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The Broadview Introduction to Literature – Second Edition
Designed for courses taught at the introductory level in Canadian universities and colleges, this new anthology provides a rich selection of literary texts. Unlike many…
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The Broadview Introduction to Literature: Concise Edition – Second Edition
A contemporary, Canadian, and diverse update of Broadview’s concise introduction to literature. Pedagogically current and uncommon in its breadth of representation, The Broadview Introduction to…
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The Broadview Introduction to Literature: Poetry – Second Edition
Designed for courses taught at the introductory level in Canadian universities and colleges, this new anthology provides a rich selection of literary texts. Unlike many…
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The Broadview Reader – Third Edition
This new edition includes most of the essays that have made The Broadview Reader one of the most popular first-year textbooks in Canada, and adds…
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The Call of the Wild
A best-seller from its first publication in 1903, The Call of the Wild tells the story of Buck, a big mongrel dog who is shipped…
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The Good Soldier
One of the most important works of twentieth-century British literature, The Good Soldier addresses the lives and interrelationships between two couples: one American, one British.…
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The Jew of Malta
First performed by Shakespeare’s rivals in the 1590s, Christopher Marlowe’s The Jew of Malta was a trend-setting, innovative play whose black comedy and final tragic…
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The Odd Women
George Gissing’s The Odd Women dramatizes key issues relating to class and gender in late-Victorian culture: the changing relationship between the sexes, the social impact…
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The Puzzle of Poetry
The Puzzle of Poetry offers students a readable, reliable guide to understanding poetry. Instead of carving poems up into their elements, The Puzzle of Poetry…
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The Romance of a Shop
The Romance of a Shop is an early “New Woman” novel about four sisters, who decide to establish their own photography business and their own…
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The Sun Also Rises
Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises (1926) electrified many in the literary community of the 1920s, was widely read, and inspired college students dress and…
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The Type-Writer Girl
Juliet Appleton is an officer’s daughter who is forced to make her own way in the world after her father’s death. Having been trained in…
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The Woman Who Did
The controversial subject matter of Grant Allen’s novel, The Woman Who Did, made it a major bestseller in 1895. It tells the story of Herminia…
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin
With its gripping plot and pungent dialogue, Uncle Tom’s Cabin offers readers today a passionate portrait of a nation on the verge of disunion and…
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United States Immigration, 1800-1965: A History in Documents
The debate over immigration has been a hallmark of the American nation since its earliest days, and it persists in generating a complex spectrum of…
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What Should I Believe?
This book is unique in its treatment of critical thinking not as a body of knowledge but instead as a subject for critical reflection. The…
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Writing and Workshopping Poetry: A Constructive Introduction
Most texts on creative writing emphasize either sources of inspiration or strategies for editing. The process of getting from initial inspiration to final draft isn’t…