The Lion and the Gypsy

The Lion and the Gypsy PDF Author: Geoffrey Patterson
Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780385415361
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30

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Attracted by his beautiful lute playing, a group of animals follows a traveling gypsy with great affection, even saving his life at a critical time. The story was inspired by Rousseau's painting "The Sleeping Gypsy."

The Lion and the Gypsy

The Lion and the Gypsy PDF Author: Geoffrey Patterson
Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780385415361
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30

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Attracted by his beautiful lute playing, a group of animals follows a traveling gypsy with great affection, even saving his life at a critical time. The story was inspired by Rousseau's painting "The Sleeping Gypsy."

The Lion and the Gypsy

The Lion and the Gypsy PDF Author: Jillian Powell
Publisher: Evans Brothers
ISBN: 023753892X
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 47

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A young gypsy tricks a hungry desert lion so she can row herself to safety.

The Lion and the Gypsy

The Lion and the Gypsy PDF Author: Jillian Powell
Publisher: Evans Brothers
ISBN: 0237539055
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 47

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A young gypsy tricks a hungry desert lion so she can row herself to safety.

The Lion and the Gypsy

The Lion and the Gypsy PDF Author:
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
ISBN: 9781845071400
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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In this lyrical, beautifully illustrated tale, a gypsy longs to see his old mother and father after many years of being apart. So he sets out on a great journey. Each night he rests and plays his lute. Four animals — the lion, the gray ibis, the scorpion, and the viper — hide in the shadows to listen to his beautiful music. One morning he becomes dangerously ill, poisoned by a blowfish. The animals are worried: How can they save the life of the gypsy whose music they love?

The Sleeping Gypsy

The Sleeping Gypsy PDF Author: Mordicai Gerstein
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780823437436
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages :

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"An imagined story about Henri Rousseau's famous painting tells why a lion and a gypsy are in the painting and a lizard, a rabbit, a turtle, and other animals are not"--

José Lezama Lima's Joyful Vision

José Lezama Lima's Joyful Vision PDF Author: Gustavo Pellón
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292742282
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 166

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Cuba’s José Lezama Lima became the most controversial figure in the flowering of the Latin American novel with the 1966 publication of Paradiso. Hailed as a seminal writer of breathtaking originality by Julio Cortázar, Octavio Paz, and Mario Vargas Llosa, Lezama was also attacked by the Castro regime and others for his stylistic obscurity, erotic descriptions, and violation of literary norms. Indeed, his experimental fiction, written on the very boundaries of the novelistic genre, resists classification. José Lezama Lima’s Joyful Vision, a much-needed critical study of Paradiso, Oppiano Licario, and Lezama’s essays, is thus an exploration in reading, one that highlights and preserves the essential and persistent contradictions in Lezama’s theory and practice of literature. Gustavo Pellón focuses his study on Lezama’s search for equilibrium, clarifying such oppositions in Lezama’s writings as the mystical quest for illumination through obscurity, the calculated cultivation of naïveté, the Proust-like fascination with yet ultimate condemnation of homosexuality, and a modernist (even postmodernist) narrative style that conveys a mystical (essentially medieval) worldview. Above all, Pellón shares his wonder at Lezama who, in an age of pessimism, maintained his joyful vision of art and existence.

Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society

Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Romanies
Languages : en
Pages : 486

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The Gypsy's Daughter

The Gypsy's Daughter PDF Author: Katie Hutton
Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.
ISBN: 1838770380
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350

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A gripping, heartwrenching saga for fans of Dilly Court and Kitty Neale. Harmony 'Harry' Loveridge is growing up on a farm in post-war Kent. With a Gypsy for a father, she has had a somewhat unconventional, yet happy life. But Harry has always hoped for more. And with ambitions to go to university, and a scholarship in sight, it looks as though she is about to get what she wants. That is until one fateful night, during the yearly hopping, when something happens to Harry. Refusing to give up on her dreams Harry must draw on all her strength and courage as she embarks on her new life in Nottingham. Will she be able to escape the tragedies of her past, or is history doomed to repeat itself? Don't miss the next engrossing, moving saga from Katie Hutton, Annie of Ainsworth's Mill. Available to pre-order now. - - - - - - Praise for The Gypsy's Daughter 'Love, loss and everything in between. Another fabulous read by Katie Hutton.' Lynn Johnson, author of Wartime with the Tram Girls 'Cleverly balanced between two worlds and weaves a story that's well-written, exciting and full of Romani charm.' Shirley Mann, author of Lily's War and Bobby's War 'Cracking characters, tender love story, impeccably researched historical detail. I loved it . . . I couldn't put it down.' Elizabeth Woodcraft, author of The Saturday Girls and The Girls from Greenway 'At times, heartbreaking. At others, heartwarming. This is the enchanting story of a young woman's struggle to recover from the traumatic events of her past.' Jennifer Page, author of Freedom from Loneliness 'A poignant and compelling story of trauma and the healing power of love: its many voices ring true and a past era in England is evoked with cinematic precision.' Maybelle Wallis, author of Heart of Cruelty 'An original gem . . . Captivating.' Patricia O'Reilly, author of The First Rose of Tralee

Tales of a Gypsy Hotelier

Tales of a Gypsy Hotelier PDF Author: Christina Synnott
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452034893
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 297

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Tales of a Gypsy Hotelier is a collection of unique travel adventure stories and letters home detailing the author's experiences while visiting 43 countries, living and working in 7 countries, and managing hotels in Kenya; Zanzibar and Arusha, Tanzania; St. Lucia, Caribbean; and Tonga, South Pacific. Several stories are inspirational, others illustrate the unimaginable difficulties that can arise from living in undeveloped countries; some are romantic, but all are gut-wrenchingly honest and from the heart. Inside, stories range from a Thelma & Louise style adventure driving across Tanzania twice; sales trips to Australia and Martinique; seated next to a young soldier with an AK-47 strapped on and ready, heading north on a Kenyan bus as defense from getting held-up by Somalian thieves; wearing a dirndl at the Front Desk of a 4-star spa hotel in the Black Forest, Germany; sailing to a hotel job interview on an Arabian Dhow off Lamu, Kenya with stoned Captain Happy; firing cooks in St. Lucia and Tonga; being car-jacked in Tanzania twice; cooking competitions on a sailboat in the Grenadines; following love into the bush of Tanzania: encountering the elusive orange fish known as Nemo and stunning soft corals in Fijian waters; tailor-made dresses in China and Ghana; circumnavigating Skiathos, Greece; Hotel Consulting and Fire Dancing in Tonga; a Maasai Wedding in our garden in Arusha, TZ; to the ultimate exotic destination - the spice island of Zanzibar. People often lament that there just don't seem to be many good travel books available these days, yet a huge demand exists, including from armchair travellers. So, sit back with a cuppa or something stronger. And read on.

The Wind on the Heath - A Gypsy Anthology (Romany History Series)

The Wind on the Heath - A Gypsy Anthology (Romany History Series) PDF Author: John Sampson
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 152876983X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 304

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This magnificent Gypsy anthology was first published in London 1930. It contains over 300 items of prose and verse gleaned from classical literature, folklore, history and true Gypsy life. It has long been considered unique in its field and is very hard to find in its first edition. We have now re-published this scarce book incorporating the original text and illustrations. The book's 380 pages are divided into 12 sections designed to bring to light the chief facets of Gypsy life. They have been chosen for their historical and anthropological interest and are supported with illustrations of the real Gypsy way of life, and yet the same wind blows over all on this Gypsy heath. Contents include: The Dark Race. - The Roaming Life. - Field and Sky. - Gypsies and Gentiles. - The Romany Chye. - Gypsy Children. - Sturt and Strife. - Black Arts. - A Gypsy Bestiary. - Egipte Speche. - Scholar Gypsies. - Envoy. Also included is a glossary of Romani words. This important book is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all with an interest in Gypsy ways.