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  • Popular Children’s Literature in Britain

    The astonishing success of J.K. Rowling and other contemporary children's authors has demonstrated how passionately children can commit to the books they love. But this kind of devotion is not new. This timely volume takes up the challenge of assessing the complex interplay of forces that have created the popularity of children's books both today and in the past. The essays collected here ask ... Read more

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  • Night and Day

    'Woolf's pivotal novel ... the writer feels her way into becoming the giantess she would be' Paris ReviewVirginia Woolf's delicate second novel is both a love story and a social comedy, yet it also subtly undermines these traditions, questioning a woman's role and the very nature of experience. Its protagonist, Katharine Hilbery, is beautiful and privileged but uncertain of her future. She must ... Read more

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  • Rocky Road to Galileo

    What is Our Place in the Solar System

    Series series The Curious Science Quest
    'Here is a wonderful and wittily written introduction to science as the art of asking open questions and not jumping to conclusions. It's also an amusing excursion through evolution and anthropology which packs in a lot of learning with the lightest of touches. A much-needed antidote to the bludgeoning crudity of so much writing in both science and religion.' Rev Dr Malcolm Guite, poet, singer ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD

  • Modern Flights

    Where next?

    Series series The Curious Science Quest
    Here is a wonderful and wittily written introduction to science as the art of asking open questions and not jumping to conclusions. It's also an amusing excursion through evolution and anthropology which packs in a lot of learning with the lightest of touches.' REVEREND DOCTOR MALCOLM GUITE Poet, singer-songwriter, priest, and academic Chaplain at Girton College CambridgeJoin Harriet, Darwin's pet ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD

  • Hunt with Newton

    What are the Secrets of the Universe?

    Series series The Curious Science Quest
    'Too often science and faith are pitted against each other. This book breaks down that split in a creative and engaging way. It shows the scope of science in our lives and how the study of science and the study of God feed and magnify each other.' Justin Welby, Archbishop of CanterburyJoin Harriet, Darwin's pet tortoise, and Milton, Schrodinger's indecisive cat on a time-travelling quest of ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD

  • Cave Discovery

    When did we start asking questions?

    Series series The Curious Science Quest
    'The brilliant and entertaining illustrations in this series enliven a clear and enjoyable text that should stimulate serious thought about the world and our place in it.' Lord Rees, Astronomer Royal, President of the Royal Society 2005-2010Join Harriet, Darwin's pet tortoise, and Milton, Schrodinger's indecisive cat on a time-travelling quest of discovery, unravelling scientific exploration and ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD

  • Victorian Voyages

    Where did we come from?

    Series series The Curious Science Quest
    Join Harriet, Darwin's pet tortoise, and Milton, Schrodinger's indecisive cat on a time-travelling quest of discovery, unravelling scientific exploration and religious beliefs and how they fit together.Throughout the centuries humans have been looking for answers to BIG questions - how did the universe start? Is there a God behind it? Has science explained away the need for a God, or can faith ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD

  • Greek Adventure

    Who were the first scientists?

    Series series The Curious Science Quest
    'The brilliant and entertaining illustrations in this series enliven a clear and enjoyable text that should stimulate serious thought about the world and our place in it.' - Lord Rees, Astronomer RoyalJoin Harriet, Darwin's pet tortoise, and Milton, Schrodinger's indecisive cat on a time-travelling quest of discovery, unravelling scientific exploration and religious beliefs and how they fit ... Read more

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  • Measure for Measure

    'Language is his power. His characters are precisely the words they speak' A. S. ByattA young man is condemned to death for breaking a law forbidding sex outside marriage. When his sister pleads with the Lord Angelo to save him, he offers her a bargain - her brother's life in exchange for her virginity. One of Shakespeare's most enigmatic plays, Measure for Measure is a morally complex drama of ... Read more

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    ️ "A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction." ️ Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own is one of the most influential works of feminist thought and literary criticism ever written—a visionary essay that explores the relationship between creativity, independence, and gender. Based on a series of lectures delivered at Cambridge University in 1928, Woolf reflects on why ... Read more

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  • Jacob's Room

    Series series Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels
    Prized for their lyrical qualities, the novels of Virginia Woolf favor the psychological realms inhabited by her characters, where thoughts are so revealed that actions lose much of their importance. Most are also concerned with the structure of narrative, including the present novel, in which Woolf conveys the impression of time present and of time passing in individual experience as well as in ... Read more

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  • Orlando

    A brilliantly satirical look at the English literary tradition, and a still-relevant example of early 20th Century feminist writing.Orlando is a British poet, born under the reign of Elizabeth I, who travels through time, meeting famous figures in English literary history and changing sexes while doing so. In addition to its importance to the feminist literary tradition, it is also highly regarded ... Read more

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