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Jules Verne and the invention of the future [large print] / by Bergreen, Laurenceauthor.(CARDINAL)331017;
From the acclaimed biographer of explorers Magellan, Columbus, and Francis Drake comes a unique exploration of life and influence of Jules Verne, the novelist whose mind spun the greatest adventures ever told and whose daring and prescient imagination sparked a lasting transformation of modern society and technology, inspiring everyone from J.R.R. Tolkien to Kurt Vonnegut to Jeff Bezos.
Subjects: Large type books.; Biographies.; Verne, Jules.; Literary figures;
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Michael de Lisio : sculpture, literary figures. by De Lisio, Michael.(CARDINAL)291934; Minneapolis Institute of Arts.(CARDINAL)150698;
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; De Lisio, Michael;
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Over the hills & far away [sound recording] : the life of Beatrix Potter / by Dennison, Matthew,author.(CARDINAL)344096;
Read by Gabrielle de Cuir.Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) is one of the world's bestselling, most cherished authors of children's literature whose books have enchanted generations for over a hundred years. Yet how she achieved this legendary status is just one of several stories of her remarkable and surprising life.Inspired by her twenty-three "tales," Matthew Dennison takes a selection of quotations from Potter's stories and uses them to explore her multifaceted life and character: repressed Victorian daughter; thwarted lover; artistic genius; formidable countrywoman. They chart her transformation from a young girl with a love of animals and fairy tales into a bestselling author and canny businesswoman, so deeply unusual for the Victorian era in which she grew up.This biography will delight anyone who has been touched by Beatrix Potter's work and especially for fans of her children's literature who want to know the real-life animals behind Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, Jemima Puddle-Duck, and of course, Peter Rabbit.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Potter, Beatrix.; Biography & Autobiography; Women.;
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Some strange English literary figures of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. / by Hearn, Lafcadio,1850-1904.(CARDINAL)143567; Tanabe, Ryūji,1875-1957.(CARDINAL)897954;
Subjects: Authors, English.; English literature; English literature;
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Shakespeare's imagery, and what it tells us / by Spurgeon, Caroline F. E.(Caroline Frances Eleanor),1869-1942.(CARDINAL)127619;
Part I: the revelation of the man -- The aim and method explained -- Shakespeare's imagery compared with that of Marlowe and Bacon -- Imagery of Shakespeare and other dramatists compared -- The subject-matter of Shakespeare's images -- Shakespeare's senses -- Shakespeare's tastes and interests (i) outdoor life -- Shakespeare's tastes and interests (continued) (ii) indoor and other interests -- Evidence in the images of Shakespeare's thought -- Evidence in the images of Shakespeare's thought (continued) -- Association of ideas -- Shakespeare the man -- Part II: the function of the imagery as background and undertone in Shakespeare's art -- Leading motives in the histories -- Leading motives in the comedies -- Leading motives in the romances -- Leading motives in the tragedies.In depth discussion about the images (i.e. analogies / metaphors) in Shakespeare's plays. The author also does a comparison of imagery between Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe, Francis Bacon, George Chapman, Thomas Dekker, Ben Jonson and Philip Massinger.
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Figures of speech.;
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The mystery of Charles Dickens [sound recording] : / by Wilson, A.N.(CARDINAL)806311;
Read by Mark Meadows.Biographer A.N. Wilson looks back from the legendary writer's death to recall the key events in his life. In doing so, he seeks to understand Dickens's creative genius and enduring popularity, and revisits the wellspring of his vast and wild imagination.
Subjects: Biographies.; Biography -- Literary figures.; Novelists, English -- 19th century -- Biography.; Dickens, Charles, -- 1812-1870.;
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Deliberate Cruelty: Truman Capote, the Millionaire's Wife, and the Murder of the Century. by Montillo, Roseanne.(CARDINAL)351930;
When Ann Woodward shot her husband, banking heir Billy Woodward, in the middle of the night in 1955, her life changed forever. Though she claimed she thought he was a prowler, few believed the woman who had risen from charismatic showgirl to popular socialite. Everyone had something to say about the scorching scandal afflicting one of the most rich and famous families of New York City, but no one was more obsessed with the tale than Truman Capote. Acclaimed for his bestselling nonfiction book In Cold Blood, Capote was looking for new material and followed the scandal from beginning to end. Like Ann, he too had ascended from nobody to toast of the town, but he always felt like an outsider, even among the exclusive coterie of high society women who adored him. He decided the story of Ann's turbulent marriage would be the basis of his masterpiece--a novel about the dysfunction and sordid secrets revealed to him by his high society "swans"--never thinking that it would eventually lead to Ann's suicide and his own scandalous downfall.
Subjects: Chronological period; True crime stories; Biography & Autobiography;
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Heart to heart stories for dads / by Wheeler, Joe L.,1936-;
Subjects: Fiction.; Literature.; Fathers and sons; Fathers and daughters; Father figures; American literature; Teachers;
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Political quotations : a worldwide dictionary of thoughts and pronouncements from politicians, literary figures, humorists, and others / by Thomsett, Michael C.; Thomsett, Jean F.,1947-;
Subjects: Quotations.; Political science;
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On Nineteen Eighty-Four:A Biography of George Orwell's Masterpiece / by Taylor, D. J.,author.; Orwell, George,1903-1950.(CARDINAL)141927;
"Since its publication in 1949, George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four has been regarded as one of the most influential novels of the modern age. It has shaped the worldview of everyone from politicians and journalists to musicians and TV viewers, and in our era of inescapable surveillance, invasions of privacy, and rampant dishonesty, it is as timely as ever. On Nineteen Eighty-Four, from acclaimed biographer and critic D.J. Taylor, is a deep dive into the origins, creation, and life of Orwell's masterpiece. It stretches from his education, through the Spanish Civil War, and to the Scottish Island of Jura, where the author, newly famous but coping with rapidly declining health, struggled to finish the book that would secure his legacy. This is a brilliant blend of history, biography, and analysis." --]cFrom publisher's description.
Subjects: Influences; Biography & Autobiography.; Biography.; Authors, English.; Criticism & interpretation.; Criticism; Books and reading.; Literary figures.;
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