Literature
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American Literary Cultures: A ReaderAmerican Literary Cultures highlights literature written by regional authors--particularly those of Texas and the Southwest--and includes readings representative of a broad array of American social, religious, racial, and ethnic groups from first contact to early twentieth-century Modernism. Tracing the diverse heritages and global impulses...
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Letters of Note: CatsAn irresistible new volume of affectionate missives about our feline companions from Charles Dickens, Anne Frank, Raymond Chandler, Elizabeth Taylor, and more, from the author of the bestselling Letters of Note collections Florence Nightingale sends care instructions to the woman who has just adopted...
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer AND The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Unabridged. Complete with all original Illustrations)ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER and ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN. Complete and unabridged. Includes 335 original illustrations. Crisp text set in modern easily read font."All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn . . . It is the best...
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Dr. DolittleDoctor John Dolittle is the central character of a series of children's books by Hugh Lofting starting with the 1920 The Story of Doctor Dolittle. He is a doctor who shuns human patients in favour of animals, with whom he can speak in their...
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The Crowds of LourdesThe Crowds of Lourdes, first published in 1906, was J.-K. Huysmans last book, and certainly his greatest work of non-fiction. Written in a style that is at once precise and brutal, this Naturalist study of the pilgrim-crowds of Lourdes, presented as a series of...
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On Seamus HeaneyA vivid and original account of one of Ireland's greatest poets by an acclaimed Irish historian and literary biographer The most important Irish poet of the postwar era, Seamus Heaney rose to prominence as his native Northern Ireland descended into sectarian violence. A national...
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World Classics Library: Henry James: The Portrait of a Lady, the Turn of the Screw, Washington SquareThis handsome jacketed hardcover brings together three masterful works of Henry James - The Portrait of a Lady, The Turn of the Screw and Washington Square. Henry James is considered one of the great American novelists, his work celebrated for its moral and psychological...
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Ian Fleming's Inspiration: The Truth Behind the BooksJames Bond is possibly the most well known fictional characters in history. What most people don't know is that almost all of the characters, plots and gadgets come from the real life experiences of Bond's creator - Commander Ian Fleming.In this book, we go...
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Jane Austen Children's Stories: Love and FriendshipAn illustrated adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages!Laura has lived a fairy-tale life until a stranger knocks on her cottage door. Then her adventures and her troubles begin. In dramatic letters, Laura tells of...
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James Baldwin's Another Country: Bookmarked"Lucid, candid reflections on Black identity."--KIRKUS Set mainly in Greenwich Village and Harlem, James Baldwin's 1962 novel, Another Country, is a groundbreaking work of sexual, racial and artistic passions that is stunning for its emotional intensity and haunting sensuality. In her volume in Ig's...
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The Ultimate Children's Classic CollectionThe perfect gift for any book-lover for only 19.99 Each boxset contains eight of the best children's classics ever written Beautifully packaged in a ridged, matt-laminated slipcase with mettalic detailing, complete with strikingly attractive, bespoke artwork. Stocks due by mid-September - just in time...
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Journal of Vampire Studies: Vol. 1, No. 1 (2020)Journal of Vampire Studies is the official journal of the Vampire Studies Association, a not-for-profit founded to stimulate, disseminate and publish vampire scholarship. In this debut issue, Kamil Stachowski considers vampire etymologies not covered in his sprawling essay; Kevin Dodd, in the first of...
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Escape to ExileAUTHOR OF THE BEST-SELLING BUCKSKIN CHRONICLES SERIES TAKES US ON AN EPIC JOURNEY IN THE NEW STONECROFT SAGAIt started as a brother defending the honor of his only sister, but it led to a bloody duel and a young man of a prominent family...
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The Metamorphosis: New Edition - The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka is a real classic.You should grab it and read it to experience it yourself.Here's a simple plot to The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaGregor Samsa wakes up one morning to find himself transformed into a "monstrous vermin". He initially considers...
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Team Get Shit Done: Funny Gift for Team Members At Work - From Boss, Coworker - Gift for Employee Appreciation - Ideal Christmas - AppreciIt is a perfect notebook for taking notes at home, at the office, at work, coworker gifts, men, women, student, kids, Christmas, Secret Santa or project employee appreciation gift for any office environment. or anywhere you go. This blank 120-page journal will jump-start your...
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The Blood Covenant: A Primitive Rite and Its Bearings on Bible Scripture - Early Christian Blood Rituals, and Their Symbolism with Jesus CThe early history of Christianity was marked by blood covenants - rituals involving the blood of believers or animals, which was used to bond worshippers and to symbolize the life of Jesus.Use of blood in religious rites and ceremonies has a long history, with...
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Art in the Light of Conscience: Eight Essays on PoetryMarina Tsvetaeva (1892-1941) was one of the four great Russian poets of the 20th century, along with Akhmatova, Mandelstam and Pasternak. She also wrote outstanding prose. Endowed with 'phenomenally heightened linguistic sensitivity' (Joseph Brodsky), Tsvetaeva was primarily concerned with the nature of poetic creation...
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Horror Fiction in the 20th Century: Exploring Literature's Most Chilling GenreHorror Fiction in the 20th Century encompasses the world of 20th-century horror literature and explores it in a critical but balanced fashion. Readers will be exposed to the world of horror literature, a truly global phenomenon during the 20th century. Beginning with the modern...
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Le Bouquiniste Mendel: édition enrichieLe bouquiniste Jacob Mendel est un vieil homme rudit au moment du d clenchement de la Premi re Guerre mondiale. Ne lisant pas les journaux, il ignore la guerre qui fait rage en Europe... ce d tachement du monde est-il sans risque dans une...
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All I Feel Is Rivers: Dervish EssaysAll I Feel is Rivers is a collection of a new hybrid writing that, though spiritually akin to prose poems, retains an essayistic form. After several life-changing trips to Turkey, Robert Vivian took up a deep study of Rumi, the thirteenth-century Sufi mystic, poet,...
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