Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 838 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1825
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CHI:70050747
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Bibliotheca Cornubiensis: A-O
George Clement Boase,William Prideaux Courtney
Author : George Clement Boase,William Prideaux Courtney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Cornwall (England : County)
ISBN : UOM:39015033681852
Bibliotheca Cornubiensis: A-O by George Clement Boase,William Prideaux Courtney Pdf
The Luminaries
Eleanor Catton
Author : Eleanor Catton
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 822 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316126953
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton Pdf
The winner of the Man Booker Prize, this "expertly written, perfectly constructed" bestseller (The Guardian) is now a Starz miniseries. It is 1866, and Walter Moody has come to stake his claim in New Zealand's booming gold rush. On the stormy night of his arrival, he stumbles across a tense gathering of 12 local men who have met in secret to discuss a series of unexplained events: a wealthy man has vanished, a prostitute has tried to end her life, and an enormous cache of gold has been discovered in the home of a luckless drunk. Moody is soon drawn into a network of fates and fortunes that is as complex and exquisitely ornate as the night sky. Richly evoking a mid-nineteenth-century world of shipping, banking, and gold rush boom and bust, The Luminaries is at once a fiendishly clever ghost story, a gripping page-turner, and a thrilling novelistic achievement. It richly confirms that Eleanor Catton is one of the brightest stars in the international literary firmament.
The Western Antiquary
William Henry Kearley Wright
Author : William Henry Kearley Wright
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 846 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Cornwall (England : County)
ISBN : CHI:097028879
The Western Antiquary by William Henry Kearley Wright Pdf
Cincinnati, Queen City of the West, 1819-1838
Daniel Aaron
Author : Daniel Aaron
Publisher : Ohio State University Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Cincinnati (Ohio)
ISBN : 9780814205709
Cincinnati, Queen City of the West, 1819-1838 by Daniel Aaron Pdf
Daniel Aaron, one of todays foremost scholars of American history and American studies, began his career in 1942 with this classic study of Cincinnati in frontier days. Aaron argues that the Queen City quickly became an important urban center that in many ways resembled eastern cities more than its own hinterlands, with a populace united by its desire for economic growth. Aaron traces Cincinnati's development as a mercantile and industrial center during a period of intense national political and social ferment. The city owed much of its success as an urban center to its strategic location on the Ohio River and easy access to fertile backcountry. Despite an early over-reliance on commerce and land speculation and neglect of manufacturing, by 1838 Cincinnati's basic industries had been established and the city had outstripped her Ohio River rivals. Aaron's account of Cincinnati during this tumultuous period details the ways in which Cincinnatians made the most of commerce and manufacturing, how they met their civic responsibilities, and how they survived floods, fires, and cholera. He goes on to discuss the social and cultural history of the city during this period, including the development of social hierarchies, the operations of the press, the rage for founding societies of all kinds, the response of citizens to national and international events, the commercial elite's management of radicals and nonconformists, the nature of popular entertainment and serious culture, the efforts of education, and the messages of religious institutions. For historians, particularly those interested in urban and social history, Daniel Aaron's view of Cincinnati offers a rare opportuniry to viewantebellum American society in a microcosm, along with all of the institutions and attitudes that were prevalent in urban America during this important time.
A History of American Magazines: 1741-1850
Frank Luther Mott
Author : Frank Luther Mott
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 940 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1938
Category : History
ISBN : 0674395506
A History of American Magazines: 1741-1850 by Frank Luther Mott Pdf
"The five volumes of A History of American Magazines constitute a unique cultural history of America, viewed through the pages and pictures of her periodicals from the publication of the first monthly magazine in 1741 through the golden age of magazines in the twentieth century"--Page 4 of cover.
Palmerston
David Brown
Author : David Brown
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 547 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300118988
Palmerston by David Brown Pdf
3228_00_FM.pdf -- 3228_00a_INTRO.pdf -- 3228_01_CH01.pdf -- 3228_02_CH02.pdf -- 3228_03_CH03.pdf -- 3228_04_CH04.pdf -- 3228_05_CH05.pdf -- 3228_06_CH06.pdf -- 3228_07_CH07.pdf -- 3228_08_CH08.pdf -- 3228_09_CH09.pdf -- 3228_10_CH10.pdf -- 3228_11_CH11.pdf -- 3228_12_CH12.pdf -- 3228_13_CH13.pdf -- 3228_14_ABB.pdf -- 3228_15_NOTES.pdf -- 3228_16_INDEX.pdf
A William Makepeace Thackeray Chronology
E. Harden
Author : E. Harden
Publisher : Springer
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2003-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780230598577
A William Makepeace Thackeray Chronology by E. Harden Pdf
This is the first authoritative and comprehensive account of the life and career of William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-63), one of the most eminent English novelists. Drawing upon Thackeray's extensive correspondence, memoirs of him by his contemporaries, subsequent biographical studies, and bibliographies of his writings, the Chronology presents a detailed account of his personal and professional life. It includes an invaluable 'Who's Who' section for ready reference.
On Slavery
George Clark
Author : George Clark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1824
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044010186930
On Slavery by George Clark Pdf
W.M.Thackery and the Mediated Text
Richard Pearson
Author : Richard Pearson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351774093
W.M.Thackery and the Mediated Text by Richard Pearson Pdf
This title was first published in 2000: Thackeray's "minor writings" remain caught in a debate about what constitutes "literature" and whether magazine writing and journalism might be construed as such. This debate was present during the inception of the mass periodical press in the 1830s when Thackeray began his career and forms part of the context of, reasoning within, and techniques of Thackeray's work. Throughout his career, Thackeray was enmeshed in critical arguments about periodicals, novels, "realism" and commercialism. He was himself both (and neither) journalist and literary artist and was at once a product of and critical of emerging writing practices. This book argues that an understanding of Thackeray's writings for periodicals and the literary and commercial context of these is central to an understanding of his literary achievement. Focusing principally on the foundational part of his career, from 1833-1847, but relating this to the novels, particularly "Pendennis" and "The Adventures of Philip" and the "Cornhill Magazine" of the 1860s, the book explores Thackeray's ambiguous response to the burgeoning periodical press, and considers his negotation and critique of the market-place through a variety of publishing media.
The Other Dickens
Lillian Nayder
Author : Lillian Nayder
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780801465062
The Other Dickens by Lillian Nayder Pdf
Catherine Hogarth, who came from a cultured Scots family, married Charles Dickens in 1836, the same year he began serializing his first novel. Together they traveled widely, entertained frequently, and raised ten children. In 1858, the celebrated writer pressured Catherine to leave their home, unjustly alleging that she was mentally disordered—unfit and unloved as wife and mother. Constructing a plotline nearly as powerful as his stories of Scrooge and Little Nell, Dickens created the image of his wife as a depressed and uninteresting figure, using two of her three sisters against her, by measuring her presumed weaknesses against their strengths. This self-serving fiction is still widely accepted. In the first comprehensive biography of Catherine Dickens, Lillian Nayder debunks this tale in retelling it, wresting away from the famous novelist the power to shape his wife's story. Nayder demonstrates that the Dickenses' marriage was long a happy one; more important, she shows that the figure we know only as "Mrs. Charles Dickens" was also a daughter, sister, and friend, a loving mother and grandmother, a capable household manager, and an intelligent person whose company was valued and sought by a wide circle of women and men. Making use of the Dickenses' banking records and legal papers as well as their correspondence with friends and family members, Nayder challenges the long-standing view of Catherine Dickens and offers unparalleled insights into the relations among the four Hogarth sisters, reclaiming those cherished by the famous novelist as Catherine's own and illuminating her special bond with her youngest sister, Helen, her staunchest ally during the marital breakdown. Drawing on little-known, unpublished material and forcing Catherine's husband from center stage, The Other Dickens revolutionizes our perception of the Dickens family dynamic, illuminates the legal and emotional ambiguities of Catherine's position as a "single" wife, and deepens our understanding of what it meant to be a woman in the Victorian age.
Liberal Education for a Land of Colleges
D. Potts
Author : D. Potts
Publisher : Springer
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780230106291
Liberal Education for a Land of Colleges by D. Potts Pdf
Yale's Reports, published in 1828, is a seminalpublication for understanding the development of American higher education. Giving highest priority to critical thinking skills, this fifty-six-page pamphlet played a central role in clearly delineating teaching objectives, modes of learning, and range of curriculum for the nation s colleges. In a deeply researched and well-crafted analytical narrative, David B. Potts introduces Yale s document, probes its origins and message, surveys its national reception, and assesses its import for liberal education, both then and now. His broadly contextual approach helps readers understand why the young republic, informed and encouraged by Yale s rationale, became a land of liberal arts colleges.
Universalist Union
Anonim
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 828 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1842
Category : Universalism
ISBN : NYPL:33433002940728
Universalist Union by Anonim Pdf
Murder and Madness
Matthew G. Schoenbachler
Author : Matthew G. Schoenbachler
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2009-11-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813139425
Murder and Madness by Matthew G. Schoenbachler Pdf
The "Kentucky Tragedy" was early America's best known true crime story. In 1825, Jereboam O. Beauchamp assassinated Kentucky attorney general Solomon P. Sharp. The murder, trial, conviction, and execution of the killer, as well as the suicide of his wife, Anna Cooke Beauchamp -- fascinated Americans. The episode became the basis of dozens of novels and plays composed by some of the country's most esteemed literary talents, among them Edgar Allan Poe and William Gilmore Simms. In Murder and Madness, Matthew G. Schoenbachler peels away two centuries of myth to provide a more accurate account of the murder. Schoenbachler also reveals how Jereboam and Anna Beauchamp shaped the meaning and memory of the event by manipulating romantic ideals at the heart of early American society. Concocting a story in which Solomon Sharp had seduced and abandoned Anna, the couple transformed a sordid murder -- committed because the Beauchamps believed Sharp to be spreading a rumor that Anna had had an affair with a family slave -- into a maudlin tale of feminine virtue assailed, honor asserted, and a young rebel's revenge. Murder and Madness reveals the true story behind the murder and demonstrates enduring influence of Romanticism in early America.
Carry Me Back
Steven Deyle
Author : Steven Deyle
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190294960
Carry Me Back by Steven Deyle Pdf
Originating with the birth of the nation itself, in many respects, the story of the domestic slave trade is also the story of the early United States. While an external traffic in slaves had always been present, following the American Revolution this was replaced by a far more vibrant internal trade. Most importantly, an interregional commerce in slaves developed that turned human property into one of the most valuable forms of investment in the country, second only to land. In fact, this form of property became so valuable that when threatened with its ultimate extinction in 1860, southern slave owners believed they had little alternative but to leave the Union. Therefore, while the interregional trade produced great wealth for many people, and the nation, it also helped to tear the country apart. The domestic slave trade likewise played a fundamental role in antebellum American society. Led by professional traders, who greatly resembled northern entrepreneurs, this traffic was a central component in the market revolution of the early nineteenth century. In addition, the development of an extensive local trade meant that the domestic trade, in all its configurations, was a prominent feature in southern life. Yet, this indispensable part of the slave system also raised many troubling questions. For those outside the South, it affected their impression of both the region and the new nation. For slaveholders, it proved to be the most difficult part of their institution to defend. And for those who found themselves commodities in this trade, it was something that needed to be resisted at all costs. Carry Me Back restores the domestic slave trade to the prominent place that it deserves in early American history, exposing the many complexities of southern slavery and antebellum American life.