![]() In 2003, The Wind in the Willows was listed at #16 in the BBC's survey The Big Read. ![]() In 1949, the first film adaptation was released by Disney as one of two segments in the package film. ![]() Milne adapted part of it for the stage as Toad of Toad Hall in 1929. The novel was in its 31st printing when playwright A. He moved back to Berkshire, where he had lived as a child, and spent his time by the River Thames, doing much as the animal characters in his book do – to quote, "simply messing about in boats" – and expanding the bedtime stories he had earlier told his son Alastair into a manuscript for the book. In 1908, Grahame retired from his position as secretary of the Bank of England. The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure, morality, and camaraderie, and celebrated for its evocation of the nature of the Thames Valley. ![]() Alternately slow-moving and fast-paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animals ( Mole, Rat (a European water vole), Toad, and Badger) in a pastoral version of Edwardian England. The Wind in the Willows is a children's novel by Scottish novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. ![]()
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![]() ![]() From the very first page Delaney manages to make creepy into an art form. But whatever the accepted genre requirements are, I imagine a story should elicit a feeling of dread (or horror, duh) as its main tone. Every time I pick up something that I think is horror it turns out to be something more along the lines of dark fantasy. He’s the last hope, the last apprentice.ĭiscussion: I don’t have a lot of experience with horror. But who will take over for him? Twenty-nine apprentices have tried - some floundered, some fled, some failed to stay alive. ![]() So, I’m challenging myself to leave safe behind and what better month to read something creepy than October? And since I’m kind of a wimp I’m starting with Middle Grade.įor years, Old Gregory has been the Spook for the county, ridding the local villages of evil. ![]() I tend to stick to genres I already know because I’m boring like that. Why I Chose It: I’ve been trying to branch out a bit more in my reading lately. ![]() ![]() And if they fail? Sudden extermination for their entire species. And if a new species should wish to be counted among the high and the mighty, if a new planet has produced some savage group of animals, machines, or algae that claim to be, against all odds, sentient? Well, then they will have to compete. Species far and wide compete in feats of song, dance and/or whatever facsimile of these can be performed by various creatures who may or may not possess, in the traditional sense, feet, mouths, larynxes, or faces. Once every cycle, the great galactic civilizations gather for the Metagalactic Grand Prix-part gladiatorial contest, part beauty pageant, part concert extravaganza, and part continuation of the wars of the past. In the aftermath, a curious tradition was invented-something to cheer up everyone who was left and bring the shattered worlds together in the spirit of peace, unity, and understanding. ![]() Valente's science fiction spectacle, where sentient races compete for glory in a galactic musical contest…and the stakes are as high as the fate of planet Earth.Ī century ago, the Sentience Wars tore the galaxy apart and nearly ended the entire concept of intelligent space-faring life. ![]() ![]() The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy meets the joy and glamour of Eurovision in bestselling author Catherynne M. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Reading this book is sort of like sitting down for coffee with a casual acquaintance right after she's broken up with her boyfriend, and you have to sit there and listen politely while she unloads every complaint and annoyance she ever had while they were dating. A more honest picture would be Madison shouting at the reader. It's hilarious that the cover photo shows Madison holding a finger to her lips, because she is holding nothing back here. I wanted dirt, and hoooooly shit, readers, does Holly Madison deliver the dirt. ![]() But mostly I just wanted dirt on Hugh Hefner, the weird atmosphere of the Playboy Mansion, and the women who were paid to have sex with Hefner under the guise of "girlfriends." I read it because "behind-the-scenes look at trashy reality show" is one of my favorite memoir styles, and I've always been weirdly fascinated by mistresses, harems, harem culture, and the whole "what men think women do when they're not around vs. Underneath the surface, this is a scathing indictment of unfair beauty standards, the fear of female sexuality, and the entire goddamn patriarchy (and Madison, delightfully, seems blissfully unaware of the deeper implications of some of her observations about the unfairness of life at the Playboy Mansion - she's just mad that all these girls were so mean to her). Look, I'm not going to pretend that I had any good reason to read this book. Better yet: The Truth About Kettle: An Autobiography by Pot. Or, as I called the book in my head, Everyone is a Whore Except Me and Here's Why. ![]() ![]() ![]() You MAY NOT combine shipping costs however, items will be shipped to you in the same mailing package when possible.įramed items/basketballs/baseball bats/etc - $64 Each lot has it's own Shipping, Handling, and Insurance Cost. Once paid, SAA usually ships within 3-5 business days (ART PIECES SHIP WITHIN 7-10 BUSINESS DAYS). ![]() Shipping & Handling Costs will be included on your invoice. Arrangements for vehicles will be made post auction between the buyer and SAA. If you do not receive an invoice via email or you are unable to pay through our online check-out system it is your responsibility to contact us at (877) 468-2521 or email us at Currency Type: USD Shipping Instructions: SHIPPING & HANDLINGĪll Shipping arrangements will be handled by SAA except for vehicles which will require pick up. All payments for lots won are due within 72 hours of the auctions close. This email will provides you a link that will allow you to pay immediately and securely online. ![]() You will be emailed an invoice within 24 hours after the auction. Internet Premium : 19.75% Participation Requirements: Valid Credit Card required for bidding approval Payment Options: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Check, Money Order, and Wire Transfer Visa MasterCard Discover American Express Payment Instructions: We accept bank wire, checks drawn from US banks, cashier's check, money order, Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express. ![]() ![]() In highlighting the reality of life in the trenches, Owen shows such a death to be bleak and harsh. Owen conveys the inadequacy of religion in helping these men when they need it.Īnthem for Doomed Youth is a lament for the deaths of the young soldiers who died in the war. We see how the young men who die in war are denied these ceremonial goodbyes. It also refers to funeral practices, such as including candles and flowers in the church service. The poem refers to aspects of religious ceremony, such as bells and choirs. The poem reflects Owen’s loss of faith as he shows how inadequate religion and faith are when faced with the reality of the trenches. ![]() ![]() He does this by comparing the soldiers to “cattle” dying in their herds, with no ceremony and little comfort in their final moments. In this poem Owen shows that the glory portrayed by those writers is an illusion. These aspects were ignored by others - such as Jessie Pope - who wrote propaganda persuading young men to fight for their country. ![]() As Owen was a soldier himself, he witnessed the brutality and horrors of war. ![]() ![]() ![]() For over 2000 years the Chinese have seen 'all under Heaven' as being tributary to the Chinese Emperor. Islamic states have looked to their destined expansion over regions populated by unbelievers, a position exemplified today by Iran under the ayatollahs. Since the end of Charlemagne's empire, and especially since the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, Europeans have striven for balance in international affairs, first in their own continent and then globally. Kissinger identifies four great 'world orders' in history - the European, Islamic, Chinese and American. As if taking a perspective from far above the globe, it examines the great tectonic plates of history and the motivations of nations, explaining the attitudes that states and empires have taken to the rest of the world from the formation of Europe to our own times. ![]() World Order is the summation of Henry Kissinger's thinking about history, strategy and statecraft. In World Order, Henry Kissinger - one of the leading practitioners of world diplomacy and author of On China - makes his monumental investigation into the 'tectonic plates' of global history and state relations. ![]() ![]() ![]() A compelling blend of psychological observation, wit and compassion, The Princess Casamassima (1886) is one of Henry James's most deeply personal novels. He is horrified by the destruction that would be wreaked by revolution, but still believes he must honour his vow, and finds himself gripped in an agonizing and, ultimately, fatal dilemma. ![]() ![]() But when the Princess Casamassima - beautiful, clever and bored - takes him up and introduces him to her own world of wealth and refinement, Hyacinth is torn. Drawn into a secret circle of radical politics he makes a rash vow to commit a violent act of terrorism. The Princess Casamassima ebook Victorian Romance Novel By Henry James Read a Sample Format ebook ISBN 9785875289453 Author Henry James Publisher e-artnow Release 29 March 2018 Subjects Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature Find this title in Libby, the library reading app by OverDrive. The illegitimate and impoverished son of a dressmaker and a nobleman, Hyacinth Robinson has grown up with a strong sense of beauty that heightens his acute sympathy for the inequalities that surround him. The Princess Casamassima is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly in 1885-1886 and then as a book in 1886. In his introduction, Derek Brewer discusses the novel's themes of wealth and poverty, delicacy and vulgarity, beauty and horror, its similarities to works by Turgenev and Dickens, and James's depiction of revolutionaries. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jayhawkers and bushwhackers were equally ruthless in this hard-fought "war without quarter." Mr. It is no wonder that, faced with the loss of their farms and their livelihoods, Missourians struck back with equal force. ![]() ![]() As early as 1858, Kansan and Union troops carried out unbridled confiscation or destruction of Missouri private property, until the state became known as "the burnt region." These outrages escalated to include martial law throughout Missouri and finally the infamous General Orders Number 11 of September 1863 in which Union general Thomas Ewing, Federal commander of the region, ordered the deportation of the entire population of the border counties. Gilmore discusses President Lincoln's utmost desire to keep Missouri in the Union by any and all means. In reexamining many of the long-held historical assumptions about this period, Donald L. "Civil War on the Missouri-Kansas Border is a riveting glimpse into the calculated ruthlessness of both sides in a vicious, prolonged conflict."-The Midwest Book Review A thorough, well-researched study of the realities of life during a particularly volatile time." "A captivating account of western life during the violent years prior to and during the Civil War. "Gilmore's new book is a bombshell! It turns the 'standard textbook' Civil War history of the bloody Missouri-Kansas border war right on its head-and about time, too!" ![]() ![]() ![]() The dangerous magic of The Night Circus meets the powerful historical exploration of The Underground Railroad in Alaya Dawn Johnson's timely and unsettling novel, set against the darkly glamorous backdrop of New York City, where an assassin falls in love and tries to change her fate at the dawn of World War II.Īmid the whir of city life, a young woman from Harlem is drawn into the glittering underworld of Manhattan, where she’s hired to use her knives to strike fear among its most dangerous denizens. ![]() 'Narrators Shayna Small and Neil Shah transport listeners to 1940s New York in this dark fantasy set against a backdrop of racial tension and brewing war.Both narrators also excel at a range of accents, making this audiobook a fully immersive experience.' - AudioFile Magazine ![]() |
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