Here Comes A Chopper To Chop Off Your Head The Dark Side Of Childhood Rhymes Stories

Author : Liz Evers
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781784182267

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Here Comes A Chopper to Chop Off Your Head - The Dark Side of Childhood Rhymes & Stories by Liz Evers Pdf

Today's parents are increasingly replacing nursery rhymes with the latest pop songs, and fairy tales - now thought too scary for little ones - with cute stories about farmyard animals and talking trains.Until recently, weird tales of fairy curses and flesh-eating ogres were considered suitable bedtime reading. And the strange-sounding and sometimes violent rhymes we learned by rote were often taught to us in school. But have you ever asked yourself what on earth they were about? And what exactly were the morals and lessons we were meant to learn from them?Here Comes a Chopper to Chop Off Your Head delves into the origins of the best-known rhymes and tales to uncover a legacy of folk superstition, rotten royal families, execution, child marriage, cannibalism, and the multitude of other random acts of cruelty that make up any classic treasury.You'll learn about the bloody history of Mary,Mary, Quite Contrary; why Margery Daw, the subject of an innocent-seeming seesaw game, was accused of being a 'dirty slut'; and how pretending to decapitate your little friends to the tune of Oranges and Lemons became an acceptable pastime.You'll also find out about the terrifying events that befell the first Sleeping Beauty when she finally woke up; how Snow White's stepmother really died; and just who the wolf was in Little Red Riding Hood.

Author : Rebecca Mills,J.C. Bernthal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000740844

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Agatha Christie Goes to War by Rebecca Mills,J.C. Bernthal Pdf

Agatha Christie has never been substantially considered as a war writer, even though war is a constant presence in her writing. This interdisciplinary collection of essays considers the effects of these conflicts on the social and psychological textures of Christie’s detective fiction and other writings, demonstrating not only Christie’s textual navigation of her contemporary surroundings and politics, but also the value of her voice as a popular fiction writer reflecting popular concerns. Agatha Christie Goes to War introduces the ‘Queen of Crime’ as an essential voice in the discussion of war, warfare, and twentieth century literature.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Education
ISBN : HARVARD:32044102879020

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Primary Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1842
Category : Counting-out rhymes
ISBN : KBNL:KBNL03000053501

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The Nursery Rhymes of England by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps Pdf

Author : James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1849
Category : Nursery rhymes
ISBN : HARVARD:32044011694585

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Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps Pdf

Author : George Orwell
Publisher : epubli
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783753145136

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Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell Pdf

"Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel", often published as "1984", is a dystopian social science fiction novel by English novelist George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final book completed in his lifetime. Thematically, "Nineteen Eighty-Four" centres on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and repressive regimentation of persons and behaviours within society. Orwell, himself a democratic socialist, modelled the authoritarian government in the novel after Stalinist Russia. More broadly, the novel examines the role of truth and facts within politics and the ways in which they are manipulated. The story takes place in an imagined future, the year 1984, when much of the world has fallen victim to perpetual war, omnipresent government surveillance, historical negationism, and propaganda. Great Britain, known as Airstrip One, has become a province of a totalitarian superstate named Oceania that is ruled by the Party who employ the Thought Police to persecute individuality and independent thinking. Big Brother, the leader of the Party, enjoys an intense cult of personality despite the fact that he may not even exist. The protagonist, Winston Smith, is a diligent and skillful rank-and-file worker and Outer Party member who secretly hates the Party and dreams of rebellion. He enters into a forbidden relationship with a colleague, Julia, and starts to remember what life was like before the Party came to power.

Author : Liz Evers
Publisher : Michael O'Mara
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-25
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781782430872

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It's About Time by Liz Evers Pdf

From the ice-age recordings of moon cycles and the earliest calendars, to modern wristwatches and quantum clocks, time and its effects have always enthralled mankind. We've spent centuries developing new ways of measuring time, describing it and quantifying it, and such methods have given rise to some of the most technically and aesthetically beautiful devices ever invented. This book is a tribute to timekeeping in its many forms and takes in the most significant creations as well as countless time trivia - peppered with time-related anecdotes and quotes, this really is an essential handbook for anyone fascinated by the fourth dimension.

Author : George Orwell
Publisher : Renard Press Ltd
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781913724313

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The Prevention of Literature by George Orwell Pdf

George Orwell set out ‘to make political writing into an art’, and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature – his descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped to form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism. While 1984 and Animal Farm are amongst the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell’s essays seeks to bring a wider selection of his writing on politics and literature to a new readership. In The Prevention of Literature, the third in the Orwell’s Essays series, Orwell considers the freedom of thought and expression. He discusses the effect of the ownership of the press on the accuracy of reports of events, and takes aim at political language, which ‘consists almost entirely of prefabricated phrases bolted together.’ The Prevention of Literature is a stirring cry for freedom from censorship, which Orwell says must start with the writer themselves: ‘To write in plain vigorous language one has to think fearlessly.’ 'A writer who can – and must – be rediscovered with every age.' — Irish Times

Author : Heinrich Hoffmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1903
Category : Poetry
ISBN : OCLC:1110399265

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The English Struwwelpeter by Heinrich Hoffmann Pdf

Author : Liz Evers
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781843178118

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To Be Or Not To Be by Liz Evers Pdf

The works of William Shakespeare have been a permanent feature on school curricula for years, and almost everbody can boast even a basic knowledge of his life and craft. But, with thirty-eight plays, over 150 sonnets and numerous other poems, there's such a wealth of material it's no wonder we sometimes forget the finer details. To Be Or Not To Be is a fresh, new look at Shakespeare's work showing how and why it remains such an integral part of popular culture and the English language. From what drove Ophelia mad, to the real meaning behind the phrase 'Wherefore art thou, Romeo?', this book covers everything: from the characters, essential plotlines and the famous lines from a host of Shakespeare's greatest works, to illuminating information on the playwright himself. This is a true Shakespearian treasure trove that nobody should be without.

Author : David Mitchell
Publisher : Random House
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2006-04-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781588365286

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Black Swan Green by David Mitchell Pdf

By the New York Times bestselling author of The Bone Clocks and Cloud Atlas | Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize Selected by Time as One of the Ten Best Books of the Year | A New York Times Notable Book | Named One of the Best Books of the Year by The Washington Post Book World, The Christian Science Monitor, Rocky Mountain News, and Kirkus Reviews | A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist | Winner of the ALA Alex Award | Finalist for the Costa Novel Award From award-winning writer David Mitchell comes a sinewy, meditative novel of boyhood on the cusp of adulthood and the old on the cusp of the new. Black Swan Green tracks a single year in what is, for thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest village in muddiest Worcestershire in a dying Cold War England, 1982. But the thirteen chapters, each a short story in its own right, create an exquisitely observed world that is anything but sleepy. A world of Kissingeresque realpolitik enacted in boys’ games on a frozen lake; of “nightcreeping” through the summer backyards of strangers; of the tabloid-fueled thrills of the Falklands War and its human toll; of the cruel, luscious Dawn Madden and her power-hungry boyfriend, Ross Wilcox; of a certain Madame Eva van Outryve de Crommelynck, an elderly bohemian emigré who is both more and less than she appears; of Jason’s search to replace his dead grandfather’s irreplaceable smashed watch before the crime is discovered; of first cigarettes, first kisses, first Duran Duran LPs, and first deaths; of Margaret Thatcher’s recession; of Gypsies camping in the woods and the hysteria they inspire; and, even closer to home, of a slow-motion divorce in four seasons. Pointed, funny, profound, left-field, elegiac, and painted with the stuff of life, Black Swan Green is David Mitchell’s subtlest and most effective achievement to date. Praise for Black Swan Green “[David Mitchell has created] one of the most endearing, smart, and funny young narrators ever to rise up from the pages of a novel. . . . The always fresh and brilliant writing will carry readers back to their own childhoods. . . . This enchanting novel makes us remember exactly what it was like.”—The Boston Globe “[David Mitchell is a] prodigiously daring and imaginative young writer. . . . As in the works of Thomas Pynchon and Herman Melville, one feels the roof of the narrative lifted off and oneself in thrall.”—Time

Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780061739255

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And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie Pdf

A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick One of the most famous and beloved mysteries from the queen of suspense, Agatha Christie! More than 100 million copies sold and now a Lifetime TV movie. Ten people, each with something to hide and something to fear, are invited to a isolated mansion on Indian Island by a host who, surprisingly, fails to appear. On the island they are cut off from everything but each other and the inescapable shadows of their own past lives. One by one, the guests share the darkest secrets of their wicked pasts. And one by one, they die… Which among them is the killer and will any of them survive?

Author : Megan Lindholm
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780007387489

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Wizard of the Pigeons by Megan Lindholm Pdf

The fifth book in the Megan Lindholm (Robin Hobb) backlist.

Author : Ellen Raskin
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101486061

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The Tattooed Potato and Other Clues by Ellen Raskin Pdf

From the Newbery Award-winning author of THE WESTING GAME, more clever riddles and wordplay, clues to be found, and mysteries to be solved! Wanted: Assistant to a painter (and a secret sleuth) Dickory Dock has come to 12 Cobble Lane to take the job as painter's assistant to the artist Garson. The townhouse looks charming and quaint, but inside its redbrick walls lurk suspicious characters, multiple mysteries, and one very eccentric portrait artist. Clues abound; and suddenly Dickory finds herself assisting Garson not in art but in crime solving. Can Dickory untangle the web of mysteries within mysteries and discover the true secret hiding on Cobble Lane?

Author : Percy Wyndham Lewis
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547162254

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Rotting Hill by Percy Wyndham Lewis Pdf

This work was one of the most famous political writings that described Wyndham Lewis' hatred of the post-World War II Labour Government under Clement Attlee. It consists of a series of short episodes where Lewis appears as himself, but the other characters are mostly fictitious. A must-read collection of stories that illustrate the main theme brilliantly.