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The History Boys

Alan Bennett,Nicholas Hytner
The History Boys Book PDF

Author : Alan Bennett,Nicholas Hytner
Publisher : North Point Press
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0865479712

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The History Boys by Alan Bennett,Nicholas Hytner Pdf

Now a major motion picture from Fox Searchlight Pictures, The History Boys: The Film contains Alan Bennett's diary of the filming, the shooting script, and an introduction by director Nicholas Hytner, as well as an extensive plate section that includes a look behind the scenes and stills from the film. An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form (or senior) boys in a British boys' school are, as such boys will be, in pursuit of sex, sport, and a place at a good university, generally in that order. In all their efforts, they are helped and hindered, enlightened and bemused, by a maverick English teacher who seeks to broaden their horizons in sometimes undefined ways, and a young history teacher who questions the methods, as well as the aim, of their schooling. In The History Boys, Alan Bennett evokes the special period and place that the sixth form represents in an English boy's life. In doing so, he raises not only universal questions about the nature of history and how it is taught but also questions about the purpose of education today.

The History Boys

Alan Bennett
The History Boys Book PDF

Author : Alan Bennett
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780571246885

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The History Boys by Alan Bennett Pdf

An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university. A maverick English teacher at odds with the young and shrewd supply teacher. A headmaster obsessed with results; a history teacher who thinks he's a fool. In Alan Bennett's new play, staff room rivalry and the anarchy of adolescence provoke insistent questions about history and how you teach it; about education and its purpose. The History Boys premièred at the National in May 2004. 'Nothing could diminish the incendiary achievement of this subtle, deep-wrought and immensely funny play about the value and meaning of education .. In short, a superb, life-enhancing play.' Guardian

The History Boys

Alan Bennett
The History Boys Book PDF

Author : Alan Bennett
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-18
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780571335831

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The History Boys by Alan Bennett Pdf

Designed to meet the requirements for students at GCSE and A level, this accessible educational edition offers the complete text of The History Boys with a comprehensive study guide. Highlights of Andrew Bruff's guide include: - detailed analyses of character, theme and structure;- a clear introduction to the context of the play and its author;- key quotations and activities both for the student working alone and in the classroom. An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university. A maverick English teacher at odds with the young and shrewd supply teacher. A headmaster obsessed with results; a history teacher who thinks he's a fool. In Alan Bennett's award-winning and hugely popular play, staffroom rivalry and the anarchy of adolescence provoke insistent questions about history and how you teach it, about education and its purpose.

A Life Like Other People's

Alan Bennett
A Life Like Other People s Book PDF

Author : Alan Bennett
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780571254927

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A Life Like Other People's by Alan Bennett Pdf

Alan Bennett's A Life Like Other People's is a poignant family memoir offering a portrait of his parents' marriage and recalling his Leeds childhood, Christmases with Grandma Peel, and the lives, loves and deaths of his unforgettable aunties Kathleen and Myra. Bennett's powerful account of his mother's descent into depression and later dementia comes hand in hand with the uncovering of a long-held tragic secret. A heartrending and at times irresistibly funny work of autobiography by one of the best-loved English writers alive today.

The History Boys

Alan Bennett,Nicholas Hytner
The History Boys Book PDF

Author : Alan Bennett,Nicholas Hytner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Boarding schools
ISBN : UCSD:31822035685023

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The History Boys by Alan Bennett,Nicholas Hytner Pdf

An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university. A maverick English teacher at odds with the young and shrewd supply teacher. A headmaster obsessed with results; a history teacher who thinks he's a fool. In Alan Bennett's screenplay, staff room rivalry and the anarchy of adolescence provoke insistent questions about history and how you teach it; about education and its purpose. Fox Searchlight Pictures, DNA and the BBC have joined forces to bring the National Theatre's award-winning production of The History Boys to the big screen, directed by Nicholas Hytner from a script adapted for the screen by Alan Bennett.

The Uncommon Reader

Alan Bennett
The Uncommon Reader Book PDF

Author : Alan Bennett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250907738

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The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett Pdf

From one of England’s most celebrated writers, a funny and superbly observed novella about the Queen of England and the subversive power of reading When her corgis stray into a mobile library parked near Buckingham Palace, the Queen feels duty-bound to borrow a book. Discovering the joy of reading widely (from J. R. Ackerley, Jean Genet, and Ivy Compton-Burnett to the classics) and intelligently, she finds that her view of the world changes dramatically. Abetted in her newfound obsession by Norman, a young man from the royal kitchens, the Queen comes to question the prescribed order of the world and loses patience with the routines of her role as monarch. Her new passion for reading initially alarms the palace staff and soon leads to surprising and very funny consequences for the country at large. With the poignant and mischievous wit of The History Boys, England’s best-loved author Alan Bennett revels in the power of literature to change even the most uncommon reader’s life.

Ten Boys from History

Kate Dickinson Sweetser
Ten Boys from History Book PDF

Author : Kate Dickinson Sweetser
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547418184

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Ten Boys from History by Kate Dickinson Sweetser Pdf

"Ten Boys from History" shares inspiring stories of young men from different backgrounds whose heroic deeds left a deep trace in the history of our civilization. The book tells of Peter of Haarlem, who saved his city from the flood by covering the hole in a dyke with his body, Tyrant Ted from the Senate, young Mozart, and other great personalities.

Mercury Boys

Chandra Prasad
Mercury Boys Book PDF

Author : Chandra Prasad
Publisher : Soho Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-03
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781641292665

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Mercury Boys by Chandra Prasad Pdf

History and the speculative collide with the modern world when a group of high school girls form a secret society after discovering they can communicate with boys from the past, in this powerful look at female desire, jealousy, and the shifting lines between friendship and rivalry. After her life is upended by divorce and a cross-country move, 16-year-old Saskia Brown feels like an outsider at her new school—not only is she a transplant, but she’s also biracial in a population of mostly white students. One day while visiting her only friend at her part-time library job, Saskia encounters a vial of liquid mercury, then touches an old daguerreotype—the precursor of the modern-day photograph—and makes a startling discovery. She is somehow able to visit the man in the portrait: Robert Cornelius, a brilliant young inventor from the nineteenth century. The hitch: she can see him only in her dreams. Saskia shares her revelation with some classmates, hoping to find connection and friendship among strangers. Under her guidance, the other girls steal portraits of young men from a local college’s daguerreotype collection and try the dangerous experiment for themselves. Soon, they each form a bond with their own “Mercury Boy,” from an injured Union soldier to a charming pickpocket in New York City. At night, the girls visit the boys in their dreams. During the day, they hold clandestine meetings of their new secret society. At first, the Mercury Boys Club is a thrilling diversion from their troubled everyday lives, but it’s not long before jealousy, violence and secrets threaten everything the girls hold dear.

The Boys' Brigade

Michael A. W. Strachan
The Boys Brigade Book PDF

Author : Michael A. W. Strachan
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445670836

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The Boys' Brigade by Michael A. W. Strachan Pdf

Exploring a variety of topics, the first ever lavishly illustrated history history of the Boys' Brigade.

Boys in the Pits

Robert Gordon McIntosh
Boys in the Pits Book PDF

Author : Robert Gordon McIntosh
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0773520937

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Boys in the Pits by Robert Gordon McIntosh Pdf

Beginning early in the nineteenth century, thousands of Canadian boys, some as young as eight, laboured underground - driving pit ponies along narrow passageways, manipulating ventilation doors, and helping miners cut and load coal at the coalface to produce the energy that fuelled Canada's industrial revolution. Boys died in the mines in explosions and accidents but they also organised strikes for better working conditions but were instead expelled from the mines and lost their jobs.Boys in the Pits shows the rapid maturity of the boys and their role in resisting exploitation. In what will certainly be a controversial interpretation of child labour, Robert McIntosh recasts wage-earning children as more than victims, showing that they were individuals who responded intelligently and resourcefully to their circumstances.Boys in the Pits is particularly timely as, despite the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, accepted by the General assembly in 1989, child labour still occurs throughout the world and continues to generate controversy. McIntosh provides an important new perspective from which to consider these debates, reorienting our approach to child labour, explaining rather than condemning the practice. Within the broader social context of the period, where the place of children was being redefined as - and limited to - the home, school, and playground, he examines the role of changing technologies, alternative sources of unskilled labour, new divisions of labour, changes in the family economy, and legislation to explore the changing extent of child labour in the mines.Robert McIntosh is employed at the National Archives of Canada.

Untold Stories

Alan Bennett
Untold Stories Book PDF

Author : Alan Bennett
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 820 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780571246892

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Untold Stories by Alan Bennett Pdf

Alan Bennett's first collection of prose since Writing Home takes in all his major writings over the last ten years. The title piece is a poignant family memoir with an account of the marriage of his parents, the lives and deaths of his aunts and the uncovering of a long-held family secret. Bennett, as always, is both amusing and poignant, whether he's discussing his modest childhood or his work with the likes of Maggie Smith, Thora Hird and John Gielgud. Also included are his much celebrated diaries for the years 1996 to 2004. At times heartrending and at others extremely funny, Untold Stories is a matchless and unforgettable anthology. Since the success of Beyond the Fringe in the 1960s Alan Bennett has delighted audiences worldwide with his gentle humour and wry observations about life. His many works include Forty Years On, The Lady in the Van, Talking Heads, A Question of Attribution and The Madness of King George. The History Boys opened to great acclaim at the National in 2004, and is winner of the Evening Standard Award, the South Bank Award and the Critics' Circle Award for Best New Play. 'Perhaps the best loved of English writers alive today.' Sunday Telegraph Untold Stories is published jointly with Profile Books.

The History Boys GCSE Student Guide

Steve Nicholson
The History Boys GCSE Student Guide Book PDF

Author : Steve Nicholson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-21
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781474229845

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The History Boys GCSE Student Guide by Steve Nicholson Pdf

Premiered at the National Theatre and winner of both the Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Play, Alan Bennett's The History Boys confronts issues of education, sexuality, and peer pressure through a group of boys preparing for their Oxbridge exams. Written specifically for Key Stage 4 students, this GCSE Student Guide offers a critical commentary on the text through an overview of the play and extensive analysis of themes, characters, contexts, dramatic technique, critical reception and related works. In addition, there is a section on how to write about the play, a glossary of dramatic terms and new interviews with Alan Bennett and the play's original director, Sir Nicholas Hytner. Throughout the guide are suggestions for activities and exercises pitched at the GSCE student, making this an indispensable resource for anyone studying the play at this level.

Study and Revise for GCSE: The History Boys

Sue Bennett,Dave Stockwin
Study and Revise for GCSE The History Boys Book PDF

Author : Sue Bennett,Dave Stockwin
Publisher : Hodder Education
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-21
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781471854439

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Study and Revise for GCSE: The History Boys by Sue Bennett,Dave Stockwin Pdf

Exam Board: AQA, WJEC, WJEC Eduqas Level: GCSE (9-1) Subject: English literature First teaching: September 2015 First exams: Summer 2017 Enable students to achieve their best grade in GCSE English Literature with this year-round course companion; designed to instil in-depth textual understanding as students read, analyse and revise The History Boys throughout the course. This Study and Revise guide: - Increases students' knowledge of The History Boys as they progress through the detailed commentary and contextual information written by experienced teachers and examiners - Develops understanding of plot, characterisation, themes and language, equipping students with a rich bank of textual examples to enhance their exam responses - Builds critical and analytical skills through challenging, thought-provoking questions that encourage students to form their own personal responses to the text - Helps students maximise their exam potential using clear explanations of the Assessment Objectives, annotated sample student answers and tips for reaching the next grade - Improves students' extended writing techniques through targeted advice on planning and structuring a successful essay - Provides opportunities for students to review their learning and identify their revision needs with knowledge-based questions at the end of each chapter

Elly: My True Story of the Holocaust

Elly Berkovits Gross
Elly My True Story of the Holocaust Book PDF

Author : Elly Berkovits Gross
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-02-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780545231190

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Elly: My True Story of the Holocaust by Elly Berkovits Gross Pdf

Told in short, gripping chapters, this is an unforgettable true story of survival. The author was featured in Steven Spielberg's Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation.At just 15, her mother, and brother were taken from their Romanian town to the Auschwitz-II/Birkenau concentration camp. When they arrived at Auschwitz, a soldier waved Elly to the right; her mother and brother to the left. She never saw her family alive again. Thanks to a series of miracles, Elly survived the Holocaust. Today she is dedicated to keeping alive the stories of those who did not. Elly appeared on CBS's 60 Minutes for her involvement in bringing an important lawsuit against Volkswagen, whose German factory used her and other Jews as slave laborers.

One of the Boys

Paul Jackson
One of the Boys Book PDF

Author : Paul Jackson
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773582644

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One of the Boys by Paul Jackson Pdf

A new edition of a book that has changed the way we think about sexual conduct and combat.