
How We Weep and Laugh at the Same Thing
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'No one characteristic clasps us purely and universally in its embrace.' A selection of charming...

Medieval Song in Romance Languages
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In this book, John Haines presents a detailed survey of songs performed in Vulgar Latin and early...

Sketchy, Doubtful, Incomplete Jottings
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'I can promise to be candid, not, however, to be impartial.' A selection of the most insightful...

Socrates' Defence
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'I'll stop doing it as soon as I understand what I'm doing.' Somewhere between a historical account...

The Cambridge Introduction to Travel Writing
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Critics have long struggled to find a suitable category for travelogues. From its ancient origins to...

The Iron King
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'This is the original game of thrones' George R.R. Martin From the publishers that brought you A...

Travels in the Land of Serpents and Pearls
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'You will hear it for yourselves, and it will surely fill you with wonder...' In this selection from...

A Clash of Kings (Reissue)
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HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling...

A Pair of Silk Stockings
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'At night, among the reeds on the bayou, Chicot could still hear the woman's wail, mingled now with...

Aeneid: Book VI
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In a momentous publication, Seamus Heaney's translation of Book VI of the Aeneid, Virgil's epic poem...