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The Trial of Charles I: A History in Documents
In January 1649, after years of civil war, King Charles I stood trial in a specially convened English court on charges of treason, murder, and…
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The Turkish Embassy Letters
In 1716, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu’s husband Edward Montagu was appointed British ambassador to the Sublime Porte of the Ottoman Empire. Montagu accompanied her husband…
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The Wooing of Our Lord and The Wooing Group Prayers
The Wooing of Our Lord and the Wooing Group prayers occupy a key position in the history of English literature and the development of English…
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The Works of Gwerful Mechain
All of Gwerful Mechain’s known work is included here—as are several poems of uncertain authorship, and a selection of other works that help to fill…
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Travels through France and Italy
Tobias Smollett travelled through Europe with his wife in 1763-65 in a journey designed to recover his mental and physical health after the death of…
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Treasure Island
The adventure story told in Treasure Island has become a part of popular folklore. John Sutherland discusses the novel’s place in Stevenson’s biography and oeuvre…
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Trilby
Du Maurier’s Trilby was the novel sensation of the 1890s. Du Maurier had spent a good deal of his life as a child and later…
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Troilus and Criseyde
Geoffrey Chaucer’s most significant literary accomplishment may well be Troilus and Criseyde, a single, profoundly philosophical narrative of a tragic love affair. Set in ancient…
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin: Selections
Uncle Tom’s Cabin may well have excited more controversy than any other work of fiction in American history. Welcomed by many abolitionists and met with…
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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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Visions and Revisions
This anthology takes a unique approach to the process of poetry. Each poem included in the book is followed by at least one earlier draft…
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Walt Whitman: Selected Poetry and Prose
This compact edition offers a substantial selection of Whitman’s writing. Highlights include the full text of the 1855 Preface to Leaves of Grass, the 1855…
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Washington Irving: Selected Writings
Two of Washington Irving’s works of short fiction from his 1819-20 work, The Sketch Book—Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow—are among the…
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Write Here: Developing Writing Skills in a Media-Driven World
Write Here is designed to teach students essential reading and writing skills, using media examples to help explain academic concepts and provide opportunities for practice.…
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Writing Wrongs
Writing Wrongs is a concise and thoughtful guide to common errors in English. It covers frequently confused and misused words along with problems of grammar,…
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Your First Page: First Pages and What They Tell Us about the Pages that Follow Them
Your First Page is unlike any other craft book on writing. It is based on the premise that practically everything that can go right or…