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The well-educated daughter of a minister, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (1844–1911) was introduced to writing at a young age, as both her mother and father were published writers. In 1868 she published he……続きを見る

This unprecedented anthology of John James Audubon’s lively and colorful writings about the American wilderness reintroduces the great artist and ornithologist as an exceptional American writer, a p……続きを見る

This collection was designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically, chronologically and by category, making it easier to access individual boo……続きを見る

TABLE OF CONTENTS:John Henry Newman-(Born in 1801, died in 1890.) I: The Beginnings of Tractarianism. (From the "Apologia pro Vita Sua") II: On His Submission to the Catholic Church. (From the "Apol……続きを見る

This engrossing anthology assembles classic New Yorker pieces from a complex era enshrined in the popular imagination as the decade of poodle skirts and Cold War paranoiaーfeaturing contributions fr……続きを見る

Believe it or not, The Sheppey Writers Group is based, on the Isles of Sheppey in Kent, UK. The first quirk of this book is to say 'Isles' instead of 'Isle', for Sheppey is a group of islands, inclu……続きを見る

These first two volumes in a four-volume edition of Dryden's poems are the result of a complete reappraisal of the canon, text and context of his work. The text has been prepared from a fresh examin……続きを見る

"Everything I have to say about race and religion and politics is in the novels," declares Barry Gifford. The Rooster Trapped in the Reptile Room gathers generous portions of all thirteen novels and……続きを見る

The Moving Pageant is the first annotated anthology of writings on London street life. It comprises nearly one hundred extracts from over two centuries of literary life, including pieces by: * Alexa……続きを見る

In 1845 Henry David Thoreau, disdainful of America's growing commercialism and industrialism, left his home town of Concord, Massachusetts to begin a new life alone, in a rough hut on the north-west……続きを見る

'Dangerous as lucifer matches.' That was how Arthur Nicholls, Charlotte Brontë's husband for the last nine months of her life, described her letters. Full of acute observations, pithy character sket……続きを見る

This book explores the formations and configurations of British colonial discourse on India through a reading of prose narratives of the 1600-1920 period. Arguing that colonial discourse often relie……続きを見る

Years ago, Cesare's pride had been wounded. Now Sorcha Whittaker's company needed his expertiseーhe would bed her, and then dump her all for revenge! Sorcha was still the sexiest woman he'd ever kno……続きを見る

Edith Wharton's satiric anatomy of American society in the first decade of the twentieth century both appalled and fascinated its first reviewers. It follows the career of Undine Spragg, as she purs……続きを見る

Providing a broad ranging and unique comparative study of the development of English, Persian and Arabic literature, this book looks at their interrelations with specific reference to modernity, nat……続きを見る

Este livro aborda a trajetória do romance histórico e a reatualização do gênero na narrativa brasileira contemporânea, fazendo uso de um corpus diversificado, que privilegia aspectos fundamentais pa……続きを見る

Every River on Earth: Writing from Appalachian Ohio includes some of the best regional poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction from forty contemporary writers, both established and up-and-coming. T……続きを見る

Whether he was taking us along for a journey down the Mississippi with a couple of runaways or delivering speeches on the importance of careful lying, Mark Twain had an innate ability to captivate r……続きを見る

The best from Updike’s lifework in poetry: 129 witty and intimate poems that, when read together take on the quality of an autobiography in verse. • By a master of American letters and the author of……続きを見る

conocido como Benito Pérez Galdós, fue un novelista, dramaturgo, cronista y político español. Se le considera uno de los mejores representantes de la novela realista del……続きを見る

“Acclaimed writer Charles Bukowski turns his signature eye on the world of felines. A series of essays and poems all about cats, Bukowski’s classic funny and frank tone becomes, at times, even endea……続きを見る

Harlequin Presents brings you four new titles for one great price! This Presents bundle includes Princess's Secret Baby by USA TODAY bestselling author Carol Marinelli, At the Count's Bidding by USA……続きを見る

First published in 1987, this title tracks the spy thriller from John Buchanan to Eric Ambler, Ian Fleming and John Le Carré, and shows how these tales of spies, moles, and the secret service tell a……続きを見る

The most complete and usable edition of Pope's poetry presenting the corpus of his poetry as printed in the Twickenham edition with Pope's own notes and a selection of the annotations in the other v……続きを見る

Enfermez pendant une semaine, dans un coin perdu du pays de Galles sous la pluie, toute une famille qui tente de se réconcilier... et vous obtiendrez la nouvelle comédie douce-amère du prodige Mark ……続きを見る

Courtney Farell est une jeune fille révoltée de quinze ans. Depuis le divorce de ses parents, elle partage son temps entre Manhattan, où son père, figure absente, travaille dans l'édition, et Los An……続きを見る

" La prose relève ici quasiment du poème. Luke et Jon est un roman de promesses à tous les niveaux. " Times Literary Supplement Pour ses copains de classe, Luke est un mec bizarre : il vient de perd……続きを見る

Et si Virginia Woolf ne s'était pas suicidée le 28 mars 1941 ? En octobre 2008, Jo Bellamy, jeune paysagiste américaine, arrive à Sissinghurst, dans le Kent, pour étudier le célèbre jardin blanc cré……続きを見る

Désespéré, à bout de nerfs, un bloc de papier posé en équilibre sur son sac à dos, Benjamin R. Ford aurait voulu éviter de devoir brosser son propre portrait... A cinquante-trois ans, il a aussi pro……続きを見る

À Edgecombe Saint Mary, une tasse de thé délicatement infusé est un rituel auquel, à l'heure dite, le major Ernest Pettigrew ne saurait déroger. Désormais veuf, ce parfait gentleman retraité du Roya……続きを見る