Author: Carolyn Oulton
Publisher: Victorian Secrets
ISBN: 1906469377
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The life of Jerome K. Jerome, (1859-1927) author of "Three Men in a Boat, " has been left unexplored. Oulton unearths hitherto unknown details of his early life in Walsall and follows his momentous move to the Fairy City of London, where a formative encounter with Charles Dickens influenced his choice of profession.
Below the Fairy City
Author: Carolyn Oulton
Publisher: Victorian Secrets
ISBN: 1906469377
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The life of Jerome K. Jerome, (1859-1927) author of "Three Men in a Boat, " has been left unexplored. Oulton unearths hitherto unknown details of his early life in Walsall and follows his momentous move to the Fairy City of London, where a formative encounter with Charles Dickens influenced his choice of profession.
Publisher: Victorian Secrets
ISBN: 1906469377
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The life of Jerome K. Jerome, (1859-1927) author of "Three Men in a Boat, " has been left unexplored. Oulton unearths hitherto unknown details of his early life in Walsall and follows his momentous move to the Fairy City of London, where a formative encounter with Charles Dickens influenced his choice of profession.
Below the Fairy City: A Life of Jerome K. Jerome
Author: Carolyn W. de la L. Oulton
Publisher: Victorian Secrets
ISBN: 1906469415
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927) was the author of Three Men in a Boat, one of the best-loved books in the English language, but much of his prolific career has been left unexplored. Over a period of forty years, Jerome was variously a humourist, novelist, journalist, essayist and dramatist, leaving behind him a prodigious quantity of work, belying his famous quote "I like work. It fascinates me. I could sit and look at it for hours." In this major new biography, Carolyn Oulton unearths hitherto unknown details of Jerome's early life in Walsall with his Micawberish father and God-fearing mother, and follows his momentous move to the Fairy City of London, where a formative encounter with Charles Dickens influenced his choice of profession. Although famous for his unerring ability to capture middle-class experience in comic form, Oulton also reveals Jerome's serious side as campaigner on animal rights, champion of the underdog, and fierce opponent of the New Woman. Jerome was desperate to shake off the persistent association with larking about on the Thames, but never quite achieved it in his own lifetime. Jerome K. Jerome is revealed in Oulton's book as a complex figure worthy of reassessment, with his contradictions, idiosyncrasies and, above all, his exquisite wit. This edition also includes a Foreword by Jeremy Nicholas, President of the Jerome K. Jerome Society.
Publisher: Victorian Secrets
ISBN: 1906469415
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927) was the author of Three Men in a Boat, one of the best-loved books in the English language, but much of his prolific career has been left unexplored. Over a period of forty years, Jerome was variously a humourist, novelist, journalist, essayist and dramatist, leaving behind him a prodigious quantity of work, belying his famous quote "I like work. It fascinates me. I could sit and look at it for hours." In this major new biography, Carolyn Oulton unearths hitherto unknown details of Jerome's early life in Walsall with his Micawberish father and God-fearing mother, and follows his momentous move to the Fairy City of London, where a formative encounter with Charles Dickens influenced his choice of profession. Although famous for his unerring ability to capture middle-class experience in comic form, Oulton also reveals Jerome's serious side as campaigner on animal rights, champion of the underdog, and fierce opponent of the New Woman. Jerome was desperate to shake off the persistent association with larking about on the Thames, but never quite achieved it in his own lifetime. Jerome K. Jerome is revealed in Oulton's book as a complex figure worthy of reassessment, with his contradictions, idiosyncrasies and, above all, his exquisite wit. This edition also includes a Foreword by Jeremy Nicholas, President of the Jerome K. Jerome Society.
The Town Below the Ground
Author: Jan-Andrew Henderson
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780574495
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Below Scotland's capital, hidden for almost two centuries, is a metropolis whose very existence was all but forgotten. For almost 250 years, Edinburgh was surrounded by a giant defensive wall. Unable to expand the city's boundaries, the burgeoning population built over every inch of square space. And when there was no more room, they began to dig down . . . Trapped in lives of poverty and crime, these subterranean dwellers existed in darkness and misery, ignored by the chroniclers of their time. It is only in the last few years that the shocking truth has begun to emerge about the sinister underground city.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780574495
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Below Scotland's capital, hidden for almost two centuries, is a metropolis whose very existence was all but forgotten. For almost 250 years, Edinburgh was surrounded by a giant defensive wall. Unable to expand the city's boundaries, the burgeoning population built over every inch of square space. And when there was no more room, they began to dig down . . . Trapped in lives of poverty and crime, these subterranean dwellers existed in darkness and misery, ignored by the chroniclers of their time. It is only in the last few years that the shocking truth has begun to emerge about the sinister underground city.
Under Purple Skies
Author: Frank Bures
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 194874242X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
In recent years, Minneapolis has become one of America’s literary powerhouses. With over fifty poems and essays, Under Purple Skies: The Minneapolis Anthology collects some of the most exciting work being done in, or about, Minneapolis and the Twin Cities area, with narrative threads that stretch back not just to Scandinavia, but across the world. Edited by Frank Bures (The Geography of Madness), the writers included here have won, or been shortlisted for, the Newbery Award, the Man Booker Prize, the Pulitzer, the Caldecott Award, the National Book Award, the Minnesota Book Award, and many others.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 194874242X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
In recent years, Minneapolis has become one of America’s literary powerhouses. With over fifty poems and essays, Under Purple Skies: The Minneapolis Anthology collects some of the most exciting work being done in, or about, Minneapolis and the Twin Cities area, with narrative threads that stretch back not just to Scandinavia, but across the world. Edited by Frank Bures (The Geography of Madness), the writers included here have won, or been shortlisted for, the Newbery Award, the Man Booker Prize, the Pulitzer, the Caldecott Award, the National Book Award, the Minnesota Book Award, and many others.
Sumi's Book
Author: Jan Bozarth
Publisher: Yearling Books
ISBN: 0375865756
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
When thirteen-year-old Sumi Hara finds her family's magical hand-mirror talisman, she dreams her way to the enchanted land of Aventurine where, as a fairy-godmother-in-training, she discovers her individual power with the help of her handsome guide, Kano.
Publisher: Yearling Books
ISBN: 0375865756
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
When thirteen-year-old Sumi Hara finds her family's magical hand-mirror talisman, she dreams her way to the enchanted land of Aventurine where, as a fairy-godmother-in-training, she discovers her individual power with the help of her handsome guide, Kano.
Fairies
Author: Richard Sugg
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780239424
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Don’t be fooled by Tinkerbell and her pixie dust—the real fairies were dangerous. In the late seventeenth century, they could still scare people to death. Little wonder, as they were thought to be descended from the Fallen Angels and to have the power to destroy the world itself. Despite their modern image as gauzy playmates, fairies caused ordinary people to flee their homes out of fear, to revere fairy trees and paths, and to abuse or even kill infants or adults held to be fairy changelings. Such beliefs, along with some remarkably detailed sightings, lingered on in places well into the twentieth century. Often associated with witchcraft and black magic, fairies were also closely involved with reports of ghosts and poltergeists. In literature and art, the fairies still retained this edge of danger. From the wild magic of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, through the dark glamour of Keats, Christina Rosetti’s improbably erotic poem “Goblin Market,” or the paintings inspired by opium dreams, the amoral otherness of the fairies ran side-by-side with the newly delicate or feminized creations of the Victorian world. In the past thirty years, the enduring link between fairies and nature has been robustly exploited by eco-warriors and conservationists, from Ireland to Iceland. As changeable as changelings themselves, fairies have transformed over time like no other supernatural beings. And in this book, Richard Sugg tells the story of how the fairies went from terror to Tink.
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780239424
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Don’t be fooled by Tinkerbell and her pixie dust—the real fairies were dangerous. In the late seventeenth century, they could still scare people to death. Little wonder, as they were thought to be descended from the Fallen Angels and to have the power to destroy the world itself. Despite their modern image as gauzy playmates, fairies caused ordinary people to flee their homes out of fear, to revere fairy trees and paths, and to abuse or even kill infants or adults held to be fairy changelings. Such beliefs, along with some remarkably detailed sightings, lingered on in places well into the twentieth century. Often associated with witchcraft and black magic, fairies were also closely involved with reports of ghosts and poltergeists. In literature and art, the fairies still retained this edge of danger. From the wild magic of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, through the dark glamour of Keats, Christina Rosetti’s improbably erotic poem “Goblin Market,” or the paintings inspired by opium dreams, the amoral otherness of the fairies ran side-by-side with the newly delicate or feminized creations of the Victorian world. In the past thirty years, the enduring link between fairies and nature has been robustly exploited by eco-warriors and conservationists, from Ireland to Iceland. As changeable as changelings themselves, fairies have transformed over time like no other supernatural beings. And in this book, Richard Sugg tells the story of how the fairies went from terror to Tink.
SOUTHWEST FAIRIES: RETURN OF THE EAGLES
Author: J. C. FELD OF PIXIE DUST PUBLICATIONS, LLC
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1480905984
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Honesty and integrity. Right from wrong. That is what this cloak and dagger mystery has woven into it. These qualities are unfortunately lacking in much of today’s society, including business and government. This book could be a good teaching tool for your class, if you are a teacher, or for parents. This book should be a must read for all those above a fourth grade reading level. SOUTHWEST FAIRIES: RETURN OF THE EAGLES is a continuing saga from Southwest Fairies: Shadow Souls. The story continues to blend the Native American culture of two Navajo children with their friend who resides in the local military base. Their friendship, courage, and values grow as they overcome and undo the evil which has been perpetrated on eagles.
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1480905984
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Honesty and integrity. Right from wrong. That is what this cloak and dagger mystery has woven into it. These qualities are unfortunately lacking in much of today’s society, including business and government. This book could be a good teaching tool for your class, if you are a teacher, or for parents. This book should be a must read for all those above a fourth grade reading level. SOUTHWEST FAIRIES: RETURN OF THE EAGLES is a continuing saga from Southwest Fairies: Shadow Souls. The story continues to blend the Native American culture of two Navajo children with their friend who resides in the local military base. Their friendship, courage, and values grow as they overcome and undo the evil which has been perpetrated on eagles.
Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country
Author: James Anthony Froude
Publisher:
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Category : Authors
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
Contains the first printing of Sartor resartus, as well as other works by Thomas Carlyle.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
Contains the first printing of Sartor resartus, as well as other works by Thomas Carlyle.
Federal Register
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Delegated legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delegated legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description