ISBN: 9780143123811 - middlemarch: a study of provincial life (penguin drop caps) (14 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. George Eliots mest ambiti sa roman Middlemarch r en komplex ber ttelse om idealism, lojalitet och uppslitande k rlek. I en engelsk sm stad under 1800-talets f rsta h lft f r vi f lja den unga idealisten Dorothea Brooke som r olyckligt gift, och den charmige men taktl se Dr Tertius Lydgate som ven han har problem p det ktenskapliga planet. Det r ett f rgstarkt och r rande drama som hyllades av Virginia Woolf som l r ha sagt att det var en av f engelska romaner skriven f r vuxna m nniskor. I original vers ttning av A. G. Engberg George Eliot, pseudonym f r Mary Anne Evans, var under sin livstid en av Storbritanniens fr msta f rfattare. Hon valde sin pseudonym efter sin f rebild Georges Sand. Hische, Jessica (illustrator).…

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Zustand: New. Illustrator(s): Hische, Jessica. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 139 x 43. Weight in Grams: 862. . 2013. Reprint. Hardcover. . . . . Hische, Jessica (illustrator).

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Zustand: New. Illustrator(s): Hische, Jessica. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 139 x 43. Weight in Grams: 862. . 2013. Reprint. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Hische, Jessica (illustrator).

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique hardcovers featuring cover art by type superstar Jessica Hische It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible and gift-worthy hardcover editions, each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet by superstar type designer Jessica Hische, whose work has appeared everywhere from Tiffany & Co. to Wes Anderson's film Moonrise Kingdom to Penguin's own bestsellers Committed and Rules of Civility. A collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, the series design encompasses foil-stamped paper-over-board cases in a rainbow-hued spectrum across all twenty-six book spines and a decorative stain on all three paper edges. Penguin Drop Caps debuts with an A for Jane Austen s Pride and Prejudice, a B for Charlotte Brontë s Jane Eyre, and a C for Willa Cather s My Ántonia, and continues with more classics from Penguin. E is for Eliot. Considered one the masterpieces of realist fiction, George Eliot s novel, Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life, explores a fictional nineteenth-century Midlands town in the midst of modern changes. The proposed Reform Bill promises political change; the building of railroads alters both the physical and cultural landscape; new scientific approaches to medicine incite public division; and scandal lurks behind respectability. The quiet drama of ordinary lives and flawed choices are played out in the complexly portrayed central characters of the novel the idealistic Dorothea Brooke; the ambitious Dr. Lydgate; the spendthrift Fred Vincy; and the steadfast Mary Garth. The appearance of two outsiders further disrupts the town s equilibrium Will Ladislaw, the spirited nephew of Dorothea s husband, the Rev. Edward Casaubon, and the sinister John Raffles, who threatens to expose the hidden past of one of the town s elite. Middlemarch displays George Eliot s clear-eyed yet humane understanding of characters caught up in the mysterious unfolding of self-knowledge. Hische, Jessica (illustrator).…

Zustand: New. GEORGE ELIOT (Mary Ann Evans Cross) was born on November 22, 1819 at Arbury Farm, Warwickshire, England. She received an ordinary education and, upon leaving school at the age of sixteen, embarked on a program of independent study to further her intellec. Hische, Jessica (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. Penguin Drop Caps collect twenty-six stunning hardcovers-one for each letter of the alphabet-featuring cover art by lettering superstar Jessica Hische.E is for Eliot.From A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique hardcovers-featuring cover art by type superstar Jessica HischeIt all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible and gift-worthy hardcover editions, each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet by superstar type designer Jessica Hische, whose work has appeared everywhere from Tiffany & Co. to Wes Anderson's film Moonrise Kingdom to Penguin's own bestsellers Committed and Rules of Civility. A collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, the series design encompasses foil-stamped paper-over-board cases in a rainbow-hued spectrum across all twenty-six book spines and a decorative stain on all three paper edges. Penguin Drop Caps debuts with an "A" for Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, a "B" for Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, and a "C" for Willa Cather's My ntonia, and continues with more classics from Penguin.E is for Eliot. Considered one the masterpieces of realist fiction, George Eliot's novel, Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life, explores a fictional nineteenth-century Midlands town in the midst of modern changes. The proposed Reform Bill promises political change; the building of railroads alters both the physical and cultural landscape; new scientific approaches to medicine incite public division; and scandal lurks behind respectability. The quiet drama of ordinary lives and flawed choices are played out in the complexly portrayed central characters of the novel-the idealistic Dorothea Brooke; the ambitious Dr. Lydgate; the spendthrift Fred Vincy; and the steadfast Mary Garth. The appearance of two outsiders further disrupts the town's equilibrium-Will Ladislaw, the spirited nephew of Dorothea's husband, the Rev. Edward Casaubon, and the sinister John Raffles, who threatens to expose the hidden past of one of the town's elite. Middlemarch displays George Eliot's clear-eyed yet humane understanding of characters caught up in the mysterious unfolding of self-knowledge. Peopling its landscape are Dorothea Brooke, a young idealist whose search for intellectual fulfillment leads her into a disastrous marriage to the pedantic scholar Casaubon; the charming but tactless Dr Lydgate, whose marriage to the spendthrift beauty Rosamund and pioneering medical methods threaten to undermine his career; and, the religious hypocrite Bulstrode, hiding scandalous crimes from his past. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Hische, Jessica (illustrator).…

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