The Old Library and Its Tales
Author : Elizabeth Mason
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Page : 300 pages
File Size : 32,22 MB
Release : 1862
Category : Christian life
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Author : Elizabeth Mason
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Page : 300 pages
File Size : 32,22 MB
Release : 1862
Category : Christian life
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Author : William (of Malmesbury)
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 729 pages
File Size : 18,7 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780198207702
" ... second volume ... contains an introduction and detailed commentary to accompany the Latin text and translation of the work appearing in Volume I. The introduction presents and analyses the reasons behind the work ... The commentary, linked to the Latin text, discusses problems and questions thrown up by the work, and illustrations appear throughout."--Jacket.
Author : Angela Carter
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 18,15 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Fairy tales
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Fairy tales, folk tales, stories from the oral tradition, are all of them the most vital connection we have with the imaginations of the ordinary men and women whose labour created our world." -- From the Introduction There was a time when fairy tales weren't meant just for children -- they were part of an oral folklore tradition passed down through generations. This volume of sixty enchanting and enduring tales, collected by master storyteller Angela Carter, revives the industry, eccentricity, spirit, and worldly wisdom of women in preindustrial times. Drawn from narrative traditions all around the world -- from ancient Swahili legends to Appalachian tall tales to European spirit stories and more -- these tales together comprise a unique feminine mythology. Angela Carter (1940-1992) was widely known for her novels, short stories, and journalism. Her many books include The Magic Toy Shop, The Sadeian Woman, Nights at the Circus, Fireworks, and Saints and Strangers.
Author : James Hynes
Publisher : Picador
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 15,30 MB
Release : 2007-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 142997575X
The author of Publish and Perish returns with a Faustian tale of the horrors of academe Nelson Humbolt is a visiting adjunct English lecturer at prestigious Midwest University, until he is unceremoniously fired one autumn morning. Minutes after the axe falls, his right index finger is severed in a freak accident. Doctors manage to reattach the finger, but when the bandages come off, Nelson realizes that he has acquired a strange power--he can force his will onto others with a touch of his finger. And so he obtains an extension on the lease of his university-owned townhouse and picks up two sections of freshman composition, saving his career from utter ruin. But soon these victories seem inconsequential, and Nelson's finger burns for even greater glory. Now the Midas of academia wonders if he can attain what every struggling assistant professor and visiting lecturer covets--tenure. A pitch-perfect blend of satire and horror, The Lecturer's Tale paints a gruesomely clever portrait of life in academia.
Author : Marietta (pseud. [i.e. Henriette Mary Bradley.])
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Page : 146 pages
File Size : 43,39 MB
Release : 1863
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Page : 784 pages
File Size : 39,56 MB
Release : 1862
Category : English literature
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Page : 892 pages
File Size : 26,67 MB
Release : 1863
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Page : 900 pages
File Size : 22,44 MB
Release : 1864
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Author : E. S. B. Sydney
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Page : 500 pages
File Size : 20,97 MB
Release : 1868
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Author : Charity
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Page : 248 pages
File Size : 25,6 MB
Release : 1863
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