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Did you know that when some of Jane Austen's lesser-known work was sent to publishers in 2007 under a pseudonym it was rejected? Do you know in which radio sitcom she was once portrayed as a foul-mouthed and violent inhabitant of hell who even the devil was scared of? And what have zombies got to do with Pride and Prejudice? This fascinating book contains over one hundred facts about Jane Austen, organised into categories for easy reading. Whether...
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Did you know that Enid Blyton very nearly became a professional musician rather than an author? Or that it was the secret passageway and haunted room in a house in which she stayed that inspired her to write many wonderful stories? Why did she hate her mother so much? And what was she like at school? This fascinating book contains over one hundred facts about Blyton, organised into categories for easy reading. Whether you are studying her for a project...
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Did you know that Oscar Wilde was said to have had a photographic memory? Or that his father was eye surgeon to none other than Queen Victoria? How did his homosexuality come to the attention of the police? And why was a glass barrier erected in front of his tomb? This fascinating book contains over one hundred facts about Wilde, organised into categories for easy reading. Whether you are studying him for a project or you are just interested in finding...
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Did you know that Charles Dickens owned a pet raven that inspired Edgar Allan Poe to write his famous poem? With his incredible ability for character names, can you imagine what he once called himself when performing a magic show for some friends? What unusual item was used to make his letter opener? This fascinating book contains over one hundred facts about Charles Dickens, organised into categories for easy reading. Whether you are studying Dickens...
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A must-read for Hemingway enthusiasts in the centennial year of his birth, A Hemingway Odyssey contains never-before-published interviews with people who knew him and observations of the special places he frequented, thus revealing how powerfully the waters Hemingway loved influenced his writing from his earliest days to his last novels. Wherever Hemingway went-in Michigan, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Key West, Cuba, or Kenya-he managed to find...
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A la hora de rememorar a su hija fallecida, Twain acaba hablándonos de las personas que vivían en la casa. En especial es muy interesante el retrato del "mayordomo" George, personaje de color, que se las sabe todas. Ídolo de los niños, su figura constituye una aguda reflexión sobre el papel de los afroamericanos en una familia blanca.
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These eleven essays combine a memoir of an exotic life, reflections on the art and craft of writing, and a brilliant examination of the ever-complex relationship between fiction and life. "Taming the Gorgon," an account of translating a difficult parent into fiction becomes a poignant and funny meditation on the intricate knot binding mothers and daughters. The story of a scandal created by publication, "Sex with the Servants" is an inquiry into the...
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Gertrude Stein's first novel, one that was never, published during her lifetime, was, called Q.E.D. She wrote it to exorcise the experience of her first passionate love affair with the New Yorker May Bookstaver, the friend and lover of the Bostonian Mabel Haynes, a fellow student of Gertrude Stein's at Johns Hopkins Medical School between 1898 and 1902. The impact of the complicated affair on Stein's writing has attracted considerable attention but...
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National Book Award Finalist: A “beautifully written, deeply felt” memoir about growing up in the American West (Los Angeles Times).
Ivan Doig grew up in the rugged wilderness of western Montana among the sheepherders and denizens of small-town saloons and valley ranches. What he deciphers from his past with piercing clarity is not only a raw sense of land and how it shapes us, but also of the ties to our...
Ivan Doig grew up in the rugged wilderness of western Montana among the sheepherders and denizens of small-town saloons and valley ranches. What he deciphers from his past with piercing clarity is not only a raw sense of land and how it shapes us, but also of the ties to our...
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Did you know that the idea for Frankenstein came to Mary Shelley in a vivid dream? Or that her many of her loved ones suffered tragic deaths? What are her most famous quotes? And what did she say when rejecting a marriage proposal from actor, poet and playwright John Howard Payne? This fascinating book contains over one hundred facts about Shelley, organised into categories for easy reading. Whether you are studying the author for a project or you...
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"The virtue of The Daily Henry James is how rousingly it distills the exhortation that echoes across James's work: Seize the day!"-The Wall Street Journal
First published with novelist Henry James's approval in 1911 as the ultimate token of fandom-a limited edition quote-of-the-day collection titled The Henry James Year Book-this new edition remains a timeless delight for modern readers. Drawing on the Master's novels, essays, reviews, plays, criticism,...
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Un retour sur la vie du docteur K mêlé de réflexions sur le monde hospitalier.
Dernier né d'une famille de six enfants comportant déjà quatre médecins, Olivier Kourilsky a ressenti très tt la vocation médicale. Élève du professeur Jean Hamburger, puis assistant du professeur Gabriel Richet pendant une dizaine d'années, il a été nommé à 37 ans chef de service de néphrologie dans un hpital qui sortait de terre à Évry et l'a dirigé...
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Cet ouvrage un récit qui vient compléter le trajet de vie d'Alice Stagnetto parsemé de défaut d'accomplissement souvent chaotique. Cette situation d'inaccomplissement l'a conduite à la recherche d'une identité spirituelle pour sortir des règles établies dans un environnement non propice à l'épanouissement de chaque individu
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"The Three Brontës" is an 1912 treatise on the Brontë sisters by Mary St. Clair. Within this volume Sinclair explores their lives, characters, and works in great detail, offering the reader a fascinating and informative glimpse into their unique world. The Brontës were a famous literary family during the nineteenth century synonymous with the West Riding area of Yorkshire, England. The sisters, Charlotte (1816–1855), Emily (1818–1848), and...
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Standing at the podium, Victor Villaseñor looked at the group of educators amassed before him, and his mind flooded with childhood memories of humiliation and abuse at the hands of his teachers. He became enraged. With a pounding heart, he began to speak of these incidents. When he was through, to his great disbelief he received a standing ovation. Many in the audience could not contain their own tears.
So begins the passionate, touching
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Galerie de portraits d'une génération marquée par l'Histoire.
Entre 1964 et 1969, Janine Mossuz-Lavau écrit une thèse sur André Malraux et le gaullisme. Elle rencontre nombre de personnalités. Avec Mes années Malraux elle offre au lecteur une galerie de portraits : celui de Malraux bien sûr, qu'elle a vu jusqu'en 1974, mais également celui des personnes qui l'ont ctoyé, de ses débuts en littérature à son bureau du ministère. À travers...
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Extrait: "Les Bonaparte, don’t le nom s'écrivait indifféremment Buonaparte ou Bonaparte avant que Napoléon Ier en fixât l'orthographe, ont joué un rle distingué dans les annales de l'Italie. Dès l'année 1178, un Jean Bonaparte était célèbre à Trévise. Au XIIIe siècle, on distinguait trois branches de cette famille noble : 1° la branche de Trévise, qui fournit plusieurs podestats à Vérone, et s'éteignit en 1397 avec Servadius Bonaparte,...
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Albert Camus, the celebrated French-Algerian writer and philosopher, is often remembered for his existentialist views and thought-provoking literary works. However, behind the enigmatic facade lies a man whose life was marked by tumultuous experiences that shaped his worldview and artistic expression. Born in Mondovi, Algeria in 1913, Camus grew up in poverty after losing his father in World War I. His humble beginnings instilled in him a deep sense...
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Extrait: "Jeudi 11 novembre 1915. - Sommes arrivés à Givry-en-Argonne. Le régiment y est au repos depuis quinze jours. J'ai reçu le commandement de la 8e compagnie. Lundi 15 novembre. - Envoyé au cours de commandants de compagnie à Saint-Mard-le-Mont."
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