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This is a beautiful story about Eddie Oliver, a man who adores everyone and everything. However, he lands in a difficult situation when he has to choose who to love a little less. The story is a wonderful mixture of sad, silly and charming. In addition, it's an excellent historical resource for what young people thought and did before World War I.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is the first novel of Irish writer James Joyce. A Künstlerroman in a modernist style, it traces the religious and intellectual awakening of young Stephen Dedalus, a fictional alter ego of Joyce and an allusion to Daedalus, the consummate craftsman of Greek mythology. Stephen questions and rebels against the Catholic and Irish conventions under which he has grown, culminating in his self-exile from Ireland to Europe. The work uses techniques that Joyce developed more fully in Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. A Portrait began life in 1903 as Stephen Hero--a projected 63-chapter autobiographical novel in a realistic style. After 25 chapters, Joyce abandoned Stephen Hero in 1907 and set to reworking its themes and protagonist into a condensed five-chapter novel, dispensing with strict realism and making extensive use of free indirect speech that allows the reader to peer into Stephen's developing consciousness. American modernist poet Ezra Pound had the novel serialised in the English literary magazine The Egoist in 1914 and 1915, and published as a book in 1916 by B. W. Huebsch of New York. The publication of A Portrait and the short story collection Dubliners (1914) earned Joyce a place at the forefront of literary modernism.Mostra libro
"Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented" is a novel by Thomas Hardy, first published in 1891. The novel explores the life of Tess Durbeyfield, a young woman from a rural working-class family who is sent to claim kinship with the wealthy d'Urberville family. Tess's life is forever changed by this connection, leading to a series of tragic events. Hardy's work critiques the social mores of Victorian England, particularly concerning the themes of gender, religion, morality, and the injustices of the class system. Tess's story is one of innocence beset by societal and personal misfortune, and the novel is considered one of Hardy's masterpieces and a landmark in literary realism.Mostra libro
Oregon, 1927: Twelve-year-old Louise Pearson wants to fly. Her mother doesn't think it's ladylike; her best friend George Graham doesn't think it's safe. But Louise doesn't feel safe on the ground. Her mother seems to be holding her at arm's length. George is preoccupied with a religious identity crisis. Worst of all, terrifying anonymous notes keep popping up where Louise least expects them. Charles Lindbergh's celebrated crossing of the Atlantic provides some much-needed distraction for a while, but as the summer goes on and the notes grow more threatening, Louise knows she needs to figure out who is targeting her… before her worst nightmares become reality.Mostra libro
The Mill on the Floss, by George Eliot, is a poignant and deeply moving exploration of familial love and the consequences of personal choices. The story centers around Maggie Tulliver, whose love for her brother Tom and her dreams of a better life in the small town of Dulcote are overshadowed by societal expectations and her family's struggles. As Maggie navigates her passions and aspirations, she forms a deep bond with Stephen Guest, a gentleman who challenges her sense of duty. Eliot's novel is a powerful examination of love, loss, and the human capacity for growth, set against the backdrop of the English countryside.Mostra libro
The Renaissance gave us a lot of things, including the earliest science fiction that relates to modern science. The book would now be called hard sci fi, as it leans heavily into the known orbital mechanics of the moon.Somnium (Latin for "The Dream") — full title: Somnium, seu opus posthumum De astronomia lunari — is a novel written in Latin in 1608 by Johannes Kepler. It was first published in 1634 by Kepler's son, Ludwig Kepler, several years after the death of his father. In the narrative, an Icelandic boy and his witch mother learn of an island named Levania (the Moon) from a daemon. Somnium presents a detailed imaginative description of how the Earth might look when viewed from the Moon, and is considered the first serious scientific treatise on lunar astronomy. Carl Sagan and Isaac Asimov have referred to it as one of the earliest works of science fiction. - From the wikiMostra libro
This content is an independent and unofficial summary created for informational and educational purposes only. It is not affiliated with, authorized, approved, licensed, or endorsed by the original author or publisher. All rights to the original work belong to its respective copyright holders. This summary is not intended to substitute the original book, but to offer a concise overview and interpretation of its main ideas. Harness the power of ingenuity and ethics in A Sunlit Weapon, where a brilliant investigator races against time to recover and repurpose a top-secret solar device in the darkest days of war. Follow Maisie Dobbs as she deciphers coded heists, orchestrates high-stakes recoveries, and leads cross-disciplinary teams through design sprints and values symposiums to transform a weapon of destruction into a beacon of renewal. Blending pulse-pounding espionage with disciplined innovation and moral clarity, this audiobook will equip you to tackle any challenge—arming you with strategies in meticulous planning, agile iteration, and compassionate leadership that illuminate a path toward lasting impact.Mostra libro
