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“ Simply Austen  is simply a must for anyone just starting off their Janeite journey or for those wanting a quick refresher course. Jam-packed with...

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“This is one of the best short introductions to Dickens's life and work that I know. Paul Schlicke integrates the life of this extraordinary man with his...

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MORE than a thousand years have rolled away since a castle looked down cheerfully from a height amid the Franconian plains into the well-watered Kinzig...

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Offering an unusual and exceptionally clear insight into Shakespeare’s philosophy and a viewpoint seldom considered, this book argues that his philosophy...

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This collection includes: Characters of Shakespeare's Plays, Lectures on the English Poets, Liber Amoris, The Spirit of the Age, and Table-Talk. According...

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Urban myths and legends from all over America are condensed in this collection. Through its pages various spectra pass, as the Chupacabra invokes and...

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How Successful Authors Write Short Stories: Learning the Plot Most beginners seem to have the idea that the writing game is a very easy game to...

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HISTORIA : A Gateway to Ancient and Medieval History and Archaeology! This book explores the history and effects of one of the great literary...

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“Don’t look at them, look at me,” a peacock seemed to be saying as he posed magnificently between the audience and the Shakespearean play being performed by...

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From Chapter 1: "A friend has sent me a new book, from England--The Shakespeare Problem Restated--well restated and closely reasoned; and my fifty years'...

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One of the most persistent themes in myth and legend from the world’s many cultures is that of the journey, the quest. In Mythical Journeys, Legendary...

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Ruskin Bond has won the hearts of millions of readers with his countless charming short stories and introspective novels. From biographical tales about...

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Lakshmi is banished from Vishnulok because of a fight among Vishnu’s three wives. She is cursed to be born on earth with the promise that eventually she...

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In these essays – contemporary with his years at Sarah Lawrence and with his legendary Cooper Union lectures – Campbell explores the origins of myth, from...

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"Write My Son, Write" is K. V. Dominic's longest poem, in 21 sections taken from his collection of poems entitled Write Son, Write. Dominic unabashedly...

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This book was written in Liverpool, Glasgow, and Oxford based on material used in teaching. And I kept most of the lectures, organized from my point of...

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Study of Dryden's "heroic" plays, which were immensely popular in his day (the Restoration) but are now very difficult to appreciate. Examining the meaning...

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Reads like a conversation between friends. With these ten short stories, Rachel Small and Carrie Mumford have captured the essence of late-night...

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First published in 1901. According to Wikipedia: "Jessie Laidlay Weston (1850–1928) was an independent scholar and folklorist, working mainly on mediaeval...