of the authors most magnificent heroines: Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American who becomes a victim of her provincialism during her travels in Europe.

As the story begins, Isabel, resolved to determine her own fate, has turned down two eligible suitors. Her cousin, who is dying of tuberculosis, secretly gives her an inheritance so that she can remain independent and fulfill a grand destiny, but the fortune only leads her to make a tragic choice and marry Gilbert Osmond, an American expatriate who lives in Florence. Outwardly charming and cultivated, but fundamentally cold and cruel, Osmond only brings heartbreak and ruin to Isabels life. Yet she survives as she begins to realize that true freedom means living with her choices and their consequences.

Richly complex and nearly aesthetically perfect, The Portrait of a Lady brilliantly portrays the clash between the innocence and exuberance of the New World and the corruption and wisdom of the Old.
Gabriel Brownstein is the author of a collection of storiesThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Apt 3Wwhich won the 2002 PEN/Hemingway Award. His essays, reviews, and criticism have appeared in the Boston Globe, the New Leader, Scribners British Writers, and on Nerve.com.
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Portraits of Places
by Henry James

ISBN 0715630830 (0-7156-3083-0)
Hardcover, Intl Pub Marketing Inc

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Henry James was not only a novelist who wrote with the elegance of Marcel Proust, he was also a renowned travel writer and wrote prolifically for a dedicated following in American magazines, newspapers and journals. In this volume his best work on Italy, Britain, and the US was collected for a wider audience. [via]
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Shakespeare's Ovid: Being Arthur Golding's Translation of the Metamorphoses
by Ovid, Arthur Golding, W.H.D. Rouse

ISBN 0809300621 (0-8093-0062-1)
Hardcover, Southern Illinois University Press

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Silas Marner
by George Elliot

ISBN 1591940486 (1-59194-048-6)
Softcover, Townsend Pr

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This Townsend Library classic has been carefully edited to be more accessible to today's students. It includes a background note about the book, an author's biography, and a lively afterword. Acclaimed by educators nationwide, the Townsend Library is helping millions of young adults discover the pleasure and power of reading. [via]
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Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe
by George Eliot

ISBN 141420972X (1-4142-0972-X)
Softcover, Indypublish.Com

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Enduring Literature Illuminated by Practical Scholarship
A young orphan transforms the life of a lonely, embittered man in this novel about faith and society set in nineteenth-century rural England.
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Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential.
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Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe
by David Carroll, George Eliot

ISBN 0141439750 (0-14-143975-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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Driven out of the religious community to which he belongs on a false charge of theft, Silas Marner takes refuge in the village of Raveloe. He is a lonely man, whose only comfort is his gold. One night his gold is stolen and he is left with nothing, until a small child wanders into his cottage. [via]
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