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Notes on Eliot's " Mill on the Floss" Notes on Eliot's " Mill on the Floss" William Holland In this 19th-century novel, Maggie Tulliver breaks off her romance with the man she loves, after she discovers that it was he who ruined her family's small mill business. She runs off with her cousin… OL10363750W
Jane Eyre Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë The novel is set somewhere in the north of England. Jane's childhood at Gateshead Hall, where she is emotionally and physically abused by her aunt and cousins; her education at Lowood School, where s… OL1095427W
The Fifties The Fifties David Halberstam The Fifties is a sweeping social, political, economic, and cultural history of the ten years that Halberstam regards as seminal in determining what our nation is today. Halberstam offers portraits of… OL109601W
Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen Johan Huizinga *Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen* is het bekendste werk van de historicus Johan Huizinga uit 1919. In het werk presenteert Huizinga het idee dat de overdreven formaliteit en romantiek van het laatmiddele… OL1141875W
A Natural History of the Senses A Natural History of the Senses Diane Ackerman A Natural History of the Senses is a vibrant celebration of our ability to smell, taste, hear, touch, and see. Poet, pilot, naturalist, journalist, essayist, and explorer, Diane Ackerman weaves toget… OL12900W
The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, gent The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, gent Washington Irving The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon is the compilation of 34 short stories and essays by Washington Irving. It includes some of his most famous stories, such as The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van… OL13096162W
Proof by Seduction Proof by Seduction Courtney Milan She was his last chance for a future of happiness... A gifted fortune-teller from a humble background, Jenny can make even the most sophisticated skeptic believe her predictions simply by batting … OL15119425W
Back roads America Back roads America Thomas O'Neill Contents: Winter - New England / Spring - Southern States / Summer - South and West and Alaska / Autumn - North, West, Midwest and East. OL15125801W
I Never Knew That About the English I Never Knew That About the English Christopher Winn This wonderful book takes an affectionate, entertaining and perceptive look at the English people. Here are their traditions, foibles, quirks, customs, humour and achievements, triumphs and failures,… OL15177579W
The Jesuits in North America in the seventeenth century The Jesuits in North America in the seventeenth century Francis Parkman Francis Parkman may have been America’s most famous historian in the 19th century, and is still well-known for books on the Oregon Trail and the French in North America. He did a lot of work on Frenc… OL15430225W
Southeast Asian perspectives on power Southeast Asian perspectives on power Liana Chua "Over the last half-century, Southeast Asia has undergone innumerable, far-reaching changes that have consequences not only for large-scale institutions and processes, but also for everyday life. Thi… OL16176804W
New women in colonial Korea New women in colonial Korea Hyaeweol Choi This book provides the first English translation of some of the central archival material concerning the development of New Woman (sin yosong) in Korea during the late nineteenth century and the firs… OL16489843W
On the outside looking Indian On the outside looking Indian Rupinder Gill There is a phenomenon in Amish culture called Rumspringa, where Amish adolescents are permitted to break free from the traditional lifestyle to indulge in taboo activities. At the end they decide if … OL16499007W
A Duke's temptation A Duke's temptation Jillian Hunter The Duke of Gravenhurst, the notorious author of dark romances, is accused of corrupting the morals of the public. But among his most devoted fans is the well-born Lily Boscastle, who seeks employmen… OL16552745W
El príncipe de mis sueños El príncipe de mis sueños Lisa Kleypas Un príncipe, algo peligroso y rudo, se enamora de una princesa prometida con otro hombre. El príncipe Nikolás, un hombre rico, esquivo y belicoso, lamenta no poseer un don especial para conquistar a … OL17337220W
The Woman in White The Woman in White Wilkie Collins The Woman in White famously opens with Walter Hartright's eerie encounter on a moonlit London road. Engaged as a drawing master to the beautiful Laura Fairlie, Walter is drawn into the sinister intri… OL176045W
Hella nation Hella nation Evan Wright Rolling Stone writer Wright offers 12 tales of outsiders, people more or less living off the grid in mainstream America. He profiles, for example, a member of Delta Company in Kandahar in southeaster… OL18603270W
The Fishing Fleet The Fishing Fleet Anne de Courcy,Anne De Courcy "The fascinating and entertaining true stories of the young Victorian women on the hunt for husbands among the colonial businessmen and bureaucrats in the Raj"-- OL19708645W
Comprendre le Japon Comprendre le Japon Martin Beaulieu Le Japon et sa culture millénaire fascine mais la complexité de cette société peut constituer une difficulté dans le développement des rapports entre visiteurs et habitants. Ce livre a pour but de vo… OL19836049W
Prisoners of the White House Prisoners of the White House Kenneth T. Walsh One can scarcely imagine an environment outside the nation's penal system that is more isolating than the Executive Mansion, a habitat almost guaranteed to keep America's commander in chief far remov… OL19967066W
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