![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Idealized stereotypes of women's writing, the novel's portrait of indulged desire, gratuitous cruelty, and monumental self-absorption retains considerable power to disturb. A minor scandal on its first publication, and a significant influence on Byron and Shelley, Zofloya has been unduly neglected. The novel's most daring aspect is its anatomy of Victoria's intense sexual attraction to her Moorish servant Zofloya that transgresses taboos both of class and race. Charlotte Dacre's narrative deftly displays her heroine's movement from the vitalized position of Ann Radcliffe's heroines to a fully conscious commitment to vice that goes beyond that of Monk' Lewis's deluded Ambrosio. The novel follows Victoria's progress from spoilt daughter of indulgent aristocrats, through a period of abuse and captivity, to a career of deepening criminality conducted under Satan's watchful eye. Few venture as thou hast in the alarming paths of sin.' This is the final judgement of Satan on Victoria di Loredani, the heroine of Zofloya, or The Moor (1806), a tale of lust, betrayal, and multiple murder set in Venice in the last days of the fifteenth century. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Each of these impostors claimed to have miraculously escaped the assassination attempt that appeared to have claimed Dmitry's life, and, in the case of II and III, also to have escaped the assassinations that subsequently targeted I and II. Dimitri and the False Tsars Hans Baumann 1972 A biography of the supposed son of Ivan the Terrible whose reign in the 17th century was brief but impressive. Dimitri and the False Tsars by Baumann, Hans. 'A true historical mystery, was Dimitri, who succeeded Boris Godunov as Tsar of Russia. The generic name False Dmitry (also Pseudo-Demetrius, Russian: Лжедмитрий, Lžedmitrij) refers to various impostors who passed themselves off as the deceased Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich of Russia, the youngest son of Ivan the Terrible, and claimed the Russian throne during the Time of Troubles (1598–1613), after the real Dmitry's death at the age of eight in 1591. Originally published in Germany under the title 'Dimitri und die Falschen Zaren'. ![]() ![]() In China, critical comments in the pingdian 評點 “marginal commentary” style began to appear even while the novel was being written, often mixing interpretive comments with personal reactions to the text. ![]() Since the 1970s, there have also been many studies in English and other Western languages. Most scholarly studies of the novel are written in Chinese. ![]() Alternative transcriptions of the Chinese titles include Hung-lou-meng and Shih-tou-chi. In the scholarly literature, it is most often referred to as (A) Dream of (the) Red Chamber(s), or just Red Chamber Dream. ![]() Since the 1870s, this field has been called hongxue 紅學, awkwardly translated as “redology.” The novel has two main Chinese titles, Hongloumeng 紅樓夢 and Shitouji 石頭記, reflected in its two major English translations: A Dream of Red Mansions and The Story of the Stone (see section on Translations). The mid-18th-century Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber ( Honglou meng 紅樓夢) has been the object of so much scholarly attention that its study is often considered a separate field within or even outside the general study of Chinese literature. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As a healer, he travels the countryside dispensing traditional cures while soaking up stories and legends of bygone times-and witnessing the painful, often violent birth of land-reform measures destined to lead to Irish independence. Born into a respected Irish-Anglo family in 1860, Charles loves his native land and its long-suffering but irrepressible people. So writes Charles OBrien, the unforgettable hero of bestselling author Frank Delaneys extraordinary novel-a sweeping epic of obsession, profound devotion, and compelling history involving a turbulent era that would shape modern Ireland. ![]() Book Synopsis My wooing began in passion, was defined by violence and circumscribed by land all these elements molded my soul. About the Book The New York Times-bestselling author of Ireland returns to the saga of his strife-torn nation with an authentic story of love and legacy as sweeping and dramatic as the land itself. ![]() ![]() ![]() Rousseau eventually left for Lyon and then Paris to pursue his intellectual aspirations. They soon became lovers, and while Rousseau completely devoted himself to her, he was also conflicted about her parallel relationship with her butler. She took Rousseau in, funding his education and facilitating his travels around France and Italy. ![]() ![]() This led to him losing his beloved Genevan citizenship but gaining a benefactor in nearby France: the Madame de Warens, an ostentatious and sexually liberated noblewoman who dedicated her life to converting young Protestant men. He soon got fed up with these apprenticeships, so in March 1728, he decided to run away and convert to Catholicism. When Rousseau was ten, his father was forced out of Geneva because of a political dispute, and he was sent to live with a Protestant minister, and later to work as an apprentice to a notary and then an engraver. Specifically, Rousseau’s father was proud of having Genevan citizenship, which most of the city’s residents lacked, and of belonging to a community of politically active artisans who fought the small council of elites that controlled Genevan politics. His mother, who was born into Geneva’s upper classes, died in childbirth, so Rousseau was primarily raised by his father, a watchmaker who passed his trade and sense of civic virtue on to his son. Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born and raised in the Francophone city-state of Geneva, which is now part of Switzerland. ![]() 6/7/2023 0 Comments Dr strange beard![]() His veterinary practice in Nashville is going well, he routinely comes home to Green Valley to see his siblings and their partners, and if he can just avoid Simone completely he’ll be fine. Roscoe has an eidetic memory and has crafted his life around not creating more memories since he can’t handle the ones he already has. Not because of the way that traumatic memories haunt the best of us, but because that he actually cannot. Roscoe desperately wishes he could forget that conversation, but he can’t. ![]() He confessed his love to her back in high school, and her response was less than awesome. Roscoe, we learn quickly, makes himself scarce during those weekends because he has been in love with Simone since forever and cannot handle being around her since he knows his feelings are not reciprocated. Strange Beard is a friends-to-lovers tale that features Roscoe Winston and Simone Payton, childhood best friends who haven’t been in contact since high school but are forced back into proximity when Simone starts making regular trips to their hometown. Reid does and it makes it such a delight to fall back into her stories. ![]() No one has the same cadence or character voices that Ms. ![]() ![]() Penny Reid is one of those authors with such a distinct style that you know immediately you are reading one of her books. ![]() ![]() ![]() She is now the author of nearly fifty books for both adults and teens, selling fifteen million copies worldwide, many of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers, most notably The Princess Diaries series, which is currently being published in over 38 countries, and was made into two hit movies by Disney. She worked various jobs to pay the rent, including a decade-long stint as the assistant manager of a 700 bed freshmen dormitory at NYU, a position she still occasionally misses. ![]() ![]() ![]() After six years as an undergrad at Indiana University, Meg moved to New York City (in the middle of a sanitation worker strike) to pursue a career as an illustrator, at which she failed miserably, forcing her to turn to her favorite hobby-writing novels-for emotional succor. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse - at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flunked freshman Algebra twice, then decided to cut her own bangs. Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Librarian note: AKA Jenny Carroll (1-800-Where-R-You series), AKA Patricia Cabot (historical romance novels). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The awkward smiles turning to laughs and comfort were heartwarming and perfect. My favorite pages were the ones depicting the start of a friendship though. Pages swimming with whales, octopuses and more. Colors that make the pages soft and then glow and then smile. This book is a beautiful world of imagination and color. Sets off on an adventure brimming with color, courage, and friendship. But what happens if no one comes for Beekle? What if no one imagines him? Determined to find a friend, Beekle sets off for the real world. Wait and wait to be imagined by boys and girls. He lives in a faraway land where imaginary friends dream and wait. *pouts*īeekle, an adorable white marshmallow-puff of a little guy with a crown, is an imaginary friend. All my brothers and sisters had imaginary friends, but nope! Not me. They’ve always captured my attention and imagination because I've never ever had one. I know I’ve said this before, but I love stories about imaginary friends. ![]() 6/7/2023 0 Comments Air awakens![]() ![]() The Solaris Empire is Air Awakens‘ answer to the aggressive, militant Fire Nation of Avatar, and there’s even a character who’s known (informally) as the Fire Lord (though thankfully he bears little resemblance to Fire Lord Ozai). Firebearers, Waterrunners, etc.), to the way the different elemental races have interacted through history. Drawn into a world of danger and sorcery, Vhalla must decide what is truly most important to her, and where her loyalties lie.Ĭomparisons to Avatar: The Last Airbender are inevitable with this book, and the influence of the series on the setting are certainly very evident, from the race-based elemental magic system (complete with special names for sorcerers who manipulate each element, e.g. In the city of Solarin, the capital of the great Solaris Empire, Vhalla Yarl works as an apprentice in the palace library, and is happy and satisfied with the way her life is unfolding close friends, a job she loves, and plenty of time to read – what more could she ask for? Until one day she inadvertently saves the life of Crown Prince Aldrik, and her life becomes a lot more complicated. ![]() 6/7/2023 0 Comments Animalia graeme![]()
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