One of the most enduringly popular and controversial writers of the twentieth century, George Orwell\"s work is as relevant today as it was in his own lifetime. Possibly, in the age of Brexit and populism, even more so....

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations....

Эта книга — репринт оригинального издания, созданный на основе электронной копии высокого разрешения, которую очистили и обработали вручную, сохранив структуру и орфографию оригинального издания. Редкие, забытые и малоизвестные книги, изданные с петровских времен до наших дней, вновь доступны в виде печатных книг. ...

Richard Bradford\"s new introduction to poetry begins with and answers the slippery question, \"what is poetry?\". The book provides a compact history of English poetry from the 16th century to the present day and surveys the major critical and theoretical approaches to verse....

After reading a few pages of a book, you might find yourself gripped, moved, bored, or in the case of far too many literary classics somewhat astonished that it ever got into print at all. While initial impressions are often influenced by person...

This extraordinry Northern Wei (late 5th c CE) lacquer coffin was excavated from a tomb in northwest China. It depicts equally traditional Chinese images and images imported from the West along the Silk Road. Both are examined in detail....

This extraordinary Northern Wei (late 5th c CE) lacquer coffin was excavated from a tomb in northwest China. It depicts equally traditional Chinese images and images imported from the West along the Silk Road. Both are examined in detail....

This extraordinary Northern Wei (late 5th c CE) lacquer coffin was excavated from a tomb in northwest China. It depicts equally traditional Chinese images and images imported from the West along the Silk Road. Both are examined in detail....

Best practices and expert techniques for even the most demanding MySQL-driven PHP applicationsPHP is the world\'s most popular, general-purpose, open-source scripting language and MySQL is the world\'s most popular open-source database....

Martin Amis\' life could itself provide the formula for an enthralling work of fiction. Son of one of the most popular and best-loved novelists of the post-war era, he has forged a groundbreaking manner of writing that owes nothing to the style of his father, nor indeed to anyone else....

Richard Bradford argues that many traditional poets treat words as visual artefacts and that some poems demand to be interpreted like pictures....

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