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South Wind

Emma — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000

“””Full of zest and high spirits.”” - The Christian Science Monitor This witty, elegant novel of ideas unfolds on the imaginary Mediterranean island of Nepenthe, where Thomas Heard, Bishop of Bampopo in the equatorial regions of Africa, stops off on his way back to England. His arrival and introduction to the local society sets the stage for an urbane and polished tale.South Wind brilliantly evokes the dreamy, languorous quality of life on Nepenthe, a town of whitewashed houses perched on sheer rock cliffs above a gleaming sea. While peasants clamber up roads of black volcanic lava to work in the vineyards, aristocrats while away the torpid midday hours on sun-dappled terraces, discoursing of life and love. The memorable cast of characters includes a host of expatriates, freethinkers, eccentrics, politicians, zealots, and all manner of ne’er-do-wells who mingle in the picturesque settlement’s taverns, villas, and streets. By the time Bishop Heard is ready to leave Nepenthe, there has been a murder, a fearsome volcanic eruption, an art forgery, and other nefarious doings – all recounted in eloquent descriptions, replete with provocative ideas, glittering epigrams, and mordant satire.”

A Thousand-Mile Walk To the Gulf

Emma — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000

At the age of 29, naturalist John Muir set out for a long hike through the rural American South in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War. This volume chronicles his path along the “wildest, leafiest, and least trodden way I could find” and his delighted encounters with Spanish moss, palmettos, magnolias, and other botanical wonders. Atmospheric black-and-white illustrations complement the text.

Travels in Alaska

Emma — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Written by Sierra Club founder and eminent conservationist John Muir, this volume offers a memorable Alaskan travelogue – and remains one of his most popular works. Muir’s observations range from the geology of Glacier Bay to the history and culture of the Chinook people. He captures the region’s grandeur and beauty with the same fervor he expressed for the Sierras, making this book a must for nature lovers and adventurous travelers.

Lady Into Fox

Emma — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000

On walk in an Oxfordshire forest, a beloved wife is unaccountably transformed into a fox. Written in 1922 by a member of the Bloomsbury Group, this modern folktale combines humor, fantasy, allegory, and realism in a portrait of a husband’s devotion and a woman’s struggle to maintain her humanity. Includes charming woodcut illustrations.

Notes from the Underground

Emma — Sun, 02 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000

Darkly fascinating short novel depicts the struggles of a doubting, supremely alienated protagonist in a world of relative values. Seminal work introduced moral, religious, political and social themes that dominated Dostoyevsky’s later masterworks. Constance Garnett’s authoritative translation is reprinted here, with a new introduction.