This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 Excerpt: ...a last bite of the cake of earthly satisfactions should be his. The baron loved his horse, and declared that he chose to ride him through the town. No one divined a ruse in this choice. The baron was free for the time being, and putting spurs to his horse he jumped over the parapet into the moat, and swam the animal across it, and so escaped. But at the end of three years he was again taken prisoner; this time the usual gratification allowed to prisoners was refused him; he was put forthwith on the wheel, and his limbs broken one by one with an iron bar. And looking at the wheel, I said to Edward: 'You wouldn't have been broken, but I should, had I lived in those times; and Luther would not have escaped had it not been for the Elector of Saxony.' I We discovered the great monk's portrait in the museum, and a splendid piece of portraiture it is, Cranach fixing upon our minds for ever a bluff face with a fearless eye in it. We looked into the panel tenderly, thinking of the stormy story of his life--quite a little panel, eight or ten by six or seven inches, containing but the head and shoulders, and so like Luther! Those fifteenth-century painters convince us, giving in a picture a likeness more real than any photograph, and doing this because they were able to look at nature innocently. We wondered at his Adam and Eve, two little panels, hanging close by, single.figures, covering with their hands 'certain ridiculous but necessary organs,' in modern pictures generally hidden by 'somebody else's elbow, or a flying gull, or a flying towel, or what not.' Modern painting is uninteresting because there is no innocency left in it. Blessed are the innocent, for theirs is the kingdom of Art! Edward admired these nudes as much as I did, and when he said it was not a p...

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"Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood," writes Frank McCourt in Angela's Ashes. "Worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood." Welcome, then, to the pinnacle of the miserable Irish Catholic childhood. Born in Brooklyn in 1930 to recent Irish immigrants Malachy and Angela McCourt, Frank grew up in Limerick after his parents returned to Ireland because of poor prospects in America. It turns out that prospects weren't so great back in the old country either--not with Malachy for a father. A chronically unemployed and nearly unemployable alcoholic, he appears to be the model on which many of our more insulting cliches about drunken Irish manhood are based. Mix in abject poverty and frequent death and illness and you have all the makings of a truly difficult early life. Fortunately, in McCourt's able hands it also has all the makings for a compelling memoir.

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Imagine that you come from one of the world’s smallest micro-territories. And that you have a lifelong dislike of crowds. Now imagine that you wake up one day and find yourself in a mega-city with eighteen million residents and a population density thirty-three times higher than central London.Imagine the crowds, the sounds, the smells, the endless traffic, the mixture of exhilaration and panic coursing through your veins….“M. G. Sanchez chronicles the highs and lows of his three-year residency in India with unflinching honesty, opening a novelistic window on India’s ‘maximum city.’ ” Dr Esterino Adami, Department of Oriental Studies, University of Turin."M. G. Sanchez’s BOMBAY JOURNAL provides a fascinating and highly readable account of his experience of three years spent living in the city of Mumbai. This is a remarkable travel narrative in particular because it is told from the perspective of a Gibraltarian writer who is alert to the sights, sounds, odours, flavours, and above all to the people whose lives are defined by the unpredictable complexity of their constantly evolving city."Dr John Stotesbury, Department of English, University of Eastern Finland.

Product DescriptionEine einzigartige sammlung von 49 historischen fotografien (mit original untertitel) uber Bootfahren, Angeln und Jagen in Neufundland und Labrador, Kanada 1965-1966. Taken by John Penny eine 18 jahrige Voluntary Service Overseas lehrer aus Grobbritannien lebte und arbeitete in der ortlichen gemeinde der schule von 1965-66. Die fotografien leisten einen wichtigen beitrag zur kultur, bildungs und naturgeschichte der periode und schon zeigen die reiche tapisserie des lebens in und um Nain an der zeit. Jedes fotoalbum konzentriert sich auf verschiedene aspekte der gemeinschaft way of life. (Titelbild: Ausbessern Netze auf dem wharfe; Fotografien freundlicher Genehmigung von John Penny) Bitte beachten Sie: einige leser vielleicht von einigen der fotografien gestort werden.About the AuthorLlewelyn Sammlung der Bucher umfasst die Serie: 1. Illustrated Diaries uber Europaische Budget Short-Break Holidays 2. Fotoalben 3. Der Port Hope Simpson Diaries 1969-1970 4. Port Hope Simpson Mysteries 5. Der Voluntary Service Overseas in Labrador. 6. Travel Handbucher Llewelyn hat mit dem Herrn Kanadische Senator William (Bill) Rompkey gearbeitet, auf das schreiben der Geschichte des Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) in Labrador. Dies ist, was Bill schrieb in seinem brief an die erste Get-together der VSO Lehrer an Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire 1-3 August 2003, "... Labrador namens ihnen und wir fordern sie jetzt. Ich hoffe, sie werden, was sie konnen in diesen tagen tun, um in der Labrador datensatz mit ihren erinnerungen und reflexionen zu fullen. Auch dies wird ein wichtiger beitrag zur Labrador Geschichte sein. Vor allem aber ich hoffe, sie genieben Sie ihre zeit zusammen. Llewelyn Pritchard hat eine bemerkenswerte arbeit zu bringen sie zusammen getan. Er ist so klug wie Holmes und so hartnackig wie Poirot. Er konnte sogar eine grobe Kanadische sein! Wir verdanken ihm mehr, als wir sagen konnen. Es ist seine veranstaltung und ich weib, dass es erfolgreich sein wird. Alle guten wunsche. Bill Rompkey "

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The true life story of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, 1858-1922, the first pioneer who came to the Land of Israel to bring about the rebirth of the Jewish Nation on its land. The story is told as a romance.

Bahati Allan Eric narrates his life story in Uganda, Africa, to author Jeanie Cline. While experiencing a lifetime of struggles and hardships, he remains strong and resilient in meeting his goals. What are his dreams and goals? To be able to continue teaching and educating the Ugandan orphans the crucial skills they require to survive. While facing starvation and their various health issues and diseases, Bahati sensitizes adults and orphans with a greater view of coping when properly equipped with knowledge and experience. The orphans have absolutely no one for their dependence but this one young twenty-five-year-old veteran of scars and wounds received through his battle for survival. So truly unselfish, Bahati has starved himself and greatly sacrificed his health in order for these young children to survive. They learn how to use gardening and farm tools to develop the land he has provided, to plant and cultivate crops. He has taught them to "sew. reap, and harvest" their foods. Bahati has a degree in Agriculture and Education certificates he has proudly earned; not through an easy task, but a challenging one there in Uganda. His goal is to have interested donors help him purchase a water pump and refrigerator. The Ugandans who have no fresh water must go to the ponds where the animals drink and haul jerry cans back to their huts to boil water to drink. Parasites thrive in the dirty water and the natives and children become ill from drinking there. We hope Bahati's story will reach people throughout the universe and will touch their hearts to the point of wanting to help; help Bathati to assist these orphans, and make his dream come true. We cannot let his story go untold without prayers for God to send the right people to him to help in any way possible. God led me to this young man who is 7000 miles across the world from me. God wanted me to write his life story and share with the hope that someone cares enough to help. I truly care. We are blessed to be called... Author, Jeanie Cline

In 1892, thirty-year-old Ida B. Wells was a success. Born into slavery, she had risen to become co-owner of a Memphis newspaper. But when a white mob lynched a close friend, Ida s life changed forever. Before long, she was speaking out about the evils of lynching and encouraging blacks to leave Memphis. Some whites were outraged by her words. When she was out of town, they destroyed her newspaper office and threatened to kill her. But no threats could stop Ida from fighting for her people.

We grew up in a large family of six boys. Unfortunately, as adults, we were just 5 sons left, because Ange (mostly known as Archange) had left this world at the age of 52, leaving us in immense pain. Papa was a kind and loving human being. That’s what we always called him until his last day. Orica, my mother, was always supportive of him. Although they had a modest life together, they managed to raise all six of us with the sweat of their forehead and the pain of their body...Both mom and dad were very much concerned about their environment and their community. They never limited education to their kids and immediate families only. They rather envisioned education as a bridge to success for everyone they encountered on their path...

Autobiography of my life, being an Korean child, born in Hawaii, from an immigrant mother. Mother was from Pusan, Korea, who was a picture bride, sent to Hawaii back in the 1930's to marry a plantation worker. Only to find out, the picture she received was a roomate, who was 18 years old, she was 14 years old. He was, in his 60's, tricked her, signed contract, the deal was sealed, etc. As I became aware of my surroundings at age 3 years old, I can remember some of the things that took place in my life, as well as the future. How to overcome obstacles and succeed in life, no person is a failure - if he has his family and good friends. Rising to the chalenge everyday, when I die, my eyes will close, but, my heart is open.

In Leaving the Home Place--Tales Beyond the Levee, author Mary Sue "Shy" Anton narrates her life story that began in the tiny Mississippi River town of New Madrid, Missouri. Mary Sue (Shy), the third of ten children, was born in a tenant house during the Great Depression and later moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where she met the love of her life, David Anton. Together they had many adventures across the country before settling in the suburbs of Houston, Texas, where David set up shop as a family physician and they would raise three children. Now in her nineties, Mary Sue looks back on a life well-lived, reflecting on her early years in small town America in the 1930s, through World War II and Korea, the turbulent Sixties, the Space Age, to the twenty-first century, surviving The Great Flood of 1937 and five hurricanes during that time. At its core, Leaving the Home Place is one woman's story of growing up, moving out, and raising a family, and readers of all ages will appreciate the light-hearted stories that reflect Mary Sue's steadfast faith in God and never failing love of family.

The 101yearold grandson of a slave recalls the early hardships of his life, shares his memories of segregation, and discusses his philosophical observations. Read by LeVar Burton. Simultaneous.

A story about God's providence as one family emigrates from Holland to Canada after WWII.

Covers slightly scuffed.This book has hardback covers.Ex-library,With usual stamps and markings,In fair condition, suitable as a study copy.No dust jacket.

"Love's Cadenza" is an absorbing, highly personal recording of the author's journey from childhood to adulthood, from the disruption of war to settlement in a new homeland (Australia), from heartbreak to happiness in love. The intimacy of 17 years of life of one migrant, out of the many thousands who came to Australia in the 1950s, is depicted with rich detail, taken from the author's jounals written at the time, to recreate vividly a significant period of Australia's contemporary social life.