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Morality Play

The nationwide bestseller: A medieval homicide secret packed with the wonders of the time—and classes for our personal time—by a grasp storyteller.
The time is the fourteenth century. where is a small city in rural England, and the atmosphere a snow-laden iciness. A small troupe of actors observed by means of Nicholas Barber, a tender renegade priest, organize to play the drama in their lives. Breaking the longstanding culture of basically acting non secular performs, the teams chief, Martin, desires them to enact the homicide that's premiere within the townspeoples minds. a tender boy has been discovered lifeless, and a mute-and-deaf lady has been arrested and stands to be hanged for the homicide. As individuals of the troupe delve deeper into the conditions of the homicide, they locate themselves coming into a political and sophistication feud which may undo them. fascinating and suspenseful, Morality Play is a gorgeous paintings that captivates via its strength, whereas starting up the far away prior as new to the reader.

McDougal Littell Literature: British Literature, Grade 12 (Student Edition)

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The Annotated Sense and Sensibility

From the editor of the preferred Annotated delight and Prejudice comes an annotated variation of Jane Austen’s experience and Sensibility that makes this story of 2 sisters in love an excellent extra stress-free learn. this is the full textual content of the unconventional with greater than 2,000 annotations on dealing with pages, including:
 
-Explanations of ancient context
-Citations from Austen’s lifestyles, letters, and different writings
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-Literary reviews and analysis
-Multiple maps of britain and London
-An advent, bibliography, and precise chronology of events
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Troilus and Cressida

Troilus and Cressida is decided through the later years of the Trojan struggle, faithfully following the plotline of the Iliad from Achilles' refusal to take part in conflict to Hector's demise. Troilus, a Trojan prince (son of Priam), woos Cressida, one other Trojan.

They have intercourse, professing their timeless love, sooner than Cressida is exchanged for a Trojan prisoner of battle.

As he makes an attempt to go to her within the Greek camp, Troilus glimpses Diomedes flirting together with his cherished Cressida, and makes a decision to avenge her perfidy.