The Decameron Royal Collector S Edition Annotated Case Laminate Hardcover With Jacket

The Decameron is a collection of 100 tales told by ten young people sheltering in a secluded villa outside Florence to escape the Black Death. To pass the evenings, each member of the party tells a story each night.

Les Misérables begins when Valjean is released from 19 years' imprisonment in the galleys; for stealing bread to feed his sister's seven starving children. The story follows his struggles and his experience of redemption.

On the day of his wedding, Edmond Dantès is falsely accused of treason, arrested, and imprisoned without trial. A fellow prisoner inspires Dantès to escape and guides him to a fortune in treasure.

A Tale of Two Cities is set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same period. It follows the lives of several characters through these events. A Tale of Two Cities was published in weekly installments from April 1859 to November 1859 in Dickens's new literary periodical titled All the Year Round. All but three of Dickens's previous novels had appeared only as monthly installments. With sales of about 200 million copies, A Tale of Two Cities is the biggest selling novel in history. This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.

"Previously published as The decameron project."

An anthology of writings on exhibition practice from artists, critics, curators and art historians plus artist-curators. It addresses the contradictions posed by museum and gallery sited exhibitions, as well as investigating the challenge of staging art presentations, displays or performances, in settings outside of traditional museum or gallery locales.

In The Story of India, Michael Wood weaves a spellbinding narrative out of the 10,000-year history of the subcontinent. Home today to more than a fifth of the world's population, India gave birth to the oldest and most influential civilization on Earth, to four world religions, and to the world's largest democracy. Now, as India bids to become a global economic giant, Michael sets out on an epic journey across this vibrant country to trace the roots of India's present in the incredible riches of her past. The Story of India is a magical mixture of history and travelogue, and an unforgettable portrait of India - past, present and future.

A group of escapees from plague-ridden Florence pass the time by telling tales of romance in this landmark of medieval literature. Features 25 of the original 100 stories. J. M. Rigg translation.