Fleeing a tragic past, Lucy Snowe leaves her home in England to pursue a career as a teacher at a girls' boarding school on the Continent, in this classic romantic novel that captures the narrator's ability to transform her mundane daily existence into the extraordinary. Reprint.[...]
The three Oxford Guides to Chaucer are written by scholars of international repute, with the purpose of summarizing what is known about his works and offering interpretations based on recent advances in both historical knowledge and theoretical understanding. They will provide readers at every level[...]
The definitive English version of the stories of King Arthur, Le Morte Darthur was completed in 1469-70 by Sir Thomas Malory, 'knight-prisoner'. In a resonant prose style, Malory charts the tragic disintegration of the fellowship of the Round Table, destroyed from within by warring factions. Recou[...]
A story focusing on friendship and sharing. Cat, Duck and Squirrel live in an old white cabin. Every day Cat slices up some pumpkin, Squirrel stirs in some water and Duck tips in some salt to make perfect pumpkin soup. Everybody seems happy until the day Duck wants to do the stirring.[...]
Tatty Ratty is lost again. Molly and her parents look everywhere, but there's no sign of him. They start to worry but soon realise that he has probably gone off on an exciting adventure and begin to imagine what that could be.[...]
Only William knows about the big great bear living under the stairs - he's sure he saw one lurking there. This illustrated story deals with childhood fears.[...]
Cat, Duck and Squirrel live in an old white cabin, with a pumpkin patch in the garden. Every day Cat slices up some pumpkin, Squirrel stirs in some water and Duck tips in some salt to make the perfect pumpkin soup; until the day Duck wants to do the stirring.[...]
A unique study examining the influence of medieval culture, thinking and drama on Shakespeare's work, looking at his use of sources and the ways in which the traditions of medieval drama permeate his plays.[...]
Whether you work in pastel, watercolor, oil or acrylic, are an experience artist or just starting out, this book, with its themed sections, provides tips, trade secrets and time and money savings advice that you can't afford to be without.
Crammed with over 400 ingenious solutions to every conce[...]