The Adventure of English
The Adventure of English

Author: Melvyn Bragg

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2011-04-01

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 1611450071

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A history of the English language traces its evolution from a Germanic dialect around 500 A.D. to its modern form, noting the influence of such groups and individuals as early Anglo-Saxon tribes, Alfred the Great, and William Shakespeare.

Adventures in English Syntax
Adventures in English Syntax

Author: Robert Freidin

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-02-20

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1108487726

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An engaging introduction to English sentence structure, showing how users can apply this knowledge to become better readers and writers.

The King's English Pb
The King's English Pb

Author: Betsy Burton

Publisher: Gibbs Smith

Published: 2006-08-09

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9781423601241

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Betsy Burton, one of the owners of The King's English Bookshop in Salt Lake City, Utah, shares anecdotes from throughout the history of the store, discussing employees, author visits, and the joys and challenges of running an independent bookstore, and including reading lists in a range of subject areas.

Harry Potter's Bookshelf
Harry Potter's Bookshelf

Author: John Granger

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2009-07-07

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1101133139

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Harry Potter. The name conjures up J.K. Rowling's wondrous world of magic that has captured the imaginations of millions on both the printed page and the silver screen with bestselling novels and blockbuster films. The true magic found in this children's fantasy series lies not only in its appeal to people of all ages but in its connection to the greater world of classic literature. Harry Potter's Bookshelf: The Great Books Behind the Hogwarts Adventures explores the literary landscape of themes and genres J.K. Rowling artfully wove throughout her novels-and the influential authors and stories that inspired her. From Jane Austen's Emma and Charles Dickens's class struggles, through the gothic romances of Dracula and Frankenstein and the detective mysteries of Dorothy L. Sayers, to the dramatic alchemy of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and William Shakespeare, Rowling cast a powerful spell with the great books of English literature that transformed the story of a young wizard into a worldwide pop culture phenomenon.

The Adventures of Sindbad
The Adventures of Sindbad

Author: Gyula Krudy

Publisher: New York Review of Books

Published: 2011-11-08

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1590174666

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“What you have loved remains yours.” Thus speaks the irresistible rogue Sindbad, ironic hero of these fantastic tales, who has seduced and abandoned countless women over the course of centuries but never lost one, for he returns to visit them all—ladies, actresses, housemaids—in his memories and dreams. From the bustling streets of Budapest to small provincial towns where nothing ever seems to change, this ghostly Lothario encounters his old flames wherever he goes: along the banks of the Danube; under windows where they once courted; in churches and in graveyards, where Eros and Thanatos tryst. Lies, bad behavior, and fickleness of all kinds are forgiven, and love is reaffirmed as the only thing worth persevering for, weeping for, and living for. The Adventures of Sindbad is the Hungarian master Gyula Krúdy’s most famous book, an uncanny evocation of the autumn of the Hapsburg Empire that is enormously popular not only in Hungary but throughout Eastern Europe.

Lost World Adventures
Lost World Adventures

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Publisher: Master Books

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780890512777

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When an ardent evolutionist and an adventuring creationist take a team into the wilds of the Congo, in search of living dinosaurs, the reader knows this is no ordinary story.