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The Life, Adventures & Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton (辛格頓船長)

Author : Daniel Defoe
Publisher : Hyweb Technology Co. Ltd.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 960 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Life, Adventures & Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton (辛格頓船長) written by Daniel Defoe and published by Hyweb Technology Co. Ltd.. This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PMThat all Defoe's novels, with the exception of 'Robinson Crusoe,'' should have been covered with the dust of neglect for many generations, is a plain proof of how much fashions in taste affect the popularity of the British classics. It is true that three generations or so ago, Defoe's works were edited by both Sir Walter Scott and Hazliit, and that this masterly piece of realism, 'Captain Singleton,' was reprinted a few years back in 'The Camelot Classics,' but it is safe to say that out of every thousand readers of 'Robinson Crusoe' only one or two will have even heard of the 'Memoirs of a Cavalier,' 'Colonel Jack,' 'Moll Flanders,' or 'Captain Singleton'.

The Life, Adventures and Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton

Author : Daniel Defoe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Life, Adventures and Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton written by Daniel Defoe and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Defoe and Fictional Time

Author : Paul K. Alkon
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820337714
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Defoe and Fictional Time written by Paul K. Alkon and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defoe and Fictional Time shows Defoe's relevance to issues now central to criticism of the novel; relationships between narrative time and clock time, the influence of time concepts shared by writers and their audience, and above all the questions of how fiction shapes the phenomenal time of reading. Paul K. Alkon offers first a study of time in Defoe's fiction, with glances at Richardson, Fielding, and Sterne; and second a theoretical discussion of time in fiction. Arguing that eighteenth-century views of history account for the strange chronologies in Captain Singleton, Colonel Jack, Moll Flanders, and Roxana, Alkon explores Defoe's innovative use of narrative sequences, frequency, spatial form, chronology, settings, tempo, and the reader's cumulative memories of a text. Defoe's Journal of the Plague Year is the first portrayal of a public duration—passing time shared by an entire population during a crisis—ranking Defoe among the most creative writers who have explored the way in which fictional time may influence reading time.

Yoga Body

Author : Mark Singleton
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199745986
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book Yoga Body written by Mark Singleton and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-02-10 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yoga is so prevalent in the modern world--practiced by pop stars, taught in schools, and offered in yoga centers, health clubs, and even shopping malls--that we take its presence, and its meaning, for granted. But how did the current yoga boom happen? And is it really rooted in ancient Indian practices, as many of its adherents claim? In this groundbreaking book, Mark Singleton calls into question many commonly held beliefs about the nature and origins of postural yoga (asana) and suggests a radically new way of understanding the meaning of yoga as it is practiced by millions of people across the world today. Singleton shows that, contrary to popular belief, there is no evidence in the Indian tradition for the kind of health and fitness-oriented asana practice that dominates the global yoga scene of the twenty-first century. Singleton's surprising--and surely controversial--thesis is that yoga as it is popularly practiced today owes a greater debt to modern Indian nationalism and, even more surprisingly, to the spiritual aspirations of European bodybuilding and early 20th-century women's gymnastic movements of Europe and America, than it does to any ancient Indian yoga tradition. This discovery enables Singleton to explain, as no one has done before, how the most prevalent forms of postural yoga, like Ashtanga, Bikram and "Hatha" yoga, came to be the hugely popular phenomena they are today. Drawing on a wealth of rare documents from archives in India, the UK and the USA, as well as interviews with the few remaining, now very elderly figures in the 1930s Mysore asana revival, Yoga Body turns the conventional wisdom about yoga on its head.

Daniel Defoe

Author : Maximillian E. Novak
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780199261543
Total Pages : 780 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (615 download)

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Download or read book Daniel Defoe written by Maximillian E. Novak and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daniel Defoe led an exciting and indeed precarious life. A provocative pamphleteer and journalist, a spy and double agent, a revolutionary and a dreamer, he was variously hunted by mobs with murderous intent and treated as a celebrity by the most powerful leaders of the country. Imprisoned many times, pilloried and reviled by his enemies, through it all he managed to produce some of the most significant literature of the eighteenth century. Daniel Defoe: Master of Fictions is the first biography to view Defoe's complex life through the angle of vision that is most important to us as modern readers--his career as a writer. Maximillian Novak, a leading authority on Defoe, ranges from the writer's earliest collection of brief stories, which he presented to his future wife under the sobriquet Bellmour, to his Compleat English Gentleman, left unpublished at his death. Novak illuminates such works as Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders, novels that changed the course of fiction in their time and have remained towering classics to this day. And he reveals a writer who was a superb observer of his times--an age of dramatic historical, political, and social change. Indeed, through his many pamphlets, newspapers, books of travel, and works of fiction, Defoe commented on everything from birth control to the price of coal, and from flying machines to the dangers of the plague. Beautifully and authoritatively written, this is the first serious, full-scale biography of Defoe to appear in a decade. It gives us, for the first time, a full understanding of the thought and personal experience that lie behind some of the great works of English literature.

Take Sides with the Truth

Author : John Mosby
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813127122
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Take Sides with the Truth written by John Mosby and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2010-09-12 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Civil War, John Singleton Mosby led the Forty-third Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, better known as Mosby’s Rangers, in bold and daring operations behind Union lines. Throughout the course of the war, more than 2000 men were members of Mosby’s command, some for only a short time. Mosby had few confidants (he was described by one acquaintance as “a disturbing companion”) but became close friends with one of his finest officers, Samuel Forrer Chapman. Chapman served with Mosby for more than two years, and their friendship continued in the decades after the war. Take Sides with the Truth is a collection of more than eighty letters, published for the first time in their entirety, written by Mosby to Chapman from 1880, when Mosby was made U.S. consul to Hong Kong, until his death in a Washington, D.C., hospital in 1916. These letters reveal much about Mosby’s character and present his innermost thoughts on many subjects. At times, Mosby’s letters show a man with a sensitive nature; however, he could also be sarcastic and freely derided individuals he did not like. His letters are critical of General Robert E. Lee’s staff officers (“there was a lying concert between them”) and trace his decades-long crusade to clear the name of his friend and mentor J. E. B. Stuart in the Gettysburg campaign. Mosby also continuously asserts his belief that slavery was the cause of the Civil War—a view completely contrary to a major portion of the Lost Cause ideology. For him, it was more important to “take sides with the Truth” than to hold popular opinions. Peter A. Brown has brought together a valuable collection of correspondence that adds a new dimension to our understanding of a significant Civil War figure.

The Pirate, and The Three Cutters

Author : Frederick Marryat
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book The Pirate, and The Three Cutters written by Frederick Marryat and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Travels of Hildebrand Bowman

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Broadview Press
ISBN 13 : 1554812747
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (548 download)

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Download or read book The Travels of Hildebrand Bowman written by Anonymous and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2016-11-21 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Travels of Hildebrand Bowman (1778) tells the story of a fictional midshipman abandoned in Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand, after a battle with Maori that claims the lives of ten of his shipmates. Inspired by an actual event on Captain Cook’s second voyage, Bowman’s adventures take him to increasingly sophisticated cultures—hunter/ gatherer, pastoral/nomadic, agricultural, and commercial—that dramatize stadial history in a Pacific setting. The work provocatively weaves together popular fascination with Cook’s voyages, sensational conceptions of the newly charted Pacific, contemporary ideas on human development and culture, topical satire on London life, and a fanciful castaway story. As an introduction to the cultural connections linking Pacific studies, the Scottish Enlightenment, and eighteenth-century English society and politics, The Travels of Hildebrand Bowman is unique in literary history and unsurpassed as a teaching text. Of equal importance, it marks the birth of a national literature. It is the first New Zealand novel. Historical appendices provide an exceptionally broad range of materials on the Grass Cove “massacre,” the eighteenth-century stadial theory of historical development, cannibalism, and contemporary depictions of the South Pacific and its indigenous peoples.

The Big Book of Pirates

Author : Joan Vinyoli
Publisher : Sterling
ISBN 13 : 9781402780561
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book The Big Book of Pirates written by Joan Vinyoli and published by Sterling. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of well-known pirate tales, abridged and adapted for younger readers.

Tropicopolitans

Author : Srinivas Aravamudan
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780822323150
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book Tropicopolitans written by Srinivas Aravamudan and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exposes new relationships between literary representation and colonialism, focusing on the metaphorizing colonialist discourse of imperial power in the tropics.

The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby

Author : John Singleton Mosby
Publisher : Boston : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby written by John Singleton Mosby and published by Boston : Little, Brown. This book was released on 1917 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Colonel Mosby was a 'Virginian of the Virginians', educated at the State's University, and seemed destined to pass his life as an obscure Virginia attorney, when war brought him his opportunity for fame. The following pages contain the story of his life as private in the cavalry, as a scout, and as a leader as partisans"--Introduction.

You'll Never Get Lost Again

Author : Robert Singleton
Publisher : Atlantic Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1620235919
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book You'll Never Get Lost Again written by Robert Singleton and published by Atlantic Publishing Company. This book was released on 2018 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine you're on a road trip somewhere in the middle of nowhere - no towns for miles, it's nighttime, and there is no cell service. Suddenly, your GPS fails. You didn't print out directions. All you have in your glove compartment is a map and a compass. What would you do? Captain Robert R. Singleton explains the not-so-complicated science of simple navigation. Starting from the absolute basics, "You'll Never Get Lost Again" can teach even the most directionally-challenged how to find their way to any destination with little more than a compass, a map, and a sense of adventure. This book uses simple, easy-to-understand instructions, real-life exercises, detailed diagrams, and straightforward explanations to guide any beginner to a better understanding of basic navigation while also reminding the advanced navigator of the importance of simple concepts in an important science. By the time you've finished "You'll Never Get Lost Again", you'll have the confidence to know that, as long as you understand the basics, you can find your way to any destination in the world - from the grocery store around the block to the far reaches of the great-untamed wilderness. The world is yours for the navigating.

Recollections of My Slavery Days

Author : William Henry Singleton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780865265103
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (651 download)

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Download or read book Recollections of My Slavery Days written by William Henry Singleton and published by . This book was released on 2024-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Henry Singleton's Recollections of My Slavery Days is a compelling account of a remarkable journey from slavery to freedom in the American South. Born a slave in 1843 in New Bern, North Carolina, Singleton grew up on a remote coastal plantation at Garbacon Creek. From a slave's viewpoint, his Recollections provides an intimate and moving portrait of the growing schism between North and South, of a fierce yearning to hold onto family while in bondage, and of the African American freedom struggle during slavery. The Civil War stands as a turning point in Singleton's narrative. In 1862 he escaped from a Confederate soldier and fled to freedom in Union-occupied New Bern. There he helped to recruit one of the first African American regiments in the Union army and subsequently served as a sergeant in the Thiry-fifth United States Colored Troops. Until the day he died, at a reunion for Civil War veterans in 1938, Singleton insisted that his wartime service pledged the United States to fulfill its promise of freedom and equality for all citizens. Originally published in a local newspaper in Peekskill, New York, Recollections of My Slavery Days is a rare, long forgotten account of American slavery that has not previously been available to a national audience. In this landmark edition, Katherine Mellen Charron and Davis S. Cecelski provide scholarly annotations and an introductory essay as critical background to understanding Singleton's narrative. Examining his life and times, they situate Recollections in the context of African American history and autobiography.

Airframe

Author : Michael Crichton
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345526775
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book Airframe written by Michael Crichton and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes this extraordinary thriller about airline safety, business intrigue, and a deadly cover-up. “The pacing is fast, the suspense nonstop.”—People Three passengers are dead. Fifty-six are injured. The interior cabin is virtually destroyed. But the pilot manages to land the plane. At a moment when the issue of safety and death in the skies is paramount in the public mind, a lethal midair disaster aboard a commercial twin-jet airliner flying from Hong Kong to Denver triggers a pressured and frantic investigation. Airframe is nonstop reading, full of the extraordinary mixture of super suspense and authentic information on a subject of compelling interest that are the hallmarks of Michael Crichton. “A one-sitting read that will cause a lifetime of white-knuckled nightmares.”—The Philaelphia Inquirer “The ultimate thriller . . . [Crichton’s] stories are always page-turners of the highest order. . . . [Airframe] moves like a firehouse dog chasing a red truck.”—The Denver Post “Dramatically vivid.”—The New York Times

The Frozen Pirate

Author : William Clark Russell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Frozen Pirate written by William Clark Russell and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain

Author : Daniel Defoe
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300049800
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (498 download)

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Download or read book A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain written by Daniel Defoe and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Observations on the principal cities, ports and geographical features, customs, manners, and inhabitants of early eighteenth-century Britain

Captain Grey

Author : Avi
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780613298995
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (989 download)

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Download or read book Captain Grey written by Avi and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1783, young Kevin is a prisoner of the mysterious Captain Grey and his band of pirates. Grey forces Kevin join his band and participate in their murderous ship raids. Obedient but rebellious in spirit, Kevin slowly solves the mystery of his captor's past, and hatches a plot to escape being part of Grey's future. A companion to "Night Journeys" and "Encounter as Easton".