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Book Synopsis Views from a Tuft of Grass by : Harry Martinson
Download or read book Views from a Tuft of Grass written by Harry Martinson and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 1974 Nobel Prize for Literature, Harry Martinson (1904-1978) was noted for his innovative use of language combined with his keen observations on nature. He wrote various books of poetry, inlcuding Nomad, Natur, Cikada and Tuvnor. Martinson also wrote fiction, travel books - the most famous of which is the renowned Kap Farval (Cape Farewell). The essays in this volume reflect a maturer and cleaner style and are less philosophically dense than his earlier works.
Book Synopsis The Facts on File Companion to World Poetry by : R. Victoria Arana
Download or read book The Facts on File Companion to World Poetry written by R. Victoria Arana and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Facts On File Companion to World Poetry : 1900 to the Present is a comprehensive introduction to 20th and 21st-century world poets and their most famous, most distinctive, and most influential poems.
Book Synopsis A Room with a View, Where Angels Fear to Tread by : E.M. Forster
Download or read book A Room with a View, Where Angels Fear to Tread written by E.M. Forster and published by Everyman's Library. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: E. M. Forster’s beloved Italian novels, now in a single hardcover volume. Forster’s most memorably romantic exploration of the liberating effects of Italy on the English, A Room with a View follows the carefully chaperoned Lucy Honeychurch to Florence. There she meets the unconventional George Emerson and finds herself inspired by his refreshingly free spirit— which puts her in mind of “a room with a view”—to escape the claustrophobic snobbery of her guardians back in England. The wicked tragicomedy Where Angels Fear to Tread chronicles a young English widow’s trip to Italy and its messy aftermath. When Lilia Herriton impulsively marries a penniless Italian and then dies in childbirth, her first husband’s family sets out to rescue the child from his “uncivilized” surroundings. But in ways that they can’t possibly imagine, their narrow preconceptions will be upended by the rich and varied charms of Forster’s cherished Italy.
Book Synopsis The Panorama of Nature, Or a Comprehensive View of Natural History and Botany by : G. F. Shaw
Download or read book The Panorama of Nature, Or a Comprehensive View of Natural History and Botany written by G. F. Shaw and published by . This book was released on 1817 with total page 990 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A ROOM WITH A VIEW & HOWARDS END by : E. M. Forster
Download or read book A ROOM WITH A VIEW & HOWARDS END written by E. M. Forster and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2018-11-02 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Room with a View – When Lucy Honeychurch embarks on a journey of a lifetime to Italy, little does she know that she would fall for the reckless man George, with whom she and co-traveller had exchanged the room with in Florence. In spite of her self-denial about her growing attraction to George Lucy knows in her heart that she cannot marry another man, let alone Cecil Vyse, who is not only downright obnoxious but also overbearing. This book is a classic romance which has also been adapted into a highly successful movie featuring Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Sands, Maggie Smith and Daniel Day-Lewis. Howards End - The story revolves around three families in England at the beginning of the 20th century: the Wilcoxes, rich capitalists with a fortune made in the colonies; the half-German Schlegel siblings (Margaret, Helen, and Tibby), whose cultural pursuits have much in common with the Bloomsbury Group; and the Basts, an impoverished young couple from a lower-class background. As fate would have it, their lives are going to be intertwined in such a manner that the secret passions and flying tempers would bring each of the family to the verge of ruin. Can they survive this vortex or will they be ruined forever?
Book Synopsis A ROOM WITH A VIEW by : E. M. FORSTER
Download or read book A ROOM WITH A VIEW written by E. M. FORSTER and published by PURE SNOW PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2022-09-30 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ROOM WITH A VIEW BY E. M. FORSTER A Room With A View is about a young woman in the restrained culture of Edwardian era England. Set in Italy and England, the story is both a romance and a humorous critique of English society at the beginning of the 20th century. KEY FEATURES OF THIS BOOK · Unabridged reprint of the original content · Available in multiple formats: eBook, original paperback, large print paperback, hardcover and audiobook · Proper paragraph formatting with Indented first lines and Justified Paragraphs · Properly formatted for aesthetics and ease of reading. · Custom Table of Contents and Design elements for each chapter · The Copyright page has been placed at the end of the book, as to not impede the content and flow of the book. ABOUT THE BOOK: Original publication: 1908 Book 3 of 5 Chapters 20 Words: 67,000 This book is great for schools, teachers and students or for the casual reader, and makes a wonderful addition to any classic literary library ABOUT US: At Pure Snow Publishing we have taken the time and care into formatting this book to make it the best possible reading experience. With more than 500 book listings, we specialize in publishing classic books and have been publishing books since 2014. Enjoy!
Book Synopsis A Room with a View by : Edward Morgan Forster
Download or read book A Room with a View written by Edward Morgan Forster and published by Aegitas. This book was released on 2023-09-14 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: E. M. Forster's A Room With A View is a novel that explores the themes of class, love, and freedom in early 20th century England. The story follows the journey of Lucy Honeychurch, a young woman who struggles to find her place in society and reconcile her desires with the expectations of her family and friends. The novel begins with Lucy and her older cousin Charlotte Bartlett traveling to Italy for a vacation. While there, they meet a group of eccentric and unconventional characters, including the free-spirited Mr. Emerson and his son George. Lucy is initially drawn to George's passionate and independent nature, but she is conflicted by her loyalty to her fiancé Cecil Vyse, a wealthy and conventional man who represents the expectations of her social class. As Lucy navigates her feelings for George and her obligations to Cecil, she is forced to confront the limitations of her own upbringing and the societal constraints that dictate her choices. Throughout the novel, Forster uses vivid descriptions of the Italian landscape and the characters' interactions with each other to explore these themes and highlight the contrast between the repressive social norms of England and the liberating influence of Italy. Ultimately, Lucy must choose between following her heart and conforming to societal expectations. In doing so, she must confront the consequences of her decisions and come to terms with the reality of her own desires and limitations. A Room With A View is a beautifully written novel that offers a nuanced exploration of the complexities of love, class, and freedom. Through its vivid characters and evocative descriptions, it invites readers to consider their own relationships and the ways in which societal expectations shape our choices and identities.
Book Synopsis A Room With a View (Diversion Classics) by : E.M. Forster
Download or read book A Room With a View (Diversion Classics) written by E.M. Forster and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2016-05-24 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring an appendix of discussion questions, the Diversion Classics edition is ideal for use in book groups and classrooms. Lucy Honeychurch journeys from England to Italy on holiday hoping to broaden her world, but it’s not the beauty of Florence that she falls in love with. No, trapped in a hotel populated by nothing but fellow Britons, it’s hard for Lucy to experience Italy at all. To make matters worse, the room with the view she was promised isn’t available. Overhearing her dismay, a father and son duo offer to switch rooms with her. It is a generous gesture met with revulsion from Lucy’s suffocating chaperone, for to accept would put them in a compromising position and be a major social gaffe. Touched by the kindness of it and for the first time in her life questioning the barriers of her social standing, Lucy develops a fondness for the two uncouth gentlemen. In fact, George Emerson, younger of the two, might be the only spot of joy Lucy has in Florence. No sooner does Lucy find herself falling for George, who values her mind and spirit, when she is whisked away to Rome. There, she meets Cecil Vyse who, though domineering, pompous, and snide, matches her social standing and proposes. Lucy, thinking she is making the most practical choice, is ready to settle for Cecil. But when George moves closer to her and confesses his true feelings, Lucy must choose between her true desires and that which she was taught was best her entire life. For more classic titles like this, visit www.diversionbooks.com/ebooks/diversion-classics
Book Synopsis A Room With a View by : E. M. Forster
Download or read book A Room With a View written by E. M. Forster and published by Standard Ebooks. This book was released on 2017-06-03T19:51:16Z with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Room With a View, perhaps E. M. Forster’s lightest novel, was also one long in gestation—he began it as early as 1901, and only published it in 1908. In it we meet young Lucy Honeychurch and her cousin Charlotte Bartlett, who have gone on tour to Italy. During their stay they meet a series of interesting characters, including George Emerson, the son of an eccentric gentleman. The conflict between Lucy’s choice of the unusual George, or her more conventional English suitor Cecil, forms the crux of Forster’s critique of contemporary English society. Despite the novel being a societal critique, the prose is light and studded with Forster’s easy witticisms. In 1958 Forster added an appendix elaborating on what occurred to the main characters after the novel’s end: the two world wars figure largely in their futures. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.
Book Synopsis A Room with a View - E. M. Forster by : E.M. Forster
Download or read book A Room with a View - E. M. Forster written by E.M. Forster and published by Phoemixx Classics Ebooks. This book was released on 2021-06-30 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Room with a View is a 1908 novel by English writer E. M. Forster, about a young woman in the restrained culture of Edwardian era England. Set in Italy and England, the story is both a romance and a humorous critique of English society at the beginning of the 20th century. Merchant Ivory produced an award-winning film adaptation in 1985.The Modern Library ranked A Room with a View 79th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century (1998).
Book Synopsis The Hunting Directory, Containing a Compendious View of the Ancient and Modern Systems of the Chase, the Method of Breeding and Managing the Various Kinds of Hounds, Etc by : Thomas Burgeland JOHNSON
Download or read book The Hunting Directory, Containing a Compendious View of the Ancient and Modern Systems of the Chase, the Method of Breeding and Managing the Various Kinds of Hounds, Etc written by Thomas Burgeland JOHNSON and published by . This book was released on 1826 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Vision Revolution by : Mark Changizi
Download or read book The Vision Revolution written by Mark Changizi and published by BenBella Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-06-08 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Vision Revolution: How the Latest Research Overturns Everything We Thought We Knew About Human Vision, Mark Changizi, prominent neuroscientist and vision expert, addresses four areas of human vision and provides explanations for why we have those particular abilities, complete with a number of full-color illustrations to demonstrate his conclusions and to engage the reader. Written for both the casual reader and the science buff hungry for new information, The Vision Revolution is a resource that dispels commonly believed perceptions about sight and offers answers drawn from the field's most recent research. Changizi focuses on four “why" questions: 1. Why do we see in color? 2. Why do our eyes face forward? 3. Why do we see illusions? 4. Why does reading come so naturally to us? Why Do We See in Color? It was commonly believed that color vision evolved to help our primitive ancestors identify ripe fruit. Changizi says we should look closer to home: ourselves. Human color vision evolved to give us greater insights into the mental states and health of other people. People who can see color changes in skin have an advantage over their color-blind counterparts; they can see when people are blushing with embarrassment, purple-faced with exertion or the reddening of rashes. Changizi's research reveals that the cones in our eyes that allow us to see color are exquisitely designed exactly for seeing color changes in the skin. And it's no coincidence that the primates with color vision are the ones with bare spots on their faces and other body parts; Changizi shows that the development of color vision in higher primates closely parallels the loss of facial hair, culminating in the near hairlessness and highly developed color vision of humans. Why Do Our Eyes Face Forward? Forward-facing eyes set us apart from most mammals, and there is much dispute as to why we have them. While some speculate that we evolved this feature to give us depth perception available through stereo vision, this type of vision only allows us to see short distances, and we already have other mechanisms that help us to estimate distance. Changizi's research shows that with two forward-facing eyes, primates and humans have an x-ray ability. Specifically, we're able to see through the cluttered leaves of the forest environment in which we evolved. This feature helps primates see their targets in a crowded, encroached environment. To see how this works, hold a finger in front of your eyes. You'll find that you're able to look “through" it, at what is beyond your finger. One of the most amazing feats of two forward-facing eyes? Our views aren't blocked by our noses, beaks, etc. Why Do We See Illusions? We evolved to see moving objects, not where they are, but where they are going to be. Without this ability, we couldn't catch a ball because the brain's ability to process visual information isn't fast enough to allow us to put our hands in the right place to intersect for a rapidly approaching baseball. “If our brains simply created a perception of the way the world was at the time light hit the eye, then by the time that perception was elicited—which takes about a tenth of a second for the brain to do—time would have marched on, and the perception would be of the recent past," Changizi explains. Simply put, illusions occur when our brain is tricked into thinking that a stationary two-dimensional picture has an element that is moving. Our brains project the “moving" element into the future and, as a result, we don't see what's on the page, but what our brain thinks will be the case a fraction of a second into the future. Why Does Reading Come So Naturally to Us? We can read faster than we can hear, which is odd, considering that reading is relatively recent,
Book Synopsis Howards End & A Room with a View by : E. M. Forster
Download or read book Howards End & A Room with a View written by E. M. Forster and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully crafted ebook: "Howards End & A Room with a View" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Howards End - The story revolves around three families in England at the beginning of the 20th century: the Wilcoxes, rich capitalists with a fortune made in the colonies; the half-German Schlegel siblings (Margaret, Helen, and Tibby), whose cultural pursuits have much in common with the Bloomsbury Group; and the Basts, an impoverished young couple from a lower-class background. As fate would have it, their lives are going to be intertwined in such a manner that the secret passions and flying tempers would bring each of the family to the verge of ruin. Can they survive this vortex or will they be ruined forever? A Room with a View – When Lucy Honeychurch embarks on a journey of a lifetime to Italy, little does she know that she would fall for the reckless man George, with whom she and co-traveller had exchanged the room with in Florence. In spite of her self-denial about her growing attraction to George Lucy knows in her heart that she cannot marry another man, let alone Cecil Vyse, who is not only downright obnoxious but also overbearing. This book is a classic romance which has also been adapted into a highly successful movie featuring Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Sands, Maggie Smith and Daniel Day-Lewis.
Book Synopsis The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year .. by :
Download or read book The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year .. written by and published by . This book was released on 1807 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis That Tuft of Grass by : Vanda Savill
Download or read book That Tuft of Grass written by Vanda Savill and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis E.M.FORSTER: A Room with a View, Howards End, Where Angels Fear to Tread & The Longest Journey by : E.M. Forster
Download or read book E.M.FORSTER: A Room with a View, Howards End, Where Angels Fear to Tread & The Longest Journey written by E.M. Forster and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-10-06 with total page 1380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This novel presents the story of Lilia, a young English widow who falls in love with an Italian man, and of the efforts of her bourgeois relatives to get her back from Monteriano. Next, Forster published The Longest Journey (1907), an inverted bildungsroman following the lame Rickie Elliott from Cambridge to a career as a struggling writer and then to a post as a schoolmaster, married to the unappealing Agnes Pembroke. Forster's third novel, A Room with a View (1908), is his lightest and most optimistic. It is about a young woman in the repressed culture of Edwardian era England. Set in Italy and England, the story is both a romance and a critique of English society at the beginning of the 20th century. Howards End is a novel by E. M. Forster, first published in 1910, which tells a story of social and familial relations in turn-of-the-century England. Howards End is considered by some to be Forster's masterpiece. Edward Morgan Forster (1879 - 1970) was an English novelist, short story writer, and essayist. He is known best for his ironic and well-plotted novels examining class difference and hypocrisy in early 20th-century British society. His humanistic impulse toward understanding and sympathy may be aptly summed up in the epigraph to his 1910 novel Howards End: "Only connect".
