Author : Henry James
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 22,86 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780813922706
The two men met on only six occasions, and never for more than a few days, so their friendship was almost entirely epistolary. The letters assembled here, nearly half of which are previously unpublished, exhibit a voice decidedly more vulnerable than that which we usually associate with James. They also shed new light on the writer's homoerotic leanings, as he approaches Andersen with a passion, as well as a tenderness, typically reserved for a lover.
Author : Toni Morrison
Publisher : Everyman's Library
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 50,38 MB
Release : 2006-10-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307264882
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Toni Morrison’s Beloved is a spellbinding and dazzlingly innovative portrait of a woman haunted by the past. Sethe was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. She has borne the unthinkable and not gone mad, yet she is still held captive by memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened. Meanwhile Sethe’s house has long been troubled by the angry, destructive ghost of her baby, who died nameless and whose tombstone is engraved with a single word: Beloved. Sethe works at beating back the past, but it makes itself heard and felt incessantly in her memory and in the lives of those around her. When a mysterious teenage girl arrives, calling herself Beloved, Sethe’s terrible secret explodes into the present. Combining the visionary power of legend with the unassailable truth of history, Morrison’s unforgettable novel is one of the great and enduring works of American literature.
Author : John F. L. Hartwell
Publisher : Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 44,36 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780838636756
Reed have, in this volume, copied, annotated, and edited Hartwell's letters and diaries for use by scholars of the Middle Period and by general readers interested in the common soldier's understanding of the War between the States.
Author : Malachy McCourt
Publisher : Running Press Adult
Page : 71 pages
File Size : 19,32 MB
Release : 2014-01-28
Category : History
ISBN : 0762455004
Bestselling Irish-American author Malachy McCourt takes a fascinating historical look at the traditional folk song, Danny Boy, discovering its origin, lyricist, and the moving heritage that has grown around it. Everyone can hum this haunting Irish ballad that inevitably brings a tear to the eye. The most requested Irish song, it has been recorded by a variety of performers ranging from Elvis Presley, Bing Crosby, and Kate Smith to the Pogues. The complete story of this moving tune has been shrouded in mystery until now. Where did "Danny Boy" originate, who actually wrote the lyrics, and is it even Irish? Acclaimed novelist, actor, memoirist, screenwriter, playwright, and raconteur, Malachy McCourt, turns his Irish eye to the song's complex history and myths in an eloquent ode to this classic. He traces the evolution of the music, which is one of more than 100 songs composed to the very same tune, including the familiar "Londonderry Air," and explores the enduring mystique of "Danny Boy" in an unforgettable tribute that brilliantly weaves history with folklore.
Author : Diane Wilson
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 26,46 MB
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 0873518403
Discusses the tragic loss of over six hundred Dakota children after the U.S. Dakota War of 1862.
Author : Albert Moll
Publisher :
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 18,13 MB
Release : 1913
Category : Child psychology
ISBN :
Author : Kari Allen
Publisher : Anne Schwartz Books
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 48,39 MB
Release : 2022-07-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1984852302
This enchanting picture book about a map-making boy who is stumped when a girl asks him for a map of the "perfect place" helps readers appreciate the charms of their own neighborhood--and even shows them how to make a map of it! The Mapmaker loves maps. He loves to collect them, to study them, and most of all, he loves to make them. But when a girl asks for a map of a perfect place, the Mapmaker is perplexed. She wants a map to a toes-in-the-sand-warm, X-marks-the-spot-place filled with treasures, where it smells like her birthday and she can zip around like a dragonfly. Surely, a place that is all of these things can't exist...can it? Well, after a fun-filled day of exploring the neighborhood, the Mapmaker will discover that the perfect place--home--has been right in front of him all along. Here is a picture book, as creative as it is charming, that celebrates home, and is a gentle reminder to look around and appreciate what surrounds you.
Author : Mrs. Louisa JAY
Publisher :
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 37,93 MB
Release : 1865
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Erin Thiele
Publisher : Narrow Road Publishing House
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 41,72 MB
Release : 2024-07-15
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN :
My Beloved Child Come Away! Day 1: Beloved child of the King, come away with Him whenever He whispers your name in the dark. Seek Him early as you awake while He may be found and will be with you all day. Erin Thiele, who is now a grandmother, began requesting her My Beloved book to be revised for children—so mothers or fathers can use the same morning devotional—allowing the entire family to begin their day as One with Him. Erin, who is a God-lover and a Bride to His Son, now is helping children to DAILY come into the presence of the Father and Brother—the “Lover of Our Soul.” Keeping your eyes on the One, you will learn to run to when trials hit, learn to sit quietly, promote healing, and begin each day by experiencing His love is His perfect plan for your family’s life. Day 366: Come, join the Lord with me! Let us show Who is the One who is closest to us! Let’s begin the New Year together!!
Author : Jon D. Levenson
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 40,53 MB
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780300065114
"The near sacrifice and miraculous restoration of a beloved son is a central but largely overlooked theme in both Judaism and Christianity. This book explores how this notion of child sacrifice constitutes an overlooked bond between the two religions."--
