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  • The Monk

    Ambrosio, the worthy superior of the Capuchins of Madrid, falls to the temptations of Matilda, a fiend-inspired wanton who, disguised as a boy, has entered his monastery as a novice. Ambrosio then falls in love with one of his penitents and finally kills her in order to escape detection. However, he is discovered, tortured by the Inquisition and sentenced to death. Although extravagant in its ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Before Burns

    Eighteenth-Century Scottish Poetry

    Edited by Christopher MacLachlan ...
    Series series
    This superb anthology offers a lively and indispensable collection of poems and songs from the eighteenth century. Here are the poets who created the literary tradition of vernacular directness which Burns drew upon and shared.Before Burns includes a substantial selection from the work of Allan Ramsay and Robert Ferguson (Burns's 'elder brother in the muse'), as well as a wider selection from the ... Read more

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  • The Mysteries of Udolpho

    Enriched edition.

    In her seminal work, "The Mysteries of Udolpho," Ann Radcliffe weaves a captivating tale set against the backdrop of the picturesque but treacherous Alps, blending romance, suspense, and the supernatural. Published in 1794, this Gothic novel employs vivid descriptions and emotional intensity to explore themes of isolation, fear, and the enigmatic nature of the mind. Radcliffe's signature literary ... Read more

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  • The Castle of Otranto

    The Castle of Otranto is a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole. It is generally regarded as the first gothic novel, and it was indeed the first novel to describe itself by that term. Castle is thus generally credited with initiating the Gothic literary genre, one that would become extremely popular in the later 18th century and early 19th century. Thus, Walpole is arguably the forerunner of such authors ... Read more

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  • The Italian

    by Ann Radcliffe ...
    The Italian, or the Confessional of the Black Penitents (1797) is a Gothic novel written by the English author Ann Radcliffe. It is the last book Radcliffe published during her lifetime.The Italian has a dark, mysterious and somber tone, and concerns the themes of love, devotion and persecution by the Holy Inquisition. It also deals with issues prevalent at the time of the French Revolution, such ... Read more

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  • The Romance of the Forest

    by Ann Radcliffe ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    The Romance of the Forest (1791) heralded an enormous surge in the popularity of Gothic novels, in a decade that included Ann Radcliffe's later works, The Mysteries of Udolpho and The Italian. Set in Roman Catholic Europe of violent passions and extreme oppression, the novel follows the fate of its heroine Adeline, who is mysteriously placed under the protection of a family fleeing Paris for debt. ... Read more

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  • Stressed, Unstressed

    Classic Poems to Ease the Mind

    Can you be re-lit by poetry? This little book offers everyone one of the oldest of all remedies for stress: the reading of poetry.Intended to help you endure some of your stressful moments and painful experiences, these poems tell us we are not alone. Returned again and again over the centuries by great imaginations are love and death and memory – remembrance of childhood joy, of happy days and ... Read more

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  • Risking Everything

    110 Poems of Love and Revelation

    Edited by Roger Housden ...
    “Listen, are you breathing just a little, and calling it a life?” —Mary OliverThis luminous anthology brings together great poets from around the world whose work transcends culture and time. Their words reach past the outer divisions to the universal currents of love and revelation that move and inspire us all. These poems urge us to wake up and love. They also call on us to relinquish our grip ... Read more

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  • Just Imagine: An Anthology Of Poems On Love, Faith And Dreaming

    Series series Rhyme Whisperer Series
    'Just Imagine' brings together two Rhyme Whisperer Books, 'As The Moon And The Sun' and 'In The Madness Of Meeting' in an anthology of poetry on love, faith and dreaming that will provoke minds and brighten hearts of readers of all ages. ... Read more

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  • Fish Heads and Roses

    Fish Heads and Roses: The title reflects the strange fruit found within this anthology.We have the witch who swapped places with her cat and his life.The poetic story of a woman trapped in a Library, who is she?An orchestra of violins, cats and conspiracy, stories and poetry, combined into a soup of words by a group of writers converging and enjoying writing.All the writers who have contributed to ... Read more

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  • Selected Poems of Samuel Taylor Coleridge

    Series Book 2 - The Reader's Library
    A selection of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's essential poems. Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834) was an English poet, critic, and philosopher. His Lyrical Ballads, published in 1798 with co-author William Wordsworth, marked the beginning for all intents and purposes of English Romanticism and included “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” Other notable poems include "This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison," ... Read more

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  • Magic & Nightmares

    by Arisma Mtri ...
    This book is broken down into 7 chapters that are named after the parts of the eyes which represent the author's middle name in the Hindi language.It expresses and describes various events in life from passionate never-ending love, continuous pain, growing up in solitude, making it as an introvert, friendships battling anorexia, becoming someone, and many misconstrue occurrences from a ... Read more

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