WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY LIONEL SHRIVERNewland Archer & May Welland are the perfect couple He is a wealthy young lawyer & she is a lovely & sweet-natured girl All seems set for success until the arrival of May's unconventional cousin Ellen Olenska who returns from Europe without her husband & proceeds to shake up polite New York society To Newland she is a breath of fresh air & a free spirit but the bond that develops between them throws his values into confusion & threatens his relationship with May The Vintage Classics edition of The Age of Innocence is published to tie-in with the publication of the Vintage paperback of Hermione Lee's celebrated biography of Edith Wharton ...

The return of the beautiful Countess Olenska into the rigidly conventional society of New York sends reverberations throughout the upper reaches of society Newland Archer an eligible young man of the establishment is about to announce his engagement to May Welland a pretty ingenue when May's cousin Countess Olenska is introduced into their circle The Countess brings with her an aura of European sophistication & a hint of scandal having left her husband & claimed her independence Her sorrowful eyes her tragic worldliness & her air of unapproachability attract the sensitive Newland & almost against their will a passionate bond develops between them But Archer's life has no place for passion & with society on the side of May & all she stands for he finds himself drawn into a bitter conflict between love & duty ...

Widely regarded as one of Edith Wharton's greatest achievements The Age of Innocence is not only subtly satirical but also a sometimes dark & disturbing comedy of manners in its exploration of the 'eternal triangle' of love Set against the backdrop of upper-class New York society during the 1870s the author's combination of powerful prose combined with a thoroughly researched & meticulous evocation of the manners & style of the period has delighted readers since the novel's first publication in 1920 In 1921 The Age of Innocence achieved a double distinction
- it won the Pulitzer Prize & it was the first time this prestigious award had been won by a woman author
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Martin Scorsese one of the great directors of our time directs Oscar-winner Daniel Day-Lewis Michelle Pfeiffer & Winona Ryder in a brilliant adaptation of Edith Wharton&s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel A ravishing romance about three wealthy New Yorkers caught in a tragic love triangle The Age Of Innocence chronicles the grandeur & hypocrisy of high society in the 1880&s Newland Archer (Daniel Day-Lewis) is an upstanding lawyer who secretly longs for a more passionate life Engaged to the lovely but ordinary socialite May Welland (Winona Ryder) Newland resigns himself to a life of quiet complacency But when May&s unconventional cousin Countess Ellen Olenska (Michelle Pfeiffer) returns to New York amid social & sexual scandal Newland becomes captivated by her mysterious authority & outstanding beauty Now he must choose between May & the world he knows & Ellen & the world he dreams of having A spellbinding portrait of hidden romance & regret The Age Of Innocence is a timeless masterpiece interwoven with intrigue suspicion guilt & passion ...

278 pages 19 Line drawings black & white; 15 Tables black & white; 19 Illustrations black an Komninos Nicos (Aristotle University of Thessalonki Greece) ...

Eric Hobsbawm traces with brilliant anlytical clarity the transformation brought about in evry sphere of European life by the Dual revolution
- the 1789 French revolution & the Industrial Revolution that originated in Britain This enthralling & original account highlights the significant sixty years when industrial capitalism established itself in Western Europe & when Europe established the domination over the rest of the world it was to hold for half a century
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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 What is a robot? It is a shell for an artificial intelligence a mechanical device capable of interacting with its environment a machine that can autonomously perform an assigned task Robots are also much more than this something that escapes baseline definitions & has fascinated humanity for centuries This series guides us through the discovery of the most intriguing projects that robotics has to offer getting to know machines & ideas that will impact our future or are already part of our everyday lives We examine a variety of robots in action
- from androids created to entertain to machines designed to explore inhospitable habitats from the wonders of biomimetics to the cities of tomorrow A unique exciting & accessible point of view that shows the viewer that robotics no longer belongs to science fiction but to contemporary reality
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Man has always been fascinated by Equus caballus recasting horse power into many forms a hunk of meat an industrial & agricultural machine a luxury good a cherished dancer a comrade in arms & a symbol of a mythical past From the wild tarpans sought by the Nazis to jade-laden treasure steeds in Ancient China broken-down nags recycled into sausages & furniture stuffing stallions that face fighting bulls & brewery horses that charmed the founder of the Sikh Empire The Age of the Horse knits the history of the horse into that of humans through revolution war social change & uneasy peace It also uncovers new roles for the horse in the twenty-first century as a tool in the fight against climate change & as a therapist for soldiers damaged in unwinnable conflicts In this captivating book Susanna Forrest takes a journey through time & around the world from the Mongolian steppes to a mirrored manege at Versailles an elegant polo club in Beijing & a farm a fort & an auction house in America exploring the horse's crucial role & revealing how our culture & economy were generated nourished & shaped by horse power & its gifts & limits ...

' Jed Walker is right there in Reacher's rear-view mirror' Lee Child international bestselling author It's 2005 & Jed Walker has just joined the CIA As a ten-year veteran of Air Force Special Operations Walker is used to being at the sharp end of things But normally the front line is much further from home Sent to New Orleans on the trail of Russians wanting to claim back what was stolen from them in Afghanistan it doesn't take long for Walker to realise that in the murky world of espionage the rules of war do not apply Teaming up with a feisty M16 operative Walker must take steps that will betray The Agency in order to do what is right by the nation As Hurricane Katrina hits to forever change a city & a country it's clear to Walker that this is a high stakes game where the winner takes all He must succeed From Langley to Louisiana Washington to Moscow The Agency moves like a tempest through a treacherous landscape of double crosses false identities & enemies old & new Jed Walker is going to be pushed to the limit
- of what he can do what he can take & what he knows is right Praise for James Phelan' James Phelan has produced a big juicy rollicking tale in the spirit of Robert Ludlum We haven't seen an international thriller like this for a long time' Jeffery Deaver'A fast & furious ride through a complicated maze of timely political intrigue James Phelan has earned a new avid fan' Steve Berry
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Jed Walker is about to learn that in the murky world of espionage the rules of war don't apply An action thriller where the line between the good guys & the bad can be hard to see 352 pages Phelan James ...