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Author
Publisher
Oxford Univ. Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
What was it like to be Charles Dickens? His letters are the nearest we can get to a Dickens autobiography: vivid, close-up snapshots of a life lived at maximum intensity. This is the first selection to be made from the magisterial twelve-volume British Academy Pilgrim Edition, which contains over 14,000 of Dickens's letters. The 450 letters included here have been cherry-picked to give readers the best essence of the 'Sparkler of Albion' -- Jacket,...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world's greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. J.R.R. Tolkien, creator of the languages and history of Middle-earth as recorded in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, was one of the most prolific letter-writers...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
An investigation of sex abuse by United Nations peacekeepers in the world's conflict zones. The film traces allegations from Bosnia to Congo to the Central African Republic, with firsthand accounts from survivors, witnesses, and officials.
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The author of Dracula daily, an email newsletter that remixes the text of Bram Stoker's book into date order, presents the remixed text of the original book, along with humorous chapter headers and a curated selection of memes, commentary, and fan art contributed by the newsletter's readers.
"While at home in 2020 reading Bram Stoker's DRACULA with his family, Matt Kirkland realized that every part of the classic novel included a date. Why not put...
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