Author: Alasdair Gray
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 1841959073
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
This novel is a work of extraordinary imagination and wide range. Its playful narrative techniques convey a profound message, both personal and political, about humankind's inability to love and yet our compulsion to go on trying.
Lanark
Author: Alasdair Gray
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 1841959073
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
This novel is a work of extraordinary imagination and wide range. Its playful narrative techniques convey a profound message, both personal and political, about humankind's inability to love and yet our compulsion to go on trying.
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 1841959073
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
This novel is a work of extraordinary imagination and wide range. Its playful narrative techniques convey a profound message, both personal and political, about humankind's inability to love and yet our compulsion to go on trying.
The Lanark Society Settlers
Author: Gerald J. Neville
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781896521008
Category : Immigrants
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781896521008
Category : Immigrants
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Poor Things
Author: Alasdair Gray
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
ISBN: 9781564783073
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
One of Alasdair Gray's most brilliant creations, Poor Things is a postmodern revision of Frankenstein that replaces the traditional monster with Bella Baxter--a beautiful young erotomaniac brought back to life with the brain of an infant. Godwin Baxter's scientific ambition to create the perfect companion is realized when he finds the drowned body of Bella, but his dream is thwarted by Dr. Archibald McCandless's jealous love for Baxter's creation.The hilarious tale of love and scandal that ensues would be "the whole story" in the hands of a lesser author (which in fact it is, for this account is actually written by Dr. McCandless). For Gray, though, this is only half the story, after which Bella (a.k.a. Victoria McCandless) has her own say in the matter.Satirizing the classic Victorian novel, Poor Things is a hilarious political allegory and a thought-provoking duel between the desires of men and the independence of women, from one of Scotland's most accomplished authors.
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
ISBN: 9781564783073
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
One of Alasdair Gray's most brilliant creations, Poor Things is a postmodern revision of Frankenstein that replaces the traditional monster with Bella Baxter--a beautiful young erotomaniac brought back to life with the brain of an infant. Godwin Baxter's scientific ambition to create the perfect companion is realized when he finds the drowned body of Bella, but his dream is thwarted by Dr. Archibald McCandless's jealous love for Baxter's creation.The hilarious tale of love and scandal that ensues would be "the whole story" in the hands of a lesser author (which in fact it is, for this account is actually written by Dr. McCandless). For Gray, though, this is only half the story, after which Bella (a.k.a. Victoria McCandless) has her own say in the matter.Satirizing the classic Victorian novel, Poor Things is a hilarious political allegory and a thought-provoking duel between the desires of men and the independence of women, from one of Scotland's most accomplished authors.
Robert Owen’s Experiment at New Lanark
Author: Ophélie Siméon
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319642278
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
This book provides an account of how, in the years 1800-1825, enlightened entrepreneur and budding reformer Robert Owen used his cotton mill village of New Lanark, Scotland, as a test-bed for a set of political intuitions which would later form the bedrock of early socialism in Britain. Drawing from previously unpublished archival sources, this study shows that New Lanark was not merely on the receiving end of Owen’s innovative brand of industrial paternalism, but also acted as a major source of inspiration for many aspects of his social system, including his desire to remodel society along communitarian lines. This book therefore reaffirms the centrality of New Lanark as the cradle of socialism in Britain, and provides a contextualised, social history of Owen’s ideas, tracing direct continuities between his early years as a paternalistic businessman, and his later career as a radical political leader. In doing so, it eschews the myth of New Lanark as a unidimensional ‘model’ village and addresses the ambiguities of Owen’s journey from paternalism to socialism.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319642278
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
This book provides an account of how, in the years 1800-1825, enlightened entrepreneur and budding reformer Robert Owen used his cotton mill village of New Lanark, Scotland, as a test-bed for a set of political intuitions which would later form the bedrock of early socialism in Britain. Drawing from previously unpublished archival sources, this study shows that New Lanark was not merely on the receiving end of Owen’s innovative brand of industrial paternalism, but also acted as a major source of inspiration for many aspects of his social system, including his desire to remodel society along communitarian lines. This book therefore reaffirms the centrality of New Lanark as the cradle of socialism in Britain, and provides a contextualised, social history of Owen’s ideas, tracing direct continuities between his early years as a paternalistic businessman, and his later career as a radical political leader. In doing so, it eschews the myth of New Lanark as a unidimensional ‘model’ village and addresses the ambiguities of Owen’s journey from paternalism to socialism.
The Lanark Era
Author: Peter E. Andersen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781894378840
Category : Lanark (Ont. : Township)
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
"This publication is a transcription of births, marriages and deaths taken from original newspapers and microfilm of surviving issues of The Lanark era. The Lanark era was and still is published in the village of Lanark in Lanark Township."--Introd. .
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781894378840
Category : Lanark (Ont. : Township)
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
"This publication is a transcription of births, marriages and deaths taken from original newspapers and microfilm of surviving issues of The Lanark era. The Lanark era was and still is published in the village of Lanark in Lanark Township."--Introd. .
The New Statistical Account of Scotland: Lanark
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 992
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 992
Book Description
Founding Families of Beckwith Township, 1816-1846
Author: Carol Bennett McCuaig
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Historic New Lanark
Author: Ian Donnachie
Publisher: Edinburgh Classic Editions
ISBN: 9781474407816
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
New Lanark, Scotland became internationally reknown for pioneering technology and social change in the industrial revolution. The community was created by David Dale (1739-1806) and was used for Robert Owns' social and educational experiments.
Publisher: Edinburgh Classic Editions
ISBN: 9781474407816
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
New Lanark, Scotland became internationally reknown for pioneering technology and social change in the industrial revolution. The community was created by David Dale (1739-1806) and was used for Robert Owns' social and educational experiments.
In Search of Lanark
Author: McCuaig, Carol Bennett
Publisher: Renfrew, Ont. : Juniper Books
ISBN: 9780919137028
Category : Lanark (Ont. : County)
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
Publisher: Renfrew, Ont. : Juniper Books
ISBN: 9780919137028
Category : Lanark (Ont. : County)
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
Leinster to Lanark
Author: Carol Bennett McCuaig
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780919137387
Category : Immigrants
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780919137387
Category : Immigrants
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description