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1 Corinthiansby Alan F. JohnsonISBN 1844740331 (1-84474-033-1)
Hardcover, InterVarsity Press
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The Art of War: Sunzi Bing Faby Sun-Tzu, Shang Yang, Tao Hanzhang, Robert Wilkinson, Yuan Shibing, J.J.L. DuyvendakISBN 1853267791 (1-85326-779-1)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Art of War: Sunzi Bing Fa'Book summary:The two political classics in this book are the product of a time of intense turmoil in Chinese history. Dating from the Period of the Warring States (403-221BC), they anticipate Machiavelli's The Prince by nearly 2000 years. The Art of War is the best known of a considerable body of Chinese works on the subject. It analyses the nature of war, and reveals how victory may be ensured. The Book of Lord Shang is a political treatise for the instruction of rulers. These texts are anything but armchair strategy or ivory-tower speculation. They are serious, urgent and practical responses to the desperate situations in which they were written. They have been immensely influential both inside and outside China. [via]
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The Art of War: The Essential Translation of the Classic Book of Lifeby Sun-Tzu, Norman StoneISBN 1853263052 (1-85326-305-2)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Art of War: The Essential Translation of the Classic Book of Life'Book summary:This text was written in a terse and aphoristic style in China almost 2500 years ago and contains wisdom on not just war itself, but the science and skill of manoeuvre and strategy in the broadest terms. [via]
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Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experienceby William Blake, Richard HolmesISBN 1854377299 (1-85437-729-9)
Hardcover, Tate Gallery Pubn
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience'Book summary:This beautiful, hardcover gift edition allows Blake to communicate with his readers as he intended, reproducing his illuminations and lettering from the finest existing example of the original. In this way readers can experience the mystery and beauty of Blakes poems as he created them. This unique edition is essential for those who love Blakes work, and also offers an ideal entrance into his visionary world for those encountering him for the first time. [via]
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Catullus: The Poemsby Kenneth QuinnISBN 1853994979 (1-85399-497-9)
Softcover, Bristol Classical Pr
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The Collected Poems of Lord Byronby George Gordon Byron ByronISBN 1853264067 (1-85326-406-7)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Collected Poems of Lord Byron'Book summary:'I mean to show things really as they are, not as they ought to be', wrote Byron (1788-1824) in his comic masterpiece Don Juan, which follows the adventures of the hero across the Europe and near East which Byron knew so well, touching on the major political, cultural and social concerns of the day.
This selection includes all of that poem, and selections from Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, and the satirical poems English Bards and Scotch Reviewers and A Vision of Judgement. Paul Wright's detailed introductions place Byron's colourful life and work within their broader social and political contexts, and demonstrate that Byron both fostered and critiqued the notorious 'Byronic myth' of heroic adventure, political action and sexual scandal. [via]More editions of The Collected Poems of Lord Byron:
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Commonplace: And Other Short Stories.by Christina Rossetti, Andrew MotionISBN 1843911191 (1-84391-119-1)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Commonplace: And Other Short Stories.'Book summary:This is a delightful novella of love, matrimony, and sisterhood firmly in the tradition of Jane Austen, and displaying all the imaginative flair and linguistic prowess that distinguish Christina Rossetti's best-loved verse. When William Charlmont is lost at sea, his devoted wife lies dying in childbirth and charges Catherine, their eldest daughter, to await his return. Years later, and now in her thirties, Catherine remains faithful to her promise, resigning herself to a life of spinsterhood. Her two sisters, however, are under no such obligation, and while Lucy loves and loses from afar, the carefree Jane resolves to make a prosperous marriage and become a lady of fortune. Commonplace is a charmingly witty tale of the tortuous path a girl must take to secure a suitable match. One of the most important of the Victorian women poets, and a member of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, Christina Rossetti is best known as the author of Goblin Market and Other Poems.[via]More editions of Commonplace: And Other Short Stories.:
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Complete Austenby Jane AustenISBN 1854714066 (1-85471-406-6)
Hardcover, E P Dutton
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Complete Austen'Book summary:Collected together in one volume, The Complete Novels show the development of Austen as a writer and social commentator. From the early optimism and youthful energy of Northanger Abbey to the quiet and subtle art of Persuasion, this collection reveals the breadth of one of the best loved novelists of all time. [via]
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The Crazy World of Loveby Roland FiddyISBN 1850153876 (1-85015-387-6)
Softcover, Exley Giftbooks
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David Copperfieldby Charles DickensISBN 185326024X (1-85326-024-X)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'David Copperfield'Book summary:Introduction and Notes by Dr Adrienne Gavin, Canterbury Christ Church University College Illustrations by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz) Dickens wrote of David Copperfield: 'Of all my books I like this the best'. Millions of readers in almost every language on earth have subsequently come to share the author's own enthusiasm for this greatly loved classic, possibly because of its autobiographical form. Following the life of David through many sufferings and great adversity, the reader will also find many light-hearted moments in the company of a host of English fiction's greatest stars including Mr Micawber, Traddles, Uriah Heep, Creakle, Betsy Trotwood, and the Peggoty family. [via]
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The Egoistby George MeredithISBN 1853262668 (1-85326-266-8)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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Equal Ritesby Terry PratchettISBN 1856953874 (1-85695-387-4)
Hardcover, Ulverscroft Large Print Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Equal Rites'Book summary:The third Discworld novel.
They say that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.
There are some situations where the correct response is to display the sort of ignorance which happily and wilfully flies in the face of the facts. In this case, the birth of a baby girl, born a wizard -- by mistake. Everybody knows that there's no such thing as a female wizard. But now it's gone and happened, there's nothing much anyone can do about it. Let the battle of the sexes begin. [via]More editions of Equal Rites:
Erotic Verse: Sensual and Amusing Erotic Verse from Juvenal to Erica Jongby Christopher HurfordISBN 1854873962 (1-85487-396-2)
Softcover, Constable & Robinson Limited
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Fall of the Rebel Angelsby Andy BrownISBN 184471280X (1-84471-280-X)
Softcover, Salt Pub
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Faustby Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, John CliffordISBN 1854599224 (1-85459-922-4)
Softcover, Theatre Communications Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Faust'Book summary:Goethe's masterpiece and perhaps the greatest work in German literature, "Faust" has made the legendary German alchemist one of the central myths of the Western world. Here indeed is a monumental Faust, an audacious man boldly wagering with the devil, Mephistopheles, that no magic, sensuality, experience or knowledge can lead him to a moment he would wish to last forever. Here, in "Faust," "Part 1," the tremendous versatility of Goethe's genius creates some of the most beautiful passages in literature. Here too we experience Goethe's characteristic humor, the excitement and eroticism of the witches' Walpurgis Night, and the moving emotion of Gretchen's tragic fate.
This newly revised edition, which offers Peter Salm's wonderfully readable translation as well as the original German on facing pages, brings us "Faust" in a vital, rhythmic American idiom that carefully preserves the grandeur, integrity, and poetic immediacy of Goethe's words. [via]
Fellow Townsmenby Thomas HardyISBN 1843910381 (1-84391-038-1)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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The Fellowship of the Ringby J. R. R. TolkienISBN 1850894140 (1-85089-414-0)
Hardcover, Ulverscroft Large Print Books
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Flatland : A Romance of Many Dimensionsby Edwin A. AbbottISBN 1851680861 (1-85168-086-1)
Softcover, Oneworld Publications
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Flatland : A Romance of Many Dimensions'Book summary:Flatland is one of the very few novels about math and philosophy that can appeal to almost any layperson. Published in 1880, this short fantasy takes us to a completely flat world of two physical dimensions where all the inhabitants are geometric shapes, and who think the planar world of length and width that they know is all there is. But one inhabitant discovers the existence of a third physical dimension, enabling him to finally grasp the concept of a fourth dimension. Watching our Flatland narrator, we begin to get an idea of the limitations of our own assumptions about reality, and we start to learn how to think about the confusing problem of higher dimensions. The book is also quite a funny satire on society and class distinctions of Victorian England. [via]
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The Forgiveness Factor: Stories of Hope in a World of Conflictby Michael Henderson, Shirley S. RosenbergISBN 1852390247 (1-85239-024-7)
Softcover, Grosvenor Books
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The Frozen Deepby Wilkie CollinsISBN 1843500922 (1-84350-092-2)
Softcover, Frontlist Books
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Goodbye To Berlinby Christopher IsherwoodISBN 185089034X (1-85089-034-X)
Hardcover, Abc-Clio Inc
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Heidiby Johanna SpyriISBN 1853261254 (1-85326-125-4)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Heidi'Book summary:Heidi is the heart-warming tale of a small girl's power for good, and it has remained a firm favourite since it was published over 100 years ago. It tells of the orphan Heidi and her idyllic existence with her gruff grandfather in the mountains. When she is sent to live in a city, comic chaos ensues, and eventually it is arranged that Heidi should return to the mountains. Together she and her friend Peter, the goat-herd, achieve wondrous changes in the community in which they live. [via]
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The Honey Gatherers: A Book of Love Poemsby Maura DooleyISBN 1852243597 (1-85224-359-7)
Softcover, Dufour Editions
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Honey Gatherers: A Book of Love Poems'Book summary:With over 325 poems by as many poets from around the world, from Shakespeare to Collins, from Szymborska to Neruda to Li Po, this extensive anthology celebrates love in all its many guises. Here are poems of romantic love, the ideal of love, the hurt of love, lost or unrequited. Here are poems of friendship, surprise, celebration, and consolation. Here together are well-known, much-loved verse and little-known surprises. [via]
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How to Woo, When, And to Whomby Bodleian LibraryISBN 1851243453 (1-85124-345-3)
Hardcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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The Idiotby Fyodor DostoyevskyISBN 1853261750 (1-85326-175-0)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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If Onlyby Mary Maher, Kate Cruise O'BrienISBN 1853717517 (1-85371-751-7)
Hardcover, Poolbeg
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The Illustrated Works of Jane Austen : Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Northanger Abbeyby Jane AustenISBN 1851520503 (1-85152-050-3)
Hardcover, Chancellor Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Illustrated Works of Jane Austen : Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Northanger Abbey'Book summary:With a sharp wit and keen eye, Jane Austen painted indelible, finely realized portraits of Georgian life, with its intricate rules of behavior, social divisions, and delightful diversions. No one bettered her in capturing the sometimes complicated mating dance that led to true love, and her compelling, intelligent heroines are unequalled in all literature--and have also translated wonderfully to film and television. At the same time, her piercing humor exposed the follies of the age and ripped apart characters vain, foolish, greedy, arrogant, and callous. Here are three of her best novels, all in one volume and beautifully illustrated with period images: Sense and Sensibility, a richly textured masterpiece about two sisters with wildly differing temperaments; Emma, with its endearing but deeply flawed protagonist; and the deliciously lighthearted Northanger Abbey. If you've read these before, re-experience the wonder anew; if not, prepare to be captivated with every page![via]More editions of The Illustrated Works of Jane Austen : Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Northanger Abbey:
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The Importance of Being Earnestby Oscar Wilde, Dan RebellatoISBN 1854592203 (1-85459-220-3)
Softcover, Theatre Communications Group
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Incognita: Or, Love and Duty Reconcil'dby William Congreve, Peter AckroydISBN 1843910691 (1-84391-069-1)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Incognita: Or, Love and Duty Reconcil'd'Book summary:Returning to Florence on the occasion of his 18th birthday, Aureliantogether with his sworn companion Hippolitodons his disguise in anticipation of the most famous Florentine ball. Once there, the two are soon separated, and each finds himself paired off with a beautifuland maskedwoman. While Aurelian yearns to learn the true identity of his love, Hippolito is mistaken for another and brazenly plays along with the conceit. Chaos abounds as masks are dropped, truth revealed, and, somehow, all ends happily. Dramatist and novelist William Congreve is best remembered for his comedy The Way of the World.[via]More editions of Incognita: Or, Love and Duty Reconcil'd:
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The Infernoby Dante Alighieri, Henry Francis Cary, Claire HonessISBN 1853267872 (1-85326-787-2)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Inferno'Book summary:Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) is one of the most important and innovative figures of the European Middle Ages. Writing his Comedy (the epithet 'Divine' was added by later admirers) in exile from his native Florence, he aimed to address a world gone astray both morally and politically. At the same time, he sought to push back the restrictive rules which traditionally governed writing in the Italian vernacular, to produce a radically new and all-encompassing work. The Comedy tells the story of the journey of a character who is at one and the same time both Dante himself and Everyman. In The Inferno, Dante's protagonist - and his reader - is presented with a graphic vision of the dreadful consequences of sin, and encounters an all-too-human array of noble, grotesque, beguiling, ridiculous and horrific characters. [via]
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The Last Manby Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Nora Crook, Jane BlumbergISBN 1851960805 (1-85196-080-5)
Hardcover, Ashgate Pub Co
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Les Miserablesby Victor HugoISBN 1853260509 (1-85326-050-9)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Les Miserables'Book summary:With an Introduction and Notes by Roger Clark, University of Kent at Canterbury One of the great Classics of Western Literature, Les Miserables is a magisterial work which is rich in both character portrayal and meticulous historical description. Characters such as the absurdly criminalised Valjean, the street urchin Gavroche, the rascal Thenardier, the implacable detective Javert, and the pitiful figure of the prostitute Fantine and her daughter Cosette, have entered the pantheon of literary dramatis personae. [via]
The Letters of Vita Sackville-West to Virginia Woolfby Vita Sackville-West, Virginia Woolf, Louise A. Desalvo, Mitchell Alexander LeaskaISBN 1853815055 (1-85381-505-5)
Hardcover, Virago Press
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Liber Amoris: Or, the New Pygmalion 1823by William HazlittISBN 1854771191 (1-85477-119-1)
Hardcover, Woodstock Books
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Life of Samuel Johnson L.L.dby James BoswellISBN 185326797X (1-85326-797-X)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Life of Samuel Johnson L.L.d'Book summary:James Boswell is for some the ideal scribe, for others a sycophantic toady. Edmund Wilson, for example, memorably labeled him "a vain and pushing diarist." Boswell can even be seen as someone unconsciously intent on undermining his idol in sonorous, balanced sentences. Early on in his massive Life, he puts all manner of ideas into our heads with his boobish attempts to clear the youthful Johnson of potential impropriety: "His juvenile attachments to the fair sex were, however, very transient; and it is certain that he formed no criminal connection whatsoever." And while it's often tempting to ignore Boswell's more personal intrusions and delight solely in the melancholic master's words and deeds, there are suchdelightful admissions as, "I was at this time so occupied, shall I call it? or so dissipated, by the amusements of London that our next meeting was not till Saturday, June 25..."
Samuel Johnson was born in 1709 and died in 1784--a long life, though one marred by depression and fear of death. On April 20, 1764, for example, he declared, "I would consent to have a limb amputated to recover my spirits." Many of the quotes Boswell includes are a sort of greatest hits: Johnson's definitions of oats and lexicographer, his love for his cat Hodge, as well as thousands of bon, and mal, mots. ("Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel"; "Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hinder legs. It is not done well; but you are surprized to find it done at all.") But there are also many unfamiliar pleasures--Boswell's accounts of Johnson's literary industry, including the Dictionary, The Rambler, and Lives of the Poets; Johnson's singular loathing for Scotland and France; and the surprising hints of revelry. Awakened at 3 AM by friends, he greets them with, "What, is it you, you dogs! I'll have a frisk with you." This at age 42. Johnson's final years were marked by pain and loneliness but certainly no loss of wit. [via]
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The Light Princessby George MacDonaldISBN 1846373654 (1-84637-365-4)
Softcover, Echo Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Light Princess'Book summary:"The Light Princess" is George MacDonald's 1864 fairy tale. It is the story of a young girl, the daughter of the King, who at her christening is cursed to have no gravity by the uninvited Princess Makemnoit, sister to the King and a spiteful and bitter woman. As a result the princess is in constant danger of being carried away by the wind. A captivatingly whimsical tale, "The Light Princess" is one of George MacDonald's most loved stories. [via]
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Little Dorrit: Library Editionby Charles DickensISBN 1853261823 (1-85326-182-3)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Little Dorrit: Library Edition'Book summary:Introduction and Notes by Peter Preston, University of Nottingham Little Dorrit is a classic tale of imprisonment, both literal and metaphorical, while Dickens' working title for the novel, Nobody's Fault, highlights its concern with personal responsibility in private and public life. Dickens' childhood experiences inform the vivid scenes in Marshalsea debtor s prison, while his adult perceptions of governmental failures shape his satirical picture of the Circumlocution Office. The novel s range of characters - the honest, the crooked, the selfish and the self-denying - offers a portrait of society about whose values Dickens had profound doubts. [via]
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Love and Friendship : And Other Early Worksby Jane Austen, Fay WeldonISBN 1843910608 (1-84391-060-8)
Softcover, Hesperus Press
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Love in a Cold Climateby Nancy MitfordISBN 185089003X (1-85089-003-X)
Hardcover, Ulverscroft Large Print Books
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Love's Labour's Lostby William ShakespeareISBN 1853262595 (1-85326-259-5)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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Lovers' Witby Des MacHaleISBN 1853755613 (1-85375-561-3)
Hardcover, Prion Books
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Macbethby William ShakespeareISBN 1853260355 (1-85326-035-5)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Macbeth'Book summary:One of Shakespeare's greatest, but also bloodiest tragedies, was written around 1605/06. Many have seen the story of Macbeth's murder and usurpation of the legitimate Scottish King Duncan as having obvious connection to contemporary issues regarding King James I (James VI of Scotland), and the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. King James was particularly fascinated with witchcraft, so the appearance of the witches chanting "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" at the opening of the play seemed particularly topical, as was Macbeth's betrayal of Banquo, from whom James claimed direct descent.
However, the play is clearly far more than a piece of royal entertainment. It is also a fast-moving and dramatically satisfying piece of theatre. Macbeth's existential struggle between loyalty to his King and his "Vaulting ambition" is fascinating to watch, as his is struggle with Lady Macbeth, and her own terrifying refusal of her maternal role. The play shows an intensification of Shakespeare's interest in mothers and their effect upon ruling masculinity, and also contains some of the most memorable speeches in the entire canon, including Macbeth's reflections that ultimately life "is a tale / Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, / Signifying nothing". --Jerry Brotton [via]
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The Man of Propertyby John GalsworthyISBN 185326217X (1-85326-217-X)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Man of Property'Book summary:In "The Man of Property" Galsworthy ruthlessly strips away the gilded exterior of the Forsytes' lives, to expose the festering, rotten core of the unhappy and brutal relationships he examines within the book. [via]
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Married to a Bedouinby Marguerite Van GeldermalsenISBN 1844082199 (1-84408-219-9)
Softcover, Little Brown Uk
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Mary Bartonby Elizabeth GaskellISBN 1854599518 (1-85459-951-8)
Softcover, Nick Hern Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mary Barton'Book summary:[via]Set in Manchester between 1837 and 1842, Elizabeth Gaskells first novel paints a powerful and moving picture of working-class life in Victorian England. It concerns Mary Barton, a mill workers daughter eager to rise through the ranks, and her father, who shoots dead the mill owners son. This adaptation offers a stirring narrative with real insight into the lives of the Victorian working classes.
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Mary Bartonby Macdonald Daly, Elizabeth GaskellISBN 1853310204 (1-85331-020-4)
Hardcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mary Barton'Book summary:A touching story of love, death, and forgiveness, Elizabeth Gaskell's Mary Barton vividly dramatizes the suffering and successes, conflicts and plights of the poverty-stricken Manchester of the 1840s.
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Medea: A New Versionby Brendan Kennelly, EuripidesISBN 1852241896 (1-85224-189-6)
Softcover, Bloodaxe Books
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Medeaby Euripides, Kenneth McLeish, Frederic RaphaelISBN 1854591649 (1-85459-164-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Medea'Book summary:A play of psychologically and physically murderous vengeance, Medea is one of the most powerful and perennially produced of all ancient drama. [via]
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Metamorphosisby Franz Kafka, Richard StokesISBN 1843914093 (1-84391-409-3)
Hardcover, Hesperus Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Metamorphosis : And Other Stories'Book summary:[via]In this, his most famous story, Franz Kafka explores the notions of alienation and human loneliness through extraordinary narrative technique and depth of imagination. Gregor Samsa awakens one morning to find himself transformed into a repulsive bug. Trapped inside this hideous form, his mind remains unchangeduntil he sees the shocked reaction of those around him. He begins to question the basis of human love and, indeed, the entire purpose of his existence. But this, it seems, is only the beginning of his ordeal. Franz Kafka is one of the most prominent figures of 20th-century literature; his work, much of which was published posthumously, includes The Trial and The Castle. -
Moby-Dickby Herman MelvilleISBN 1853260088 (1-85326-008-8)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Moby-Dick'Book summary:With an Introduction and Notes by David Herd. Lecturer in English and American Literature at the University of Kent at Canterbury Moby-Dick is the story of Captain Ahab's quest to avenge the whale that 'reaped' his leg. The quest is an obsession and the novel is a diabolical study of how a man becomes a fanatic. But it is also a hymn to democracy. Bent as the crew is on Ahab s appalling crusade, it is equally the image of a co-operative community at work: all hands dependent on all hands, each individual responsible for the security of each. Among the crew is Ishmael, the novel's narrator, ordinary sailor, and extraordinary reader. Digressive, allusive, vulgar, transcendent, the story Ishmael tells is above all an education: in the practice of whaling, in the art of writing. [via]
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The Moonstoneby Wilkie CollinsISBN 1853260444 (1-85326-044-4)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Moonstone'Book summary:Introduction and Notes by David Blair, Rutherford College, University of Kent The Moonstone, a priceless Indian diamond which had been brought to England as spoils of war, is given to Rachel Verrinder on her eighteenth birthday. That very night, the stone is stolen. Suspicion then falls on a hunchbacked housemaid, on Rachel's cousin Franklin Blake, on a troupe of mysterious Indian jugglers, and on Rachel herself. The phlegmatic Sergeant Cuff is called in, and with the help of Betteredge, the Robinson Crusoe-reading loquacious steward, the mystery of the missing stone is ingeniously solved. [via]
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Night And Dayby Virginia WoolfISBN 1846374707 (1-84637-470-7)
Softcover, Echo Library
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The Piano Teacherby Joachim Neugroschel, Elfriede JelinekISBN 1852427507 (1-85242-750-7)
Softcover, Serpents Tail
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Pinocchio: Library Editionby Carlo CollodiISBN 1853261602 (1-85326-160-2)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pinocchio: Library Edition'Book summary:Carved by Old Gepetto, Pinocchio has an enormous nose which grows even longer whenever he tells a lie. And Pinocchio is such a scamp that he gets into all sorts of mischief. He runs away and joins a circus but eventually the conscience of a talking cricket and Pinocchio's guardian fairy restore him to good behaviour, obedience and care for others. [via]
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The Pocket Kama Sutra: Erotic Secrets for Modern Loversby Nicole BaileyISBN 1844833240 (1-84483-324-0)
Softcover, Duncan Baird Pub
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Poemsby CatullusISBN 1853267783 (1-85326-778-3)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Poems'Book summary:The World Literature series reproduces the greatest books the world over with only the highest production standards. History, philosophy, psychology, political theory, fiction, and ancient texts are now accessible to everyone at an extremely affordable price. [via]
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Poems & Sonnets of William Shakespeareby William ShakespeareISBN 1853264164 (1-85326-416-4)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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Poems and Fragmentsby SapphoISBN 1852242019 (1-85224-201-9)
Softcover, Bloodaxe Books Ltd
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Poems Of Love And Hateby Josephine Balmer, CatullusISBN 1852246456 (1-85224-645-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Poems Of Love And Hate'Book summary:Catallus distinguishes himself from other Roman poets by combining traditional Roman writing styles with Greek forms and scandalous content. This volume includes the full complement of his shorter poems... Balmer's translation preserves Catallus's wit and lyrical writing style.""--Translation Review. [via]
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The Practice of the Presence of God: Conversations & Letters of Brother Lawrenceby Brother LawrenceISBN 1851681981 (1-85168-198-1)
Hardcover, Oneworld Publications
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The Professorby Charlotte BronteISBN 1853262080 (1-85326-208-0)
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Propertius: Elegiesby R. I. V. Hodge, R. A. ButtimoreISBN 1853996513 (1-85399-651-3)
Softcover, Intl Pub Marketing Inc
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The Rule Of Fourby Ian Caldwell, Dustin ThomasonISBN 1844130053 (1-84413-005-3)
Hardcover, Century
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Rule Of Four'Book summary:Tom Sullivan is about to graduate from Princeton. He's intelligent and popular, but haunted by the violent death several years earlier of his father, an academic who devoted his life to studying one of the rarest, most complex and most valuable books in the world. Since its publication in 1499, the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili has baffled scholars who have tried to understand its many mysteries. Coded in seven languages, the text is at once a passionate love story, an intricate mathematical labyrinth, and a tale of arcane brutality. Paul Harris, Tom's roommate, has deeply personal reasons of his own for wanting to unveil the secrets the book hides. When a long-lost diary surfaces, it seems the two friends have found the key to the labyrinth - but when a fellow researcher is murdered only hours later, they suddenly find themselves in great danger. And what they discover embedded in the text stuns them: the passion of a Renaissance prince, a hidden crypt, and a secret worth dying to protect- [via]
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The Seagullby Anton Chekhov, Stephen MulrineISBN 1854591932 (1-85459-193-2)
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Shirleyby Charlotte BronteISBN 1853260649 (1-85326-064-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shirley'Book summary:The Shirley of the title is a woman of independent means; her friend Caroline is not. Both struggle with what a woman's role is and can be. Their male counterparts - Louis, the powerless tutor, and Robert, his cloth-manufacturing brother - also stand at odds to society's expectations. The novel is set in a period of social and political ferment, featuring class disenfranchisement, the drama of Luddite machine-breaking, and the divisive effects of the Napoleonic Wars. But Charlotte Bront?s particular strength lies in exploring the hidden psychological drama of love, loss and the quest for identity. Personal and public agitation are brought together against the dramatic backdrop of her native Yorkshire. As always, Bront? challenges convention, exploring the limitations of social justice whilst telling not one but two love stories. [via]
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Taming the Beastby Emily MaguireISBN 1852428961 (1-85242-896-1)
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hallby Anne BrontëISBN 1846371317 (1-84637-131-7)
Softcover, Echo Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall'Book summary:With an Introduction and Notes by Peter Merchant, Christchurch University College. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is a powerful and sometimes violent novel of expectation, love, oppression, sin, religion and betrayal. It portrays the disintegration of the marriage of Helen Huntingdon, the mysterious tenant of the title, and her dissolute, alcoholic husband. Defying convention, Helen leaves her husband to protect their young son from his father's influence, and earns her own living as an artist. Whilst in hiding at Wildfell Hall, she encounters Gilbert Markham, who falls in love with her. On its first publication in 1848, Anne Brontë's second novel was criticised for being 'coarse' and 'brutal'. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall challenges the social conventions of the early nineteenth century in a strong defence of women's rights in the face of psychological abuse from their husbands. Anne Brontë's style is bold, naturalistic and passionate, and this novel, which her sister Charlotte considered 'an entire mistake', has earned her a position in English Literature in her own right. [via]
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To My Very Special Husbandby Pam Brown, Juliette Clarke, Helen ExleyISBN 1850152640 (1-85015-264-0)
Hardcover, Exley Giftbooks
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Tono-bungayby H. G. WellsISBN 1846375231 (1-84637-523-1)
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesarby William ShakespeareISBN 1853260223 (1-85326-022-3)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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Tragedy of Macbethby William ShakespeareISBN 1847027490 (1-84702-749-0)
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The Two Towersby J. R. R. TolkienISBN 1850894191 (1-85089-419-1)
Hardcover, ISIS Large Print Books
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Vanity Fairby William Makepeace ThackeryISBN 1853260193 (1-85326-019-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Vanity Fair'Book summary:With an Introduction and Notes by Owen Knowles, University of Hull Thackeray's upper-class Regency world is a noisy and jostling commercial fairground, predominantly driven by acquisitive greed and soulless materialism, in which the narrator himself plays a brilliantly versatile role as a serio-comic observer. Although subtitled 'A Novel without a Hero', Vanity Fair follows the fortunes of two contrasting but inter-linked lives: through the retiring Amelia Sedley and the brilliant Becky Sharp, Thackeray examines the position of women in an intensely exploitative male world. [via]
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Vathekby William BeckfordISBN 1845880609 (1-84588-060-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Vathek'Book summary:[via]Written in 1782 by the near-legendary hedonist William Beckford, Vathek was the first Oriental-Gothic horror novel in English literature. It tells the story of Vathek, the debauched and pleasure-seeking ninth Caliph of the Abassides, who decides to build a great tower to "penetrate the secrets of heaven." The appearance of an Indian magician arouses Vatheks thirst for knowledge and he is willing to go to any lengths, including the sacrifice of 50 of the most beautiful boys in his kingdom, to gain access to the "Palace of Subterranean Fire," where the magician promises he will find treasures, intelligences and talismans that control the world. A rousing novel, Vathek is a classic tale of greed and lust for power containing magic, trickery, and betrayal all culminating in an age-old showdown between good and evil.More editions of Vathek:
Victory: An Island Taleby Joseph ConradISBN 1853262560 (1-85326-256-0)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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The Virago Book of Love Poetryby Wendy MulfordISBN 1853810304 (1-85381-030-4)
Hardcover, Virago
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Walking With Ghosts: Poemsby Qwo-li DriskillISBN 1844711137 (1-84471-113-7)
Softcover, Salt Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Walking With Ghosts: Poems'Book summary:Written from a contemporary Cherokee, Queer and mixed-race experience, these poems confront a legacy of land-theft, genocide, and forced removal, and resist ongoing attacks on both Indigenous and Gay/ Lesbian/ Bisexual /Transgender communities. Tender, startling, confrontational and erotic, this book honors the dead and brings the survivors back home. [via]
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Washington Squareby Henry JamesISBN 1853265535 (1-85326-553-5)
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When Men Believe in Love: A Book for Men Who Love Women and the Women They Loveby Susan EdwardsISBN 185230619X (1-85230-619-X)
Softcover, Element Books, Incorporated
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The Wind in the Willowsby Kenneth GrahameISBN 1853260177 (1-85326-017-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wind in the Willows'Book summary:Inspired by correspondence from Wind in the Willow's author Kenneth Grahame to his young son, award-winning illustrator Michael Foreman took up paint and brush to follow Mole, Ratty, Mr. Badger, and Toad through another edition of this well-loved kids classic.
Grahame's time-honored story, an adventure-filled idyll that meanders across a lovingly described English countryside, cemented its status as a masterpiece generations ago. But this newest edition adds some noteworthy extras: the unabridged text includes two chapters that don't appear in some modern versions ("The Pipers at the Gates of Dawn" and "Wayfarers All"), and the book closes with reproductions of two of Grahame's actual letters to his son Alistair ("My darling Mouse") in 1907, written on ornate, old-timey stationery from two Cornwall hotels and recounting one of Toad's first adventures (which Toad fans will recognize as the train-assisted escape of a certain "washerwoman").
These inclusions alone might merit a new edition, but Foreman's illustrations stand shoulder to shoulder with those of previous Winds artists (among them Ernest Shepard, the original illustrator, and Arthur Rackham, both of whom Foreman modestly stands "in awe" of). The lively, full-color illustrations appear generously throughout the book, as they convincingly capture both the story's small moments (like the washerwoman's weeping, for one) and more explosive events (like the storming of Toad Hall). (All ages) --Paul Hughes [via]
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The Winter's Taleby William ShakespeareISBN 1853262358 (1-85326-235-8)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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The Woman in Whiteby Wilkie CollinsISBN 1853260770 (1-85326-077-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Woman in White'Book summary:With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Scott Brewster, University of Central Lancashire Wilkie Collins is a master of mystery, and The Woman in White is his first excursion into the genre. When the hero, Walter Hartright, on a moonlit night in North London, encounters a solitary, terrified and beautiful woman dressed in white, he feels impelled to solve the mystery of her distress. The intricate plot is peopled with a finely characterised cast, from the peevish invalid Mr Fairlie to the corpulent villain Count Fosco and the enigmatic woman herself. [via]
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The Works of Alfred Lord Tennysonby Alfred Tennyson TennysonISBN 1853264148 (1-85326-414-8)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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Written in Stoneby Teresa EckfordISBN 1847285112 (1-84728-511-2)
Softcover, Lulu.com
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Zuleika Dobson or an Oxford Love Storyby Max BeerbohmISBN 1846379555 (1-84637-955-5)
Softcover, Echo Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Zuleika Dobson or an Oxford Love Story'Book summary:Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm (1872-1956) was an English parodist and caricaturist. His first book, The Works of Max Beerbohm, was published in 1896. Having been interviewed by George Bernard Shaw himself, in 1898 he followed Shaw as drama critic for the Saturday Review, on whose staff he remained until 1910. From 1935 onwards, he was an occasional radio broadcaster, talking about cars and carriages and music halls for the BBC. His wit is shown often enough in his caricatures but his letters contain a carefully blended humour-a gentle admonishing of the excesses of the day-whilst remaining firmly tongue in cheek. Beerbohm's best known works are: Yet Again (1909), A Christmas Garland (1912), a parody of literary styles, and Seven Men (1919), which includes Enoch Soames, the tale of a poet who makes a deal with the devil to find out how posterity will remember him. In 1911 he wrote Zuleika Dobson, or, An Oxford Love Story, his only novel. He also wrote And Even Now (1920). [via]
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