Described variously as the greatest poem of the European Middle Ages and, because of the author's evangelical purpose, the 'fifth Gospel', the Divine Comedy is central to the culture of the west. The ... Read more
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The Woman in White (1859-60) is the first and greatest 'Sensation Novel'.
Walter Hartright's mysterious midnight encounter with the woman in white draws him into a vortex of crime, poison, kidnapp ... Read more
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If this is the best of all possible worlds, then what must the others be like?'
Young Candide is tossed on a hilarious tide of misfortune, experiencing the full horror and injustice of this 'best o ... Read more
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'Such a strange book! Imagine a novel with a little swarthy governess for heroine, and a middle-aged ruffian for hero.'
Sharpe's London Magazine (June 1855)
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The Flowers of Evil, which T. S. Eliot called the greatest example of modern poetry in any language, shocked the literary world of nineteenth century France with its outspoken portrayal of lesbian lov ... Read more
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One of Austen's five major novels in a revised and updated edition.
The standard Chapman/Kinsley text in a newly set typeface gives a more attractive appearance.
The new notes are fuller and pr ... Read more
Austen's most popular novel in an entirely new edition.
Uses the standard Chapman/Kinsley text.
New introduction discusses the play between truth and fiction, the historical context of the nove ... Read more
One of Austen's five major novels in a superb new edition
The standard Chapman/Kinsley text in a newly set typeface gives a more attractive appearance
The new introduction examines the novel in ... Read more
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The best-value edition, combining Northanger Abbey with three minor works, two early, one late, showing her originality across the full range of her career.
New introduction by Claudia ... Read more
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"Me!" cried Fanny..."Indeed you must excuse me. I could not act any thing if you were to give me the world. No, indeed, I cannot act."
At the age of ten, Fanny Price leaves the poverty of her Por ... Read more
