Author: GREAT.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781854350077
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
An illustrated overview of the life and works of a selected number of important writers in the English language from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
Great Writers of the English Language
Author: GREAT.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781854350077
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
An illustrated overview of the life and works of a selected number of important writers in the English language from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781854350077
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
An illustrated overview of the life and works of a selected number of important writers in the English language from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
The Catcher in the Rye
Author: J. D. Salinger
Publisher: ببلومانيا للنشر والتوزيع
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The Catcher in the Rye," written by J.D. Salinger and published in 1951, is a classic American novel that explores the themes of adolescence, alienation, and identity through the eyes of its protagonist, Holden Caulfield. The novel is set in the 1950s and follows Holden, a 16-year-old who has just been expelled from his prep school, Pencey Prep. Disillusioned with the world around him, Holden decides to leave Pencey early and spend a few days alone in New York City before returning home. Over the course of these days, Holden interacts with various people, including old friends, a former teacher, and strangers, all the while grappling with his feelings of loneliness and dissatisfaction. Holden is deeply troubled by the "phoniness" of the adult world and is haunted by the death of his younger brother, Allie, which has left a lasting impact on him. He fantasizes about being "the catcher in the rye," a guardian who saves children from losing their innocence by catching them before they fall off a cliff into adulthooda. The novel ends with Holden in a mental institution, where he is being treated for a nervous breakdown. He expresses some hope for the future, indicating a possible path to recovery..
Publisher: ببلومانيا للنشر والتوزيع
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The Catcher in the Rye," written by J.D. Salinger and published in 1951, is a classic American novel that explores the themes of adolescence, alienation, and identity through the eyes of its protagonist, Holden Caulfield. The novel is set in the 1950s and follows Holden, a 16-year-old who has just been expelled from his prep school, Pencey Prep. Disillusioned with the world around him, Holden decides to leave Pencey early and spend a few days alone in New York City before returning home. Over the course of these days, Holden interacts with various people, including old friends, a former teacher, and strangers, all the while grappling with his feelings of loneliness and dissatisfaction. Holden is deeply troubled by the "phoniness" of the adult world and is haunted by the death of his younger brother, Allie, which has left a lasting impact on him. He fantasizes about being "the catcher in the rye," a guardian who saves children from losing their innocence by catching them before they fall off a cliff into adulthooda. The novel ends with Holden in a mental institution, where he is being treated for a nervous breakdown. He expresses some hope for the future, indicating a possible path to recovery..
Judy's Journey
Author: Lois Lenski
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453227490
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
DIVDIVJudy lives in a tent with her family. Will they ever be able to afford a farm with a real house? /divDIVTen-year-old Judy and her family are migrants, moving from farm to farm with each new season. Starting in Alabama, they travel to Florida and up the East Coast all the way to New Jersey, always looking for steady work. Every time Judy feels as if they’re beginning to put down roots, they have to move on. It’s hard for her to catch up in school; it’s hard to make and keep friends. Judy likes the people she meets along the way, but she longs for a real home. Will her family ever have a farm of their own?/divDIV /divDIVJudy’s Journey is a realistic depiction of the life of migrant farm workers in the mid-1900s./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Lois Lenski including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate./div/div
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453227490
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
DIVDIVJudy lives in a tent with her family. Will they ever be able to afford a farm with a real house? /divDIVTen-year-old Judy and her family are migrants, moving from farm to farm with each new season. Starting in Alabama, they travel to Florida and up the East Coast all the way to New Jersey, always looking for steady work. Every time Judy feels as if they’re beginning to put down roots, they have to move on. It’s hard for her to catch up in school; it’s hard to make and keep friends. Judy likes the people she meets along the way, but she longs for a real home. Will her family ever have a farm of their own?/divDIV /divDIVJudy’s Journey is a realistic depiction of the life of migrant farm workers in the mid-1900s./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Lois Lenski including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate./div/div
American Classics Collection
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781529004984
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781529004984
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Man Without a Country and Other Tales
Author: Edward Everett Hale
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434476456
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
A collection of short stories by Civil War-era author Hale, including a short fantasy entitled "My Double and How He Undid Me."
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434476456
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
A collection of short stories by Civil War-era author Hale, including a short fantasy entitled "My Double and How He Undid Me."
African-American Classics
Author: William Edward Burghardt Du Bois
Publisher: Graphic Classics (Eureka)
ISBN: 9780982563045
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Great stories and poems from America's earliest Black writers"--Cover.
Publisher: Graphic Classics (Eureka)
ISBN: 9780982563045
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Great stories and poems from America's earliest Black writers"--Cover.
Jeremiah Tower's New American Classics
Author: Jeremiah Tower
Publisher: Harpercollins
ISBN: 9780061818783
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Features nearly 250 new versions of classic recipes created by the former head chef of Chez Panisse and based on fresh local ingredients available in today's markets
Publisher: Harpercollins
ISBN: 9780061818783
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Features nearly 250 new versions of classic recipes created by the former head chef of Chez Panisse and based on fresh local ingredients available in today's markets
Four Classic American Novels
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780606206631
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780606206631
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Required Reading
Author: Andrew Delbanco
Publisher: Noonday Press
ISBN: 9780374525590
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Essays discuss nineteenth and twentieth century American literature, from Henry Adams to Zora Neale Hurston
Publisher: Noonday Press
ISBN: 9780374525590
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Essays discuss nineteenth and twentieth century American literature, from Henry Adams to Zora Neale Hurston
An American Classic
Author: Robert T. Royem
Publisher: Limelight Pr/Royem Photography
ISBN: 9780964343016
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Publisher: Limelight Pr/Royem Photography
ISBN: 9780964343016
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description