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History of the Thirteen BALZAC, HONORE DE, HUNT, HERBERT JAMES
United Kingdom Penguin Books Ltd 1978 0140443010 / 9780140443011 Soft Cover
bibliography Passionate and perceptive, the three short novels that make up Balzac's "History of the Thirteen" are concerned in part with the activities of a rich, powerful, sinister and unscrupulous secret society in nineteenth-century France. While the deeds of "The Thirteen" remain frequently in the background, however, the individual novels are concerned with exploring various forms of desire. A tragic love story, Ferragus depicts a marriage destroyed by suspicion, revelation and misunderstanding. The Duchess de Langeais explores the anguish that results when a society coquette tries to seduce a heroic ex-soldier, while "The Girl with the Golden Eyes" offers a frank consideration of desire and sexuality. Together, these works provide a firm and fascinating foundation for Balzac's many later portrayals of Parisian life in his great novel-cycle "The Human Comedy".
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Rover and Other Plays BEHN, APHRA, SPENCER, JANE
United Kingdom Oxford University Press 2008 0199540209 / 9780199540204 Soft Cover
Good condition 8vo from 6 3/4" to 9" tall Aphra Behn (1640-89) was both successful and controversial in her own lifetime; her achievements are now recognized less equivocally and her plays, often revived, demonstrate wit, compassion and remarkable range. This edition brings together her most important comedies in a single volume: The Rover, her best-known play; The Feigned Courtesans, a lively comedy of intrigue; The Lucky Chance, a comedy with a bitter edge, which takes a satirical look at marriage customs; and the dazzling and popular farce, The Emperor of the Moon. Under the General Editorship of Michael Cordner of the University of York, the plays have been newly edited and are presented with modernized spelling and punctuation. Detailed annotation helps the reader to visualize the plays in performance and the Introduction argues for the importance of Behn's skilful stagecraft and her great success as an entertainer. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe.
Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night BURTON, RICHARD F. (TRANS. AND ANNOTATED)
U.S.A. Privately printed by The Burton Club. Hardcover.
Very Good Jacket-No Jacket , 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. no date circa 1950. A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments. In Ten Volumes - with - Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand and One nights with Notes, Anthropological and Explanatory. In Six Volumes. Privately printed by The Burton Club., [ca. 1950?]. Pp. 362; 343; 356; 307; 406; 303; 381; 359; 358; 473; 260; 284; 445; 305; 375; 366. All volumes with frontis. 8vo, black cloth, gilt titles and decoration to the first ten volumes, silver to the supplemental volumes, top edge stained red. a very crisp set
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Book of the Courtier CASTIGLIONE, CONTE BALDASSARE, BULL, GEORGE
United Kingdom Penguin Books Ltd 2001 0140441921 / 9780140441925 Soft Cover
Good , 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall In "The Book of the Courtier" (1528), Baldesar Castiglione, a diplomat and Papal Nuncio to Rome, sets out to define the essential virtues for those at Court. In a lively series of imaginary conversations between the real-life courtiers to the Duke of Urbino, his speakers discuss qualities of noble behaviour - chiefly discretion, decorum, nonchalance and gracefulness - as well as wider questions such as the duties of a good government and the true nature of love. Castiglione's narrative power and psychological perception make this guide both an entertaining comedy of manners and a revealing window onto the ideals and preoccupations of the Italian Renaissance at the moment of its greatest splendour.
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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man JOYCE, JAMES
United Kingdom Wordsworth Editions Ltd 1995 1853260061 / 9781853260063 Soft Cover
Very Good , 12mo - 6¾" - 7¾" Tall This title includes Introduction and Notes by Dr. Jacqueline Belanger, University of Cardiff. "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" represents the transitional stage between the realism of Joyce's "Dubliners" and the symbolism of "Ulysses", and is essential to the understanding of the later work. This novel is a highly autobiographical account of the adolescence of Stephen Dedalus, who reappears in "Ulysses", and who comes to realize that before he can become a true artist, he must rid himself of the stultifying effects of the religion, politics and essential bigotry of his background in late 19th century Ireland.
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In Search of Moby Dick SEVERIN, TIM
United Kingdom Little, Brown Book Group 2001 0349112339 / 9780349112336 Soft Cover
8 colour illustrations Herman Melville's novel MOBY DICK immortalised the concept of a battling white sperm whale, but did such a creature really exist? Acclaimed explorer and writer Tim Severin travelled to the islands of the Pacific to find out. From Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas archipelago to Pamilacan and Tonga, Severin compares myth with reality in a fascinating journey of discovery. Along the way he investigates the real extent of Melville's whaling experience, and unearths other potential sources for his famous story; encounters the extraordinary whale-jumpers, who even now make their living by leaping on the backs of whales to ram home their spears; and observes a retired harpooner re-enact the curious ballet of a kill -- transporting himself to his youth in the process, like a shaman from a forgotten age. Superb travel writing combined with personal and historical anecdote make this a hugely enjoyable and enlightening exploration of one of the ocean's enduring myths.
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I Capture the Castle SMITH, DODIE
Red Fox 2003 0099439743 / 9780099439745 Soft Cover
Good , 8vo Seventeen-year-old Cassandra Mortmain wants to become a writer. Trouble is, she's the daughter of a once-famous author with a severe case of writer's block. Her family--beautiful sister Rose, brooding father James, ethereal stepmother Topaz--is barely scraping by in a crumbling English castle they leased when times were good. Now there's very little furniture, hardly any food, and just a few pages of notebook paper left to write on. Bravely making the best of things, Cassandra gets hold of a journal and begins her literary apprenticeship by refusing to face the facts. She writes, "I have just remarked to Rose that our situation is really rather romantic, two girls in this strange and lonely house. She replied that she saw nothing romantic about being shut up in a crumbling ruin surrounded by a sea of mud."
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To the Lighthouse WOOLF, VIRGINIA
United Kingdom Wordsworth Editions Ltd 1995 1853260916 / 9781853260919 Paperback
Good , 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. This book is with an introduction and notes by Dr Nicola Bradbury, University of Reading. "To the Lighthouse" is the most autobiographical of Virginia Woolf's novels. It is based on her own early experiences, and while it touches on childhood and children's perceptions and desires, it is at its most trenchant when exploring adult relationships, marriage and the changing class-structure in the period spanning the Great War.
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