The Wide, Wide World

The Wide, Wide WorldWhen her father leaves and mother becomes ill, a girl is sent to live with a distant relative where she learns some hard life lessons. The girl encounters both good and bad people, but maintains her Christian values. Ellen Montgomerys life drastically changes when shes forced to move in with her estranged Aunt Fortune. The environment is cold and oppressive, a stark comparison to her mothers comforting home. Despite the changes, Ellen explores her new

the language of shopping) to more advanced conversations (future plans

and is now regarded as one of Victorian literature’s finest—and most unsettling—stories of horror and the occult

The Politics of the Second Slavery brings together a group of international scholars to reinterpret pro- and antislavery politics both globally and nationally as part of the forces that were restructuring Atlantic slavery

This book examines Ishmael's conflicted portrayal over a thousand-year period and traces the shifts and nuances in his representation within the Jewish tradition before and after the emergence of Islam

and depth psychology as well as the Indian commentarial tradition

The "remarkable" (The Telegraph) life story of legendary cardiac surgeon and scientist Magdi Yacoub

as well as legislation and court-mandated remedies

the author proposes wide-ranging welfare reform to encourage work and remove the penalties on family formation

White's tale is a highly crafted text

but it adversely affects the quality of tea

In order to intensify agricultural productivity while at the same time enhance ecosystem services

Although the scope of the essays is wide including topics such as civil wars