Literature
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Primitive Beliefs in the Northeast of Scotland1929. The following study is designed to give some account of the primitive beliefs and customs obtained in the Northeast of Scotland during the last three centuries. The subject has been divided into two parts, the first dealing with beliefs that may be broadly...
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The Secret of LifeThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...
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The Apron: Its Traditions, History and Secret SignificancesThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...
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As You Tithe So You Prosper1948. A series of four lessons in tithing. Contents: What is the tithe?; How to use the tithe?; Tithing to increase prosperity; Questions about tithing. The tithe is a true method of giving established centuries ago and practiced since by spiritual-minded people. Tithing has...
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The Francken Manuscript 1783This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...
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PastoralUpdated throughout, this new edition provides a clear and invaluable introduction to the study of pastoral. Terry Gifford traces the history of the genre from its classical origins through to contemporary writing and introduces the major writers and critical issues relating to pastoral. Gifford...
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William Shakespeare and Others: Collaborative PlaysDeveloped in partnership with The Royal Shakespeare Company, this is the first edition for over a hundred years of the fascinatingly varied body of plays that has become known as 'The Shakespeare Apocrypha'. As a companion to their award-winning The RSC Shakespeare: Complete Works,...
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Literary Theory 3eLiterary Theory: A Practical Introduction, Third Edition, presents a comprehensive introduction to thefull range of contemporary approaches to the study of literature and culture, from formalism, structuralism, and historicism to ethnic, gender, and science studies.Introduces students to a variety of contemporary approaches to the...
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New Orleans: A Literary HistoryNew Orleans is an indispensable element of America's national identity. As one of the most fabled cities in the world, it figures in countless novels, short stories, poems, plays, and films, as well as in popular lore and song. This book provides detailed discussions...
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The Cambridge Companion to Margaret AtwoodThe field of Margaret Atwood studies, like her own work, is in constant evolution. This second edition of The Cambridge Companion to Margaret Atwood provides substantial reconceptualization of Atwood's writing in multiple genres that has spanned six decades, with particular focus on developments since...
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The Cambridge Companion to Paradise LostThis Companion presents fifteen short, accessible essays exploring the most important topics and themes in John Milton's masterpiece, Paradise Lost. The essays invite readers to begin their own independent exploration of the poem by equipping them with useful background knowledge, introducing them to key...
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Peacock & Vine: On William Morris and Mariano FortunyFrom the winner of the Booker Prize: A ravishing book that opens a window into the lives, designs, and passions of Mariano Fortuny and William Morris, two remarkable artists who themselves are passions of the writer A. S. Byatt. Born a generation apart in...
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How to Write Stunning SentencesLiterary Nonfiction. Writing. Composition. You've got a great story, but do you have great sentences? Stylish sentences have their own powerful energy that mesmerizes and even rearranges a reader's world. Think of this book as a private lesson with Nina Schuyler--award-winning author and professor...
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Coincidance: A Head TestThis, for my money, is the most spectacular non-fiction work that Wilson ever penned, breathtakingly adventurous in both its content and its strikingly experimental form. Uncertain and demonstrably uncaring whether it's a piece of literary criticism, metaphysical discussion or anthology of diverse esoteric writings,...
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Les Misérables, Volume I: Fantine: Unabridged Bilingual Edition: English-FrenchVolume one of five The unabridged form of this story runs to over 1,900 pages in either French or English, necessitating multiple volumes of this bilingual edition, which is designed to assist those learning French. The original French text appears on the right-hand pages...
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The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine: Bilingual Edition: English-French**Translation realigned with original, 2014** Jean de La Fontaine was one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. Born in Ch teau-Thierry in 1621, his literary career did not truly begin until he was in his thirties and spending most...
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Abandoned Fragments: Unedited Works of 1897-1917This volume collects all the texts from Franz Kafka's literary remains that originated in the period up until Autumn 1917, with the exception of the two novels The Man Who Disappeared (Kafka's original title for Amerika) and The Trial, plus the material that passed...
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Elegant ComplexityElegant Complexity is the first critical work to provide detailed and thorough commentary on each of the 192 sections of David Foster Wallace's masterful Infinite Jest. No other commentary on Infinite Jest recognizes that Wallace clearly divided the book into 28 chapters that are...
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Gate of Horn, Book of SilkIn this companion guide, Michael Andre-Driussi illuminates Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun and Book of the Short Sun science fiction series through dictionary-style entries on the characters, gods, locations, themes, and timelines of the novels. Gate of Horn, Book of Silk, is...
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The Prince And The Pauper (Unabridged And Illustrated)This is the story of two young boys, one a prince and the other a pauper, who look identical. They meet and on a whim trade places. Unfortunately each ends up trapped in the other's world. The result is a great adventure story told...
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