Elizabeth Inchbald was concerned with women's education. In this story, Inchbald's purpose was to show the value of "a…

ASBOs may be the pride and joy of New Labour, they don't cut much ice with Horace Rumpole - he takes the old-fashioned view…

A social novel that is a sort of introduction to those that follow, because it refers to the epoch anterior to that when the…

Argues that, since individuals are wholly formed by their environment, education is the crucial factor in transforming them.…

Offers a criticism of the political, religious and social structures that have shaped Western civilization. This book…

In cultures that champion the individual, guilt is seen as the cornerstone of conscience yet it proves impotent in the face…

Serves as an example of Urdu fiction that provides a glimpse into the customs, beliefs and people of the time.…

Presents four works that offers the preoccupations of the German Romantic movement. Goethe's "Fairy Tale" depicts an…

Flawless, Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital od výrobce Penguin Putnam Inc.…

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RAISED TO OBEY. DESTINED TO REBEL. 'I devoured every page of this truly epic tale' THEA GUANZON 'Sweepingly epic and…

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An essential primer on capitalism, politics and how the world works, based on the hugely popular undergraduate lecture…

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The Philokalia is the most influential book in the recent history of the Orthodox Church, aside from the Bible. It is an…

Frances, happily married for many years, and suddenly plunged into mourning. Her international celebrity husband Steve has…

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This massive work of synthesis is one of the classics of Western mysticism. Plotinus was the main expositor of…

One of the most ambitious works of paranormal investigation of our time, this unprecedented compendium of pre-20th-century…

In the Laws, Plato describes in fascinating detail a comprehensive system of legislation in a small agricultural utopia he…

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This second edition of The Penguin Guide to Literature in English: Britain and Ireland provides an illustrated introduction…

Poet, education reformer, social theorist and passionate critic of Victorian England condemned an industrial society in…

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We tend to see the Second World War as a man's war, featuring Spitfire crews and brave deeds on the Normandy beaches. But in…

A collection of forty-seven short stories such as "Taibele and Her Demon" "The Unseen", "Gimpel the Fool" and "Yentl the…

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A comprehensive anthology of African poetry with wide-ranging contents: war songs and political protests jostle with poems…

Suitable for both students and professionals, this title covers related fields such as neuroscience and social psychology.…

The BBC's lavish adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice", starring Colin Firth, was eighteen months in the making and continues…

Brings together the author's poetic works, "Atalanta in Calydon" (1865) and "Poems and Ballads" (1866). This volume includes…

Offers a glimpse into the literary and social circles of London and Paris, during the Second World War and for twenty years…

What goes on in our heads when we have a thought? This book presents an empirically-supported theory of consciousness. It…

Offers a general introduction to George Eliot's work as an essayist, translator and poet. Divided into four sections, the…

Features the play "Robbers" that presents a passionate consideration of liberty, fraternity and deep betrayal; and…

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Combining the private and the public in a way Harrison has made distinctly his own, and drawing on his working-class…

A collection of philosohical fragments, notes and essays in which the author explores the contradictions of human nature in…

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