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Lively and mischievous, id le and brave, Tom Brown is both the typical boy of his time and the perennial hero celebrated by authors as diverse as Henry Fielding in Tom Jones and Alee Waugh in The Loom of Youth.The book describes Tom\'s time at Rugby School from his first football match, through his troubled adolescence when he is savagely bullied by the unspeakable Flashman, to his departure for a wider world as a confident young man. This classic tale of a boy\'s schooldays under the benevolent eye of the renowned Dr Arnold still retains the appeal for which it was acclaimed on its first publication in 1857. In its less well-known sequel, Tom Brown at oxford, we follow our hero to St Ambrose\'s college, and, in sharing his undergraduate experiences, gain a vivid impression of university life in the mid nineteenth century. Nota: El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. The book describes Tom\'s time at Rugby School from his first football match, through his troubled adolescence when he is savagely bullied by the unspeakable Flashman, to his departure for a wider world as a confident young man. This classic tale of a boy\'s schooldays under the benevolent eye of the renowned Dr Arnold still retains the appeal for which it was acclaimed on its first publication in 1857. In its less well-known sequel, Tom Brown at oxford, we follow our hero to St Ambrose\'s college, and, in sharing his undergraduate experiences, gain a vivid impression of university life in the mid nineteenth century. Nota: El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. This classic tale of a boy\'s schooldays under the benevolent eye of the renowned Dr Arnold still retains the appeal for which it was acclaimed on its first publication in 1857. In its less well-known sequel, Tom Brown at oxford, we follow our hero to St Ambrose\'s college, and, in sharing his undergraduate experiences, gain a vivid impression of university life in the mid nineteenth century. Nota: El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. In its less well-known sequel, Tom Brown at oxford, we follow our hero to St Ambrose\'s college, and, in sharing his undergraduate experiences, gain a vivid impression of university life in the mid nineteenth century. Nota: El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Nota: El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Más información

Charles Darwin\'s travels around the world as an independent naturalist on HMS Beagle between 1831 and 1836 impressed upon him a sense of the natural world\'s beauty and sublimity which language could barely capture. Words, he said, were inadequate to convey to those who have not visited the inter-tropical regions, the sensation of delight which the mind experiences\'. Yet in a travel journal which takes the reader from the coasts and interiors of South America to South Sea islands, Darwin\'s descriptive powers are constantly challenged, but never once overcome. In addition, The Voyage if the Beagle displays Darwin\'s powerful, speculative mind at work, posing searching questions about the complex relation between the Earth\'s structure, animal forms, anthropology and the origins of life itself. Nota: El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés.Words, he said, were inadequate to convey to those who have not visited the inter-tropical regions, the sensation of delight which the mind experiences\'. Yet in a travel journal which takes the reader from the coasts and interiors of South America to South Sea islands, Darwin\'s descriptive powers are constantly challenged, but never once overcome. In addition, The Voyage if the Beagle displays Darwin\'s powerful, speculative mind at work, posing searching questions about the complex relation between the Earth\'s structure, animal forms, anthropology and the origins of life itself. Nota: El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés.In addition, The Voyage if the Beagle displays Darwin\'s powerful, speculative mind at work, posing searching questions about the complex relation between the Earth\'s structure, animal forms, anthropology and the origins of life itself. Nota: El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés.Nota: El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Más información

The winters Tale, one of Shakespeares later romantic comedies, offers a striking and challenging mixture of tragic and violent events, lyrical love-speeches, farcical comedy, pastoral song and dance, and, eventually, dramatic revelations and reunions. Thematically, there is a rich orchestration of the contrasts between age and youth, corruption and innocence, decline and regeneration. Both Leontes murderous jealousy and Perditas love-relationship with Florizel are eloquently intense. In the theatre, The Winters Tale often proves to be diversely entertaining and deeply moving. This volume is part of the new Wordsworth Classics \' Shakespeare Series. Más información

Do you know the difference between stubborn and obstinate, between cackle and chortle Learners of English often find it difficult to know which word to use. Or you may have used a particular word several times already in an essay or email, and so you want to use a different expression. This dictionary adopts a fresh approach by going beyond the mere listing of words as in an ordinary thesaurus. Differences between similar words are highlighted to show the various shades of meaning so that you will never be at a loss for the right word on the right occasion. Nota: El contenido de este libro está en inglés.This dictionary adopts a fresh approach by going beyond the mere listing of words as in an ordinary thesaurus. Differences between similar words are highlighted to show the various shades of meaning so that you will never be at a loss for the right word on the right occasion. Nota: El contenido de este libro está en inglés.Nota: El contenido de este libro está en inglés. Más información

The Turn of the Screw is the classic ghost story for which Henry James is best remembered. Set in an English country house, it is a chilling tale of the supernatural told by a master of the genre. The Aspern Papers is a tale of Americans in Europe, a theme in which Henry James is at his most assured and accomplished. The author cleverly evokes the drama of the comédie humaine against the majestic setting of a Venetian palace. Nota: El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. The Aspern Papers is a tale of Americans in Europe, a theme in which Henry James is at his most assured and accomplished. The author cleverly evokes the drama of the comédie humaine against the majestic setting of a Venetian palace. Nota: El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Nota: El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Más información

Professor Aronnax, his faithful servant, Conseil, and the Canadian harpooner, Ned Land, begin an extremely hazardous voyage to rid the seas of a little-known and terrifying sea monster. However, the \'monster\' turns out to be the giant submarine, Nautilus, commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo, by whom they are soon held captive. So begins not only one of the great adventure classics by Jules Verne, the \'Father of Science Fiction \', but also a truly fantastic voyage from the lost city of Atlantis to the South Pole.Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Más información

A year after the publication of The Three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas produced a sequel worthy in every respect of the original. In Twenty years After the much beloved D\'Artaganan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis reunite to fight the forces of evil. In the original novel they defeated Milady, a formidable foe: now they need to face her vengeful son Mordaunt, as well as countering the machinations of the sinister Cardinal Mazarin. Their adventures also take them to England, where Cromwell is about to topple Charles I. Meanwhile, they must overcome the obstacles which the passing of time has placed between them. Rediscovering strength in unity, they fight for Queen and country. The Musketeer novels were a huge success in Dumas\' own lifetime, and have lost none of their original appeal. Translated into many languages and adapted for cinema and television, they have helped to make Dumas arguably the most successful exporter of French culture to the wider world. Nota: El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. The Musketeer novels were a huge success in Dumas\' own lifetime, and have lost none of their original appeal. Translated into many languages and adapted for cinema and television, they have helped to make Dumas arguably the most successful exporter of French culture to the wider world. Nota: El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Nota: El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Más información

Based on Charlotte Brontës personal experience as a teacher in Brussels, Villette is a moving tale of repressed feelings and subjection to cruel circumstance and position, borne with heroic fortitude. Rising above the frustrations of confinement within a rigid social order, it is also a story of a woman\'s right to love and be loved. Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Rising above the frustrations of confinement within a rigid social order, it is also a story of a woman\'s right to love and be loved. Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Más información

Tom, a poor orphan, is employed by the villainous chimney-sweep, Grimes, to climb up inside flues to clear away the soot. While engaged in this dreadful task, he loses his way and emerges in the bedroom of Ellie, the young daughter of the house who mistakes him for a thief. He runs away, and, hot and bothered; he slips into a cooling stream, fails asleep, and becomes a Water Baby. In his new life, he meets all sorts of aquatic creatures, including an engaging old lobster, other water babies, and at last reaches St Branden\'s isle where he encounters the fierce Mrs Bedonbyasyoudid and the motherly Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby. After a long and arduous quest to the Other-end-of-Nowhere young Tom achieves his heart\'s desire. Nota: El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. In his new life, he meets all sorts of aquatic creatures, including an engaging old lobster, other water babies, and at last reaches St Branden\'s isle where he encounters the fierce Mrs Bedonbyasyoudid and the motherly Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby. After a long and arduous quest to the Other-end-of-Nowhere young Tom achieves his heart\'s desire. Nota: El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Nota: El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Más información