' At night among the reeds on the bayou Chicot could still hear the woman's wail mingled now with the croaking of the frogs' From one of the most daring writers of fin-de-siecle America five stories of awakening that range from Louisiana's plantations & poverty-stricken bayous to its gilded cities Introducing Little Black Classics 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range & diversity of Penguin Classics with books from around the world & across many centuries They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California & the Russian steppe Here are stories lyrical & savage; poems epic & intimate; essays satirical & inspirational; & ideas that have shaped the lives of millions Kate Chopin (1850-1904) The Awakening & Selected Stories & At Fault are available in Penguin Classics ...

Tracklist LP-A1 As It Begins LP-A2 When The World Becomes Undone LP-A3 Love The Ones You Hate LP-A4 Fell In My Hole LP-B1 Succumbing To The Event Horizon LP-B2 Vultures LP-B3 End Of Days LP-C1 The Woods LP-C2 We All Break Down LP-C3 Lay With The Wicked LP-D1 Splinters LP-D2 Dreams Of The End LP-D3 Closure CD-1 As It Begins CD-2 When The World Becomes Undone CD-3 Love The Ones You Hate CD-4 Fell In My Hole CD-5 Succumbing To The Event Horizon CD-6 Vultures CD-7 End Of Days CD-8 The Woods CD-9 We All Break Down CD-10 Lay With The Wicked CD-11 Splinters CD-12 Dreams Of The End CD-13 Closure ...

From the Nobel Prize-winning author of The Remains of the Day & Never Let Me Go In his highly acclaimed debut Kazuo Ishiguro tells the story of Etsuko a Japanese woman now living alone in England dwelling on the recent suicide of her daughter Retreating into the past she finds herself reliving one particular hot summer night in Nagasaki when she & her friends struggled to rebuild their lives after the war But then as she recalls her strange friendship with Sachiko
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In this accessible guide to bilingualism in the family & the classroom Colin Baker delivers a realistic picture of the joys & difficulties of raising bilingual children The Q&A format of this book makes it the natural choice for the busy parent or teacher who needs an easy reference guide to the most frequently asked questions This revised edition

Includes:: more information on bilingualism in the digital age & incorporates the latest research in areas such as neonatal language experience multilingualism language mixing & the effect that siblings have on family language choice

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A unique collection of stunning photographs & detailed portraits of over fifty of the most striking owl species around the ...

Exploring issues of colonialism faith & the limits of comprehension EM Forster's A Passage to India is edited by Oliver Stallybrass with an introduction by Pankaj Mishra When Adela Quested & her elderly companion Mrs Moore arrive in the Indian town of Chandrapore they quickly feel trapped by its insular & prejudiced ' Anglo-Indian' community Determined to escape the parochial English enclave & explore the 'real India' they seek the guidance of the charming & mercurial Dr Aziz a cultivated Indian Muslim But a mysterious incident occurs while they are exploring the Marabar caves with Aziz & the well-respected doctor soon finds himself at the centre of a scandal that rouses violent passions among both the British & their Indian subjects A masterly portrait of a society in the grip of imperialism A Passage to India compellingly depicts the fate of individuals caught between the great political & cultural conflicts of the modern world In his introduction Pankaj Mishra outlines Forster's complex engagement with Indian society & culture This edition reproduces the Abinger text & notes & also

Includes:: four of Forster's essays on India a chronology & further reading E M Forster (1879-1970) was a noted English author & critic & a member of the Bloomsbury group His first novel Where Angels Fear To Tread appeared in 1905 The Longest Journey appeared in 1907 followed by A Room With A View (1908) based partly on the material from extended holidays in Italy with his mother Howards End (1910) was a story that centred on an English country house & dealt with the clash between two families one interested in art & literature the other only in business Maurice was revised several times during his life & finally published posthumously in 1971 If you enjoyed A Passage to India you might like Rudyard Kipling's Kim also available in Penguin Classics' His great book masterly in its presence & its lucidity' Anita Desai

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play David Lean made a comeback after a 12 year absence with this Oscar-winning adaptation of EM Forster&s novel Judy Davis plays Miss Quested a young English woman recently arrived in India who accuses the seemingly humble Dr Aziz (Victor Banerjee) of raping her during a trip to the Marabar caves The subsequent trial lays bare the tensions which exist between the native population & the British colonialists as well as the sexual repression which lurks under the surface of the polite society the British attempt to recreate on foreign soil ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play From the acclaimed director of Lawrence of Arabia Doctor Zhivago & The Bridge on the River Kwai Sir David Lean&s last ever feature film is a magnificent work which earned two Oscars for its rich evocative score & a superb performance by Dame Peggy Ashcroft A Passage to India is "a wonderfully provocative tale full of vivid characters all played to near perfection" (The New York Times) With the director&s "strongest cast in years" (Time Out) including Judy Davis James Fox Sir Alec Guinness & Nigel Havers When liberal-minded English ladies Mrs Moore (Ashcroft) & Adela Quested (Davis) arrive in India they&re shocked by the prejudice that exists there The gentle Dr Aziz (Victor Banerjee) rises above the intolerance & guides the women on a tour of the splendid & mysterious Marabar caves; but when Adela runs terrified from the caves scratched & bleeding news of the incident spreads across the whole of Indiaigniting a powder keg of tension that has been waiting to explode ...

Key Features Study methods Introduction to the text Summaries with critical notes Themes & techniques Textual analysis of key passages Author biography Historical & literary background Modern & historical critical approaches Chronology Glossary of literary terms ...

A Passion for China is a personal celebration of the everyday beauty of tableware Acclaimed ceramicist artist & designer Molly Hatch explores the family stories behind beloved items; the bowls & cups we have inherited or chosen with love & care Molly Hatch also brings the history of porcelain potteries & patterns to life through her stunning h&-drawn illustrations ' As we move through our daily lives eating breakfast sipping an afternoon cup of tea or gathering for a family dinner the patterned ceramic objects we live with are precious witnesses to our stories We eat from them they warm our hands after a cold walk outdoors & we pull them out to celebrate the births marriages & lives of our loved ones' A tribute to the rich heritage of the vintage plates jugs & pots that make our homes our own ...