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With over 900 biographical entries, more than 600 novels synopsized, and a wealth of background material on the publishers, reviewers and readers of the age the Longman Companion to Victorian Fiction is the fullest account of the period's fiction ever published.

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First published in 1981, this book offers a study of British and American popular fiction in the 1970s, a decade in which the quest for the superseller came to dominate the lives of publishers on both sides of the Atlantic.

How Literature Works is an indispensable book for any reader seeking a greater appreciation of their favorite novel, poem, or play. It offers a lively and straightforward guide to literary thinking. With a series of compact essays, the renowned literary critic John Sutherland--widely admired for his wit and clear reasoning--strips away the obscurity and pretension of literary study. His book offers concise definitions and clear examples of the...

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John Sutherland's original and irreverent new account of the life and work of George Orwell, exploring the 'scent narratives' that abound in Orwell's fiction and non-fiction.

Excerpt from Appendix (A) To the Report of the General Board of Health on the Epidemic Cholera of 1848 and 1849 Dr. Cullen immediately undertook to see the houses properly visited, and the inspection was kept up till about the end of February, when the disease had nearly disappeared. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction...

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Excerpt from The New England Medical Gazette, 1908, Vol. 43: A Monthly Journal of Homeopathic Medicine The University of Berlin for many years has given course of a fortnight each for graduate students between the regular term of undergraduate instruction. A plan which might be worthy O imitation in an institution which aims to instruct its students an to help its graduates. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousand...

Excerpt from The New England Medical Gazette, 1906, Vol. 41: A Monthly Journal of Homeopathic Medicine How Far Do Homoeopathic and Other Physicians Agree and How Far Can They Agree By Richard C. Cabot, M. D. Impressions of Medicine in the London Hospitals. By J. Herbert Moore, M. D. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction...

Excerpt from The New England Medical Gazette, 1907, Vol. 42: A Monthly Journal of Homeopathic Medicine This work of Professor Wright has attracted much attention, and there are now many earnest workers in various countries who are following on these lines of investigation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an impo...

Every kid has heard of Harry Houdini, the famous magician, but do they know that he was also a famous movie star and the first pilot to fly a plane in Australia? This well-told biography is full of the details of Houdini's life and illustrated throughout with beautiful black-and-white drawings.

Excerpt from The New England Medical Gazette, 1911, Vol. 46: A Monthly Journal of Homeopathic Medicine Can we not agree to lay aside prejudice, or distrust of our prov ings, using the material we possess, and making the best of it, and reporting our success or failure at our next meeting? The report should be very concise, and need occupy but a few mo ments in the discussion. And the work of testing drugs should be carried out over a number o...

In den letzten Jahren zeigen Hersteller vermehrt Interesse daran, ihren Energieverbrauch zu senken, und suchen nach Möglichkeiten der Energieeinsparung. In diesem Fachbuch untersuchen die Autoren eine Vielzahl von Ansätzen zur Senkung des Energiebedarfs in der Fertigung. Dabei werden alle Herstellungsbereiche betrachtet, von Prozessansätzen in den einzelnen Fertigungsstufen bis hin zu unternehmensweiten Strategien. Jedes Kapitel beleuchtet ein...

Traditions are dangerous, doubly so in science. Traditions are unchanging, science is about change. This was the 4th International Colloquium on Carbohydrate Metabolism in Pregnancy and the Newborn to be held in Aberdeen, and by now the form is set. How much its content has changed is a matter of nice judgement and not under the control of the organizers. It is not within their power to bring news of revolution, if there has been no revolution...

The challenge to improve safety at work remains a key concern of many organizations, as traditional approaches to safety in organizations have not had the anticipated impact of reducing accident rates at work. As the authors of this new book show, the existing methods of attempting to enhance safe performance have very limited efficacy. The Management of Safety reviews the main theories underlying safety management and their application to de...

This 'little history' tackles a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to graphic novels. Sutherland guides young readers and adults on an entertaining journey through all types of literature from around the world, enlivening the classics and digressing into unexpected themes and works.

Ace literary detective John Sutherland and Austen buff Deirdre Le Faye challenge the reader to discover just how well you really know your favourite author. Starting with easy, factual questions the quiz progresses to find out how much you know by deduction and hypothesis- what really motivates the characters, and what is going on underneath the surface? Hugely entertaining as well as full of fascinating insights, So You Think You Know Jane Au...