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“WHEN I die,” said Calliope Marsh, “don’t you get anybody that’s always treated me like a dog and put them on the front seat. Make ’em sit back.” Then she looked at me, her rare and somewhat abashed smile on her face. “Birds and stars and children and God in the world,” she said, “and hark at me talking like that. Honest, I don’t care where you seat ’em.”
The Good Soldier was first published in 1915, The iconic novel might be characterized as a melodrama of English upper-class infidelities, cut into little pieces, then retold out of sequence by a narrator who occasionally appears to be half asleep. That is not wholly wrong, yet many have seen in this novel's beguiling voice, innovative narrative technique, and acute depiction of erotic repression a literary masterpiece. In 2015, the BBC ranked The Good Soldier 13th on its list of the 100 greatest British novels.©2022 Eden Garret Giuliano (P) 2021 Eden Garret GiulianoGeoffrey Giuliano is the author of over thirty internationally bestselling biographies, including the London Sunday Times bestseller 'Blackbird: The Life and Times of Paul McCartney' and 'Dark Horse: The Private Life of George Harrison'. He can be heard on the Westwood One Radio Network and has written and produced over seven hundred original spoken word albums and documentaries on various aspects of popular culture. In addition, Giuliano is an occasional lecturer at Northwestern University. He is also a well-known movie actor in such films as 'Squid Game', 'Mechanic Resurrection', 'Hard Target 2' and the 'Scorpion King' series, among many. Geoffrey is a near lifelong devotee of Sri Krsna and an ardent animal rights advocate. He makes his home in Bangkok, Vrndavana, and Jaipur India with his son Eden Garret GiulianoMostra libro
The House of the Vampire is one of the first psychic vampire stories ever—where the vampire feeds off of more than just blood. The story was written by German-American poet and writer George Sylvester Viereck (1884-1962).Mostra libro
It is a delicious literary irony that Mary E Penn, a writer of ghost, crime and mystery short stories during the Victorian era, is a complete enigma. Al that remain of her life are the 29 or so stories that were published or attributed to her. ‘In the Mist’ is set in the county of Cornwall. When two lovers jealously quarrel the result appears to end in murder. But what exactly did happen…..?Mostra libro
A collection of short stories written by prominent supporters of the women's suffrage movement in the United Kingdom. 'The Operation' by Violet Hunt 'An Idyll of London' by Beatrice Harraden 'The Mahatma's Story' by May Sinclair 'The Man in the Scented Coat' by Sarah Grande'A Bird on Its Journey' by Beatrice Harraden 'The World's Slow Stain' by May Sinclair 'Where Their Fire Is Not Quenched' by May Sinclair 'The Kidnapping of Phil Altamore' by Ella Hepworth Dixon 'The Token' by May Sinclair 'The Nature of the Evidence' by May Sinclair'The Umbrella Mender' by Beatrice Harraden A Red Door Consulting production.Mostra libro
When Billy Bowen and Ellen McDonald's engagement is broken off, nobody quite knows the full story. Slowly the facts are pieced together to reveal a hilarious catalogue of mishaps and misunderstandings which result in a most catastrophic Christmas list. Ring Lardner's comic genius at his most masterful!Mostra libro
Ovington's Bank is a forgotten masterpiece from peerless story-teller Stanley Weyman who was once as popular as Dickens, Kipling and Robert Louis Stevenson. Ovington's Bank was written at the height of Weyman's powers, and is considered the finest of his 24 novels. Set in 1825, the novel's themes are as relevant today as then. The tale follows a run on a private bank: in the fall-out, the protagonists are challenged to examine their motives, their morals and their values as the surprising plot unfolds. This is a tale of tension between traditional values and modern opportunities; between ambition and love; self-denial and passion. In this fast-moving story, the unforgettable characters feature in a breathtaking stagecoach dash to London, a violent mugging, a cunning theft, a desperate bid to keep up appearances and the tenderest of love scenes. This elegantly designed Merlin Unwin Books edition is a fine jacketed hardback with navy endpapers, swell-rules and is set in caslon typeface. Jim Lawley's essay provides the most complete existing biography of Stanley Weyman (1855-1928), including Weyman's own unabridged account of his dramatic arrest and imprisonment on suspicion of spying in France in 1885.Mostra libro
