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| "Night Terrors: The Ghost Stories of E.F. Benson by E. F. Benson (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "His body was pressed against the wall at the head of the bed and the face was a mask of agonised horror and fruitless entreaty But the eyes were already glazed in death and before Francis could reach the bed the body had toppled over and lay inert and lifeless Even as he looked he heard a limping step go down the passage outside'E F Benson was a master of the ghost story and now all his rich imaginative spine-tingling and beautifully written tales are presented together in this bumper collection The range and variety of these spooky narratives is far broader and more adventurous than those of any other writer of supernatural fiction Within the covers of this volume you will encounter revengeful spectres vampires homicidal spirits monstrous spectral worms and slugs and other entities of nameless dread This is a classic collection that cannot fail to charm and chill"
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| "A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "Sigmund Freud's controversial ideas have penetrated Western culture more deeply than those of any other psychologist The Freudian slip' the Oedipus complex' childhood sexuality' libido' narcissism' penis envy' the castration complex' the id' the ego' and the superego' denial' repression' identification' projection' acting out' the pleasure principle' the reality principle' defence-mechanism' - are all taken for granted in our everyday vocabulary Psychoanalysis was never just a method of treatment rather a vision of the human condition which has continued to fascinate and provoke long after the death of its originator Its central hypothesis that we live in conflict with ourselves and seek to resolve matters by turning away from reality did not emerge from experimental science but from self-examination and the unique opportunities for observation presented by the psychoanalytic technique - in particular from the confessions produced by free-association' in Freud's consulting room Written during the turmoil of the First World War A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis was distilled from a series of lectures given at Vienna University but had to wait for the war to end before being made available to the English speaking world"
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| "Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "Adam Smith (1723-1790) was one of the brightest stars of the eighteenth-century Scottish Enlightenment An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations was his most important book First published in London in March 1776 it had been eagerly anticipated by Smith's contemporaries and became an immediate bestseller That edition sold out quickly and others followed Today Smith's Wealth of Nations rightfully claims a place in the Western intellectual canon It is the first book of modern political economy and still provides the foundation for the study of that discipline But it is much more than that Along with important discussions of economics and political theory Smith mixed plain common sense with large measures of history philosophy psychology sociology and much else Few texts remind us so clearly that the Enlightenment was very much a lived experience a concern with improving the human condition in practical ways for real people A masterpiece by any measure Wealth of Nations remains a classic of world literature to be usefully enjoyed by readers today"
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| "Capital: Volumes One and Two by Karl Marx (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "Few writers have had a more demonstrable impact on the development of the modern world than has Karl Marx (1818-1883) Born in Trier into a middle-class Jewish family in 1818 by the time of his death in London in 1883 Marx claimed a growing international reputation Of central importance then and later was his book Das Kapital or as it is known to English readers simply Capital Volume One of Capital was published in Paris in 1867 This was the only volume published during Marx's lifetime and the only to have come directly from his pen Volume Two published in 1884 was based on notes Marx left but written by his friend and collaborator Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) Readers from the nineteenth century to the present have been captivated by the unmistakable power and urgency of this classic of world literature Marx's critique of the capitalist system is rife with big themes his theory of 'surplus value' his discussion of the exploitation of the working class and his forecast of class conflict on a grand scale Marx wrote with purpose As he famously put it 'Philosophers have previously tried to explain the world our task is to change it'"
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| "The Essential Kafka : The Castle; The Trial; Metamorphosis and Other Stories" |
| "Like George Orwell Franz Kafka has given his name to a world of nightmare but in Kafka's world it is never completely clear just what the nightmare is The Trial where the rules are hidden from even the highest officials and if there is any help to be had it will come from unexpected sources is a chilling blackly amusing tale that maintains to the very end a relentless atmosphere of disorientation Superficially about bureaucracy it is in the last resort a description of the absurdity of 'normal' human nature Still more enigmatic is The Castle Is it an allegory of a quasi-feudal system giving way to a new freedom for the subject? The search by a central European Jew for acceptance into a dominant culture? A spiritual quest for grace or salvation? An individual's struggle between his sense of independence and his need for approval? Is it all of these things? And K? Is he opportunist victim or an outsider battling against elusive authority?Finally in his fables Kafka deals in dark and quirkily humorous terms with the insoluble dilemmas of a world which offers no reassurance and no reliable guidance to resolving our existential and emotional uncertainties and anxieties"
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| Resurrection |
| "This powerful novel Tolstoy's third major masterpiece after War and Peace and Anna Karenina begins with a courtroom drama (the finest in Russian literature) all the more stunning for being based on a real-life event Dmitri Nekhlyudov called to jury service is astonished to see in the dock charged with murder a young woman whom he once seduced propelling her into prostitution She is found guilty on a technicality and he determines to overturn the verdict This pitches him into a hellish labyrinth of Russian courts prisons and bureaucracy in which the author loses no opportunity for satire and bitter criticism of a state system (not confined to that country) of cruelty and injustice This is Dickens for grown-ups involving a hundred characters Crime and Punishment brought forward half a century With unforgettable set-pieces of sexual passion conflict and social injustice Resurrection proceeds from brothel to court-room stinking cells to offices of state luxury apartments to filthy life in Siberia The ultimate crisis of moral responsibility embroils not only the famous author and his hero but also you and me Can we help resolve the eternal issues of law and imprisonment?"
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| Leviathan |
| "With an Introduction by Dr Richard Serjeantson Trinity College Cambridge Since its first publication in 1651 Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan has been recognised as one of the most compelling and most controversial works of political philosophy written in English Forged in the crucible of the civil and religious warfare of the mid-seventeenth century it proposes a political theory that combines an unequivocal commitment to natural human liberty with the conviction that the sovereign power of government must be exercised absolutely Leviathan begins from some shockingly naturalistic starting-points an analysis of human nature as being motivated by vain-glory and pride and a vision of religion as simply the fear of invisible powers made up by the mind Yet from these deliberately unpromising elements Hobbes constructs with unparalleled forcefulness an elaborate systematic and comprehensive account of how political society ought to be ordered law-bound peaceful In Leviathan Hobbes presents us with a portrait of politics which depicts how a state that is made up of the unified body of all its citizens will be powerful fruitful protective of each of its members and - above all - free from internal violence"
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| "The Time Machine and Other Works" |
| "In these 'scientific romances' H G Wells sees the present reflected in the future and the future in the present His aim is to provoke rather than predict The Sleeper falls into a trance waking up two centuries later as the richest man in a world of new technologies power-greedy leaders sensual elites and brutalised industrial slaves Arriving in the year 802701 the Time-Traveller finds that humanity has evolved into two drastically different species; going farther still he witnesses the ultimate fate of the solar system The Chronic Argonauts the original version of The Time Machine pits a scientist with daring views of time and space against superstitious villagers In all three works Wells laces vivid adventure stories with the latest ideas in biology and physics"
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| "The War of the Worlds and The War in the Air" |
| "With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Andrew Frayn Lecturer in Twentieth-Century Literature and Culture at Edinburgh Napier UniversityIn these two compelling novels HG Wells imagines terrifying futures in which civilisation itself is threatenedThe narrator of The War of the Worlds is quick to discover that what appeared to be a falling star was in fact a metallic cylinder landing from Mars Six million people begin to flee London in panic as tentacled invaders emerge and overpower the city With their heat-ray killing machines black gas and a taste for fresh human blood is there anything that can be done to stop the Martians?In The War in the Air naive but resourceful Bert Smallways is thrilled by speed and fascinated by the new flying machines His curiosity sweeps him away by accident into a German plan to conquer America beginning with the destruction of New York The ease of movement in aerial warfare means that nothing and nobody is safe as Total War erupts civilisation crumbles and Bert's hopes of getting back to London to marry his love seem impossibly distant"
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| "Kipps and The History of Mr Polly" |
| "These comic novels will resonate with anyone who has ever felt trapped by circumstance Their central characters Artie Kipps and Alfred Polly are prisoners of their modest social class limited education dull work and sterile relationships In Wells' hands they break out of the cages that society has constructed for them learning after bitter experience the truth that 'if the world does not please you you can change it' This message a revolutionary one in its day for the growing army of Edwardian clerks and drapers is handled with a rich comedy and freshness that belies its deadly seriousness Wells is at his very best here in exposing and satirising the unequal nature of British society while preparing the ground for its reformation"
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| "The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money : with The Economic Consequences of the Peace" |
| "John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) is perhaps the foremost economic thinker of the twentieth century On economic theory he ranks with Adam Smith and Karl Marx; and his impact on how economics was practiced from the Great Depression to the 1970s was unmatched The General Theory of Employment Interest and Money was first published in 1936 But its ideas had been forming for decades as a student at Cambridge Keynes had written to a friend of his love for 'Free Trade and free thought' Keynes's limpid style concise prose and vivid descriptions have helped to keep his ideas alive - as have the novelty and clarity at times even the ambiguity of his macroeconomic vision He was troubled above all by high unemployment rates and large disparities in wealth and income Only by curbing both he thought could individualism the most powerful instrument to better the future' be safeguarded The twenty-first century may yet prove him right In The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919) Keynes elegantly and acutely exposes the folly of imposing austerity on a defeated and struggling nation"
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| "The Complete Novels of Jane Austen (Paperback, 2017)" |
| "The perfect gift for any Jane Austen lover for only GBP1999 Each boxset contains seven books together creating a comprehensive collection of Austen&39;s best and much-loved works Beautifully packaged in a ridged matt-laminated slipcase with metallic detailing complete with strikingly attractive bespoke artwork Includes9781853260285 - Emma9781840226966 - Lady Susan and Other Works9781853260322 - Mansfield Park 9781853260438 - Northanger Abbey9781853260568 - Persuasion9781853260001 - Pride and Prejudice 9781853260162 - Sense and Sensibility"
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| "The Secret Garden (Wordsworth Classics) Paperback" |
| "Frances Burnett Hodgson’s novel The Secret Garden is both intriguing and uplifting It is regarded as one of the best children’s books written in the twentieth century Mary Lennox a sickly ten year old girl adrift in the world after both her mother and father die is sent to Yorkshire to live with an uncle whom she has never met at his isolated house Misselthwaite Manor Initially Mary is seen as a rude aggressive and selfish child She dislikes her new home and the people living in it But now the scene is set for her transformation and the introduction of the author’s engaging theme of rejuvenation and renewal In exploring the grounds Mary finds the key to the locked garden which is neglected and overrun with weeds She sets her mind to bringing it back to life In doing so Mary finds a purpose and an excitement in her lonely existence However apart from the garden there are other secrets to be revealed at Misselthwaite Manor such as the strange cries in the night and the identity of Colin a disabled boy whom she discovers in the hidden bedroom The popularity of this novel bears witness to its universal appeal and its timeless hold on the imagination"
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| "Ish by Peter H. Reynolds (Paperback, 2005)" |
| "A creative spirit learns that a drawing doesn't have to look exactly like anything in this gentle fable from the creator of the award-winning bestselling picture book The DotAn inspiring encouraging story for budding artists everywhere the acclaimed illustrator of The Dot Sky Colour and the Judy Moody series tells the story of Ramon who loves to draw Anytime Anything Anywhere Drawing is what Ramon does It's what makes him happy But in one split second all that changes A single remark by Ramon's older brother Leon turns Ramon's carefree sketches into joyless struggles Luckily for Ramon though his little sister Marisol sees the world differently and she opens his eyes to something a lot more valuable than getting things exactly right"
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| "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "In his hilarious picture book debut the acclaimed Mo Willems perfectly captures a toddler's temper tantrumWhen a bus driver takes a break in this hilarious Caldecott Honor-winning picture book he gives the reader just one instruction Don't let the pigeon drive the bus! But boy that pigeon tries every trick in the book to get in that driving seat he whines wheedles fibs and flatters Will you let him drive? Told entirely in speech bubbles this brilliantly original and funny picture book demands audience participation!"
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| "Decolonizing Methodologies : Research and Indigenous Peoples" |
| "'A landmark in the process of decolonizing imperial Western knowledge' Walter Mignolo Duke University To the colonized the term 'research' is conflated with European colonialism; the ways in which academic research has been implicated in the throes of imperialism remains a painful memory This essential volume explores intersections of imperialism and research - specifically the ways in which imperialism is embedded in disciplines of knowledge and tradition as 'regimes of truth' Concepts such as 'discovery' and 'claiming' are discussed and an argument presented that the decolonization of research methods will help to reclaim control over indigenous ways of knowing and being Now in its eagerly awaited second edition this bestselling book has been substantially revised with new case-studies and examples and important additions on new indigenous literature the role of research in indigenous struggles for social justice which brings this essential volume urgently up-to-date"
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| "V&A Pattern: Indian Florals" |
| "This attractive series reveals the V&A's spectacular and extensive pattern collections Each title in the series includes a free CD of high resolution images Indian Florals showcases the patterns derived from plants and flowers found in Indian textiles ranging from bed covers and carpets to saris and sashes The compact disc at the back of the book invites you to appreciate the ingenuity of the designs and the endless possibilities for their application"
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| "Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (Paperback, 1992)" |
| "Introduction and Notes by Dr Ian Littlewood University of Sussex Pride and Prejudice which opens with one of the most famous sentences in English Literature is an ironic novel of manners In it the garrulous and empty-headed Mrs Bennet has only one aim - that of finding a good match for each of her five daughters In this she is mocked by her cynical and indolent husband With its wit its social precision and above all its irresistible heroine Pride and Prejudice has proved one of the most enduringly popular novels in the English language"
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| "Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (Paperback, 1992)" |
| "Introduction and Notes by John S Whitley University of Sussex Wuthering Heights is a wild passionate story of the intense and almost demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff a foundling adopted by Catherine's father After Mr Earnshaw's death Heathcliff is bullied and humiliated by Catherine's brother Hindley and wrongly believing that his love for Catherine is not reciprocated leaves Wuthering Heights only to return years later as a wealthy and polished man He proceeds to exact a terrible revenge for his former miseries The action of the story is chaotic and unremittingly violent but the accomplished handling of a complex structure the evocative descriptions of the lonely moorland setting and the poetic grandeur of vision combine to make this unique novel a masterpiece of English literature"
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| "The Complete Father Brown Stories by G. K. Chesterton (Paperback, 1992)" |
| "With an Introduction by David Stuart Davies Father Brown one of the most quirkily genial and lovable characters to emerge from English detective fiction first made his appearance in The Innocence of Father Brown in 1911 That first collection of stories established GK Chesterton's kindly cleric in the front rank of eccentric sleuths This complete collection contains all the favourite Father Brown stories showing a quiet wit and compassion that has endeared him to many whilst solving his mysteries by a mixture of imagination and a sympathetic worldliness in a totally believable manner"
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| "Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (Paperback, 1992)" |
| "Considered by many to be Dickens&39; finest novel Great Expectations traces the growth of the book&39;s narrator Philip Pirrip (Pip) from a boy of shallow dreams to a man with depth of character From its famous dramatic opening on the bleak Kentish marshes the story abounds with some of Dickens&39; most memorable characters Among them are the kindly blacksmith Joe Gargery the mysterious convict Abel Magwitch the eccentric Miss Haversham and her beautiful ward Estella Pip&39;s good-hearted room-mate Herbert Pocket and the pompous Pumblechook As Pip unravels the truth behind his own &39;great expectations&39; in his quest to become a gentleman the mysteries of the past and the convolutions of fate through a series of thrilling adventures serve to steer him towards maturity and his most important discovery of all - the truth about himself"
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| "Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy (Paperback, 1992)" |
| "Introduction and Notes by Michael Irwin Professor of English Literature University of Kent at Canterbury Set in Hardy's Wessex Tess is a moving novel of hypocrisy and double standards Its challenging sub-title A Pure Woman infuriated critics when the book was first published in 1891 and it was condemned as immoral and pessimistic It tells of Tess Durbeyfield the daughter of a poor and dissipated villager who learns that she may be descended from the ancient family of d'Urbeville In her search for respectability her fortunes fluctuate wildly and the story assumes the proportions of a Greek tragedy It explores Tess's relationships with two very different men her struggle against the social mores of the rural Victorian world which she inhabits and the hypocrisy of the age In addressing the double standards of the time Hardy's masterly evocation of a world which we have lost provides one of the most compelling stories in the canon of English literature whose appeal today defies the judgement of Hardy's contemporary critics"
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| "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (Paperback, 1992)" |
| "With an 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&39;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 Written with a light touch this is perhaps the most accessible of Joyce&39;s works"
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| "Moby Dick by Herman Melville (Paperback, 1992)" |
| "With an Introduction and Notes by David Herd Lecturer in English and American Literature at the University of Kent at Canterbury and co-editor of Poetry Review' Moby Dick is the story of Captain Ahab's quest to avenge the whale that reaped' his leg The quest is an obsession and the novel is a diabolical study of how a man becomes a fanatic But it is also a hymn to democracy Bent as the crew is on Ahab's appalling crusade it is equally the image of a co-operative community at work all hands dependent on all hands each individual responsible for the security of each Among the crew is Ishmael the novel's narrator ordinary sailor and extraordinary reader Digressive allusive vulgar transcendent the story Ishmael tells is above all an educationin the practice of whaling in the art of writing Expanding to equal his mighty theme' - not only the whale but all things sublime - Melville breathes in the world's great literature Moby Dick is the greatest novel ever written by an American"
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| "Hamlet by William Shakespeare (Paperback, 1992)" |
| "Edited Introduced and Annotated by Cedric Watts Professor of English Literature University of Sussex The Wordsworth Classics&39; Shakespeare Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare&39;s works The Textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal Hamlet is not only one of Shakespeare&39;s greatest plays but also the most fascinatingly problematical tragedy in world literature First performed around 1600 this a gripping and exuberant drama of revenge rich in contrasts and conflicts Its violence alternates with introspection its melancholy with humour and its subtlety with spectacle The Prince Hamlet himself is depicted as a complex divided introspective character His reflections on death morality and the very status of human beings make him the first modern man&39; Countless stage productions and numerous adaptations for the cinema and television have demonstrated the continuing cultural relevance of this vivid enigmatic profound and engrossing drama"
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| "Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (Paperback, 1992)" |
| "With an Introduction and Notes by Stuart Hutchinson University of Kent at Canterbury Tom Sawyer a shrewd and adventurous boy is as much at home in the respectable world of his Aunt Polly as in the self-reliant and parentless world of his friend Huck Finn The two enjoy a series of adventures accidentally witnessing a murder establishing the innocence of the man wrongly accused as well as being hunted by Injun Joe the true murderer eventually escaping and finding the treasure that Joe had buried Huckleberry Finn recounts the further adventures of Huck who runs away from a drunken and brutal father and meets up with the escaped slave Jim They float down the Mississippi on a raft participating in the lives of the characters they meet witnessing corruption moral decay and intellectual impoverishment Sharing so much in background and character these two stories the best of Twain indisputably belong together in one volume Though originally written as adventure stories for young people the vivid writing provides a profound commentary on provincial American life in the mid-nineteenth century and the institution of slavery"
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| "Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (Paperback, 1992)" |
| "Introduction and Notes by Dr Ella Westland University of Exeter Illustrations by George Cruickshank Dickens had already achieved renown with The Pickwick Papers With Oliver Twist his reputation was enhanced and strengthened The novel contains many classic Dickensian themes - grinding poverty desperation fear temptation and the eventual triumph of good in the face of great adversity Oliver Twist features some of the author's most enduring characters such as Oliver himself (who dares to ask for more) the tyrannical Bumble the diabolical Fagin the menacing Bill Sikes Nancy and 'the Artful Dodger' For any reader wishing to delve into the works of the great Victorian literary colossus Oliver Twist is without doubt an essential title"
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| "The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (Paperback, 1992)" |
| "With an Introduction and Notes by John ML Drew University of Buckingham Wilde's only novel first published in 1890 is a brilliantly designed puzzle intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships between art life and consequence From its provocative Preface challenging the reader to believe in 'art for art's sake' to its sensational conclusion the story self-consciously experiments with the notion of sin as an element of design Yet Wilde himself underestimated the consequences of his experiment and its capacity to outrage the Victorian establishment Its words returned to haunt him in his court appearances in 1895 and he later recalled the 'note of doom' which runs like 'a purple thread' through its carefully crafted prose"
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| "Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (Paperback, 1992)" |
| "Introduction and Notes by Professor Stephen Arkin San Francisco University 'Young women who have no economic or political power must attend to the serious business of contriving material security' Jane Austen's sardonic humour lays bare the stratagems the hypocrisy and the poignancy inherent in the struggle of two very different sisters to achieve respectability Sense and Sensibility is a delightful comedy of manners in which the sisters Elinor and Marianne represent these two qualities Elinor's character is one of Augustan detachment while Marianne a fervent disciple of the Romantic Age learns to curb her passionate nature in the interests of survival This book the first of Austen's novels to be published remains as fresh a cautionary tale today as it ever was"
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| "The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (Paperback, 1992)" |
| "Far from fading with time Kenneth Grahame's classic tale of fantasy has attracted a growing audience in each generation Rat Mole Badger and the preposterous Mr Toad (with his Poop-poop-poop' road-hogging new motor-car) have brought delight to many through the years with their odd adventures on and by the river and at the imposing residence of Toad Hall Grahame's book was later dramatised by A A Milne and became a perennial Christmas favourite as Toad of Toad Hall It continues to enchant and above all perhaps inspire great affection"
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