Year of the Mad King

Year of the Mad King PDF Author: Antony Sher
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
ISBN: 9781848426719
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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Year of the Mad King: The Lear Diaries, is Antony Sher's account of researching, rehearsing and performing one of Shakespeare's greatest roles: King Lear. His honest, illuminating and witty commentary provides an intimate, first-hand look at the development of his Lear and the production as a whole. Also included are a selection of his paintings and sketches, many reproduced in full color.

Year of the Mad King

Year of the Mad King PDF Author: Antony Sher
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
ISBN: 9781848426719
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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Book Description
Year of the Mad King: The Lear Diaries, is Antony Sher's account of researching, rehearsing and performing one of Shakespeare's greatest roles: King Lear. His honest, illuminating and witty commentary provides an intimate, first-hand look at the development of his Lear and the production as a whole. Also included are a selection of his paintings and sketches, many reproduced in full color.

The Mad King

The Mad King PDF Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Publisher: eStar Books
ISBN: 1612105548
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1337

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A young american is mistaken for a mad king and the adventure begins! A story of action and intrigue and a noble hero!

Chaka

Chaka PDF Author: Thomas Mofolo
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1803288345
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228

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Thomas Mofolo's final novel and masterpiece, Chaka captures the phenomenal rise and fall of the great Zulu king. One of the earliest modern literary classics from Southern Africa, Chaka, is the tragic tale of a warrior-king and his insatiable hunger for power. Told in a mythic style, Chaka follows the torments of the Zulu king's early life, his rapid ascension to the throne, and the prophesied events that lead to his downfall. 'Chaka is a beautifully dark and twisted take on the true life story of the Zulu King ... built around one of the most enigmatic and memorable literary figures you'd ever encounter.' Ainehi Edoro

The Mad King

The Mad King PDF Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260

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"The Mad King" is a Ruritanian romance by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, taking place in the fictional European kingdom of Lutha. The protagonist is the son of an American farmer and a runaway Luthan princess, Victoria Rubinroth. He comes to Lutha to see the land of his mother, unaware of his royal blood. He gets just in the middle of the political turmoil, during which he gets mistaken for the king.

King Lear

King Lear PDF Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 152

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Decompositions

Decompositions PDF Author: Eric Basso
Publisher: Leaping Dog Press/Asylum
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 212

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Literary Criticism. Art Criticism. DECOMPOSITIONS collects Eric Basso's essay on art and literature in one volume. In the pivotal essay "Annihilation," Basso takes a short story by a forgotten Hungarian writer as the springboard to a searing dissection of Rembrandt, alchemy, Stephane Mallarme, Edgar Allan Poe and Rene Daumal, closing with a new interpretation of Kafka's The Castle. Eric Basso "remains one of the most interesting writers in the country, someone whose work does not fit conveniently into categories.but whose poetry, fiction and dramatic writing extend our sense of what terms like modernism and postmodernism mean"-Stephen-Paul Martin.

Year of the Fat Knight

Year of the Fat Knight PDF Author: Antony Sher
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
ISBN: 9781848425675
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Now in paperback. The acclaimed account of researching and playing one of the greatest roles in English drama.

The Man Who Would Be King

The Man Who Would Be King PDF Author: Rudyard Kipling
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486112705
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113

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Features five of the author's best early stories: title selection plus "The Phantom Rickshaw," "Wee Willie Winkie," "Without Benefit of Clergy" and "The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes."

The Ruin of Kings

The Ruin of Kings PDF Author: Jenn Lyons
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 1250175488
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 560

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"Everything epic fantasy should be: rich, cruel, gorgeous, brilliant, enthralling and deeply, deeply satisfying. I loved it."—Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians When destiny calls, there's no fighting back. Kihrin grew up in the slums of Quur, a thief and a minstrel's son raised on tales of long-lost princes and magnificent quests. When he is claimed against his will as the missing son of a treasonous prince, Kihrin finds himself at the mercy of his new family's ruthless power plays and political ambitions. Practically a prisoner, Kihrin discovers that being a long-lost prince is nothing like what the storybooks promised. The storybooks have lied about a lot of other things, too: dragons, demons, gods, prophecies, and how the hero always wins. Then again, maybe he isn't the hero after all. For Kihrin is not destined to save the world. He's destined to destroy it. Jenn Lyons begins the Chorus of Dragons series with The Ruin of Kings, an epic fantasy novel about a man who discovers his fate is tied to the future of an empire.

Island of the Mad

Island of the Mad PDF Author: Laurie R. King
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0804177988
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322

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Laurie R. King’s New York Times bestselling series featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes is “the most sustained feat of imagination in mystery fiction today” (Lee Child)! The last thing Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, need is to help an old friend with her mad, missing aunt. Lady Vivian Beaconsfield has spent most of her adult life in one asylum after another, since the loss of her brother and father in the Great War. Although her mental state seemed to be improving, she’s now disappeared after an outing from Bethlem Royal Hospital . . . better known as Bedlam. Russell wants nothing to do with the case—but she can’t say no. To track down the vanished woman, she must use her deductive instincts and talent for subterfuge—and enlist her husband’s legendary prowess. Together, the two travel from the grim confines of Bedlam to the murky canals of Venice—only to find the shadow of Benito Mussolini darkening the fate of a city, an era, and a tormented English lady of privilege. Praise for Island of the Mad “Full of lush details and clever twists.”—Booklist “Once again validates Laurie R. King as the preeminent Holmes writer working today.”—Bookreporter “A truly memorable mystery . . . Laurie King brings her always amazing imagination to the page to enthrall readers, as only she can do.”—Suspense Magazine “Superb . . . shocking . . . Come for the mystery, stay for the sightseeing, the gibes at fascism, and the heroine’s climactic masquerade as silent film star Harold Lloyd.”—Kirkus Reviews “There’s no shortage of entertainment. . . . If you are a fan of the series, you won’t be disappointed!”—San Francisco Book Review “Well-plotted . . . This ranks as one of the better recent installments in this popular series.”—Publishers Weekly