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Hired Guns
(Hardcover)
Paul Salamoff; Illustrated by Ana Teresa Rivera
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R759
Discovery Miles 7 590
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Jacopo Caviceo's Peregrino (1508) was a popular Renaissance prose
romance in Italy, France, and Spain. Considered the first novel
written for women, Peregrino relates the courtship of two young
lovers from hostile households who succeed in doing what Romeo and
Juliet, among others, could not: reconcile their families and marry
without resorting to suicide. Peregrino features cameos of
historical celebrities who interact with fictitious characters
during their many adventures, which include a Mediterranean
pilgrimage, courtly celebrations, funerals, legal trials, and a
journey to the Other World. The book presents female agency in
psychologically developed characters and contexts and includes
allusions to previous literary masterpieces, such as Homer's epics,
Virgil's Aeneid, and Dante's Divine Comedy. This edition includes a
detailed introduction and a biography of Jacopo Caviceo. Drawing on
critical and comparative studies in a broad range of literary
interests, the book sheds light on the emergence of the modern
novel in the early modern period.
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Phantastes
(Hardcover)
George MacDonald; Edited by Greville Macdonald; Illustrated by John Bell
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R593
Discovery Miles 5 930
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Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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Join Monkey D. Luffy and his swashbuckling crew in their search for the ultimate treasure, One Piece!
As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming King of the Pirates. But his life changed when he accidentally gained the power to stretch like rubber...at the cost of never being able to swim again! Years later, Luffy sets off in search of the One Piece, said to be the greatest treasure in the world...
As Sanji and Zolo defeat the two remaining Lead Performers of the Animal Kingdom pirates, the battle intensifies between Luffy and Kaido! Meanwhile, Kid and Law are locked in a furious melee with Big Mom. Can the upstarts defeat two reigning Emperors of the Sea?!
From bestselling gothic horror author Darcy Coates comes a chilling
story of a quiet house on a forgotten suburban lane that hides a
deadly secret... Leigh Harker's quiet suburban home was her
sanctuary for more than a decade, until things abruptly changed.
Curtains open by themselves. Radios turn off and on. And a dark
figure looms in the shadows of her bedroom door at night, watching
her, waiting for her to finally let down her guard enough to fall
asleep. Pushed to her limits but unwilling to abandon her home,
Leigh struggles to find answers. But each step forces her towards
something more terrifying than she ever imagined. A poisonous
shadow seeps from the locked door beneath the stairs. The handle
rattles through the night and fingernails scratch at the wood. Her
home harbours dangerous secrets, and now that Leigh is trapped
within its walls, she fears she may never escape. Do you think
you're safe? You're wrong. Also By Darcy Coates: The Haunting of
Ashburn House The Haunting of Blackwood House Craven Manor The
House Next Door Voices in the Snow The Whispering Dead
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