Oxford University Press

Along with The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas and Dom Casmurro, Quincas Borba is one of Machado de Assis&' major works and indeed one of the major works of nineteenth century fiction. With his uncannily postmodern sensibility, his delicious wit, and his keen insight into the political and social complexities of the Brazilian Empire, Machado opens...

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Fully updated to reflect the changes effected by the Lisbon Treaty, the new        edition of EU Justice and Home Affairs Law offers a comprehensive analysis of the EU        law covering crime, policing, civil co-operation, immigration and asylum....

A masterpiece of early Modernism, The Good Soldier tells the story of the unfolding relationships between two couples in the words of an archetypal 'unreliable narrator'. Its portrayal of the destruction of a civilized elite is a work of unforgettable power and literary skill, here accompanied by Ford's important essay 'On Impressionism'....

Bullied at school for her dyslexia and troubled by her mother's unexplained disappearance, Kara seeks sanctuary sailing the ocean's waves in her father's boat. Meanwhile, Felix resents his well-meaning parents for dragging him to live by the coast and misses his old friends back in London. On their first encounter, Kara and Felix...

Beginning with the Old Testament background, Hebblethwaite gives an overview of the Christian hope from the time of Jesus to the present day and a robust defence of belief in life after death. The book dialogues with philosophical criticisms down the ages and in the light of scientific discoveries today....