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Poetry of world war i
The horrors of the First World War released a great outburst of emotional poetry from the soldiers who fought in it as well as many other giants of world literature. Wilfred Owen, Rupert Brooke and W B Yeats are just some of the poets whose work is featured in this anthology. The raw emotion unleashed in these poems still has the power to move readers today. As well as poems detailing the miseries
Bronte Collection
This stunning collection of six clothbound books in a slipcase contains some of the most beloved works written by the Brontë sisters.
With unforgettable characters like Heathcliff, Jane Eyre and Agnes Grey, these striking tales of passion, yearning and heartache will move and shake readers to the core. Their messages of authenticity and feminism remain powerful today and are essential for any b
Analects
The Master said, 'Learning without thought is useless. Thought without learning is dangerous.'
The Analects are a fascinating anthology of the words and ideas of Confucius, gathered by his loyal disciples. They espouse the importance of education for moral development and celebrate the qualities of sincerity, piety, and virtue. In these pivotal writings, human behaviour was put under the micro
Dream Psychology
The dream is the (disguised) fulfillment of a (suppressed, repressed) wish.
In this fascinating work by one of the pioneers of psychology and psychoanalysis, Freud unlocks the secrets of the human mind. Featuring an extraordinary range of case studies, Dream Psychology decodes the symbolism of dreams and demonstrates how the unconscious mind communicates its desires.
The methods of psychoanal
Ecce Homo
What could have happened to me?... How did I soar to such heights, above the rabble sitting by the well?
Ecce Homo is Nietzsche's compelling autobiography, written in 1888, just weeks before he succumbed to madness. Nietzsche's last great work, a fascinating and bizarre text, traces the development of his own philosophy and the thinkers who influenced him along the way.
Both shocking and reve
Tao te ching
The Tao Te Ching came into existence some 2500 years ago, since when it has become the most influential text of Eastern philosophy. Best translated as The Classic of the Way and its Power (or Virtue), its teachings are of simplicity, humility and 'non-action', and its cadenced poetry is at once spare and profound.
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Common Sense
'It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies...'
In his provocative pamphlet, Thomas Paine urged the Thirteen Colonies to break free from British rule. This revolutionary work marked the birth of a new and powerful nation. The English-born Paine combined effective political and ethical reasoning to create a polemic of unrivalled influence.
Paine's compelling and persuasi
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
The classic translation of the Persian mathematician Omar Khayyam's poetry by Edward FitzGerald has become a feature of the educated world since it was first published in the mid-19th century. Its classic quatrains hold an otherworldly beauty that brings to light the vagaries of the human condition, the nature of fate, mortality and uncertainty. FitzGerald's spectacular translation contains some
Vegan Paleo
Sources say that before our ancestors learned to hunt, they ate a raw diet comprised of what they could gather in the wilderness. The plant-based diet gave us everything we needed then, and it does now! Plant proteins are easier for the body to absorb than animal proteins. A plant-based diet provides 10–15% of calories from protein, a safe intake for a healthy human. When eating a raw diet, nuts,
The Book of Five Rings
A fascinating book on strategy and discipline which was taken up by American businessmen as a instruction manual for outwitting the competition. According to Time magazine: 'On Wall Street, when Musashi talks, people listen.'
A Room of One's Own
A bold, brilliant manifesto for creative freedom and gender equality — as powerful and relevant today as when it was first published.
In this visionary extended essay, Virginia Woolf explores the profound connection between women and fiction — and the economic and social barriers that have historically silenced female voices.
Yellow wallpaper & other stories
The Yellow Wallpaper, first published in January 1892, is regarded as an important piece of American feminist literature, illustrating attitudes in the 19th century toward women's health, both physical and mental. It explores key issues imposed by the patriarchal society and paved the way for other leading feminist writers; Sylvia Plath and Alice Walker.
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This side of paradise
Published in 1920, This Side of Paradise is the debut novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald. It follows the story of protagonist Amory Blaine as he attends Princeton University and later serves in the army in World War 1, whilst exploring the themes of love corrupted by greed and status seeking. As a result of the success of this novel, F. Scott Fitzgerald successfully won over and consequently married h
Mansfield park
When shy Fanny Price arrives at Mansfield Park to live with her cousins, she is overwhelmed and only put at ease by her cousin, Edmund Bertram, whom she soon comes to love. But Edmund's head is turned by the beautiful Mary Crawford and she and her brother Henry spark a series of romantic entanglements that lead the Bertram family to the brink of social disaster. It becomes apparent to Fanny that
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