Monatsarchive: Oktober 2017

Astoria

Publiziert am 31. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

Astoria – Washington Irving

In 1836, Irving published ” Astoria ; or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains ;” a somewhat curious example of literary skill. A voluminous commercial correspondence was the dull ore of the earth which he refined and wrought into symmetry and splendor. Irving reduced to a regular narrative the events to which it referred, bringing out the picturesque whenever he found it, and enlivening the whole with touches of his native humor. His nephew, Pierre M. Irving, lightened his labor materially by examining and collating the letters and making memoranda of their contents.

Astoria

Astoria

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Astoria.

ISBN: 9783849675523.

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The Return Of The Native

Publiziert am 31. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

The Return Of The Native – Thomas Hardy

Some regard this book as Hardy’s masterpiece. Here again we have a rural setting and a powerful and moving plot. The characters, too, are striking and well drawn, and one of them, Clym Yeobright, the hero, just misses greatness. Unlike Mr. Hardy’s previous works, it is predominantly a tragedy; but it is not a thoroughly artistic success, because our pleasure at the artist’s triumph is overbalanced by disagreeable sensations caused by the repulsiveness of many of his characters and of the environment in which they move. Mr. Hardy himself must have felt the effect of this repulsiveness, for his humor is almost entirely absent. A passion for excessive realism, too, has taken … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Essential Writings Volume 4

Publiziert am 31. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

Essential Writings Volume 4 – William Cobbett

William Cobbett was an English journalist and member of parliament, who was born in Farnham, Surrey. He believed that reforming Parliament and abolishing the rotten boroughs would help to end the poverty of farm labourers, and he attacked the borough-mongers, sinecurists and “tax-eaters” relentlessly. Through the seeming contradictions in Cobbett’s life, his opposition to authority stayed constant. He wrote many polemics, on subjects from political reform to religion. This is volume four out of four of his most essential writings, covering works for the weekly newspaper “Political Register” from the years 1811 to 1816.

Essential Writings Volume 4

Essential Writings Volume 4

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Essential Writings Volume 4.

ISBN: 9783849675509.

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Essential Writings Volume 3

Publiziert am 30. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

Essential Writings Volume 3 – William Cobbett

William Cobbett was an English journalist and member of parliament, who was born in Farnham, Surrey. He believed that reforming Parliament and abolishing the rotten boroughs would help to end the poverty of farm labourers, and he attacked the borough-mongers, sinecurists and “tax-eaters” relentlessly. Through the seeming contradictions in Cobbett’s life, his opposition to authority stayed constant. He wrote many polemics, on subjects from political reform to religion. This is volume three out of four of his most essential writings, covering works for the weekly newspaper “Political Register” from the years 1809 to 1811.

Essential Writings Volume 3

Essential Writings Volume 3

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Essential Writings Volume 3.

ISBN: 9783849675493.

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20000 Leagues Under the Seas

Publiziert am 30. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

20000 Leagues Under the Sea – Jules Verne

‘20000 Leagues Under the Sea’ was one of the first science fiction novels ever and has been a classic in this genre ever since its publication in 1870. It tells the world-famous story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus and a journey all around the earth.

20000 Leagues Under the Seas

20000 Leagues Under the Seas

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20000 Leagues Under the Sea.

ISBN: 9783849675899.

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Plot summary of 20000 Leagues Under The Sea (from Wikipedia):

During the year 1866, ships of several nations spot a mysterious sea monster, which some suggest to be a giant narwhal. The United States government assembles an expedition in New York City to find … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Mistress Branican

Publiziert am 30. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

Mistress Branican – Jules Verne

A book from the pen of Jules Verne is its own best advertisement. Mistress Branican shows no falling off in the author’s imaginative faculties or vivacity. This is the first of bis books in which a woman has been made the central figure. Perhaps the flying trips around the world made by Miss Bisland and ” Nelly Bly”gave him the idea. At any rate, it is a good one. Mistress Branican, however, traveled with a caravan, and not with a small hand-bag. The adventures of this lady on her travels are thrilling and humorous at the same time, and the whole is told with that air of sincerity which is peculiar to the romances of … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Far From The Madding Crowd

Publiziert am 29. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

Far From The Madding Crowd – Thomas Hardy

“Far from the Madding Crowd” has its inferior only to “Tess of the D’Urbervilles.” It combines all the charm of “Under the Greenwood Tree” with more than the power and interest of “Desperate Remedies.” It is the first work to prove that Mr. Hardy possesses the power of creating characters that live. Farmer Oak, the faithful, modest, sensible hero, is a character that no one can forget, a nobler, a longer lived character, perhaps, than even Adam Bede. Joseph Poorgrass, Mr. Hardy’s masterpiece in the way of peasant characters, is a personage whom Fielding would not have disdained to create—Fielding who in the creation of characters is the Zeus of English novelists. … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Essential Writings Volume 2

Publiziert am 29. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

Essential Writings Volume 2 – William Cobbett

William Cobbett was an English journalist and member of parliament, who was born in Farnham, Surrey. He believed that reforming Parliament and abolishing the rotten boroughs would help to end the poverty of farm labourers, and he attacked the borough-mongers, sinecurists and “tax-eaters” relentlessly. Through the seeming contradictions in Cobbett’s life, his opposition to authority stayed constant. He wrote many polemics, on subjects from political reform to religion. This is volume two out of four of his most essential writings, covering the years 1805 to 1809.

Essential Writings Volume 2

Essential Writings Volume 2

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Essential Writings Volume 2.

ISBN: 9783849675875.

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Essential Writings Volume 1

Publiziert am 29. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

Essential Writings Volume 1 – William Cobbett

William Cobbett was an English journalist and member of parliament, who was born in Farnham, Surrey. He believed that reforming Parliament and abolishing the rotten boroughs would help to end the poverty of farm labourers, and he attacked the borough-mongers, sinecurists and “tax-eaters” relentlessly. Through the seeming contradictions in Cobbett’s life, his opposition to authority stayed constant. He wrote many polemics, on subjects from political reform to religion. This is volume one out of four of his most essential writings, covering the years 1794 to 1801.

Essential Writings Volume 1

Essential Writings Volume 1

Format: Paperback.

Essential Writings Volume 1.

ISBN: 9783849675868.

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The Homilies On The Gospel According To St. John

Publiziert am 28. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

The Homilies On The Gospel According To St. John – St. John Chrysostrom

Chrysostom’s extant homiletical works are vast, including many hundreds of exegetical homilies on both the New Testament (especially the works of Saint Paul) and the Old Testament (particularly on Genesis). This book contains the 88 homilies that Chrysostom gave on the Gospel of St. John.

The Homilies On The Gospel According To St. John

The Homilies On The Gospel According To St. John

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The Homilies On The Gospel According To St. John.

ISBN: 9783849675851.

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Biography of St. John Chrysostom (from wikipedia.com)

John Chrysostom ( c. 349 – 407), Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his preaching and public speaking, his … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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