Winner of the 2003 Prix Goncourt, a novel hailed by the times literary supplement as "a delicate, elegiac tale of political failure and defeated love." A fictional story based on the final years of playwright Bertolt Brecht, "Brecht's Mistress" is a literary Cold War thriller that "recalls le Carre" ("Daily Telegraph") in its evocation of the ...
Claudine's House is a tender and heartfelt portrayal of childhood and memory. On first publication, its popularity was such that the 'Claudine' novels gave rise to a musical stage play and an entire range of associated merchandise. In an idyllic setting of countryside and woods, Colette spent her childhood surrounded by a warm and loving family. ...
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Francois Rabelais holds a unique place in the history of world literature, and no more so than for his extraordinary satirical entertainment Gargantua and Pantagruel. Here the first of these volumes - Pantagruel - is presented in a new and lively translation. Pantagruel recounts the life a popular giant. From his portentous birth and colourful ...
Romola, George Eliot's only historical novel, always occupied a special place in her own affections. Looking back at the end of her career, she remarked 'I could swear by every sentence as having been written with my best blook'. Henry James called it 'on the whole the finest thing she wrote'. Yet since its first appearance the novel has perplexed ...
In this hilarious sequel to The Secret Life of Nuns, courtesan Nanna reveals to her confidante, Antonia, what really goes on in the lives of married women. A woman can only be saved from a life-threatening craving and utter damnation by a well-endowed priest; an over-devout matron releases the devil within her when she meets an attractive hermit; ...
What are professional doctorates? How do they change professional knowledge and improve practice? How can universities organize doctoral programs to facilitate professional learning and development? What is the most appropriate relationship between professional and academic knowledge? This book examines the relationship between advanced study on ...
A real revolution is taking place in the way in which we conceptualise and practise education and learning. This book sets out to explore the immense impact which digital technology is having on education around the world and the ways in which it is used by a wide range of individuals and communities. Contributors analyse changes in technology ...
Recent years have seen rapid growth in professional doctorates in higher education, yet there has been little published on this important area of higher education practice. This book considers the varying nature of the professional doctorate, as well as its history, development, and future. Drawing upon detailed and comparative case profiles of ...
"Flower Paintings from the Apothecaries' Garden" is a celebration of the work of the first ten years of Chelsea Physic Garden Florilegium Society. The Society, founded in 1995, is a group of artists charged with the task of recording in watercolour paintings the flora of Britain's second oldest botanic garden, founded in 1673 by the Society of ...
Crome and Cotman were the leaders of the school of landscape painters which flourished in Norwich in the early 19th century. This catalogue displays their work, along with that of other notable painters working around Norwich.
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