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  • Crestien’s Guillaume d’Angleterre / William of England

    An Edition and Annotated Translation

    Edited by Ian Short ...
    An edition with facing annotated translation of the twelfth-century Medieval French popular romance Guillaume d’Angleterre. The claim to fame of this verse narrative is to have had its authorship attributed (falsely) to Chrétien de Troyes, the most famous of all twelfth-century Medieval French narrative poets. This prototypical adventure romance and is representative of a literary genre that has ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Nin’S Limericks

    Odd Odes Concerning the Savoy Operas

    by Ian Short ...
    There is something fitting about linking the Savoy operas with limericks. Both are likely to appeal to people with a certain type of sense of humour. Why are the Savoy operas funny? Because they were written by a couple of geniuses who knew how to be funny never fall into the trap of assuming that Gilbert was the funny one. Gilbert himself discovered that his words didnt work half so well when set ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Reversibility in Dynamics and Group Theory

    Series Book 416 - London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series
    Reversibility is a thread woven through many branches of mathematics. It arises in dynamics, in systems that admit a time-reversal symmetry, and in group theory where the reversible group elements are those that are conjugate to their inverses. However, the lack of a lingua franca for discussing reversibility means that researchers who encounter the concept may be unaware of related work in other ... Read more

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    Series series Классика и модерн
    «Игрок» — роман русского писателя Фёдора Михайловича Достоевского, впервые опубликованный в 1866 году.Темой романа является всепоглощающая страсть к азартной игре. Основной сюжет роман основан на истории азарта, ставшего для человека уже не смыслом игры и даже не смыслом жизни, но единственной, экзистенциальной сутью бытия. ... Read more

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  • The Man Who Laughs (L'Homme Qui Rit) in Both English and French

    by Victor Hugo ...
    According to Wikipedia: "Hugo wrote The Man Who Laughs, or the Laughing Man, over a period of fifteen months while he was living in the Channel Islands, having been exiled from his native France because of the controversial political content of his previous novels. Hugo's working title for this book was On the King's Command, but a friend suggested The Man Who Laughs." ... Read more

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  • Rimbaud Complete

    Translated by Wyatt Mason ...
    Series series Modern Library Classics
    Enduring icon of creativity, authenticity, and rebellion, and the subject of numerous new biographies, Arthur Rimbaud is one of the most repeatedly scrutinized literary figures of the last half-century. Yet almost thirty years have elapsed without a major new translation of his writings. Remedying this state of affairs is Rimbaud Complete*,* the first and only truly complete edition of Rimbaud’s ... Read more

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  • Banshees, and Other Death Warnings (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

    St. John D Seymour was a minister and explorer, who spent his life documenting what he regarded as real-life examples of witches, banshees, poltergeists, ghosts and apparitions. Many of the earliest Irish ghost stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, ... Read more

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    Alice Duer Miller's heart-warming novel written entirely in verse. The narrative follows an American girl who falls in love with an Englishman during World War I. This touching and beautiful tale will appeal to lovers of poetry and those with an interest in life during the Great War, and it is not to be missed by discerning collectors of such literature. Many antiquarian books such as this are ... Read more

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  • The Quotable Oscar Wilde

    A Collection of Wit and Wisdom

    by Running Press ...
    Series series RP Minis
    "I must die as I lived, beyond my means." Arguably the most quoted man in history, and certainly in his day, this enormous miniature collection is filled with Oscar Wildes' most notorious and witty sayings. Organized into five neat sections useful for any situation, this book is perfect for either enjoying in small bites or devouring in one sitting. Featuring a biography, quotes, a poem and short ... Read more

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  • A Most Ingenious Paradox

    The Art of Gilbert and Sullivan

    by Gayden Wren ...
    Written more than a century ago and initially regarded even by their creators as nothing more than light entertainment, the fourteen operas of Gilbert & Sullivan emerged over the course of the twentieth century as the world's most popular body of musical-theater works, ranking second only to Shakespeare in the history of English-language theater. Despite this resounding popularity and proven ... Read more

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  • Voynich Manuscript [Translated]

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    Our book is a translation of the first part of the Voynich manuscript. This manuscript is a wonderful 15th century manuscript on wove paper. It owes its name to Wilfrid Voynich, who bought it from the Jesuits in 1912 near Rome. This manuscript is currently in the library of Yale University. The beautiful illustrations and drawings are associated to a long text written in a coded alphabet that had ... Read more

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    by J.M. Barrie ...
    This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display. ... Read more

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