Books written by Virginia Brackett
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The Contingent Self: One Reading Life
... Anne Bradstreet ; Margaret Cavendish , Duchess of Newcastle ; Katherine Philips ; Phyllis Wheatley ; Mary Wollstonecraft ; Harriet Beecher Stowe ; the Bronte sisters ; Emily Dickinson ; and Virginia Woolf , among others .
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Major World Leaders
Major World Leaders
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Major World Leaders Set
Absorbing accounts of the leaders whose ideas and actions have changed the course of history Examines each person's life in the context of the politics of the time Full-color photographs enhance each book
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Latinos in the Limelight, 15-Vols
Compelling stories of Latinos making their marks in today's world Eye-catching, full-color covers and photos Presents the complete story, as well as little-known details of their lives Great for reluctant readers
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Latinos in the Limelight
Latinos in the Limelight
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Encyclopedia of the British Novel
The communal cat, Stripey, is notlarge enough to chase fullgrown rats—they chase her instead. Woody, apainter of marine subjects whosecommissions havedried up,lives on a boatthatis becomingone with theseaasitslowly sinks—and as itsowner ...
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After the Pandemic: Visions of Life Post COVID-19
Little, Brown & Co, New York. Gies, F. (1994) Cathedral, Forge and Waterwheel - Technology and Invention in the Middle Ages. Chapter 6, The High Middle Ages, 1200 to 1500, Cloth, Paper and Banking. Harper Collins, New York, New York.
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The Facts on File Companion to British Poetry: 17Th and 18th Centuries
238 “JOHN ANDERSON, MY JO” have grown old and are “only fit for nurses.” In the opinion of the speaker, “School-boys” with no experience, but only a false sense of “martial spirit,” have made false claim to the “veteran merit” that ...
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Famous Figures of the Civil War Era
Famous Figures of the Civil War Era
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Jeff Bezos
Follows the life of Jeff Bezos from his birth in New Mexico, to attending Princeton University, to moving to Seattle, where he started Amazon.com.
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Bloom's how to Write about the Brontës
New Approaches to the Literary Art of Anne Brontë. Burlingame, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2001. Paddock, Lisa Olson, and Carl E. Rollyson. The Brontës A to Z: The Essential Reference to Their Lives and Works. New York: Checkmark Books, ...
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F. Scott Fitzgerald: Writer of the Jazz Age
Nothing symbolized the Jazz Age of the 1920s more than the stories and novels of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald's popularity was more than a fad, however, and his novels The...
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John Brown: Abolitionist
Profiles abolitionist John Brown, who, after invading the government armory at Harpers Ferry to gain weapons for a slave revolt, was defeated, convicted of treason, and hanged.
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John Brown: Abolitionist
Profiles abolitionist John Brown, who, after invading the government armory at Harpers Ferry to gain weapons for a slave revolt, was defeated, convicted of treason, and hanged.
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The Facts on File Companion to British Poetry: 17th and 18th Centuries
Features four hundred entries covering famous poetry, poets, and forms of the period.
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The Facts on File Companion to the British Novel
Concentrating on the main authors, works, and movements that comprise each genre, these books also include minor authors and works. They are defined by geography and by time period, such as 20th-century poetry or classical drama.
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Critical Companion to Mary Shelley: A Literary Reference to Her Life and Work
Provides a biography, entries on her major works as well as her other novels and important short stories with subentries on the work's main characters, related people, publications, and topics, such as Byronic hero, romanticism, and science ...
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Steve Jobs: Computer Genius of Apple
A biography of the founder of Apple Computer company and owner of Pixar, the computer animation company that developed the movie "Toy Story."
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Classic Love and Romance Literature: An Encyclopedia of Works, Characters, Authors, and Themes
From Romeo and Juliet to Rebecca, entries treat scores of the most memorable novels and plays, providing information on authors, works, characters, and themes. Coverage is fair and square: men...
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A Home in the Heart: The Story of Sandra Cisneros
The only daughter in a family of seven children, Sandra Cisneros learned early on how to claim the space and solitude she desired, and to rely on her imagination to...