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Languages : en
Pages : 580
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The Rocking-Horse Winner
Author: D.H. Lawrence
Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN: 8728206509
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
Hester appears to have it all - marriage, a nice home, three children and a stimulating job. But it is not enough. For no matter how much she and her husband earn, she spends more. Driven by a desire to be loved by his mother, young Paul starts betting on the horses with the family's gardener. He wins, wins and just keeps winning. But, as quickly as he hands her the money, Hester has splurged it away. Then, as Derby day approaches, the spooky secret of Paul's endless run of luck is revealed. As tragedy beckons, will Paul win his mother's love? This book is perfect for fans of Edgar Allan Poe and Ernest Hemingway. It was made into the 1949 fantasy film 'The Rocking Horse Winner', starring John Howard Davies, Valerie Hobson and John Mills. DH Lawrence (1885-1930) was an English writer and poet. He was at the centre of a great deal of controversy during and after his life, with the explicit nature of some of his novels leading to censorship and protests. Many critics admired his imaginative and deeply descriptive style, though. Among his best-known novels are 'Sons and Lovers', 'Lady Chatterley's Lover', 'The Rainbow' and 'Women in Love'.
Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN: 8728206509
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
Hester appears to have it all - marriage, a nice home, three children and a stimulating job. But it is not enough. For no matter how much she and her husband earn, she spends more. Driven by a desire to be loved by his mother, young Paul starts betting on the horses with the family's gardener. He wins, wins and just keeps winning. But, as quickly as he hands her the money, Hester has splurged it away. Then, as Derby day approaches, the spooky secret of Paul's endless run of luck is revealed. As tragedy beckons, will Paul win his mother's love? This book is perfect for fans of Edgar Allan Poe and Ernest Hemingway. It was made into the 1949 fantasy film 'The Rocking Horse Winner', starring John Howard Davies, Valerie Hobson and John Mills. DH Lawrence (1885-1930) was an English writer and poet. He was at the centre of a great deal of controversy during and after his life, with the explicit nature of some of his novels leading to censorship and protests. Many critics admired his imaginative and deeply descriptive style, though. Among his best-known novels are 'Sons and Lovers', 'Lady Chatterley's Lover', 'The Rainbow' and 'Women in Love'.
The Rocking Horse Angel
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Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing
ISBN: 9780761450726
Category : Rocking horses
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Rocking Horse Angel is a Marshall Cavendish publication.
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing
ISBN: 9780761450726
Category : Rocking horses
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Rocking Horse Angel is a Marshall Cavendish publication.
New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 580
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Languages : en
Pages : 580
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Rocking Horse Christmas
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780439669382
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A boy gets a rocking horse for Christmas that takes him to faraway places.
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780439669382
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A boy gets a rocking horse for Christmas that takes him to faraway places.
A Rocking-Horse Catholic
Author: Caryll Houselander
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9781556124013
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A Rocking-Horse Catholic: A Caryll Houselander Reader is a selection of the writings of a modern Catholic laywomen and mystic, with a biographical introduction by the editor, Marie Anne Mayeski.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9781556124013
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A Rocking-Horse Catholic: A Caryll Houselander Reader is a selection of the writings of a modern Catholic laywomen and mystic, with a biographical introduction by the editor, Marie Anne Mayeski.
The Rocking-Horse Winner
Author: D. H. Lawrence
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781493682812
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
"The Rocking-Horse Winner" is a short story by D. H. Lawrence. The story describes a young middle-class Englishwoman who "had no luck." Though outwardly successful, she is haunted by a sense of failure; her husband is a ne'er-do-well and her work as a commercial artist doesn't earn as much as she'd like. The family's lifestyle exceeds its income and unspoken anxiety about money permeates the household. Her children, a son Paul and his two sisters, sense this anxiety; moreover, the kids even claim they can hear the house whispering "There must be more money." Paul tells his Uncle Oscar Cresswell about betting on horse races with Bassett, the gardener. He's been placing bets using his pocket money and has won and saved three hundred twenty pounds. Sometimes he says he is "sure" of a winner for an upcoming race, and the horses he names do in fact win, sometimes at remarkable odds. Uncle Oscar and Bassett both place large bets on the horses Paul names. After further winning, Paul and Oscar arrange to give the mother a gift of five thousand pounds, but the gift only lets her spend more. Disappointed, Paul tries harder than ever to be "lucky." As the Derby approaches, Paul is determined to learn the winner. Concerned about his health, his mother rushes home from a party and discovers his secret. He has been spending hours riding his rocking horse, sometimes all night long, until he "gets there," into a clairvoyant state where he can be sure of the winner's name. Paul remains ill through the day of the Derby. Informed by Cresswell, Bassett has placed Paul's bet on Malabar, at fourteen to one. When he is informed by Bassett that he now has 80,000 pounds, Paul says to his mother: "I never told you, mother, that if I can ride my horse, and get there, then I'm absolutely sure - oh absolutely! Mother, did I ever tell you? I am lucky!" "No, you never did," said his mother. The boy dies in the night and his mother hears her brother say, "My God, Hester, you're eighty-odd thousand to the good, and a poor devil of a son to the bad. But, poor devil, poor devil, he's best gone out of a life where he rides his rocking horse to find a winner."
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781493682812
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
"The Rocking-Horse Winner" is a short story by D. H. Lawrence. The story describes a young middle-class Englishwoman who "had no luck." Though outwardly successful, she is haunted by a sense of failure; her husband is a ne'er-do-well and her work as a commercial artist doesn't earn as much as she'd like. The family's lifestyle exceeds its income and unspoken anxiety about money permeates the household. Her children, a son Paul and his two sisters, sense this anxiety; moreover, the kids even claim they can hear the house whispering "There must be more money." Paul tells his Uncle Oscar Cresswell about betting on horse races with Bassett, the gardener. He's been placing bets using his pocket money and has won and saved three hundred twenty pounds. Sometimes he says he is "sure" of a winner for an upcoming race, and the horses he names do in fact win, sometimes at remarkable odds. Uncle Oscar and Bassett both place large bets on the horses Paul names. After further winning, Paul and Oscar arrange to give the mother a gift of five thousand pounds, but the gift only lets her spend more. Disappointed, Paul tries harder than ever to be "lucky." As the Derby approaches, Paul is determined to learn the winner. Concerned about his health, his mother rushes home from a party and discovers his secret. He has been spending hours riding his rocking horse, sometimes all night long, until he "gets there," into a clairvoyant state where he can be sure of the winner's name. Paul remains ill through the day of the Derby. Informed by Cresswell, Bassett has placed Paul's bet on Malabar, at fourteen to one. When he is informed by Bassett that he now has 80,000 pounds, Paul says to his mother: "I never told you, mother, that if I can ride my horse, and get there, then I'm absolutely sure - oh absolutely! Mother, did I ever tell you? I am lucky!" "No, you never did," said his mother. The boy dies in the night and his mother hears her brother say, "My God, Hester, you're eighty-odd thousand to the good, and a poor devil of a son to the bad. But, poor devil, poor devil, he's best gone out of a life where he rides his rocking horse to find a winner."
United Service Magazine and Naval Military Journal
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
Healing as Vocation
Author: Kayhan Parsi
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742534063
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
This collection of essays provides educators in medicine and the health sciences an illuminating and challenging introduction to professionalism. The book takes a practical approach toward this topic, looking at what professionalism means, for the individual physician's relationship to his or her patients, to the medical profession as a whole, and to society at large. Written by leading scholars and thinkers in the area of professionalism in medicine, contributors provide a well-rounded analysis of this important topic. Although the intended audience is primarily physicians, medical students and residents, the book is a suitable primer for pre-professional health care students as well.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742534063
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
This collection of essays provides educators in medicine and the health sciences an illuminating and challenging introduction to professionalism. The book takes a practical approach toward this topic, looking at what professionalism means, for the individual physician's relationship to his or her patients, to the medical profession as a whole, and to society at large. Written by leading scholars and thinkers in the area of professionalism in medicine, contributors provide a well-rounded analysis of this important topic. Although the intended audience is primarily physicians, medical students and residents, the book is a suitable primer for pre-professional health care students as well.
Rockinghorse
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Lyrical Press
ISBN: 1601835337
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
It came in the dead of night—a rhythmic creaking sound that only the children could hear. Jackie and Johnny tried not to listen. But it called to them, whispering of evil, luring them into the darkness of the attic. With its brightly colored saddle and painted-on eyes, it was the most beautiful rocking horse Jackie and Johnny had ever seen. But as they took turns riding it, they didn’t see its tail twitch or its lips curve into a terrifying grin. They couldn’t hear the faint whicker that echoed among the shadows. They couldn’t know that their own innocent eyes had taken on a strange new gleam . . .
Publisher: Lyrical Press
ISBN: 1601835337
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
It came in the dead of night—a rhythmic creaking sound that only the children could hear. Jackie and Johnny tried not to listen. But it called to them, whispering of evil, luring them into the darkness of the attic. With its brightly colored saddle and painted-on eyes, it was the most beautiful rocking horse Jackie and Johnny had ever seen. But as they took turns riding it, they didn’t see its tail twitch or its lips curve into a terrifying grin. They couldn’t hear the faint whicker that echoed among the shadows. They couldn’t know that their own innocent eyes had taken on a strange new gleam . . .
Lippincott's Monthly Magazine
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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1018
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1018
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