Búsqueda de Editorial : CANTERBURY CLASSICS

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  • ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES
    DARWIN, CHARLES
    First published in 1859, Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species introduced the scientific theory of evolution by means of natural selection, a revolutionary idea at the time. Fiercely debated on its release, Darwin’s famous work was revised several times over the following decade, partly to refute the scientific and religious objections of the author’s contemporaries. In thi...
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    $ 94,900.00

  • SELECTED WORKS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE
    POE, EDGAR ALLAN
    From the mysterious to the macabre, the works of Edgar Allan Poe have the power to evoke readers’ deepest emotions. Poe’s stories and poems explore the darker side of life and still offer lessons and insight into human behavior today. This handsome Word Cloud edition presents many of Poe’s best-known works, including “The Raven,” “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” “The Tell-Tale ...
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    $ 89,900.00

  • CLASSIC TALES OF MYSTERY
    EDITORS OF CANTERBURY CLASSICS
    Classic Tales of Mystery contains eight famous stories from well-known authors, including Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, and G. K. Chesterton. Each story presents the reader with a puzzle that can be solved only through logic and deduction, a hallmark of classic detective tales. Famous sleuths—including Hercule Poirot and Sherlock Holmes—have unique personalities that end...
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    $ 95,000.00

  • CLASSIC SCIENCE FICTION
    EDITORS OF CANTERBURY CLASSICS
    Classic Science Fiction includes nine stories from masters of early science fiction: H. G. Wells, Jules Verne, H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Jack London, Fitz James O’Brien, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and Stanley G. Weinbaum. The exploration of new concepts and technologies has driven the genre since its earliest days, and these works demonstrate how science fiction evolved ...
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    $ 95,000.00

  • NORTHANGER ABBEY
    AUSTEN, JANE
    realizes that life is not a Gothic novel.A timeless classic, Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey is both a coming-of-age story and a parody of the Gothic novels of the nineteenth century. Catherine Morland is destined to be the heroine of her own life story as she navigates friendships and romantic relationships, and as she learns to let go of childish notions of fantasy regarding ...
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    $ 95,000.00

  • BULFINCH'S MYTHOLOGY: STORIES OF GODS AND HEROES
    THOMAS BULFINCH
    An easily understood reference guide to the deities of Greek and Roman mythology. Stories of Gods and Heroesu003c/iu003e, originally published in 1855, is the first of three works that make up Bulfinch's Mythology, by Thomas Bulfinch. A useful and concise guide to the gods and goddesses of Greek and Roman mythology, this text was used in history classrooms for over a century. B...
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    $ 79,900.00

  • FRANKENSTEIN
    SHELLEY, MARY W.
    The idea for the story came to the author, Mary Shelley, in a dream she had about a scientist who had created life and was horrified by what he had made. This Gothic-style romance is among the first of true science fiction novels, if not the first. A young scientist named Victor Frankenstein, after going through his own near-death experience, decides to play God and create life...
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    $ 79,900.00

  • THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
    WHARTON, EDITH
    “We can't behave like people in novels, though, can we?”--Edith Wharton, The Age of InnocenceIn a society where people “dreaded scandal more than disease,” passion was a force of ruin. Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize, Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence is set amidst the pre-World War I “Golden Age” of upper-class society in New York, and is framed by society’s strict moral ...
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    $ 79,900.00

  • THE THREE MUSKETEERS
    DUMAS, ALEXANDRE
    "All for one, one for all!"--Alexandre Dumas, The Three MusketeersThe Three Musketeers, by French writer Alexandre Dumas, was first released in serial form in 1844, a year before Dumas' publication of The Count of Monte Cristo. The story was an instant success, largely due to Dumas' transformation of the historical fiction genre. In The Three Musketeers, contrary to popular pra...
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    $ 79,900.00

  • LES MISERABLES
    HUGO, VICTOR
    Les Miserables is widely considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. First published in France in 1862, it is Victor Hugo's greatest achievement -- the ultimate tale of redemption. Former prisoner Jean Valjean struggles to live virtuously after an unexpected act of forgiveness by a kindly bishop changes his life. His righteous actions change people's lives in sur...
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    $ 95,000.00

  • SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
    AUSTEN, JANE
    Jane Austen wrote the original draft of Sense and Sensibility around 1795 at the age of nineteen, and published it in 1811. This classic tale takes place in southwest England and follows the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, who are reduced to meager means when their father passes and entrusts his fortune to their half brother, John. Now available as part of the Word Cloud...
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    $ 79,900.00

  • DON QUIXOTE
    CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, MIGUEL DE
    No home library is complete without the classics! Don Quixote is a keepsake to be read and treasured.Miguel de Cervantes began to write this literary classic after serving in the Spanish militia, surviving a gunshot wound, being captured by Barbary pirates, forced into slavery, and being ransomed by his parents. He knows intimately the joys and tragedies of life, love, and loss...
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    $ 95,000.00

  • PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
    AUSTEN, JANE
    First published in 1813, Pride and Prejudice is one of the most popular and beloved British novels of all-time, maintaining its allure for contemporary readers everywhere and selling millions of copies worldwide! Jane Austen’s novel tells the story of the five unmarried Bennet sisters, daughters of a humble country squire, as they deal with the issues of marriage, manners, and ...
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    $ 79,900.00

  • EMMA
    AUSTEN, JANE
    Best-selling Victorian author Jane Austen has created many memorable female characters, with intriguing Emma Woodhouse being perhaps the most popular. Emma, a matchmaker at heart, is obsessed with love and romance–for others. As for her own love life, she wants nothing of it. She even feels repulsed by the amorous declarations she receives. But as her matchmaking schemes go awr...
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    $ 79,900.00

  • ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
    TWAIN, MARK
    One of the most popular books of all-time, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been both venerated and vilified since it was first published in 1885. The story of a young abused boy on the run and his friendship with a runaway slave is about loyalty, compassion, and doing what is right, and it remains one of Mark Twain?s greatest achievements. ...
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    $ 79,900.00

  • THE PRINCE AND OTHER WRITINGS
    MAQUIAVELO, NICOLÁS
    One of the foremost examples of modern philosophy, Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince is notorious for the morality it expounds, often summarized by the phrase, “The end justifies the means.” With The Prince, Machiavelli’s intent was to provide practical advice for rulers and politicians, especially in regard to the unification of Italy. The Prince and Other Writings is an import...
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    $ 79,900.00

  • MARVEL. THE AVENGERS VAULT
    DAVID, PETER A.
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    $ 130,000.00

  • TOLKIEN'S WORLD: A FANTASY COLORING BOOK
    TOLKIEN, J. R. R.
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    $ 65,000.00

  • SMITHSONIAN DIG IT DINOSAURS AND OTHER P
    BECHKO, CORINNA
    Dig into dinosaurs with the Smithsonian!From the Triassic to the Cretaceous period, get ready to go on journey of excavation in Smithsonian Dig It: Dinosaurs & Other Prehistoric Creatures. With fascinating information about dinosaurs, fossil discoveries, and technology, dinosaur enthusiasts will learn about modern dinosaur discoveries and what may lie in the future of paleontol...
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    $ 69,000.00

  • JIGSAW JOURNEY SMITHSONIAN: DINOSAURS & OTHER PREHISTORIC ANIMALS
    ACAMPORA, COURTNEY / TEMPESTA, FRANCO
    Explore the world of dinosaurs with the Smithsonian! From the mighty T.rex to the plant-grazing Triceratops, Smithsonian Jigsaw Journeys: Dinosaurs & Other Prehistoric Animals includes fascinating information about the creatures that roamed the earth during the Mesozoic Era. After reading about the discovery of Sue the T.rex, why Ankylosaurus was covered in spiky plates, and wh...
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    $ 52,000.00

  • THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
    LEROUX, GASTÓN LOUIS ALFRED
    The classic story of a dangerous love triangle set in an 1890s Paris opera house.Rumored to be haunted, the Palais Garnier opera house in nineteenth-century Paris is the setting for this story of a dangerous love triangle involving a young Swedish soprano, her mysterious “Phantom” tutor, and her childhood friend. When Carlotta, the lead soprano, takes ill and Christine Daaé’s u...
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    $ 65,000.00

  • CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
    DOSTOEVSKY, FYODOR
    This classic Russian novel has it all: murder, suspense, passion, struggle, and redemption. Originally published in 1866, Crime and Punishment is a psychological thriller that deals with issues of morality, conscience, and redemption. Widely considered to be one of the greatest novels written in any language, this novel explores the life of Rodin Raskolnikov, a young Russian ma...
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    $ 79,900.00

  • H. P. LOVECRAFT CTHULHU MYTHOS TALES
    LOVECRAFT, HOWARD PHILLIPS
    The complete Cthulhu Mythos by master horror writer H. P. Lovecraft in one volume. The Cthulhu Mythos is a collection of 23 loosely connected short stories by H. P. Lovecraft, one of the earliest masters of dark fantasy and horror. From "Dagon" to "The Call of Cthulhu" to "The Haunter of the Dark," each story connects to the ancient cosmic entities known as the Great Old Ones, ...
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    $ 95,000.00

  • ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND & THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS
    CARROLL, LEWIS
    Follow the White Rabbit through this classic tale in the magical world of Wonderland. Take tea with the Mad Hatter and March Hare, follow a game of croquet between Alice and the Queen of Hearts, and enjoy an adventure of logic that will entertain mature minds as much as the color illustrations will entertain young ones. The cloth-bound cover with a full-color illustrated plate ...
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    $ 54,900.00

  • THE JUNGLE BOOK
    KIPLING, RUDYARD
    Nobel Laureate Rudyard Kipling drew on his experiences growing up in British India to write this collection of fables. First published as a book in 1894, the stories of Mowgli, who was raised by wolves in the jungle, and Rikki Tikki Tavi, a wild mongoose that devoted himself to a human family, have been adapted several times to film, television, and other media. This cloth-boun...
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    $ 54,900.00

  • SHAKESPEARE´S SONNETS AND OTHER POEMS
    SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM
    My love shall in my verse ever live young. -William Shakespeare William Shakespeare's sonnets are among the best-known poems in the English language, and the verses continue to touch the hearts of readers today. In Shakespeare's Sonnets and Other Poems, readers will find all 154 of the Bard's sonnets, along with his other poetic creations: Venus and Adonis, Lucrece, A Lover's C...
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    $ 59,900.00

  • THE BATTLES OF TOLKIEN
    DAY, DAVID
    The defining battles from the history of Middle-earth are presented in a single, entertaining volume.The history of J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth is filled with epic battles in an ongoing struggle between good and evil. The Battles of Tolkien recounts many of the greatest conflicts over thousands of years, from the earliest skirmishes of the Valarian Ages t...
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    $ 65,000.00

  • ODYSSEY
    HOMERO / HOMERO,
    The story of Odysseus' perilous journey home after the fall of Troy relates allegorical tales of goddesses and sirens, capture and escape, and maneuvering between Scylla and Charybdis. After ten years of travel, Odysseus finally reaches Ithaca to find his family in turmoil. The saga of his efforts to make things right is one of the oldest works of Western literature, and still ...
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    $ 59,900.00

  • TARZAN OF THE APES & THE RETURN OF TARZAN
    BURROUGHS, EDGAR R
    ohn Clayton, Viscount Greystoke, is marooned on the west coast of Africa as an infant, and is adopted by a tribe of apes. A feral child, he matures into Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, with the ability to climb, jump, and swing from vines, while maintaining flawless ethics and judgment whenever he is thrust back into the bonds of society. Edgar Rice Burrough’s stories of this prete...
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    $ 65,000.00

  • NOVEL JOURNAL ADVENTURES HUCKLEYBERRY
    TWAIN, MARK
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    $ 50,000.00


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