Author: Alan Gallop
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780953382903
Category : Maori (New Zealand people)
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Drawing on original material form archives in both Britain and New Zealand this story recounts how skilled Maori craftsmen carved and constructed this whare nui at Te Wairoa in the Hot Lakes region of New Zealand's North Island, close to the spectacular Pink and White Terraces. A wonder that it was not lost in June 1886 when Mt. Tarawera erupeted without warning killing over 100 people. Only Hinemihi was strong enough to withstand the rain of fire and stones saving those who sought shelter in it. The story goes on to tell how Hinemihi came to be purchased for £50 by Lord Onslow and shipped to his estate at Clandon Park in Surrey.
The House with the Golden Eyes
Author: Alan Gallop
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780953382903
Category : Maori (New Zealand people)
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Drawing on original material form archives in both Britain and New Zealand this story recounts how skilled Maori craftsmen carved and constructed this whare nui at Te Wairoa in the Hot Lakes region of New Zealand's North Island, close to the spectacular Pink and White Terraces. A wonder that it was not lost in June 1886 when Mt. Tarawera erupeted without warning killing over 100 people. Only Hinemihi was strong enough to withstand the rain of fire and stones saving those who sought shelter in it. The story goes on to tell how Hinemihi came to be purchased for £50 by Lord Onslow and shipped to his estate at Clandon Park in Surrey.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780953382903
Category : Maori (New Zealand people)
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Drawing on original material form archives in both Britain and New Zealand this story recounts how skilled Maori craftsmen carved and constructed this whare nui at Te Wairoa in the Hot Lakes region of New Zealand's North Island, close to the spectacular Pink and White Terraces. A wonder that it was not lost in June 1886 when Mt. Tarawera erupeted without warning killing over 100 people. Only Hinemihi was strong enough to withstand the rain of fire and stones saving those who sought shelter in it. The story goes on to tell how Hinemihi came to be purchased for £50 by Lord Onslow and shipped to his estate at Clandon Park in Surrey.
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Author: Carson McCullers
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618084753
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
A reprint of the 1941 novel about the sad and tragic lives of the Pendertons and the Langdons, two military couples living on an army base in the American South in the 1930s.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618084753
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
A reprint of the 1941 novel about the sad and tragic lives of the Pendertons and the Langdons, two military couples living on an army base in the American South in the 1930s.
The Girl with the Golden Eyes
Author: Honoré de Balzac
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
"The Girl with the Golden Eyes" is a novella by the prominent French writer Honore de Balsac. It is a part of his cycle "History of the Thirteen," in which Balsac unearths the sins of the 19th -century France: murder, lust, passion, and greed. "The Girl with the Golden Eyes" presents the dramatic tale of Henri de Marsay, a physically beautiful but spiritually empty young man who devotes all his time to the pursuit of sensation and sensual pleasure. Henri becomes enamored of the girl of unusual beauty and plots to seduce her. Yet, the girl has her secrets too.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
"The Girl with the Golden Eyes" is a novella by the prominent French writer Honore de Balsac. It is a part of his cycle "History of the Thirteen," in which Balsac unearths the sins of the 19th -century France: murder, lust, passion, and greed. "The Girl with the Golden Eyes" presents the dramatic tale of Henri de Marsay, a physically beautiful but spiritually empty young man who devotes all his time to the pursuit of sensation and sensual pleasure. Henri becomes enamored of the girl of unusual beauty and plots to seduce her. Yet, the girl has her secrets too.
The Girl With the Golden Eyes
Author: Honore de Balzac
Publisher: The Floating Press
ISBN: 1775451771
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Settle in for a titillating tale of illicit passion, romantic entanglement, and murder. Honore de Balzac's novella The Girl With the Golden Eyes highlights the French writer's skillful ability to convey truths about the darker nature of humanity through perfectly wrought details and observations. A must-read for fans of classic European literature, or for readers who love a healthy dose of psychological complexity with their mysteries.
Publisher: The Floating Press
ISBN: 1775451771
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Settle in for a titillating tale of illicit passion, romantic entanglement, and murder. Honore de Balzac's novella The Girl With the Golden Eyes highlights the French writer's skillful ability to convey truths about the darker nature of humanity through perfectly wrought details and observations. A must-read for fans of classic European literature, or for readers who love a healthy dose of psychological complexity with their mysteries.
The Girl with the Golden Eyes and Other Stories
Author: Honoré de Balzac
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191633380
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
'What holds sway over this country without morals, beliefs, or feelings? Gold and pleasure.' Sexual attraction, artistic insight, and the often ironic relationship between them is the dominant theme in the three short works collected in this volume. In Sarrasine an impetuous young sculptor falls in love with a diva of the Roman stage, but rapture turns to rage when he discovers the reality behind the seductiveness of the singer's voice. The ageing artist in The Unknown Masterpiece, obsessed with his creation of the perfect image of an ideal woman, tries to hide it from the jealous young student who is desperate for a glimpse of it. And in The Girl with the Golden Eyes, the hero is a dandy whose attractiveness for the mysterious Paquita has an unexpected origin. These enigmatic and disturbing forays into the margins of madness, sexuality, and creativity show Balzac spinning fantastic tales as profound as any of his longer fictions. His mastery of the seductions of storytelling places these novellas among the nineteenth-century's richest explorations of art and desire. 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.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191633380
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
'What holds sway over this country without morals, beliefs, or feelings? Gold and pleasure.' Sexual attraction, artistic insight, and the often ironic relationship between them is the dominant theme in the three short works collected in this volume. In Sarrasine an impetuous young sculptor falls in love with a diva of the Roman stage, but rapture turns to rage when he discovers the reality behind the seductiveness of the singer's voice. The ageing artist in The Unknown Masterpiece, obsessed with his creation of the perfect image of an ideal woman, tries to hide it from the jealous young student who is desperate for a glimpse of it. And in The Girl with the Golden Eyes, the hero is a dandy whose attractiveness for the mysterious Paquita has an unexpected origin. These enigmatic and disturbing forays into the margins of madness, sexuality, and creativity show Balzac spinning fantastic tales as profound as any of his longer fictions. His mastery of the seductions of storytelling places these novellas among the nineteenth-century's richest explorations of art and desire. 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.
The Dog with Golden Eyes
Author: Frances Wilbur
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781571316158
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A unique and involving story of a young girl who inadvertently adopts an arctic wolf. Filled with meticulous detail about wolves and animal behavior, "The Dog with Golden Eyes" will be fondly enjoyed by lovers of both animals and adventure.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781571316158
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A unique and involving story of a young girl who inadvertently adopts an arctic wolf. Filled with meticulous detail about wolves and animal behavior, "The Dog with Golden Eyes" will be fondly enjoyed by lovers of both animals and adventure.
The Girl with the Golden Eyes
Author: Оноре де Бальзак
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5040760124
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5040760124
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Monsieur Proust's Library
Author: Anka Muhlstein
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
ISBN: 1590515676
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Reading was so important to Marcel Proust that it sometimes seems he was unable to create a personage without a book in hand. Everybody in his work reads: servants and masters, children and parents, artists and physicians. The more sophisticated characters find it natural to speak in quotations. Proust made literary taste a means of defining personalities and gave literature an actual role to play in his novels. In this wonderfully entertaining book, scholar and biographer Anka Muhlstein, the author of Balzac’s Omelette, draws out these themes in Proust's work and life, thus providing not only a friendly introduction to the momentous In Search of Lost Time, but also exciting highlights of some of the finest work in French literature.
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
ISBN: 1590515676
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Reading was so important to Marcel Proust that it sometimes seems he was unable to create a personage without a book in hand. Everybody in his work reads: servants and masters, children and parents, artists and physicians. The more sophisticated characters find it natural to speak in quotations. Proust made literary taste a means of defining personalities and gave literature an actual role to play in his novels. In this wonderfully entertaining book, scholar and biographer Anka Muhlstein, the author of Balzac’s Omelette, draws out these themes in Proust's work and life, thus providing not only a friendly introduction to the momentous In Search of Lost Time, but also exciting highlights of some of the finest work in French literature.
Baby's House
Author: Gelolo Mchugh
Publisher: Golden Books
ISBN: 0385374887
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
“Here is Baby's door. Let’s open it.” Preschoolers will enjoy taking a tour of every room in Baby’s house, where they will recognize colorful objects they know from their own homes. Brightly illustrated by Disney Legend Mary Blair, who also illustrated the popular Little Golden Book I Can Fly, this title is a perfect fit for the Little Golden Book audience.
Publisher: Golden Books
ISBN: 0385374887
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
“Here is Baby's door. Let’s open it.” Preschoolers will enjoy taking a tour of every room in Baby’s house, where they will recognize colorful objects they know from their own homes. Brightly illustrated by Disney Legend Mary Blair, who also illustrated the popular Little Golden Book I Can Fly, this title is a perfect fit for the Little Golden Book audience.
The Eye of Horus
Author: Peter McGrath
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307931404
Category : Boarding school students
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
House of Anubis is a suspenseful live-action show on Nickelodeon and TeenNick that follows eight students at a British boarding school as they make friends and enemies, fall in love--and race to solve a mystery involving an ancient Egyptian curse! Tweens ages 8-12 will be captivated by this 128-page novelization that recounts the first half of the first season.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307931404
Category : Boarding school students
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
House of Anubis is a suspenseful live-action show on Nickelodeon and TeenNick that follows eight students at a British boarding school as they make friends and enemies, fall in love--and race to solve a mystery involving an ancient Egyptian curse! Tweens ages 8-12 will be captivated by this 128-page novelization that recounts the first half of the first season.