Set in Hardy's Wessex, Tess is a moving novel of hypocrisy & double standards. Its challenging sub-title, A Pure Woman, infuriated critics when the book was first published in 1891, & it was condemned as immoral & pessimistic. It tells of Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of a poor & dissipated villager, who learns that she may be descended from the ancient family of d' Urbeville. In her search for respectability her fortunes fluctuate wildly, & the story assumes the proportions of a Greek tragedy. It explores Tess's relationships with two very different men, her struggle against the social mores of the rural Victorian world which she inhabits & the hypocrisy of the age. ...

A heartaching portrayal of a woman faced by an impossible choice in the pursuit of happiness, Thomas Hardy`s ” Tess of the D` Urbervilles” is edited with notes by Tim Dolin & an introduction by Margaret R. Higonnet in ” Penguin Classics”. When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D` Urbervilles & seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her `cousin` Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love & salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future. With its sensitive depiction of the wronged Tess & powerful criticism of social convention, ” Tess of the D` Urbervilles”, subtitled ”A Pure Woman”, is one of the most moving & poetic of Hardy`s novels. Based on the three-volume first edition that shocked readers when first published in 1891, this edition

Includes:: as appendices: Hardy`s Prefaces, the ” Landscapes of Tess”, episodes originally censored from the Graphic periodical version & a selection of the Graphic illustrations. Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), born Higher Brockhampton, near Dorchester, originally trained as an architect before earning his living as a writer. Though he saw himself primarily as a poet, Hardy was the author of some of the late eighteenth century`s major novels: ” The Mayor of Casterbridge” (1886), ” Tess of the D` Urbervilles” (1891), ” Far from the Madding Crowd” (1874), & ” Jude the Obscure” (1895). Amidst the controversy caused by ” Jude the Obscure”, he turned to the poetry he had been writing all his life. In the next thirty years he published over nine hundred poems & his epic drama in verse, ” The Dynasts”. If you enjoyed ” Tess of the D` Urbervilles”, you might like Daniel Defoe`s ” Moll Flanders”, also available in ” Penguin Classics”. ” The greatest tragic writer among the English novelists”. (Virginia Woolf).

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Tess is an innocent young girl until the day she goes to visit her rich `relatives`, the D` Urbervilles, in hope that they might help her alleviate her own family`s poverty. Her encounter with her manipulative cousin, Alec, leads her onto a path that is beset with suffering & betrayal. When she falls in love with another man, Angel Clare, Tess sees a potential escape from her past, but only if she can tell him her shameful secret... ...

Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20, 000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50, 000 map (with adjustments in the border & coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping at this scale & in addition have an unusually large amount of vegetation and/or land use information (different types of woodlands, gardens, orchards, heath, etc). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, with margin ticks for latitude & longitude at intervals of 1`. Map legend & a glossary of terms used on the maps include English. Stanfords keeps as regular stock 20K maps for the World War I battlefields around the Ypres, Messines & Passchendaele, & for the area of the Battle of Waterloo. The 1:20, 000 survey covers the whole of Belgium & maps for other regions can be supplied as special orders. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.PLEASE NOTE: the Long-Distance Footpaths Map of Belgium at 1:300, 000 which shows the division of Belgium into the 50K survey sheets can also be used to see in more detail coverage by the 20K maps. ...

Map No. 1333, Tesserete, in the topographic survey of Switzerland at 1:25, 000 from Bundesamt für Landestopographie (swisstopo), covering the whole country on 247 small format sheets, with special larger maps published for popular regions including some titles now available in hiking versions. Highly regarded for their superb use of graphic relief & hill shading, the maps give an almost 3-D picture of Switzerland`s mountainous terrain. Contours are at 10 m intervals, with 20m intervals in the mountainous areas. All the maps have a 1-km grid for Swiss national coordinates (datum CH 1903). * Small format sheets (Nos. 1011
- 1374)* Map legend in the language of the area covered by the map. Additional margin ticks show latitude & longitude in steps of 2`. The area covered by each map is 17 x 12 km (11 x 7 miles approx). * Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – STANDARD editions:* No map legend is included but a separate leaflet can be provided instead. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).* Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – HIKING editions:* An overprint highlights hiking, mountain & alpine paths, including regional & national long-distance trails. The maps also show bus routes with bus stops, plus inns in remote locations. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).
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In 1914 Vera Brittain was eighteen &, as war was declared, she was preparing to study at Oxford. Four years later her life
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In 1914 Vera Brittain was eighteen &, as war was declared, she was preparing to study at Oxford. Four years later her life
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From the bestselling author of Presumed Innocent comes Testimony, Scott Turow’s most twist-filled thriller to date. Bill ten Boom has walked out on everything he thought was important to him: his career, his wife, even his country. Invited to become a prosecutor at The Hague’s International Criminal Court, it was a chance to start afresh. But when his first case is to examine the disappearance of four hundred Roma refugees – an apparent war crime left unsolved for ten years – it’s clear this new life won’t be an easy one... Whispered rumours have the perpetrators ranging from Serb paramilitaries to the U.S. Army, but there’s no hard evidence to hold either accountable, & only a single witness to say it happened at all. To get to the truth, Boom must question the integrity of every person linked to the case – from Layton Merriwell, a disgraced US Major General, to flirtatious barrister, Esma Czarni – as it soon becomes apparent that every party has a vested interest & no qualms in steering the investigation their way... ...

WINNER OF THE 2017 ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZEWhat the judges said: ` Every man & woman should read this book on gender bias.. . an important, yet wickedly witty, book.` ` Fine`s entertaining & thoughtful book is a valuable addition to the discussion about gender.` Ian Critchley, Sunday Times ` In addition to being hopeful, Fine is also angry. We should all be angry. Testosterone Rex is a debunking rumble that ought to inspire a roar.` Guardian`A densely packed, spirited book, with an unusual combination of academic rigour & readability.. . The expression ”essential reading for everyone” is usually untrue as well as a cliche, but if there were a book deserving of that description this might just be it.` Antonia Macaro, Financial Times Testosterone Rex is the powerful myth that squashes hopes of sex equality by telling us that men & women have evolved different natures. Fixed in an ancestral past that rewarded competitive men & caring women, these differences are supposedly re-created in each generation by sex hormones & male & female brains. Testosterone, so we`re told, is the very essence of masculinity, & biological sex is a fundamental force in our development. Not so, says psychologist Cordelia Fine, who shows, with wit & panache, that sex doesn`t create male & female natures. Instead, sex, hormones, culture & evolution work together in ways that make past & present gender dynamics only a serving suggestion for the future
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Tetbury in 1899 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers most of the small south Cotswolds town of Tetbury, including St Mary`s church, Market Place, The Chipping, Cutwell, cattle market, station with track layout & engine shed, The Knapp, cottage hospital, Long Street, St Saviour`s church, brewery. Coverage extends north to Retreat House, west to Charlton House. A contemporary directory is included on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...