Literary reference works

Wuthering Heights SparkNotes Literature Guide by Emily Bronte Making the reading experience fun!

The Hunger Games (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Suzanne Collins Making the reading experience fun!

A renowned scholar of the English language, Tolkien is today celebrated as the father of the high fantasy genre.

The Crucible SparkNotes Literature Guide by Arthur Miller Making the reading experience fun!

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Flowers for Algernon (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Daniel Keyes Making the reading experience fun!

Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes give you just what you need to succeed in school: Complete Plot Summary and AnalysisKey Facts About the WorkAnalysis of Major CharactersThemes, Motifs, and SymbolsExplanation of Important QuotationsAuthor's Historical ContextSuggested Essay Topics25-Question Review QuizOryx and Crake features explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols including: the danger of scientific advancement; voices; memory; the dominance of corporate power; blood and roses; Alex the parrot.

The Handmaids Tale (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Margaret Atwood Making the reading experience fun!

Samuel Hall Young, a Presbyterian clergyman, met John Muir when the great naturalist's steamboat docked at Fort Wrangell, in southeastern Alaska, where Young was a missionary to the Stickeen Indians.

The Sound and the Fury (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by William Faulkner Making the reading experience fun!

Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes give you just what you need to succeed in school: Complete Plot Summary and AnalysisKey Facts About the WorkAnalysis of Major CharactersThemes, Motifs, and SymbolsExplanation of Important QuotationsAuthor's Historical ContextSuggested Essay Topics25-Question Review QuizThe Devil in the White City features explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols including: motivation; pride; fire; the color blue; sickness; dark and light.

WINNER OF THE HRF KEATING AWARD FOR BEST NON-FICTION CRIME BOOK 2018An entertaining history of British thrillers from Casino Royale to The Eagle Has Landed, in which award-winning crime writer Mike Ripley reveals that, though Britain may have lost an empire, her thrillers helped save the world.

A charming ebook full of Jane Austen's wittiest and wisest thoughts and aphorisms.

An inspirational source of encouragement for Lent.

The Little Book of Advent is an indispensable collection of readings from some of the most celebrated modern-day spiritual writers, with passages specially selected for each day of Advent.

Oz Clarke, Britain's favourite wine writer and broadcaster, is absolutely in tune with what wine drinkers want today - flavour, individuality, excellent value for money and wines that are readily available.

Obwohl einige Gelehrten dieses Evangelium wirklich Nikodemus zurechnen, der ein Jünger Jesu Christi war und von ihm bekehrt wurde, vermuten andere Fachleute, dass es sich um eine von einem eifrigen Gläubigen gegen Ende des dritten Jahrhunderts hergestellte Fälschung handelt; dieser hatte mutmaßlich entdeckt, dass die frühen Christen an die sogenannten "Pilatusakten" geglaubt hatten, die aber tatsächlich nie gefunden wurden.

Bozena Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach - Geboren am 13.

Rätselhaft, vieldeutig, beunruhigend, gar albtraumhaft: Tiecks frühromantische Kunstmärchen aus der Phantasus-Sammlung sind eine grundsätzliche Infragestellung der aufklärerischen Ideale von Vernunft und Klarheit.

"Büchernachlese – Rezensionen 1985-1989" von Ulrich Karger: Authentisches Quellenmaterial (nicht nur) für Literaturwissenschaftler und Historiker, das neben der Lektüre meinungsstarker Rezensionen auch zum (Wieder-)Entdecken inzwischen vergriffener Buchtitel oder immer noch lieferbarer Long- und Bestseller einlädt.

Las historias que aparecen en Horizontes del cangrejo transcurren en Cuba y Europa y se atribuyen a Cornelius Monteagudo, un enigmático intelectual franco cubano de cuya existencia real se tienen pocas certezas.

Die Bürgerstochter Marie und der Tuchhändler Stolzius sind verliebt.

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Inside this little book one of Britain's top Scrabble players reveals his top tips for all day, everyday Scrabble success.

Collins Classics brings you a haunting selection of the finest horror stories from classic literature - featuring works by Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson and Mary Shelley - with additional content.

A collection of essays on Jorge Luis Borges by his long-time friend and collaborator.

The book that inspired the movie Field of Dreams.

An amusing, informative, controversial and utterly irreverent history of the world's favourite word.

HE'S WRITTEN MORE THAN 80 BOOKS.

A collections of anecdotes, reviews and essays, written with the humour and warmth one associates with Brian Aldiss.

Aldiss' first novel republished after many years out of print.

For decades Jokes Cracked by Lord Aberdeen has been one of the most sought-after out-of-print books; it has become something of a cult classic.

A most entertaining volume of memoir from a legend of science fiction.

'THE SUN' EBOOK OF THE WEEKFrom the brilliant author of 'Black Boxes' comes a gritty and heartfelt novella with a twist: 99 Reasons, 11 endings, your pick.

A dramatic reworking of the vampire myth in a way that only Brian Aldiss can.

The second volume in the acclaimed Squire Quartet, available for the first time as an ebook.

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Esta obra contiene las notas periodísticas escritas por Ramón Illán Bacca en los años ochenta y algunas de 1975 y 1976, así como crónicas y reseñas realizadas en los últimos diez años y publicadas en periódicos, revistas y suplementos culturales del país.

Por la fuerza intacta de estos poemas y por el vigor de alguien que descubrió con sus palabras la ciudad latente, el Fondo Editorial Universidad EAFIT para celebrar sus 15 años de creado, hace esta edición como un homenaje al poeta Helí Ramírez y a la palabra escrita que perdura.

UNA OBRA QUE ABRE LAS PUERTAS A UN UNIVERSO LITERARIO INFINITO.

Esta obra constituye una oportuna contribución a los estudios literarios del Caribe colombiano.

Gabriel García Márquez es el más importante escritor colombiano de todos los tiempos; uno de los más grandes de la lengua española; un referente obligado de las letras nacionales; el padre a quien no hay escritor bisoño que no quiera decapitar; quien mejor entendió la sentencia clarividente de Julio Cortázar: "Vamos a ser escritores, y todo lo que no sea escribir es secundario, así tengamos que morirnos de hambre.

Gabriel García Márquez es el más importante escritor colombiano de todos los tiempos; uno de los más grandes de la lengua española; un referente obligado de las letras nacionales; el padre a quien no hay escritor bisoño que no quiera decapitar; quien mejor entendió la sentencia clarividente de Julio Cortázar: "Vamos a ser escritores, y todo lo que no sea escribir es secundario, así tengamos que morirnos de hambre.

Esta obra constituye una oportuna contribución a los estudios literarios del Caribe colombiano.

The award-winning Civil War historian examines the actions of Union Cavalry on the first day of the Battle of Chickamauga in this history and tour guide.

“Profusely illustrated .