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OXFORD BOOKS
Marian Evans
and George Eliot
A Biography
By LAWRENCE
and
ELIZABETH HANSON.
The personal
life of Marian Evans and the professional life of George
Eliot have been skillfully combined in an intimate, well–
documented biography and an authoritative, critical evalu–
ation of the woman and her work.
$6.00
Shakespeare's Tragedies
By G. B. HARRISON.
In the first of three volumes cover–
ing all of Shakespeare's plays, Professor Harrison discusses
the characterization, plot structure, staging and historical
background of the four great tragedies. His objective critic–
ism and careful analysis provide an ex'Cellent introduction
and guide to reading the plays.
$3.00
Thomas Carlyle
The Life and Ideas of a Prophet
By JULIAN SYMONS.
The first complete biography of
Carlyle as man and husband, thinker and writer, uncouth
youth of the Scottish hills and 'grim, gray genius'. "A
striking achievement ... he has told us exactly what we
ought to think and feel about the sage of Chelsea in
this
year 1952. Mr. Symons writes admirably and has a fine
sense of proportion."
- HAROLD NICOLSON,
The Observer. $3.50
Goethe's Faust
Parts I and II
An abridged version translated by LOUIS MacNEICE.
In this new translation, a distinguished British poet com–
municates both the letter and spirit, the dramatic impact
and emotional power of the original. He has followed
Goethe line for line, adhering strictly to the German verse
forms, and has omitted only those parts not suitable for
dramatic presentation.
$4.00
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