Revolution and Counter-Revolution is an account of what happened in Prussia, Austria and other German states during 1848, describing the impact on both middle-class and working-class aspirations and on the idea of German unification. Events in Austria and Prussia are discussed, along with the role of the Poles and Czechs and Panslavism, which Engels was against. [chương_files]
This is a volume of poetry by Cale Young Rice. The poems in this volume reflect Rice’s experiences while travelling across Asia, and many of them have, as their theme, a person or incident set in that area or culture. The title Many Gods then also refers to the different religions Rice would have encountered on his journey. – Summary by Carolin [chương_files]
This is a volume of poems by American poet Henry Augustin Beers. Born in Buffalo, NY, Beers later became a Professor of English literature at Yale University. The poems of this volume were published late in his life, and are of varied nature, addressing different themes and using different styles. – Summary by Carolin [chương_files]
Issue no. 10 of the magazine brings you:- Stolen Brains by Captain S.P. Meek The Invisible Death by Victor Rousseau Prisoners on the Electron by Robert H. Leitfred Part 2 of Jetta of the Lowlands by Ray Cummings An Extra Man by Jackson Gee along with the Readers’ Corner and interesting scientific facts [chương_files]
An hilarious telling in verse of the tale of St. Dunstan and the Devil, in which the Saint, angered by the Devil’s mocking of his music-making, responds by shoeing Old Clootie forcibly which, despite the fact he has a hoof, causes him extreme pain. Thereafter every place that shows a horseshoe over its door is safe from the doings of the Devil. Brilliantly lively illustrations by Cruickshank for those who follow the link to the text. – Summary by Tony Addison [chương_files]
This is a volume of poetry by American poet and feminist social reformer Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. Many of the poems in this volume reflect the ideas Phelps advocated during her life, and are meant to encourage the reader to entertain them. – Summary by Carolin [chương_files]
Follow the explorations of a comical pair of bears from the Wild West of America as they roam over Europe. All ages will laugh and enjoy the antics told in lively rhyme. (If you haven’t yet made the acquaintance of these big, delightful bears, check out the first book in the series: “The Roosevelt Bears – Their Travels and Adventures.” ( HannahMary) [chương_files]
This is a volume of some of Bliss Carman’s most beautiful narrative poems. All of the poems share a rather melancholy tone, which Carman uses to bring out beautiful images of feeling. – Summary by Carolin [chương_files]
Dit is een verzameling van kort Nederlandstalig proza van allerlei aard – fictie en non-fictie. [chương_files]
The novel Valley of the Moon is a story of a working-class couple, Billy and Saxon Roberts, struggling laborers in Oakland at the Turn-of-the-Century, who left the city life behind and searched Central and Northern California for a suitable farmland to own. The book is notable for the scenes in which the proletarian hero enjoys fellowship with the artists’ colony in Carmel, and he settles in the Valley of the Moon. [chương_files]
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