Author : John May
Publisher :
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 30,34 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Biography
ISBN : 9780952838548
View Felix's garden of Heroes and Villains which features one of the largest private collections of original sculptures in the UK.
Author : Angela Carter
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 27,67 MB
Release : 2011-02-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0141968370
Sharp-eyed Marianne lives in a white tower made of steel and concrete with her father and the other Professors. Outside, where the land is thickly wooded and wild beasts roam, live the Barbarians, who raid and pillage in order to survive. Marianne is strictly forbidden to leave her civilized world but, fascinated by these savage outsiders, decides to escape. There, beyond the wire fences, she will discover a decaying paradise, encounter the tattooed Barbarian boy Jewel and go beyond the darkest limits of her imagination. Playful, sensuous, violent and gripping, Heroes and Villains is an ambiguous and deliriously rich blend of post-apocalyptic fiction, gothic fantasy, literary allusion and twisted romance.
Author : Gerald Scarfe
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 31,41 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Caricature
ISBN :
Heroes and Villains is a unique collaboration with the caricaturist Gerald Scarfe, which will also be the subject of a documentary on BBC Four. In the book, portraits of well-known figures, selected from the National Portrait Gallery's collections, are quirkily juxtaposed with caricatures that depict their villainous side. Gerald Scarfe, Britain's best-known caricaturist, provides these artful, glib distortions, many of which have been specially commissioned. They reveal the wit and vision of an exceptional draughtsman at work. who argue their views for and against, on subjects as wide ranging as Henry VIII, Oswald Mosley, Virginia Woolf, Princess Diana and David and Victoria Beckham.
Author : Lord Night
Publisher :
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 30,65 MB
Release : 2020-10-15
Category :
ISBN :
Phil Grey has always been a kid with special talents and his family has always maintained their privacy. But after moving to a new neighborhood and leaving his old friends behind Phil meets other kids with similar talents and he is prompted to unveil his secrets to them. Together the children discover a connection between their families and a history that is linked to a bitter enemy who is determined to destroy Phil's family. In contrast to the enemy the children meet an ally who endows them with powerful tools and vows to help them defeat the rising foe. With his newfound comrades Phil begins a journey that takes him away from his home and on a path of self-discovery. While the enemy becomes stronger Phil realizes that he must protect his city and his loved ones from danger, and he finds a bravery he never knew. Now having the new ally as a mentor Phil begins to realize his fullest potential and the ultimate power of friendship.
Author : George Drower
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 27,37 MB
Release : 2006-11-23
Category : History
ISBN : 0750954140
A follow up to "Gardeners, Gurus and Grubs", this collection of stories looks at the heroes and villains of the gardening world. It talks about: how Heron of Alexandria surprised unwelcome visitors to his garden in the ancient times by squirting water over them from his newly invented fountain; the story of the garden gnome; and more.
Author : Paul E. Ronan
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 42,71 MB
Release : 2010-06-22
Category : History
ISBN : 1453507469
The existential question facing the antebellum presidents was how to resolve the dichotomy between the freedoms guaranteed in the Declaration of Independence and the protection of slavery established by the Constitution. This work details how each president dealt with this issue. It then ranks the presidents on the sole criterion of their ability to recognize slavery as the critical threat to national unity, and to act decisively to end the evil and peacefully preserve the Union. The book ends with the beginning of the Civil War – the result of presidents’ efforts.
Author : Estelle Laure
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 36,10 MB
Release : 2021-01-26
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1368065538
Disney's Villains meet Gotham in this gritty fairy tale-inspired crime series. Mary Elizabeth Heart is a high school senior by day, but by night she's an intern at the Monarch City police department. She watches with envy from behind a desk as detectives come and go, trying to contain the city's growing crime rate. For years, tension has simmered between the city's wealthy elite, and their plans to gentrify the decaying neighborhood called the Scar - once upon a time the epicenter of all things magic. When the daughter of one of the city's most powerful businessmen goes missing, Mary Elizabeth is thrilled when the Chief actually puts her on the case. But what begins as one missing person's report soon multiplies, leading her down the rabbit hole of a city in turmoil. There she finds a girl with horns, a boyfriend with secrets, and what seems to be a sea monster lurking in a poison lake. As the mystery circles closer to home, Mary finds herself caught in the fight between those who once had magic, and those who will do anything to bring it back. This dark and edgy YA series explores the reimagined origins of Maleficent, Ursula, Captain Hook, and other infamous Disney Villains like you've never seen before.
Author :
Publisher : Thomas Nelson Inc
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 23,57 MB
Release : 2011-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1400316855
Features the stories of Bible heroes who fought on God's behalf and villains who fought against him.
Author : Fien Meynendonckx
Publisher : La Femme Fatale
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,8 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Characters and characteristics in motion pictures
ISBN : 9789079761661
Features more than 120 of the greatest heroes and villains in the history of the cinema, complete with photographs of the actors playing them, a brief introduction and memorable quotations.
Author : Orrin E. Klapp
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 45,83 MB
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : History
ISBN : 1351515829
This volume presents three major social types in American society-heroes, villains, and fools-as models for American behaviour. Approaching these models primarily through language, Orrin E. Klapp explores what they may suggest about Americans as a people. Rather than study people, the author describes abstract types named and embedded in popular language. These social types are important symbols; and a way to attack a symbol is by identifying its meaning in various contexts. He further argues that the language surrounding heroes, villains, and fools reveals a social structure. We may not escape being ascribed a type, but we do have a choice of type. Known more commonly as "finding oneself," we can manipulate cues-with dress, facial expressions, style of life, or conspicuous public roles-to build an identity. This classic study has serious contemporary implications. For a public figure, an inevitable result of the typing process is the development of at least two selves, the public and the private. When the book originally appeared in 1962, the struggle to balance two images generally only plagued celebrities and politicians. Today, social media offers everyone the opportunity to develop an online persona. This volume will be of interest to sociologists as well as anyone who has a Facebook account.
