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William Shakespeare
[Paperback 2010]
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The Arden Shakespeare is the established edition of Shakespeare's work. Justly celebrated for its authoritative scholarship and invaluable commentary, Arden guides you a richer understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare's plays. This edition of The Poems provides, a clear and authoritative text, detailed notes and commentary on the same page as... more
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Laurence Binyon
[Paperback 2009]
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Jan Kochanowski
[Paperback 1997]
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The latest additions to the }Everyman's Poetry{ series, featuring notes on the author and text. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,... more
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Tom Fort
[Paperback 2011]
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Twenty years ago, Tom Fort drove his little red car onto the ferry at Felixstowe, bound for all points east. Eastern Europe was still a faraway place, just emerging from its half-century of waking nightmare, blinking, injured, full of fears but importantly full of hope, as well. Things were different... more
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William Wordsworth
[Paperback 1991]
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One of the major poets of Romanticism, Wordsworth epitomized the spirit of his age with his celebration of the natural world and the spontanous expression of feeling. This volume contains a rich selection from the most creative phase of his life, including extracts from his masterpiece, The Prelude, and the... more
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Allan Ross
[Paperback 2010]
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and... more
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William Wordsworth ,
John O Hayden
[Paperback 2009]
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Volume: 1 Publisher: London : Methuen Publication date: 1908 Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from... more
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John Milton
[Paperback 2009]
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General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1901 Original Publisher: G. Newnes Subjects: Literary Criticism / Poetry Poetry / General Poetry / American / General Poetry / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there... more
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John Ruskin ,
Francis O Gorman
[Paperback 2012]
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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1886. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XI. CHRIST CHURCH CHOIR. A LONE, by the fireside of the little *- back room, which... more
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
[Paperback 2010]
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Here are the stories of King Midas, Pandora, Medusa, Hercules, and the other inhabitants of Mount Olympus told by one of America's greatest writers. Written in 1851 as a money-maker for the struggling Hawthorne, A Wonder Book has become a favorite for generations of children everywhere. Hawthorne's mastery of adventure... more
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Alex Butterworth
[Paperback 2011]
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Looks at the interweaving lives of several key anarchists in the later years of the 19th century. In this thrilling history of the rise of anarchism, historian Butterworth follows the rise of violent revolutionaries from the failed Paris Commune of 1871 to the 1905 Russian Revolution.... more
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Nandan Nilekani
[Paperback 2012]
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Calling for reform and innovation in all sectors of public life, Nilekani argues that only a safety net of ideas-from genuinely inclusive democracy to social security, from public health to sustainable energy-can transcend political agendas and safeguard the country's future.... more
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Paul Du Noyer
[Hardcover 2010]
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The definitive history of the city's rich musical heritage draws upon extensive original research, including interviews with David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page, Joe Strummer, Dusty Springfield, and Amy Winehouse The West End musicals, Ronnie Scott's jazz club, Abbey Road, mod culture, the Kinks, the Who, and the Rolling Stones... more
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Brian Keenan
[Paperback 2010]
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The story of an ordinary boy growing up in Belfast who would go on to become world-famous as a hostage in Beirut, and author of the extraordinary testimony of imprisonment and survival that was "An Evil Cradling" In this remarkable and equally moving act of retrieval, Brian Keenan has captured... more
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John Scally
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2011]
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In this celebration of the good, the bad and the beautiful of Gaelic games, John Scally carries out over a hundred revealing interviews with the players and managers who are synonymous with the game to present a unique oral history of the GAA. For 125 years, the GAA has been... more
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Steve Roud
[Paperback 2010]
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Discover the colourful traditions and bizarre superstitions of the world's most vibrant city. In which part of North London were wild beasts once thought to roam the sewers? Why did 1920s working-class Londoners wear necklaces of blue beads? Who was the original inspiration for the 'pearly king' costume? And did... more
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John Keegan
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2011]
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The definitive history of the American Civil War, highlighting the geography, leadership and strategic logic at the heart of the conflict. With maps and illustrations. The American Civil War was one of the longest and bloodiest of modern wars. It is also one of the most mysterious. It has captured... more
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Alex Games
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2010]
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Tying in with a major new BBC2 series, this book will look at our national obsession with words: their meanings, their origins and their place in our culture. Each episode of the programme will concentrate on a single letter and celebrities will discuss their favourite words, and the accompanying book... more
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Bertie Ahern
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Working with Richard Aldous, Bertie Ahern has written a very human and compelling book which reveals what it was like to be Irish Taoiseach for more than ten tumultuous years during which the whole country and Europe was transformed. Bertie Ahern, three times Irish Taoiseach, is often described as an... more
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Stephen Anderton
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Christopher Lloyd (Christo) was one of the greatest English gardeners of the twentieth century, perhaps the finest plantsman of them all. His creation is the garden at Great Dixter in East Sussex, and it is a tribute to his vision and achievement that, after his death in 2006, the Heritage... more
