Author: Anthony DeStefano
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781644135150
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Beggar and the Bluebirdis a modern-day fairytale in the tradition of Hans Christian Anderson and the Grimm Brothers. It tells the moving story of a little bird whose flight southward for the winter keeps getting delayed because of the strange requests of a local street beggar. The beggar asks the bird to deliver bread to a homeless man, money to a widow with children, and a gold cross to a sick boy in the hospital. As a result of performing these acts of mercy, the kind bird gets caught in a massive winter snowstorm. All seems lost, until an astonishing turn of events reveals the true identity of the street beggar. An inspiring story of risk and sacrifice, The Beggar and the Bluebird teaches children the true meaning of gift-giving and demonstrates that great love is always rewarded by God--though often not in ways we can predict.
Author: Randy Boyagoda
Publisher: Penguin Canada
ISBN: 0143180541
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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Beggar's Feast is a novel about a man who lives in defiance of fate. Sam Kandy was born in 1889 to low prospects in a Ceylon village and died one hundred years later as the wealthy headman of the same village, a self-made shipping magnate, and father of sixteen, three times married and twice widowed. In four parts, this enthralling novel tells Sam's story from his boyhood—when his parents, convinced by his horoscope that he would be a blight upon the family, abandon him at the gates of a distant temple—through his dramatic escape from the temple and journey across Ceylon to Australia and Singapore, before his bold return to the Ceylon village he once called home. There he tries to win recognition for his success in the world—at any cost. A novel about family, pride, and ambition, about what it takes for one man to make something out of nothing, set on a gorgeous, troubled island caught between tradition and modernity, Beggar's Feast establishes Boyagoda as a major voice in international literature.
Author: Archibald Stodart Walker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 380
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Author: Dr. Vissu Paul
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN:
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 142
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The journey of my life stayed back in the stage of survival and was not in a position to move on to the stage of success. This stage took me to several destinations in the world in search of solutions to find business success and rejoin my family with happiness in life. I travelled to many places and met several great predictors in life, but it was of no use. Finally, I understood the secret of life’s journey. The days that I spent alone gave me a deeper reflection on my mistake and the vast experience of how the journey until now was. When I learned the lesson from the past mistake in my lifestyle, something changed in me and thereby, I started to find success in life. I framed out the repetition of success in my life and today, I made it happen as an entrepreneur in the coaching industry. The journey to move from nothing to everything began in me when I met those two people who started showing me my Monk and my Beggar within Me, which was the hidden truth in my life. The Journey with My Monk and Beggar will take you into the great realization of the bigger truths and give you the equations of success in any part of life you are into. Be blessed to be a blessing.
Author: John Gay
Publisher: London : Chapman & Dodd. 1923.
ISBN:
Category : Ballad operas
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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Tiggeroperaen (The Beggar's Opera) og dens anden del: Polly, gengivet med sangene integreret i teksten (melodistemme). Tiggeroperaen opførtes 1. gang 29. januar 1728, Polly først i 1777, da der 1729 blev nedlagt forbud mod opførelsen af lord chamberlain
Author: John Gay
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 9780822216742
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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THE STORY: John Gay's great comic masterpiece is generally agreed to be the first ever musical. Written in 1728, THE BEGGAR'S OPERA is a savagely funny satire on marriage, money and morals--as relevant and biting today as it was when first written.
Author: John Gay
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191645761
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 566
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'Gamesters and Highwaymen are generally very good to their Whores, but they are very Devils to their Wives.' With The Beggar's Opera (1728), John Gay created one of the most enduringly popular works in English theatre history, and invented a new dramatic form, the ballad opera. Gay's daring mixture of caustic political satire, well-loved popular tunes, and a story of crime and betrayal set in the urban underworld of prostitutes and thieves was an overnight sensation. Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum have become famous well beyond the confines of Gay's original play, and in its sequel, Polly, banned in Gay's lifetime, their adventures continue in the West Indies. With a cross-dressing heroine and a cast of female adventurers, pirates, Indian princes, rebel slaves, and rapacious landowners, Polly lays bare a culture in which all human relationships are reduced to commercial transactions. Raucous, lyrical, witty, ironic and tragic by turns, The Beggar's Opera and Polly - published together here for the first time - offer a scathing and ebullient portrait of a society in which statesmen and outlaws, colonialists and pirates, are impossible to tell apart. 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.
Author: John Gay
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ballad operas
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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Author: John Gay
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 71
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Step into the gritty streets of eighteenth-century London with "The Beggar's Opera" by John Gay. Immerse yourself in a world of rogues, rakes, and highwaymen, in this satirical musical that shines a light on the underbelly of society. But amidst the chaos of the city's criminal underworld, what truths will be revealed? In "The Beggar's Opera," John Gay offers a biting critique of the social and political injustices of his time. Through witty dialogue, catchy songs, and memorable characters, he challenges the audience to confront their own notions of morality and justice. Are you ready to explore the seedy underbelly of London society? Will you dare to follow the exploits of Macheath and Polly Peachum as they navigate the pitfalls of love and betrayal? Experience the brilliance of John Gay's satire. Purchase "The Beggar's Opera" today and immerse yourself in a world of intrigue, deception, and dark humor.
Author: John Richard BEST (afterwards BESTE (John Richard Digby))
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 358
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