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Melmoth the Wanderer Oxford World´s ClassicsMelmoth the Wanderer Oxford World´s Classics
- Ch. Maturin
- beletria
- Oxford University Press
- 592
- 2008
- Oxford University Press
Written by an eccentric Anglican curate in Dublin, Melmoth Wanderer brought the terrors of the Gothic novel to a new pitch of claustrophobic intensity. Its tormented villain, a...
Persuasion Austen JanePaperbackPersuasion Austen JanePaperback
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- Jane Austen
- 304
- 2008
- Oxford University Press
''She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older - the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning.''Anne Elliot seems to have given up on...
Communist Manifesto OWC - K. Marx, F. EngelsCommunist Manifesto OWC - K. Marx, F. Engels
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- beletria
- Oxford University Press
- 96
- 2008
- Oxford University Press
Regarded as one of the most influential political tracts ever written, The Communist Manifesto serves as the foundation document of the Marxist movement. This summary of the...
The Divine Comedy - Dante AlighieriThe Divine Comedy - Dante Alighieri
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- Dante Alighieri
- beletria
- Oxford University Press
- 752
- 2008
This single volume, blank verse translation of The Divine Comedy includes an introduction, maps of Dantes Italy, Hell, Purgatory, Geocentric Universe, and political panorama of...
Great Expectations Oxford World´s Classics - Ch. DickensGreat Expectations Oxford World´s Classics - Ch. Dickens
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- Charles Dickens
- beletria
- Oxford University Press
- 488
- 2008
Great Expectations charts the progress of Pip from childhood through often painful experiences to adulthood, as he moves from the Kent marshes to busy, commercial London,...
The Prince Oxford World´s ClassicsThe Prince Oxford World´s Classics
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- Niccolo Machiavelli
- beletria
- Oxford University Press
- 186
- 2008
When Machiavelli's brief treatise on Renaissance statecraft and princely power was posthumously published in 1532, it generated a debate that has raged unabated until the...
The Lost World Oxford World´s ClassicsThe Lost World Oxford World´s Classics
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- Arthur Conan Doyle
- beletria
- Oxford University Press
- 240
- 2008
The first in Arthur Conan Doyle's series of books featuring the popular character of Professor Challenger, The Lost World is a classic tale of adventure and discovery. A...
Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction - K. BinmoreGame Theory: A Very Short Introduction - K. Binmore
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- Ken Binmore
- Oxford University Press
- 208
- 2008
- Oxford University Press
Games are everywhere: Drivers manoeuvring in heavy traffic are playing a driving game. Bargain hunters bidding on eBay are playing an auctioning game. A firm negotiating next...
Three Men in a Boat - Jerome K. JeromeThree Men in a Boat - Jerome K. Jerome
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- Jerome K. Jerome
- 104
- 2008
- Oxford University Press
This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students. Accessible language and...
Bacchae and Other PlaysBacchae and Other Plays
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- Eurípidés
- 288
- 2008
- Oxford University Press
Iphigenia among the Taurians Bacchae Iphigenia at Aulis Rhesus The four plays newly translated in this volume are among Euripides'' most exciting works. Iphigenia among the...
The Card - Arnold Bennett Retold by Nick BullardThe Card - Arnold Bennett Retold by Nick Bullard
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- Arnold Bennett
- 80
- 2008
- Oxford University Press
Published 2008. Pre-Intermediate to Intermediate CEF level B1 - 1,000 Headwords. Oxford Bookworms enjoy a world-wide reputation for high-quality storytelling and a great...
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Tales - Robert L. StevensonStrange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Tales - Robert L. Stevenson
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- Robert L. Stevenson
- 214
- 2008
- Oxford University Press
Robert Louis Stevenson's short novel, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, first published in 1886, became an instant classic, a Gothic horror originating in a feverish nightmare whose...
The Birth of Tragedy Oxford World´s ClassicsThe Birth of Tragedy Oxford World´s Classics
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- Friedrich Nietzsche
- beletria
- Oxford University Press
- 224
- 2008
'Yes, what is Dionysian? - This book provides an answer - "a man who knows" speaks in it, the initiate and disciple of his god.' The Birth of Tragedy (1872) is a book about the...
Histories Oxford World´s Classics - HerodotusHistories Oxford World´s Classics - Herodotus
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- Herodotus
- beletria
- Oxford University Press
- 848
- 2008
Herodotus is not only known as the `father of history'', as Cicero called him, but also the father of ethnography; as well as charting the historical background to the Persian...
Symposium Oxford World´s Classics - PlatoSymposium Oxford World´s Classics - Plato
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- Plato
- beletria
- Oxford University Press
- 160
- 2008
In his celebrated masterpiece, Symposium, Plato imagines a high-society dinner-party in Athens in 416 BC at which the guests - including the comic poet Aristophanes and, of...
Journal of a West India Proprietor Oxford World´s Classics - Lewis, M.Journal of a West India Proprietor Oxford World´s Classics - Lewis, M.
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- Matthew Lewis
- beletria
- Oxford University Press
- 347
- 2008
Every man of humanity must wish that slavery, even in its best and most mitigated form, had never found a legal sanction, and must regret that its system is now so incorporated...
Major Works Oxford World´s Classics - Donne, J.Major Works Oxford World´s Classics - Donne, J.
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- John Donne
- beletria
- Oxford University Press
- 528
- 2008
This authoritative edition was formerly published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together a unique combination...
Thirty Nine StepsThirty Nine Steps
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- John Buchan
- 160
- 2008
- Oxford University Press
In The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915), the best-known of his thrillers (made into a popular movie by Alfred Hitchcock), John Buchan introduces his most enduring hero, Richard Hannay,...
Memory: A Very Short Introduction - J. K. FosterMemory: A Very Short Introduction - J. K. Foster
- J. K. Foster
- Oxford University Press
- 144
- 2008
- Oxford University Press
Memories are an integral part of being human. They haunt us, we cherish them, and in our lives we collect more of them with each new experience. Without memory, you would not...
HIV/AIDS: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - A. WhitesideHIV/AIDS: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - A. Whiteside
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- A. Whiteside
- naučné
- Oxford University Press
- 144
- 2008
HIV/AIDS is without doubt the worst epidemic to hit humankind since the Black Death. The first case was identified in 1981; by 2004 it was estimated that about 40 million people...
RBFT Drama and Improvisation - K. WilsonRBFT Drama and Improvisation - K. Wilson
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- K. Wilson
- naučné
- Oxford University Press
- 136
- 2008
Part of Resource Books for Teachers (RBT) series. In each book an introduction presenting important current issues in a specific area is followed by up to 100 ideas, classroom...
Documentary Film: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - P. AufderheideDocumentary Film: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - P. Aufderheide
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- Aufderheide, P.
- Oxford University Press
- 176
- 2008
- Oxford University Press
Documentary film can encompass anything from Robert Flaherty´s pioneering ethnography Nanook of the North to Michael Moore´s anti-Iraq War polemic Fahrenheit 9/11, from Dziga...
The New Testament As Literature: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - K. KeeferThe New Testament As Literature: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - K. Keefer
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- K. Keefer
- naučné
- Oxford University Press
- 136
- 2008
The words, phrases, and stories of the New Testament permeate the English language. Indeed, this relatively small group of twenty-seven works, written during the height of the...
The Old Testament: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - M. D. CooganThe Old Testament: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - M. D. Coogan
- Coogan, M. D.
- Oxford University Press
- 160
- 2008
- Oxford University Press
Eminent biblical scholar Michael D. Coogan offers here a wide-ranging and stimulating exploration of the Old Testament, illuminating its importance as history, literature, and...