An ancient and ever-altering constitution is like an old man who still wears with attached fondness clothes in the fashion of his youth: what you see of him is the same; what you do not see is wholly ... Read more
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Whitman is today regarded as America's Homer or Dante, and his work the touchstone for literary originality in the New World. In Leaves of Grass, he abandoned the rules of traditional poetry - breakin ... Read more
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How well do you really know your favourite author? Ace literary detective turned quizmaster John Sutherland and Austen buff Deirdre Le Faye challenge the reader to find out. Starting with easy, fac ... Read more
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Tobias Smollett; Lewis M. Knapp; Paul-Gabriel Bouce
Pages
400 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
129 x 196 mm
Pub date
Feb 2009
Series
Oxford World's Classics
'the most laughable story that has ever been written since the goodly art of novel-writing began'
William Thackeray
First published in 1771, and often regarded as Smollett's finest book,The Expedi ... Read more
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Percy Bysshe Shelley; Zachary Leader; Michael O'Neill
Pages
880 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
129 x 195 mm
Pub date
Feb 2009
Series
Oxford World's Classics
This major new edition, originally commissioned for the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode, brings together a unique combination of Shelley's poetry and pros ... Read more
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*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 scholarshi ... Read more
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Rimbaud, the poet of revolt, and the greatest' Albert Camus Rimbaud is the enfant terrible of French literature, the precocious genius whose extraordinary poetry is revolutionary in its visionary, ha ... Read more
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Gaius Pliny sends greetings to his friend Septicius Clarus...' In these letters to his friends and relations, Pliny provides a fascinating insight into Roman life in the period 97 to 112 AD. Part aut ... Read more
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The Phaedo is acknowledged to be one of Plato's greatest masterpieces, showing him both as a philosopher and as a dramatist at the height of his powers. For its moving account of the execution of Socr ... Read more
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This volume contains the four plays by Thomas Middleton which have most impressed the modern world: "A Chaste Maid in Cheapside" is the most complex amd effective of the city comedies; "Women Beware W ... Read more
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