Author: Marta Perry
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369740890
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 577
Book Description
Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. This box set includes: THE WIDOW’S BACHELOR BARGAIN (A Brides of Lost Creek novel) by Marta Perry When her sons discover a teenage girl sleeping in the barn, Amish widow Dorcas Bitler finds herself caught between the rebellious runaway and Jacob Unger, the girl’s stubborn uncle. Dorcas is determined to mend their relationship…but falling for Jacob was never part of the plan. THEIR INSEPARABLE BOND (A K-9 Companions novel) by Jill Weatherholt Olivia Hart has one goal: to convince her ailing grandmother to move to Florida with her. The last thing she expects is for service dog trainer and single dad Jake Beckett to change her mind. Will a rambunctious puppy and twins bring two reluctant hearts together? A BABY IN ALASKA (A Home to Hearts Bay romance) by Heidi McCahan After arriving in Alaska for a wedding and business trip—with his newly orphaned baby nephew in tow—Sam Frazier knows he’s in over his head. He has no choice but to accept help from feisty pilot Rylee Madden. Their arrangement is temporary, but caring for baby Silas might make their love permanent… For more stories filled with love and faith, look for Love Inspired February 2024 Box Set – 2 of 2
Love Inspired February 2024 Box Set - 1 of 2
Author: Marta Perry
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369740890
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 577
Book Description
Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. This box set includes: THE WIDOW’S BACHELOR BARGAIN (A Brides of Lost Creek novel) by Marta Perry When her sons discover a teenage girl sleeping in the barn, Amish widow Dorcas Bitler finds herself caught between the rebellious runaway and Jacob Unger, the girl’s stubborn uncle. Dorcas is determined to mend their relationship…but falling for Jacob was never part of the plan. THEIR INSEPARABLE BOND (A K-9 Companions novel) by Jill Weatherholt Olivia Hart has one goal: to convince her ailing grandmother to move to Florida with her. The last thing she expects is for service dog trainer and single dad Jake Beckett to change her mind. Will a rambunctious puppy and twins bring two reluctant hearts together? A BABY IN ALASKA (A Home to Hearts Bay romance) by Heidi McCahan After arriving in Alaska for a wedding and business trip—with his newly orphaned baby nephew in tow—Sam Frazier knows he’s in over his head. He has no choice but to accept help from feisty pilot Rylee Madden. Their arrangement is temporary, but caring for baby Silas might make their love permanent… For more stories filled with love and faith, look for Love Inspired February 2024 Box Set – 2 of 2
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369740890
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 577
Book Description
Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. This box set includes: THE WIDOW’S BACHELOR BARGAIN (A Brides of Lost Creek novel) by Marta Perry When her sons discover a teenage girl sleeping in the barn, Amish widow Dorcas Bitler finds herself caught between the rebellious runaway and Jacob Unger, the girl’s stubborn uncle. Dorcas is determined to mend their relationship…but falling for Jacob was never part of the plan. THEIR INSEPARABLE BOND (A K-9 Companions novel) by Jill Weatherholt Olivia Hart has one goal: to convince her ailing grandmother to move to Florida with her. The last thing she expects is for service dog trainer and single dad Jake Beckett to change her mind. Will a rambunctious puppy and twins bring two reluctant hearts together? A BABY IN ALASKA (A Home to Hearts Bay romance) by Heidi McCahan After arriving in Alaska for a wedding and business trip—with his newly orphaned baby nephew in tow—Sam Frazier knows he’s in over his head. He has no choice but to accept help from feisty pilot Rylee Madden. Their arrangement is temporary, but caring for baby Silas might make their love permanent… For more stories filled with love and faith, look for Love Inspired February 2024 Box Set – 2 of 2
Love Inspired Suspense February 2024 - Box Set 1 of 2
Author: Sarah Varland
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369741854
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith. This box set includes: ALASKAN WILDERNESS RESCUE (A K-9 Search and Rescue novel) by Sarah Varland A search for a missing hiker goes disastrously wrong when K-9 search and rescuer Elsie Montgomery and pilot Wyatt Chandler find themselves stranded on a remote Alaskan island. Only they’re not alone. But is this a rescue mission…or a deadly trap? DEADLY MOUNTAIN ESCAPE by USA TODAY Bestselling Author Mary Alford Attempting to find a kidnapped woman and expose a human trafficking ring nearly costs Deputy Charlotte Walker her life. But rancher Jonas Knowles saves her, and they work together to locate the others who have been abducted. Can they survive the onslaught of armed criminals and the perilous wilderness? WYOMING ABDUCTION THREAT by Elisabeth Rees There’s only one thing stopping Sheriff Brent Fox from adopting his foster children: his adoption caseworker. But Carly Engelman has very good reasons for caution—all of which disappear when the children’s ruthless biological father returns to abduct his kids…with revenge and murder on his mind. For more stories filled with danger and romance, look for Love Inspired Suspense February 2024 Box Set – 2 of 2
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369741854
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith. This box set includes: ALASKAN WILDERNESS RESCUE (A K-9 Search and Rescue novel) by Sarah Varland A search for a missing hiker goes disastrously wrong when K-9 search and rescuer Elsie Montgomery and pilot Wyatt Chandler find themselves stranded on a remote Alaskan island. Only they’re not alone. But is this a rescue mission…or a deadly trap? DEADLY MOUNTAIN ESCAPE by USA TODAY Bestselling Author Mary Alford Attempting to find a kidnapped woman and expose a human trafficking ring nearly costs Deputy Charlotte Walker her life. But rancher Jonas Knowles saves her, and they work together to locate the others who have been abducted. Can they survive the onslaught of armed criminals and the perilous wilderness? WYOMING ABDUCTION THREAT by Elisabeth Rees There’s only one thing stopping Sheriff Brent Fox from adopting his foster children: his adoption caseworker. But Carly Engelman has very good reasons for caution—all of which disappear when the children’s ruthless biological father returns to abduct his kids…with revenge and murder on his mind. For more stories filled with danger and romance, look for Love Inspired Suspense February 2024 Box Set – 2 of 2
Love Inspired February 2024 Box Set 2of 2
Author: Lucy Bayer
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369740904
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. This box set includes: THEIR FORBIDDEN AMISH MATCH by Lucy Bayer Hoping to meet the brother he’s never known, doctor Todd Barrett arrives in Hickory Hollow, Ohio, full of hope—but immediately clashes with local Amish midwife Lena Hochstetler. They don’t seem to agree on anything…until they discover deeper feelings that just might complicate both their lives. A VALENTINE’S DAY RETURN (A Sunset Ridge novel) by Brenda Minton Ending his marriage to his childhood sweetheart was the biggest mistake Mark Rivers ever made. But now he’s back to make amends with Kylie and their daughter. When a health crisis draws them closer, will Mark prove he’s the man his family needs…or has he lost them both for good? HER CHANCE AT FAMILY by Angie Dicken As the guardian of her orphaned nieces, interior designer Elisa Hartley is too busy to think about being jilted on her wedding day. Almost. Besides, she’s already growing feelings for her new landscape architect, Sean Peters…until she discovers the secret he’s been hiding. For more stories filled with love and faith, look for Love Inspired February 2024 Box Set – 1 of 2
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369740904
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. This box set includes: THEIR FORBIDDEN AMISH MATCH by Lucy Bayer Hoping to meet the brother he’s never known, doctor Todd Barrett arrives in Hickory Hollow, Ohio, full of hope—but immediately clashes with local Amish midwife Lena Hochstetler. They don’t seem to agree on anything…until they discover deeper feelings that just might complicate both their lives. A VALENTINE’S DAY RETURN (A Sunset Ridge novel) by Brenda Minton Ending his marriage to his childhood sweetheart was the biggest mistake Mark Rivers ever made. But now he’s back to make amends with Kylie and their daughter. When a health crisis draws them closer, will Mark prove he’s the man his family needs…or has he lost them both for good? HER CHANCE AT FAMILY by Angie Dicken As the guardian of her orphaned nieces, interior designer Elisa Hartley is too busy to think about being jilted on her wedding day. Almost. Besides, she’s already growing feelings for her new landscape architect, Sean Peters…until she discovers the secret he’s been hiding. For more stories filled with love and faith, look for Love Inspired February 2024 Box Set – 1 of 2
Love Inspired Suspense February 2024 - Box Set 2 of 2
Author: Virginia Vaughan
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369741862
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith. This box set includes: DANGEROUS TEXAS HIDEOUT (A Cowboy Protectors novel) by Virginia Vaughan When her daughter is the only witness able to identify a group of bank robbers, Penny Jackson knows their lives are in danger. Escaping to a small Texas town was supposed to be safe, but now they must rely on police chief Caleb Harmon to protect them from a killer bent on silencing them… TARGETED FOR ELIMINATION by Jill Elizabeth Nelson A morning jog becomes an exercise in terror when Detective Jen Blackwell is ambushed—until her ex-boyfriend Tyler Cade rescues her. Only someone is targeting them both, forcing Jen to team up with the park ranger to uncover the mystery behind the attacks…before it costs them their lives. SILENCING THE WITNESS by Laura Conaway Avery Sanford thought she was safe in witness protection…until her photo was leaked in the local paper. Now vengeful cartel members are on her tail and only former army commander Seth Brown can help her. But with assailants anticipating their every move, can Avery trust Seth to keep her alive long enough to testify? For more stories filled with danger and romance, look for Love Inspired Suspense February 2024 Box Set – 1 of 2
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369741862
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith. This box set includes: DANGEROUS TEXAS HIDEOUT (A Cowboy Protectors novel) by Virginia Vaughan When her daughter is the only witness able to identify a group of bank robbers, Penny Jackson knows their lives are in danger. Escaping to a small Texas town was supposed to be safe, but now they must rely on police chief Caleb Harmon to protect them from a killer bent on silencing them… TARGETED FOR ELIMINATION by Jill Elizabeth Nelson A morning jog becomes an exercise in terror when Detective Jen Blackwell is ambushed—until her ex-boyfriend Tyler Cade rescues her. Only someone is targeting them both, forcing Jen to team up with the park ranger to uncover the mystery behind the attacks…before it costs them their lives. SILENCING THE WITNESS by Laura Conaway Avery Sanford thought she was safe in witness protection…until her photo was leaked in the local paper. Now vengeful cartel members are on her tail and only former army commander Seth Brown can help her. But with assailants anticipating their every move, can Avery trust Seth to keep her alive long enough to testify? For more stories filled with danger and romance, look for Love Inspired Suspense February 2024 Box Set – 1 of 2
Love Inspired September 2024 Box Set - 1 of 2
Author: Jo Ann Brown
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369753801
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. This box set includes: AN UNLIKELY AMISH INHERITANCE by Jo Ann Brown When her Amish grandmother passes away, Englisch police officer Jenna Shetler returns to her family’s farm on Maryland’s eastern shore to carry out her grandmother’s unusual last request. A series of letters with specific instructions forces her to seek help from Amish bachelor Abe Bontranger—and confront her teenage heartbreak. Working together brings them closer than they’ve been in years, but with Jenna’s commitment to the police force and Abe’s plans for his Amish life, is a second chance possible for the two of them? HER LOYAL COMPANION (A K-9 Companions novel) by Heidi Main Training service dogs is Autumn McCaw’s passion. She won’t let anything jeopardize her business’s chance of success, including her former love Wyatt Nelson. But with a looming deadline to prove herself capable, she has no choice but to hire the one man who hurt her years ago. Relying on the single dad is tough—especially since he has trust issues of his own. But can Autumn and Wyatt overcome their past to save her business…and open their hearts to love? HIDDEN SECRETS BETWEEN THEM (A Hope Crossing novel) by Mindy Obenhaus In Hope Crossing, Texas, nurse practitioner Kirsten Reynolds has found her dream job. The only problem is that the tiny town also has Deputy Brady James…the father of her four-year-old sons. And he doesn’t know the boys are his. But as he steps into this new role he never planned for, Brady gets a hopeful glimpse into a life with children. Will he let the fear of the unknown keep him from a future he never imagined…or will an adorable pair of twins—and their mother—change his mind? For more stories filled with love and faith, look for Love Inspired September 2024 Box Set – 2 of 2
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369753801
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. This box set includes: AN UNLIKELY AMISH INHERITANCE by Jo Ann Brown When her Amish grandmother passes away, Englisch police officer Jenna Shetler returns to her family’s farm on Maryland’s eastern shore to carry out her grandmother’s unusual last request. A series of letters with specific instructions forces her to seek help from Amish bachelor Abe Bontranger—and confront her teenage heartbreak. Working together brings them closer than they’ve been in years, but with Jenna’s commitment to the police force and Abe’s plans for his Amish life, is a second chance possible for the two of them? HER LOYAL COMPANION (A K-9 Companions novel) by Heidi Main Training service dogs is Autumn McCaw’s passion. She won’t let anything jeopardize her business’s chance of success, including her former love Wyatt Nelson. But with a looming deadline to prove herself capable, she has no choice but to hire the one man who hurt her years ago. Relying on the single dad is tough—especially since he has trust issues of his own. But can Autumn and Wyatt overcome their past to save her business…and open their hearts to love? HIDDEN SECRETS BETWEEN THEM (A Hope Crossing novel) by Mindy Obenhaus In Hope Crossing, Texas, nurse practitioner Kirsten Reynolds has found her dream job. The only problem is that the tiny town also has Deputy Brady James…the father of her four-year-old sons. And he doesn’t know the boys are his. But as he steps into this new role he never planned for, Brady gets a hopeful glimpse into a life with children. Will he let the fear of the unknown keep him from a future he never imagined…or will an adorable pair of twins—and their mother—change his mind? For more stories filled with love and faith, look for Love Inspired September 2024 Box Set – 2 of 2
Love Inspired January 2024 Box Set - 1 of 2
Author: Patricia Johns
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369740874
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. This box set includes: AN AMISH MOTHER FOR HIS CHILD (An Amish Country Matches novel) by Patricia Johns After giving up on romance, Verna Kauffman thought a marriage of convenience would give her everything she’s longed for—a family. But marrying reserved Adam Lantz comes with a list of rules Verna wasn’t expecting. Can they overcome their differences to discover that all they really need is each other? FINDING THEIR WAY BACK (A K-9 Companions novel) by Jenna Mindel Twenty-eight years ago, Erica Laine and Ben Fisher were engaged to be married…until Erica broke his heart. Now, as they work together on a home that Erica needs to fulfill her new role as a traveling nurse, their past connection is rekindled. But can love take root when Erica is committed to leaving again? THE GUARDIAN AGREEMENT by Lorraine Beatty When jilted bride Olivia Marshall is forced to work with her ex-fiancé, Ben Kincaid, it stirs up old pain. Yet she finds herself asking Ben for help when her four-year-old nephew is abandoned on her doorstep. Will their truce lead to a second chance…or will Ben’s past stand in their way? For more stories filled with love and faith, look for Love Inspired January 2024 Box Set – 2 of 2
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369740874
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. This box set includes: AN AMISH MOTHER FOR HIS CHILD (An Amish Country Matches novel) by Patricia Johns After giving up on romance, Verna Kauffman thought a marriage of convenience would give her everything she’s longed for—a family. But marrying reserved Adam Lantz comes with a list of rules Verna wasn’t expecting. Can they overcome their differences to discover that all they really need is each other? FINDING THEIR WAY BACK (A K-9 Companions novel) by Jenna Mindel Twenty-eight years ago, Erica Laine and Ben Fisher were engaged to be married…until Erica broke his heart. Now, as they work together on a home that Erica needs to fulfill her new role as a traveling nurse, their past connection is rekindled. But can love take root when Erica is committed to leaving again? THE GUARDIAN AGREEMENT by Lorraine Beatty When jilted bride Olivia Marshall is forced to work with her ex-fiancé, Ben Kincaid, it stirs up old pain. Yet she finds herself asking Ben for help when her four-year-old nephew is abandoned on her doorstep. Will their truce lead to a second chance…or will Ben’s past stand in their way? For more stories filled with love and faith, look for Love Inspired January 2024 Box Set – 2 of 2
Love Inspired Suspense April 2024 - Box Set 1 of 2
Author: Laura Scott
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369741897
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith. This box set includes: BABY PROTECTION MISSION (A Mountain Country K-9 Unit novel) by USA TODAY bestselling author Laura Scott When his sister is kidnapped, rancher Cade McNeal will do anything to prevent his baby nephew from being next. Now Officer Ashley Hanson and her K-9 partner are on the case, and it’s up to them to track down the assailant and keep Cade and his nephew from harm. But as the suspect list grows and the attacks escalate, will they bring a kidnapper to justice…before he strikes again? COLD CASE TARGET (A Texas Crime Scene Cleaners novel) by Jessica R. Patch Interrupting an attempted murder—and leaving with incriminating evidence—makes Sissy Spencer a serial killer’s next target. With a flash drive in her possession containing disturbing proof of multiple murders, Sissy has no choice but to trust her ex-boyfriend, private investigator Beau Brighton, to keep her safe. But can they unravel the clues and track down a killer…before he catches them first? TREACHEROUS ESCAPE by Kellie VanHorn A groundbreaking discovering catapults biochemist Vienna Clayton into a world of danger when her laptop is stolen and her boss is murdered. Vienna flees onto stormy Lake Superior—only to be rescued by Park Ranger Hudson Lawrence. Framed for crimes she didn’t commit, they’re determined to clear her name, but with the clock ticking down, it’s the threats they can’t see coming that could cost them their lives… For more stories filled with danger and romance, look for Love Inspired Suspense April 2024 Box Set – 2 of 2
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369741897
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith. This box set includes: BABY PROTECTION MISSION (A Mountain Country K-9 Unit novel) by USA TODAY bestselling author Laura Scott When his sister is kidnapped, rancher Cade McNeal will do anything to prevent his baby nephew from being next. Now Officer Ashley Hanson and her K-9 partner are on the case, and it’s up to them to track down the assailant and keep Cade and his nephew from harm. But as the suspect list grows and the attacks escalate, will they bring a kidnapper to justice…before he strikes again? COLD CASE TARGET (A Texas Crime Scene Cleaners novel) by Jessica R. Patch Interrupting an attempted murder—and leaving with incriminating evidence—makes Sissy Spencer a serial killer’s next target. With a flash drive in her possession containing disturbing proof of multiple murders, Sissy has no choice but to trust her ex-boyfriend, private investigator Beau Brighton, to keep her safe. But can they unravel the clues and track down a killer…before he catches them first? TREACHEROUS ESCAPE by Kellie VanHorn A groundbreaking discovering catapults biochemist Vienna Clayton into a world of danger when her laptop is stolen and her boss is murdered. Vienna flees onto stormy Lake Superior—only to be rescued by Park Ranger Hudson Lawrence. Framed for crimes she didn’t commit, they’re determined to clear her name, but with the clock ticking down, it’s the threats they can’t see coming that could cost them their lives… For more stories filled with danger and romance, look for Love Inspired Suspense April 2024 Box Set – 2 of 2
Mission Manifest
Author: Matthew K. Shannon
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501775952
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
In Mission Manifest, Matthew Shannon argues that American evangelicals were central to American-Iranian relations during the decades leading up to the 1979 revolution. These Presbyterian missionaries and other Americans with ideals worked with US government officials, nongovernmental organizations, and their Iranian counterparts as cultural and political brokers—the living sinews of a binational relationship during the Second World War and early Cold War. As US global hegemony peaked between the 1940s and the 1960s, the religious authority of the Presbyterian Mission merged with the material power of the American state to infuse US foreign relations with the messianic ideals of Christian evangelicalism. In Tehran, the missions of American evangelicals became manifest in the realms of religion, development programs, international education, and cultural associations. Americans who lived in Iran also returned to the United States to inform the growth of the national security state, higher education, and evangelical culture. The literal and figurative missions of American evangelicals in late Pahlavi Iran had consequences for the binational relationship, the global evangelical movement, and individual Americans and Iranians. Mission Manifest offers a history of living, breathing people who shared personal, professional, and political aims in Iran at the height of American global power.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501775952
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
In Mission Manifest, Matthew Shannon argues that American evangelicals were central to American-Iranian relations during the decades leading up to the 1979 revolution. These Presbyterian missionaries and other Americans with ideals worked with US government officials, nongovernmental organizations, and their Iranian counterparts as cultural and political brokers—the living sinews of a binational relationship during the Second World War and early Cold War. As US global hegemony peaked between the 1940s and the 1960s, the religious authority of the Presbyterian Mission merged with the material power of the American state to infuse US foreign relations with the messianic ideals of Christian evangelicalism. In Tehran, the missions of American evangelicals became manifest in the realms of religion, development programs, international education, and cultural associations. Americans who lived in Iran also returned to the United States to inform the growth of the national security state, higher education, and evangelical culture. The literal and figurative missions of American evangelicals in late Pahlavi Iran had consequences for the binational relationship, the global evangelical movement, and individual Americans and Iranians. Mission Manifest offers a history of living, breathing people who shared personal, professional, and political aims in Iran at the height of American global power.
The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien Box Set
Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063437503
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 1367
Book Description
The first-ever publication of the collected poems of J.R.R. Tolkien, spanning almost seven decades of the author’s life and presented in an elegant three-volume hardcover boxed set. J.R.R. Tolkien aspired to be a poet in the first instance, and poetry was part of his creative life no less than his prose, his languages, and his art. Although Tolkien’s readers are aware that he wrote poetry, if only from verses in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, its extent is not well known, and its qualities are underappreciated. Within his larger works of fiction, poems help to establish character and place as well as further the story; as individual works, they delight with words and rhyme. They express his love of nature and the seasons, of landscape and music, and of words. They convey his humor and his sense of wonder. The earliest work in this collection, written for his beloved, is dated to 1910, when Tolkien was eighteen. More poems would follow during his years at Oxford, some of them very elaborate and eccentric. Those he composed during the First World War, in which he served in France, tend to be concerned not with trenches and battle, but with life, loss, faith, and friendship, his longing for England and the wife he left behind. Beginning in 1914, elements of his legendarium, “The Silmarillion,” began to appear, and the “Matter of Middle-earth” would inspire much of Tolkien’s verse for the rest of his life. The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien presents almost 200 works across three volumes, including more than 60 that have never before been seen. The poems are deftly woven together with commentary and notes by world-renowned Tolkien scholars Christina Scull & Wayne G. Hammond, placing them in the context of Tolkien’s life and literary accomplishments and creating a poetical biography that is a unique and revealing celebration of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063437503
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 1367
Book Description
The first-ever publication of the collected poems of J.R.R. Tolkien, spanning almost seven decades of the author’s life and presented in an elegant three-volume hardcover boxed set. J.R.R. Tolkien aspired to be a poet in the first instance, and poetry was part of his creative life no less than his prose, his languages, and his art. Although Tolkien’s readers are aware that he wrote poetry, if only from verses in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, its extent is not well known, and its qualities are underappreciated. Within his larger works of fiction, poems help to establish character and place as well as further the story; as individual works, they delight with words and rhyme. They express his love of nature and the seasons, of landscape and music, and of words. They convey his humor and his sense of wonder. The earliest work in this collection, written for his beloved, is dated to 1910, when Tolkien was eighteen. More poems would follow during his years at Oxford, some of them very elaborate and eccentric. Those he composed during the First World War, in which he served in France, tend to be concerned not with trenches and battle, but with life, loss, faith, and friendship, his longing for England and the wife he left behind. Beginning in 1914, elements of his legendarium, “The Silmarillion,” began to appear, and the “Matter of Middle-earth” would inspire much of Tolkien’s verse for the rest of his life. The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien presents almost 200 works across three volumes, including more than 60 that have never before been seen. The poems are deftly woven together with commentary and notes by world-renowned Tolkien scholars Christina Scull & Wayne G. Hammond, placing them in the context of Tolkien’s life and literary accomplishments and creating a poetical biography that is a unique and revealing celebration of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Constructing Disability after the Great War
Author: Evan P. Sullivan
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252047427
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
As Americans--both civilians and veterans--worked to determine the meanings of identity for blind veterans of World War I, they bound cultural constructs of blindness to all the emotions and contingencies of mobilizing and fighting the war, and healing from its traumas. Sighted Americans’ wartime rehabilitation culture centered blind soldiers and veterans in a mix of inspirational stories. Veterans worked to become productive members of society even as ableism confined their unique life experiences to a collection of cultural tropes that suggested they were either downcast wrecks of their former selves or were morally superior and relatively flawless as they overcame their disabilities and triumphantly journeyed toward successful citizenship. Sullivan investigates the rich lives of blind soldiers and veterans and their families to reveal how they confronted barriers, gained an education, earned a living, and managed their self-image while continually exposed to the public’s scrutiny of their success and failures.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252047427
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
As Americans--both civilians and veterans--worked to determine the meanings of identity for blind veterans of World War I, they bound cultural constructs of blindness to all the emotions and contingencies of mobilizing and fighting the war, and healing from its traumas. Sighted Americans’ wartime rehabilitation culture centered blind soldiers and veterans in a mix of inspirational stories. Veterans worked to become productive members of society even as ableism confined their unique life experiences to a collection of cultural tropes that suggested they were either downcast wrecks of their former selves or were morally superior and relatively flawless as they overcame their disabilities and triumphantly journeyed toward successful citizenship. Sullivan investigates the rich lives of blind soldiers and veterans and their families to reveal how they confronted barriers, gained an education, earned a living, and managed their self-image while continually exposed to the public’s scrutiny of their success and failures.