![]() Although Claude is fundamentally discontent working for his father, he finds new joy when he falls in love with Enid Royce. Just as Claude and the Erlichs are growing close, Claude's father forces Claude to leave college in order to work on the farm full time.īook 2 of the novel, "Enid," centers on Claude's life in Frankfort. ![]() Claude admires the Erlichs, wishing to emulate them, and becomes more dissatisfied with his own family. During his time at college, Claude meets the Erlich family, who are imbued with intellectual liveliness. At his parents' request, Claude studies history at a religious college, but he truly desires to study at the state university. Although Claude feels obliged to protect and defend his family, he longs for something more meaningful than a life of farming. Cather's novel is divided into five books, each of which signals a new phase in Claude's life.īook 1 of the novel, "On Lovely Creek," describes Claude's vexed relationship with his father, town, and his life as a farmer. Although the novel is narrated by an omniscient narrator, its plot centers on Claude Wheeler-a Nebraskan farmer-his journey toward fulfillment and his experience in the war. One of Ours takes place just before World War I in the town of Frankfort, Nebraska. ![]() The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Cather, Willa. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Clueless gets a makeover that Cher Horowitz and the Bard would approve of in this witty retelling of the ’90s teen comedy. Just in time for the 25th anniverary of the movie, best-selling author Ian Doescher rolleth with the homies as he brings his signature Shakespearean wordsmithing to this beloved tale. Author Bio Reviews Celebrate Clueless and rolleth with the homies with this illustrated adaptation of the cult classic script, retold in Shakespearean verse by the best-selling author of William Shakespeares Star Wars. ![]() The only solution? Admit that she knoweth nothing, and beginneth anew. Cher, the fairest maiden of Beverly Hills, takes center stage in this comedy of errors in which matchmaking, makeovers, and mall-hopping leads to plenty of merry-making until Cher realizes her good intentions are creating mischief for her friends and family, including her new best friend Tai and her cute stepbrother Josh. Clueless gets a makeover that Cher Horowitz and the Bard would approve of in this charming and witty retelling of the 90s teen comedy, presented as an authentic Shakespearean play written in iambic pentameter. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Patricia MacLachlan is an acclaimed author who has written dozens of books-from picture books to novels-including the Newbery Medal winner Sarah, Plain and Tall and the Barkus series, also published by Chronicle Books. This beautiful and innovative ode to our natural world will appeal to readers of Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth, The Poet's Dog, and Thank You, Earth. Great opportunities to share life science concepts and amazing facts about the environment with children.A celebration of the natural world and rallying cry for positive action for Planet Earth.Interactive format and kid-friendly art will engage both toddlers and young readers.Its enticing die-cut pages encourage exploration as its poetic text celebrates everything Earth does for us, all the while reminding us to be a good friend in return. Readers of all ages will pore over the pages of this spectacular book. She sprinkles whisper-white snow and protects the tiny seeds waiting for spring. She pours down summer rain and autumn leaves. Our friend Earth does so many wonderful things! She tends to animals large and small. Celebrate Earth Day with this valentine to our wonderful planet from the Newbery Award–winning author of Sarah, Plain and Tall. ![]() ![]() People start fleeing London when the Martians start using black smoke – a form of chemical warfare – against the city’s inhabitants. His brother lives in central London and his letter outlines the shift in the capital as people realise their weapons are useless against the Martians. Interspersed within the narrator’s own story is a second narrative, detailed within a letter the narrator’s brother sends to him and which the narrator relates to us. Man-made guns prove useless against the Martians’ superior weapons. Civilisation soon starts to fall apart as panic spreads among the English populace. The Martians attack a group of men who approach them, destroying them with a heat ray. The novel’s narrator is nearby, writing a paper on morality, and gets to see a Martian emerging from the cylinder, about the size of a bear and possessing a ‘tentacular appendage’. They arrive in cylinders on a common in Surrey. The Martians invade England, seeking to colonise Earth, as Mars has become inhospitable. ![]() ![]() ![]() My main problem though, and the reason for giving this book four stars instead of five, was the disappointing ending. The minor parts referring to events in the first book are so well explained that you understand them perfectly anyway.) (Her Royal Highness is a companion book, not really a sequel, to Prince Charming and works fine as a standalone though. It was also great to get to meet the characters from the first book again, especially Daisy and Miles. ![]() It was slow burn and actually quite realistic (despite the fact that there are no royals in Scotland…) and I rooted so much for both Millie and Flora, and Millie’s new friends at school. Millie’s and Flora’s journey from enemy roommates to friends and more was very well executed. It all felt very fresh, yet sweet and heartwarming. I also loved the queer perspective as an antipole to all ordinary stories with the common girl falling for the handsome prince. I absolutely loved the witty banter and the way Mille stood up to Flora and was (almost) completely unimpressed with her royal heritage. ![]() ![]() But the loathing and mutual dislike soon turns into a friendship and something more… One that is spoilt, high-key and totally reckless. What she didn’t expect though was to share rooms with a real princess. Texan girl Millie Quint takes the chance to leave her broken heart behind when she gets a scholarship for a posh Scottish boarding school. ![]() ![]() Fifteen year old Lina Vilkas, her younger brother Jonas (aged 11), and their mother Elena, endure hardship after hardship to stay together and survive captivity from the Soviets. Reading like The Diary of Anne Frank, this story recounts a part of WW2 from a young girl’s perspective. “They can’t take that away from us, right?’” (p. “‘Our sense of humor,’ said Mother, her eyes pooled with laughing tears. This story showcases terrible cruelties that were inflicted on the Baltic people thought to be anti-Soviet during WW2 as they were called “fasheest sveenya” (fascist pigs) repeatedly by the Soviet secret police at the time, the NKVD (forerunners to the current KGB). This is the story of a Lithuanian family who is taken in the middle of the night, and transported from Lithuania to Siberia. Over ⅓ of the populations from the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia were lost during the Soviet annihilation (p. This book breaks the silence of the Baltic genocides that happened during WW2. There are multitudes of horrors from WW2, but you may not have heard about this one. ![]() ![]() ![]() These depictions fail to investigate how Marie-Antoinette was able to be both the archduchess of Austria and the dauphine and queen of France at the same time. Although all are excellent in their own way, they do not explore who Marie-Antoinette really was both before and after her arrival to France. Similarly, Benoît Jacquot’s movie Farewell My Queen, based on Chantal Thomas’ book, also tried to offer its viewer a softer image of the queen, but Marie-Antoinette still came off as a selfish woman. ![]() Yet have we received a proper depiction of Marie-Antoinette or are we still presented with a representation that communicates the past condemnations of eighteenth-century France? Is it possible that Marie-Antoinette was the foolish and thoughtless woman Norma Shearer played in the Stephan Zweig inspired biopic Marie-Antoinette? Or maybe she was the sweet, naive, and careless dauphine/queen who never fully understood the importance of her position that was depicted in Sofia Coppola’s film Marie-Antoinette. So who was Marie-Antoinette? Over the past century, more and more scholars, biographers, and filmmakers have attempted to answer this question. ![]() Sadly, our views of Marie-Antoinette tend to be shaped by two hundred year-old opinions that were likely not fully accurate. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hadrian also announced that a new city should be built on the site of Antinous’ death and was named Antinoopolis. He later decided to deify Antinous following the suggestion by the priest of Osiris in Egypt. Hadrian was severely saddened by the death of Antinous and it was reported that he shed tears for his young lover. It was true that Hadrian had been ill for many years after 127 CE and Antinous could have sacrificed himself in the belief that Hadrian would have recovered. ![]() ![]() This theory originated from the writings of Cassius Dio who was composing his histories 80 years after the event took place. Some other historians also interpreted Antinous’ death as a voluntary human sacrifice. Antinous himself knew that the longer their relationship lasted, the greater risk of Hadrian being remembered as a homosexual rather than a good emperor. While the two were in Alexandria in August 130 CE, the city’s Hellenic social elite was angered by several of Hadrian’s appointments and therefore began to gossip about his sexual activities. Some historians suggested that Antinous may have thrown himself into the river to save his beloved Hadrian’s political reputation. The mysterious death of Antinous remains a debate between historians today and neither side can give an exact explanation. It was at this time, around the time of the festival of Osiris, that Antinous fell into the Nile and was drowned. In the crucial year of 130 CE, Hadrian and Antinous went back to Egypt in October and assembled at Heliopolis for their river cruise along the Nile. ![]() ![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. Qu'elle ait t rapidement puise, voil qui atteste mieux que toute autre chose, avec la continuit de l'intrt port ce clbre fragment pique, l'estime accorde au travail de M. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. 14, 24 et 27.) La premire dition du premier de ces livres a paru en 1914. Find more at This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Nous en donnerons le tableau dans nos Notes critiques.įorgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Celles-ci coïncident toutes avec des habitudes ou des hésitations constatées chez les copistes anglo - normands de la même époque. ![]() ![]() Excerpt from Gormont Et Isembart: Fragment de Chanson de Geste du Xiie SiècleĬette provenance du manuscrit explique le grand nombre des variantes orthographiques et des anomalies de formes qui s'y ren contrent. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, Pohl never won the annual Hugo Award for his stewardship of Galaxy, winning three Hugos instead for its sister magazine, If. Under Pohl Galaxy had continued success, regularly publishing fiction by major writers such as Cordwainer Smith, Jack Vance, Harlan Ellison, and Robert Silverberg. When Gold's health worsened, Pohl took over as editor, starting officially at the end of 1961, though he had been doing the majority of the production work for some time. By the late 1950s, Frederik Pohl was helping Gold with most aspects of the magazine's production. In 1952, the magazine was acquired by Robert Guinn, its printer. ![]() Heinlein's The Puppet Masters and Alfred Bester's The Demolished Man. ![]() Gold published many notable stories during his tenure, including Ray Bradbury's "The Fireman", later expanded as Fahrenheit 451 Robert A. Gold, who rapidly made Galaxy the leading science fiction (sf) magazine of its time, focusing on stories about social issues rather than technology. It was founded by an Italian company, World Editions, which was looking to break in to the American market. Galaxy Science Fiction was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published from 1950 to 1980. ![]() |