The Story of Shoreham
Author : Henry Cheal
Publisher :
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 27,25 MB
Release : 1921
Category : Shoreham (England)
ISBN :
Mysterious Wisdom
Author : Rachel Campbell-Johnston
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 15,50 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0747595879
Book Description
A devotee of the great visionary William Blake, Samuel Palmer became the lynchpin of the first British art movement. Leading a band of fellow artists - the brotherhood of Ancients - out of London to the village of Shoreham in Kent, he set out to create a new rural ideal. His paintings of slumbering shepherds and tumbling blossoms, of mystical cornfields and bright sickle moons, capture a world in which landscape and politics, religion and culture all meet. They reflect the concerns of the nineteenth century which his life spanned. In his day, like his mentor Blake, Samuel Palmer was much neglected. He did not attempt the grand dramas of J.M.W. Turner or follow John Constable's profoundly naturalistic path. But he belongs in their pantheon of great British Romantics as much for the numinous visions that are embodied in his loveliest paintings as for the vagaries of a life story in which he so often failed. If English tradition had ever encompassed the making of icons they would not have been so different from Palmer's enchanted landscapes. Mysterious Wisdom offers for the first time in more than thirty-five years a vivid and intimate portrait of Palmer who, over the course of the past century, has become increasingly treasured as one of the most extraordinarily talented and quirkily eccentric figures of the British art world, or - as the art historian Kenneth Clark believed - an English Van Gogh.
Gertie the Mermaid's Birthday Adventure
Author : Amanda Severn
Publisher : Matador
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 44,17 MB
Release : 2021-05-28
Category :
ISBN : 9781800463264
Book Description
Gertie the Mermaid is a little girl just like any other. The only difference is that she has a tail, and lives in the sea. Our story begins on the night before Gertie's birthday.
The Safety of Nuclear Power Reactors (light Water-cooled) and Related Facilities
Author : U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Publisher :
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 50,1 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Nuclear power plants
ISBN :
Book Description
Off Track
Author : Liezl Shnookal
Publisher : Australian Self Publishing Group
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 30,53 MB
Release : 2023-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1922920991
Book Description
Embark on a remarkable journey through Australia’s 1970s with Lucy in Off Track. When Lucy finds herself in the back of a panel van with the larrikin Scotchie, her life takes an unexpected turn. From love and beach adventures to protesting the Vietnam War, Lucy’s story captures an era of profound transformation. Based on a true story, Liezl Shnookal’s captivating novel vividly portrays a time when life veered off its intended course and ventured completely OFF TRACK. Liezl Shnookal is an Australian author of two novels – Off Track and Nikki vs Jess, United against the World. Residing on acreage near Naarm/Melbourne, Liezl draws inspiration from her surroundings and experiences to create compelling stories. She also maintains an online presence at bushtelegraphxpress.com where readers can stay connected and explore a diverse range of short stories.
The Sound of Wings
Author : Suzanne Simonetti
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 29,99 MB
Release : 2021-05-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1647420474
Book Description
Now a USA TODAY BEST-SELLER, The Sound of Wings is a masterfully crafted tale of love, friendship, betrayal, and the risks we take in the pursuit of justice. Seventy-year-old Goldie Sparrows faces declining finances, questionable health, and a late husband who torments her from the beyond. She seeks refuge in her butterfly garden, which is filled with voices and memories from long ago. Jocelyn Anderson is a struggling writer who finds escape from her custody battle in the journal of her late mother-in-law. As she gets pulled through the pages of time, Jocelyn discovers her own husband has a hidden history she knows nothing about. Is this secret now Jocelyn’s to keep? Krystal Axelrod is living a life she never dreamed she could have. And yet the demons of a dysfunctional childhood and mean girl culture from her cheerleading days cast their shadow over her ability to feel whole, capable, and worthy. Does Goldie hold the key to Krystal’s path to freedom?
Six Minutes To Freedom
Author : Kurt Muse
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 21,7 MB
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0806536055
Book Description
Dear President Bush, My name is Kimberly Anne Muse. I am writing this letter not for me but for my father, Kurt Frederick Muse. As you should know by now, he is a political prisoner in Panama. . .. Born in the United States and raised in Panama, Kurt Muse grew up with a deep love for his adopted country. But the crushing regime of General Manuel Noriega in the late 1980s threatened his, and a nation's, freedom. A nightmare of murder and unexplained disappearances compelled Kurt and a few trusted friends to begin a clandestine radio campaign, urging the people of Panama to rise up for their basic human rights. Six Minutes to Freedom is the remarkable tale of Kurt Muse's arrest and harrowing months of imprisonment; his eyewitness accounts of torture; and the plight of his family as they fled for their lives. It is also the heart-pounding account of the only American civilian ever rescued by the elite Delta Force. Timelier than ever, this is a thrilling and highly personal narrative about one man's courage and dedication to his beliefs. "A cliffhanger drama of survival against all odds." --Jeffery Deaver "A dramatic portrayal of idealism, courage, integrity, and fortitude." --John Douglas and Mark Olshaker "A must-read for anyone interested in how Delta Force operates." --John Weisman "Harrowing, entertaining, inspiring, and very, very readable." --Col. Lee A. Van Arsdale, U.S. Army Special Forces (Ret) "A thrilling chronicle that puts a human face on unspeakable actions." --Continental magazine A Featured Alternate of the Military Book Club
The Postscript Murders
Author : Elly Griffiths
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 47,43 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0358418615
Book Description
"First published in Great Britain in 2020 by Quercus"--Copyright page.
The Photographer's Wife
Author : Suzanne Joinson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 13,3 MB
Release : 2016-02-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1620408325
Book Description
It is 1937. Prue, an artist living a reclusive life by the sea, is visited by William Harrington, a British pilot she knew as a child in Jerusalem. Prue remembers an attraction between Harrington and Eleanora, the wife of a famous Jerusalem photographer, and the troubles that arose when Harrington learned Eleanora's husband was part of an underground group intent on removing the British. During his visit, Harrington reveals the truth behind what happened all those years ago, a truth that unravels Prue's world. Now she must follow the threads that lead her back to secrets long-ago buried in Jerusalem. The Photographer's Wife is a powerful story of betrayal: between father and daughter, between husband and wife, and between nations and people, set in the complex period between the two world wars.
Passenger to Frankfurt
Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher :
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,65 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Detective and mystery stories, English
ISBN : 9780396062356
Book Description
Sir Stafford Nye's flight home from Malaya takes an unprecedented twist when a young woman confides in him that someone is trying to kill her. In a moment of weakness, he agrees to lend her his passport. Unwittingly, the diplomat has put his own life on the line.
