Victory: An Island Tale
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Axel Heyst, a dreamer and a restless drifter, believes he can avoid suffering by cutting himself off...
New Poetries VI
Vahni Capildeo, Adam Crothers, Alex Wong and Caoilinn Hughes
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From the first New Poetries anthology, published in 1994, through to this sixth volume, the series...
One Hundred Love Sonnets: Cien Sonetos de Amor
Pablo Neruda and Stephen Tapscott
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"The happiness I feel in offering these to you is vast as a savanna," Pablo Neruda wrote his adored...
Corto Maltese: Celtic Tales
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In this third volume in the definitive English language edition of Hugo Pratt's masterpiece, the...
Head Count
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A head teacher's work is never done, especially if, like Jane Cowan, you're a victim of your own...
Between Dog and Wolf
Sasha Sokolov and Alexander Boguslawski
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Sasha Sokolov is one of few writers to have been praised by Vladimir Nabokov, who called his first...
David McK (3857 KP) rated Just William (Just William #1) in Books
May 15, 2021
Yes, it's very much a product of its time - complete with clear distinction between the Upper, Middle and Lower classes and, yes, this particular entry (the very first) is really more a collection of short(ish) stories rather than having an over-arching plot but, for all that - and once you get into the right frame of mind - there is a reason these are enduring stories!
(Oh, and if you want to see the impact William has had on English literature? Try Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch and tell me you don't spot the similarities ...)
Ancient Irrigation Systems of the Aral Sea Area: The History Origin and Development of Irrigated Agriculture
B.V. Adrianov, Maurizio Tosi and Simone Mantellini
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Ancient Irrigation Systems in the Aral Sea Area , is the English translation of Boris Vasilevich...