Author: Midnight journey
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
The midnight journey, and other tales [by various authors].
Author: Midnight journey
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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Midnight Tales
Author: Rosina-Fawzia al-Rawi
Publisher: Interlink Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
"In actual fact, the only thing that matters in life is love, yet the inquisitive mind must be fed a few facts... Look at Baghdad!" commands Rosina-Fawzia al-Rawi’s lively and imperious aunt Fatima, one of the characters in this delightful collection of personal essays. Aunt Fatima would have approved of this book, for as her niece turns her eye first on Baghdad and then all the lands of the Middle East, ending with her research into women’s customs in the Emirates, she devotes herself as a lover does to all the intimate details around her. Whether she recounts a trip to buy a rug, a childhood incident on a Lebanese playground, or explicates Arab poetry, al-Rawi’s collection is full of all that Aunt Fatima recommends—her beloved poetry, the ever-present history of these ancient lands, tender and intricate accounts of daily life, and quirky, nuanced tracings of the workings of the human heart.
Publisher: Interlink Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
"In actual fact, the only thing that matters in life is love, yet the inquisitive mind must be fed a few facts... Look at Baghdad!" commands Rosina-Fawzia al-Rawi’s lively and imperious aunt Fatima, one of the characters in this delightful collection of personal essays. Aunt Fatima would have approved of this book, for as her niece turns her eye first on Baghdad and then all the lands of the Middle East, ending with her research into women’s customs in the Emirates, she devotes herself as a lover does to all the intimate details around her. Whether she recounts a trip to buy a rug, a childhood incident on a Lebanese playground, or explicates Arab poetry, al-Rawi’s collection is full of all that Aunt Fatima recommends—her beloved poetry, the ever-present history of these ancient lands, tender and intricate accounts of daily life, and quirky, nuanced tracings of the workings of the human heart.
The Midnight Washerwoman and Other Tales of Lower Brittany
Author: Francois-Marie Luzel
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691252696
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
"The French folklorist and Breton-language poet François-Marie Luzel (1826-1895) published several volumes of Breton tales that he collected in Brittany and translated into French. Unlike many nineteenth-century folklorists, including the Brothers Grimm, who relied on correspondents to conduct much of their scholarly research, Luzel and his sister Perrine transcribed nearly all of the tales they collected by spending many winter nights at Breton veillees, social gatherings that took place in houses and cottages throughout Brittany during the winter months of darkness, where communities of family and neighbors would come together to tell traditional stories and share news, gossip, and songs. The folklorist Michael Wilson has translated 29 of Luzel's French tales into English for this volume. Many of these tales have never appeared in English; others have not been translated into English for nearly a century. The tales are organized into a series of five veillees to capture the full context of the tales' original performance at these gatherings. Introductory material provides historical and literary context about Luzel, his surprisingly modern approach to collecting and publishing folk tales, and the Breton culture he worked throughout his life to preserve"--
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691252696
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
"The French folklorist and Breton-language poet François-Marie Luzel (1826-1895) published several volumes of Breton tales that he collected in Brittany and translated into French. Unlike many nineteenth-century folklorists, including the Brothers Grimm, who relied on correspondents to conduct much of their scholarly research, Luzel and his sister Perrine transcribed nearly all of the tales they collected by spending many winter nights at Breton veillees, social gatherings that took place in houses and cottages throughout Brittany during the winter months of darkness, where communities of family and neighbors would come together to tell traditional stories and share news, gossip, and songs. The folklorist Michael Wilson has translated 29 of Luzel's French tales into English for this volume. Many of these tales have never appeared in English; others have not been translated into English for nearly a century. The tales are organized into a series of five veillees to capture the full context of the tales' original performance at these gatherings. Introductory material provides historical and literary context about Luzel, his surprisingly modern approach to collecting and publishing folk tales, and the Breton culture he worked throughout his life to preserve"--
The bolted door, & other stories
Author: Mrs. Molesworth
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The Ultimate Journey
Author: James O'Reilly
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
ISBN: 9781885211385
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
'The Ultimate Journey' provides an inspiring look across all religious and geographic boundaries into life's final adventure, revealing how much dying has to teach us about living.
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
ISBN: 9781885211385
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
'The Ultimate Journey' provides an inspiring look across all religious and geographic boundaries into life's final adventure, revealing how much dying has to teach us about living.
Blanche
Author: Mrs. Molesworth
Publisher:
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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Hermy
Author: Mrs. Molesworth
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Category : Best friends
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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Category : Best friends
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Publisher and Bookseller
Author:
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1426
Book Description
Vols. for 1871-76, 1913-14 include an extra number, The Christmas bookseller, separately paged and not included in the consecutive numbering of the regular series.
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1426
Book Description
Vols. for 1871-76, 1913-14 include an extra number, The Christmas bookseller, separately paged and not included in the consecutive numbering of the regular series.
Childe Roeliff's pilgrimage [by J.K. Paulding] and other tales, by several American authors
Author: James Kirke Paulding
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Mandie and the Midnight Journey
Author: Lois Gladys Leppard
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780785744955
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Mandie has mixed feelings when she returns home from boarding school to find a new baby brother. Her mother seems to be so wrapped up in the new baby that Mandie allows herself to wonder if her mother doesn't love her anymore. Feeling sorry for herself, Mandie packs her few belongings to leave, despite her Uncle Ned's advice.
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780785744955
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Mandie has mixed feelings when she returns home from boarding school to find a new baby brother. Her mother seems to be so wrapped up in the new baby that Mandie allows herself to wonder if her mother doesn't love her anymore. Feeling sorry for herself, Mandie packs her few belongings to leave, despite her Uncle Ned's advice.