A library of Western literature in two volumes, this new edition offers more than 40 works in their entirety—from Homer's <I>Odyssey</I> to Chinua Achebe's <I>Things Fall Apart</I>—as well as dozens of excerpted works and over 200 lyric poems.
This book contains ninety-three stories by forty writers. Most of the stories that do appear in both volumes are Hawthorne's 'Young Goodman Brown' and Poe's 'The Cask of Amontillado.' They serve as the basis for the discussion of 'The Elements of Fiction' in the second appendix of this book.
<P>THE PRENTICE HALL ANTHOLOGY OF SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY provides a unique range of stories and discussions designed to heighten student interest in Science Fiction and Fantasy and in reading in general. Including works by authors of the last 200 years, such as Mary Shelley, Poe, Heinlein, Bra ...
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"Civil Disobedience," Thoreau's 1849 essay, justifies his decision to go to jail rather than pay a poll tax that supported the Mexican War. The opening lines are often quoted: "I heartily accept the motto, 'That government is best which governs least'; and I should like to see it acted up to more ra ...
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The first and most successful in the Baroness’s series of books that feature Percy Blakeney, who leads a double life as an English fop and a swashbuckling rescuer of aristocrats, <i>The Scarlet Pimpernel</i> was the blueprint for what became known as the masked-avenger genre. As Anne Perry wri ...
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This is the first and most complete collection of all 136 humorous sketchers and tales that Samuel Clemens (1835-1940), a.k.a Mark Twain, wrote as a young reporter for various newspapers and magazines and later saw fit to issue in book form.
A year’s worth of the most powerful, the most startling, the smartest and most astute…<br><br>“Ciudad de la Muerte” by Cecilia Balli, from <i>Texas Monthly</i> <br>“Code of Dishonor” by Clara Bingham, from <i>Vanity Fair<br></i>“Lord of the Drug Ring” ...
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This collection brings together Dahls finest work, illustrating his genius for the horrific and grotesque which is unparalleled. "Dahl has the mastery of plot and characters possessed by great writers of the past, along with a wildness and wryness of his own. One of his trademarks is writing beautif ...
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In Monterey, on the California coast, Sweet Thursday is what they call the day after Lousy Wednesday, which is one of those days that is just naturally bad. Returning to the scene of CANNERY ROW, the weedy lots and junk heaps and flophouses, Steinbeck once again brings to life the denizens of a neth ...
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Orwell wrote this novel after his experiences in Burma, where, instead of going to university, he served for five years working for the British government as a member of the Indian Imperial Police--a post he resigned because he felt he could no longer support the repressive colonial system. In BURME ...
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Olivia Rivers, first wife of colonial officer Douglas Rivers, is the central character in this book which is narrated by Anne, the granddaughter of Douglas Rivers by his second wife. In 1923, Olivia Rivers travels to India to join Douglas at his post, but she has difficulty adjusting because the Bri ...
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This pastoral love story takes place in a remote country village in Norway, An army officer on furlough falls in love with a local girl who alternately encourages and spurns him. His obsession is only increased by her moods, and eventually he can think of nothing else. The operatic nature of the tal ...
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In Steinbeck's novel about a group of people on a bus traveling California's back roads, it is unclear whether the characters are traveling toward a hopeful destination, or merely fleeing something.
One of the most popular and influential science fiction tales of all time, The Land That Time Forgot was first published in book form in 1924. Set on the lost island of Caspak in the South Pacific, this novel is a dazzling blend of imagination, daring adventure, and intriguing scientific speculation ...
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An annual volume brings together the expertise of more than two hundred contributing editors and collects more than sixty top-selected stories, essays, and poems from dozens of small magazines and presses. Simultaneous.
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.25pt"><I>The Longman Anthology of British Literature</I> is the most comprehensive and thoughtfully arranged text in the field, offering a rich selection of compelling British authors through the ages. </P> <P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.25pt">With its first edition, The <I>L ...
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