Author: Charles Lamb
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Languages : en
Pages : 448

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Author: Thomas Edgar Pemberton
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 378

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I know that to the majority of people who merely regard the theatre as a place for occasional recreation, it is a subject for amazement that others can exist who, not belonging to the theatrical profession, take an absorbing and lasting interest in the stage, and in those actors and actresses who have made its past history glorious, as well as in the artists who adorn and make it a delight in the present. I wonder how many of us truly realise the weight of Charles Dickens's words: "If any man were to tell me that he denied his acknowledgments to the stage, I would simply put to him one question-whether he remembered his first play?" Not only freely, but with gratitude, I acknowledge my indebtedness to the theatre, and it is certain that from that magic night when for the first time I saw the glitter of the footlights and watched the rise of the curtain, I entered upon a new and most fascinating life. Of course I was called "stage struck," and those who controlled me shook their heads, thought it a great pity, and did their best to thwart my inclinations.

Author: David C. Sutton
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Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 544

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Author: William Mackay (Journalist)
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Category : Journalists
Languages : en
Pages : 334

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Author: Andrew Whittaker
Publisher: Thorogood Publishing
ISBN: 1854186272
Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 373

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British culture is strewn with names that strike a chord the world over such as Shakespeare, Churchill, Dickens, Pinter, Lennon and McCartney. This book examines the people, history and movements that have shaped Britain as it now is, providing key information in easily digested chunks.

Author: Frederick Clifton Pierce
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Languages : en
Pages : 614

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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 806

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Author: Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay
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Category : Readers
Languages : en
Pages : 92

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Author: Henry James
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781722950514
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Languages : en
Pages : 142

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A London Life and Other Tales by Henry James Henry James surprises one with every work, even after years of reading him. Here in A London Life is the familiar calm omniscient anonymous narrative voice telling the story, but the story itself is full of hard things, emotional violence, and financial violence, and not just scaled to the era in which it takes place. Henry James, OM, son of theologian Henry James Sr., brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James, was an American-born author, one of the founders and leaders of a school of realism in fiction. He spent much of his life in England and became a British subject shortly before his death. He is primarily known for a series of major novels in which he portrayed the encounter of America with Europe. His plots centered on personal relationships, the proper exercise of power in such relationships, and other moral questions. His method of writing from the point of view of a character within a tale allowed him to explore the phenomena of consciousness and perception, and his style in later works has been compared to impressionist painting. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

Author: Patrick Waddington
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 418

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