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the World as a stage stories inspired by Jane eyre
Bill Bryson Edited by Tracy Chevalier
A new edition of Bill Bryson’s bestselling A collection of short stories celebrating
biography of William Shakespeare, Charlotte Brontë, published in the year
to mark the 400th anniversary of of her bicentenary and stemming
Shakespeare’s death in 2016. Features a from the now immortal words from her
new introduction from the author. great work Jane Eyre.
9780007197903 | March 2016 | PB | £8.99 9780008150570 | April 2016 | HB | £12.99
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an introduction to Collins Classics ......................................................................................................4
new for 2016 ............................................................................................................................................5
The Full Collins Classics Range (a-Z by author) ...............................................................................8
including...
Jane austen ...........................................................8 Henry James .......................................................13
The Brontë sisters ...............................................9 James Joyce .........................................................14
lewis Carroll ........................................................9 Rudyard Kipling .................................................14
Joseph Conrad ...................................................10 Robert louis stevenson ...................................15
arthur Conan Doyle .........................................10 William shakespeare .........................................16
Charles Dickens .................................................11 Mark Twain .........................................................18
F. scott Fitzgerald ..............................................12 oscar Wilde ........................................................19
Thomas Hardy ...................................................12 Virginia Woolf ...................................................19
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an inTR oDuCTion To
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The Finest Classic literature
From Around The World
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collectible series with striking black and white covers lets you build
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overseen by our expert editorial team, these editions are specifically
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Each title includes a life and Times section, providing an insight
into the author’s work, their life and the era in which they lived, plus
a useful glossary of words and phrases, taken from our Collins
English Dictionary, which gives precise definitions in the context of
which they were written.
From ancient Greece to the early 20th Century, from plays to poetry,
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series will enthral and educate you with the world’s best-loved literature.
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The Sonnets
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and the passing of time at their heart.
Featuring some of the best-known and • 2 016 marks the 400th Anniversary
best-loved lines in the history of poetry of William shakespeare’s death, and
(‘shall i compare thee to a summer’s will spark a renewed interest in the
day?’, ‘love is not love which alters playwright and his legacy.
when it alteration finds’), these evocative • D iscover our range of Shakespeare
sonnets explore passion, the fleeting Classics on page 16.
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Ben-Hur
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assassinating a Roman governor, and
sentenced to life as a galley slave. • The bestselling American novel
nal His fortunes are reversed when he of the nineteenth century. after
Fi saves the captain’s life and returns, numerous stage and film adaptations,
not determined to seek revenge. His life it remains hugely influential today.
ver becomes intertwined with that of • A hotly anticipated new film adaptation
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teachings and eventual crucifixion Huston and Morgan Freeman.
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The Valley of Fear
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his arch nemesis, Professor Moriarty, Conan Doyle’s legendary detective
Holmes and Watson find themselves and his faithful sidekick Watson.
confronted by the scene of a brutal
murder. But the brilliant Holmes soon
reveals that there is much more to this
case than first meets the eye…
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
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very best, solving some of their most fans of one of the finest sleuths in
notorious cases, culminating in ‘The English literature.
Final Problem’. in this infamous • These stories were previously
tale, Holmes comes face-to-face with published in The Strand magazine
his greatest opponent, the criminal before being released together in a
mastermind Professor Moriarty. single volume in 1894.
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Good Wives
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78 Massachusetts, Meg, Jo, Beth and amy contains all the warmth and charm
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March continue to encounter both joys for which louisa May alcott’s
and sorrows along life’s path, as they writing is universally admired.
journey into womanhood both close to
home and further away. The highs and
lows of the four young women’s lives are
shared with each other, and supported by
the bond of their sisterhood.
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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
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misadventures – mutiny, shipwreck,
cannibalism – narrowly escaping • The only complete novel by Edgar
numerous brushes with death. This allan Poe, and has inspired classic
rousing story of a daring sea voyage tales of maritime adventure such
also presents its antihero with a host as Moby-Dick and Twenty Thousand
of psychological dilemmas, and offers Leagues Under the Sea.
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The Good Soldier: A Tale Of Passion
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9 young couples meet in Germany. Their Ford’s novel, originally titled The
seemingly perfect relationships soon Saddest Story, utilises the device
gives way to betrayal, adultery and of the unreliable narrator to tell a
deception. Tragic consequences are not universal story of love and loss.
far away, as anyone caught in their lives
is tainted by emotional turmoil and
moral ambiguity.
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Anne of Avonlea
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9 new teacher at avonlea school. as she Avonlea is the delightful second
learns to cope with the ups and downs of chapter in the popular Anne of
life, she is accompanied by some familiar Green Gables series.
faces, as well as new friends. With fiery
red hair and an adventurous attitude, our
vivacious heroine cannot stop getting
herself into yet more scrapes.
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‘“Come along, Toto,” she said. “We will
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‘It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I
was a different person then.’
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has continued to delight readers for over
a century with its fantastical depiction of Wonderland, a place where
animals talk, Mad Hatter’s throw tea parties and the Queen plays croquet.
in the sequel Through the Looking Glass, Alice once again finds herself
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