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Describes the volatile courtship between the shrewish Katherine and the canny Petruchio, who is determined to subdue Katherine's legendary temper and win her dowry.

A young woman who had been raised in Boston marries a member of the Northwest Mounted Police and goes with him to live in the Canadian wilderness.

A collection of four short stories by award-winning author Tillie Olsen.

An illustrated retelling of the Shakespeare tale in which King Leontes sets the stage for years of sadness and misunderstanding when, in a fit of jealousy, he accuses his wife of being unfaithful with his friend King Polixenes, and banishes their newborn daughter to live or die according to the fates.

Presents Shakespeare's comedy about the volatile courtship between Katherine and Petruchio, who sets out to subdue Katherine's legendary temper and win her dowry; and includes an introduction, explanatory notes, a modern perspective essay, an annotated further reading list, and a key to famous lines.