Dodo Wonders

Author : E. F. Benson
Publisher : VM eBooks
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Chapter I DODO DE SENECTUTE Dodo was so much interested in what she had herself been saying, that having just lit one cigarette, she lit another at it, and now contemplated the two with a dazed expression. She was talking to Edith Arbuthnot, who had just returned from a musical tour in Germany, where she had conducted a dozen concerts consisting entirely of her own music with flaring success. She had been urged by her agent to give half a dozen more, the glory of which, he guaranteed, would completely eclipse that of the first series, but instead she had come back to England. She did not quite know why she had done so: her husband Bertie had sent the most cordial message to say that he and their daughter Madge were getting on quite excellently without her--indeed that seemed rather unduly stressed--but ... here she was. The statement of this, to be enlarged on no doubt later, had violently switched the talk on to a discussion on free will. Edith, it may be remarked, had arrived at her house in town only to find that her husband and daughter had already gone away for Whitsuntide, and being unable to support the idea of a Sunday alone in London, had sent off a telegram to Dodo, whom she knew to be at Winston, announcing her advent, and had arrived before it. On the other hand, her luggage had not arrived at all, and for the present she was dressed in a tea-gown of Dodo's, and a pair of Lord Chesterford's tennis-shoes which fitted her perfectly.

Author : Edward Benson
Publisher : Litres
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9785040515158

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Dodo Wonders– by Edward Benson Pdf

Author : Edward Frederic Benson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1922
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HWIMHK

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Dodo Wonders by Edward Frederic Benson Pdf

Author : E. F. Benson
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473372979

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Dodo Wonders and Dodo's Daughter by E. F. Benson Pdf

Dodo is one of the finest creations of E. F. Benson, a darling of the upper echelons of Edwardian society. Here are collected two parts of the 'Dodo' story. This book was originally published in 1921 and 1913. We are republishing it here with a new introductory biography of the author.

Author : E. F. Benson
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788027232390

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DODO TRILOGY - Complete Edition: Dodo, Dodo's Daughter & Dodo Wonders by E. F. Benson Pdf

Dodo Trilogy is composed of three novels by E.F. Benson. His very first novel, Dodo: A Detail of the Day (1893), which featured a portrait of the composer and militant suffragette Ethel Smyth (which she "gleefully acknowledged", according to actress Prunella Scales) was back then fashionably controversial and became an instant success. He repeated the success of Dodo, with the same cast of characters a generation later: Dodo the Second (1914), "a unique chronicle of the pre-1914 Bright Young Things" and Dodo Wonders (1921), "a first-hand social history of the Great War in Mayfair and the Shires. Table of contents: Dodo; A Detail of the Day Dodo's Daughter or Dodo the Second Dodo Wonders Edward Frederic Benson (1867-1940) was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer, known professionally as E.F. Benson. He started his novel writing career in 1893 with the fashionably controversial Dodo, which was an instant success, and followed it with a variety of satire and romantic and supernatural melodrama. He repeated the success of Dodo, with sequels to this novel, but the greatest success came relatively late in his career with The Mapp and Lucia series consisting of six novels and two short stories. The novels feature humorous incidents in the lives of (mainly) upper-middle-class British people in the 1920s and 1930s, vying for social prestige and one-upmanship in an atmosphere of extreme cultural snobbery. Benson was also known as a writer of atmospheric, oblique, and at times humorous or satirical ghost stories.

Author : E. F. Benson
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547317067

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Dodo Wonders by E. F. Benson Pdf

Dodo Wonders is a novel about the experiences of an English composer and singer, Dodo. Dodo, on the receding part of middle age, is now at an age where she reflects philosophically on life's mysteries. Her recent trip to Germany has left her drawn to what she sees as, "That great, relentless, magnificent machine that never stops and is never careless." But as the world lunges perilously toward the Great War, relations between English and German acquaintances will be tested to their limits...

Author : Edward Frederic Benson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1934
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:154501987

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Dodo Wonders by Edward Frederic Benson Pdf

Author : E. F. BENSON
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033443913

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DODO WONDERS by E. F. BENSON Pdf

Author : E. F. Benson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0483554537

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Dodo Wonders (Classic Reprint) by E. F. Benson Pdf

Excerpt from Dodo Wonders Edith had not nearly finished telling Dodo about these concerts, in fact, she had barely begun, when the uncomfortable doctrine of free will usurped Dodo's attention and wonder. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : E. F. Benson
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788027201181

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THE COMPLETE DODO TRILOGY: Dodo - A Detail of the Day, Dodo's Daughter & Dodo Wonders by E. F. Benson Pdf

This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Dodo Trilogy is composed of three novels by E.F. Benson. His very first novel, Dodo: A Detail of the Day (1893), which featured a portrait of the composer and militant suffragette Ethel Smyth (which she "gleefully acknowledged", according to actress Prunella Scales) was back then fashionably controversial and became an instant success. He repeated the success of Dodo, with the same cast of characters a generation later: Dodo the Second (1914), "a unique chronicle of the pre-1914 Bright Young Things" and Dodo Wonders (1921), "a first-hand social history of the Great War in Mayfair and the Shires. Edward Frederic Benson (1867-1940) was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer, known professionally as E.F. Benson. He started his novel writing career in 1893 with the fashionably controversial Dodo, which was an instant success, and followed it with a variety of satire and romantic and supernatural melodrama. He repeated the success of Dodo, with sequels to this novel, but the greatest success came relatively late in his career with The Mapp and Lucia series consisting of six novels and two short stories. The novels feature humorous incidents in the lives of (mainly) upper-middle-class British people in the 1920s and 1930s, vying for social prestige and one-upmanship in an atmosphere of extreme cultural snobbery. Benson was also known as a writer of atmospheric, oblique, and at times humorous or satirical ghost stories. Table of contents: Dodo; A Detail of the Day Dodo's Daughter or Dodo the Second Dodo Wonders

Author : E. F. Benson
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 569 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547007357

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Dodo Trilogy by E. F. Benson Pdf

Dodo Trilogy is composed of three novels by E.F. Benson. His very first novel, Dodo: A Detail of the Day (1893), which featured a portrait of the composer and militant suffragette Ethel Smyth (which she "gleefully acknowledged", according to actress Prunella Scales) was back then fashionably controversial and became an instant success. He repeated the success of Dodo, with the same cast of characters a generation later: Dodo the Second (1914), "a unique chronicle of the pre-1914 Bright Young Things" and Dodo Wonders (1921), "a first-hand social history of the Great War in Mayfair and the Shires. Edward Frederic Benson (1867-1940) was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer, known professionally as E.F. Benson. He started his novel writing career in 1893 with the fashionably controversial Dodo, which was an instant success, and followed it with a variety of satire and romantic and supernatural melodrama. He repeated the success of Dodo, with sequels to this novel, but the greatest success came relatively late in his career with The Mapp and Lucia series consisting of six novels and two short stories. The novels feature humorous incidents in the lives of (mainly) upper-middle-class British people in the 1920s and 1930s, vying for social prestige and one-upmanship in an atmosphere of extreme cultural snobbery. Benson was also known as a writer of atmospheric, oblique, and at times humorous or satirical ghost stories. Table of contents: Dodo; A Detail of the Day Dodo's Daughter or Dodo the Second Dodo Wonders

Author : E. F. 1867-1940 Benson
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1341185362

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Dodo Wonders-- by E. F. 1867-1940 Benson Pdf

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Author : Clara Pinto-Correia
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2006-04-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387216836

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Return of the Crazy Bird by Clara Pinto-Correia Pdf

Using the history of the concept of extinction with the dodo as a case study, Pinto-Correia carefully weaves together story fragments to give a cohesive eye-opening view of 17th century exploration and the grave ramifications it had for the survival and extinction of many species. More importantly, she shows us the intellectual underpinnings of the old view that it was acceptable for some animals to die out. Within this narrative, we can see what the modern view of the dodo tells us about the history of our changing understanding and valuation of nature and our place in it. Strong writing, powered by lively historical anecdotes and sober insights into human behavior, makes this beautifully illustrated book a page-turner to the end.

Author : E. Benson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1499177186

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Dodo Wonders by E. Benson Pdf

Dodo Wonders is the third and last of the "Dodo" novels by E.F. Benson. The story follows Dodo and her peers through the build-up, outbreak, and catastrophic years of the war. Benson is clever as always in putting his characters in situations where they must either adapt or break and never loses his sense of humor while doing it.

Author : E. F. Benson
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1978466439

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Dodo Wonders by E. F. Benson Pdf

Dodo was so much interested in what she had herself been saying, that having just lit one cigarette, she lit another at it, and now contemplated the two with a dazed expression. She was talking to Edith Arbuthnot, who had just returned from a musical tour in Germany, where she had conducted a dozen concerts consisting entirely of her own music with flaring success. She had been urged by her agent to give half a dozen more, the glory of which, he guaranteed, would completely eclipse that of the first series, but instead she had come back to England. She did not quite know why she had done so: her husband Bertie had sent the most cordial message to say that he and their daughter Madge were getting on quite excellently without her-indeed that seemed rather unduly stressed-but ... here she was. The statement of this, to be enlarged on no doubt later, had violently switched the talk on to a discussion on free will.