
Readings in the Anthropocene: The Environmental Humanities, German Studies, and Beyond
Sabine Wilke and Japhet Johnstone
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Readings in the Anthropocene brings together a number of different scholars from German Studies...

Spectacular Science, Technology and Superstition in the Age of Shakespeare
Sophie Chiari and Mickael Popelard
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To the readers who ask themselves: 'What is science?', this volume provides an answer from an early...

The Great Fire of London
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'With one's face in the wind you were almost burned with a shower of Firedrops' A selection from...

The Madness of Cambyses
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'Do you see your son, standing over there, in the antechamber? Well, I am going to shoot him.' The...

The Scarlet Letter and Other Writings: Authoritative Texts, Contexts, Criticism
Nathaniel Hawthorne and Leland S. Person
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The text of The Scarlet Letter is based on the 1850 third edition, the first set in stereotype...

The Life of a Stupid Man
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'What is the life of a human being - a drop of dew, a flash of lightning? This is so sad, so sad.'...

Katherine Mansfield's Selected Stories
Katherine Mansfield and Vincent O' Sullivan
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With the exception of the first four stories, all were written within a period of ten years. These...

Rethinking Investment Incentives: Trends and Policy Options
Ana Teresa Tavares Lehmann, Perrine Toledano, Lise Johnson and Lisa Sachs
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Governments often use direct subsidies or tax credits to encourage investment and promote economic...

Wailing Ghosts
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'...revealing great shining fangs more than three inches long.' Some of the most macabre and...