Author: Colleen McCulloughPublisher:
ISBN: 9781460750865
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Qbd Independence of Miss Mary Bennet
Author: Colleen McCulloughPublisher:
ISBN: 9781460750865
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Mary B
Author: Katherine J. ChenPublisher: Random House
ISBN: 0399592237
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
“Ingenious . . . Mary B is a tribute not just to [Jane] Austen but to defiant women of any era.”—USA Today The overlooked middle sister in Pride and Prejudice casts off her prim exterior and takes center stage in this fresh retelling of the classic novel. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL SIMPLE What is to be done with Mary Bennet? She possesses neither the beauty of her eldest sister, Jane, nor the high-spirited wit of second-born Lizzy. Even compared to her frivolous younger siblings, Kitty and Lydia, Mary knows she is lacking in the ways that matter for single, not-so-well-to-do women in nineteenth-century England who must secure their futures through the finding of a husband. As her sisters wed, one by one, Mary pictures herself growing old, a spinster with no estate to run or children to mind, dependent on the charity of others. At least she has the silent rebellion and secret pleasures of reading and writing to keep her company. But even her fictional creations are no match for the scandal, tragedy, and romance that eventually visit Mary’s own life. In Mary B, readers are transported beyond the center of the ballroom to discover that wallflowers are sometimes the most intriguing guests at the party. Beneath Mary’s plain appearance and bookish demeanor simmers an inner life brimming with passion, humor, and imagination—and a voice that demands to be heard. Set before, during, and after the events of Pride and Prejudice, Katherine J. Chen’s vividly original debut novel pays homage to a beloved classic while envisioning a life that is difficult to achieve in any era: that of a truly independent woman. Praise for Mary B “Charming and smart . . . a heedless downhill pleasure—plush, ironic and illuminating.”—Newsday “Watching [Mary] come into her own is a delight.”—People “A new, wholly original perspective on the classic . . . This is the ultimate Austen adaptation for our time.”—Real Simple “The best part about Mary’s star turn is that it bears little relation to the fates of her sisters. She’s a simmering, churning, smart woman determined to concoct an independent life.”—The Washington Post
Lectures on the Relation Between Law & Public Opinion in England During the Nineteenth Century
Author: Albert Venn DiceyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Electronic Signatures in Law
Author: Stephen MasonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107012295
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
Using case law from multiple jurisdictions, Stephen Mason examines the nature and legal bearing of electronic signatures.
The Origins of Reasonable Doubt
Author: James Q. WhitmanPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300116004
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
To be convicted of a crime in the United States, a person must be proven guilty “beyond a reasonable doubt.” But what is reasonable doubt? Even sophisticated legal experts find this fundamental doctrine difficult to explain. In this accessible book, James Q. Whitman digs deep into the history of the law and discovers that we have lost sight of the original purpose of “reasonable doubt.” It was not originally a legal rule at all, he shows, but a theological one. The rule as we understand it today is intended to protect the accused. But Whitman traces its history back through centuries of Christian theology and common-law history to reveal that the original concern was to protect the souls of jurors. In Christian tradition, a person who experienced doubt yet convicted an innocent defendant was guilty of a mortal sin. Jurors fearful for their own souls were reassured that they were safe, as long as their doubts were not “reasonable.” Today, the old rule of reasonable doubt survives, but it has been turned to different purposes. The result is confusion for jurors, and a serious moral challenge for our system of justice.
Smith and Keenan's Company Law
Author: Charles WildPublisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 9781405846134
Category : Corporation law
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
'Smith and Keenan's Company Law' provides a clear and practical guide, ideal for those seeking to understand how company law works in a real life context. This new edition has been revised and rewritten to fully incorporate the Companies Act 2006.
Historical Records of the 32nd (Cornwall) Light Infantry
Author: G. C. SwineyJane Austen
Author: William Austen-LeighPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Novelists, English
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
Global Report on Drowning
Author: World Health OrganizationPublisher:
ISBN: 9789241564786
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Made possible by funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies" --Title page.
The Principles of Equity
Author: Edmund H. T. SnellPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333095031
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
Excerpt from The Principles of Equity: Intended for the Use of Students-and of Practitioners This. Sixteenth Edition of Snell's Equity is the thirteenth edition of that work which has been published since 1875, when law and equity were for the first time fused effectively under one and the same juridical administration; and it was my chief duty as Editor, in 1875, to suggest, how the fusion would operate as regards the different subject-matters comprised in the Book; and it has been my endeavour, continuously in all the twelve successive editions which I have edited since 1875, to further show (by state ment and illustration), how the fusion was. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.