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Charity and Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America
This volume provides an exhaustive and valuable look into a relatively unknown lesbian relationship in Colonial America, proving that Puritans could be accepting in their own way of "marriages" between women.
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The Newton Papers: The Strange and True Odyssey of Isaac Newton's Manuscripts
Knowledge of Newtonian mathematics and science is not required to enjoy this work, which will reward students of the history of science or religion as well as readers in antiquarian studies.
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In Search of Lost Time: Swann's Way
Scholars of Proust may scoff at a lack of "defining details," but this work will prove a useful tool for those dipping their madeleine in for the first time.
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The Native American Renaissance: Literary Imagination and Achievement
While Literacy and Intellectual Life is an informative work that could alert lay readers to the historical framework of the Native American struggle, The Native American Renaissance is firmly couched in a literary theoretical narrative and is preferable for scholars.
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This title will be a fascinating read for anyone interested in flighty expeditionary history, and it's likely to fly off many library shelves. [See Prepub Alert, 4/15/13.]
Falling Upwards: How We Took to the Air
This title will be a fascinating read for anyone interested in flighty expeditionary history, and it's likely to fly off many library shelves. [See Prepub Alert, 4/15/13.]
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Charles Dickens' Favorite Daughter: The Life, Loves, and Art of Katey Dickens Perugini
Best suited for university libraries, Dickens scholars, feminists, and anyone interested in the lives of late Victorian women.
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How To Read Literature
While Eagleton is obviously well read, with an unquestionable knowledge of literary theory, this book may not achieve its ambitions. Unsurprisingly, students will not actually learn to read literature from this volume but over time might further develop their interest in great books by careful perusal of the cited works.
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Marcel Proust: The Ark and the Dove
Avid re-readers of the never-ending novel will find that this detailed book is perhaps best savored while munching a madeleine over tea.
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Monsieur Proust's Library
The academic Proust expert may not uncover any literary revelations in this title, but the general madeleine enthusiast is bound to be entertained by Muhlstein's witty and lucid prose, despite its plot spoilers. Unlike the books of the Duc de Guermantes, the volumes in Proust's library were not bound uniformly in blonde calf-skin leather, and this tome energetically explores the distinct literary tastes of a modern writing genius.
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