![]() ![]() ![]() This edition has an introduction by Simon Mundy, who has spent several years as Vice-President of PEN International’s Writers for Peace Committee, and extensive explanatory notes. He continued to write plays and essays on relig- ion and socialism until his death in 1950. Saint Joan George Bernard Shaw 133 Kindle Edition 1 offer from 0. Eliot was outraged, saying, ‘instead of the saint or the strumpet of the legends… he has turned her into a great middle-class reformer.’ Nonetheless – or perhaps even because of this controversy – Saint Joan is considered one of Shaw’s finest and most important plays. It was an immediate success, securing him the Nobel Prize for Literature, although critics were initially divided by this frank approach – T.S. The life of fifteenth-century heroine Joan of Arc is the stuff of legend, and her cruel death (burnt at the stake aged just nineteen) led to her being declared a martyr, granting her an extraordinary legacy.įollowing her canonisation in 1920, and against a history of overly romanticised retellings of the story, Bernard Shaw put pen to paper to give a more accurate account, without resorting to demonising her persecutors as he writes in his preface, ‘there are no villains in the piece’. Chronologically, Saint Joan follows the despairing play about war ( Heartbreak House, 1919) and his massive five-play cycle about Creative Evolution ( Back to Methuselah, 1921), which reflects. ![]()
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![]() Perhaps Mecom saw Betty as a kindred spirit and counted herself among the Bettys of the world. On July 21, 1786, Mecom responded to Franklin by stating that “sometimes the Betys has the Brightest understandings.” The “Betys” – undereducated, working-class women – could indeed be society’s brightest. Then he told her about an educated man and woman who could not figure out that “yf” was a phonetic spelling for “wife.” According to Franklin, “yf” was “a much better as well as shorter Method of Spelling Wife, than by Doubleyou, i, ef, e, which in reality Spells, Doubleyifey.” To prove this point, he noted that the couple’s chambermaid, Betty, immediately recognized that “yf” was pronounced “wife.” Franklin assured her that was a perfectly sensible way to write. In a letter dated July 4, 1786, Franklin told Mecom that she should not apologize for her “bad Spelling” in previous letters because she always spelled out words phonetically. ![]() They exchanged letters for pretty much their entire lives. Mecom was Franklin’s beloved younger sister. ![]() ![]() About one year ago, I began researching for the 2020 American Philosophical Society exhibition, the theme of which was “Benjamin Franklin’s science.” As lead curator, I had to decide: what kind of story about Franklin and science did I want this exhibition to tell?Įarly during the research phase, I came across an exchange of letters between Jane Franklin Mecom (1712-1794) and Benjamin Franklin and was immediately inspired. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The screen asylum encompasses the full filmic spectrum of genres, budgets, talent and intentions. Through the study of 110 films (89 viewed), what I am calling the 'screen asylum' emerges as site where madness is both entertaining and entertained. "From 'The Escaped Lunatic' (1904) to 'Shutter Island' (2010), the psychiatric institution has been a continual presence in American cinema. These findings provide insights into academic and policy debates about the transnational circulation of film and other media products. Breakout European films are also mainly released by Hollywood studios or major independent distributors. well-known story, director, genre, subject matter or source material) which many British cinemagoers are already familiar with. ![]() ![]() stars and special effects) or foreign language films with cultural elements (e.g. Those European films which do 'breakout' are either English-language films with qualities designed to appeal to a mainstream British audience (e.g. Drawing on box office data, audience surveys and interviews with industry players, this article argues that European films generally perform badly in the UK box office because they suffer from a heavy 'cultural discount' and structural weaknesses at the level of production and distribution. European films accounted for 17.4% of UK cinema releases in the period 2002-14, but only 1.8% of the gross box office. ![]() ![]() "I write books very quickly," she says, "in about twelve hours. So I decided to write my own books." Since then, she has written several hundred books, mostly picture books and easy-to-read books. ![]() ![]() "About twelve years ago," says Ziefert in a 1995 interview, "I tried to get a job as an editor, but no one would hire me as a trade editor. She went to work at a publishing company, Scholastic in New York City, developing materials for teacher's guides for kindergarten language arts and social studies programs. When her children were older, Ziefert wanted "a bigger arena" for her work. "I liked it," she said, but she stopped teaching when she had her own sons. She taught most grades from kindergarten to fifth grade. ![]() She graduated from Smith College, then received a Masters degree in Education from New York University.įor many years, Ziefert was an elementary school teacher. Harriet Ziefert grew up in North Bergen, New Jersey, where she attended the local schools. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If you think that the enemies-to-lovers in The Cruel Princewas torture to read, this was a lot worse. Baron “Vicious” Spencer and Emilia Le Blanc had for each other was unreal. Not only does it have the rich-bad-boy-and-outspoken-poor-girl trope, it is also enemies-to-lovers. What happens when they end up living together because his family hired her family to be their helpers? Absolute chaos. There was nothing special or new here: girl comes from a poor family but still manages to be positive and joyful about life and boy is a rich asshole with issues and a deep, dark past that has haunted him for many years, causing him to act emotionless and detached from the rest of the world. I guess I wasn’t entirely disappointed with this in the end and I’d gladly read two, three, or four more books about them because I’M HOOKED. ![]() However, I was told that this reminded people of The Cruel Prince by Holly Black except in the NA genre, and immediately I decided to just give it a chance. ![]() The characters sounded like they were in a toxic relationship, the main guy seemed like a huge asshole, and it didn’t appeal to me. Heck, it’s not even your typical New Adult novel. The reason why is because this isn’t your typical romance novel. To be honest, when I first read the synopsis, I was not interested in reading this. Only ever you,” he breathed out in pain, closing his eyes. If you purchase this book using the Amazon and Book Depository links above, it’ll help me earn a small commission. ![]() ![]() ![]() Like John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany, Sparks maintains a delicate and rarely seen balance of humor and sentiment. Against his best intentions and the taunts of his buddies, Landon finds himself falling for Jamie and learning some central lessons in life. Then Landon gets roped into acting the lead in the Christmas play opposite the most renowned goody two-shoes in town: Jamie Sullivan. In 1958 Landon Carter is a shallow but well-meaning teenager who spends most of his time hanging out with his friends and trying hard to ignore the impending responsibilities of adulthood. ![]() With his calculated ability to throw your heart around like a yo-yo (try out his earlier Message in the Bottle or The Notebook if you really want to stick it to yourself), Sparks pulls us back to the perfect innocence of a first love. ![]() In the prologue to his latest novel, Nicholas Sparks makes the rather presumptuous pledge "first you will smile, and then you will cry," but sure enough, he delivers the goods. ![]() ![]() The bunnies have anthropomorphic thoughts and can speak, but guide was built around genuine bunny’s habits, their organization, their methods of feeding, and so on. Like all good youngsters’s literature, Watership Down does not disrespect the young visitor’s knowledge with streamlined messages. Worry since the little fuzzy animal’s deaths are several as well as bloody. Love due to the fact that the pet personalities actions as well as characters are integrated in a very charming way by the author. ![]() When my partner asks her English buddies regarding Watership Down their expression reveals love and anxiety at the same time. This trope is based on Cassandra’s myth, as well as just like the Greek prophetess, the little bunny’s visions are disregarded by the leaders and also just a tiny team makes a decision to get away trying to find a better place. The tale of Watership Down, edited originally in 1972, begins when the bunny Fiver begins to have visions revealing a great catastrophe damaging his colony. The outcome is among England’s many precious young visitor’s stories. Someday, infuriated at a poor youngsters’s publication he purchased, he took into consideration: “I can do far better than that”. Richard Adams used to make up stories about little rabbits for his children during lengthy car rides in the English country. ![]() ![]() Richard Adams – Watership Down Audiobook Richard Adams – Watership Down Audio Book Free text ![]() ![]() He was vaguely aware that he drank to forget. (If you have seen me say the same thing about other books, then stay quiet and mind your business. Not to be biased but it’s my favourite book of all time. It is the story of men who have long given up hope rising up to stand for something. Guards! Guards! is an unmistakably heart-warming story of the underdog achieving victory against insurmountable odds. And Sam Vimes would be the first to agree with us. But reviewing a series about “good” cops is a difficult prospect in the ACAB era.Īll cops are bastards, even Sam Vimes. I’ve read these books at least 4 or 5 times since I first discovered them. Guards! Guards! is one of my favourite books of all time, and it is followed closely by the remainder of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch series. As a dragon terrorizes the city, a fresh-faced recruit tries to breath new life into the cynical Night Watch. ![]() ![]() But the winds of change are making their presence felt. In a city where the thieves and assassins form their own guilds and enjoy high social status, the ragtag team of policemen have one job when it comes to crime – run as fast as you can, and in the other direction. ![]() Synopsis: The Ankh-Morpork Night Watch, led by exhausted alcoholic Captain Sam Vimes, is a joke. “Are we quite finished? Any more knowlessmen happened to drop in on their way somewhere else?” Supreme Grand Master, Unique and Supreme Lodge of the Elucidated Brethren of the Ebon Night ![]() Cover Art for Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett ![]() ![]() ![]() Even though I had the full set of episodes on tapes I recorded back when it originally aired, I purchased the full set of both N&S and N&S II from Columbia House some years ago when they became available. There is intrigue, love, loyalty, betrayal, family, extended family, lust, battles, victory, defeat and reconstruction. It is full of history, beautiful costuming, real-life characters woven in and out of the lives of fictional characters, all of whom you come to care deeply about. And now I'm 29 years old and I only love it more. ![]() ![]() I had already been captivated by the personal interest stories in/around our American Civil War, which is what interested me in watching this made-for-tv program. I was 13 when this mini-series (and its sequel North and South, Book II) first aired. ![]() ![]() ![]() But she is determined to stay in her new home and add a feminine touch to it before kicking him out. ![]() Izzy inherits the duke’s castle, and he is NOT happy about it. These two have the best banter, and really know how to push one another’s buttons. As soon as she and the duke met, I knew I would be in for a very fun ride. I loved our bookish heroine, Izzy, who has lived her entire life in the shadow of her late father’s famous stories. This book is a very sweet, funny romance filled with sharp wit and awkward moments. What fairy tales are left over for an impoverished twenty-six year-old woman who’s never even been kissed? Now Izzy’s given up yearning for romance. Rescued from drudgery by charming prince? The storybooks offered endless possibilities.Īnd as she grew older, Izzy crossed them off. She never doubted romance would be in her future, too. Also in this series: Say Yes to the Marquess, When a Scot Ties the KnotĪs the daughter of a famed author, Isolde Ophelia Goodnight grew up on tales of brave knights and fair maidens. ![]() |