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Mary Renault
Fire from Heaven

Virago Modern Classics

INTRODUCED BY TOM HOLLAND He stood between death and life as between night and morning, and thought with a soaring rapture, 'I am not afraid'. Alexander is born to rule. Caught in a power struggle for his…

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Philip K. Dick
The Man in the High Castle

Penguin Modern Classics

Imagine the world if the Allies had lost the Second World War...Philip K. Dick trips the switches of our minds with his vision of the world as it might have been: the African continent virtually wiped out…

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Mary Renault
The Persian Boy

Virago Modern Classics

INTRODUCED BY SEÁN HEWITTI thought, There goes my lord, whom I was born to follow. I have found a king. And, I said to myself, looking after him as he walked away, I will have him, if I die for it.Bagoas,…

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Karl Polanyi
The Great Transformation

Penguin Modern Classics

'One of the most powerful books in the social sciences ever written ' Thomas Piketty 'The twentieth century's most prophetic critic of capitalism' Prospect 'Polanyi's revolutionary work is a must-read' Ma…

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Daphne Du Maurier
Rebecca

Virago Modern Classics

He did not belong to me at all. He belonged to Rebecca.'The greatest psychological thriller of all time' ERIN KELLY 'Du Maurier created a scale by which modern women can measure their feelings' STEPHEN KI…

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Akinloyè Òjó
Language, Translation, and Poetic Realities

A scholarly consideration of Akínwùmí Ìsòlá and his anthology, Àfàìmò Àti Àwon Àròfò Mìíràn ,via the analysis of the influential role of traditional forms of praise-singing in Yorùbá contemporary poetry.

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Cecilia Farr
As I Was Saying

An indispensable companion to Gertrude Stein's masterpiece, The Making of Americans. One of the great works of 20th-century American fiction, Stein's novel represents a peak of modernist literature: fille…

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Lena Mattheis
Queer Forms and Pronouns

Queer Forms and Pronouns is a journey into the world of gender nonconformity (GNC) pronouns in literature. Pronouns are frequently discussed in the contexts of language policies, grammar, and inclusion, b…

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José Hernández, G J Racz
The Gaucho Martãn Fierro and Martãn Fierro's Return

'Some verses flow on out of men like headstreams course through a canal. The same holds true for mine, old pal- though I can't say they're worth a lick, they still pour out of me real quick, like sheep es…

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Irena Makaryk, Irena R Makaryk
Shakespeare in Ukraine

Often regarded as a playwright "beyond nationality," Shakespeare has played a central role in Ukraine's cultural history over the past two centuries. His works have served as both a lens for exp…

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Michael Lackey,
German Exile Biofiction

Shows how after the Nazis came to power, prominent exile writers used biofiction to provide readers with a means of identifying root causes of political oppression.There were biofictions before the 20th c…

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David Day
Ring Legends of Tolkien Deluxe Edition

The most popular legends about the Rings of Power are discussed in detail in this deluxe edition that will hold a special place on your bookshelf.The history of J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middl…

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David Day
A Dictionary of Tolkien Deluxe Edition

Dive into the fantastical world and vocabulary of J. R. R. Tolkien with this deluxe edition that will stand out on your bookshelf.Step into the extraordinary world of J. R. R. Tolkien with this beautifull…

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Jesse Molesworth
Forms of Time, Newton to Austen

Between 1700 and 1800, the English-speaking world came to terms with one of modernity's most fundamental ideas: the separation of time from its measure, or what Newton described as the distinction between…

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Jesse Molesworth
Forms of Time, Newton to Austen

Between 1700 and 1800, the English-speaking world came to terms with one of modernity's most fundamental ideas: the separation of time from its measure, or what Newton described as the distinction between…

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Susan Byrne
The Aesthetic Turn in Cervantes

This book reveals the central role played by Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes in the development of modern-day aesthetics.

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Wendy Larson
Optimism, Literature, and Culture in American Capitalism and Chinese Socialism

This book examines the similarity between capitalism and socialism over the twentieth century as both systems found ways to encourage happiness and optimism in their citizens. Comparing radically differen…

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Julianne Sandberg,
Early Modern Literature and the Bodies of a Reformed Eucharist

Choice 2025 Outstanding Academic Title Examining what the eucharist taught early modern writers about their bodies and how it shaped the bodies they wrote about, this book shows how the exegetical roots o…

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Alif Cahya Setiyadi
Jussive Particles and Nouns in Classical Arabic (CA) and Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) Conditional Sentences

The jussive particles and nouns in Arabic conditional sentences in Classical and Modern Standard Arabic are a crucial aspect of Arabic grammar that has not been extensively explored. Focusing on the Qur'a…

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Alan Wald
Bohemian Bolsheviks

Bohemian Bolsheviks is a sharp reminder that historical narrative not only shapes our sense of the terrain under our feet, but the horizon in front of us. Marxist political alignment engages a welter of i…

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