Nelson Mandela in His Own Words

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9780316110198

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920 MAN N

A Portrait of The Artist As A Young Man

Joyce's semi-autobiographical chronicle of Stephen Dedalus' passage from university student to "independent" artist, is at once a richly detailed, amusing, and moving coming-of-age story, a tour de force of style and technique, and a profound examination of the Irish psyche and society. Stephen Dedalus is a fictional alter ego of Joyce and an allusion to the consummate craftsman of Greek myt…

The American

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9780140390827

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471p; bw; pbk

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823 JAM T

The Portrait Of A Lady

When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is brought to Europe by her wealthy Aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to determine her own fate, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors. She then finds herself irresistibly drawn to Gilbert Osmond, who, beneath his veneer of charm and cultivation, is cruelty itself. A story of intense poi…

Collected Ghost Stories

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9780199674893

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Oxford World Classic

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823 JAM C

The Golden Bowl

A rich American art-collector and his daughter Maggie buy in for themselves and to their greater glory a beautiful young wife and a ble husband. They do t kw that Charlotte and Prince Amerigo were formerly lovers, r that on the eve of the Prince's marriage they had discovered, in a Bloomsbury antique shop, a golden bowl with a secret flaw. When the golden bowl is broken, Maggie must leave the s…

The Spoils of Poynton

Mrs Gareth, widowed chatelaine of Poynton, is fighting to keep her house with its priceless objets d'art from her son Owen and his lovely, utterly philistine fiancee. When she discovers that her young friend and sympathizer Fleda Vetch is secretly in love with Owen, she thrusts her into the battle-line. The power struggle that ensues between the three women leaves Owen vacillating. What is at s…

Washington Square

'She will do as I have bidden her.' Catherine Sloper is heiress to a fortune and the social eminence associated with Washington Square. She attracts the attention of a good-looking but penniless young man, Morris Townsend. His suit is encouraged by Catherine's romantically-minded aunt, Mrs Penniman, but her father, a clever physician, is convinced that his motives are merely mercenary. He will …

The Turn Of The Screw

The Turn of the Screw" is an intense psychological tale of terror. It begins in an old house on Christmas Eve. It is the story of a Governess who comes to live with and take care of two young children. The Governess loves her new position in charge of the young children, however she is soon disturbed when she begins to see ghosts.

The Turn Of The Screws And The Aspern Papers

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9781853260698

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823 JAM T