Translated by C K Scott Moncrieff (revised by Moya Longstaffe) With an Introduction & Notes by Moya Longstaffe The Red & the Black has been hailed as the first great realist' novel of the nineteenth century offering a lively & detailed picture of social & political life in the provinces & in Paris towards the end of the 1820s the close of the stifling reactionary period of the Bourbon Restoration Stendhal himself claimed that no-one before him had ventured to portray with such verisimilitude the moral & morose' France of 1830 However moral & morose' his novel is definitely not Ironic fast-moving entertaining & incisive in its social criticism it is a novel of ambition & passion of indignation & tenderness of polemic & poetry which speaks to us today as clearly as it did to the author's contemporaries of the heights depths & idiocies of which our human nature is capable or culpable ...

1 Hey Iamscik Gonica Kiary (Hey Cabman)2 Hey Ukhem! (Song of the Volga Boatmen)3 Kalitka (Open the Gate Gently)4 Stenka Razin 5 Amur&s Waves 6 Suliko 7 Vuidou Na Oulitsou (I Go Out Into the Street)8 The Story of the Twelve Robbers 9 Kolokolchik (Ring the Bell)10 Za Dunaem (Beyond the River Danube)11 Radujsa Russko Zemle (Be Happy Russian Lands Be Happy Russian People) ...

With an Introduction & Notes by Lionel Kelly University of Reading Also included are two short stories The Veteran The Open Book The Red Badge of Courage is one of the greatest war novels of all time It reports on the American Civil War through the eyes of Henry Fleming an ordinary farm boy turned soldier It evokes the chaos & the dull clatter of war the acrid smoke the incessant rumours of coming battles the filth & cold the numbing monotony the unworldly wailing of the dying Like an impressionist painter Crane also captures the strange beauty of war the brilliant red flags against a blue sky steel bayonets flashing in the morning sun as soldiers step off into battle In the midst of this chaotic outer world he creates an intricate inner world as he takes us inside the head of Henry Fleming Stephen Crane is now recognised as one of a handful of daring innovators who helped shape modern American fiction ...

Deep inside everyone a red beast lies sleeping When it is asleep the red beast is quite small but when it wakes up it begins to grow & grow This is the story of a red beast that was awakened Rufus is in the school playground when his friend John kicks a ball that hit him in the stomach & wakes up the sleeping red beast I hate you
- I'm gonna get you!' The red beast doesn't hear the teacher asking if he's okay It doesn't see that John is sorry
- how can Rufus tame the red beast? This vibrant fully illustrated children's storybook is written for children aged 5 & is an accessible fun way to talk about anger with useful tips about how to 'tame the red beast' & guidance for parents on how anger affects children with Asperger's Syndrome

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A BOLD EXPERIMENT IN THE GRAPHIC NOVEL! Kristiansen&s European Album is newly translated to English by the Eisner nominatedwinning team behind the acclaimed Vertigo graphic novel It&s a Bird Teddy Kristiansen & Steven T Seagle but in a unique flip-novel format that also "re-mixes" with a completely different script devised by Seagle before he collaborated on the translation Both versions
- The Red Diary a tale of art forgery & World War & The Read Diary a tale of identity theft & lost love
- comprise this unique graphic novel

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You & your adventuring companions have spent all day slogging through the Dungeon killing monsters & taking their stuff Now you&re back in town healed up cleaned up & ready to party at the Red Dragon Inn Drink gamble & roughhouse with your friends But don&t forget to keep an eye on your Gold If you run out you&ll have to spend the night in the stables Oh & try not to get too beaten up or too drunk If you black out your friends will continue the party without you after they loot your body for Gold of course! The last conscious adventurer with Gold wins the game Can be combined with Red Dragon Inn for games of up to 8 players Four new adventurers to play as Four Unique 40 Card Player Decks One 30 Card Drink Deck Four Player Templates Four Fortitude Markers Four Alcohol Content Markers 50 Gold Coin Tokens Rulebook ...

You & your ever-expanding party of adventuring companions have spent another day slogging through the dungeon killing monsters & taking their stuff Now you&re back in town healed up cleaned up & ready once again to party at the Red Dragon Inn Drink gamble & roughhouse with your friends But don&t forget to keep an eye on your Gold If you run out you&ll have to spend the night in the stables Oh & try not to get too beaten up or too drunk If you black out your friends will continue the party without you after they loot your body for Gold of course! The Red Dragon Inn 3 The last conscious adventurer with Gold wins the game! The Red Dragon Inn 3 introduces four new adventurers each with a unique game mechanic to add new strategies to the original game The Red Dragon Inn 3 may be played alone or in combination with other versions of The Red Dragon Inn to allow games of up to 12 players! Wizgille the Tinkerer Wizgille is a Gnomish Artificer Her brilliance with gadgets is surpassed only by her enthusiasm for tinkering with them--often with disastrous results When Wizgille tests a new device watch out! It could do something impressive or it could blow up in everyone&s faces! The Good Many of her creations are legendary among the Gnomish Inventors Guild & have been featured in Adventurer&s Gazette The Bad She thinks that a crowded tavern is an appropriate place to test new prototypes Brewmaster Phrenk Phrenk is a Troll Alchemist His skill as a potionmaster is unmatched but he&s not above using his skills for the "lowly" art of creating specialty drinks for his friends He is a laid-back live-&-let-live kind of a guy But don&t make him angry because he is after all a troll The Good He&s more than capable of brewing enough healing potions to keep his companions on their feet The Bad He&s just as capable of brewing enough drinks to knock them all back down Kaylin the Renegade Kaylin is a tiny Pixie Enchanter with a big chip on her shoulder The whole cutesy pixie thing didn&t suit her so she left The Grove & set out on her own Wulfric is a wolf who is neither tiny nor has a chip on his shoulder Between her magical skills & his brute strength they are a match for any dungeon&s monsters The Good Wulfric is a noble companion who always helps his friends The Bad Kaylin isn&t always so noble Serena the Pious Serena would have died if she hadn&t been such a cute baby The Paladins who found her could not bring themselves to slay her as they did the other Orcs in her village Seeing no other option they took her in & tried to raise her as one of their own Even with her training she is always at risk of succumbing to her chaotic Orcish instincts so she must be ever-vigilant to stay on the righteous path The Good With her holy blade at her side she lives to smite evil The Bad Carousing in a tavern isn&t exactly the best way for Serena to stay on that righteous path Integrates with The Red Dragon Inn The Red Dragon Inn 2 The Red Dragon Inn 4 The Red Dragon Inn Gambling? I&m In! ...

In The Red Dragon Inn 4 you & your friends are a party of heroic fantasy adventurers You&ve raided the dungeon killed the monsters & taken their treasure Now you&re back in our homeland & what better way to celebrate your most recent victory than to spend an evening at the Red Dragon Inn You & your adventuring companions will spend the night drinking gambling & roughhousing The last person who is both sober enough to remain conscious & shrewd enough to hold onto his Gold Coins wins the game Now you&ve taken to the high seas aboard The Crimson Drake a sturdy sailing vessel that the heroes you know & love use when their adventures take them to sea Join the crew in the Captain Whitehawk&s cabin for a pint & try to keep your sea legs! Captain Whitehawk Captain Whitehawk is the stalwart master of the Crimson Drake She&s a natural leader with many years of experience & a wit as sharp as her saber She’ll take the crew to hell & back for adventure & loot & make damn sure they have a roaring good time while they&re at it First Mate Remy An elf from faraway lands Remy is an honor-bound swashbuckler who keeps the crew in line; he’ll be the first to step in & break up a fight The seasoned sailors know to back down before they get on his bad side Bryn the Boatswain Bryn is tough as nails & knows how to keep a ship afloat When she&s not making repairs or loading provisions she enjoys sparring with the crew… all of them… at the same time Tara the Navigator Tara was born blind but with the gift of second sight With her knack for seeing the future she is an invaluable if unlikely navigator for the Crimson Drake After predicting countless storms & monster attacks she has earned the trust of Captain Whitehawk & her crew The Red Dragon Inn 4

Includes:: a Sea Event Deck that provides a new way to play RDI Instead of the relative safety of the inn players are now partying in the Captain&s cabin aboard the Crimson Drake – & because you&re out on an adventure the party runs the risk of being interrupted by random encounters In game terms at the start of the game you shuffle the Sea Event Deck & place it in the middle of the table with two Progress Counters on it You then play RDI like normal but at the end of each player&s turn that player removes a Progress Counter from the Sea Event Deck When you remove the last Progress Counter reveal the top card & an Event takes place The Sea Event Deck adds a new level of complexity to the base game Not only will you need to protect yourself from the other players as well as the Drink Deck but you may find yourself forced to defend against a Sea Event You could even end up working alongside other players to get a bonus from the various Events you&ll see throughout a game

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Brother Bastian was a member of a severe sect devoted to Korash the god of justice & light When he learned of an orc masquerading as a paladin of his god he was furious But upon meeting her he realized that this orc was no imposter & that there was more to Korash than he had been taught The Good Brother Bastian knows many powerful prayers & knows exactly when to use each one The Bad Unfortunately because he knows so many prayers you never know what he’s planning next The Red Dragon Inn Allies
- Brother Bastian expands the party at the Red Dragon Inn with a brand new character! Bastian brings a powerful prayer cards with him giving him more flexibility & secrets than you’d expect from a humble servant of Korash Making sacrifices throughout the game so you can use your prayers at the perfect moment will lead you to victory! The Red Dragon Inn Allies is a series of expansions for any standalone The Red Dragon Inn game Each Allies set

Includes:: a single Character Deck plus components to add a brand new character to your game


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Components 40 Card Character Deck 4 Rage Tiles 1 Player Mat 12 Gold Coin Tokens 1 Alcohol Marker 1 Fortitude Marker Rules Document ...