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The Happy Reader - Issue 9(9th Edition) by PenguinClassics, Vv.Aa Paperback, 64 Pages, Published 2017 by PenguinClassic International Edition ISBN-13: 978-0-241-27936-6, ISBN: 0-241-27936-4
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The Book of Magic(Reprint) From Antiquity to the Enlightenment by Brian P. Copenhaver, PenguinClassics Paperback, 704 Pages, Published 2017 by PenguinClassics ISBN-13: 978-0-14-139314-8, ISBN: 0-14-139314-9
"A rich, wondrous anthology of the Western magical tradition, from the Old Testament to Doctor Faustus and Paradise Lost, now in a Penguin Classics black spine edition “. . . as when iron is drawn to a magnet, camphor is sucked into hot air, crystal lights up in the Sun, sulfur and a volatile liquid are kindled by flame, an empty eggshell filled with dew is raised towards the Sun . . .” The Bible is full of stories featuring forms of ..."
Kalevala The Epic of the Finnish People (PenguinClassics) by Elias Lönnrot, Jukka Korpela, Eino Friberg Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2020 by PenguinClassics ISBN-13: 978-0-241-40306-8, ISBN: 0-241-40306-5
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The Happy Reader - Issue 10 by PenguinClassics Paperback, 64 Pages, Published 2018 by PenguinClassic International Edition ISBN-13: 978-0-241-31815-7, ISBN: 0-241-31815-7
"For avid readers and the uninitiated alike, this is a chance to reengage with classic literature and to stay inspired and entertained. The concept of the magazine is simple: the first half is a long-form interview with a notable book fanatic and the second half explores one classic work of literature from an array of surprising and invigorating angles. In The Happy Reader 10, our summer classic is Yevgeny Zamyatin's We"
"Broschiertes BuchSHORTLISTED FOR THE READ RUSSIA PRIZE 2018 LONGLISTED FOR THE GLOBAL READ RUSSIA PRIZE 2018 Fleeing Russia amid the chaos of the 1917 revolution and subsequent Civil War, many writers went on to settle in Paris, Berlin and elsewhere. In exile, they worked as taxi drivers, labourers and film extras, and wrote some of the most brilliant and imaginative works of Russian literature. This new collection includes stories by t ..."