This textbook provides insights into common benign and malignant diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract, including the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine, covering anatomy, cancer, and functional diseases. Divided into 11 sections, the book offers up-to-date insights into epidemiology, physiology, pathology, diagnosis, treatment, and care with an emphasis on advanced treatments, including surgery, therapy, and radiotherapy, from both eastern and western perspectives. Chapters ad...

Originally curated by Harvard President Charles W. Eliot as a complete liberal education in fifty volumes, the Harvard Classics gathers philosophy, science, literature, and history into a single indispensable library. Plato's dialogues and Marcus Aurelius's meditations sit alongside Dante's Divine Comedy, Francis Bacon's essays, Charles Darwin's scientific writing, and Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, tracing the foundations of Western thought from ancient Greece to the modern age. Homer...

Set in northern Italy in 1628, during the terrible, oppressive years under Spanish rule, it is sometimes seen as a veiled attack on Austria, which controlled the region at the time the novel was written. It is also noted for the extraordinary description of the plague that struck Milan around 1630.

Set in Lombardy during the Spanish occupation of the late 1620s, The Betrothed tells the story of two young lovers, Renzo and Lucia, prevented from marrying by the petty tyrant Don Rodrigo, who desires Lucia for himself. Forced to flee, they are then cruelly separated, and must face many dangers including plague, famine and imprisonment, and confront a variety of strange characters the mysterious Nun of Monza, the fiery Father Cristoforo and the sinister Unnamed' in their struggle to be re...

The Betrothed is set in Lombardy during the early 17th century, a time of social unrest and foreign occupation. The plot revolves around the love story of Renzo and Lucia, a young couple from a village near Lake Como. Their plans to marry are thwarted by the local tyrant, Don Rodrigo, who desires Lucia for himself. The couple's struggle to overcome various obstacles forms the central narrative of the novel.

The original Harvard Classics Collection contains 51 volumes of the essential works of world literature, showing the progress of man from antics to modern age. In this edition, the original collection is supplemented with the 20 volume Harvard Shelf of Fiction, a selection of the greatest works of fiction.Content:The Harvard Classics:V. 1: Franklin, Woolman & PennV. 2: Plato, Epictetus & Marcus AureliusV. 3: Bacon, Milton, BrowneV. 4: John Milton

What if a lifetime library could fit into a single collection? The Complete Harvard Classics and Shelf of Fiction unites two of the most respected literary collections ever assembled. Curated to provide a full education through reading, this monumental anthology brings together the finest works of philosophy, history, poetry, drama, science, and fiction from the world's greatest thinkers and storytellers. The Harvard Classics offer essential nonfiction and literary masterpieces that shaped...

Alessandro Manzoni's "The Betrothed" (originally titled "I Promessi Sposi"), published in 1827, is a seminal work of Italian literature that deftly intertwines the themes of love, morality, and social justice through the lens of 17th-century Milan. Manzoni's narrative style is characterized by its rich, descriptive prose and deep psychological insight, rendering the vivid world of his characters against a backdrop of political upheaval and plague. This historical novel is not only a story ...

Alessandro Manzoni's "The Betrothed" (Italian: "I Promessi Sposi") is a seminal work of Italian literature, intricately woven in the historical and social tapestry of 17th-century Lombardy. This novel employs a rich narrative style that blends realism with romantic elements, immersing the reader in the lives of its protagonists, Renzo and Lucia. Manzoni's meticulous attention to historical detail and his exploration of moral and philosophical dilemmas highlight the societal turbulence of t...

Finally The New Revised Edition is Available!Set in Lombardy during the Spanish occupation of the late 1620s, The Betrothed tells the story of two young lovers, Renzo and Lucia, prevented from marrying by the petty tyrant Don Rodrigo, who desires Lucia for himself. Forced to flee, they are then cruelly separated, and must face many dangers including plague, famine and imprisonment, and confront a variety of strange characters - the mysterious Nun of Monza, the fier...

The Betrothed is set in the Lombardy (Italy) of the seventeenth-century, which was then under Spanish rule. It tells the story of two young lovers, Renzo and Lucy, who wish to marry but cannot. The local lord, Don Rodrigo, is in love with Lucy, and intimidates both the population and clergy. They will have to undertake a long series of adventures to reach their goal. This novel presents a faithful reconstruction of the time and area, and depicts themes such as the divine providence, the pl...

The Betrothed ("I Promessi Sposi ») is one of the greatest European historical novels. As its title impies, it an epic love story in Lombardy on the late 1620s. It is no spoiler to say, and you will be relieved to know, that the two young lovers eventually marry.But it is what happens along that way that makes The Betrothed so engaging and instructive. The Betrothed fictionalizes in great detail the historical realities of the Thirty Years War and the Grea...