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Through the looking glass by Lewis Carroll — Through the looking glass by Lewis Carroll

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This Worldview Critical Edition focuses on Through the Looking Glass, the less-familiar but just-as-brilliant sequel to Lewis Carroll's timeless classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The 1897 text is accompanied by detailed annotations to assist the adult reader in understanding nuances that Carroll clearly intended, while a large selection of Tenniel's illustrations help recreate the magic and wonder of reading the Alice books as children. The editor's introduction provides guidelines for approaching the text critically, not just as a masterpiece of Victorian children's literature but as a historical document that holds clues for a clearer perception of an age. Four seminal essays by included in the volume will enhance appreciation of this Carrollian text, and a select bibliography offers the possibility of continually enlarging one's knowledge of this wonderful work of fiction that at once bring back one's childhood and helps to hold on to it, as in a fantasy.

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The Rover (edited by Asha S. Kanwar & Anand Prakash) — The Rover (edited by Asha S. Kanwar & Anand Prakash)

₹100

The Rover is expected to be of interest equally to the lay reader who needs to be told of a long tradition of female resistance and assertion in English writing. The modern reader can imbibe from Aphra Behn the value of gender-equality in colloquial speech as also rejection of the idea of women as commodities in the market. The recognition and bold representation of female sexuality is the third thing that clearly stands out in the play.

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Shakespeare Othello — Shakespeare Othello

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In Othello, Shakespeare creates a powerful drama of a marriage that begins with fascination (between the exotic Moor Othello and the Venetian lady Desdemona), with elopement, and with intense mutual devotion and that ends precipitately with jealous rage and violent deaths. He sets this story in the romantic world of the Mediterranean, moving the action from Venice to the island of Cyprus and giving it an even more exotic coloring with stories of Othello's African past. Shakespeare builds so many differences into his hero and heroine—differences of race, of age, of cultural background—that one should not, perhaps, be surprised that the marriage ends disastrously. But most people who see or read the play feel that the love that the play presents between Othello and Desdemona is so strong that it would have overcome all these differences were it not for the words and actions of Othello's standard-bearer, Iago, who hates Othello and sets out to destroy him by destroying his love for Desdemona. As Othello succumbs to Iago's insinuations that Desdemona is unfaithful, fascination—which dominates the early acts of the play—turns to horror, especially for the audience. We are confronted by spectacles of a generous and trusting Othello in the grip of Iago's schemes; of an innocent Desdemona, who has given herself up entirely to her love for Othello only to be subjected to his horrifying verbal and physical assaults, the outcome of Othello's mistaken convictions about her faithlessness.

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The Duchess of Malfi — The Duchess of Malfi

₹100 ~~₹135~~

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More widely studied and more frequently performed than ever before, John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi is here presented in an accessible and thoroughly up-to-date edition.Based on the Revels Plays text, the notes have been augmented to cast further light both on Webster's amazing dialogue and on the stage action. An entirely new introduction sets the tragedy in the context of pre-Civil War England and gives a revealing view of its imagery and dramatic action.From its well-documented early performances to the two productions seen in the West End of London in the 1995-96 season, a stage history gives an account of the play in performance. Students, actors, directors and theatre-goers will all find here a reappraisal of Webster's artistry in the greatest age of English theatre, which highlights why it has lived on stage with renewed force in the last decades of the twentieth century.

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Inspiring Book — Inspiring Book

₹275

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50 Greatest Short Stories — 50 Greatest Short Stories

₹210

50 Greatest Short Stories is a selection from the best of the world's short fiction, bringing together writings by great masters of the genre. Carefully picked for their timeless quality, readers are sure to be delighted by the inclusion of such favourites as 'The Gift of the Magi', 'The Lady with the Dog', 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button', 'Rain' and 'Mrs Packletide's Tiger', to name but a few. This outstanding and wide-ranging anthology of stories is a collector's item, designed for readers to refresh their acquaintance with some of the world's finest writing and for newer readers to be introduced to it. Anton Chekov, Charles Dickens, Katherine Mansfield, Guy de Maupassant, F. Scott Fitzgerald, H. Rider Haggard, O. Henry, Rudyard Kipling, W.W. Jacobs, Virginia Woolf, D.H. Lawrence, Saki, Jerome K. Jerome, H.G. Wells, Kate Chopin, Ambrose Bierce, Jack London, Frank Stockton, Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen Leacock, James Joyce, Bram Stoker, Joseph Conrad, M. R. James, W. Somerset Maugham, R. L. Stevenson

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THE ALCHEMIST, THE FABLE ABOUT FOLLOWING YOUR DREAM — THE ALCHEMIST, THE FABLE ABOUT FOLLOWING YOUR DREAM

₹200

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Classic Hercule Poirot mystery — Classic Hercule Poirot mystery

₹300 ~~₹739~~

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The famous Orient express murder mystery also adapted to movie but the movie does not justice to the writings of the book.

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GREATEST WORK RABINDRANATH TAGORE — GREATEST WORK RABINDRANATH TAGORE

₹320

Greatest writer in moder Indian literature, Bengali poet, novelist, educator, and an early advocate of Independence for India, Rabindranath Tagore won the India's first Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. The Tagores tried to combine traditional Indian culture with Western ideas. Tagore was the first Indian to bring an element of psychological realism to his novels. His writing is viewed as spiritual and mercurial; his seemingly mesmeric personality, flowing hair, and other-wordly dress earned him a prophet-like reputation in the West.This volume consists of a novel, a memoir, selection of short stories and collection of 103 poems called Gitanjali.

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Tales from Shakespeare — Tales from Shakespeare

₹150

William Shakespeare (1564-1616), a poet and playwright, s acknowledged as the greatest writer and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. These twenty tales from Shakespeare's plays are designed to make Shakespeare familiar to the young. The tales are told with delightful simplicity, and a faithfulness to their originals, which are not lessened by the gentle salutary emphasis on the moral of the central situation. Charles and Mary Lamb interweave the words of Shakespeare with their own to bring 20 of his best plays to the young reader. Mary wrote the fourteen comedies and Charles, the six tragedies.

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Relativity of book — Relativity of book

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An accesible version of Einstein's masterpiece of theory, written by the genius himselfAccording to Einstein himself, this book is intended "to give an exact insight into the theory of Relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics." When he wrote the book in 1916, Einstein's name was scarcely known outside the physics institutes. Having just completed his masterpiece, The General Theory of Relativity—which provided a brand-new theory of gravity and promised a new perspective on the cosmos as a whole—he set out at once to share his excitement with as wide a public as possible in this popular and accessible book.Here published for the first time as a Penguin Classic, this edition of Relativity features a new introduction by bestselling science author Nigel Calder.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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The Alchemist — The Alchemist

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Sons and lovers — Sons and lovers

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This volume includes critical essays by Frank Kermode, John Goode, Ross C Murfin, Arvna Sitesh and Sikander Lal. They cover various aspects of Sons and Lovers- from the sociological to the psychoanalytical, from the feminist to the structural.Ashok Celly is Reader in Englis, Rajdhani College, University of Delhi.

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The complete novels of Sherlock Holmes — The complete novels of Sherlock Holmes

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SENSE & SENSIBILITY : by Jane Austen — SENSE & SENSIBILITY : by Jane Austen

₹380

About the Book: Sense and Sensibility A wonderfully entertaining tale revolving around two starkly different sisters . . . When their father dies, leaving his entire estate to his firstwifes son, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, along with their youngestsister, and their mother, the second Mrs Dashwood, are leftpenniless and homeless. A kind and generous relative, however,offers them a small cottage to live in. As they all try to settle into their new lives, the wild andimpulsive Marianne goes through a whirlwind romance with thegallant and impetuous John Willoughby, and the quiet, reservedElinor develops an affection for Edward Ferrars, the brother-in-lawof her half-brother, John Dashwood. But love is never easy . . . Caught in the trials andtribulations of love, the two sisters-one flamboyant and the otherreticent-learn about love, happiness, and life as they try tograpple with their new circumstances. This is a moving story aboutthe emotions and feelings of two young girls trying to find theirway through life. About the Author: Jane Austen Though the domain of Jane Austens novels was as circumscribed asher life, her caustic wit and keen observation made her the equalof the greatest novelists in any language. Born the seventh childof the rector of Steventon, Hampshire, on December 16, 1775, shewas educated mainly at home. At an early age she began writingsketches and satires of popular novels for her familysentertainment. As a clergymans daughter from a well-connectedfamily, she had an ample opportunity to study the habits of themiddle class, the gentry, and the aristocracy. At twenty-one, shebegan a novel called "The First Impressions" an early version ofPride and Prejudice. In 1801, on her fathers retirement, the familymoved to the fashionable resort of Bath. Two years later she soldthe first version of Northanger Abby to a London publisher, but thefirst of her novels to appear was Sense and Sensibility, publishedat her own expense in 1811. It was followed by Pr

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The Arabian Nights Tales of 1001 Nights Volume 1 — The Arabian Nights Tales of 1001 Nights Volume 1

₹950 ~~₹999~~

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'The bride then came surrounded by her slave girls like the moon among stars or a matchless pearl set among others on a string.'When the beautiful Shahrazad gives herself to the bloody-handed King Shahriyar, she is not expected to survive beyond dawn. But using her wit and guile, she begins a sequence of stories that will last 1001 nights: stories of 'ifrits and money-changers, prices and slave girls, fishermen and queens, and magical gardens of paradise. This volume also includes the well-known tale of 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'.Along with this landmark new translation, Robert Irwin's introduction discusses the many cultures The Arabian Nights has drawn on and the elaborate structure of the story-within-a-story that defines the collection, as well as the importance to the Nights of locked doors, sex, and the recurring themes of money, merchants and debts. This edition also contains suggestions for further reading, a glossary, maps and a chronology.

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Little women novel — Little women novel

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Point counter point — Point counter point

₹600

Aldous Huxley's lifelong concern with the dichotomy between passion and reason finds its fullest expression both thematically and formally in his masterpiece Point Counter Point. By presenting a vision of life in which diverse aspects of experience are observed simultaneously, Huxley characterizes the symptoms of "the disease of the modern man" in the manner of a composer--themes and characters are repeated, altered slightly, and played off one another in a tone that is at once critical and sympathetic.First published in 1928, Huxley's satiric view of intellectual life in the '20s is populated with characters based on such celebrities as D.H. Lawrence, Katherine Mansfield, Nancy Cunard, and John Middleton Murry, as well as Huxley himself.

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Burmese days — Burmese days

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Burmese Days brings together stories from colonial life in a narrative sequence that concludes with several violent deaths. U Po Kyin, the rotund and ruthless native judicial officer for the district, is plotting to turn nationalist agitation in a local newspaper against his rivals in a way that, he hopes, will ingratiate him with the imperial authorities. British functionaries gather at their exclusive club to discuss, among other matters, rumors of unrest among the local population. Passing conversation reveals the fears and prejudices they hold: Mr. Macgregor grimly murmurs, “In my young days, when one’s butler was disrespectful, one sent him along to the jail with a chit saying, ‘Please give the bearer fifteen lashes.’ . . . Those days are gone for ever, I am afraid.” When they hear a proposal, which had originated with the Commissioner, that their club consider accepting native members, Mr. Ellis snarls brusquely, “I don’t like niggers, to put it in one word.” Mr. Westfield solemnly maintains that excessive legalism and bureaucratic routine impede the real work of the imperial government in maintaining order and respect for authority. “British Raj is finished if you ask me,” he says. John Flory, who works for a timber company, has spent most of his adult life in the Raj; he has grown weary of colonial ways but cannot extricate himself from his situation in Burma. More than the other British residents, he mixes freely with the natives. He is on friendly terms with Dr. Veraswami, an Indian physician; he becomes distinctly uncomfortable when some of his compatriots vent their disdain for Asians. Flory maintains a Burmese mistress, Ma Hla May, with whom he has a certain number of rather perfunctory assignations.

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The Alchemist Paperback — The Alchemist Paperback

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Like the one-time bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull, The Alchemist presents a simple fable, based on simple truths and places it in a highly unique situation. And though we may sniff a bestselling formula, it is certainly not a new one: even the ancient tribal storytellers knew that this is the most successful method of entertaining an audience while slipping in a lesson or two. Brazilian storyteller Paulo Coehlo introduces Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who one night dreams of a distant treasure in the Egyptian pyramids. And so he's off: leaving Spain to literally follow his dream. Along the way he meets many spiritual messengers, who come in unassuming forms such as a camel driver and a well-read Englishman. In one of the Englishman's books, Santiago first learns about the alchemists--men who believed that if a metal were heated for many years, it would free itself of all its individual properties, and what was left would be the "Soul of the World." Of course he does eventually meet an alchemist, and the ensuing student-teacher relationship clarifies much of the boy's misguided agenda, while also emboldening him to stay true to his dreams. "My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy confides to the alchemist one night as they look up at a moonless night. "Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself," the alchemist replies. "And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity." --Gail Hudson

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The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd — The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd

₹210

'Key in the lock all right, sir. On the inside. Mr Ackroyd must have locked himself in,'Poor Roger Ackroyd. He knew that the woman he loved had been harbouring a guilty secret - she poisoned her first husband. And yesterday she killed herself.But guilty secrets rarely stay secret. Who had been blackmailing her before her death? Had it really driven her to suicide? And would it all be revealed in the letter that arrived in the evening post? Sadly Roger Ackroyd wasn't going to live long enough to find out...

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Pride and Prejudice — Pride and Prejudice

₹199

When Elizabeth Bennet meets Fitzwilliam Darcy for the first time at a ball, she writes him off as an arrogant and obnoxious man. He not only acts like an insufferable snob, but she also overhears him rejecting the very idea of asking her for a dance!As life pits them against each other again and again, Darcy begins to fall for Elizabeths wit and intelligence and Elizabeth begins to question her feelings about Darcy. When Darcy saves her youngest sister, Lydia, from a scandal, Elizabeth starts to wonder if her pride has prejudiced her opinion of Darcy.Through this tale about two warring hearts, Austen weaves a witty satire about life in eighteenth century England. And though it was published more than two centuries ago, Pride and Prejudice continues to enthrall readers to this very day.

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The painted Veil — The painted Veil

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容貌娇美而又爱慕虚荣的英国女子凯蒂，为了避免自己变成一位老姑娘，接受了生性孤僻的医生瓦尔特·费恩的求婚。她离开了上世纪20年代伦敦浮华而空虚的社交圈，随瓦尔特远赴神秘的东方殖民地——香港。对婚姻感到不满和无趣，凯蒂开始悄悄与令她芳心摇动的香港助理布政司查理·唐生偷情。面对不忠的妻子，瓦尔特决定举家前往霍乱横行的中国内地行医。在遥远美丽的异乡，他们每天与死亡和绝望擦身而过，经历了从未体验过的情感波澜……在爱情、背叛与死亡的漩涡中挣扎的凯蒂，亲历了幻想破灭与生死离别之后，终将生活的面纱从她的眼前渐渐揭去，从此踏上了不悔的精神成长之路。

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For Readers — For Readers

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This is a beautiful hardbound edition of Dracula that comes with gilded edges and elegantly designed endpapers. Dracula is an epistolary novel, written as a collection of realistic but completely fictional diary entries, telegrams, letters, ship’ s logs, and newspaper clippings, all of which add a level of detailed realism to Stoker’ s story. At the time of its publication, Dracula was considered a ‘ straightforward horror novel’ based on imaginary creations of supernatural life. Dracula has been assigned to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel, and invasion literature. The novel touches on themes such as the role of women in Victorian culture, sexual conventions, immigration, colonialism, and post-colonialism. Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, he defined its modern form through this novel.

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