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1700: Scenes from London Lifeby Maureen WallerISBN 1568581645 (1-56858-164-5)
Hardcover, Basic Books
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› Find signed collectible books: '1700: Scenes from London Life'Book summary:Just the sort of book that gives history a good name, 1700: Scenes from London Life presents almost a glut of the kind of daily life (and death) detail which proves utterly engaging, striking chords of familiarity or describing almost unimaginable worlds. We discover where people lived and worked, how they behaved, what they wore and ate and how horrifically they suffered from illness and injury. A booming London appears modern in its commercialization and overt materialism. It was "the most magnificent city in Europe" yet "the streets were open sewers" and life there was so precarious that it might be described as "a mere prelude to death". The world of 1700 is brought vividly to life by imaginative vignettes drawn from the author's research and by excerpts from contemporary diarists, novelists and commentators, whose works are listed in the extensive bibliography. A relatively long book, it can be dipped into, as the chapters are thematically organized. In fact, open the book at any page and the intriguing detail will leap out and grab you. Creatively written, the text is so colorful that the slightly disappointing illustrations are not much of a drawback. This is a truly enticing read, exploring a period of significant development in London and clearly indicating the importance of this point in England's history. --Karen Tiley, Amazon.co.uk [via]
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Again and Againby Susan JohnsonISBN 157566805X (1-57566-805-X)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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Austenlandby Shannon HaleISBN 1596912855 (1-59691-285-5)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Austenland'Book summary:[via]Jane Hayes is a seemingly normal young New Yorker, but she has a secret. Her obsession with Mr. Darcy, as played by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, is ruining her love life: no real man can compare. But when a wealthy relative bequeaths her a trip to an English resort catering to Austen-crazed women, Jane's fantasies of meeting the perfect Regency-era gentleman suddenly become realer than she ever could have imagined.
Decked out in empire-waist gowns, Jane struggles to master Regency etiquette and flirts with gardeners and gentlemen--or maybe even, she suspects, with the actors who are playing them. It's all a game, Jane knows. And yet the longer she stays, the more her insecurities seem to fall away, and the more she wonders: Is she about to kick the Austen obsession for good, or could all her dreams actually culminate in a Mr. Darcy of her own?More editions of Austenland:
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Awaken, My Loveby Robin SchoneISBN 1575669072 (1-57566-907-2)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Awaken, My Love'Book summary:Robin Schone's debut romance was an immediate sensation and a perfect introduction to her groundbreaking style. In this new edition of her classic tale, unavailable until now, she offers her trademark blend of suspense and passion...with a surprising twist.
Fantasy Made Flesh
When thirty-nine-year-old Elaine Metcliffe awakens one morning, she is astounded to find herself in a strange bed, in another century--inhabiting the body of another woman. In this, her "new" life, she is married to English baron Charles Mortimer--dark, breathtakingly handsome--and bent not only on seducing the resentful young woman he believes her to be, but educating her in practices of physical pleasure Elaine has never dared to imagine. Torn between fidelity to the passionless husband she left behind and the exquisite temptation Charles offers with every touch, Elaine will discover that the dark magic responsible for her transport to this time and place is no match for the carnal delights that make her want to stay...
"Robin Schone knows how to write sizzling erotic love scenes." --Romantic Times on The Lover [via]
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Blood and Rosesby Sharon BainbridgeISBN 1557739854 (1-55773-985-4)
Hardcover, Putnam Berkley
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The Broad Highwayby FarnolISBN 1598187813 (1-59818-781-3)
Softcover, Alan Rodgers Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Broad Highway'Book summary:Again Mr. Grainger laid down the will, and again he regarded me over the rim of his spectacles.
"Good God!" cried Sir Richard, leaping to his feet, "the man must have been mad. Ten guineas -- why, it's an insult -- damme! -- it's an insult -- you'll never take it of course, Peter."
"On the contrary, sir," said I.
"But -- ten guineas!" bellowed the baronet; "on my soul now, George was a cold-blooded fish, but I didn't think even he was capable of such a despicable trick -- no -- curse me if I did! Why, it would have been kinder to have left you nothing at all -- but it was like George -- bitter to the end -- ten guineas!"
"Is ten guineas," said I, "and when one comes to think of it, much may be done with ten guineas."
Sir Richard grew purple in the face, but before he could speak, Mr. Grainger began to read again:
"'Moreover, the sum of five hundred thousand pounds, now vested in the funds, shall be paid to either Maurice or Peter Vibart aforesaid, if either shall, within one calendar year, become the husband of the Lady Sophia Sefton of Cambourne.'"
"Good God!" exclaimed Sir Richard.
"'Failing which,'" read Mr. Grainger, "'the said sum, namely, five hundred thousand pounds, shall be bestowed upon such charity or charities as the trustees shall select. Signed by me, this tenth day of April, eighteen hundred and --, George Vibrart. Duly witnessed by Adam Penfleet, Martha Trent.'" [via]
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Cecilyby Clare DarcyISBN 1558173501 (1-55817-350-1)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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The China Brideby Mary Jo PutneyISBN 1568959168 (1-56895-916-8)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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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:
The Commodoreby Patrick O'BrianISBN 1568952716 (1-56895-271-6)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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Conviction: A Sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudiceby Skyla BurrisISBN 1589395972 (1-58939-597-2)
Softcover, Virtualbookworm.com Publishing, Incorporated
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The Crafter's Pattern Sourcebook: 1,000 Classic Motifs for Every Craft from Around the World and Through the Agesby Mary MacCarthyISBN 1570761418 (1-57076-141-8)
Hardcover, Trafalgar Square
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A Dangerous Loveby Sabrina JeffriesISBN 1585712175 (1-58571-217-5)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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Daring Gambleby Maria GreeneISBN 1557737088 (1-55773-708-8)
Hardcover, Putnam Berkley
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Diary of an Invalid: Journal of a Tour in Pursuit of Health, 1817-1819by Henry Matthews, Henry MatthewISBN 184588017X (1-84588-017-X)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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El Gauchoby Milo ManaraISBN 1561632244 (1-56163-224-4)
Softcover, Nbm Pub Co
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The Elusive Flameby Kathleen E. WoodiwissISBN 1568956924 (1-56895-692-4)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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Emma: Lady Hamiltonby Flora FraserISBN 1557780080 (1-55778-008-0)
Softcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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Escoffier: The King of Chefsby Kenneth JamesISBN 1852853964 (1-85285-396-4)
Hardcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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Everyday Life in the 1800s: A Guide for Writers, Students & Historiansby Marc McCutcheonISBN 1582970637 (1-58297-063-7)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Everyday Life in the 1800s: A Guide for Writers, Students & Historians'Book summary:This is a complete reference, offering pertinent information about the nineteenth century in a logical, accessible form. Fiction and nonfiction historical writers interested in this period will find this book a must. The wonderful and fascinating details of the 1800s have never before been gathered into one volume. And, to make the information even more interesting, McCutcheon has included quotes from 19th-century citizens concerning or describing key words and definitions. This complete guide tells writers: "in" hairstyles and fashions for every decade of the century; the cost to mail a letter; favorite swear words and slang; thieves methods for cracking bank safes; courtship and marriage rituals; jokes of the period; and much more! [via]
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Frankensteinby Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyISBN 1561561428 (1-56156-142-8)
Softcover, Kidsbooks
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frankenstein'Book summary:Frankenstein, loved by many decades of readers and praised by such eminent literary critics as Harold Bloom, seems hardly to need a recommendation. If you haven't read it recently, though, you may not remember the sweeping force of the prose, the grotesque, surreal imagery, and the multilayered doppelgänger themes of Mary Shelley's masterpiece. As fantasy writer Jane Yolen writes of this (the reviewer's favorite) edition, "The strong black and whites of the main text [illustrations] are dark and brooding, with unremitting shadows and stark contrasts. But the central conversation with the monster--who owes nothing to the overused movie image & but is rather the novel's charnel-house composite--is where [Barry] Moser's illustrations show their greatest power ... The viewer can all but smell the powerful stench of the monster's breath as its words spill out across the page. Strong book-making for one of the world's strongest and most remarkable books." Includes an illuminating afterword by Joyce Carol Oates. [via]
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- Frankenstein: ISBN 1566191416 (1-56619-141-6)
Softcover, Dorset Pr - Frankenstein: ISBN 1587260883 (1-58726-088-3)
Softcover, Ann Arbor Media Group - Frankenstein: ISBN 1593080050 (1-59308-005-0)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc - Frankenstein: ISBN 1593081154 (1-59308-115-4)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc - Frankenstein: ISBN 1853260231 (1-85326-023-1)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc - Frankenstein: ISBN 1561563099 (1-56156-309-9)
Hardcover, Kidsbooks - Frankenstein: ISBN 1566190916 (1-56619-091-6)
Hardcover, Barnes & Noble - Frankenstein: ISBN 1593081618 (1-59308-161-8)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc - Frankenstein: ISBN 1851960775 (1-85196-077-5)
Hardcover, Pickering & Chatto Publishers, Limited - Frankenstein: ISBN 1577656865 (1-57765-686-5)
Hardcover, Spotlight - Frankenstein: ISBN 1561561428 (1-56156-142-8)
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Frankensteinby Mary . ShelleyISBN 1562548980 (1-56254-898-0)
Softcover, Saddleback Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frankenstein'Book summary:The epic battle between man and monster reaches its greatest pitch in the famous story of Frankenstein. In trying to create life the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor himself to the very brink. How he tries to destroy his creation as it destroys everything Victor loves is a powerful story of love friendship and horror. Grades: 4 - 12. Level(s): Intermediate Middle School High School. Author: Mary Shelly. Binding: Paperback. Publishing Date: Jan 2005. Number of Pages: 61. Language: English. [via]
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Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheusby Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Lynd WardISBN 1850790701 (1-85079-070-1)
Hardcover, New Orchard Editions
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Gentleman Butlerby Marcia GreeneISBN 1557738882 (1-55773-888-2)
Hardcover, Putnam Berkley
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The Genuine Articleby Mary ButlerISBN 155773478X (1-55773-478-X)
Softcover, Ace Books
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Harriette Wilson's Memoirsby Leslie BlanchISBN 1842126326 (1-84212-632-6)
Softcover, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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A Heart in Disguiseby Monette CummingsISBN 1557735522 (1-55773-552-2)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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A Heart in Jeopardyby Holly NewmanISBN 1557734933 (1-55773-493-3)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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The Helpful Ghostby Sheila R. AllenISBN 1557739080 (1-55773-908-0)
Hardcover, Putnam Berkley
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Highland Fireby Elizabeth ThorntonISBN 1558177833 (1-55817-783-3)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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The House of Godwine : The History of a Dynastyby Emma MasonISBN 1852853891 (1-85285-389-1)
Hardcover, Continuum International Publishing Group, Limited
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The Importance of Being Earnestby Oscar WildeISBN 1576466507 (1-57646-650-7)
Softcover, Quiet Vision Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Importance of Being Earnest'Book summary:This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition includes a glossary and reader's notes to help the modern reader appreciate Wilde's wry wit and elaborate plot twists.
Oscar Wilde's madcap farce about mistaken identities, secret engagements, and lovers' entanglements still delights readers more than a century after its 1895 publication and premiere performance. The rapid-fire wit and eccentric characters of The Importance of Being Earnest have made it a mainstay of the high school curriculum for decades.
Cecily Cardew and Gwendolen Fairfax are both in love with the same mythical suitor. Jack Worthing has wooed Gewndolen as Ernest while Algernon has also posed as Ernest to win the heart of Jack's ward, Cecily. When all four arrive at Jack's country home on the same weekend, the rivals to fight for Ernest's undivided attention and the Ernests to claim their beloved's pandemonium breaks loose.
Only a senile nursemaid and an old, discarded hand-bag can save the day! [via]
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Jamaica Innby Lisa Evans, Daphne Du MaurierISBN 1840024097 (1-84002-409-7)
Softcover, Oberon Books, Limited
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Jane Austen and the Clergyby Irene CollinsISBN 1852853271 (1-85285-327-1)
Softcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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Jane Austen: Obstinate Heartby Valerie Grosvenor MyerISBN 1559704357 (1-55970-435-7)
Softcover, Arcade Publishing, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jane Austen: Obstinate Heart'Book summary:There has been a veritable explosion of interest in the works of Jane Austen during the last two years. With five films based on Austen novels recently released via film and television, her books are finding a new audience among both readers and booksellers. Thus Valerie Grosvenor Myer's recent biography, Jane Austen: Obstinate Heart proves most timely. In fact, Jane Austen is best read in conjunction with its subject's novels, for so much of Jane's life went into her six books, although her heroines generally fared better than their creator. Born the seventh of eight children into the genteel but impoverished home of a clergyman, Jane Austen quickly learned what it meant to be a woman without money--a situation most of her female protagonists shared, yet often overcame through marriage. Austen, however, refused to marry without love, and thus never married.
Jane Austen does a fine job of relaying the details of its subject's life--her relationship with her family and friends, the indignities of her unfortunate financial circumstances, and her pleasure in the success of those novels she lived to see published. But more than that, Myer delves into the mores and manners of Austen's times--the importance placed on marriage, respectability, and financial security, all central to the author's novels. Most engaging is Myer's exploration of Jane Austen's prickly, imperfect personality, revealed through letters, diaries, and the recollections of her family. In Jane Austen the reader discovers a fully-drawn woman, complete with flaws, strengths, and a burning talent that lives on today, 200 years after her death. [via]
Jane Austen's Guide to Good Manners: Compliments, Charades & Horrible Blundersby Josephine Ross, Henrietta WebbISBN 159691274X (1-59691-274-X)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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A Kiss for Carolineby Monette CummingsISBN 1557735271 (1-55773-527-1)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Lady Luckby Sheila RabeISBN 1557738297 (1-55773-829-7)
Hardcover, Putnam Berkley
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A Larcenous Affairby Ellen RawlingsISBN 1557735999 (1-55773-599-9)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Lesley Castleby Jane AustenISBN 1843911159 (1-84391-115-9)
Softcover, Hesperus Press
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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 London Mob: Violence and Disorder in an Eighteenth-Century Englandby Robert ShoemakerISBN 1852853735 (1-85285-373-5)
Hardcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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Lost Heirby Sheila RabeISBN 1557737584 (1-55773-758-4)
Hardcover, Putnam Berkley
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Love to Treasureby Melinda PryceISBN 1557736774 (1-55773-677-4)
Hardcover, Putnam Berkley
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The Meddlesome Ghostby Sheila R. AllenISBN 1557738580 (1-55773-858-0)
Hardcover, Putnam Berkley
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Milord's Liegewomanby Elizabeth ChaterISBN 1585861294 (1-58586-129-4)
Softcover, E-Rights/E-Reads Ltd
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Miss Hartwell's Dilemmaby Carola DunnISBN 1560540141 (1-56054-014-1)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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My Cousin Rachelby Daphne Du MaurierISBN 1585790370 (1-58579-037-0)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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Night Fireby Catherine CoulterISBN 1568954573 (1-56895-457-3)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Night Fire'Book summary:Dear Listener, I began writing the Night Trilogy in 1987. Im very proud of all three novels. Perhaps Night Fire is my favorite simply because its so different from the other two. In Night Fire, Arielle Leslie is a sixteen-year-old forced to wed Paisley Cochrane, a sadistic old man who abuses her. When he dies, she believes herself free. But shes not. Burke Drummond, Earl of Ravensworth, a young man shed worshipped three years before, is home from the wars, and he wants her. Burke and Arielle are two people who have touched me deeply. Together they faced problems and obstacles never spoken of in the Regency time. Do give Night Fire a try. See if you dont agree with me that Arielle and Burke are two very special people. Catherine Coulter A SIZZLER. - Publishers Weekly [via]
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North and Southby Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellISBN 1853260932 (1-85326-093-2)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'North and South'Book summary:With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Patsy Stoneman, University of Hull Set in the mid-19th century, and written from the author's first-hand experience, North and South follows the story of the heroine's movement from the tranquil but moribund ways of southern England to the vital but turbulent north. Elizabeth Gaskell's skilful narrative uses an unusual love story to show how personal and public lives were woven together in a newly industrial society. This is a tale of hard-won triumphs - of rational thought over prejudice and of humane care over blind deference to the market. Readers in the twenty-first century will find themselves absorbed as this Victorian novel traces the origins of problems and possibilities which are still challenging a hundred and fifty years later: the complex relationships, public and private, between men and women of different classes. [via]
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The Pickwick Papersby Charles DickensISBN 1853260525 (1-85326-052-5)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Pickwick Papers'Book summary:The Pickwick Papers is Dickens' first novel and widely regarded as one of the major classics of comic writing in English. Originally serialised in monthly instalments, it quickly became a huge popular success with sales reaching 40,000 by the final part. In the century and a half since its first appearance, the characters of Mr Pickwick, Sam Weller and the whole of the Pickwickian crew have entered the consciousness of all who love English literature in general, and the works of Dickens in particular. [via]
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Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Clubby Charles DickensISBN 1582790663 (1-58279-066-3)
Hardcover, Trident Press International
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club'Book summary:Uniquely designed, this 6" X 9" deluxe edition of Signature Classics features a padded leatherette casing enhanced by gold gilding on all three sides. Highlighted by a full color picture insert on the cover surrounded by gold foil stamping, this series is sure to become a collectable. A standard Jacketed Edition is also available. [via]
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Pride and Prejudiceby Jane AustenISBN 1853260002 (1-85326-000-2)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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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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Queen Luciaby E. F. BensonISBN 1559212527 (1-55921-252-7)
Softcover, Moyer Bell Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Queen Lucia'Book summary:"There is some irony in the fact that Benson, the creator of everything from plays to sober biographies, is best remembered for his series of LUCIA novels, delicious satires of the pretensions and foibles of provincial middle-class life in Britain in the 1920s and '30s. Still, given Benson's droll send-ups of the bitter battles waged by matrons desperate to live out their fantastical versions of upper-class elegance and wit, and his shrewd readings of the ways in which our longings can make us both bizarre and sometimes appealing, it's very likely an irony he would have savored. . . . Queen Lucia, the first in the series, follows Mrs. Lucas (Lucia to her most intimate friends) through a lengthy and often hilarious campaign to derail the career of a would-be rival to the throne of cultural arbiter. The plot, however, is less important than the pratfalls. The six Lucia novels form a kind of epic portrait of striving gone mod, and it's good to have them appearing once again." -- Kirkus [via]
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Regency Bridesby Not AvailableISBN 1597893684 (1-59789-368-4)
Softcover, Barbour Pub Inc
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The Regency Country House: From The Archives Of Country Lifeby John Martin RobinsonISBN 1845130537 (1-84513-053-7)
Hardcover, Trafalgar Square
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The Reluctant Ghostby Sheila R. AllenISBN 1557738033 (1-55773-803-3)
Hardcover, Putnam Berkley
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The Reluctant Heirby Shirley CallanderISBN 155773724X (1-55773-724-X)
Hardcover, Putnam Berkley
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A Scandalous Ladyby Helen ArgersISBN 1557735123 (1-55773-512-3)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Scarlet Ladyby Monette CummingsISBN 1557734623 (1-55773-462-3)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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The Scarlet Pimpernelby OrczyISBN 1576469239 (1-57646-923-9)
Softcover, Quiet Vision Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Scarlet Pimpernel'Book summary:[via]The Scarlet Pimpernel, by Baroness Orczy, 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:In the year 1792, Sir Percy and Lady Marguerite Blakeney are the darlings of British societyhe is known as one of the wealthiest men in England and a dimwit;she is French, a stunning former actress, and the cleverest woman in Europe and they find themselves at the center of a deadly political intrigue. The Reign of Terror controls France, and every day aristocrats in Paris fall victim to Madame la Guillotine. Only one man can rescue themthe Scarlet Pimpernela master of disguises who leaves a calling card bearing only a signature red flower. As the fascinating connection between the Blakeneys and this mysterious hero is revealed, they are forced to choose between love and loyalty in order to avoid the French agent Chauvelin, who relentlessly hunts the Scarlet Pimpernel.
First published in 1905, The Scarlet Pimpernel is the best-known novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, a prolific author of popular fiction and plays. The novel pioneered the tale of the masked avenger and paved the way for such future enigmatic swashbucklers as Zorro, Superman, and the Lone Ranger. Repeatedly adapted for stage and screenmost recently as a successful Broadway musicalThe Scarlet Pimpernel is a relevant and enormously entertaining tale of survival and pluck during times of widespread fear, hypocrisy, and corruption.Includes 8 pieces of original art.
Sarah Juliette Sasson is a lecturer in the Department of French and Romance Philology at Columbia University and is the managing editor of the Romanic Review, a journal devoted to romance literatures. She holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Columbia. She specializes in nineteenth-century literature and particularly in the novel. She has published essays on Honoré de Balzac, Heinrich Heine, and on social mobility in nineteenth-century literature. Currently, she is working on a book on Balzac. 
Secrets of the Nightby Jo BeverleyISBN 156895770X (1-56895-770-X)
Softcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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A Serious Pursuitby Ellen RawlingsISBN 1557734518 (1-55773-451-8)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Sex in Georgian England : Attitudes and Prejudices from the 1720s to the 1820sby A. D. HarveyISBN 1842122738 (1-84212-273-8)
Softcover, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Sharpe's Eagleby Bernard CornwellISBN 1568490763 (1-56849-076-3)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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Sharpe's Swordby Bernard CornwellISBN 1850573808 (1-85057-380-8)
Softcover, Thorndike Pr
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Stonehurstby Barbara JohnsonISBN 1562800248 (1-56280-024-8)
Softcover, Naiad Pr
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Sweet Remembranceby Judy ChristenberryISBN 1557736634 (1-55773-663-4)
Hardcover, Putnam Berkley
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Tender Triumphby Judith McNaughtISBN 1568950136 (1-56895-013-6)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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Villette: Library Editionby Charlotte BronteISBN 185326072X (1-85326-072-X)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Villette: Library Edition'Book summary:Introduction and Notes by Dr Sally Minogue, Canterbury Christ Church University College. This novel is based on the author's personal experience as a teacher in Brussels. It is a moving tale of repressed feelings and subjection to cruel circumstance and position, borne with heroic fortitude. It is also the story of a woman's right to love and be loved. [via]
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Villetteby Laura EngelISBN 1593083165 (1-59308-316-5)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Villette'Book summary:[via]Villette, by Charlotte Bronte, 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:Charlotte Brontës last and most autobiographical novel, Villette explores the inner life of a lonely young Englishwoman, Lucy Snowe, who leaves an unhappy existence in England to become a teacher in the capital of a fictional European country. Drawn to the schools headmaster, Lucy must face the pain of unrequited love and the question of her place in society.
For Villette, Brontë drew upon her own experiences ten years earlier, when she studied in Brussels and developed an unreciprocated passion for her married teacher. The novel also reflects her devastating sense of loss and isolation after the deaths of her beloved brother and sisters, and her confusion and conflicts over the fame she achieved for having written Jane Eyre. But despite Brontës heartsick inspiration for the novel, and the grief that haunts its heroine, Villette is a story of triumph, in which Lucy Snowe comes to understand and appreciate her own strength and value.
Celebrated by George Eliot and Virginia Woolf for its strikingly modern psychological depth and examination of womens roles, Villette is now recognized as Charlotte Brontës masterpiece, surpassing even Jane Eyre.Laura Engel is Assistant Professor in the English Department at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, where she specializes in eighteenth-century British literature and drama.
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Vintage Hats & Bonnets 1770-1970: Identification & Valuesby John Dowling, Susan LangleyISBN 1574320289 (1-57432-028-9)
Hardcover, Collector Books
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The Watsonsby Jane Austen, Kate AtkinsonISBN 1843911450 (1-84391-145-0)
Softcover, Hesperus Pr
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The Wedding Deceptionby Sheila RabeISBN 1557738971 (1-55773-897-1)
Hardcover, Putnam Berkley
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Wicked Stepdaughterby Monette CummingsISBN 1557736510 (1-55773-651-0)
Hardcover, Putnam Berkley
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Wives and Daughtersby Elizabeth Gaskell, Amy M. KingISBN 1593082576 (1-59308-257-6)
Softcover, Barnes & Noble
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An enchanting tale of romance, scandal, and intrigue in the gossipy English town of Hollingford around the 1830s, Wives and Daughters tells the story of Molly Gibson, the seventeen-year-old daughter of a widowed country doctor. When her father remarries, she forms a close friendship with her new stepsisterthe beautiful and worldly Cynthiauntil they become love rivals for the affections of Squire Hamleys sons, Osbourne and Roger. When sudden illness and death reveal some secrets while shrouding others in even deeper mystery, Molly feels that the world is out of joint and it is up to hertrusted by all but listened to by noneto set it right.Amy M. King is Assistant Professor of English at St. Johns University in New York City and the author of Bloom: The Botanical Vernacular in the English Novel (Oxford University Press, 2003).
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The Works of Maria Edgeworthby Maria EdgeworthISBN 185196181X (1-85196-181-X)
Hardcover, Ashgate Pub Co
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