|
|
|
Sense & Sensibility
Though not the first novel she wrote, Sense and Sensibility was the first Jane Austen published Though she initially called it Elinor and Marianne, Austen jettisoned both the title and the epistolary mode in which it was originally written, but kept the essential theme: the necessity of finding a workable middle ground between passion and reason. The story revolves around the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. Whereas the former is a sensible, rational creature, her younger sister is wildly romantic--a characteristic that offers Austen plenty of scope for both satire and compassion. Commenting on Edward Ferrars, a potential suitor for Elinor's hand, Marianne admits that while she "loves him tenderly," she finds him disappointing as a possible lover for her sister: Oh! Mama, how spiritless, how tame was Edward's manner in reading to us last night! I felt for my sister most severely. Yet she bore it with so much composure, she seemed scarcely to notice it. I could hardly keep my seat. To hear those beautiful lines which have frequently almost driven me wild, pronounced with such impenetrable calmness, such dreadful indifference! Soon however, Marianne meets a man who measures up to her ideal: Mr. Willoughby, a new neighbor. So swept away by passion is Marianne that her behavior begins to border on the scandalous. Then Willoughby abandons her; meanwhile, Elinor's growing affection for Edward suffers a check when he admits he is secretly engaged to a childhood sweetheart. How each of the sisters reacts to their romantic misfortunes, and the lessons they draw before coming finally to the requisite happy ending forms the heart of the novel. Though Marianne's disregard for social conventions and willingness to consider the world well-lost for love may appeal to modern readers, it is Elinor whom Austen herself most evidently admired; a truly happy marriage, she shows us, exists only where sense and sensibility meet and mix in proper measure. --Alix Wilber.
Price: $0.96
[ Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
The Secret Chronicles of Henry Dashwood II
In these raunchy and uninhibited memoirs, the lusty libertine strikes again. Beautiful and passionate Cassandra Morley and her bosom friend Fanny Braithwaite are both 18 and hoping for their chance at a London Season. The countryside seems terribly dull and the local beaux insufferable — until, that is, the unexpected and havoc-wreaking arrival of the young rake Henry Dashwood and friends. .
Price: $3.41
[ Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
Dashwood Sisters' Secrets of Love, The
The Walker sisters have always lived a privileged life in their beloved Holly House in Sussex.Even though their father, Max Walker, has left the family to live with his new macrobiotic-food-obsessed trophy wife, Pandora, he has always doted on his girls. But then one day, reality crashes down around them when Max has a heart attack and passes away, uncovering the truth that he was knee deep in debt.The Walkers discover that their home is actually in Pandora's name and she decides she wants it back.So the family has to uproot their lives and move to the seaside town of Norfolk in an old cottage.What happens then#133;?.
Price: $2.42
[ Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
The Secret Chronicles of Henry Dashwood I
To all outward appearances, the Albion Academy is the epitome of a respectable establishment for the education of the sons of Gentlefolk But its pupils have other tales to tell – especially Henry Dashwood. His is the outrageous confession of a young man's sexual awakening, of the unleashing of repressed desires and of submission to the most pleasurable chastisement. This is the highly erotic and humorous exposure of forbidden pleasures, lost innocence, and extraordinarily uninhibited moral standards. .
Price: $94.91
[ Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
Quick & Easy Soups
Soups are ideal for unches, starters and main courses They are quick and easy to prepare, providing a filling, healthy meal and can be made from an almost infinite number of ingredients From the most traditonal of Tomato Soups to Chinese Wonton Soup, Italian Minestrone or a wholesome vegetable winter-warmer, you are sure to find a soup in this superb book to suit any occasion..
Price: $5.00
[ Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
Vascular Complications in Human Disease: Mechanisms and Consequences
Arterial disease and inflammation are fundamental causes of many medical conditions. Recently, there have been several major advances in our understanding of the causes of diseases affecting the heart, lungs, kidneys, skin and blood vessels. The role of endothelium derived growth factors, nitric oxide and other messengers in vascular disease has been more clearly defined. New treatments targeting these molecular disorders are being used with beneficial effects. Further progress depends on a combined approach embracing basic and clinical research so that treatments of common, important diseases can be designed intelligently and logically. "Vascular Complications in Human Disease" presents our understanding of vascular disease, in reviews of the main strands of basic and clinical research written by leading international experts. It also identifies routes for further fruitful research and development. This concise and carefully edited book, avoiding repetition, includes the full spectrum of basic research which is not covered in other textbooks. .
Price: $159.72
[ Notify me when price goes down.]
|
|
|
|
|