Monatsarchive: Januar 2018

Above Life’s Turmoil

Publiziert am 15. Januar 2018 von Jazzybee

Above Life’s Turmoil – James Allen

We cannot alter external things, nor shape other people to our liking, nor mould the world to our wishes but we can alter internal things,-our desires, passions, thoughts,-we can shape our liking to other people, and we can mould the inner world of our own mind in accordance with wisdom, and so reconcile it to the outer world if men and things. The turmoil of the world we cannot avoid, but the disturbances of mind we can overcome. The duties and difficulties of life claim our attention, but we can rise above all anxiety concerning them. Surrounded by noise, we can yet have a quiet mind; involved in responsibilities, the heart can be at … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Aryan Sun-Myths

Publiziert am 14. Januar 2018 von Jazzybee

Aryan Sun-Myths – Sarah Titcomb

Aryan Sun-Myths, the Origin of Religions, by Sarah E. Titcomb, is a very conscientious effort to reduce to a convenient compass, a vast amount of lore, whose sources are scattered through all literature and all languages. This work will afford sufficient information on the subject for all practical purposes while its excellent catalogue of the more important works concerning it, and some very comprehensive explanatory notes appended, may easily lead up to more profound studies.

Aryan Sun-Myths

Aryan Sun-Myths

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Aryan Sun-Myths.

ISBN: 9783849673765.

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What are the Aryans? (from wikipedia.com)

“Aryan” is a term meaning “noble”, which was used as a self-designation by Indo-Iranian people. The word was used … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Old Curiosity Shop

Publiziert am 14. Januar 2018 von Jazzybee

The Old Curiosity Shop – Charles Dickens

A whole generation, on either side of the Atlantic, used to fall sobbing at the name of Little Nell, which will hardly bring tears to the eyes of any one now, though it is still apparent that the child was imagined with real feelings, and her sad little melodrama was staged with sympathetic skill. When all is said against the lapses of taste and truth, the notion of the young girl wandering up and down the country with her demented grandfather, and meeting good and evil fortune with the same devotion, till death overtakes her, is something that must always touch the heart. It is preposterously overdone, yes, and the author himself falls … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Sketch Book Of Geoffrey Crayon

Publiziert am 14. Januar 2018 von Jazzybee

The Sketch Book Of Geoffrey Crayon – Washington Irving

Irving’s most famous work is – without doubt – this book. The Sketch Book appeared in 1819 and 1820 and contained 34 short stories and essays of English manners, written in a half-sentimental style, with a good deal of liveliness and consierable talent. Among the most prominent stories are “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow.”

The Sketch Book Of Geoffrey Crayon

The Sketch Book Of Geoffrey Crayon

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The Sketch Book Of Geoffrey Crayon.

ISBN: 9783849673741.

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Biography of Washington Irving (from Wikipedia):

Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Pierre: Or, The Ambiguities

Publiziert am 12. Januar 2018 von Jazzybee

Pierre: Or, The Ambiguities – Herman Melville

Pierre; or, The Ambiguities was first published in New York in 1852. The plot makes it a Gothic novel and evolves around the tensions in Pierre Glendinning’s family. There are his widowed mother, his cousin Glendinning Stanley, his fiancee Lucy Tartan and Isabel Banford, who is revealed to be his half-sister.

Pierre: Or, The Ambiguities

Pierre: Or, The Ambiguities

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Pierre: Or, The Ambiguities.

ISBN: 9783849673734.

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Plot summary of Pierre (from Wikipedia):

Pierre Glendinning, junior, is the 19-year-old heir to the manor at Saddle Meadows in upstate New York. Pierre is engaged to the blonde Lucy Tartan in a match approved by his domineering mother, who controls the … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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A Pair Of Blue Eyes

Publiziert am 12. Januar 2018 von Jazzybee

A Pair Of Blue Eyes – Thomas Hardy

“A Pair of Blue Eyes,” Mr. Hardy’s third novel, gives the heart history of a rather susceptible but very charming young lady, Miss Elfride Swancourt, who, by the way, is said to be unpopular with her own sex. It has at least one strong character, Henry Knight, the reviewer, Elfride’s second lover. It contains also one very powerful scene, the rescue of Knight from the cliff through the heroism and presence of mind of Elfride. It is not only an interesting story, but a very subtle study of feminine instincts, yet although a successful novel as a whole, it can hardly be placed among our author’s masterpieces. The last scene of all … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Barnaby Rudge

Publiziert am 12. Januar 2018 von Jazzybee

Barnaby Rudge – Charles Dickens

A collection of Dickens’ books would not be complete without this historical work for children which sometimes reads more like a fairytale. In his own very special writing the author runs the child through centuries and centuries of English history. A book that has been in the curricula of English schools until the end of World War II.

Barnaby Rudge

Barnaby Rudge

Barnaby Rudge.

ISBN: 9783849673710.

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Plot summary of Barnaby Rudge (from Wikipedia):

Both Edward’s father, John Chester, and Emma’s uncle, the Catholic Geoffrey Haredale – these two are sworn enemies – oppose their union after Sir John untruthfully convinces Geoffrey that Edward’s intentions are dishonourable. Sir John intends to … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Sacred Writings of Gregory Nazianzen

Publiziert am 11. Januar 2018 von Jazzybee

The Sacred Writings of Gregory Nazianzen –  Gregory Nazianzen

Gregory of Nazianzus, also known as Gregory the Theologian or Gregory Nazianzen, was Archbishop of Constantinople in the 4th century. He is widely considered the most accomplished rhetorical stylist of the patristic age. As a classically trained orator and philosopher he infused Hellenism into the early church, establishing the paradigm of Byzantine theologians and church officials. This edition comprises 24 of his orations as well as many letters.

The Sacred Writings of Gregory Nazianzen

The Sacred Writings of Gregory Nazianzen

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The Sacred Writings of Gregory Nazianzen

ISBN: 9783849674052.

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Gregory’s theological and other works (from wikipedia)

Gregory’s most significant theological contributions arose from his defense of the doctrine of … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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John Calvin’s Commentaries On Ezekiel 1 – 12

Publiziert am 11. Januar 2018 von Jazzybee

John Calvin’s Commentaries On Ezekiel 1 – 12 – John Calvin

Calvin produced commentaries on most of the books of the Bible. His commentaries cover the larger part of the Old Testament, and all of the new excepting Second and Third John and the Apocalypse. His commentaries and lectures stand in the front rank of Biblical interpretation. The vigor of Calvin’s mind and the stores of his learning are amply displayed in his COMMENTARY ON EZEKIEL. And that the modern reader may enter fully into those valuable explanations of the text it will be desirable to furnish him with a slight sketch of the times in which this Prophet lived. We shall then add such critical remarks as may illustrate … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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John Calvin’s Commentaries On Jeremiah 1- 9

Publiziert am 11. Januar 2018 von Jazzybee

John Calvin’s Commentaries On Jeremiah 1- 9 – John Calvin

Calvin produced commentaries on most of the books of the Bible. His commentaries cover the larger part of the Old Testament, and all of the new excepting Second and Third John and the Apocalypse. His commentaries and lectures stand in the front rank of Biblical interpretation. The Commentaries On Jeremiah, like those on The Minor Prophets, were delivered as Lectures In The Theological School At Geneva, taken down by some of the Pupils, and afterwards read to Calvin, and corrected. We find in them the production of the same vigorous and expansive mind: The Divine Oracles are faithfully explained, the meaning is clearly stated, and such brief deductions are made … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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