Editore: Brand: Hesperus Press, 2002
ISBN 10: 1843910209 ISBN 13: 9781843910206
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condizione: Good. first single volume ed. A painter who became a novelist, Théophile Gautier formulated the notion of art for arts sake. In this literary gem, the gaze is the central character as the eye of the beholder turns deadly. Paul d Aspremont, on holiday in Italy, meets his fiancée in all but name, a young English girl named Alicia Ward. What begins as an urbane and courtly affair descends into a Gothic nightmare as Paul is revealed to possess the evil eye, a jinx that kills all those he befriends. Novelist, poet, and critic, Théophile Gautier was a key figure in the Romantic movement in France.
Editore: Brand: Hesperus Press, 2004
ISBN 10: 1843911019 ISBN 13: 9781843911012
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condizione: Good. New dual-langage ed. In this collection of poems, among his very best, Chaucer showcases his lyrical skills to perfection. Verging from tragic to comic, the overriding theme of the poetry is love, in its many guises. Chaucer tells of his passion for reading, which allows him to eavesdrop on a "parliament of birds" on St Valentines Day; he tells how he, as an inveterate reader, forsakes his books on the first of May to wander into the fields; he complains of being short of money; and he complains to his scribe for copying his verses badly. All in all, in the course of the poetry he reveals a lot about himself, and does so throughout in an engaging and civilized manner.
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Editore: Brand: Hesperus Press, 2007
ISBN 10: 1843911558 ISBN 13: 9781843911555
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condizione: Good. On the brink of a promising career, ambitious young author Paul Overt is thrilled when he is introduced to the celebrated novelist Henry St. George, and even more so when the older man-although now considered to be past his prime-takes him under his wing. St. George is full of wise counsel for the young writer, and following his stern warnings to cultivate solitude and independence in order to not squander his talents, Paul leaves for Europe, where he immerses himself in his work. On his return, however, he is greeted with a devastating discovery.
Editore: Brand: Hesperus Press, 2004
ISBN 10: 1843910799 ISBN 13: 9781843910794
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condizione: Good. In 1537, Alessandro de Medici, Duke of Florence, was brutally stabbed by his cousin Lorenzino. Here, for the first time in English, we can examine the murderers own defense of his actions in this jewel of Renaissance rhetoric. In this compelling diatribe, Lorenzino de Medici presents himself as worthy of comparison with some of the greatest heroes of classical Greece and Rome, purely motivated by love of liberty. His account, however, is generally assumed to be false, and Lorenzinos reputation is that of a brutal, amoral thug, the antihero of Alfred de Mussets drama Lorenzaccio. When the Medici regime was reinstated the same year as Alessandros murder, Lorenzinos own assassination was ordered; here, dramatically paired with the Apology, is the fascinating account of Francesco Bibbone, Lorenzinos own murderer. Florentine nobleman and dramatist Lorenzino de Medici is one of the most notorious figures of Renaissance Italy.
Editore: Brand: Hesperus Press, 2005
ISBN 10: 1843914158 ISBN 13: 9781843914150
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condizione: Good. Translation. Claudines House, the first of Colettes best-selling Claudine novels, is a tender and heartfelt portrayal of childhood and memory. On its first publication, its popularity was such that the Claudine series gave rise to a musical stage play and an entire range of related merchandise. In an idyllic setting of countryside and woods, Colette spent her childhood surrounded by a warm and loving family. Years later, her memories and experiences inspired her to create a series of snapshots of the innocence of provincial life. At once poignant and vividly alive, her recollections portray a magical world, filled with the beauty and the warmth of human relationshipsand, above all, the lasting impressions made by her wonderful mother. French novelist Colette is most famous for her portraits of childhood in the Claudine books and for Gigi.
Editore: Brand: Hesperus Press, 2005
ISBN 10: 1843911299 ISBN 13: 9781843911296
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condizione: Good. Only ed in print. Compiled by Charles Dickens, Mugby Junction is an intriguing composite of tales. Published here for the first time in its entirety, it contains one of Dickens most celebrated ghost tales, The Signalman, as well as short stories by Charles Collins, Hesbah Stretton, Andrew Halliday, and Amelia Edwards. Arriving at Mugby Junction in an attempt to escape his unhappy past, Barbox Brothers befriends a workman and his invalid daughter. With their help, he sets his sights on discovering which of the seven lines of the junction will most aid him in his journey of escape. In exploring one such line, he meets the woman he had lost, only to return to Mugby Junction once this has played out. Staying there, and continuing his friendship with the workman and his daughter, he collects the myriad stories he hears tell of at the junction. Charles Dickens is one of Englands most important literary figures.
Editore: Brand: Hesperus Press, 2005
ISBN 10: 1843914069 ISBN 13: 9781843914068
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condizione: Good. Translation. One of Malraux's most exotic novels, The Way of Kings is a perfect companion to Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. When Claude and Perken meet on a ship heading for Indochina, they decide to throw in their lots to form a dual expedition into the perilous jungles of Cambodia. Claude, a young Frenchman, is seeking adventure, fame, and fortune. Perken, a veteran Dutch explorer, is returning to his own little patch of Siam; appalled at the effects of age, he is aiming to recapture his former masculine pride. Facing death at every turn from the seething forest and bestial tribes people, they are nonetheless driven to leave their stamp on a world on the eve of its demise. Novelist, art historian, and statesman André Malraux is best known for his psychological masterpiece, Mans Fate.
Editore: Brand: Hesperus Press, 2007
ISBN 10: 1843911582 ISBN 13: 9781843911586
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condizione: Good. When Mr. Tryan arrives in Milby, with his disturbingly evangelical and puritan tendencies, the small town is deeply divided in a bitter fight over the suitability of his evening lectures. The proud but desolate Janet Dempster, alcoholic wife of one of Mr. Tryans most vociferous opponents, delights in the clergymans persecution-until she unexpectedly finds her own redemption. Written when she was on the brink of her career as a novelist, Janet's Repentance foreshadows the themes of Eliots later work.
Editore: Brand: Hesperus Press, 2004
ISBN 10: 184391090X ISBN 13: 9781843910909
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condizione: Good. A stunning volume of philosophical reflections, short narratives, and prose poems, Pleasures and Days provides an early glimpse into Prousts genius as a collector of exquisitely poignant sensations and recollections. Set amid the salon society of fin-du-sicle Paris, these sketches and short stories depict the lives, loves, manners, and motivations of a host of characters, all viewed with a famously knowing eye. By turns cuttingly satirical and bitterly moving, Prousts portrayals are layered with imagery and feelingwhether they be of the aspiring Bouvard and Pécuchet, the deluded Madame de Breyves, or of Baldassare Silvande, steeped in memories, regret, and final understanding at the end of his life. Novelist Marcel Proust was a prominent figure in the French salons of the late 19th century; he is best remembered for his seven-volume masterpiece In Search of Lost Time.
Editore: Brand: Hesperus Press, 2005
ISBN 10: 1843911310 ISBN 13: 9781843911319
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First complete ed since 1865. Mrs Lirriper is an involving story of people thrown together by chance, that moves from the squalors of Victorian London to the sunnier climes of southern France. Recently widowed, Mrs. Lirriper devotes her energies to attending to the needs of her assorted lodgers; but when a newborn child is abandoned to her care, her responsibilities grow to new levels. She enlists longtime lodger, the Major, into the role of guardian, and the two develop an increasing affection for the boy. In an effort to entertain the growing lad, they relate the stories of their fellow lodgers, little knowing that they are about to embark on their own real-life tale of impending death, guilty secrets, and mysterious legacies. Charles Dickens is one of Englands most important literary figures. His works enjoyed enormous success in his day and are still regarded as among the most popular and widely read classics of all time.
Editore: Brand: Hesperus Press, 2003
ISBN 10: 1843910004 ISBN 13: 9781843910008
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condizione: Good. New edition. A captivating and evocative work, Memoirs of a Madman is one of Flaubert's earliest writings, and forms the basis for his highly renowned L'Education Sentimentale. As a young man looks back on the years that have brought him to "madness," he recalls the innocence of his boyhood and his fond belief that he was blessed with a mind of genius. Yet, painfully, wretchedly, he also recounts his all-too-sudden entry into the adult world. For the day he caught sight of a beautiful woman by the sea marked the end of his flamboyant philosophizing, and the beginning of a tragic coming of age.
Editore: Brand: Hesperus Press, 2003
ISBN 10: 1843910446 ISBN 13: 9781843910442
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condizione: Good. New edition. Described by the author himself as a pearl of German poetry,The Lake of the Beesis one of his earliest novellas. In it, he explores the bittersweet sorrow of memory. An old man looks back on his life and remembers Elizabeththe only woman he ever loved. The two of them had shared their childhood, shared their summer holidays and family picnics. Yet somehow all had been lostthe joy, excitement, and hope slowly replaced by the melancholy, resignation, and inertia that comes from broken dreams. Now, at the end of his life, he is left only with the knowledge of what might have been. Theodor Storm is a leading figure of German Poetic Realism; his novellas are some of the finest in German literature.
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Editore: Brand: Hesperus Press, 2007
ISBN 10: 1843911418 ISBN 13: 9781843911418
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condizione: Good. As children, Virginia Woolf, elder sister Vanessa Bell, and brother Thoby Stephen collaborated on their very own family newspaper. Published here, Hyde Park Gate News includes the original drawings as well as previously unpublished photographs from the family albums. Ingeniously mimicking the style of the leading newspapers of their day, the Stephen children present a charming and candid portrayal of the day-to-day events at their family home in London and at their holiday home in St Ives. Gossipy, playful, and at times irreverent, they record the comings and goings of a host of figures, George Meredith and Henry James among them, while also proffering their own fictional, poetic, and artistic creations. Acclaimed for her innovative style, Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) is one of the most important figures of the Modernist movement; her sister Vanessa Bell (1879-1961) was a painter and a central figure of the Bloomsbury Group.
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Editore: Brand: Hesperus Press, 2008
ISBN 10: 1843916053 ISBN 13: 9781843916055
Da: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Condizione: new.
Editore: Brand: Hesperus Press, 2003
ISBN 10: 1843910659 ISBN 13: 9781843910657
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condizione: Good. only single volume ed. The Dialogue of the Dogs is an inspired work of psychological observation by the master of the picaresque novel. In it, Cervantes displays all the clarity and warmth that marks the rich prose of Don Quixote. Given the gift of speech for a day, two dogs set about satirizing humans, their supposed superiors. In an exchange reminiscent of the ancient Greek Dialogues, they recount their experiences under their various masters. But whether butcher, constable, merchant, or gypsy, each is decried as corrupt to the core. Through the scathing Berganza and the critical Scipio, Cervantes delivers an ingenious critique of the morality of 16th-century Spain, and a timeless and telling portrayal of the heart of man. Author of the universally known Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes is Spains greatest writer.
Editore: Brand: Hesperus Press, 2005
ISBN 10: 1843911213 ISBN 13: 9781843911210
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condizione: Good. New edition. Product Description Reprinted for the first time in almost a century, The Single Hound is the first volume of Emily Dickinsons collected poems. Deceptive in its simplicity, Emily Dickinsons verse is a monumental testament to her poetic genius. Encompassing the entire gamut of emotion and feeling, her poems are remarkable for their honesty, often in the face of severe trials and tribulations. Extraordinary, too, is her experimental use of structure and grammar, a device that has led her to be hailed as one of the most creative and individual poets of the 19th century. Emily Dickinson is one of Americas leading experimental poets; her work has been the inspiration for a host of feminist writers. From the Publisher Since its U.S. launch in 2003, Hesperus Press has enjoyed a growing reputation for its inspired publishing program of short classic works. Written by illustrious authors, and often unjustly neglected or simply little known in the English-speaking world, these works have been made accessible via a completely fresh editorial approach and new translations. In addition to the Hesperus Classics, Hesperus Press recently introduced two new series: Modern Voices, drawing from the very best of 20th-century literature, and Hesperus Contemporary, showcasing the work of leading contemporary writers.
Editore: Brand: Hesperus Press, 2005
ISBN 10: 1843914166 ISBN 13: 9781843914167
Da: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Condizione: new.
Editore: Brand: Hesperus Press, 2005
ISBN 10: 1843914042 ISBN 13: 9781843914044
Da: Books of the Smoky Mountains, Del Rio, TN, U.S.A.
Condizione: very good. Gently used book with ongoing seller support until you're fully satisfied with your purchase.
Editore: Brand: Hesperus Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 1843916045 ISBN 13: 9781843916048
Da: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Condizione: new.
Editore: Brand: Hesperus Press, 2004
ISBN 10: 1843910780 ISBN 13: 9781843910787
Da: Books of the Smoky Mountains, Del Rio, TN, U.S.A.
Condizione: very good. Gently used book with ongoing seller support until you're fully satisfied with your purchase.
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