The Reporter
Author : Max Ascoli
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Page : 642 pages
File Size : 24,32 MB
Release : 1963
Category : American periodicals
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Author : Max Ascoli
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Page : 642 pages
File Size : 24,32 MB
Release : 1963
Category : American periodicals
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Author : W. H. Watts (Reporter.)
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Page : 330 pages
File Size : 30,62 MB
Release : 1862
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Author : John Dear
Publisher : Loyola Press
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 33,45 MB
Release : 2010-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0829430520
John Dear, SJ, believes that social activism and faith are inseparable. Acting in the name of the nonviolent Jesus, Dear has been arrested more than seventy-five times, has spent more than a year of his life in jail, and has been mocked by armed U.S. soldiers standing outside the doors to his New Mexico parish. A Persistent Peace, John Dear's autobiography, invites readers to follow the decades-long journey of social activism and spiritual growth of this nationally known peace activist and to witness his bold, decisive, often unpopular actions on behalf of peace. From his conversion to Christianity, to his calling to become a Jesuit, to the extreme dangers and delights of a life dedicated to truly living out the radical, forgiving love of Jesus, John's incredible story of social activism will touch anyone who believes in the power of peace.
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Page : 536 pages
File Size : 15,53 MB
Release : 1904
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Page : 652 pages
File Size : 12,93 MB
Release : 1954
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Author : William Makepeace Thackeray
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 22,13 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780472116126
Engaging lectures on Swift, Pope, Fielding and others by this classic British author
Author : William Makepeace Thackeray
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 750 pages
File Size : 18,24 MB
Release : 2018-01-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3732628094
Reproduction of the original.
Author : R. Austin Freeman
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 24,71 MB
Release : 2020-07-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3752359943
Reproduction of the original: The Red Thumb Mark by R. Austin Freeman
Author : Bernard Magennis
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Page : 320 pages
File Size : 11,41 MB
Release : 1887
Category : Ireland
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Author : John Matthews
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 39,19 MB
Release : 2016-10-14
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1620554976
An extensive investigation of the origins and numerous sightings of the mysterious and terrifying figure known as Spring-Heeled Jack • Shares original 19th-century newspaper accounts of Spring-Heeled Jack encounters as well as 20th and 21st-century reports • Explains his connections to Jack the Ripper and the Slender Man • Explores his origins in earlier mythical beings from folklore, his Steampunk popularity, and the theory that he may be an alien from a high-gravity planet Spring-Heeled Jack--a tall, thin, bounding figure with bat-like wings, clawed hands, wheels of fire for eyes, and breath of blue flames--first leapt to public attention in Victorian London in 1838, springing over hedges and walls, from dark lanes and dank graveyards, to frighten and sometimes physically attack women. News of this strange and terrifying character quickly spread, but despite numerous sightings through 1904 he was never captured or identified. Exploring the vast urban legend surrounding this enigmatic figure, John Matthews explains how the Victorian fascination with strange phenomena and sinister figures paired with hysterical reports enabled Spring-Heeled Jack to be conjured into existence. Sharing original 19th-century newspaper accounts of Spring-Heeled Jack sightings and encounters, he also examines recent 20th and 21st-century reports, including a 1953 UFO-related sighting from Houston, Texas, and disturbing accounts of the Slender Man, who displays notable similarities with Jack. He traces Spring-Heeled Jack’s origins to earlier mythical beings from folklore, such as fairy creatures and land spirits, and explores the theory that Jack is an alien marooned on Earth whose leaping prowess is attributed to his home planet having far stronger gravity than ours. The author reveals how Jack the Ripper, although a different and much more violent character, chose to identify himself with the old, well-established figure of Spring-Heeled Jack. Providing an extensive look at Spring-Heeled Jack from his beginnings to the present, Matthews illustrates why the worldwide Steampunk community has so thoroughly embraced Jack.