5/29/2023 0 Comments Rime of the ancient mariner filmLitchfield”, “The Ancient Mariner, by Edward Everett Hale”, “Argument of the Ancient Mariner, by Mary E. Contents include: “Samuel Taylor Coleridge, by Mary E. This wonderful poem is a classic of English literature and is not to be missed by lovers of Romantic poetry. It is generally considered to be a turning point signalling a shift towards modern poetry and the beginning of British Romantic literature. One of Coleridge’s most famous works, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” was written in 1798 and represents his longest major poetic work. Coleridge had a significant influence on the the work of Ralph Waldo Emerson and American Transcendentalism in general, and also played an important role in bringing German idealist philosophy to the English-speaking world. He was also a member of the famous Lake Poets, together with William Wordsworth and Robert Southey. Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834) was an English poet, theologian, literary critic, philosopher, and co-founder of the English Romantic Movement.
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5/28/2023 0 Comments Bitten by Kelley ArmstrongThe brilliant international bestseller reissued in the new Kelley Armstrong cover style. Abandon the only people who truly understand her new nature, or help them to save the lover who ruined her life, and who still wants her back at any cost. When a series of brutal murders threatens the Pack - and Clay - Elena is forced to make an impossible choice. Betrayed and furious, she cannot accept her transformation, and wants nothing to do with her Pack - a charismatic group of fellow werewolves who say they want to help. It always does.'Įlena Michaels didn't know that her lover Clay was a werewolf until he bit her, changing her life forever. Tired of a world that not only accepts the worst in herher temper, her violencebut requires it. Tired of a life spent hiding and protecting, a life where her most important job is hunting down rogue werewolves. More please!' - Joanne Harris, author of Chocolate Bitten (Otherworld 1) Elena Michaels is the world’s only female werewolf. It's clever, quirky, hip and funny, skating between genres with style and grace. The heroine is the most appealing I have come across in ages. 5/28/2023 0 Comments Scenes from the city penny reidI still have shivers running down my spine. And oh my god, they will be absolutely delicious! While the first four stories will make a half of Scenes from The City, Ninja at First Sight will make its other 50% introducing us to Fiona and Greg - the characters of the next full novel in the series. Hacking The Hacker will not give a fig about what you'd think of it, and also have you been tasered lately? *smothers laughter* Beauty and The Beard will make you sigh, it will be so wonderfully poetic, hot and sweet.īut the piece de resistance is the last story. Those damned frogs! Friends Definitely Without Benifits will force you swallow back tears. Neanderthal Seeks Honeymoon will make you shake with laughter at Janie's antics. Yum! What a lovely, tasty snack from my personal goddess of contemporary romantic comedy! Buy it! This is definitely money worth spending for your general sense of well being, peeps. Gage Sessions can’t believe Sadie-the girl who stole his heart once-has come into his life again. She is rescued by the Coast Guard, and the man who pulls her out of the water is a friend from her past. When Sadie Strand wakes up on a sinking boat, she has no memory of how she got there other than investigating her best friend’s death. In her newest release, Elizabeth Goddard paints the picture of both. Īs someone who has been to the Washington coast, I know the water is both beautiful and dangerous. You can connect with Elizabeth on Facebook. To get book news sign up for her newsletter at her website: A 7th generation Texan, Elizabeth graduated from North Texas State University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and worked in high-level software sales for several years before retiring to home school her children and fulfill her dreams of writing full-time. Buried, Backfire and Deception are finalists in the Daphne Du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery and Suspense, and Submerged is a Carol Award finalist. Four of her six Mountain Cove books have been contest finalists. With over one million books sold, Elizabeth Goddard is the USA Today and Publisher's Weekly bestselling, award-winning author of over fifty romance novels and counting, including the romantic mystery, THE CAMERA NEVER LIES-a 2011 Carol Award winner. 5/28/2023 0 Comments Madison Square Murders by C.S. Poe
5/27/2023 0 Comments Book review the dutch houseShe writes in a retrospective voice, Danny narrating his childhood and adult experiences with tenderness, weariness and hard-worn wisdom. The tone of The Dutch House is soft, even when its subject matter is meaty: grief, abandonment, family breakdowns. This was probably due to my recent confinement to an English degree syllabus, where little writing from the last two decades made it onto my reading list and warm voices like Patchett’s (bookshop owner and author with a southern sweetness) were scarce. This book, in its cover alone, promises so much of a story that I couldn’t help but hold it to those expectations and judge.Īlthough Patchett has had no short run of success, winning multiple literary prizes with a body of work stretching from political thrillers to relationship sagas, I was unaware of her before picking up The Dutch House. It promises a lot on first sight: intimacy, connection, aesthetic beauty, the compelling pull to look. It is Maeve Conroy, sister of narrator Danny, painted as a young girl by the artist she is in love with. The burning gaze of the young woman who adorns the front cover is transfixing. Ann Patchett’s The Dutch House is a novel that stares back. 5/27/2023 0 Comments Shadow and emberIn court that day, Sera witnesses the Lord of the Vodina Islands come back to the Queen’s request of aid of food, with the head of the emissary they had sent. Her mother, the Queen of Lasania, asks Sera what she did when the Primal left but did not choose to take her with him.įor three years, they tried to get the Primal to come back, but he did not and so Sera became introduced to the world as a Handmaiden to the Queen, though her mother did not look kindly upon her. The Shadow Priests call in the Primal of Death, while she waits, and when he finally shows up–temple shaking, and cracking–he takes one look at Seraphena–Sera for short–and tells her that he does not want a Consort, before disappearing for good. Dressed in a white wedding gown and a veil, she is taken to the throne room in the Shadow Temple, so that she can become the Consort to the Primal of Death, as per an agreement made by her ancestor–King Roderick Meriel, in exchange for the Rot to not overtake his beloved land. What It’s About: Seraphena Meriel, the last of the Meriel bloodline, was kept hidden for years after her birth. We meet her at the beginning of a disastrous three-day weekend, when she loses everything after the market crashes on Friday night. Gwendolyn Mati is a young stockbroker with lofty ambitions and seemingly undeveloped common sense. The narrative occurs in the mid-1990s (when it was written), a time when the stock market saw a severe decline. The story is arranged in such a manner that it seems to the reader like a grand journey into the realms of mysticism and economics. This totally immerses the reader in the main character’s experience. This book was written by Robbins in the second person and in the present tense. Some authors use the first-person (I or we) or third-person (she/he, they) pronouns while writing a narrative. Second, this book is a great illustration of Robbins’s writing skill since it is written in the second person and takes place over the course of just three days. Its novel qualities come from the ambitious and far-reaching concepts it puts forth. First, Robbins’s tale is the result of his numerous interests, and the fact that he is able to create the links between them is a testament to his storytelling abilities. There are several things that set apart Tom Robbins’s book Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas from the rest of the pack. This edition published by Bantam Books (1994). Because of his early death, his most significant commission, the cycle of paintings of the history of Batavia for Amsterdam’s Town Hall, was never completed.įlinck was highly active as a draughtsman, as were many of Rembrandt’s pupils. Flinck was especially successful as a portrait painter, but he also produced works with historical, allegorical and genre subjects. After 1642 Rembrandt’s influence diminished and Flinck increasingly painted and drew in the more refined Flemish style pioneered by Rubens and Van Dyck, favoured by the elite. There they both studied with Rembrandt, who proved highly influential on the development of both artists. 1 In the early 1630s he moved to Amsterdam, accompanied by Jacob Adriaensz. Govert Flinck apprenticed with Lambert Jacobsz. Govert Flinck (Cleves 1615 – 1660 Amsterdam)īlack and white chalk on blue-green paper, countermark PD, 256 x 208 mm (10.1 x 8.2 inch)īernhard Himmelheber (1898–1966), Karlsruhe (Lugt 4035) 5/27/2023 0 Comments Be with me jennifer armentroutSexy and intense, Jax is in Calla’s business from the moment they meet, giving her a job and helping her search for Mona. Instead, six feet of hotness named Jackson James is pouring drinks and keeping the place humming. Of course, when she arrives at her mother’s bar, Mona is nowhere to be found. Now, Calla has to go back to the small town she thought she’d left behind and clean up her mom’s mess again. She still carries the physical and emotional scars of living with a strung-out mother, Mona-secrets she keeps from everyone, including her close circle of college friends.īut the safe cocoon Calla has carefully built is shattered when she discovers her mom has stolen her college money and run up a huge credit card debt in her name. But growing up, she witnessed some things no child ever should. She’s never been kissed, never seen the ocean, never gone to an amusement park. ArmentroutĪt 21, Calla hasn’t done a lot of things. |