More From Contributor

£8.49
Italo Calvino's enchanting stories about the evolution of the universe with characters that are fashioned from mathematical formulae & cellular structures The Complete Cosmicomics is translated by Martin Mc Laughlin Tim Parks & William Weaver in Penguin Modern Classics' Naturally we were all there
- dld Qfwfq said
- where else could we have been? Nobody knew then that there could be space Or time either what use did we have for time packed in there like sardines?' The Cosmicomics tell the story of the history of the universe from the big bang through millennia & across galaxies It is witnessed through the eyes of 'cosmic know-it-all' Qfwfq an exuberant chameleon-like figure who takes the shape of a dinosaur a mollusc a steamer captain & a moon milk gatherer among others This is the first complete edition in English of Italo Calvino's funny whimsical & delightful stories which blend scientific fact flights of fancy parody & wordplay to show the strangeness & the wonders of the world Italo Calvino (1923-1985) one of Italy's finest postwar writers has delighted readers around the world with his deceptively simple fable-like stories Calvino was born in Cuba & raised in San Remo Italy; he fought for the Italian Resistance from 1943-45 Among his other works published in Penguin Modern Classics are Italian Folktales Hermit in Paris Into the War The Path to the Spiders' Nests Numbers in the Dark Six Memos for the Next Millennium & Why Read the Classics? If you liked The Complete Cosmicomics you might enjoy Jorge Luis Borges' Fictions also available in Penguin Modern Classics' The complete & definitive collection a masterpiece' Gilbert Adair Evening Standard' Dazzling a book of revelation' Tim Adams Observer ' If you have never read Cosmicomics you have before you the most joyful reading experience of your life' Salman Rushdie'A landmark in fiction the work of a master' Ursula K Le Guin Guardian

...
Archived Product
£10.99
Although he is primarily known for his acting work Denis Leary began life in the entertainment industry as a st&-up comic of some repute His show ' No Cure For Cancer' won him plaudits across the globe & saw Leary attacking such contemporary phenomena as fitness freaks parenthood drug taking smoking vegetarians & a lot more besides Leary works himself into a frenzy as he storms across the stage while also taunting nonsmokers in the audience by constantly billowing smoke into the air from a constant chain of cigarettes ' Lock & Load' follows similar themes & originally played to over 16 million people on cable channel HBO For fans of Leary's inimitable schtick this is an awesome collection For newcomers--hold onto your hats this is quite a ride! ...
Archived Product
£17.99
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A box set of all seven of the & Doctor& films In & Doctor in the House& (1954) junior doctor Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) gains a position at St Swithin&s Hospital in London & ends up sharing &digs& with a bunch of slightly older young medics all of whom have failed the previous year on account of their inability to keep to the curriculum Sparrow tries to find a balance between the antics of his new peers & the ever-terrifying Sir Lancelot Spratt chief surgeon at St Swithin&s & a man on the lookout for miscreant doctors wherever they may be Menaced by the advances of his landlady&s daughter & feelings for one of the nurses will Sparrow be able to qualify? In & Doctor at Sea& (1955) Sparrow (Bogarde) becomes a ship&s doctor on a sea-going freighter runs into trouble with the Captain & performs an impromptu appendix operation Brigitte Bardot appears in her first British film role as the love interest & Doctor at Large& (1957) Sparrow (Bogarde) is a qualified doctor & working in Casualty However when he is rather rude to a very important patient he is fired Sparrow soon gets another job but finds that despite the perks of constant attentive females he still yearns to become a surgeon Can he succeed? & Doctor in Love& (1960) sees Michael Craig starring as Dr Richard Hare (taking over from Bogarde&s lead role of Simon Sparrow) Hare finds himself a patient at his own hospital & falls for the charms of Nurse Nightingale (Moira Redmond) & then Dr Barrington (Virginia Maskell) & Doctor in Distress& (1963) sees Dirk Bogarde returning as the young doctor Simon Sparrow & finds himself trying to manage Sir Lancelot Spratt&s love life However this puts pressure on Sparrow&s own relationship with a young pysiotherapist (Samantha Eggar) & Doctor in Clover& (1966) focuses on the character of Gaston Grimsdyke (Leslie Phillips) A chance meeting with Sir Lancelot Spratt leads the young doctor to a position in a new hospital which eventually leads to chaos In the final film & Doctor in Trouble& (1970) troubles befall Dr Burke (Leslie Phillips) when he stows away on an ocean liner & poses as a female photographer Once more the young doctor runs into the authorative figure of a Spratt but this time it is Sir Lancelot&s brother Captain Spratt (Robert Morley) ...
Archived Product
£12.49
Choose the top dog for your family From spaniels to sheepdogs The Complete Dog Breed Guide will help you choose the perfect companion for your family Fully illustrated & featuring over 400 of the world's best-loved breeds this is the only breed guide you'll ever need Q&A selector charts help you choose the right dog for your lifestyle plus expert guidance on caring for your dog understanding its behaviour & training tips ensure that he'll soon becomes everyone's best friend The Complete Dog Breed Guide is a one-stop manual to helping you become the owner of a happy healthy well-behaved dog ...
Archived Product
£16.49
If you thought you knew the complete story of Dracula prepare yourself for a never-before-seen tale that is completely faithful to Bram Stoker's original vision! Authors Leah Moore & John Reppion joined by atmospheric painter Colton Worley present the iconic masterpiece of gothic horror for the first time with its original beginning & ending restored after 112 years to include the opening chapter " Dracula's Guest" & revealing the ultimate fate of Dracula's castle Beautiful yet terrifying The Complete Dracula is the definitive visual interpretation of the classic work supported by a bonus section of scholarly essays annotations & an original prose tale from Stoker himself! ...
Archived Product
£8.99
No poet has been more wilfully contradictory than John Donne whose works forge unforgettable connections between extremes of passion & mental energy From satire to tender elegy from sacred devotion to lust he conveys an astonishing range of emotions & poetic moods Constant in his work however is an intensity of feeling & expression & complexity of argument that is as evident in religious meditations such as ' Good Friday 1613 Riding Westward' as it is in secular love poems such as ' The Sun Rising' or ' The Flea' ' The intricacy & subtlety of his imagination are the length & depth of the furrow made by his passion' wrote Yeats pinpointing the unique genius of a poet who combined ardour & intellect in equal measure ...
Archived Product
£15.49
Michel de Montaigne was one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance singlehandedly responsible for popularising the essay as a literary form This Penguin Classics edition of The Complete Essays is translated from the French & edited with an introduction & notes by MA Screech In 1572 Montaigne retired to his estates in order to devote himself to leisure reading & reflection There he wrote his constantly expanding 'assays' inspired by the ideas he found in books contained in his library & from his own experience He discusses subjects as diverse as war-horses & cannibals poetry & politics sex & religion love & friendship ecstasy & experience But above all Montaigne studied himself as a way of drawing out his own inner nature & that of men & women in general The Essays are among the most idiosyncratic & personal works in all literature & provide an engaging insight into a wise Renaissance mind continuing to give pleasure & enlightenment to modern readers With its extensive introduction & notes MA Screech's edition of Montaigne is widely regarded as the most distinguished of recent times Michel de Montaigne (1533-1586) studied law & spent a number of years working as a counsellor before devoting his life to reading writing & reflection If you enjoyed The Complete Essays you might like Francois Rabelais's Gargantua & Pantagruel also available in Penguin Classics' Screech's fine version must surely serve as the definitive English Montaigne'AC Grayling Financial Times'A superb edition' Nicholas Wollaston Observer ...
Archived Product
£18.99
Where does a young boy turn when his whole world suddenly disappears? What turns two brothers from an unstoppable team into a pair of bitterly estranged loners? How does the simple-hearted care of one middle-aged nurse reveal the scars of an entire community & can anything heal the wounds caused by a century of deception? Award-winning cartoonist Jeff Lemire pays tribute to his roots with Essex County an award-winning trilogy of graphic novels set in an imaginary version of his hometown the eccentric farming community of Essex County Ontario Canada In Essex County Lemire crafts an intimate study of one community through the years & a tender meditation on family memory grief secrets & reconciliation With the lush expressive inking of a young artist at the height of his powers Lemire draws us in & sets us free This new edition collects the complete critically-acclaimed trilogy (Tales from the Farm Ghost Stories & The Country Nurse) in one deluxe volume! Also included are over 40-pages of previously unpublished material including two new stories ...
Archived Product
£6.49
A slave who represented his masters in court & negotiations Aesop relied on allegorical animal stories collected here in The Complete Fables to convey his key points This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the Greek by Olivia & Robert Temple with an introduction by Robert Temple In a series of pithy amusing vignettes Aesop created a vivid cast of characters to demonstrate different aspects of human nature Here we see a wily fox outwitted by a quick-thinking cicada a tortoise triumphing over a self-confident hare & a fable-teller named Aesop silencing those who mock him Each jewel-like fable provides a warning about the consequences of wrongdoing as well as offering a glimpse into the everyday lives of Ancient Greeks All Aesop's fables full of humour insight & savage wit as well as many fascinating glimpses of ordinary life have now been brought together for the first time in this definitive & fully annotated modern edition Little is known for certain about the life of Aesop (c 620-564 BC) though details of his life are scattered throughout the works of ancient Greek writers including Aristophanes Xenophon Aristotle & Herodotus who give grounds for thinking that he was a slave & Plutarch who identifies him as an entertaining storyteller executed by the Delphians by being thrown off a cliff If you enjoyed The Complete Fables you might like Ovid's Metamorphoses also available in Penguin Classics' Ground-breaking this version of the fables is a revelation the translation is excellent' Peter Jones Sunday Telegraph' Aesop remains a fundamental figure in Western literature' Frederic Raphael Sunday Times ...
Archived Product
£6.49
' Oh grandmama what great big teeth you have!' Charles Perrault's versions gave classic status to the humble fairy tale & it is in his telling that the stories of Little Red Riding-Hood Sleeping Beauty Cinderella & the rest have been passed down from the seventeenth century to the present day Perrault's tales were enjoyed in the salons of Louis XIV as much as they were loved in the nursery & it is their wit humour & lively detail that capture the imagination of adult & child alike They transmute into vivid fantasies the hidden fears & conflicts by which children are affected fears of abandonment or worse conflicts with siblings & parents & the trials of growing up In addition to the familiar stories this edition also

Includes::
the three verse tales
- the troubling account of patient Griselda the comic Three Silly Wishes & the notorious Donkey-Skin This new translation by Christopher Betts captures the tone & flavour of Perrault's world & the delightful spirit of the originals ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more


...
Archived Product

The Complete Dramatic Works Of Samuel Beckett

The present volume gathers all of Beckett's texts for theatre from 1955 to 1984 It includes both the major dramatic works and the short and more compressed texts for the stage and for radio'He believes in the cadence the comma the bite of word on reality whatever else he believes; and his devotion to them he makes clear is a sufficient focus for the reader's attention In the modern history of literature he is a unique moral figure not a dreamer of rose-gardens but a cultivator of what will grow in the waste land who can make us see the exhilarating design that thorns and yucca share with whatever will grow anywhere' - Hugh KennerContents Waiting for Godot Endgame Happy Days All That Fall Acts Without Words Krapp's Last Tape Roughs for the Theatre Embers Roughs for the Radio Words and Music
Cascando Play Film The Old Tune Come and Go Eh Joe Breath Not I That Time Footfalls Ghost Triobut the clouds A Piece of Monologue Rockaby Ohio Impromptu Quad Catastrophe Nacht und Traume What Where
RIP - This product is no longer available on our network. It was last seen on 05.06.2021

This page now acts as a permanent archive for this product. Add more information using the comments box below to ensure it can still be found by future generations.

Use our search facility to see if it is available from an alternative contributor.
Availability: In Stock
£14.49

Product Description

The present volume gathers all of Beckett's texts for theatre from 1955 to 1984 It

Includes::
both the major dramatic works & the short & more compressed texts for the stage & for radio' He believes in the cadence the comma the bite of word on reality whatever else he believes; & his devotion to them he makes clear is a sufficient focus for the reader's attention In the modern history of literature he is a unique moral figure not a dreamer of rose-gardens but a cultivator of what will grow in the waste land who can make us see the exhilarating design that thorns & yucca share with whatever will grow anywhere'
- Hugh Kenner Contents Waiting for Godot Endgame Happy Days All That Fall Acts Without Words Krapp's Last Tape Roughs for the Theatre Embers Roughs for the Radio Words & Music Cascando Play Film The Old Tune Come & Go Eh Joe Breath Not I That Time Footfalls Ghost Triobut the clouds A Piece of Monologue Rockaby Ohio Impromptu Quad Catastrophe Nacht und Traume What Where

Reviews/Comments

Add New

Intelligent Comparison

Oooops!
We couldn't find anything!
Perhaps this product's unique.... Or perhaps we are still looking for comparisons!
Click to bump this page and we'll hurry up.

Price History

Vouchers

No voucher codes found.
Do you know a voucher code for this product or supplier? Add it to Insights for others to use.

Facebook

Jargon Buster

Rose - Commonly associated with a light pink colour
Rose - A fragrant garden plant
Radio - A device used for listening to audio transmissions
History - Anything that happens in the past. An acedemic subject.
Quad - Multiple items, meaning four
Design - A drawing or styles that shows the look and functionality of something before its made.

Supplier Information

Shop4world com
Page Updated: 2022-04-14 12:22:47

Community Generated Product Tags

Oh No! The productWIKI community hasn't generated any tags for this product yet!
Menu