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In Agnes Grey Anne Bronte drew on her own experiences as a governess,        trying to cope with unmanageable children with little respect from her employer. It        combines a wonderful study of Victorian responses to children with a story of        romantic love, and this new edition does full justice to its fictional as well as        its...

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A Very Short IntroductionAs public interest in modern art continues to grow, there is a real need for a book that will engage general readers, offering them not only information and ideas about modern art, but also explaining its contemporary relevance and its history. This book does just that....

Written and endorsed by the Police National Legal Database (PNLD), this Handbook is designed specifically to meet your reference needs while out on patrol. In a concise and accessible style, it explains and interprets a wide range of common offences and is fully updated with new case law and legislation....

TortsTorts - personal injury law - is a fundamental yet controversial part of our legal system. The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law: Torts provides a clear and comprehensive account of what tort law is, how it works, what it stands to accomplish, and why it is now much-disputed. Professors Goldberg and Zipursky offer both a big-picture orientation...

And Other StoriesKate Chopin was one of the most individual and adventurous of nineteenth-century american writers, whose fiction explored new and often starting territory. When her most famous story, The Awakening, was first published in 1899, it stunned readers with its frank portrayal of the inner word of Edna Pontellier, and its daring...