The sisters Charlotte, Emily and Anne produced some of the most admired masterpieces of Victorian literature, in spite of their own tragic destinies. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of the Brontë Sisters, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 4) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to lives of the Brontë sisters and their works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * ALL 8 novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Features rare poetry collections, including the complete poetical works of the Brontë Sisters * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes Charlotte Brontë’s complete Juvenilia - spend hours exploring the author’s early works – many texts available in no other collection * Special bonus sections featuring the works of Patrick Brontë, the authors’ father, and Branwell Brontë, the brother of the famous sisters * Features four biographies - discover the Brontë’s literary life * UPDATED with new and scarce Juvenilia texts * UPDATED with rare poetry collections * UPDATED with more images and detailed introductions * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: Charlotte Brontë’s Novels JANE EYRE SHIRLEY VILLETTE THE PROFESSOR EMMA Charlotte Brontë’s Juvenilia TALES OF ANGRIA MINA LAURY STANCLIFFE’S HOTEL THE STORY OF WILLIE ELLIN ALBION AND MARINA ANGRIA AND THE ANGRIANS TALES OF THE ISLANDERS THE GREEN DWARF ARTHURIANA OTHER JUVENILIA WORKS Emily Brontë’s Novel WUTHERING HEIGHTS Anne Brontë’s Novels AGNES GREY THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL The Poetry of the Brontë Sisters POEMS BY CURRER, ELLIS, AND ACTON BELL THE COMPLETE POEMS OF ANNE BRONTË THE COMPLETE POEMS OF EMILY BRONTË The Poems of the Brontë Sisters LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER Patrick Brontë’s Works COTTAGE POEMS TWO SERMONS “AND THE WEARY ARE AT REST” Branwell Brontë’s Poetry LIST OF POEMS The Biographies THE LIFE OF CHARLOTTE BRONTË by Elizabeth Gaskell CHARLOTTE BRONTË by T. Wemyss Reid THE BRONTË FAMILY by Francis A. Leyland CHARLOTTE BRONTË AND HER CIRCLE by Clement King Shorter Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
The Brontë Sisters, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne are all celebrated writers whose novels are still a hallmark of passion and romance as well as literary masterpieces. In Agnes Grey, Anne Brontë draws from her own experience as a governess to tell the story of a young woman who cares for the unruly and spoiled children of the upper class. In The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, a young woman flees her alcoholic husband and takes refuge in a small village where she is the subject of much speculation. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë tells the story of a young woman who becomes governess and is pulled into the scandalous secret of the man she works for even as she falls in love with him. Written by Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights is the story of the interconnected lives of the families that live at Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange, centering on the relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine. Unrequited love and jealousy drive Heathcliff to seek vengeance with unrelenting determination.
브론테 자매(The Brontë Sisters)는 소설가로 유명하지만, 그녀들이 최초로 출간한 작품은 시집입니다. 맏언니 샬럿이 둘째 에밀리가 쓴 글에 감명받아 출간을 권유하였으나, 둘째는 자신의 글을 몰래 본 것에 격분하였는데, 이 모습을 본 셋째 앤이 자신이 쓰던 글을 공개함으로써 자연스럽게 ‘문학소녀 세 자매’가 결성되었습니다. 세 자매는 자신들이 그동안 써온 시를 모아 공동으로 출간하기 위해 이 과정에서 여러 출판사를 모색하였으나, 결국 찾지 못해 1846년 자비로 출간하였습니다. 당시 여성 작가들이 남성적인 필명으로 출간하던 관행에 맞추어 각각 커러 벨(Currer Bell), 엘리스 벨(Ellis Bell), 액톤 벨(Acton Bell)이란 남성적인 필명을 사용하였습니다. 이는 샬럿(Charlotte), 에밀리(Emily) 그리고 앤(Anne)의 첫 글자가 숨어 있는 필명이랍니다. 벨(Bell) 또한 브론테(Brontë)의 앞자를 딴 것이지요. 샬럿의 시 19편, 에밀리와 앤의 시 21편씩이 담긴 시집은 겨우 몇 권이 팔렸을 뿐 대실패로 끝나고 말았습니다. 출처에 따라 2권 혹은 3권이라고 하니, 실패도 이만저만한 실패가 아닙니다. 당시 프레드릭 에녹(Fredrick Enoch)이 구입해, 출판사에 서명을 요청한 책은 ‘세 자매의 서명이 담긴 현존하는 유일한 책(the only extant single document carrying the three authors' signatures in their pseudonyms)’이라니, 그 가치는 가히 상상조차 할 수 없을 것 같네요! 테마여행신문 TTN Korea 영어고전(English Classics)과 함께 어제도, 오늘도, 내일도 멋진 문학여행을! B I've quench'd my lamp, I struck it in that start Which every limb convulsed, I heard it fall— The crash blent with my sleep, I saw depart Its light, even as I woke, on yonder wall; Over against my bed, there shone a gleam Strange, faint, and mingling also with my dream. 나는 내 램프를 껐다, 나는 그 시작에서 그것을 쳤다 모든 팔다리가 경련을 일으키며 떨어지는 소리를 들었다. 내 잠과 섞인 추락, 난 출발을 봤어 내가 깨어났을 때에도 그 빛은 벽 너머에 있었다. 내 침대 너머로 빛이 났어 이상하고 희미하고 내 꿈과도 섞여 있습니다. It sank, and I am wrapt in utter gloom; How far is night advanced, and when will day Retinge the dusk and livid air with bloom, And fill this void with warm, creative ray? Would I could sleep again till, clear and red, Morning shall on the mountain-tops be spread! PILATE'S WIFE'S DREAM. 가라앉았고 나는 완전한 어둠 속에 휩싸였습니다. 밤은 어디까지, 낮은 언제 황혼과 맑은 공기를 꽃으로 되돌리며, 그리고 이 공백을 따뜻하고 창의적인 광선으로 채우시겠습니까? 맑고 붉을 때까지 다시 잠들 수 있을까요? 아침은 산꼭대기에 퍼질 것이다! 빌라도의 아내의 꿈(PILATE'S WIFE'S DREAM). "The winter wind is loud and wild, Come close to me, my darling child; Forsake thy books, and mateless play; And, while the night is gathering gray, We'll talk its pensive hours away;— "겨울 바람은 시끄럽고 거세다. 나에게 가까이 오라, 내 사랑하는 아이여; 책을 버리고 친구 없는 놀이를 하십시오. 그리고 밤이 잿빛으로 물드는 동안, 우리는 그 잠겨있는 시간에 대해 이야기 할 것입니다. "Ierne, round our sheltered hall November's gusts unheeded call; Not one faint breath can enter here Enough to wave my daughter's hair, And I am glad to watch the blaze Glance from her eyes, with mimic rays; To feel her cheek, so softly pressed, In happy quiet on my breast, FAITH AND DESPONDENCY. "Ierne, 우리의 은신처를 둘러싸고 11월의 돌풍 무시 전화; 희미한 숨결 하나도 들어올 수 없어 내 딸의 머리를 흔드는 것만으로도 충분하고, 그리고 나는 불꽃을 보는 것이 기쁘다. 모방 광선으로 그녀의 눈에서 바라보십시오. 그녀의 뺨을 그렇게 부드럽게 누르는 것을 느끼기 위해, 내 가슴에 행복한 고요함 속에서, 믿음과 절망(FAITH AND DESPONDENCY). Yes, thou art gone! and never more Thy sunny smile shall gladden me; But I may pass the old church door, And pace the floor that covers thee, 예, 당신은 가버렸습니다! 그리고 더 이상 당신의 맑은 미소가 나를 기쁘게 할 것입니다. 그러나 나는 오래된 교회 문을 지나갈 수 있습니다. 덮는 바닥의 속도를 조절하고, May stand upon the cold, damp stone, And think that, frozen, lies below The lightest heart that I have known, The kindest I shall ever know. 차갑고 축축한 돌 위에 설 수 있고, 그리고 얼어붙은 것이 아래에 있다고 생각하십시오. 내가 아는 가장 가벼운 마음, 내가 아는 가장 친절한. Yet, though I cannot see thee more, 'Tis still a comfort to have seen; And though thy transient life is o'er, 'Tis sweet to think that thou hast been; 더는 볼 수 없지만, '아직도 위안이 됩니다. 그리고 당신의 일시적인 삶은 o'', '당신이 있었다고 생각하는 것은 달콤합니다. To think a soul so near divine, Within a form so angel fair, United to a heart like thine, Has gladdened once our humble sphere. A REMINISCENCE. 영혼이 그렇게 신에 가깝다고 생각하는 것은, 천사처럼 아름다운 형태 안에, 당신과 같은 마음으로 연합하여, 한때 우리의 겸손한 영역을 기쁘게 했습니다. 추억(A REMINISCENCE). How few, of all the hearts that loved, Are grieving for thee now; And why should mine to-night be moved With such a sense of woe? 얼마나 적은 수의, 사랑했던 모든 마음, 지금 슬퍼하고 있습니다. 그리고 왜 내 오늘 밤을 옮겨야합니까? 그런 마음으로? Too often thus, when left alone, Where none my thoughts can see, Comes back a word, a passing tone From thy strange history. THE WANDERER FROM THE FOLD. 너무 자주, 혼자 남겨지면, 내 생각이 아무도 볼 수 없는 곳, 한 마디, 스쳐지나간 톤이 돌아옵니다. 당신의 이상한 역사에서. 무리에서 방랑자(THE WANDERER FROM THE FOLD). I have gone backward in the work; The labour has not sped; Drowsy and dark my spirit lies, Heavy and dull as lead. 나는 일에서 뒤로 물러났다. 노동은 속도를 내지 않았다. 졸리고 어두컴컴한 내 영혼은 거짓말을 하고, 납처럼 무겁고 둔합니다. How can I rouse my sinking soul From such a lethargy? How can I break these iron chains And set my spirit free? DESPONDENCY. 가라앉는 영혼을 어떻게 깨울 수 있을까 그런 혼수 상태에서? 이 철 사슬을 어떻게 끊을 수 있습니까? 내 영혼을 자유롭게 해준다고? 낙담(DESPONDENCY). -목차(Index)- 프롤로그(Prologue). 테마여행신문 TTN Korea 영어고전(English Classics) 999선을 읽어야 하는 7가지 이유 조명화 편집장의 15가지 키워드로 읽는 브론테 자매(The Brontë Sisters) 01. 세계 문학사의 브론테 자매(The Brontë Sisters) 02. 오 프론타이(Ó Pronntaigh), 브런티(Brunty), 브론테(Brontë) 03. 하워쓰(Haworth) 브론테 파소니치 박물관(Bronte Parsonage Museum) 04. 커러, 엘리스, 액턴 벨의 시집(Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell)(1846) 05. 샬롯 브론테의 제인 에어(Jane Eyre : An Autobiography by Charlotte Brontë)(1847) 06. 에밀리 브론테의 폭풍의 언덕(Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë)(1847) 07. 폭풍의 언덕(Wuthering Heights)(1847) 히스클리프(Heathcliff)는 실존 인물?! 08. 앤 브론테(Anne Brontë)의 아그네스 그레이(Agnes Grey)(1847) 09. 영국의 족내혼(族內婚) 10. 서머싯 몸의 세계 10대 소설(The World's Ten Greatest Novels by W. Somerset Maugham)(1958) 11. 브론테 자매(The Brontë Sisters) 소행성(Asteroid)(1973) 12. 프랑스 영화 Les Soeurs Bronte(The Brontë Sisters)(1979) 13. 브론테 자매(The Brontë Sisters)를 만나는 10가지 장소 14. 오디오북(Audio Books)으로 듣는 브론테 자매(The Brontë Sisters) 15. 브론테 자매(The Brontë Sisters)의 어록(Quotes)(100) 브론테 자매의 시집(Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell by Brontë, Brontë, and Brontë)(1846) Poems By Currer Bell CB-Pilate's Wife's Dream. CB-Mementos. CB-The Wife's Will. CB-Frances. CB-Gilbert. CB-Life. CB-The Letter. CB-Regret. CB-Presentiment. CB-The Teacher's Monologue. CB-Passion. CB-Preference. CB-Evening Solace. CB-Stanzas. CB-Parting. CB-Apostasy. CB-Winter Stores. CB-The Missionary. Poems By Ellis Bell EB-Faith And Despondency. EB-Stars. EB-The Philosopher. EB-Remembrance. EB-A Death-Scene. EB-Song. EB-Anticipation. EB-The Prisoner. EB-Hope. EB-A Day Dream. EB-To Imagination. EB-How Clear She Shines. EB-Sympathy. EB-Plead For Me. EB-Self-Interogation, EB-Death. EB-Stanzas To —— EB-Honour's Martyr. EB-StanzasⅠ. EB-My Comforter. EB-The Old Stoic. Poems By Acton Bell, AB-A Reminiscence. AB-The Arbour. AB-Home. AB-Vanitas Vanitatum, Omnia Vanitas. AB-The Penitent. AB-Music On Christmas Morning. AB-Stanzas. AB-If This Be All. AB-Memory. AB-To Cowper. AB-The Doubter's Prayer. AB-A Word To The "Elect." AB-Past Days. AB-The Consolation. AB-Lines Composed In A Wood On A Windy Day. AB-Views Of Life. AB-Appeal. AB-The Student's Serenade. AB-The Captive Dove. AB-Self-Congratulation. AB-Fluctuations, Selections From The Literary Remains Of Ellis And Acton Bell. Selections From Poems By Ellis Bell. EB-I. EB-II. The Bluebell. EB-III. EB-The Night-Wind. EB-Love And Friendship. EB-The Elder's Rebuke. EB-The Wanderer From The Fold. EB-Warning And Reply. EB-Last Words. EB-The Lady To Her Guitar. EB-The Two Children. EB-The Visionary. EB-Encouragement. EB-StanzasⅡ. Selections From Poems By Acton Bell. AC-Despondency. AC-A Prayer. AC-In Memory Of A Happy Day In February. AC-Confidence. 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B 브론테 자매 콜렉션(The Brontë Sisters Collection)(010) 영어고전024 샬롯 브론테의 제인 에어 English Classics024 Jane Eyre : An Autobiography by Charlotte Brontë 영어고전050 에밀리 브론테의 폭풍의 언덕 English Classics050 Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë 영어고전393 샬롯 브론테의 빌레트 English Classics393 Villette by Charlotte Brontë 영어고전394 샬롯 브론테의 셜리 English Classics394 Shirley by Charlotte Brontë 영어고전395 샬롯 브론테의 교수 English Classics395 The Professor by Charlotte Brontë 영어고전396 샬롯 브론테의 행복을 좇다 English Classics396 The Search After Happiness [sic]: A Tale by Charlotte Brontë 영어고전397 샬롯 브론테의 리처드 1세와 블론델 English Classics397 Richard Coeur de Lion and Blondel by Charlotte Brontë 영어고전398 앤 브론테의 와일드펠 홀의 소작인 English Classics398 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë 영어고전399 앤 브론테의 아그네스 그레이 English Classics399 Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë 영어고전400 브론테 자매의 시집 English Classics400 Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell by Brontë, Brontë, and Brontë 테마여행신문 TTN Theme Travel News Korea는 2012년부터 현재까지 1,000종 이상의 콘텐츠를 기획 및 출간한 여행 전문 디지털 콘텐츠 퍼블리셔(Digital Contents Publisher)입니다. 다양한 분야의 전문작가와 함께 신개념 여행 가이드북 원코스(1 Course), 포토에세이 원더풀(Onederful), 여행에세이 별 헤는 밤(Counting the Stars at Night) 등 전 세계를 아우르는 분야별 여행 콘텐츠를 정기적으로 발행하고 있습니다. 더 나아가 인문 교양서 지식의 방주(Knowledge's Ark)와 知의 바이블(Bible of Knowledge), 실용서 원샷(1 Shot)과 IT로켓(IT Rocket) 등 새로운 분야와 여행의 콜라보에도 지속적으로 도전하고 있습니다. 국내 최고 & 최다 여행 콘텐츠 디지털 퍼블리셔 테마여행신문 TTN Korea(방송대 기네스상 2017 ‘최다 출간 및 최다 자격증’ 수상)와 함께 어제도, 오늘도, 내일도 멋진 여행을! 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We pretended we had each a large island inhabited by people 6 miles high.' In their collaborative early writings the Brontës created and peopled the most extraordinary fantasy worlds, whose geography and history they elaborated in numerous stories, poems, and plays. Together they invented characters based on heroes and writers such as Wellington, Napoleon, Scott, and Byron, whose feuds, alliances, and love affairs weave an intricate web of social and political intrigue in imaginary colonial lands in Africa and the Pacific Ocean. The writings of Glass Town, Angria, and Gondal are youthful experiments in imitation and parody, wild romance and realistic recording; they demonstrate the playful literary world that provided a 'myth kitty' for their early - and later - work. In this generous selection the writings of Charlotte, Emily, Anne, and Branwell are presented together for the first time. The Introduction explores the rich imaginative lives of the Brontës, and the tension between their maturing authorship and creative freedom. The edition also includes Charlotte Brontë's Roe Head Journal, and Emily and Anne's Diary Papers, important autobiographical sources. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
The sisters Charlotte, Emily and Anne produced some of the most admired masterpieces of Victorian literature, in spite of their own tragic destinies. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of the Brontë Sisters, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 4) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to lives of the Brontë sisters and their works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * ALL 8 novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Features rare poetry collections, including the complete poetical works of the Brontë Sisters * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes Charlotte Brontë’s complete Juvenilia - spend hours exploring the author’s early works – many texts available in no other collection * Special bonus sections featuring the works of Patrick Brontë, the authors’ father, and Branwell Brontë, the brother of the famous sisters * Features four biographies - discover the Brontë’s literary life * UPDATED with new and scarce Juvenilia texts * UPDATED with rare poetry collections * UPDATED with more images and detailed introductions * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: Charlotte Brontë’s Novels JANE EYRE SHIRLEY VILLETTE THE PROFESSOR EMMA Charlotte Brontë’s Juvenilia TALES OF ANGRIA MINA LAURY STANCLIFFE’S HOTEL THE STORY OF WILLIE ELLIN ALBION AND MARINA ANGRIA AND THE ANGRIANS TALES OF THE ISLANDERS THE GREEN DWARF ARTHURIANA OTHER JUVENILIA WORKS Emily Brontë’s Novel WUTHERING HEIGHTS Anne Brontë’s Novels AGNES GREY THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL The Poetry of the Brontë Sisters POEMS BY CURRER, ELLIS, AND ACTON BELL THE COMPLETE POEMS OF ANNE BRONTË THE COMPLETE POEMS OF EMILY BRONTË The Poems of the Brontë Sisters LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER Patrick Brontë’s Works COTTAGE POEMS TWO SERMONS “AND THE WEARY ARE AT REST” Branwell Brontë’s Poetry LIST OF POEMS The Biographies THE LIFE OF CHARLOTTE BRONTË by Elizabeth Gaskell CHARLOTTE BRONTË by T. Wemyss Reid THE BRONTË FAMILY by Francis A. Leyland CHARLOTTE BRONTË AND HER CIRCLE by Clement King Shorter Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
A handy, smaller, and more focused version of our popular New York Times knowledge books—organized by weekends and topic Fell asleep during history class in high school when World War II was covered? Learned the table of elements at one time but have forgotten it since? Always wondered who really invented the World Wide Web? Here is the book for you, with all the answers you've been looking for: The New York Times Presents Smarter by Sunday is based on the premise that there is a recognizable group of topics in history, literature, science, art, religion, philosophy, politics, and music that educated people should be familiar with today. Over 100 of these have been identified and arranged in a way that they can be studied over a year's time by spending two hours on a topic every weekend.
The Professor, A Tale. was the first novel by Charlotte Brontë. It was written before Jane Eyre, but was rejected by many publishing houses. It was eventually published, posthumously, in 1857, with the approval of Charlotte Brontë's widower, Arthur Bell Nicholls, who took on the task of reviewing and editing the text.
Open this book anywhere, any time, any place for bite-size morsels of essential (and not-so-essential) knowledge. We have two mottos here at Portable Press: “Get smart” and “Have fun.” As the publishers of the wildly popular Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader series, we have twenty years’ experience in translating our mottos into bestselling books, but we also know that not every reader is a bathroom reader. That’s why we’ve created this definitive collection of bite-sized bits of knowledge that covers a wide variety of topics ranging from the seemingly ordinary to the obscure. We’ll take you on a fun and fascinating trip through the essentials (and nonessentials) of history, science, geography, the arts, pop culture, language, mathematics, and more. So you can become a genius instantly! Up your genius factor with such tidbits as: There are moneys in Mexico that apply natural, plant-based perfumes to their bodies. Gnomons are the part of a sundial that casts a shadow. Opsigamy is a marriage late in life. Albert Einstein’s brain was kept in two Mason jars in a small office in Wichita, Kansas, for more than twenty years. And more . . .
The Brontë Sisters, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne are all celebrated writers whose novels are still a hallmark of passion and romance as well as literary masterpieces. In Agnes Grey, Anne Brontë draws from her own experience as a governess to tell the story of a young woman who cares for the unruly and spoiled children of the upper class. In The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, a young woman flees her alcoholic husband and takes refuge in a small village where she is the subject of much speculation. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë tells the story of a young woman who becomes governess and is pulled into the scandalous secret of the man she works for even as she falls in love with him. Written by Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights is the story of the interconnected lives of the families that live at Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange, centering on the relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine. Unrequited love and jealousy drive Heathcliff to seek vengeance with unrelenting determination.
Fun, fanciful, and even informative." —People The first comprehensive history of felines—from the laps of pagan gods to present-day status as meme stars—as revealed by a very learned tabby with a knack for hunting down facts Since the dawn of civilization, felines have prowled alongside mankind as they expanded their territory and spread the myth of human greatness. And today, cats are peddled on social media as silly creatures here to amuse humans with their antics. But this is an absurd, self-centered fantasy. The true history of felines is one of heroism, love, tragedy, sacrifice, and gravitas. Not entirely convinced? Well, get ready, because Baba the Cat is here to set the record straight. Spanning almost every continent and thousands—yes, thousands—of years, Baba’s complex story of feline survival presents readers with a diverse cast of cats long forgotten: from her prehistoric feline ancestors and the ancient Egyptian cat goddess Bastet to the daring mariners at the height of oceanic discovery, key intellectuals in the Enlightenment period, revered heroes from World Wars I and II, and the infamous American tabbies. Baba, a talented model in addition to a scholar, goes beyond surface-level scratches, pairing her freshly unearthed research with a series of stunning costume portraits to bring history to life. A paws-on journey through the feline hall of fame, with in-depth research and four-legged testaments that will make you rethink who defines history, A Cat’s Tale is a one-of-a-kind chronicle that introduces readers to the illustrious ancestors of their closest companions and shows, once and for all, that cats know exactly what they’re doing.
Turkish culture and history is explored in the wide-ranging series that is “like a literary vacation” (Publishers Weekly). The birth of the “New Turkey,” as the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called his own creation, is an exemplary story of the rise of “illiberal democracies” through the erosion of civil liberties, press freedom, and the independence of the judicial system. Turkey was a complex country long before the rise of its new sultan: Born out of the ashes of a vast multi-ethnic and multi-religious empire, Turkey has grappled through its relatively short history with the definition of its own identity. Poised between competing ideologies, secularism and piousness, a militaristic nationalism and exceptional openness to foreigners, Turkey defies easy labels and categories. Through the voices of some of its best writers and journalists—many of them in self-imposed exile—The Passenger: Turkey tries to make sense of this fascinating, maddening country, analyzing how it got to where it is now, and finding the bright spots of hope that allow its always resourceful, often frustrated population to continue living, and thriving. In this volume:The Big Dig by Elif Batuman A Story of Dust and Light by Burhan Sönmez An Author Recommends by Elif Shafak Plus: the thirty-year coup and the dam that is washing away 12,000 years of history, and more.
Cuddle up with light and easy crosswords! There's no better way to spend a lazy day relaxing with New York Times crossword puzzles. Features: -Seventy-five fun, easy crosswords from The New York Times -Portable format is perfect for travel or solving at home -Edited by the biggest name in crosswords, Will Shortz.
Out of the many skilled and established British authors over several centuries, who would you choose as your top 10? Surely some if not all of these writers would feature. Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, The Bronte Sisters, Bram Stoker, Catherine Cookson, Mary Shelley, William Wordsworth, Thomas Hardy, D.H. Lawrence and of course Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for giving us Sherlock Holmes.This biography collection offers you the chance to learn of the life and time of each quill artist as well as an introduction to their works and novels. Written by Liam Dale, award winning TV presenter and author.
We pretended we had each a large island inhabited by people 6 miles high.' In their collaborative early writings the Brontës created and peopled the most extraordinary fantasy worlds, whose geography and history they elaborated in numerous stories, poems, and plays. Together they invented characters based on heroes and writers such as Wellington, Napoleon, Scott, and Byron, whose feuds, alliances, and love affairs weave an intricate web of social and political intrigue in imaginary colonial lands in Africa and the Pacific Ocean. The writings of Glass Town, Angria, and Gondal are youthful experiments in imitation and parody, wild romance and realistic recording; they demonstrate the playful literary world that provided a 'myth kitty' for their early - and later - work. In this generous selection the writings of Charlotte, Emily, Anne, and Branwell are presented together for the first time. The Introduction explores the rich imaginative lives of the Brontës, and the tension between their maturing authorship and creative freedom. The edition also includes Charlotte Brontë's Roe Head Journal, and Emily and Anne's Diary Papers, important autobiographical sources. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
An indispensable reference for over 130 years, Whitaker's Almanack is filled with meticulous research and authoritative information on what's-what and who's-who in the world today. It aims to provide everything the reader might conceivably wish to know in a world driven by information.
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