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Published by Alma Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Richmond, 2009
ISBN 10: 1847490840ISBN 13: 9781847490841
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Alma Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Richmond, 2008
ISBN 10: 1847490808ISBN 13: 9781847490803
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Alma Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Richmond, 2007
ISBN 10: 1847490018ISBN 13: 9781847490018
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Alma Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Richmond, 2008
ISBN 10: 1847490700ISBN 13: 9781847490704
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Alma Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Richmond, 2009
ISBN 10: 1847491316ISBN 13: 9781847491312
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Alma Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Richmond, 2008
ISBN 10: 1847490581ISBN 13: 9781847490582
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Alma Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Richmond, 2015
ISBN 10: 1847494862ISBN 13: 9781847494863
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Mackintosh, David (illustrator). One of the best-loved adventure stories ever written, Treas ure Island's timeless tale of pirates, lost treasure maps, mutiny and derring-do has appealed to generations of readers ever since Robert Louis Stevenson penned it in 1881 with the claim: If this don't fetch the kids, why, they have gone rotten since my day. But more than just a children's classic, the novel is considered to be one of the greatest feats of storytelling in the English language, with characters such as the unforgettable Long John Silver becoming part of the cultural consciousness. Treasure Island is a coming-of-age story that will captivate both adults and children for as long as stories are told. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by Alma Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Richmond, 2009
ISBN 10: 1847491170ISBN 13: 9781847491176
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Alma Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Richmond, 2014
ISBN 10: 1847493262ISBN 13: 9781847493262
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. As a first-time visitor to London, De Amicis was awestruck by the bustle and magnificence of the Victorian metropolis and wrote a number of sketches in his trademark witty, observational style, which made him one of the best-selling travel writers of his age. Originally conceived as a series of newspaper articles and later published in volume form, De Amici's 'Memories of London' brings back to life all the bygone charm of the capital of the British Empire. De Amici's impressions are paired here with a piece written by one of his contemporaries, the French writer Louis Laurent Simonin, which leaves the city's opulence and granduer behind and offers an uncompromising look at the poverty and squalor of its most deprived areas. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by Alma Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Richmond, 2014
ISBN 10: 1847493424ISBN 13: 9781847493422
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Basil and Josephine charts the coming of age of two privileged youths from quiet Midwestern towns, Basil Duke Lee and Josephine Perry - based on Fitzgerald himself and a combination of his first love Ginevra King and his wife Zelda. As one struggles to gain the acceptance of his peers and becomes consumed by ambition, the other finds herself obsessed by teenage crushes and has to confront the pitfalls of popularity. Written for the Saturday Evening Post while the author was working on Tender Is the Night, these stories form a realistic and entertaining portrait of two young adults in the 1910s, fascinating both for the autobiographical insights they provide and the timeless satire that Fitzgerald's fiction has become synonymous with. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by Alma Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Richmond, 2023
ISBN 10: 1847498973ISBN 13: 9781847498977
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. When the Basque dragoon Don Jose meets a Gypsy woman at the factory he is guarding, he is immediately ensnared by her wiles. After she is arrested for injuring a co-worker and he helps her to flee, he is imprisoned and demoted, but she repays him at their next meeting with a day of excess and a night of love. As Carmen continues to exert her spell, Jose is dragged further and further into a seedy world of smugglers, robbers, fiery passions and uncontrollable jealousy one that he will find difficult to escape alive. Carmen, the archetype of the amoral femme fatale, is Prosper Merimees highest creation, and a model for many subsequent literary heroines. First published in 1846, this story of crime and desire here accompanied by another famous novella by Merimee, The Venus of Ille has been adapted into a number of dramatic works, including the famous 1875 opera of the same name by Georges Bizet. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by Alma Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Richmond, 2019
ISBN 10: 184749806XISBN 13: 9781847498069
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. After doubts are raised concerning the trustworthiness of Magua, Cora and Alice Munros Native American guide, the warrior slips away into the wilderness, and the vulnerable sisters turn to the scout Hawk-eye and the Mohicans Chingachgook and Uncas to lead them to Fort William Henry, where their father is in command. Yet Magua is sure to return with his fellow Huron warriors, and with the bloody conflict of the French and Indian War raging all around them, the Munros will have to trust their new guides if they are ever to reach the fort. Widely regarded as the first great American novel, The Last of the Mohicans, with its epic landscapes, stoic frontiersmen and noble Native Americans, created much of the mythology and romance that has wreathed the American frontier adventure ever since. This edition contains notes and extra material. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by Alma Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Richmond, 2012
ISBN 10: 1847492274ISBN 13: 9781847492272
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Charles Dickens wrote a number of supernatural and horror stories, some of which were included in his longer works, while others were published in magazines. This collection provides an invaluable insight into the author's storytelling apprenticeship and his steady growth towards excellence. As well as offering a further dimension to the world of his better-known masterpieces, these tales - from `The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton' to the celebrated `The Signalman' - illustrate Dickens's well-known love of a spooky story told around a blazing fire, the pastime of a bygone age to be rediscovered for our own delight. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by Alma Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Richmond, 2009
ISBN 10: 1847491197ISBN 13: 9781847491190
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Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.
Published by Alma Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Richmond, 2015
ISBN 10: 1847494005ISBN 13: 9781847494009
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. As Mrs Dalloway works on the preparations for a dinner party, her thoughts throughout the day wander from memories of the past to interrogations about the present and lead her to assess the choices she has made in life and love. Her monologue interweaves with the account of the distress, on that same day, of the shell-shocked veteran Septimus Warren Smith, whose trauma and hallucinations end in tragedy, as the links between the two characters unfold. One of Virginia Woolf's most famous novels, Mrs Dalloway is a triumph of experimentation, a cornerstone of Modernism and a subtle examination of love, freedom, mental illness and the female condition in society. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by Alma Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Richmond, 2014
ISBN 10: 1847493696ISBN 13: 9781847493699
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The pride of high-ranking Mr Darcy and the prejudice of middle-class Elizabeth Bennet conduct an absorbing dance through the rigid social hierarchies of early-nineteenth-century England, with the passion of the two unlikely lovers growing as their union seems ever more improbable. One of the most cherished love stories in English literature, Jane Austen's 1813 masterpiece has a lasting effect on everyone who reads it. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by Alma Books Ltd, Richmond, 2021
ISBN 10: 1847498582ISBN 13: 9781847498588
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Under the feckless husbandry of Mr Jones, Manor Farm has fallen into disrepair. Pushed into hardship, the animals decide to stage a revolt, and led by two young pigs, Snowball and Napoleon, they overthrow Mr Jones and drive him away from the farm. In the subsequent struggle for power, it is Napoleon that emerges as a victor: he renames the place Animal Farm, gets rid of his enemies and, by the way he behaves expecting to be glorified above the others and turning the screw on his fellow beasts in order to keep them subjugated begins to resemble more and more the former rulers of the farm, the hated humans.Written during the Second World War and published in 1945, this allegorical novel is a carefully constructed critique of the Russian Revolution and a sharp satire of the abuse of power. It remains unsurpassed both as a document of its time and as a testament to the versatility and creative genius of George Orwell. Written during the Second World War and published in 1945, this allegorical novel is a carefully constructed critique of the Russian Revolution and a sharp satire on the abuse of power. It remains unsurpassed both as a document of its time and as a testament to the versatility and creative genius of George Orwell. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Published by Alma Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Richmond, 2013
ISBN 10: 1847493238ISBN 13: 9781847493231
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. At the end of an industrious political career in conflictriven Italy, the Florentine diplomat Niccolo Machiavelli composed his masterpiece The Prince, a classic study of power and politics, and a manual of ruthlessness for any ambitious ruler. Controversial in his own time, The Prince made Machiavelli's name a byword for manipulative scheming, and had an impact on such major figures as Napoleon and Frederick the Great. It contains principles as true today as when they were first written almost five centuries ago. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by Alma Books Ltd, Richmond, 2019
ISBN 10: 1847497926ISBN 13: 9781847497925
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Famed for having killed his cousin Alessandro, the Duke of Florence, in 1537, but also for writing accomplished literary works, including a comedy and several poems, Lorenzino de Medici remains one of the most enigmatic figures of Italian literature. In his masterpiece, Apology for a Murder, he reveals the inner motives behind his act, portraying himself as a hero to be numbered alongside the great tyrannicides of ancient Rome and Greece.Lorenzino himself, in 1548, was murdered by two soldiers hired by Cosimo, Alessandros successor as Duke, and this volume includes the dramatic account of his killing by Francesco da Bibbona, one of the assassins, as well as a selection of Lorenzinos poems, giving a fully rounded image of the antihero of Alfred de Mussets Lorenzaccio. Famed for having killed his cousin Alessandro, the Duke of Florence, in 1537, Lorenzino de Medici remains one of the most enigmatic figures of Italian literature. In his masterpiece, Apology for a Murder, he reveals the inner motives behind his act. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Alma Books Ltd, Richmond, 2014
ISBN 10: 1847493467ISBN 13: 9781847493460
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Published soon after Fitzgerald's debut novel This Side of Paradise, Flappers and Philosophers was the author's first collection of short fiction, a form through which he had gained notoriety in newspapers and magazines. The familiar themes of aspiration and social satire already permeate his writing: in 'Bernice Bobs Her Hair' the fashionable Marjorie attempts to turn her dowdy cousin into a debutante, before betraying her out of jealousy, while 'The Ice Palace' features a Southern belle whose engagement to a Northerner finds her confronted with a cultural clash between tradition and modernity.Also containing 'The Offshore Pirate', 'Head and Shoulders', 'The Cut-Glass Bowl', 'Benediction', 'Dalyrimple Goes Wrong' and 'The Four Fists', this volume of stories illustrates the early stages of Fitzgerald's development as a writer and provides an entertaining chronicle of America in the 1910s. Part of Alma Classics Fitzgerald's mini-series, this lavishly produced edition with flaps, foil on the cover and 4 b&w plates contains notes and an extensive apparatus on Fitzgerald's life and works. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Alma Books Ltd, Richmond, 2018
ISBN 10: 184749773XISBN 13: 9781847497734
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. An old man arrives at the offices of the lawyer Derville, claiming to be Colonel Chabert, a hero of the Napoleonic Wars who was left for dead on the battlefield, but in fact managed to survive under a pile of corpses before spending years as a recovering amnesiac. Having returned to Paris and discovered that his wife has married an aristocrat who has liquidated all his assets, Chabert enlists the help of Derville to recover both his name and his fortune.Part of Balzacs La Comedie humaine cycle, Colonel Chabert is a poignant tale about the pursuit of justice, as well as a portrait of Frances transition from the Napoleonic Empire to the Restoration. Inspired by actual events, the novella has captured the imagination of generations of readers and has been adapted for the stage and screen numerous times. Part of Balzacs La Comedie humaine cycle, Colonel Chabert is a poignant tale about the pursuit of justice, as well as a portrait of Frances transition from the Napoleonic Empire to the Restoration. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Alma Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Richmond, 2009
ISBN 10: 1847490816ISBN 13: 9781847490810
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Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Published by Alma Books Ltd, Richmond, 2019
ISBN 10: 1847498116ISBN 13: 9781847498113
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In The Waves, a young man falls dangerously in love with his tenant downstairs who is about to get married; in The Signorina, a woman, disillusioned with her suitors inability to declare his feelings, is prompted to make a rash decision that she will regret for ever; in 'A Friend of the Wives', a wedding organizer, the unattainably beautiful Pia, leaves a trail of destruction among her closest friends.In this collection of stories Pirandellos first published work of fiction the master of Italian modernism dissects the causes and the effects of passions that are either dimly felt or unrequited, ultimately raising doubts about the very nature and existence of love, while foreshadowing at the same time the themes and the psychologically nuanced characters that he will later develop in his more famous works. A unique collection of short stories by the master of Italian modernism. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Alma Books Ltd, Richmond, 2020
ISBN 10: 1847498329ISBN 13: 9781847498328
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Rising from humble beginnings as a foundling, Castruccio Castracani came to prominence as one of the most powerful and shrewd warlords in Italy. Indeed, Machiavelli argues, so great was his vigour and charisma that had he not been prevented by his untimely death he might have surpassed in fame the great generals of antiquity and brought all the territories of Italy under his sole dominion.Written in Machiavellis characteristically lucid and terse style, The Life of Castruccio Castracani is not only a key text in understanding the development of the authors ideas on leadership and good statesmanship that would find fuller expression in The Prince, but also a revealing account of the political ferment and fractious factionalism of fourteenth-century Italy. Written in Machiavelli's characteristically lucid and terse style, Life of Castruccio Castracani is a revealing account of the political ferment and fractious factionalism of fourteenth-century Italy. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Alma Books Ltd, Richmond, 2019
ISBN 10: 1847497934ISBN 13: 9781847497932
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Stephen Glennard is in desperate need of money. So when he becomes aware of the potential value of a series of passionate love letters written to him by the recently deceased author Margaret Aubyn, he sells them and marries the beautiful Alexa Trent. However, his shame and guilt at building a new life on the betrayal of anothers love slowly begins to eat away at him, and Margarets memory has a power that can reach him from beyond the grave.The first of Edith Whartons works depicting life in old New York, The Touchstone is an acutely observed novella , and an exploration of the tension between self-serving opportunism and the desire to live a moral life. The first of Edith Wharton's works depicting life in "old New York", The Touchstone is an acutely observed novella , and an exploration of the tension between self-serving opportunism and the desire to live a moral life." Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Alma Books Ltd, Richmond, 2019
ISBN 10: 1847497977ISBN 13: 9781847497970
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In the somnolent Flemish town of Quiquendone disagreements are unheard of, courtships might last a decade and not a ripple of activity can be seen at all. But when the mysterious Dr Ox and his assistant Ygene move into the neighbourhood, strange things begin to happen: animals become aggressive, fruits grow huge in size, plants climb more vigorously and tempers flare up, leading the once phlegmatic townsfolk to bitter confrontations and pushing them to the brink of all-out violence.Verne, the acclaimed author of immortal tales of adventure and early science fiction, can be seen here in a different light, regaling readers of all ages with a light-hearted satire that, in its warnings about the dangers of scientific experimentation, has a clear and troubling resonance with our times. Verne, the acclaimed author of immortal tales of adventure and early science fiction, can be seen here in a different light, regaling readers of all ages with a light-hearted satire that, in its warnings about the dangers of scientific experimentation, has a clear and troubling resonance with our times." Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Published by Alma Books Ltd, Richmond, 2018
ISBN 10: 1847497756ISBN 13: 9781847497758
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Travelling salesman Enrico Gaia decides to play a trick on the conceited ageing litterateur Mario Samigli: he dupes him into thinking that a representative of a prestigious Viennese publishing house wants to commission a German translation of a long-forgotten novel Samigli had written and published at his own expense forty years ago. This leads the old man to reach new heights of self-delusion, spurred on by Gaias succession of ruses.In this tragicomic study of deception and disappointment, Italo Svevo who himself was an undiscovered writer until his old age parodies elements of his own life and offers an insightful psychological portrait of a person who has lost touch with reality. In this tragicomic study of deception and disappointment, Italo Svevo who himself was an undiscovered writer until his old age parodies elements of his own life and offers an insightful psychological portrait of a person who has lost touch with reality. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Alma Books Ltd, Richmond, 2018
ISBN 10: 1847497640ISBN 13: 9781847497642
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A carriage transporting ten passengers fleeing from Rouen is stopped at a village inn by Prussian soldiers, who decide to detain them until one of their party, the prostitute Boule de Suif, consents to sleep with their officer. When Boule de Suif refuses to do so on account of her principles and patriotic sentiments, the solidarity initially manifested by her fellow travellers becomes increasingly tested as the deadlock continues, and the strained relationship between her and her respectable counterparts gradually worsens.A scathing satire of bourgeois prejudice and hypocrisy and a compelling snapshot of France during the 1870 Franco-Prussian War, Boule de Suif here presented with five other major stories by the author of Bel Ami was declared a masterpiece by Flaubert and is widely considered to be Maupassants finest short story. Here presented with other five short stories focussing on the lives of prostitutes, Boule de Suif is a story about food, sex and politics. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Alma Books Ltd, Richmond, 2018
ISBN 10: 1847497705ISBN 13: 9781847497703
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Initially composed by Poe as a public lecture towards the end of his career and considered by him the culmination of all his lifes work, Eureka is an extended treatise about the creation, existence and the ultimate end of the world. An idiosyncratic blend of creative writing and scientific discourse, with unexpected forays into comedy and wordplay, this self-styled prose poem is a genre-defying masterpiece.Although it baffled the reading public of its time, Eureka found many prominent admirers, from Charles Baudelaire to W.H. Auden, and has since assembled an audience receptive to its unique appeal as a compendium of European thought that anticipated many current theories and discoveries while also pioneering many elements of science-fiction aesthetics. Initially composed by Poe as a public lecture towards the end his career and considered by him the culmination of all his lifes work, Eureka is an extended treatise about the creation, existence and the ultimate end of the world. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Published by Alma Books Ltd, Richmond, 2019
ISBN 10: 1847497993ISBN 13: 9781847497994
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In A Voyage to the Moon, the narrator (called, like the author, Cyrano de Bergerac), after a failed first attempt to reach the moon using vials of dewdrops, finally makes it into space and to his desired destination using the more scientific means of a rocket-powered craft. After landing, he discovers four-legged creatures whose nourishment is smoke and whose currency is poetry and encounters the ghost of Socrates.Published posthumously and intended mainly as a satire of its age, this imaginative and entertaining tale here presented in a lively translation by Andrew Brown is now considered one of the pioneering works of science fiction. Published posthumously and intended mainly as a satire of its age, this imaginative and entertaining tale - here presented in a lively translation by Andrew Brown - is now considered one of the pioneering works of science fiction." Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.