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The Mabinogion
Sioned Davies

Download audio extracts of tales from the great Welsh story collection, in the vivid new translation by Sioned Davies.

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Oxford World's Classics boasts over 700 great works of world literature, from the 4,000 year-old myths of Mesopotamia to the twentieth-century's greatest novels. Titles include:

• Austen, Pride and Prejudice
• Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment
• Dickens, Great Expectations
• Homer, The Iliad
• Joyce, Ulysses
• Melville, Moby Dick

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Combining authority with wit, accessibility and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Titles include:

• Classics: A Very Short Introduction
• Shakespeare: A Very Short Introduction
• Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction
• Rousseau: A Very Short Introduction
• Global Warming: A Very Short Introduction
• Postmodernism: A Very Short Introduction

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Written by leading scholars at the forefront of new thinking, the Oxford History of Art series is a major collection of ground-breaking, authoritative, and beautifully illustrated books. Titles include:

• Art in Europe 1700-1830
• Art in China
• Modern Art 1851-1929
• Art in Renaissance Italy 1350-1500
• Twentieth Century Design
• European Architecture 1750-1890

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