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  • The Strange Case of "The Angels of Mons"

    Arthur Machen's World War I Story, the Insistent Believers, and His Refutations

    by Richard J. Bleiler ...
    World War I began disastrously for the English when the Germans routed them at Mons, Belgium, on August 23 and 24, 1914. On September 29, 1914, the Anglo-Welsh writer Arthur Machen fictionalized this encounter in a newspaper story, claiming that the English were saved by the appearance of angelic bowmen sent by St. George. But his fiction became accepted as fact. The believers--notables G. K. ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD

  • Political Future Fiction Vol 1

    Speculative and Counter-Factual Politics in Edwardian Fiction

    by Kate Macdonald, Richard Bleiler, Stephen Donovan ...
    The Edwardian period was a time of great social and political change. The six texts in this edition are all notable for their imaginative portrayals of the future. This is the only critical edition of these works. Essays and introductory matter explore the themes in the novels, as well as the literary-historical context they appeared in. ... Read more

    $107.17 CAD

  • Political Future Fiction Vol 3

    Speculative and Counter-Factual Politics in Edwardian Fiction

    by Kate Macdonald, Richard Bleiler, Stephen Donovan ...
    The Edwardian period was a time of great social and political change. The six texts in this edition are all notable for their imaginative portrayals of the future. This is the only critical edition of these works. Essays and introductory matter explore the themes in the novels, as well as the literary-historical context they appeared in. ... Read more

    $107.17 CAD

  • Political Future Fiction Vol 2

    Speculative and Counter-Factual Politics in Edwardian Fiction

    by Kate Macdonald, Richard Bleiler, Stephen Donovan ...
    The Edwardian period was a time of great social and political change. The six texts in this edition are all notable for their imaginative portrayals of the future. This is the only critical edition of these works. Essays and introductory matter explore the themes in the novels, as well as the literary-historical context they appeared in. ... Read more

    $97.55 CAD

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  • Complete Works of G. K. Chesterton (Delphi Classics)

    by G. K. Chesterton, Delphi Classics ...
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    One of the greatest writers of his time, G. K. Chesterton’s short stories, novels, poetry and essays demonstrate his unparalleled versatility in literature. This comprehensive eBook offers readers the complete fictional works of G. K. Chesterton, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2)Features:* concise introductions to ... Read more

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  • The Napoleon of Notting Hill

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  • The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 1

    Family Letters, 1905-1931

    by C. S. Lewis ...
    The life and mind of C. S. Lewis have fascinated those who have read his works. This collection of his personal letters reveals a unique intellectual journey. The first of a three-volume collection, this volume contains letters from Lewis's boyhood, his army days in World War I, and his early academic life at Oxford. Here we encounter the creative, imaginative seeds that gave birth to some of his ... Read more

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  • Works Of Gilbert Keith Chesterton: (350+ Works) Includes The Innocence Of Father Brown, The Man Who Was Thursday, Orthodoxy, Heretics, The Napoleon Of Notting Hill, What's Wrong With The World & More (Mobi Collected Works)

    by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton ...
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  • Good-bye to All That

    An Autobiography

    by Robert Graves ...
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    "There was no patriotism in the trenches. It was too remote a sentiment, and rejected as fit only for civilians. A new arrival who talked patriotism would soon be told to cut it out. As Blighty, Great Britain was a quiet, easy place to get back to out of the present foreign misery, but as a nation it was nothing."This is the original version of Robert Graves's intense memoir of the First World War ... Read more

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  • The Collected Works of G. K. Chesterton

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    This comprehensive eBook presents significant works of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • Aesop's Fables; a new translationAesop • The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare • Orthodoxy • The Innocence of Father Brown • Heretics • The Wisdom of Father Brown • What's Wrong with the World • All Things Considered • The Ballad of the White Horse • ... Read more

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