With headwords in colour & quirky character illustrations this dictionary recounts the absorbing & fascinating history of thousands of words. This new edition takes a fresh look at the cool & curious words we use & tells the stories of where words come from whether they are to do with food the supernatural fashion invented words or words from the 80s 90s & noughties. Who ate the first sandwich? Where does abracadabra come from? Would you really be spooked by a zombie? John Ayto top word expert entertains all ages from eight to eighty with this informative & humorous dictionary. ...

The Oxford School French Dictionary in this handy pocket format is the perfect bilingual dictionary for pupils learning French. The two sides of the dictionary are clearly divided into French-English & English-French with essential verb tables in the centre with useful English translations for the different tenses. The vocabulary is carefully selected to suit pupils finishing primary & going on to secondary school including up-to-date computing & ICT terms. In line with curriculum requirements there is a special section giving cultural facts & useful phrases on everyday life in France. The simple two-colour layout the alphabet down the side of each page & the clear print will help pupils navigate around the dictionary & take them straight to the translation they are looking for. This dictionary is exceptionally easy to use & comes with a durable linen-finish cover. For free downloadable fun activities in French go to the www.oxforddictionaries com/schools website. ...

The Oxford School German Dictionary in this handy pocket format is the perfect bilingual dictionary for pupils learning German. The two sides of the dictionary are clearly divided into German-English & English-German with essential verb tables in the centre with useful English translations for the different tenses. The vocabulary is carefully selected to suit pupils finishing primary & going on to secondary school including up-to-date computing & ICT terms. In line with curriculum requirements there is a special section giving cultural facts & useful phrases on everyday life in Germany. The simple two-colour layout the alphabet down the side of each page & the clear print will help pupils navigate around the dictionary & take them straight to the translation they are looking for. This dictionary is exceptionally easy to use & comes with a durable linen-finish cover. For free downloadable fun activities in German go to the www.oxforddictionaries.com/schools website. ...

The Oxford School Spanish Dictionary in this handy pocket format is the perfect bilingual dictionary for pupils learning Spanish. The two sides of the dictionary are clearly divided into Spanish-English & English-Spanish with essential verb tables in the centre with useful English translations for the different tenses. The vocabulary is carefully selected to suit pupils finishing primary & going on to secondary school including up-to-date computing & ICT terms. In line with curriculum requirements there is a special section giving cultural facts & useful phrases on everyday life in Spain. The simple two-colour layout the alphabet down the side of each page & the clear print will help pupils navigate around the dictionary & take them straight to the translation they are looking for. This dictionary is exceptionally easy to use & comes with a durable linen-finish cover. For free downloadable fun activities in Spanish go to the www.oxforddictionaries.com/schools website. ...

This edition of the Oxford School Spelling Dictionary has been revised to include new words & has been fully updated in line with modern spelling & the curriculum.. Its new layout makes this book simple & accessible with the alphabet on each page a colour thumb tab & guide words at the top of each page. Locating words has never been so quick & simple
- here is the perfect book to make spelling easy & make children confident that they have got it right. The footnotes throughout help build spelling knowledge & lead children from an incorrect look-up to the right word easily. Panels give extra information on spelling rules to put the building blocks of learning in place. A great tool for supporting writers both at home & school.
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The Oxford School Thesaurus is comprehensive & easy to use. Each entry is in alphabetical order with its word class & a broad range of imaginative synonyms with supporting example sentences. Guidewords at the top of each page & the full alphabet with a tab on the letter of the page make it very easy to navigate; the page design is clear & straightforward. It features useful tinted panels on words that are often overused for example put nice or say. There are also almost 90 topic panels which focus on vocabulary connected to the topic to widen students choice & inspire their creative writing. A wealth of material in a very solid package powered by the Oxford Childrens Corpus a large electronic database of millions of words of writing for children. It is the ideal companion to the bestselling Oxford School Dictionary. For additional free downloadable word games puzzles & activities go online to the www.oxforddictionaries.com/schools website. ...

Carefully divided into 130 scientific themes the Oxford Science Study Dictionary has been written for students in the 11-16 age group. In invaluable reference book for all students to GSCE including the separate sciences of Biology Chemistry & Physics. ...

A Midsummer Nights Dream is perhaps the best loved of Shakepeares plays. It brings together aristocrats workers & fairies in a wood outside Athens & from there the enchantment begins. Simple & engaging on the surface it is none the less a highly original & sophisticated work remarkable for both its literary & its theatrical mastery. It is one of the very few of Shakespeares plays which do not draw on narrative sources which suggests that it reflects his deepest imaginative concerns to an unusual degree. In his introduction Peter Holland pays particular attention to dreams & dreamers & to Shakespeares construction of a world of night & shadows. Both here & in his commentary he explores the plays extensive performance history to illustrate the wide range of interpretations of which it is capable. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more. ...

The Oxford Shakespeare General Editor Stanley Wells The Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative texts from leading scholars in editions designed to interpret & illuminate the works for modern readers
- a new modern-spelling text based on the 1623 Folio text
- on-page commentary & notes explain meaning staging language & allusions
- detailed introduction considers composition sources & critical & theatrical history
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Includes:: full text of Plautus Menaechmi & extracts from Gesta Grayorum & the Geneva Bible
- illustrated with production photographs & related art
- full index to introduction & commentary
- durable sewn binding for lasting use not simply a better text but a new conception of Shakespeare. This is a major achievement of twentieth-century scholarship. Times Literary Supplement ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more.








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This is the first full-scale edition of Cymbeline for 37 years. During that time there has been considerable interest in Shakespeares late work in the theatre & several notable productions have demonstrated the powerful impact of Cymbeline. Based firmly on Roger Warrens extensive experience of the play in rehearsal & performance this edition shows how Shakespeare draws upon a wide range of sources to create a self-sufficient dramatic universe combining virtuoso theatrical & poetic means to present a story of a marriage imperilled by mistrust & painfully rebuilt through the physical & spiritual journeys undertaken by the heroine & hero set in a context of international conflict. A full & detailed commentary pays close attention to the plays complex evocative language. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more. ...