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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
The Poll at the Election of Two Burgesses ... August ... 1830, Etc
Author: From Chaos to the Charter
Author: T. B. DudleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Leamington (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Darkness and Dawn
Author: Frederic W. FarrarPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 571
Book Description
"Darkness and Dawn" is a novel by Frederic William Farrar, a cleric of the Church of England, schoolteacher, and author. The metaphorical title of the novel reflects the decadence of pagan religions and the growth of Christianity. The book is based on real events in the times of Nero.
The Orrery Papers
Author: Emily Charlotte De Burgh-Canning Boyle Countess of Cork and OrreryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Fresh from the Farm 6pk
Author: RigbyYvain
Author: Chretien de TroyesPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300187580
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
The twelfth-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes is a major figure in European literature. His courtly romances fathered the Arthurian tradition and influenced countless other poets in England as well as on the continent. Yet because of the difficulty of capturing his swift-moving style in translation, English-speaking audiences are largely unfamiliar with the pleasures of reading his poems. Now, for the first time, an experienced translator of medieval verse who is himself a poet provides a translation of Chrétien’s major poem, Yvain, in verse that fully and satisfyingly captures the movement, the sense, and the spirit of the Old French original. Yvain is a courtly romance with a moral tenor; it is ironic and sometimes bawdy; the poetry is crisp and vivid. In addition, the psychological and the socio-historical perceptions of the poem are of profound literary and historical importance, for it evokes the emotions and the values of a flourishing, vibrant medieval past.
Kumba Africa
Author: Sampson Ejike OdumPublisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1663205043
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
‘KUMBA AFRICA’, is a compilation of African Short Stories written as fiction by Sampson Ejike Odum, nostalgically taking our memory back several thousands of years ago in Africa, reminding us about our past heritage. It digs deep into the traditional life style of the Africans of old, their beliefs, their leadership, their courage, their culture, their wars, their defeat and their victories long before the emergence of the white man on the soil of Africa. As a talented writer of rich resource and superior creativity, armed with in-depth knowledge of different cultures and traditions in Africa, the Author throws light on the rich cultural heritage of the people of Africa when civilization was yet unknown to the people. The book reminds the readers that the Africans of old kept their pride and still enjoyed their own lives. They celebrated victories when wars were won, enjoyed their New yam festivals and villages engaged themselves in seasonal wrestling contest etc; Early morning during harmattan season, they gathered firewood and made fire inside their small huts to hit up their bodies from the chilling cold of the harmattan. That was the Africa of old we will always remember. In Africa today, the story have changed. The people now enjoy civilized cultures made possible by the influence of the white man through his scientific and technological process. Yet there are some uncivilized places in Africa whose people haven’t tested or felt the impact of civilization. These people still maintain their ancient traditions and culture. In everything, we believe that days when people paraded barefooted in Africa to the swarmp to tap palm wine and fetch firewood from there farms are almost fading away. The huts are now gradually been replaced with houses built of blocks and beautiful roofs. Thanks to modern civilization. Donkeys and camels are no longer used for carrying heavy loads for merchants. They are now been replaced by heavy trucks and lorries. African traditional methods of healing are now been substituted by hospitals. In all these, I will always love and remember Africa, the home of my birth and must respect her cultures and traditions as an AFRICAN AUTHOR.
Environment, Health, and Safety
Author: Lari A. BishopPublisher:
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Category : Corporations
Languages : en
Pages : 50
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Vicissitudes of Families
Author: Bernard BurkePublisher:
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Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Author: Sir Samuel Garth