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The House of Mirth, by Edith Wharton, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
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IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 3
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Lewis Carroll's Alice has been enchanting children for 150 years. Curious Alice, the bossy White Rabbit, the formidable Queen of Hearts and the Mad Hatter are among the best-loved, most iconic literary creations of all time. Mabel Lucie Attwell's gentle illustrations and distinctive style have been the nursery staple of generations of children. Her illustrated edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was first published in 1911. As the original...
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"The first Norton Critical Edition of Sigmund Freud's Civilization and Its Discontents features an annotated version of James Strachey's authoritative translation. Freud's landmark work explores the tension between society and its individuals and is considered critical in the development of the field of modern psychology. In addition to the translated text, the Norton Critical Edition of Civilization and Its Discontents includes a "Commentaries" section,...
6) The house of the seven gables: an authoritative text, backgrounds and sources, essays in criticism
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c1967
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IL: UG - BL: 11 - AR Pts: 22
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17) On liberty
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John Stuart Mill's resolute dedication to the cause of freedom inspired this 1859 treatise. Discussed and debated from time immemorial, the concept of personal liberty went without codification until the publication of this enduring work which applies an ethical system of utilitarianism to society and the state which to this day remains well known and studied.
Mills (1806-1873), a British economist, philosopher, and ethical theorist whose argument...