The Virginian (with an Introduction by Struthers Burt), Paperback - Owen Wister

DescriptionFirst published in 1902, Owen Wister's "The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains" is a genre-defining work, arguably the first western no...

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Reducere. The Virginian is a pioneering novel set in the Wild West describing the life of the foreman of the Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming. It was the first true w...

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A classic in the field of political economy, reissued here with a new, incisive introduction. The global financial crisis that Strange predicted in...

A classic in the field of political economy, reissued here with a new, incisive introduction. The global financial crisis that Strange predicted in...

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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY GILES FODENLondon is under threat. Frequent bomb threats and disturbances interrupt the lives of the city's inhabitants, wh...

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A tightly constructed drama which is regarded as one of the William Shakespeare's finest; "Othello" is the story of its titular character, a Mooris...

Publisher: Vintage PublishingAuthor(s): Bryan TalbotNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 217 x 306 x 26Cover type: HardbackRedesco...

The beloved cult classic from the winner of the 2020 Goldsmiths Prize: a novel of life-changing moments, incredible descriptions of landscape and t...

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Oliver is eighteen and wants to enjoy himself before going to university. But this is the 1920s and he lives in Stilbourne, a small English country...

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The second volume of William Golding's Sea TrilogyIn a wilderness of heat, stillness and sea mists, a ball is held on a ship becalmed halfway to Au...

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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PEDRO ALMODOVAR The lives of trans Latinx come alive in this cocktail of bleakness and joy de vivre that depicts a communit...

Mythological and legendary figures from across international history and folklore who could be considered as super heroes have their stories told i...

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William Golding's final novel, left in draft at his death, tells the story of a priestess of Apollo. Her ambiguous attitude to the god and her beli...

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The third volume of William Golding's Sea TrilogyA decrepit warship sails on the last stretch of its voyage to Sydney Cove. It has been blown off c...

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