Author: William Keach
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780153348679
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 504

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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: James Applegate
Publisher: Holt McDougal
ISBN: 9780153353956
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 1068

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Author: Melvyn Bragg
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1611450071
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 497

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A history of the English language traces its evolution from a Germanic dialect around 500 A.D. to its modern form, noting the influence of such groups and individuals as early Anglo-Saxon tribes, Alfred the Great, and William Shakespeare.

Author: Robert Freidin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108487726
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 217

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An engaging introduction to English sentence structure, showing how users can apply this knowledge to become better readers and writers.

Author: Betsy Burton
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 9781423601241
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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Betsy Burton, one of the owners of The King's English Bookshop in Salt Lake City, Utah, shares anecdotes from throughout the history of the store, discussing employees, author visits, and the joys and challenges of running an independent bookstore, and including reading lists in a range of subject areas.

Author: John Granger
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101133139
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 337

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Harry Potter. The name conjures up J.K. Rowling's wondrous world of magic that has captured the imaginations of millions on both the printed page and the silver screen with bestselling novels and blockbuster films. The true magic found in this children's fantasy series lies not only in its appeal to people of all ages but in its connection to the greater world of classic literature. Harry Potter's Bookshelf: The Great Books Behind the Hogwarts Adventures explores the literary landscape of themes and genres J.K. Rowling artfully wove throughout her novels-and the influential authors and stories that inspired her. From Jane Austen's Emma and Charles Dickens's class struggles, through the gothic romances of Dracula and Frankenstein and the detective mysteries of Dorothy L. Sayers, to the dramatic alchemy of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and William Shakespeare, Rowling cast a powerful spell with the great books of English literature that transformed the story of a young wizard into a worldwide pop culture phenomenon.

Author: Gyula Krudy
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590174666
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241

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“What you have loved remains yours.” Thus speaks the irresistible rogue Sindbad, ironic hero of these fantastic tales, who has seduced and abandoned countless women over the course of centuries but never lost one, for he returns to visit them all—ladies, actresses, housemaids—in his memories and dreams. From the bustling streets of Budapest to small provincial towns where nothing ever seems to change, this ghostly Lothario encounters his old flames wherever he goes: along the banks of the Danube; under windows where they once courted; in churches and in graveyards, where Eros and Thanatos tryst. Lies, bad behavior, and fickleness of all kinds are forgiven, and love is reaffirmed as the only thing worth persevering for, weeping for, and living for. The Adventures of Sindbad is the Hungarian master Gyula Krúdy’s most famous book, an uncanny evocation of the autumn of the Hapsburg Empire that is enormously popular not only in Hungary but throughout Eastern Europe.

Author: Judith Kay
Publisher: University of Michigan Press ELT
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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Adventures in Literature is a lower-level introduction to literature for ESL learners. The literature used is unique -- the authors draw on dialogue (mostly from short stories) to help less-proficient students develop an interest and understanding of literature. The authors whose work appears in this text include O. Henry, Oscar Wilde, George Orwell, Mona Gardner, James Thurber, Saki, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Colette, Alphonse Daudet, and Kate Chopin. Adventures in Literature includes a focus on vocabulary and a review of grammar. Each reading is accompanied by: pre-reading exercises grammar lessons vocabulary development exercises writing exercises discussion topics.

Author:
Publisher: Master Books
ISBN: 9780890512777
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100

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When an ardent evolutionist and an adventuring creationist take a team into the wilds of the Congo, in search of living dinosaurs, the reader knows this is no ordinary story.