1547 books (78 pages) in this category
"Uncle Curro". J.R.R. Tolkien's Spanish Connection
by Jose´ Manuel Ferra´ndez Bru
<p>This book is a biography, but also more than that. It reconstructs the little known personal journey of Francis Morgan Osborne (1857-1935), a Catholic priest born in Port St Mary’s (Spain), guardian and “second father” of J.R.R. Tolkien, one ...
ISBN: 9781911143369
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eBookThe Intimate Letters of John Osborne and Pamela Lane
by John Osborne & Pamela Lane
<p><strong>A completely fresh insight into the mind of one of the UK’s greatest playwrights, the letters between John Osborne and his first wife, actress Pamela Lane, are also a love letter to a now defunct system of repertory theatre, and life ...
ISBN: 9781786823939
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eBook'Death, Thou shalt Die': The Life of John Donne
by Derek Parker
<p>John Donne rose from abject poverty to become Dean of St Pauls, and from being an unknown figure whose poetry was so erotic that it could only be circulated manuscript to being a distinguished man of the Church deeply uneasy to remember the ...
ISBN: 9781311952387
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eBookby Prakruti Raval Thaker
<p>Short story of a smart Theve called MANYO by Prakruti Raval Thaker !!</p> ...
ISBN: 1230001347371
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ISBN: 1230000458788
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eBookby Austin Clarke
<p><em>2016 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature — Longlisted</em><br /> <em>2016 RBC Taylor Prize — Longlisted</em></p> <p><strong>The unforgettable memoir of Giller Prize–winning author and poet Austin Clarke, called “Canada’s first ...
ISBN: 9781459730366
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eBookby David Malouf
<p>Each house, like each place, has its own topography, its own lore. A complex history comes down to us, through household jokes and anecdotes, odd family habits, and irrational superstitions, that forever shapes what we see and the way in ...
ISBN: 9781409015550
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eBookby Sara Fiore
<p data-version='1.1'>There are moments when life slows down. We have to wait and we are both scared and hopeful. That’s how I spent the first 18 days of my daughter’s life. She was born and she was moved from one hospital to another in order to
ISBN: 9781507168516
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eBook1984 And The Spanish Civil War
Forgotten Stories From Spain, #2
by Paul Read
<p>In 1937, George Orwell spent six months witnessing the rise and fall of the popular revolution on the streets of Barcelona and Catalonia. Alone amongst his contemporaries, Orwell understood what the success or failure of that Spanish ...
ISBN: 9781386881476
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eBook2015 (Jul-Dec) - The Diary of Osric Martext
by Osric Martext
<p>Osric Martext was born in Miami in 1949. He was taken to South Carolina in 1953 when his family moved there, settling in a large house built before the Revolution, Dirleton Plantation, in the crossroads town of Stateburg, which lies between ...
ISBN: 9781311852205
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eBookby B. L. Bruce
<p>Written during her twenty-eight-day stay in a small cabin in the remote mountain forests of Northern California, author B. L. Bruce chronicles the daily life of a writer at work. </p> <p>In the wake of her award-winning poetry ...
ISBN: 9780991450336
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eBookby Michael Johnson Jr
<p>As a sixteen year old juvenile, Michael Johnson, gets tried and convicted for a gang crime that resulted in his sentence of 30 years to life. Take a journey through the life story of a young boy raised in South Los Angeles and culturally ...
ISBN: 9780463807613
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eBook30-Second Shakespeare: 50 key aspects of his work, life, and legacy, each explained in half a minute
by Ros Barber & Mark Rylance
<p>30-Second Shakespeare uses the unique approach of the bestselling 30-Second series to grapple with the work and influence of the world’s most famous playwright. This absorbing crash course takes the reader through what we know of his life, ...
ISBN: 9781782402923
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eBookA Memoir of Seduction
by Marcia Gloster
<p>Marcia Gloster was a college student traveling through Europe in the summer of 1963. When she arrived in Salzburg, Austria to study at Oskar Kokoschka’s School of Vision, she envisioned a month of intensive painting, never expecting to find ...
ISBN: 9781943486434
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eBookby G. K. Chesterton
<p>44 Works of G. K. Chesterton<br /> <br /> Alarms and Discursions<br /> All Things Considered<br /> The Appetite of Tyranny: Including Letters to an Old Garibaldian<br /> Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens<br /> The ...
ISBN: 1230000807241
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eBookby Erin Lee
<p><em>My name is Lisa. I'm the mother of three. I'm an enabler and the wife of an alcoholic. I’m sad. I’m hopeful. I’m scared. Despite more than a decade of living with an alcoholic, I’m still very much in love. Like so many others, I don't ...
ISBN: 9781386123101
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eBookA Bag of Marbles by Joseph Joffo (Book Analysis)
Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
by Bright Summaries
<p><strong>Unlock the more straightforward side of <em>A Bag of Marbles</em> with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!</strong></p> <p>This engaging summary presents an analysis of <em>A Bag of Marbles</em> by Joseph Joffo, an ...
ISBN: 9782806270443
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eBookby Vincent Scardale
<p>2016, winter. A man sits alone outside a Leeds Insolvency Court, waiting to be discharged a bankrupt. Through <em>A Bankrupt's Memoir </em>and its recollections and tales, the author attempts to understand and resolve the emotional and ...
ISBN: 1230001292671
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eBookA Book of Cats: Literary, Legendary and Historical
by Dorothy Margaret Stuart & Alan Sutton
<p>The cat a goddess, an enigma, a playmate and a friend. Dorothy M. Stuart approaches her subject along four main roads: archaeology, history, legend and literature. The Ancient Egyptian Mau is here; the enchanted cats of Irish legend; the Gib ...
ISBN: 1230001343144
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eBookA Book of Sibyls: Mrs. Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs. Opie, Miss Austen
by Mrs. Richmond Ritchie
<p>Biographical sketches of Mrs. Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs. Opie, and Jane Austen, first published in 1883. According to Wikipedia: " Anne Isabella, Lady Ritchie, née Thackeray (9 June 1837 26 February 1919) was an English writer. She was ...
ISBN: 9781455348664
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