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| Imagining Fame An Introduction to Geoffrey Chaucer's the House of Fame Anne Worthington Prescott ISBN 1-56474-404-3 96 pages, paperback, $12.95 Chaucer wrote The House of Fame before he wrote The Canterbury Tales. It is a wild ride, part religious, part fantasy. It explores and reveals much about the philosophy of the time, and Prescott's presentation reveals the pleasures to be found in reading it. She illuminates Chaucer's musical style, his sense of humor, his gift for adventurous storytelling. Read more about this book! In the Shadow of Apartheid Alfred H. Honikman 264 pages, paperback, $14.95 ISBN 1-56474-259-8 A memoir of an alderman of Cape Town during the first 32 years of apartheid (1948-1980). Honikman was also Mayor of Cape Town, and is a clear-speaking, outspoken opponent of apartheid. Read more about this book! Sold out/out of print |