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Agatha Christie

The Sunday Times bestselling biography of the legendary creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple

par Lucy Worsley ...

Lu par Lucy Worsley ...

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13 heure 47 min

The bestselling biography of Britain's 'Queen of Crime' by acclaimed historian Lucy Worsley OBE'Every Christie fan should read this' - THE TIMESTo Lucy Worsley, Agatha Christie was 'thrillingly, scintillatingly modern'. She went surfing in Hawaii, she loved fast cars, and she was intrigued by the new science of psychology, which helped her through devastating mental illness. Born in 1890, Christie ... En savoir plus

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The bestselling biography of Britain's 'Queen of Crime' by acclaimed historian Lucy Worsley OBE'Every Christie fan should read this' - THE TIMESTo Lucy Worsley, Agatha Christie was 'thrillingly, scintillatingly modern'. She went surfing in Hawaii, she loved fast cars, and she was intrigued by the new science of psychology, which helped her through devastating mental illness. Born in 1890, Christie
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Shakespeare

The Seven Major Tragedies

par Harold Bloom ...

Lu par Harold Bloom ...

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8 heure 12 min

Shakespeare invented characters in a new kind of way. He not only gave them personality and depth, he gave them life. Not a life that went simply from point to point, but one that developed rather than unfolded. In so doing, Shakespeare created characters with whom everyone can identify, whether the characters were kings and queens or fools and merchants. Renowned Shakespearian scholar Professor ... En savoir plus

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Shakespeare invented characters in a new kind of way. He not only gave them personality and depth, he gave them life. Not a life that went simply from point to point, but one that developed rather than unfolded. In so doing, Shakespeare created characters with whom everyone can identify, whether the characters were kings and queens or fools and merchants. Renowned Shakespearian scholar Professor
... En savoir plus
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Second Chances

Shakespeare & Freud

par Stephen Greenblatt, Adam Phillips ...

Lu par Donald Corren, Steven Crossley ...

Version Longue

7 heure

A powerful exploration of the human capacity for renewal, as seen through Shakespeare and FreudIn this fresh investigation, Stephen Greenblatt and Adam Phillips explore how the second chance has been an essential feature of the literary imagination and a promise so central to our existence that we try to reproduce it again and again.Innumerable stories, from the Homeric epics to the New Testament, ... En savoir plus

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A powerful exploration of the human capacity for renewal, as seen through Shakespeare and FreudIn this fresh investigation, Stephen Greenblatt and Adam Phillips explore how the second chance has been an essential feature of the literary imagination and a promise so central to our existence that we try to reproduce it again and again.Innumerable stories, from the Homeric epics to the New Testament,
... En savoir plus
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Hamlet

Two Complete Full Cast Performances of Original Shakespeare Text & Modern English

par SparkNotes, William Shakespeare ...

Lu par Ariel Blake, Jonathan Davis, Imani Jade Powers, Fred Berman, Jennifer Van Dyck, Dion Graham, Robert Petkoff, Gabriel Vaughan, Soneela Nankani, James Fouhey, Gabra Zackman, Thérèse Plummer ...

Collections series No Fear Shakespeare Audio Recordings
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8 heure 3 min

SparkNotes Audio presents … No Fear Shakespeare audio recordings! Listen to full cast performances of Shakespeare's plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means!Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare. These audiobook editions make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.Each No Fear Shakespeare audio recording audio edition features:The complete original text performed by a ... En savoir plus

$25.99 CAD

SparkNotes Audio presents … No Fear Shakespeare audio recordings! Listen to full cast performances of Shakespeare's plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means!Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare. These audiobook editions make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.Each No Fear Shakespeare audio recording audio edition features:The complete original text performed by a
... En savoir plus
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The Situation and the Story

The Art of Personal Narrative

par Vivian Gornick ...

Lu par Vivian Gornick ...

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4 heure 48 min

All narrative writing must pull from the raw material of life a tale that will shape experience, transform event, deliver a bit of wisdom. In a story or a novel the "I" who tells this tale can be, and often is, an unreliable narrator but in nonfiction the reader must always be persuaded that the narrator is speaking truth.How does one pull from one's own boring, agitated self the truth-speaker who ... En savoir plus

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All narrative writing must pull from the raw material of life a tale that will shape experience, transform event, deliver a bit of wisdom. In a story or a novel the "I" who tells this tale can be, and often is, an unreliable narrator but in nonfiction the reader must always be persuaded that the narrator is speaking truth.How does one pull from one's own boring, agitated self the truth-speaker who
... En savoir plus
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Tyrant

Shakespeare on Politics

par Stephen Greenblatt ...

Lu par Edoardo Ballerini ...

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5 heure 26 min

"Brilliant, beautifully organized, exceedingly readable."—Philip RothWorld-renowned Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt explores the playwright’s insight into bad (and often mad) rulers.Examining the psyche—and psychoses—of the likes of Richard III, Macbeth, Lear, and Coriolanus, Greenblatt illuminates the ways in which William Shakespeare delved into the lust for absolute power and the ... En savoir plus

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"Brilliant, beautifully organized, exceedingly readable."—Philip RothWorld-renowned Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt explores the playwright’s insight into bad (and often mad) rulers.Examining the psyche—and psychoses—of the likes of Richard III, Macbeth, Lear, and Coriolanus, Greenblatt illuminates the ways in which William Shakespeare delved into the lust for absolute power and the
... En savoir plus
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Romeo and Juliet

Two Complete Full Cast Performances of Original Shakespeare Text & Modern English

par SparkNotes, William Shakespeare ...

Lu par James Fouhey, Imani Jade Powers, Nikki Massoud, Mark Bedard, Ryan Quinn, Joey Parsons, Wayne Carr, Nance Williamson, Gabriel Vaughan, Kurt Rhoads, Will Damron, Gabra Zackman ...

Collections series No Fear Shakespeare Audio Recordings
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6 heure 49 min

SparkNotes Audio presents … No Fear Shakespeare audio recordings! Listen to full cast performances of Shakespeare's plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means!Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare. These audiobook editions make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.Each No Fear Shakespeare audio recording audio edition features:The complete original text performed by a ... En savoir plus

$25.99 CAD

SparkNotes Audio presents … No Fear Shakespeare audio recordings! Listen to full cast performances of Shakespeare's plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means!Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare. These audiobook editions make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.Each No Fear Shakespeare audio recording audio edition features:The complete original text performed by a
... En savoir plus
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The Tower and the Ruin

J.R.R. Tolkien's Creation

par Michael D. C. Drout ...

Lu par Michael D. C. Drout ...

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11 heure 30 min

A leading scholar draws on fifty years of reading and studying J.R.R. Tolkien to explain how he created an entire world.No writer has surpassed the epic achievement of J.R.R. Tolkien, who spent decades refining his Middle-earth—a world that has felt so real to so many readers that it is almost impossible to imagine that any single person could have simply created it, seemingly out of thin air. In ... En savoir plus

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A leading scholar draws on fifty years of reading and studying J.R.R. Tolkien to explain how he created an entire world.No writer has surpassed the epic achievement of J.R.R. Tolkien, who spent decades refining his Middle-earth—a world that has felt so real to so many readers that it is almost impossible to imagine that any single person could have simply created it, seemingly out of thin air. In
... En savoir plus
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C.S. Lewis's Mere Christianity

A Biography

par George M. Marsden ...

Lu par Robert Ian Mackenzie ...

Collections series Lives of the Great Religious Books
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5 heure 26 min

Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis's eloquent and winsome defense of the Christian faith, originated as a series of BBC radio talks broadcast during the dark days of World War Two. Here is the story of the extraordinary life and afterlife of this influential and much-beloved book. George Marsden describes how Lewis gradually went from being an atheist to a committed Anglican--famously converting to ... En savoir plus

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Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis's eloquent and winsome defense of the Christian faith, originated as a series of BBC radio talks broadcast during the dark days of World War Two. Here is the story of the extraordinary life and afterlife of this influential and much-beloved book. George Marsden describes how Lewis gradually went from being an atheist to a committed Anglican--famously converting to
... En savoir plus
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George MacDonald

A Biography of Scotland's Beloved Storyteller

par Michael Phillips ...

Lu par Johnny Heller ...

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14 heure 53 min

Scotland's beloved storytellerGeorge MacDonald, nineteenth-century Scottish novelist and poet, was reintroduced to twentieth century Christians by C.S. Lewis, whose reading of MacDonald’s Phantastes triggered his own spiritual awakening and conversion. Other renowned writers have voiced similar acknowledgements. G.K. Chesterton said of MacDonald, “If we test the matter of originality of attitude, ... En savoir plus

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Scotland's beloved storytellerGeorge MacDonald, nineteenth-century Scottish novelist and poet, was reintroduced to twentieth century Christians by C.S. Lewis, whose reading of MacDonald’s Phantastes triggered his own spiritual awakening and conversion. Other renowned writers have voiced similar acknowledgements. G.K. Chesterton said of MacDonald, “If we test the matter of originality of attitude,
... En savoir plus
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God’s Secretaries

The Making of the King James Bible

par Adam Nicolson ...

Lu par Clive Chafer ...

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8 heure 40 min

A net of complex currents flowed across Jacobean England. This was the England of Shakespeare, Jonson, and Bacon; the Gunpowder Plot; the worst outbreak of the plague England had ever seen; arcadian landscapes; murderous, toxic slums; and, above all, sometimes overwhelming religious passion. Jacobean England was both more godly and less godly than it had ever been, and the entire culture was drawn ... En savoir plus

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A net of complex currents flowed across Jacobean England. This was the England of Shakespeare, Jonson, and Bacon; the Gunpowder Plot; the worst outbreak of the plague England had ever seen; arcadian landscapes; murderous, toxic slums; and, above all, sometimes overwhelming religious passion. Jacobean England was both more godly and less godly than it had ever been, and the entire culture was drawn
... En savoir plus
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The Secret of Charlotte Bronte

par Frederika Macdonald ...

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4 heure 44 min

The Secret of Charlotte Brontë by Frederika Macdonald: The Secret of Charlotte Brontë is a biographical work that delves into the life of the renowned author Charlotte Brontë. Frederika Macdonald explores Brontë's personal experiences, relationships, and the influences that shaped her writing, offering readers a deeper understanding of the enigmatic figure behind classic novels such as Jane Eyre ... En savoir plus

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The Secret of Charlotte Brontë by Frederika Macdonald: The Secret of Charlotte Brontë is a biographical work that delves into the life of the renowned author Charlotte Brontë. Frederika Macdonald explores Brontë's personal experiences, relationships, and the influences that shaped her writing, offering readers a deeper understanding of the enigmatic figure behind classic novels such as Jane Eyre
... En savoir plus
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Rediscovering Shakespeare

The Tragedies

par Matthew Wagner ...

Lu par Hailey R. Carter ...

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4 heure 58 min

A greater emphasis on situations than characters (this numbs the audience's connection to the characters, so that when characters experience misfortune, the audience still finds it laughable) A struggle of young lovers to overcome difficulty, often presented by elders Separation and re-unification Deception among characters (especially mistaken identity) A clever servant Disputes between ... En savoir plus

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A greater emphasis on situations than characters (this numbs the audience's connection to the characters, so that when characters experience misfortune, the audience still finds it laughable) A struggle of young lovers to overcome difficulty, often presented by elders Separation and re-unification Deception among characters (especially mistaken identity) A clever servant Disputes between
... En savoir plus
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Dickens and Twain

Capturing 19th Century Britain and America

par Timothy B. Shutt ...

Lu par Timothy B. Shutt ...

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4 heure 39 min

Western Curriculum Course #1212100 Title: Dickens and Twain: Capturing 19th-Century Britain and America Author: Timothy B. Shutt, Kenyon College Program Description: Few writers are more often read, and better loved, than Charles Dickens and Samuel Langhorne Clemens---Mark Twain. Many of the characters populating their novels have become household words, cultural landmarks in their own right---Tom ... En savoir plus

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Western Curriculum Course #1212100 Title: Dickens and Twain: Capturing 19th-Century Britain and America Author: Timothy B. Shutt, Kenyon College Program Description: Few writers are more often read, and better loved, than Charles Dickens and Samuel Langhorne Clemens---Mark Twain. Many of the characters populating their novels have become household words, cultural landmarks in their own right---Tom
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Celts and Germans

par Timothy B. Shutt ...

Lu par Timothy B. Shutt ...

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5 heure 21 min

One of the Modern Scholar's most popular lecturers, Professor Timothy B. Shutt of Kenyon College examines the contributions of the peoples of northern Europe through their vibrant literary legacy. As Professor Shutt's textual analysis reveals, Celtic and Germanic values shine through these works, exhibiting such characteristics as courage, self-control, and respect for women. As listeners will ... En savoir plus

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One of the Modern Scholar's most popular lecturers, Professor Timothy B. Shutt of Kenyon College examines the contributions of the peoples of northern Europe through their vibrant literary legacy. As Professor Shutt's textual analysis reveals, Celtic and Germanic values shine through these works, exhibiting such characteristics as courage, self-control, and respect for women. As listeners will
... En savoir plus
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Suppose a Sentence

par Brian Dillon ...

Lu par Peter Berkrot ...

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6 heure 2 min

A captivating meditation on the power of the sentence by the author of Essayism, a 2018 New Yorker book of the year.In Suppose a Sentence, Brian Dillon, whom John Banville has called "a literary flâneur in the tradition of Baudelaire and Walter Benjamin," has written a sequel of sorts to Essayism, turning his attention to the oblique and complex pleasures of the sentence. A series of essays ... En savoir plus

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A captivating meditation on the power of the sentence by the author of Essayism, a 2018 New Yorker book of the year.In Suppose a Sentence, Brian Dillon, whom John Banville has called "a literary flâneur in the tradition of Baudelaire and Walter Benjamin," has written a sequel of sorts to Essayism, turning his attention to the oblique and complex pleasures of the sentence. A series of essays
... En savoir plus
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Celtic Mythology

The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook

par Sorcha Hegarty, Aron Hegarty ...

Lu par Sorcha Hegarty, Aron Hegarty ...

Collections series World Mythology and Folklore Series
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6 heure 22 min

Discover the gods, goddesses, heroes, and monsters from Celtic mythology with this beautiful book that captures the ancient stories and tales that captivated the Celts.Prepare to be entertained as you learn about the many myths and legends of the Celtic people. From the storytelling duo behind the Candlelit Tales, this collection weaves together the stories of those heroes, deities, and monsters ... En savoir plus

$26.99 CAD

Discover the gods, goddesses, heroes, and monsters from Celtic mythology with this beautiful book that captures the ancient stories and tales that captivated the Celts.Prepare to be entertained as you learn about the many myths and legends of the Celtic people. From the storytelling duo behind the Candlelit Tales, this collection weaves together the stories of those heroes, deities, and monsters
... En savoir plus
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Sex with Shakespeare

Here's Much to Do with Pain, but More with Love

par Jillian Keenan ...

Lu par Jillian Keenan ...

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9 heure 56 min

A provocative, moving, kinky, and often absurdly funny memoir about Shakespeare, love, obsession, and spankingWhen it came to understanding love, a teenage Jillian Keenan had nothing to guide her—until a production of The Tempest sent Shakespeare’s language flowing through her blood for the first time. In Sex with Shakespeare, she tells the story of how the Bard’s plays helped her embrace her ... En savoir plus

$36.99 CAD

A provocative, moving, kinky, and often absurdly funny memoir about Shakespeare, love, obsession, and spankingWhen it came to understanding love, a teenage Jillian Keenan had nothing to guide her—until a production of The Tempest sent Shakespeare’s language flowing through her blood for the first time. In Sex with Shakespeare, she tells the story of how the Bard’s plays helped her embrace her
... En savoir plus
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Story Of Shakespeare's Measure For Measure, The

par William Shakespeare, Mary Lamb, Charles Lamb ...

Lu par Ghizela Rowe ...

Version Abrégée

14 min

Measure For Measure is set in Vienna where the good natured but lax ruler, Vincentio is too concerned about his popularity to lay strict laws to curb wrongdoers. He pretends to go away, thereby appointing Angelo as ruler in his absence. Angelo proves to be mean and inflexible and only when Vicentio returns is justice restored. This narrative version was written by Mary & Charles Lamb ... En savoir plus

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Measure For Measure is set in Vienna where the good natured but lax ruler, Vincentio is too concerned about his popularity to lay strict laws to curb wrongdoers. He pretends to go away, thereby appointing Angelo as ruler in his absence. Angelo proves to be mean and inflexible and only when Vicentio returns is justice restored. This narrative version was written by Mary & Charles Lamb
... En savoir plus
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She Speaks!

What Shakespeare's Women Might Have Said

par Harriet Walter ...

Lu par Harriet Walter ...

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3 heure 30 min

New parts for thirty of Shakespeare's women, letting them speak their minds, written by famed stage and screen actress, Dame Harriet Walter DBE'It is STUNNING and I simply sat and read it right through, and shall start again at once. I had no idea that she is such a sensationally fine poet. Astonishing' JOANNA LUMLEY'Bold and original . . . Anyone who cares about Shakespeare will want to own and ... En savoir plus

$43.99 CAD

New parts for thirty of Shakespeare's women, letting them speak their minds, written by famed stage and screen actress, Dame Harriet Walter DBE'It is STUNNING and I simply sat and read it right through, and shall start again at once. I had no idea that she is such a sensationally fine poet. Astonishing' JOANNA LUMLEY'Bold and original . . . Anyone who cares about Shakespeare will want to own and
... En savoir plus
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This Is Shakespeare

How to Read the World's Greatest Playwright

par Emma Smith ...

Lu par Emma Smith ...

Collections series Pelican Books
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9 heure 54 min

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of This Is Shakespeare, written and read by Emma Smith.A genius and prophet whose timeless works encapsulate the human condition like no others. A writer who surpassed his contemporaries in vision, originality and literary mastery. Who wrote like an angel, putting it all so much better than anyone else.Is this Shakespeare? Well, sort of.But it doesn't really ... En savoir plus

$20.99 CAD

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of This Is Shakespeare, written and read by Emma Smith.A genius and prophet whose timeless works encapsulate the human condition like no others. A writer who surpassed his contemporaries in vision, originality and literary mastery. Who wrote like an angel, putting it all so much better than anyone else.Is this Shakespeare? Well, sort of.But it doesn't really
... En savoir plus
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Julius Caesar

par William Shakespeare ...

Lu par John Wilders, George Rylands, Anthony White, John Dover Wilson, Donald Beves, full cast, The Marlowe Dramatic Society & Professional Players ...

Collections series Argo Classics
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2 heure 21 min

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.‘The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.’Shakespeare's political thriller tells ... En savoir plus

$17.99 CAD

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.‘The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.’Shakespeare's political thriller tells
... En savoir plus
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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

par Bright Summaries ...

Lu par Sara Wright ...

Collections series BrightSummaries.com
Version Longue

30 min

Unlock the more straightforward side of Brave New World with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, a pioneering science fiction novel which is generally considered one of the most significant English novels of the 20th century and remains a classic today. Its harrowing depiction of a totalitarian society ... En savoir plus

$41.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

Unlock the more straightforward side of Brave New World with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, a pioneering science fiction novel which is generally considered one of the most significant English novels of the 20th century and remains a classic today. Its harrowing depiction of a totalitarian society
... En savoir plus
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Square Haunting

Five Writers in London Between the Wars

par Francesca Wade ...

Lu par Corrie James ...

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13 heure 9 min

Mecklenburgh Square has always been a radical address. Nestled in the heart of Bloomsbury, these townhouses have borne witness to the lives of some of the century's most revolutionary cultural figures—many of whom were extraordinary women. United by their desire to experiment with new ways of living—and therefore of being—these authors and thinkers were trailblazers in their commitment to creative ... En savoir plus

$35.99 CAD

Mecklenburgh Square has always been a radical address. Nestled in the heart of Bloomsbury, these townhouses have borne witness to the lives of some of the century's most revolutionary cultural figures—many of whom were extraordinary women. United by their desire to experiment with new ways of living—and therefore of being—these authors and thinkers were trailblazers in their commitment to creative
... En savoir plus

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