First published in 1922 & based on lectures delivered in May 1921 Albert Einstein's The Meaning of Relativity offered an overview & explanation of the then new & controversial theory of relativity The work would go on to become a monumental classic printed in numerous editions & translations worldwide Now The Formative Years of Relativity introduces Einstein's masterpiece to new audiences This beautiful volume contains Einstein's insightful text accompanied by important historical materials & commentary looking at the origins & development of general relativity Hanoch Gutfreund & Jurgen Renn provide fresh original perspectives placing Einstein's achievements into a broader context for all readers In this book Gutfreund & Renn tell the rich story behind the early reception spread & consequences of Einstein's ideas during the formative years of general relativity in the late 1910s & 1920s They show that relativity's meaning changed radically throughout the nascent years of its development & they describe in detail the transformation of Einstein's work from the esoteric pursuit of one individual communicating with a handful of colleagues into the preoccupation of a growing community of physicists astronomers mathematicians & philosophers This handsome edition"es extensively from Einstein's correspondence & reproduces historical documents such as newspaper articles & letters Inserts are featured in the main text giving concise explanations of basic concepts & short biographical notes & photographs of some of Einstein's contemporaries are included The first-ever English translations of two of Einstein's popular Princeton lectures are featured at the book's end ...

With a new Introduction by Professor Cedric Watts MA Ph D The Forsyte Saga is Galsworthy's enduringly popular masterpiece Initially the plot centres on Soames Forsyte a successful solicitor living in London with hisbeautiful wife Irene A pillar of the late-Victorian upper middle class wealthy & well-connected he seems to lead an enviable life But beneath the respectable exterior lie acute tensions & frustrations The marriage of Soames & Irene culminates in sexual violence & recriminations The consequent feud within the family will be long-lasting with ironic & dramatic outcomes In The Forsyte Saga John Galsworthy analyses the achievements confusions & hypocrisies of an era This renowned chronicle of a divided dynasty repeatedly filmed & televised has engrossed audiences internationally ...

The Forsyte Saga is the first part of John Galsworthy's magnificent well-loved Forsyte Chronicles which trace the changing fortunes of the wealthy Forsyte dynasty through fifty years of material triumph & emotional disaster The Forsyte Saga begins as the nineteenth century is drawing to a close & the upper middle classes with their property & propriety are becoming a dying section of society The Forsytes are blind to this fact clinging to their conventions & brilliant respectability' As dignified Soames Forsyte struggles to uphold the old moral code in the face of the social revolution resulting from the Great War his wife Irene's extraordinary beauty causes even more disruption The bitter feud between them comes to split the Forsyte family for two generations ...

When a man is found stabbed & floating beneath the cliffs of the Newfoundland coast the small outpost of Hampden is swept up in a storm of suspicion & paranoia Grief-stricken & still struggling to cope with the death of one of their own a year earlier the troubled Now family are among the first to be suspected of the killing As the mystery around the murdered man unfolds the lies spiral the stakes rise & the once close-knit town becomes a prison that no one can escape ...

' He thought he could see in a flash the future of the Rougon-Macquart family a pack of wild satiated appetites in the midst of a blaze of gold & blood' Set in the fictitious Provencal town of Plassans The Fortune of the Rougons tells the story of Silvere & Miette two idealistic young supporters of the republican resistance to Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte's coup d'etat in December 1851 They join the woodcutters & peasants of the Var to seize control of Plassans opposed by the Bonapartist loyalists led by Silvere's uncle Pierre Rougon Meanwhile the foundations of the Rougon family & its illegitimate Macquart branch are being laid in the brutal beginnings of the Imperial regime The Fortune of the Rougons is the first in Zola's famous Rougon-Macquart series of novels In it we learn how the two branches of the family came about & the origins of the hereditary weaknesses passed down the generations Murder treachery & greed are the keynotes & just as the Empire was established through violence the 'fortune' of the Rougons is paid for in blood 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 ...

' Musa Dagh stood beyond the world No storm would reach it even if one should break' It is 1915 & Gabriel has returned to his childhood home an Armenian village on the slopes of Musa Dagh But things are becoming increasingly dangerous for his people in Turkey & as the government orders round-ups & deportations the villagers of Musa Dagh decide to fight back The seminal novel of the Armenian genocide Franz Werfel's bestselling 1933 epic brought the catastrophe to the world's attention for the first time & has become a talismanic story of resistance in the face of hatred' Forty Days will invade your senses & keep the blood pounding Once read it will never be forgotten' The New York Times Translated by Geoffrey Dunlop & James Reidel ...

The international bestseller Every true love & friendship is a story of unexpected transformation If we are the same person before & after we loved that means we haven't loved enough Ella Rubinstein has a husband three teenage children & a pleasant home Everything that should make her confident & fulfilled Yet there is an emptiness at the heart of Ella's life
- an emptiness once filled by love So when Ella reads a manuscript about the thirteenth-century Sufi poet Rumi & Shams of Tabriz & his forty rules of life & love her world is turned upside down She embarks on a journey to meet the mysterious author of this work It is a quest infused with Sufi mysticism & verse taking Ella & us into an exotic world where faith & love are heartbreakingly explored ' Enlightening enthralling An affecting paean to faith & love' Metro' Colourfully woven & beguilingly intelligent' Daily Telegraph' The past & present fit together beautifully in a passionate defence of passion itself' The Times
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The Forward Book of Poetry 2018 showcases a selection of the best contemporary poetry published in the British Isles over the last year including the winners of 2017's prestigious Forward Prizes for Poetry It is introduced by Andrew Marr chairman of the Forward Prizes judges Their final recommendations give a strong sense of the variety vitality & wit of poetry today making this anthology
- the 26th in an annual series
- valuable to both first-time poetry readers & those keen to find more new poetry to enjoy

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The brilliant new novel from Jenny Blackhurst the 1 e Book bestselling author of HOW I LOST YOU which Clare Mackintosh called 'utterly gripping' & BEFORE I LET YOU IN If you love Louise Jensen's THE GIFT or SK Tremayne's THE ICE TWINS you will love this When child psychologist Imogen Reid takes on the case of 11-year-old Ellie Atkinson she refuses to listen to warnings that the girl is dangerous Ellie was the only survivor of a fire that killed her family Imogen is convinced she's just a sad & angry child struggling to cope with her loss But Ellie's foster parents & teachers are starting to fear her When she gets upset bad things seem to happen & as Imogen gets closer to Ellie she may be putting herself in danger ...

TRANSLATED BY ROBERT & ELIZABETH CHANDLER & OLGA MEERSONPlatonov&s dystopian novel describes the lives of a group of Soviet workers who believe they are laying the foundations for a radiant future As they work harder & dig deeper their optimism turns to violence & it becomes clear that what is being dug is not a foundation pit but an immense grave This new translation by Robert & Elizabeth Chandler & Olga Meerson is based on the definitive edition recently published by Pushkin House in Leningrad All previous translations were done from a seriously bowdlerized text Robert Chandler is also the translator of Vasily Grossman&s Life & Fate The American scholar Olga Meerson has written extensively on Pushkin Dostoevsky Platonov & many other Russian authors ...