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  • Measure for Measure

    by William Shakespeare, Nicholas Arnold, Julia Briggs ...
    'Language is his power. His characters are precisely the words they speak' A. S. ByattA young man is condemned to death for breaking a law forbidding sex outside marriage. When his sister pleads with the Lord Angelo to save him, he offers her a bargain - her brother's life in exchange for her virginity. One of Shakespeare's most enigmatic plays, Measure for Measure is a morally complex drama of ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

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  • Popular Children’s Literature in Britain

    by Julia Briggs, Dennis Butts ...
    The astonishing success of J.K. Rowling and other contemporary children's authors has demonstrated how passionately children can commit to the books they love. But this kind of devotion is not new. This timely volume takes up the challenge of assessing the complex interplay of forces that have created the popularity of children's books both today and in the past. The essays collected here ask ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Hunt with Newton

    What are the Secrets of the Universe?

    by Julia Golding, Andrew Briggs, Roger Wagner ...
    Illustrated by Brett Hudson ...
    Series series The Curious Science Quest
    'Too often science and faith are pitted against each other. This book breaks down that split in a creative and engaging way. It shows the scope of science in our lives and how the study of science and the study of God feed and magnify each other.' Justin Welby, Archbishop of CanterburyJoin Harriet, Darwin's pet tortoise, and Milton, Schrodinger's indecisive cat on a time-travelling quest of ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Victorian Voyages

    Where did we come from?

    by Julia Golding, Andrew Briggs, Roger Wagner ...
    Illustrated by Brett Hudson ...
    Series series The Curious Science Quest
    Join Harriet, Darwin's pet tortoise, and Milton, Schrodinger's indecisive cat on a time-travelling quest of discovery, unravelling scientific exploration and religious beliefs and how they fit together.Throughout the centuries humans have been looking for answers to BIG questions - how did the universe start? Is there a God behind it? Has science explained away the need for a God, or can faith ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Modern Flights

    Where next?

    by Julia Golding, Andrew Briggs, Roger Wagner ...
    Illustrated by Brett Hudson ...
    Series series The Curious Science Quest
    Here is a wonderful and wittily written introduction to science as the art of asking open questions and not jumping to conclusions. It's also an amusing excursion through evolution and anthropology which packs in a lot of learning with the lightest of touches.' REVEREND DOCTOR MALCOLM GUITE Poet, singer-songwriter, priest, and academic Chaplain at Girton College CambridgeJoin Harriet, Darwin's pet ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Rocky Road to Galileo

    What is Our Place in the Solar System

    by Julia Golding, Andrew Briggs, Roger Wagner ...
    Illustrated by Brett Hudson ...
    Series series The Curious Science Quest
    'Here is a wonderful and wittily written introduction to science as the art of asking open questions and not jumping to conclusions. It's also an amusing excursion through evolution and anthropology which packs in a lot of learning with the lightest of touches. A much-needed antidote to the bludgeoning crudity of so much writing in both science and religion.' Rev Dr Malcolm Guite, poet, singer ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Night and Day

    by Virginia Woolf ...
    'Woolf's pivotal novel ... the writer feels her way into becoming the giantess she would be' Paris ReviewVirginia Woolf's delicate second novel is both a love story and a social comedy, yet it also subtly undermines these traditions, questioning a woman's role and the very nature of experience. Its protagonist, Katharine Hilbery, is beautiful and privileged but uncertain of her future. She must ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

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  • Jacob's Room

    by Virginia Woolf ...
    Jacob's Room is the third novel by Virginia Woolf, first published on 26 October 1922.The novel centres, in a very ambiguous way, around the life story of the protagonist Jacob Flanders and is presented almost entirely through the impressions other characters have of Jacob. Thus, although it could be said that the book is primarily a character study and has little in the way of plot or background, ... Read more

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  • Mrs. Dalloway

    by Virginia Woolf ...
    "Mrs. Dalloway" is a novel written by Virginia Woolf and published in 1925. It's one of Woolf's most famous works and is considered a landmark in the stream-of-consciousness literary technique.The novel takes place over the course of a single day in June 1923, primarily in London, and follows the thoughts and experiences of Clarissa Dalloway, a high-society woman preparing for a party she's ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

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  • A Daughter of the Snows

    by Jack London, Sheba Blake ...
    A Daughter of the Snows is Jack London's first novel. Set in the Yukon, it tells the story of Frona Welse, "a Stanford graduate and physical Valkyrie" who takes to the trail after upsetting her wealthy father's community by her forthright manner and befriending the town's prostitute. ... Read more

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  • The Way We Live Now

    by Anthony Trollope ...
    Series series Timeless Classic
    Augustus Melmotte is a financier with a mysterious past (he is rumoured to have Jewish origins, and it is later revealed that he owned a failed bank in Munich). When he moves his business and his family to London, the city's upper crust begins buzzing with rumours about him — and a host of characters ultimately find their lives changed because of him. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

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  • Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Delphi Classics)

    by Louisa May Alcott, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 17 - Delphi Series One
    Louisa May Alcott’s charming tales of ‘Little Women’ have delighted readers across the world since their 1868 publication, but she was also an author of sensational thrillers, humorous plays and perceptive poetry. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Louis May Alcott, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for ... Read more

    $2.99 USD