The Adventures of Little Bewildered Henry: The Extraordinary Adventures of Poor Little Bewildered Henry Who Was Shut Up in an Old Abbey for Three Weeks: A Story Founded on Fact

The Adventures of Little Bewildered Henry: The Extraordinary Adventures of Poor Little Bewildered Henry Who Was Shut Up in an Old Abbey for Three Weeks: A Story Founded on Fact
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Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Total Pages : 9
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ISBN-10 : 9781465504463
ISBN-13 : 146550446X
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Synopsis The Adventures of Little Bewildered Henry: The Extraordinary Adventures of Poor Little Bewildered Henry Who Was Shut Up in an Old Abbey for Three Weeks: A Story Founded on Fact by : Anonymous

Père la Chaise ... Second edition

Père la Chaise ... Second edition
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Total Pages : 150
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ISBN-10 : BL:A0027034381
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Synopsis Père la Chaise ... Second edition by : Mary Martha Sherwood

The Lady of the Manor

The Lady of the Manor
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Total Pages : 358
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ISBN-10 : PRNC:32101067176071
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Synopsis The Lady of the Manor by : Mary Martha Sherwood

A Guide to Irish Fiction, 1650-1900

A Guide to Irish Fiction, 1650-1900
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Publisher : Four Courts Press
Total Pages : 1680
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015066863153
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Synopsis A Guide to Irish Fiction, 1650-1900 by : Rolf Loeber

The Guide to Irish Fiction has led to the identification of hundreds of unknown or forgotten Irish authors and their works, and provides thousands of summaries of novels and anthologies. Carefully documented, the book presents details of the publication of Irish fiction in Ireland, England, North America, Australia, as well as several other European countries. Written for literary scholars and students and for anyone interested in Ireland and its literature, this book also constitutes and essential tool for historians, librarians, collectors of Irish books, and antiquarian booksellers.

The Adventures of Harry Richmond

The Adventures of Harry Richmond
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Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Total Pages : 450
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ISBN-10 : 9781513278896
ISBN-13 : 1513278894
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis The Adventures of Harry Richmond by : George Meredith

After his father drove his mother to insanity, Harry Richmond spent the early years of his childhood under his maternal grandfather’s care. As one of the richest men in England, Harry’s grandfather, Squire Beltham, provides an extravagant life for the young boy, but when Roy, Harry’s father, shows up and demands custody, no one can deny him of the right. After leaving the care of his grandfather, Harry came of age in a London boarding school, making friends and going on adventures. After a particularly wild trip causes Harry to cross paths with a princess, Harry and his father become dedicated to the idea of marriage. Though his grandfather offers him a generous yearly allowance to marry a woman of his choosing, Harry is more inclined to marry the princess, as his father promises he can convince the princess to accept the proposal. This disagreement, paired with past transgressions, strains Roy and the squire’s relationship greatly, sowing discord and distrust. As his conflicting father figures each attempt to accomplish their goal for Harry, the young man must navigate his own feelings and overcome the tragedy that their feud welcomes. With exquisite description and emotive prose, The Adventures of Harry Richmond by George Meredith is a sentimental and picaresque romance. With strong elements of autobiography and drama, The Adventures of Harry Richmond is compelling from start to finish, entertaining with a strong narrative and fascinating with quality character development. Though first published in 1871, Meredith’s storytelling is unconventional and continues to capture the minds and hearts of its audience. This edition of The Adventures of Harry Richmond by George Meredith features an eye-catching new cover design and is presented in a font that is both modern and readable. With these accommodations, this edition is accessible and appealing to contemporary audiences, restoring this Victorian romantic drama to modern standards while preserving the original mastery of George Meredith’s work.

The Education of Henry Adams

The Education of Henry Adams
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Publisher : Standard Ebooks
Total Pages : 562
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ISBN-10 : PKEY:D1165B4000AFAB56
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Synopsis The Education of Henry Adams by : Henry Adams

One of the most well-known and influential autobiographies ever written, The Education of Henry Adams is told in the third person, as if its author were watching his own life unwind. It begins with his early life in Quincy, the family seat outside of Boston, and soon moves on to primary school, Harvard College, and beyond. He learns about the unpredictability of politics from statesmen and diplomats, and the newest discoveries in technology, science, history, and art from some of the most important thinkers and creators of the day. In essentially every case, Adams claims, his education and upbringing let him down, leaving him in the dark. But as the historian David S. Brown puts it, this is a “charade”: The Education’s “greatest irony is its claim to telling the story of its author’s ignorance, confusion, and misdirection.” Instead, Adams uses its “vigorous prose and confident assertions” to attack “the West after 1400.” For instance, industrialization and technology make Adams wonder “whether the American people knew where they were driving.” And in one famous chapter, “The Dynamo and the Virgin,” he contrasts the rise of electricity and the power it brings with the strength and resilience of religious belief in the Middle Ages. The grandson and great-grandson of two presidents and the son of a politician and diplomat who served under Lincoln as minister to Great Britain, Adams was born into immense privilege, as he knew well: “Probably no child, born in the year, held better cards than he.” After growing up a Boston Brahmin, he worked as a journalist, historian, and professor, moving in early middle age to Washington. Although Adams distributed a privately printed edition of a hundred copies of The Education for friends and family in 1907, it wasn’t published more widely until 1918, the year he died. The book won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1919, and in 1999 a Modern Library panel placed it first on its list of the best nonfiction books published in the twentieth century. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.