Author: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 1033
Book Description
Book 1: Immerse yourself in the poignant exploration of rural existence with “Uncle Vanya: Scenes from Country Life in Four Acts” by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. In this classic play, Chekhov skillfully weaves a tapestry of human emotions and relationships, set against the backdrop of the Russian countryside. Join Uncle Vanya and the inhabitants of a rural estate as they navigate love, longing, and the complexities of unfulfilled dreams. Book 2: Embark on a whimsical and unconventional journey with “The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman” by Laurence Sterne. Sterne's groundbreaking novel takes the form of a fictional autobiography, playfully exploring the eccentricities of its titular character, Tristram Shandy. Filled with wit, digressions, and unconventional narrative techniques, this work remains a timeless masterpiece of English literature. Book 3: Step back in time and discover the charm of the old South in “Social Life in Old New Orleans” by Eliza Ripley. Ripley's vivid account provides a glimpse into the social customs, traditions, and daily life of 19th-century New Orleans. Through her keen observations, readers are transported to a bygone era, where the unique culture of this Southern city unfolds in all its richness.
Living on the Stage: A Country Life with Tristram Shandy in Old New Orleans (Uncle Vanya: Scenes from Country Life in Four Acts by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov/ The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne/ Social life in old New Orleans : by Eliza Ripley)
Author: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 1033
Book Description
Book 1: Immerse yourself in the poignant exploration of rural existence with “Uncle Vanya: Scenes from Country Life in Four Acts” by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. In this classic play, Chekhov skillfully weaves a tapestry of human emotions and relationships, set against the backdrop of the Russian countryside. Join Uncle Vanya and the inhabitants of a rural estate as they navigate love, longing, and the complexities of unfulfilled dreams. Book 2: Embark on a whimsical and unconventional journey with “The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman” by Laurence Sterne. Sterne's groundbreaking novel takes the form of a fictional autobiography, playfully exploring the eccentricities of its titular character, Tristram Shandy. Filled with wit, digressions, and unconventional narrative techniques, this work remains a timeless masterpiece of English literature. Book 3: Step back in time and discover the charm of the old South in “Social Life in Old New Orleans” by Eliza Ripley. Ripley's vivid account provides a glimpse into the social customs, traditions, and daily life of 19th-century New Orleans. Through her keen observations, readers are transported to a bygone era, where the unique culture of this Southern city unfolds in all its richness.
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 1033
Book Description
Book 1: Immerse yourself in the poignant exploration of rural existence with “Uncle Vanya: Scenes from Country Life in Four Acts” by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. In this classic play, Chekhov skillfully weaves a tapestry of human emotions and relationships, set against the backdrop of the Russian countryside. Join Uncle Vanya and the inhabitants of a rural estate as they navigate love, longing, and the complexities of unfulfilled dreams. Book 2: Embark on a whimsical and unconventional journey with “The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman” by Laurence Sterne. Sterne's groundbreaking novel takes the form of a fictional autobiography, playfully exploring the eccentricities of its titular character, Tristram Shandy. Filled with wit, digressions, and unconventional narrative techniques, this work remains a timeless masterpiece of English literature. Book 3: Step back in time and discover the charm of the old South in “Social Life in Old New Orleans” by Eliza Ripley. Ripley's vivid account provides a glimpse into the social customs, traditions, and daily life of 19th-century New Orleans. Through her keen observations, readers are transported to a bygone era, where the unique culture of this Southern city unfolds in all its richness.
Writers
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0744042755
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Explore the fascinating lives and loves of the greatest novelists, poets, and playwrights. From William Shakespeare and Jane Austen to Gabriel García Márquez and Toni Morrison, Writers explores more than 100 biographies of the world’s greatest writers. Each featured novelist, playwright, or poet is introduced by a stunning portrait, followed by photography and illustrations of locations and artifacts important in their lives – along with pages from original manuscripts, first editions, and their correspondence. Trace the friendships, loves, and rivalries that inspired each individual and affected their writing, revealing insights into the larger-than-life characters, plots, and evocative settings that they created. You will also uncover details each writer’s most famous pieces and understand the times and cultures they lived in – see how the world influenced them and how their works influenced the world. Writers introduces key ideas, themes, and literary techniques of each figure, revealing the imaginations and personalities behind some of the world's greatest novels, short stories, poems, and plays. A diverse variety of authors are covered, from the Middle Ages to present day, providing a compelling glimpse into the lives of the people behind the page.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0744042755
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Explore the fascinating lives and loves of the greatest novelists, poets, and playwrights. From William Shakespeare and Jane Austen to Gabriel García Márquez and Toni Morrison, Writers explores more than 100 biographies of the world’s greatest writers. Each featured novelist, playwright, or poet is introduced by a stunning portrait, followed by photography and illustrations of locations and artifacts important in their lives – along with pages from original manuscripts, first editions, and their correspondence. Trace the friendships, loves, and rivalries that inspired each individual and affected their writing, revealing insights into the larger-than-life characters, plots, and evocative settings that they created. You will also uncover details each writer’s most famous pieces and understand the times and cultures they lived in – see how the world influenced them and how their works influenced the world. Writers introduces key ideas, themes, and literary techniques of each figure, revealing the imaginations and personalities behind some of the world's greatest novels, short stories, poems, and plays. A diverse variety of authors are covered, from the Middle Ages to present day, providing a compelling glimpse into the lives of the people behind the page.
The Oxford Companion to English Literature
Author: Sir Paul Harvey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 888
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 888
Book Description
The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Author: Margaret Drabble
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
Based on the bestselling Oxford Companion to English Literature, this is an indispensable, compact guide to all aspects of English literature. For this revised edition, existing entries have been fully updated and 60 new entries have been added on contemporary writers, such as Peter Acroyd,Martin Amis, Toni Morrison, and Jeanette Winterson. Detailed new appendices include a chronology of English literature, and a listing of major literary prize-winners.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
Based on the bestselling Oxford Companion to English Literature, this is an indispensable, compact guide to all aspects of English literature. For this revised edition, existing entries have been fully updated and 60 new entries have been added on contemporary writers, such as Peter Acroyd,Martin Amis, Toni Morrison, and Jeanette Winterson. Detailed new appendices include a chronology of English literature, and a listing of major literary prize-winners.
The Sex-Starved Marriage
Author: Michele Weiner-Davis
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Limited
ISBN: 9780743252416
Category : Psychosexual disorders
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
'Not tonight, darling, I've got a headache...' An estimated one in three couples suffer from problems associated with one partner having a higher libido than the other. Marriage therapist Michele Weiner Davis has written THE SEX-STARVED MARRIAGE to help couples come to terms with this problem. Weiner Davis shows you how to address pyschological factors like depression, poor body image and communication problems that affect sexual desire. With separate chapters for the spouse that's ready for action and the spouse that's ready for sleep, THE SEX-STARVED MARRIAGE will help you re-spark your passion and stop you fighting about sex. Weiner Davis is renowned for her straight-talking style and here she puts it to great use to let you know you're not alone in having marital sex problems. Bitterness or complacency about ho-hum sex can ruin a marriage, breaking the emotional tie of good sex.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Limited
ISBN: 9780743252416
Category : Psychosexual disorders
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
'Not tonight, darling, I've got a headache...' An estimated one in three couples suffer from problems associated with one partner having a higher libido than the other. Marriage therapist Michele Weiner Davis has written THE SEX-STARVED MARRIAGE to help couples come to terms with this problem. Weiner Davis shows you how to address pyschological factors like depression, poor body image and communication problems that affect sexual desire. With separate chapters for the spouse that's ready for action and the spouse that's ready for sleep, THE SEX-STARVED MARRIAGE will help you re-spark your passion and stop you fighting about sex. Weiner Davis is renowned for her straight-talking style and here she puts it to great use to let you know you're not alone in having marital sex problems. Bitterness or complacency about ho-hum sex can ruin a marriage, breaking the emotional tie of good sex.
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1780927959
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Sherlock Holmes, the world's “only unofficial consulting detective”, was first introduced to readers in A Study in Scarlet published by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887. It was with the publication of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, however, that the master sleuth grew tremendously in popularity, later to become one of the most beloved literary characters of all time. In this book series, the short stories comprising The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes have been amusingly illustrated using only Lego® brand minifigures and bricks. The illustrations recreate, through custom designed Lego models, the composition of the black and white drawings by Sidney Paget that accompanied the original publication of these adventures appearing in The Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. Paget's iconic illustrations are largely responsible for the popular image of Sherlock Holmes, including his deerstalker cap and Inverness cape, details never mentioned in the writings of Conan Doyle. This uniquely illustrated collection, which features some of the most famous and enjoyable cases investigated by Sherlock Holmes and his devoted friend and biographer Dr. John H. Watson, including A Sandal in Bohemia and The Red-Headed League, is sure to delight Lego enthusiasts, as well as fans of the Great Detective, both old and new. In this story Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the curious discovery of a blue carbuncle in the crop of a Christmas goose abandoned by a man during a scuffle with some street ruffians. Holmes makes a series of deductions concerning the owner of a tattered old hat recovered along with the goose and thus sets out on the trail of the audacious thief who stole the precious stone five days previously.
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1780927959
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Sherlock Holmes, the world's “only unofficial consulting detective”, was first introduced to readers in A Study in Scarlet published by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887. It was with the publication of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, however, that the master sleuth grew tremendously in popularity, later to become one of the most beloved literary characters of all time. In this book series, the short stories comprising The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes have been amusingly illustrated using only Lego® brand minifigures and bricks. The illustrations recreate, through custom designed Lego models, the composition of the black and white drawings by Sidney Paget that accompanied the original publication of these adventures appearing in The Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. Paget's iconic illustrations are largely responsible for the popular image of Sherlock Holmes, including his deerstalker cap and Inverness cape, details never mentioned in the writings of Conan Doyle. This uniquely illustrated collection, which features some of the most famous and enjoyable cases investigated by Sherlock Holmes and his devoted friend and biographer Dr. John H. Watson, including A Sandal in Bohemia and The Red-Headed League, is sure to delight Lego enthusiasts, as well as fans of the Great Detective, both old and new. In this story Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the curious discovery of a blue carbuncle in the crop of a Christmas goose abandoned by a man during a scuffle with some street ruffians. Holmes makes a series of deductions concerning the owner of a tattered old hat recovered along with the goose and thus sets out on the trail of the audacious thief who stole the precious stone five days previously.
Yvain
Author: Chretien de Troyes
Publisher: 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.
Publisher: 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.
The adventure of the beryl coronet (low cost). Limited edition
I Have a Dog
Author: Charlotte Lance
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1743317816
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
I have a dog. An inconvenient dog. When I wake up, my dog is inconvenient. When I'm getting dressed, my dog is inconvenient. And when I'm making tunnels, my dog is SUPER inconvenient. But sometimes, an inconvenient dog can be big and warm and cuddly. Sometimes, an inconvenient dog can be the most comforting friend in the whole wide world.
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1743317816
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
I have a dog. An inconvenient dog. When I wake up, my dog is inconvenient. When I'm getting dressed, my dog is inconvenient. And when I'm making tunnels, my dog is SUPER inconvenient. But sometimes, an inconvenient dog can be big and warm and cuddly. Sometimes, an inconvenient dog can be the most comforting friend in the whole wide world.