english literature

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english literature

All the Olympians

a biographical portrait of the Irish literary renaissance
1984
Describes Ireland's literary movement at the turn of the century.

T is for twins

an ABC book
2002
Simple rhymes pair each letter of the alphabet with a photograph of a set of twins enjoying simple activities and having fun.

Oliver Twist

notes
1965
A study guide to "Oliver Twist," the story of a London orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a gang of pickpockets; providing biographical information about the author, chapter summaries and commentaries, character sketches, critical notes, review questions, theme topics, and a selected bibliography.

The Penguin complete Saki

1982
Presents the complete writings of nineteenth-century Scottish author Hector Hugh Munro, including short stories, novels, and plays.

Chaucer's Canterubry tales

a new modern English prose translation by R. M. Lumiansky
1971

Tolkien : a celebration

Collected writings on a literary legacy
2001
Celebrates Tolkien's literary legacy and the spiritual values that undergirded his imaginary Middle-Earth.

Women in literature

life stages through stories, poems, and plays
1988
31 short stories, 49 poems, 2 novel excerpts, and 4 plays reaffirm the central place of women in the development of the genres of fiction, poetry, and drama. Some of the writers include Colette, Anne Sexton, Nikki Giovanni, George Eliot, Carson McCullers, Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Walker, Marge Piercy, Doris Lessing, Adrienne Rich, Emily Dickinson, and many more.

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