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  Jane Austen's Little Book of...

  Jane Austen

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  The ultimate companion for the Jane Austen fan filled with her penetrating insights and humor on life, love, and death. “A valuable resource for any Austen lover to use for quick reference or to read through.” —Library Journal Jane Austen is one of the most popular female writers in history, best known for her stories of love, loss, and hope, which are cleverly intertwined with her witty insights into the traits and expectations of English Georgian society.   Here, in this stunning little book, you will be able to read hundreds of individual quotes from her famous works—from Pride and Prejudice and Emma to Persuasion and Sense and Sensibility—each prompting an emotional response, thoughtful musing, or even a little snigger at the wise and shrewd perceptions that Austen had of the world around her.   Utterly charming and very profound, fans of Jane Austen can revel in these much-loved quotes, while a new audience will be introduced to the joys that her books have provided since their publication many years ago. With each chapter focusing on a different theme—from Love & Longing to Female Strength—this gorgeous gift book is the perfect compilation of Austen’s funny, moving, and thought-provoking words.   Content of themes:  Love & Longing  Friendship  Society  Female Strength  Life & Death  Faith  Art & Literature “The wit of Jane Austen has for a partner the perfection of her taste.” —Virginia Woolf   

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  A Birthday

  Katherine Mansfield

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  In A Birthday by Katherine Mansfield we have the theme of responsibility, selfishness, gender roles, appearance, suffering and paralysis. Taken from her In a German Pension collection the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator and after reading the story the reader realises that Mansfield may be exploring the theme of responsibility. Andreas if anything thinks only of himself. True he goes to fetch Doctor Erb but apart from this Andreas takes no responsibility for the condition that Anna may be in.

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  The Mill on the Floss

  George Eliot

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  George Eliot's classic explores the complex lives of Maggie and Tom Tulliver, siblings growing up in rural England. Bound by a deep familial bond, they navigate societal expectations, personal desires, and the challenges of their time. Maggie, intelligent and spirited, struggles against the constraints of her role in society, while Tom, more pragmatic, strives to protect his family. 
  The story begins with the Tulliver family living at Dorlcote Mill, where Mr. Tulliver dreams of a better future for his son, Tom, by sending him to a prestigious school. Maggie, the spirited and intelligent younger sister, struggles with societal norms and her own desires, often clashing with Tom's more conservative views. Their lives take a tragic turn when Mr. Tulliver loses a lawsuit, leading to the family's financial ruin and the eventual loss of the mill.

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  The Mark on the Wall - From...

  Virginia Woolf

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  Adeline Virginia Woolf was born on the 25th January 1882 in South Kensington in London. 
  Although lauded as a founder of modernist writing with such classics as ‘Orlando’, ‘Mrs Dalloway’ and ‘To the Lighthouse’ and, of course, many classic short stories, her background is filled with elements of tragedy that she somehow overcame to become such a revered writer.   Her mother died when she was 13, her half-sister Stella two years later and with it her first of several nervous breakdowns.  Appallingly it was later found that three of her half-brothers had sexually abused her so darkness must have seemed ever present.   
  She began writing professionally at age 20 but her father’s death two years later brought a complete mental collapse and she was briefly institutionalised.  Somehow she found within herself a literary career and with it great innovations in writing; she was a pioneer of “stream of consciousness”.    
  Her tight circle of friends were the founders of the Bloomsbury Group, a movement whose legacy still influences across the arts and society in many way to this day.   
  Whilst the dark periods continued to interrupt her emotional state her rate of work never ceased.  Until, on 28th March 1941, Woolf put on her overcoat, filled up its pockets with stones, and walked into the River Ouse, in Lewes, East Sussex and drowned herself.  Her body was not recovered until the 18th April.  She was 59. 
  She left behind a note which read in part “Dearest, I feel certain that I am going mad again.  I feel we can't go through another of those terrible times.  And I shan't recover this time.  I begin to hear voices, and I can't concentrate.  So I am doing what seems the best thing to do”.

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  Invisible Cities

  Italo Calvino

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  “Cities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears, even if the thread of their discourse is secret, their rules are absurd, their perspectives deceitful, and everything conceals something else.” — from Invisible Cities In a garden sit the aged Kublai Khan and the young Marco Polo — Mongol emperor and Venetian traveler. Kublai Khan has sensed the end of his empire coming soon. Marco Polo diverts his host with stories of the cities he has seen in his travels around the empire: cities and memory, cities and desire, cities and designs, cities and the dead, cities and the sky, trading cities, hidden cities. As Marco Polo unspools his tales, the emperor detects these fantastic places are more than they appear. “Invisible Cities changed the way we read and what is possible in the balance between poetry and prose . . . The book I would choose as pillow and plate, alone on a desert island.” — Jeanette Winterson

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  Metropolis - A City Divided A...

  Thea von Harbou

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  "Metropolis," penned by Thea von Harbou in the late 1920s, is a gripping science fiction novel that transports readers to a dazzling yet dystopian urban expanse in the year 2026 A.D. Within this sprawling cityscape, themes of class struggle, the relentless march of technology, and humanity's intricate bond with machinery resonate profoundly.  
  The narrative centers on Freder, the young heir of a powerful industrial ruler, who finds himself ensnared in the throes of unrequited longing for a captivating woman who embodies the indomitable spirit of the downtrodden working class. From the very beginning, "Metropolis" plunges readers into a riotous tapestry of sights and sounds, opening with Freder playing an ornate grand organ that reverberates through the vast halls, echoing amidst the cosmic ballet of twinkling stars. He is enveloped in an overwhelming sense of yearning for an elusive figure whose presence haunts his dreams. 
  However, the veneer of his privileged existence is soon shattered by a harrowing vision of the laborers toiling in the depths of the city—a stark, bitter reminder of the human toll exacted by the glorified machine age. As Freder descends from his lofty perch in the opulent workshop, the harsh realities of his father's iron-fisted industrial regime come into sharp focus. Thrust into a tumultuous clash of ideals, he begins to question the very foundations of the oppressive systems that sustain the metropolis. 
  This intricate interplay between man, machine, and society unfurls with rich, evocative symbolism, prompting deep moral inquiries about the nature of progress and the heavy sacrifices it demands. Each scene pulsates with life, as the stark contrasts within the city illuminate the struggles rooted in its core, inviting readers to contemplate the cost of ambition in a rapidly mechanized world.

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