New Releases by Leon Garfield

In "Romeo and Juliet," as a fued between two families escalates, two star-crossed lovers are forced to take fate into their own hands.

Canadians have enjoyed a long history of encounters with Shakespeare, from the visual arts to creative new adaptations, from traditional and nontraditional interpretations to distinguished critical scholarship. We have in over two centuries remade Shakespeare in ways that are distinctly Canadian. The Oxford Shakespeare Made in Canada series offers a unique vantage on these histories of production and encounter with attention to accessibility and presentation. These editions explore how a given country can inform the interpretation and pedagogy associated with individual plays. Canadians, or more properly British North Americans from both Upper and Lower Canada, have been interacting with Shakespeare since no less than the 1760s in a tradition that is at once rich and robust, indigenous and international. The Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare project at the University of Guelph has created a multimedia database of hundreds of adaptations, developed from Guelph''s world-class theatre archives and a host of independent sources that reflect on a long tradition -- from pre-Confederation times and heading vibrantly into the future -- of playing Shakespeare in Canada. These are the first editions of the plays of William Shakespeare to place key insights from the world''s best scholarship alongside the specific contexts associated with a dynamic Canadian tradition of productions and adaptations. Specially research images, never printed before, from a range of Canadian productions of Shakespeare will be featured in every play In additional to a scholarly edition of the playtext complete with original new annotation, these books will include both short introductions by noted scholars and prefaces by well-known Canadians who have experience with Shakespeare. In addition, each play will include act and scene summaries, dramatis personal, and recommended reading/resources.

Two young Englishmen become involved in the French Revolution, culminating in the September Massacre.

The apprentice wished for nothing more than the death of his hated master but he finds the burden of the man''s ghost too great to bear.

Fantasy.

A little girl named Abigail finds mad King Nebuchadnezzar eating the flowers in her garden and helps him return to his palace and to God.

Samuel, a kitchen-boy in Babylon, serves Belshazzar, the King, and his guests at the feast during which God delivers a message to Belshazzar which is interpreted by Judge Daniel

Against a background of the building of the Tower of Babel, a boy tries to train a stray dog--and God watches over all.

Edwin Drood is contracted to marry Orphan Rosa, but they break the engagement off-and soon afterwards Edwin disappears. Is it murder? And is his jealous uncle-a sinister choirmaster with a double life and designs on Rosa-the killer? Dickens died before completing the story, leaving the mystery unsolved and encouraging successive generations of readers to turn detective. In addition to its tantalizing crime, the novel also offers a characteristically Dickensian mix of the fantastical world of the imagination and a vibrantly journalistic depiction of gritty reality. This edition features a new critical introduction that assesses the evidence to show whether the mystery can truly be solved, as well as a chronology, illustrations, appendixes (including one on opium use in the nineteenth century). Edited with an introduction and notes by David Paroissien.

Harris offers Bostock the affections of his sister in exchange for the brass telescope of Bostock''s father and starts a string of misunderstandings about who is courting whom in Brighton.

Harris offers Bostock the affections of his sister in exchange for the brass telescope of Bostock''s father and starts a string of misunderstandings about who is courting whom in Brighton

The story of two apprenticed lads in 18th century London as they seek the attention of the pie-maker''s lovely daughter.

Examines the lasting cultural contributions of the age of the Hanover Kings, focusing on the work and personalities of the Kings and queens, writers, musicians, architects, and scientists of the eighteenth century.

Fortælling fra det 18. århundrede om en pige, der er elev hos en jordemor.

Leon Garfield has brought together a collection of stories by some of today''s finest writers. It is a book not just for the twelve-year old but for the entire family, with stories ranging from the atmospheric ghost story to the slapstick family comedy.