The fourth novel in Trollope's Palliser series, "Phineas Redux" stands on its own as a compelling work of political intrigue, personal crisis, and romantic jealousy. Phineas Finn lives quietly in Dublin, resigned to the fact that his political …
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The fourth novel in Trollope's Palliser series, "Phineas Redux" stands on its own as a compelling work of political intrigue, personal crisis, and romantic jealousy. Phineas Finn lives quietly in Dublin, resigned to the fact that his political …
The Great Persuader: The Biography of Collis P. Huntington
The Great Persuader is the biography of a robber baron, the greatest railroad mogul of them all — Collis P. Huntington, the Sacramento, California, storekeeper who, along with Leland Stanford and Mark Hopkins, parlayed $1,500 into America's first …
The Penguin Book of Renaissance Verse: 1509-1659
Arranged thematically, this anthology brings out the relationship between the period's poetry and politics, and explores the growth of innovative humanist ideas and forms. It devotes space to women poets, is equally distinctive in its emphasis on …
"Introducing Metaphor" is an accessible introduction to the different ways in which metaphor permeates all areas of language, and other methods of communication, covering both theoretical and practical approaches to the analysis of texts. …
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New chronology; essay by Q. D. Leavis reinstated. Edited with an Introduction and Notes by David Carroll.
Czechoslovakia Concise Dictionary
This excellent bilingual reference to the Czech language features over 7,500 entries, all completely modern and up-to-date. It also features a phonetic guide to pronunciation in both languages and a glossary of Czech menu terms. The handy size …
Pre-twentieth Century Short Stories
This text is an anthology containing stories by writers such as Defoe, Swift, Dickens, Gaskell and Hardy. The book provides opportunities for comparisons between texts and should stimulate coursework. The stories are complete and unabridged and …
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Never Learn to Type: A Woman at the United Nations
'As a leading international civil servant, Margaret Anstee has lived with the great themes of post-war history: poverty, conflict and the unending difficulty of limiting either. But she also writes of romance and travel, friendship and daily …
Barron's Pocket Guide to Correct Spelling
back cover. BARRON'S. POCKET GUIDE. TO. CORRECT SPELLING. Fourth Edition. Greatly expanded and updated, this alphabetically arranged guide to 24,000 often misspelled words includes easy-to-remember spelling rules, memory devices for avoiding …
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Emeril!: Inside the Amazing Success of Today's Most Popular Chef
revealing look at the real "Emeril live" Emeril Lagasse is a phenomenon-a television chef and restaurateur who has parlayed his outsized personality and gastronomic acumen into a multi-million-dollar culinary empire. Along the way, he's added new …
Enkidu is created by the gods to challenge the arrogant King Gilgamesh, but instead of killing each other, the two become friends.JTravelling together to the Cedar Forest, they fight and slay the evil monster Humbaba.JBut when Enkidu is killed, …
Colloquial Romanian: The Complete Course for Beginners
The third edition of this popular course in Romanian for beginners has been completely revised and updated to make learning Romanian easier and more enjoyable than ever before. Written by experienced teachers of Romanian, this course offers a …
BARRON'S. ITALIAN. VOCABULARY. Second Edition. Nearly 8,000 English words and phrases are presented with their Italian translations. They are categorized by practical subject themes that include numbers and measurements, words describing people, …
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Set in the world of 19th-century Russia's fading aristocracy, Turgenev's story depicts a boy's growth of knowledge and mastery over his own heart as he awakens to the complex nature of adult love.
The verse in this collection ranges from the objective, naturalistic descriptions of Rilke's earliest work to the effusive outpourings of half-religious ecstasy and anguish that characterize his later poems and culminate in the personal vision of …
Plays: Ivanov; The Seagull; Uncle Vanya; Three Sisters; The Cherry Orchard
Anton Chekhov wrote that "narrative is my legal wife and drama a flamboyant, rowdy, impudent, exhausting mistress." At a time when the Russian stage was dominated by farces, formulaic melodramas, and vaudevilles, Chekhov created plays that …
One of Kipling's most enduringly popular works, this classic tale of the sea and fable of a boy's initiation into the world of men is accompanied by a brand-new Introduction. Reissue.
The first of the great Greek tragedians, Aeschylus wrote many plays, of which seven survive. The four in this volume, one based on contemporary events, the others on myth, reflect the morality of contemporary Athens - that is, that reason is the …
Sicily has recently been "discovered" by Americans and Europeans as an enchanting vacationland. Its colorful landscape and mild climate have made tourism a booming business for the historic isle. This guide brings the Sicilian language to life …
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Palgrave Advances in James Joyce Studies
"Palgrave Advances in James Joyce Studies" is a comprehensive guide to new critical approaches to Joyce studies. Topics covered include Joyce and Intertextuality, Joyce and Gender, Joyce and Politics, Joyce and Geography, and Joyce and Science. …
Unique features include an extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by the general editor of Signet Classic Shakespeare series, plus a special introduction to the play by the editor Sylvan Barnet, Tufts University. It also …
More Worship Sketches 2 Perform
Two thumbs up! You won't want to miss this first-rate collection of small-cast scripts. Steven James is back with more of the same creative and insightful sketches found in his popular first book. Some are thought-provoking serious while some are …
Routledge Colloquials offer the widest available range of language-learning book and cassette packages. Beginner or intermediate, Colloquials guide the learner through his or her language of choice and the flexible format makes it possible to …
In the myths and legends that are magnificently retold here, Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer's original in a bold, contemporary idiom, and given readers an "Odyssey" to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer …
This is a new translation by Michael Hamburger of a selection of Paul Celan's poems. The poet, who died in 1970, remains one of the most important twentieth-century German poets since Rilke.
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
Laurence Sterne's masterpiece of bawdy humour and rich satire defies any attempt to categorize it. Part novel, part digression, its disordered narrative interweaves the birth and life of the unfortunate hero Tristram Shandy, the eccentric …
Charity Wiser, matriarch of the Wiser clan by virtue of her wealth and power, is an indomitable provocateur . . . and private detective Russell Quant's newest employer. There is more than a single rotten apple on this family tree, and Quant has …
Views and Values: Diverse Readings on Universal Themes
Explore the human condition with VIEWS AND VALUES, a thematic collection of 27 short fiction and non-fiction selections from international authors.
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Robert King's close-reading of the Sheyenne River, a travel narrative told as the author walks and canoes from the headwaters to the river's end, reflecting on the natural and human histories of this prairie waterway.
Colloquial Greek: The Complete Course for Beginners
This second edition of "Colloquial Greek" has been completely revised and updated to make learning Greek easier and more enjoyable than ever before! Specially developed by an experienced teacher for self-study and class use, this course offers …