Originally published in serial format, "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man," is the semi-autobiographical portrayal of James Joyce's early upbringing as an Irish Catholic in late 19th century and early 20th century Dublin. At the center of the novel is the protagonist Stephen Dedalus whose life[...]

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man represents the transitional stage between the realism of Joyce's Dubliners and the symbolism of Ulysses, and is essential to the understanding of the later work. This novel is a highly autobiographical account of the adolescence of Stephen Dedalus, who reappea[...]

This is one of the most significant literary works of the 20th century, and one of the most innovative. Young Irish Catholic, Stephen Dedalus, rejects religion and national ties to develop unfettered as an artist. Strongly autobiographical, the novel is one of the founding texts of Modernism and the[...]

A greatly revised edition of "Agriculture Handbook 450" issued by the US Forest Service, this A Z encyclopedia of woody plant seeds covers 386 genera, adds more than 1,000 literature citations to the original, and treats all aspects of collection, storage, and germination."[...]

This carefully crafted ebook: "e;The Collected Works of James Joyce: Chamber Music + Dubliners + A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man + Exiles + Ulysses (the original 1922 ed.) + Pomes Penyeach + Finnegans Wake + Stephen Hero + The Critical Writings of James Joyce"e; is formatted for your[...]

Are you looking for a brief introduction to children's literature genres that leaves time to actually read children's books? This new edition of Children's Literature, Briefly introduces the reader to the essentials of each genre, supported by criteria to make good judgments about books and activiti[...]