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Identity Lessons: Contemporary Writing About Learning to Be AmericanIdentity Lessons: Contemporary Writing About Learning to Be American
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It is a crying shame that some so-called reviewers disguise their vitriolic, biased opinions as...
Great Expectations (Penguin Critical Studies)Great Expectations (Penguin Critical Studies)
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A critical reading of Dickens' novel "Great Expectations" for 'A' Level...
Lives Like Loaded Guns: Emily Dickinson and Her Family's FeudsLives Like Loaded Guns: Emily Dickinson and Her Family's Feuds
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" Lives Like Loaded Guns ...reads like a fabulous detective story...[Gordon] takes us into...
Angel in the Parlor: 5 Stories and 8 EssaysAngel in the Parlor: 5 Stories and 8 EssaysPerrine's Story and StructurePerrine's Story and Structure
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For decades this concise guide has introduced students to the major elements of fiction,...


Locked Rooms Open Doors:: Diaries And Letters Of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1933-1935 (A Harvest Book)Locked Rooms Open Doors:: Diaries And Letters Of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1933-1935 (A Harvest Book)
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All of Anne Lindbergh's memoirs are filled with incredible highlights on life and history. ...
Wit's end: Days and nights of the Algonquin Round TableWit's end: Days and nights of the Algonquin Round Table
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Reflecting America of the 1920s was the glittering group that regularly gathered at the...
Blake: Complete Writings with Variant ReadingBlake: Complete Writings with Variant Reading
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With variant readings. Edited by Geoffrey Keynes.
John Clare (Oxford Authors)John Clare (Oxford Authors)
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This ambitious collection of Clare's poetry and prose is based on thirty years' close...
Romances of the Republic: Women, the Family, and Violence in the Literature of the Early American NationRomances of the Republic: Women, the Family, and Violence in the Literature of the Early American Nation
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Romances of the Republic contributes to the lively field of scholarship on the interconnection...


Voices of the Vietnam POWs: Witnesses to Their FightVoices of the Vietnam POWs: Witnesses to Their Fight
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Absolutely excellent book. I read it in just 2 sittings. It combines the best of many books in a...
The Oxford Book of Women's Writing in the United StatesThe Oxford Book of Women's Writing in the United States
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Provocative and compulsively readable, lively, engaging, and brilliantly representative, The...
Breaking Bounds: Whitman and American Cultural StudiesBreaking Bounds: Whitman and American Cultural Studies
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Breaking Bounds invigorates the study of Whitman and American culture by presenting essays that...
Untying the Knot: On Riddles and Other Enigmatic ModesUntying the Knot: On Riddles and Other Enigmatic Modes
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This book collects eighteen previously unpublished essays on the riddle--a genre of discourse...
The Memoirs of Fray Servando Teresa de Mier (Library of Latin America)The Memoirs of Fray Servando Teresa de Mier (Library of Latin America)
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On December 12, 1794, Fray Servando preached a sermon in Mexico City claiming that the Indies...

Toni Morrison's Beloved: A Casebook (Casebooks in Contemporary Fiction)Toni Morrison's Beloved: A Casebook (Casebooks in Contemporary Fiction)
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Toni Morrsion's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Beloved, deals with the self-sacrifice of...
Recollection of a Provincial Past: (Recuerdos de Provincia) (Library of Latin America)Recollection of a Provincial Past: (Recuerdos de Provincia) (Library of Latin America)
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Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (1811-1888) was Argentina's leading writer, educator, and...
The American Claimant (1892) (The Oxford Mark Twain)The American Claimant (1892) (The Oxford Mark Twain)
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What we have here is an American (Mulberry Sellers) infatuated with English peerage who believes...
The Classical Greek ReaderThe Classical Greek Reader
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I have long been interested in classical Greek and Roman civilization, and have spent hours...
The New Woman and Other Emancipated Woman Plays (World's Classics)The New Woman and Other Emancipated Woman Plays (World's Classics)
Female emancipation and the much derided `New Woman' was a subject of immense fascination in...

The Poetic Edda (World's Classics)The Poetic Edda (World's Classics)
Larrington's translation of the Poetic Edda finally makes the tales of the Norse Gods and...
The Princess and the Goblin and The Princess and Curdie (World's Classics)The Princess and the Goblin and The Princess and Curdie (World's Classics)
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The last time I read these books was perhaps 20 years ago, when I was 40, shortly before I...
Sister Carrie (The World's Classics)Sister Carrie (The World's Classics)
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`When a girl leaves her home at eighteen, she does one of two things. Either she falls into...
The Pioneers (World's Classics)The Pioneers (World's Classics)
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The first of the five Leatherstocking Tales, The Pioneers is perhaps the most realistic and...
This Stage-Play World: Texts and Contexts, 1580-1625 (OPUS)This Stage-Play World: Texts and Contexts, 1580-1625 (OPUS)
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Book arrived within a week of order, and is in even better condition than described.

Simple Speaking Activities (Oxford Basics)Simple Speaking Activities (Oxford Basics)
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Oxford Basics are short, easy-to-use books based on communicative methodology. They provide...
Art of James Joyce (Galaxy Books)Art of James Joyce (Galaxy Books)
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The Art of James Joyce is a "biography" of the two controversial major works, Ulusses...
Bounds Out of Bounds: A Compass for Recent American and British PoetryBounds Out of Bounds: A Compass for Recent American and British Poetry
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The Puritan and the Cynic: Moralists and Theorists in French and American LettersThe Puritan and the Cynic: Moralists and Theorists in French and American Letters
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Why do Americans, and so often, American writers, profess moral sentiments and yet write so...
The Oxford Book of American PoetryThe Oxford Book of American Poetry
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If you love poetry, one book will never satisfy your hunger or lifelong search for poem...

Hamlet (The Annotated Shakespeare)Hamlet (The Annotated Shakespeare)
This really is "The Tragical History of Hamlet Prince of Denmark" and not only the...
Essays in IdlenessEssays in Idleness
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Much of this little book works as well today as seven hundred years ago, when it was written....
What I Talk About When I Talk About RunningWhat I Talk About When I Talk About Running
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Most of us probably have had the unpleasant experience of being collared by a friend who is...
Southern Ladies & GentlemenSouthern Ladies & Gentlemen
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Florence King and the late Molly Ivins were the two funniest contemporary American writers. Miss...
The Cat Who Came for ChristmasThe Cat Who Came for Christmas
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I admit it, I read the book early in December, and by Dec. 21st, acquired Strongheart..the most...

Frankenstein: A Longman Cultural EditionFrankenstein: A Longman Cultural Edition
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Mary Shelley was the daughter of the famous feminist and author, Mary Wollstonecraft, who is...
How Reading Changed My LifeHow Reading Changed My Life
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Could have been very enjoyable, but marred by hypocrisy. In one breath the author is excoriating...
London CallingLondon Calling
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Black authors of the 18th century were powerful figures: out walking near Charing Cross with one...
The Pig Poets: An Anthology of Porcine PoesyThe Pig Poets: An Anthology of Porcine Poesy
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A pig's life is short and its experience somewhat limited. But when it comes to food our...
Hillbilly: A Cultural History of an American IconHillbilly: A Cultural History of an American Icon
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Some books get published because they are well written, and some books get published because...

Atlas of British HistoryAtlas of British History
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This absorbing and richly informative atlas charts the expansive history of Britain, from the...
Apparitions of Asia: Modernist Form and Asian American PoeticsApparitions of Asia: Modernist Form and Asian American Poetics
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Walt Whitman called the Orient "The Past! the Past! the Past!" but East Asia was...
A Commentary on Demosthenes' Philippic I: With Rhetorical Analyses of Philippics II and III (American Philological Association Texts and Commentaries)A Commentary on Demosthenes' Philippic I: With Rhetorical Analyses of Philippics II and III (American Philological Association Texts and Commentaries)
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Philippic I, delivered between 351 B.C. - 350 B.C., was the first speech by a prominent...
The Gun and the Pen: Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, and the Fiction of MobilizationThe Gun and the Pen: Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, and the Fiction of Mobilization
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Keith Gandal's work offers us a completely new perspective to reconsider the Lost...
Life of William Grimes, the Runaway SlaveLife of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave
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Unlike other slave narratives, this one is not cleaned up for the white reader. William Grimes...

American Spaces of Conversion: The Conductive Imaginaries of Edwards, Emerson, and JamesAmerican Spaces of Conversion: The Conductive Imaginaries of Edwards, Emerson, and James
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The religious precepts of the Puritans continued to affect intellectual life in the U.S. long...
A Critical Survey of the Development of the Urdu Novel and Short StoryA Critical Survey of the Development of the Urdu Novel and Short Story
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A work written by Shaista Ikamullah.
Helen Garner (Australian Writers)Helen Garner (Australian Writers)
This is the first book-length study of the work of Helen Garner. Grounded in ideas from feminist...
The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition The New Australian StandardThe Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition The New Australian Standard
This compact, authoritative dictionary presents completely revised Australian pronunciations and...
Book of Lands and Peoples: Vol 2Book of Lands and Peoples: Vol 2
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An anthology of travel-writing through the ages from a well-loved travel writer. In 1985 Eric...

The Discomfort ZoneThe Discomfort ZoneSelected Poems and Three Plays of William Butler YeatsSelected Poems and Three Plays of William Butler Yeats
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Yeats is one of the unquestionably great modern poets. His poetry has a rich lyrical beauty,...
Literary History of the United States: HistoryLiterary History of the United States: HistoryA Vision of Paris: The Photographs of Eugene Atget, the Words of Marcel ProustA Vision of Paris: The Photographs of Eugene Atget, the Words of Marcel ProustBeat Generation: Glory Days in Greenwich VillageBeat Generation: Glory Days in Greenwich Village
McDarrah's photograpic work evokes what it must have been like to frequent the bohemian...

The American Tradition in Literature: v. 2The American Tradition in Literature: v. 2A Resurrection of a KindA Resurrection of a KindBlack Feminist Criticism: Perspectives on Black Women WritersBlack Feminist Criticism: Perspectives on Black Women Writers
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The History of Scottish Literature: 1660-1800 (History of Scottish Literature,) Vol. 2The History of Scottish Literature: 1660-1800 (History of Scottish Literature,) Vol. 2Literature and the Writing Process, 6th EditionLiterature and the Writing Process, 6th Edition

Children's Literature, Briefly (3rd Edition)Children's Literature, Briefly (3rd Edition)
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The book was in excellent condition and it came promptly. This was my first time ordering online...
Law and SocietyLaw and Society
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Law and Society is written to be highly accessible to the average undergraduate student. ...
Fall of the House of Usher (20th Century Interpretations)Fall of the House of Usher (20th Century Interpretations)Shakespeare's "King Henry IV, Part 2": A Collection of Critical Essays (20th Century Interpretations)Shakespeare's "King Henry IV, Part 2": A Collection of Critical Essays (20th Century Interpretations)Interactive Writing: An Advanced Course in Writing Skills/Student's BookInteractive Writing: An Advanced Course in Writing Skills/Student's Book

Literatura Chicana: Texto Y Contexto/Text and Context : Chicano LiteratureLiteratura Chicana: Texto Y Contexto/Text and Context : Chicano LiteratureTwentieth Century Interpretations of Modern Chicano Writers: A Col Lection of Critical Essays (20th Century Views)Twentieth Century Interpretations of Modern Chicano Writers: A Col Lection of Critical Essays (20th Century Views)E.M.Forster's "Passage to India": A Collection of Critical Essays (20th Century Interpretations)E.M.Forster's "Passage to India": A Collection of Critical Essays (20th Century Interpretations)Hillbilly: A Cultural History of an American IconHillbilly: A Cultural History of an American Icon
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Some books get published because they are well written, and some books get published because...
Atlas of British HistoryAtlas of British History
Best Price: $14.99
This absorbing and richly informative atlas charts the expansive history of Britain, from the...

Apparitions of Asia: Modernist Form and Asian American PoeticsApparitions of Asia: Modernist Form and Asian American Poetics
Best Price: $15.65
Walt Whitman called the Orient "The Past! the Past! the Past!" but East Asia was...
A Commentary on Demosthenes' Philippic I: With Rhetorical Analyses of Philippics II and III (American Philological Association Texts and Commentaries)A Commentary on Demosthenes' Philippic I: With Rhetorical Analyses of Philippics II and III (American Philological Association Texts and Commentaries)
Best Price: $23.92
Philippic I, delivered between 351 B.C. - 350 B.C., was the first speech by a prominent...
The Gun and the Pen: Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, and the Fiction of MobilizationThe Gun and the Pen: Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, and the Fiction of Mobilization
Best Price: $54.93
Keith Gandal's work offers us a completely new perspective to reconsider the Lost...
Life of William Grimes, the Runaway SlaveLife of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave
Best Price: $13.58
Unlike other slave narratives, this one is not cleaned up for the white reader. William Grimes...
American Spaces of Conversion: The Conductive Imaginaries of Edwards, Emerson, and JamesAmerican Spaces of Conversion: The Conductive Imaginaries of Edwards, Emerson, and James
Best Price: $49.40
The religious precepts of the Puritans continued to affect intellectual life in the U.S. long...

A Critical Survey of the Development of the Urdu Novel and Short StoryA Critical Survey of the Development of the Urdu Novel and Short Story
Best Price: $27.01
A work written by Shaista Ikamullah.
Helen Garner (Australian Writers)Helen Garner (Australian Writers)
This is the first book-length study of the work of Helen Garner. Grounded in ideas from feminist...
The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition The New Australian StandardThe Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition The New Australian Standard
This compact, authoritative dictionary presents completely revised Australian pronunciations and...
Reading 1922: A Return to the Scene of the ModernReading 1922: A Return to the Scene of the Modern
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This engaging study returns to a truly remarkable year, the year in which both Ulysses and ...
Black Imagination and the Middle Passage (W.E.B. Du Bois Institute)Black Imagination and the Middle Passage (W.E.B. Du Bois Institute)
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This volume of essays examines the forced dispossession caused by the Middle Passage. The book...

Crossing Color: Transcultural Space and Place in Rita Dove's Poetry, Fiction, and Drama (W.E.B. Du Bois Institute)Crossing Color: Transcultural Space and Place in Rita Dove's Poetry, Fiction, and Drama (W.E.B. Du Bois Institute)
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Rita Dove (b. 1952) was elected Poet Laureate--the first ever African-American to hold the...
A Historical Guide to Langston Hughes (Historical Guides to American Authors)A Historical Guide to Langston Hughes (Historical Guides to American Authors)
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Langston Hughes has been an inspiration to generations of readers and writers seeking a...
Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek Book IAthenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek Book I
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I've read through many of the reviews of this book and find that most of my critiques and...
The Melancholy of Race: Psychoanalysis, Assimilation, and Hidden Grief (Race and American Culture)The Melancholy of Race: Psychoanalysis, Assimilation, and Hidden Grief (Race and American Culture)
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In this groundbreaking, interdisciplinary study Anne Anlin Cheng argues that we have to...
A Handbook of Critical Approaches to LiteratureA Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature
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I used an earlier edition of this book in an undergraduate class specifically about the...

An Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to That Island; and Memoirs of Pascal PaoliAn Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to That Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli
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This first complete reprint of Boswell's book on Corsica since the eighteenth century is...
Ezra Pound's Cantos: A Casebook (Casebooks in Criticism)Ezra Pound's Cantos: A Casebook (Casebooks in Criticism)
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Excellent collection of critical essays dealing with some of the particulars of what was going...
Beautiful Machine: Rivers and the Republican Plan, 1755-1825Beautiful Machine: Rivers and the Republican Plan, 1755-1825
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This book, the second volume in Seelye's series on the rivers of America in the American...
Oscar Wilde's Oxford Notebooks: A Portrait of Mind in the MakingOscar Wilde's Oxford Notebooks: A Portrait of Mind in the Making
There is undoubtedly very little scholarship in the field of Wilde studies that can compare to...
The Invention of EthnicityThe Invention of Ethnicity
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This important new collection of interdisciplinary essays sets out to chart the cultural...

Revolution and the Word: The Rise of the Novel in AmericaRevolution and the Word: The Rise of the Novel in America
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Offering a unique perspective on the origins of American fiction, Cathy N. Davidson focuses not...
Religion and American Politics: From the Colonial Period to the 1980sReligion and American Politics: From the Colonial Period to the 1980s
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I bought this book because I was given to understand Noll is one of the deans of the history of...
The Poets of Tin Pan Alley: A History of America's Great LyricistsThe Poets of Tin Pan Alley: A History of America's Great Lyricists
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From the turn of the century to the 1960s, the songwriters of Tin Pan Alley dominated American...
Printers and Press Freedom: The Ideology of Early American JournalismPrinters and Press Freedom: The Ideology of Early American Journalism
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In the United States, the press has sometimes been described as an unoffical fourth branch of...
Falling in Love with Wisdom: American Philosophers Talk About Their CallingFalling in Love with Wisdom: American Philosophers Talk About Their Calling
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A wonderful read for anyone interested in philosophy. You learn what made current/recent...

Studies in Contemporary Jewry: Volume VIII: A New Jewry? America Since the Second World War (Vol 8)Studies in Contemporary Jewry: Volume VIII: A New Jewry? America Since the Second World War (Vol 8)
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The eighth volume of the acclaimed annual publication of the Institute of Contemporary Jewry at...
Congressional AnecdotesCongressional Anecdotes
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This book is an easy and entertaining read about our first branch of government. It deals with...
   
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