5/30/2023 0 Comments To set a watchman![]() ![]() Lee’s long-awaited novel, “Go Set a Watchman” (due out Tuesday), Atticus is a racist who once attended a Klan meeting, who says things like “The Negroes down here are still in their childhood as a people.” Or asks his daughter: “Do you want Negroes by the carload in our schools and churches and theaters? Do you want them in our world?” People went to law school and became lawyers because of Atticus. In real life, people named their children after Atticus. As indelibly played by Gregory Peck in the 1962 movie, he was the perfect man - the ideal father and a principled idealist, an enlightened, almost saintly believer in justice and fairness. ![]() We remember Atticus Finch in Harper Lee’s 1960 classic, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” as that novel’s moral conscience: kind, wise, honorable, an avatar of integrity who used his gifts as a lawyer to defend a black man falsely accused of raping a white woman in a small Alabama town filled with prejudice and hatred in the 1930s. ![]()
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5/30/2023 0 Comments The Highway by Hugh Chesterman![]() ![]() The text of the short poem about King John is on this page It’s some way down the page so if anyone follows it, it might be worth doing a search for “John was a tyrant” on the webpage. 'Tales That Are Told', illustrated by Hugh Chesterman (London: A. 'New Friends and Old', illustrated by Hugh Chesterman (London: A. 'In Storyland', illustrated by Hugh Chesterman (London: A. 'Happy Stories', illustrated by Hugh Chesterman (London: A. The crock, the cock and the candle: a comedy in one act ![]() On Ludgate Hill: an extravagence in one act Illustrated by Hugh ChestermanĬhaucer's Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale: An Annotated. The pie and the tart: from, Nine one-act plays We found lots of books or illustrated books by Hugh Chesterman. With a church to mend or a church to build,įor a new Saint Stephen's, Coleman Street.' Seemed rather baroque or too 'Queen Anne' Till the ink gave out or the light grew dim. Than clever Sir Christopher - Christopher Wren, ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Discovering Pride by Jill Sanders![]() ![]() ![]() If you have read any of her books, you may also notice that there is a love of food, especially sweets! She has been blamed for a few added pounds by her assistant, editor, and fans… donuts or pie anyone? She enjoys heading to the beach, hiking, swimming, wine-tasting, and pickleball with her husband, and of course writing. ![]() She has two sons and off-set the testosterone in her house by adopting three furry little ladies that provide her company while she’s locked in her writing cave. You will find that the settings of several of her series are inspired by her time spent living in these areas. After Colorado, she decided to move south, living in Texas and now making her home along the Emerald Coast of Florida. She was raised in the Pacific Northwest and later relocated to Colorado for college and a successful IT career before discovering her talent for writing sweet and sexy page-turners. Jill comes from a large family with six siblings, including an identical twin. Look for Jill’s bestselling stories wherever romance books are sold or visit her at ![]() With over 85 books in eleven series, translations into several different languages, and audiobooks there’s plenty to choose from. Jill Sanders is a New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of Sweet Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, Western Romance, and Paranormal Romance novels. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments The familiars a novel![]() ![]() ![]() One day while she explored she stumbled upon a poacher. That and her solo walks into the woods actions which are somewhat unusual for a lady during this period of time. ![]() Since moving to the country however, their routine has become more sedate – a lack of plays and people means that hunting is probably the most exciting thing to undertake. A note that is now obsolete considering her state, for she is now carrying what would have been her fourth child had she not have lost the last three through miscarriage.īefore moving to Gawthorpe Hall in Lancashire, Fleetwood and her husband, Richard, had lived for a brief period of time in London where they were able to enjoy trips to the theatre and the hustle and bustle of daily city life. This is the note that Fleetwood Shuttleworth, mistress of Gawthorpe Hall, found. Regardless of how much someone wants an heir the life of another should not be taken, should it? Regardless of the period of time, 1612 in this case, surely no husband would keep such information from their wife. ![]() “… it is with solemn regret that I impart on you my professional opinion as a physick and expert in matters of childbed: that upon visiting her last Friday sennight, I drew the deeply unfortunate conclusion that she can not and should not bear children… if she finds herself once more in childbed, she will not survive it… “() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He said Mortenson had visited Korphe nearly a year after his failed attempt to climb K2. But Jon Krakauer, the mountaineer and author of Into Thin Air, said one of Mortenson's companions told him that the tale of how the quest began was "a beautiful story" but "a lie". Mortenson wrote that he stumbled into the small village of Korphe in north-east Pakistan in 1993. The programme, aired in the US on Sunday, questioned some of the most dramatic incidents in the book. Mortenson took private jets to events where he was paid $30,000 to speak, according to the programme, and former associates accused him of using CAI as his own "private ATM". ![]() The programme alleged that Mortenson's charity, Central Asia Institute (CAI), spent more on book promotion and publicity than on building schools. But reporters for CBS's 60 Minutes programme visited almost 30 of the schools and claimed that roughly half were empty, built by someone else or not receiving any support. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Prince charming webster![]() One of his servants got so mad at having to carry Snow White around, that the servant hit her back and the poisoned apple piece came out of her mouth. Instead, in the 1812 edition, the prince has his servants bring her coffin to his castle. ![]() He kept Sleeping Beauty and their children a secret from his mother for two years, out of fear that she would hurt them.Ĭontrary to Disney's depiction, the prince didn't kiss Snow White to bring her back to life. The prince's father only married the ogre for her money! The prince was more afraid for his children's lives than he was for his own, because the ogre didn't behave well around young children. Perrault explains how his mother, or stepmother, depending on how one interprets the text, was a terrible ogre. He was determined to find the sleeping princess.ĭespite his overall bravery, the prince was afraid of none other than his mother. ![]() While other princes were afraid to enter her castle due to the thorns surrounding it, and in fact, the princes who did try, failed and died miserable deaths in such thorns and bushes, her true love wasn't afraid. He is still brave, along with sweet, and I'm sure, good looking.īoth Perrault's "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood" and the Grimm Brothers' "Little Brier Rose" mention this prince's courage. ![]() The fact that he isn't totally brave does NOT mean that he can't be Prince Charming, however. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Doctor seuss fox in socks![]() His attire is the same as his book counterpart, but on the show, he also wears a tall red hat. Knox ends the game happily and leaves a confused Fox in Socks behind. Knox finally understand the tongue twisting game having enough of the Fox's riddles and he stuffs him into a big bottle of fighting Tweetle Beetles that is being held by a poodle dog eating noodles. Knox to say, but for him, it does not seem to get easy for him. So the Fox in Socks tries to find other things happening where it could be more easy for Mr. ![]() Knox believes that he does not have what it takes to say those tongue twisting riddles in the way how the Fox says it. Meeting the Goo-Goose, Sue, Slow Joe Crow, Bim and Ben and the pigs and Luke Luck and his duck. ![]() ![]() Knox some of the slickest, quickest tongue-twisters in town, and you can read. Seuss, now available in ebook Fox in Socks teaches a baffled Mr. In the book, the Fox in Socks tries to teach him about tongue twisting words by taking him on an adventure, the game starts out well with socks, and a box until it gets a little too intense for him when the chicks with blocks and bricks and clocks. The classic story from the one and only Dr. and has an orange box he likes to be in at times. They will then practice tongue twisters and match them to the picture. He is an anthropomorphic Knox wearing a yellow jumper. Students will listen to the story Fox in Socks by Doctor Seuss. ![]() He also appeared in The Wubbulous World of Dr. ![]() ![]() ![]() Offered here is one of the earliest Clifford titles and considered by many to be their favorite Clifford title Clifford's Halloween. The Clifford books have sold in excess of 150 million units and has been translated into 13 languages. After first being introduced, the Clifford series has spawned 75+ titles. Clifford the Big Red Dog was named the Official mascot of Scholastic Books. An incredibly difficult first edition to track down in hardcover without any library past. Rear panel shows light rubbing on panel as a result of no dust jacket. Illustrated black boards show light shelf-rubbing along edge tips. ![]() Book is clean no writing within no stamps etc. Hardcover copies from the Clifford the Big Red Dog Series published by Four Winds Press are virtually impossible to locate without a library past of some sort. Rectangular in shape approximately 6.25 inches tall, and 8.25 inches across. This is the rare original hardcover published by Four Winds Press Clifford's original publisher of hardcover editions. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Blindness jose saramago book![]() ![]() The girl with the dark glasses is a former part-time prostitute who is struck blind while with a customer. The doctor's wife is the de facto leader of their small group, although in the end she often serves their disabled needs. Once they escape the compound, she helps her group survive in the city. When one ward begins withholding food and demanding that the women of other wards sleep with them to be fed, she kills the leader of their ward. Once inside, she attempts to help the compound organize, but she is increasingly unable to hold back the animality of the compound. At this point she is interned with the rest of the afflicted. Unable to leave her husband to be interned, she lies to the doctors and claims to be blind. ![]() This phenomenon remains unexplained in the novel. ![]() The doctor's wife is the only character in the entire novel who does not lose their sight. When they finally leave the quarantine, the group of blind internees travel to his house. Much of this authority, though, comes from the fact that his wife can see and gives him inside information into the goings ons of the quarantine. The doctor is an ophthalmologist who is stricken blind after treating a patient with "the white sickness." He is one of the first people to be quarantined and, due to his medical expertise and the fact that he and his wife were the first internees, he has a certain authority in the quarantine. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Germania book tacitus![]() Od običajnog prava, mitologije, ratovanja, sve do svakodnevice i kulta gostoljubivosti – svugde se mogu povući paralele. Sličnosti je mnogo više nego što bi neko pomislio. Kad se Tacitovom tekstu dodaju Čajkanovićeve napomene, koje, naravno, često uporedno osvetljavaju germanski i slovenski folklor, sve postaje još zanimljivije. Dovoljno mi je da pročitam kako su Germani proricali sudbinu iz grančica, kretanja belih konja ili cvrkuta priča, pa da se priča nastavi svojim tokom. Pojedini detalji su toliko živi i životni da je uranjanje nužno, a sa njim i dopričavanje. Nije to, međutim, samo zbog vremena, već i zbog stila – Tacit piše vešto i sugestivno, dakle, pripovedno u najboljem duhu te reči. Nakon dve hiljade godina, istoriografija se može doživeti kao fikcija, prvorazredna maštovna građevina. ![]() |