Author: Florida Scott-Maxwell
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0307828344
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
At eighty-two, Florida Scott-Maxwell felt impelled to write about her strong reactions to being old, and to the time in which we live. Until almost the end this document was not intended for anyone to see, but the author finally decided that she wanted her thoughts and feelings to reach others. Mrs. Scott-Maxwell writes: “I was astonished to find how intensely one lives in one’s eighties. The last years seemed a culmination and by concentrating on them one became more truly oneself. Though old, I felt full of potential life. It pulsed in me even as I was conscious of shrinking into a final form which it was my task and stimulus to complete.” The territory of the old is not Scott-Maxwell’s only concern. In taking the measure of the sum of her days as a woman of the twentieth century, she confronts some of the most disturbing conflicts of human nature—the need for differentiation as against equality, the recognition of the evil forces in our nature—and her insights are challenging and illuminating. The vision that emerges from her accumulated experience of life makes this a remarkable document that speaks to all ages.
Measure of My Days
Author: Florida Scott-Maxwell
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0307828344
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
At eighty-two, Florida Scott-Maxwell felt impelled to write about her strong reactions to being old, and to the time in which we live. Until almost the end this document was not intended for anyone to see, but the author finally decided that she wanted her thoughts and feelings to reach others. Mrs. Scott-Maxwell writes: “I was astonished to find how intensely one lives in one’s eighties. The last years seemed a culmination and by concentrating on them one became more truly oneself. Though old, I felt full of potential life. It pulsed in me even as I was conscious of shrinking into a final form which it was my task and stimulus to complete.” The territory of the old is not Scott-Maxwell’s only concern. In taking the measure of the sum of her days as a woman of the twentieth century, she confronts some of the most disturbing conflicts of human nature—the need for differentiation as against equality, the recognition of the evil forces in our nature—and her insights are challenging and illuminating. The vision that emerges from her accumulated experience of life makes this a remarkable document that speaks to all ages.
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0307828344
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
At eighty-two, Florida Scott-Maxwell felt impelled to write about her strong reactions to being old, and to the time in which we live. Until almost the end this document was not intended for anyone to see, but the author finally decided that she wanted her thoughts and feelings to reach others. Mrs. Scott-Maxwell writes: “I was astonished to find how intensely one lives in one’s eighties. The last years seemed a culmination and by concentrating on them one became more truly oneself. Though old, I felt full of potential life. It pulsed in me even as I was conscious of shrinking into a final form which it was my task and stimulus to complete.” The territory of the old is not Scott-Maxwell’s only concern. In taking the measure of the sum of her days as a woman of the twentieth century, she confronts some of the most disturbing conflicts of human nature—the need for differentiation as against equality, the recognition of the evil forces in our nature—and her insights are challenging and illuminating. The vision that emerges from her accumulated experience of life makes this a remarkable document that speaks to all ages.
The Home Book of Quotations, Classical and Modern
Author: Burton Egbert Stevenson
Publisher: New York : Dodd, Mead
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 2920
Book Description
This tenth revised edition contains almost 75,000 quotations from nearly 5000 authors, arranged by subject, and indexed.
Publisher: New York : Dodd, Mead
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 2920
Book Description
This tenth revised edition contains almost 75,000 quotations from nearly 5000 authors, arranged by subject, and indexed.
Things I Want To Say To My Students' Parents But I CAN NOT
Author: Ali Journal
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
notebook is a funny gift for teachers, school principals, and school administrators. Perfect for writing notes or drawing. Great back to school gift, mother's day gift, birthday gift, teacher thank you gift, teacher appreciation gift, gifts for teachers,
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
notebook is a funny gift for teachers, school principals, and school administrators. Perfect for writing notes or drawing. Great back to school gift, mother's day gift, birthday gift, teacher thank you gift, teacher appreciation gift, gifts for teachers,
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
Author: Mark Twain
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
When a mulatto slave woman switches her own infant with the look-alike son of a wealthy merchant, it takes Pudd'nhead Wilson, the town eccentric, to put things right again.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
When a mulatto slave woman switches her own infant with the look-alike son of a wealthy merchant, it takes Pudd'nhead Wilson, the town eccentric, to put things right again.
The Death of the Heart
Author: Elizabeth Bowen
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 1984899988
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
The Death of the Heart is perhaps Elizabeth Bowen's best-known book. As she deftly and delicately exposes the cruelty that lurks behind the polished surfaces of conventional society, Bowen reveals herself as a masterful novelist who combines a sense of humor with a devastating gift for divining human motivations. In this piercing story of innocence betrayed set in the thirties, the orphaned Portia is stranded in the sophisticated and politely treacherous world of her wealthy half-brother's home in London.There she encounters the attractive, carefree cad Eddie. To him, Portia is at once child and woman, and her fears her gushing love. To her, Eddie is the only reason to be alive. But when Eddie follows Portia to a sea-side resort, the flash of a cigarette lighter in a darkened cinema illuminates a stunning romantic betrayal--and sets in motion one of the most moving and desperate flights of the heart in modern literature.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 1984899988
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
The Death of the Heart is perhaps Elizabeth Bowen's best-known book. As she deftly and delicately exposes the cruelty that lurks behind the polished surfaces of conventional society, Bowen reveals herself as a masterful novelist who combines a sense of humor with a devastating gift for divining human motivations. In this piercing story of innocence betrayed set in the thirties, the orphaned Portia is stranded in the sophisticated and politely treacherous world of her wealthy half-brother's home in London.There she encounters the attractive, carefree cad Eddie. To him, Portia is at once child and woman, and her fears her gushing love. To her, Eddie is the only reason to be alive. But when Eddie follows Portia to a sea-side resort, the flash of a cigarette lighter in a darkened cinema illuminates a stunning romantic betrayal--and sets in motion one of the most moving and desperate flights of the heart in modern literature.
Things I Want to Say to My Students But Can't
Author: Marketspace Co
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781676333708
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
If you are looking for a cute book for your beloved teacher or yourself. then need to look no further, this journal is a good idea for you. This Journal Features: Blank Lined 120 Pages 8.5" X 11" Inches Every Page Has a Quote
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781676333708
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
If you are looking for a cute book for your beloved teacher or yourself. then need to look no further, this journal is a good idea for you. This Journal Features: Blank Lined 120 Pages 8.5" X 11" Inches Every Page Has a Quote
Letters and Social Aims
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Unpopular Essays
Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134026986
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
A classic collection of Bertrand Russell’s more controversial works, reaffirming his staunch liberal values, Unpopular Essays is one of Russell’s most characteristic and self-revealing books. Written to "combat... the growth in Dogmatism", on first publication in 1950 it met with critical acclaim and a wide readership and has since become one of his most accessible and popular books.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134026986
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
A classic collection of Bertrand Russell’s more controversial works, reaffirming his staunch liberal values, Unpopular Essays is one of Russell’s most characteristic and self-revealing books. Written to "combat... the growth in Dogmatism", on first publication in 1950 it met with critical acclaim and a wide readership and has since become one of his most accessible and popular books.
West with the Night
Author: Beryl Markham
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780865471184
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Autobiography detailing the author's life in Africa and career as a pilot.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780865471184
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Autobiography detailing the author's life in Africa and career as a pilot.
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
Author: James Boswell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description