Edited by William Trevor, a distinguished writer of novels and short stories
Excellent and widespread review coverage
45 stories, 35 authors, seven early folk tales
Includes Ireland's finest ... 続きを読む
I have so much and my feeling for her devours everything, I have so much and without her everything is nothing.'
The Sorrows of Young Werther propelled Goethe to instant fame when it first appeare ... 続きを読む
I daresay I shall get through my trouble somehow.'
Esther Waters is a young, working-class woman with strong religious beliefs who takes a position as a kitchen-maid at a horse-racing estate. She ... 続きを読む
What are angels? Where were they first encountered? Can we distinguish angels from gods, faeries, ghosts, and aliens? And why do they remain so popular? In this introduction to the history of angels, ... 続きを読む
長くイギリス憲法の土台となると考えられてきたマグナカルタですが、その内容や背景を理解している人はほとんどいません。本書はこの公文書を現代の読者に紹介すべく、この1215年の大憲章のラテン語原典の英語訳を完全収録した上で、起源について解説するとともに、その歴史的役割を振り返ります。(cf. The British Constitution, #349)
A br ... 続きを読む
Considers the fundamental nature of the periodic table to the physical sciences
Explores the history of the discovery of trends among elements, to the construction of various forms of the table, an ... 続きを読む
I think I must be an improper woman without knowing it, I do so manage to shock people.'
Elizabeth Gaskell's second novel challenged contemporary social attitudes by taking as its heroine a fallen ... 続きを読む
To become a member of the British Parliament!...He almost thought that he could die happy'
Phineas Finn, the handsome Irishman, is equally successful at scaling the political ladder and gaining th ... 続きを読む