![]() ![]() Lovecraftian monsters, cosmic horror, weird science, and two well-armed detectives punishing evil Nazi’s … what else could a reader want? After the End of the World by Jonathan L. Howard’s Carter & Lovecraft is just the perfect thing to round out this chilly autumn season. ![]() Arcane, forbidden knowledge, or never-ending madness … they must make a choice, and they definitely need to bring their guns along for the ride. With Carter working with the Germans, he and Lovecraft discover a vast conspiracy on a weird uncharted island. ![]() In the Unfolded World, monsters are all too real, and things are becoming very dangerous for Daniel Carter and Emily Lovecraft. The Nazi’s are in control, ruling behind the ruins of the Iron Curtain. Howard’s Carter & Lovecraft is just the perfect thing to round out this chilly autumn season.”Īn alternate history where the Cold War never happened. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His ill treatment finally extends even to the beloved Pluto. Over time, the narrator’s growing dependency on alcohol causes his temperament to change toward his pets and his wife, and he begins physically abusing both. His wife continually makes half-serious references to the folk belief that black cats are witches in disguise. The cat, Pluto, becomes a favorite pet and accompanies the narrator around the house and often in the streets. He marries young, and his wife shares his disposition toward animals, gifting him a large black cat that is both “beautiful” and “sagacious to an astonishing degree” (223). He compares the unreliable nature of humans with the steadfastness of his animal companions. The narrator describes his youth and early affinity toward animals, for which he is mocked by his peers and indulged by his parents with various pets. Though his story terrifies him, a “more logical” mind may find it completely ordinary or detect a chain of cause and effect. This study guide refers to the version of “The Black Cat” published in The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (Vintage Books, September 1975).Ĭontent Warning: This short story contains depictions of animal cruelty, alcohol addiction, domestic violence, and mental illness.Īn unnamed narrator indicates he is to be executed the next day and promises to tell his tale, cautioning that it is both “homely” and “wild.” He says he will present the mysterious events “plainly, succinctly, and without comment” (223), leaving their interpretation up to future readers. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In 2004, Selvadurai edited a collection of short stories: Story-Wallah: Short Fiction from South Asian Writers, which includes works by Salman Rushdie, Monica Ali, and Hanif Kureishi, among others. Selvadurai published Funny Boy in 1994, and followed up in 1998 with the novel Cinnamon Gardens. Selvadurai recounted an account of the discomfort he and his partner experienced during a period spent in Sri Lanka in 1997 in his essay "Coming Out" in Time Asia's special issue on the Asian diaspora in 2003. ![]() He studied creative and professional writing as part of a Bachelor of Fine Arts program at York University. Ethnic riots in 1983 drove the family to emigrate to Canada when Selvadurai was nineteen. Selvadurai was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka to a Sinhalese mother and a Tamil father-members of conflicting ethnic groups whose troubles form a major theme in his work. He is most noted for his 1994 novel Funny Boy, which won the Books in Canada First Novel Award and the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction. Shyam Selvadurai (born 12 February 1965) is a Sri Lankan Canadian novelist. Funny Boy, Cinnamon Gardens, The Hungry Ghosts ![]() ![]() ![]() JoJo Moyes The most hilarious, breathless romp imaginable. ![]() This is why Sophie Kinsella is beloved by millions - her books are properly mood-altering. And then, two stops later, I did it again. Urn:isbn:147135251X Republisher_date 20180123102401 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 544 Scandate 20180121074432 Scanner Scanningcenter hongkong Top_six true Tts_version v1. I let out a huge, embarrassing honk of laughter on the tube reading Wedding Night. OL17831736W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 93.86 Pages 474 Ppi 300 Related-external-id urn:isbn:1299470025 and family and friends are determined to intervene. Publication date 2014 Topics English fiction Publisher London : Black Swan. Urn:lcp:weddingnightnove00soph_0:epub:3f935d7f-a0da-4f76-8c85-e096976d4a9d Extramarc Princeton University Library Foldoutcount 0 Identifier weddingnightnove00soph_0 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t58d4243c Invoice 1213 Isbn 9780812993844Ġ812993845 Lccn 2012047618 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary_edition Wedding night by Kinsella, Sophie, author. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 16:51:23 Bookplateleaf 0003 Boxid IA1163520 Boxid_2 CH130220 City NEW YORK Donorīostonpubliclibrary Edition First U.S. ![]() ![]() In the gardens of Omnia's capital of Kom, he addresses the novice Brutha, the only one able to hear his voice. He is surprised, however, when he finds himself in the body of a tortoise, stripped of his divine powers, except for the ability to singe eyebrows with tiny thunderbolts. The Great God Om tries to manifest himself once more in the world, as the time of his Eighth Prophet is nigh. In Omnian tradition there is a new Prophet every two hundred years. Om was once a Small God, but managed to speak to a shepherd, gained believers (despite the shepherd being stoned to death) and took over from Ur-Gilash as the God of what became Omnia. Omnians believe in a single god, Om, though the Discworld has many gods, including the billions of Small Gods who exist as points of desire searching for believers. ![]() The Discworld is flat and is orbited by its sun, but Omnian doctrine says that the world is round and orbits the sun. ![]() Omnia is a theocracy based on the Seven Books of the Prophets of Om. In the process, it satirises religious institutions, people, and practices, and the role of religion in political life. It tells the origin of the god Om, and his relations with his prophet, the reformer Brutha. Small Gods is the thirteenth of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, published in 1992. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bambi had only been wearing braces since Monday and she was still sensitive about them. Juliet knew she'd made a mistake the moment the words left her mouth. I hear boys don't like the taste of stainless steel!" "Look who's talking, you pea-brained, metal-mouthed boy chaser! Did you ever see anything in pants that you didn't want? You'll probably have to wait to get the tin off your teeth, though. Clasping her hands she placed them against her cheek and fluttered her eyelids. "Artureo and Juliet, the love story of the century!" cried Bambi. ![]() Arturo Perez was Juliet's across-the-backyard neighbor, and they had been walking to school together since first grade. That Bambi and Samantha had seen Juliet and Arturo walking together was no surprise. "Yeah, we've seen you walking with Arturo!" repeated Samantha Foster, who was sort of Bambi's official leech. "Oh, we've seen you walking with Arturo," said Bambi knowingly. "I don't have a boyfriend," she said softly. Why couldn't Bambi Quilp just leave her alone? Why couldn't everyone just leave her alone? Juliet Dove felt her cheeks begin to burn. ![]() ![]() ![]() His great-grandfather, also Charles Dodgson, had risen through the ranks of the church to become a bishop his grandfather, another Charles, had been an army captain, killed in action in 1803 while his two sons were hardly more than babies. Conservative and High Church Anglican, most of Dodgson's ancestors belonged to the two traditional English upper-middle class professions: the army and the Church. There are societies dedicated to the enjoyment and promotion of Lewis Carroll's works in many parts of the world including North America, Japan, the United Kingdom and New Zealand.ĭodgson's family was predominantly northern English, with some Irish connections. His works have remained popular since they were published and have influenced not only children's literature, but also a number of major 20th century writers such as James Joyce and Jorge Luis Borges. ![]() ![]() His facility at word play, logic, and fantasy has delighted audiences ranging from the most naive to the most sophisticated. ![]() Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (January 27, 1832- January 14, 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was a British author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman and photographer. ![]() ![]() ![]() Publisher: Scholastic ISBN: 9780702317828 Number of pages: 368 Weight: 250 g Dimensions: 197 x 156 x 24 mm You may also be interested in. Can he find the strength to let the truth out? A joyful, raw and timely novel about family, friends, enemies, and being true to who you really are. The secrets are building up, and James is starting to lose his characteristic spark. ![]() James can find relief with his beloved Nan, she's been having worrying falls, and James can't tell anyone, or she might be sent to a faraway care home. ![]() Meanwhile, a different boy has been harassing James at school and calling him gay, and it's getting worse every day. But their special connection is met with dismay by Nen’s father, the mighty Pelagios, who creates a wild sea storm to protect his son and his oceans. One star-filled night, the two find each other. His teacher, Mr Hamilton, is getting married to his boyfriend and it seems that James will be part of a surprise choir performance at the wedding.īut James's father seems uncomfortable about the plan, and a lot of other things - like any mention of Mr Hamilton, and James's dancing, and how James talks about his new friend Joel. The blurb As Nen sends a song of hope across the sea, a lonely young fisherman longs to find warmth in his heart. James loves dancing, poetry, and Mariah Carey (not in that order, though, because Mariah would obviously be first!). A Polari-Prize-winning author presents an unforgettable story about a boy facing up to bullying - and his own truths. ![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, Andersen would carry the feeling of not fitting in with him all his life, said Lundskær-Nielsen. While Andersen is widely read and translated, his life wasn’t all that happy.Īs a boy, Andersen always felt like an outsider because he preferred reading and theater to playing with boys his age. “His worldwide fame nowadays is from his fairy tales.” “What has he done to deserve such fame and attention?” asked Lundskær-Nielsen. Lundskær-Nielsen began by saying that in 2005, celebrations occurred throughout the world for the bicentennial of Andersen’s birth – the celebrations were the largest ever for a literary figure. At a Kennedy Center lecture on the campus of Brigham Young University, Tom Lundskær-Nielsen, senior lecturer at the University College London, explained a modern view of Andersen’s tales – that they’re not only for children. 1, 2014)-Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales aren’t only stories for children. ![]() ![]() Tom Lundskær-Nielsen, senior lecturer at the University College London, explains the importance of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales beyond mere children’s stories. ![]() ![]() ![]() The books really reflect how I feel as a teacher and my concerns about the environment and life issues which is far from the usual trite content about the rich and famous found in the other course books currently available. ![]() Life is a breath of fresh air in terms of teaching material. – Every lesson ends with a productive outcome, such as speaking or writing. ![]() – Real Life lessons model and practice everyday functions and pronunciation is dealt with in depth. – Vocabulary is introduced thematically with further focus at lexical and morphological levels in Word focus and Word building sections. – Grammar is presented in context with full explanations and extensive additional support. – Comprehensive grammar, vocabulary, functions, pronunciation and skills syllabuses address the needs of contemporary students, and then Life goes one step further to enrich communication and critical thinking. Drawing on National Geographic content, Life transforms the learning experience into a fabulous journey with irresistible images, articles and videos that engage students like no series before. Welcome to Life, an exciting new six-level adult series that turns learning English into an exploration of the world we live in. This is the British-English version of the 2nd edition of LIFE. Language: British English Beginner-Advanced Publisher: National Geographic, Cengage Learning ![]() Author: Paul Dummett, John Hughes, Helen Stephenson ![]() |