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21) Selected poems
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English
Description
Generous sampling from Leaves of Grass. Twenty-four poems include "I Hear America Singing," "Song of the Open Road," "I Sing the Body Electric," "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd," "O Captain! My Captain!"--All reprinted from an authoritative edition. Lists of titles and first lines.
22) A doll's house
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English
Description
When A Doll's House was first published in 1879 it created a sensation. The play follows the ordinary life of a housewife. Gradually the tensions within her marriage become clear and build to a final, stunning action. The play is widely studied because of its sharp critique of 19th century marriage norms, and its feminist tendencies.
25) Selected poems
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1992.
Physical Desc
viii, 94 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Treasury of verse by great Victorian poet includes famous long narrative poem, "Enoch Arden, plus a selection of important lyrics, monologues, ballads and other typical pieces. Among them: "The Lady of Shalott," "The Charge of the Light Brigade," "Break, break, break," "Flower in the crannied Wall" and more. Also included are excerpts from three longer works: " The Princess, "Maud" and "The Brook." Reprinted from authoritative standard edition. Lists...
26) Women in love
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English
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This novel, originally written in 1916, published in 1921, explores the lives of the Brangwen sisters, Ursula and Gudrun, and their developing love affairs with Rupert Birkin, an intellectual, and Gerald Crich, an industrialist. The despair of one sister's relationship contrasts with the happiness of the other's as the four clash in thought, passion, and belief, in their search for a life that is truly complete. The novel is the sequel to The Rainbow....
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English
Description
"Joseph Conrad's enduring portrait of the ugliness of colonialism in a deluxe edition with a gripping cover by 'Hellboy' artist Mike Mignola. 'Heart of Darkness' is the thrilling tale of Marlow, a seaman and wanderer recounting his physical and psychological journey in search of the infamous ivory trader Kurtz. Traveling upriver into the heart of the African continent, he gradually becomes obsessed by this enigmatic, wraith-like figure. Marlow's discovery...
28) Selected poems
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1993]
Physical Desc
ix, 77 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Bloomsbury Poetry Classics are selections from the work of some of our greatest poets. The series is aimed at the general reader rather than the specialist and carries no critical or explanatory apparatus. This can be found elsewhere. In the series the poems introduce themselves, on an uncluttered page and in a format that is both attractive and convenient. The selections have been make by the distinguished poet, critic, and biographer Ian Hamilton....
29) Chicago poems
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English
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The complete collection of 7 volumes, and 148 poems.
- Chicago Poems - 55 poems - 65 minutes
- Handfuls - 11 poems - 4 minutes
- War Poems 1914-1915 - 11 poems - 11 minutes
- The Road and the End - 11 poems, 10 minutes
- Fogs and Fires - 28 poems - 17 minutes
- Shadows - 9 poems - 6 minutes
- Other Days (1900-1910) - 23 poems, 22 minutes
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Series
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English
Description
"Drawn by a promise of "wisteria and sunshine," four English ladies rent a medieval castle on the Italian Riviera. Although each is very different from the others in personality, all find common ground and renewed feelings of love and hopefulness amid the countryside's natural beauty. This bestselling tale of self-discovery ; recounted with warmth, wit, and charm; was adapted several times for stage and screen"--
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English
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Description
The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of master mystery writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most accomplished stories. Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson confront one of their most difficult cases ever: is there truly a curse on the old Baskerville estate? Is there truly a ghostly beast lurking on the dark, eerie moors? A masterful concoction of plot and mood, this story is guaranteed to give you the shivers.
40) Herland
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English
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Description
Delightfully humorous account of a feminist utopia in which three male explorers stumble upon an all-female society. Early 20th-century writer's once-unconventional views on male-female behavior, motherhood, individuality, other topics.
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