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Joseph Conrad in Context (Literature in Context)

Author: Allan H. Simmons
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: context, literature, conrad, joseph
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2009-10-30
List price: $105.00
ISBN-10: 0521887925
ISBN-13: 9780521887922

Joseph Conrad’s Polish background, his extensive travels and his detached view of his adopted country, Britain, gave him a perspective unique among English writers of the twentieth century. Combining Continental and British influences, Victorian and Modernist styles, he was an artist acutely responsive to his age, whose works reflect and chronicle its shaping forces. This volume examines the biographical, historical, cultural and political contexts that fashioned his works. Written by a specialist, each short chapter covers a specific theme in relation to Conrad’s life and work: le

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Nostromo: Centennial Essays (The Conradian 29-2)

Authors:J.H. Stape, Allan H. Simmons,
Publisher: Rodopi
Keywords: conradian, essays, centennial, nostromo
Number of Pages: 123
Published: 2005-01-19
List price: $37.50
ISBN-10: 904201914X
ISBN-13: 9789042019140

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Joseph Conrad: The Short Fiction (The Conradian 28, II)

Authors:Allan H. Simmons, Daphna Erdinast-Vulcan, J.H. Stape
Publisher: Rodopi
Keywords: conradian, fiction, short, conrad, joseph
Number of Pages: 166
Published: 2004-04
List price: $51.00
ISBN-10: 9042009608
ISBN-13: 9789042009608

Joseph Conrad: The Short Fiction offers a wide range of perspectives on Conrad’s short stories. Nine essays, by established and emerging scholars, deal with early and classic stories as well as the relatively neglected works of Conrad’s later career. The essays explore in depth the historical and publishing contexts of individual stories and provide insights into Conrad’s practice as a writer of short fiction. These new readings, based on contemporary theoretical and interpretive perspectives, will appeal not only to specialists of literary Modernism but also to the advanced studen

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Baby & Toddler Meals For Dummies

Authors:Dawn Simmons, Curt Simmons, Sallie Warren MS RD LD
Publisher: For Dummies
Keywords: dummies, meals, toddler, amp, baby
Number of Pages: 392
Published: 2006-05-01
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 0471773840
ISBN-13: 9780471773849

Includes tips for feeding picky eaters and kids with allergies Understand your child’s nutritional needs and prepare fast, tasty meals Babies and toddlers need good nutrition to grow and thrive, and this essential, timesaving guide makes it easy to feed your child right. It explains exactly what foods you should introduce at what ages -- and shows you how to prepare fresh, home-cooked baby and toddler meals that beat anything you can get from a jar or box. Discover how to * Save money and expand your baby-food budget * Dish up healthy, well-balanced mea

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Cooking For Crowds For Dummies

Authors:Dawn Simmons, Curt Simmons,
Publisher: For Dummies
Keywords: dummies, crowds, cooking
Number of Pages: 354
Published: 2005-06-10
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 0764584693
ISBN-13: 9780764584695

Over 100 recipes, plus time-saving planning tips and sanity-saving suggestions Serve terrific food confidently and calmly, and wow your crowd! Panicky about cooking for a casual church dinner, a posh graduation party, or a holiday feast for 50? With terrific recipes plus tips for everything from planning menus to preparation and presentation, you can serve a hungry crowd without getting all steamed up about it. You’ll quickly grasp the basics you need to know to cook like an experienced pro. Discover how to * Serve great dishes, from appetizers through desserts