England Away

Author: John King
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448128420
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
Having examined England's twin obsessions - violence and sex - in THE FOOTBALL FACTORY and HEADHUNTERS, John King completes his trilogy with ENGLAND AWAY: sex and violence abroad, under the Union Jack. The novel works on three levels - past, present and future - as pensioner Bill Farrell remembers his war experiences in a London pub, Tommy Johnson fights his way through Holland and Germany for an England football match in Berlin, and Harry considers the future fuelled by doses of Dutch skunk and German speed. John King's powerful new novel looks at notions of what it means to be English. Exploring stereotypes of language and nationalism, the primal pulls of lust and aggression, ENGLAND AWAY culminates in a unity of the tribes and a blitzkreig in the streets of Berlin.

The English-speaking World

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 964

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Girl, Woman, Other

Author: Bernardine Evaristo
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 0802156991
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 415

Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE “A must-read about modern Britain and womanhood . . . An impressive, fierce novel about the lives of black British families, their struggles, pains, laughter, longings and loves . . . Her style is passionate, razor-sharp, brimming with energy and humor. There is never a single moment of dullness in this book and the pace does not allow you to turn away from its momentum.” —Booker Prize Judges Bernardine Evaristo is the winner of the 2019 Booker Prize and the first black woman to receive this highest literary honor in the English language. Girl, Woman, Other is a magnificent portrayal of the intersections of identity and a moving and hopeful story of an interconnected group of Black British women that paints a vivid portrait of the state of contemporary Britain and looks back to the legacy of Britain’s colonial history in Africa and the Caribbean. The twelve central characters of this multi-voiced novel lead vastly different lives: Amma is a newly acclaimed playwright whose work often explores her Black lesbian identity; her old friend Shirley is a teacher, jaded after decades of work in London’s funding-deprived schools; Carole, one of Shirley’s former students, is a successful investment banker; Carole’s mother Bummi works as a cleaner and worries about her daughter’s lack of rootedness despite her obvious achievements. From a nonbinary social media influencer to a 93-year-old woman living on a farm in Northern England, these unforgettable characters also intersect in shared aspects of their identities, from age to race to sexuality to class. Sparklingly witty and filled with emotion, centering voices we often see othered, and written in an innovative fast-moving form that borrows technique from poetry, Girl, Woman, Other is a polyphonic and richly textured social novel that shows a side of Britain we rarely see, one that reminds us of all that connects us to our neighbors, even in times when we are encouraged to be split apart.

Delphi Complete Novels of Charlotte Mary Yonge (Illustrated)

Author: Charlotte Mary Yonge
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24941

Book Description
Charlotte M. Yonge’s novels helped spread the influence of the Oxford Movement, while exploring many genres of fiction. Her novel ‘The Heir of Redclyffe’ was one of the great financial successes of the Victorian era, tantalising readers with the story of the Byronic Guy Morville. Yonge’s success enabled her to donate large amounts of her royalties to missionary work. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents Yonge’s complete novels, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Yonge’s life and works * Original introductions to the major novels * ALL 53 novels, with individual contents tables * Many rare novels appear here for the first time in digital publishing, including ASTRAY, Yonge’s collaborative novel * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Many novels are fully illustrated with their original artwork * A range of short fiction, available in no other collection, including THE CHRISTMAS MUMMERS * Includes Yonge’s rare play – first time in digital print * Features a comprehensive selection of Yonge’s non-fiction - spend hours exploring the author’s varied works * Also provides a bonus biography - discover Yonge’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles and download your FREE copy of ‘The Heir of Redclyffe’ from our Yonge product page. CONTENTS: The Novels ABBEYCHURCH SCENES AND CHARACTERS THE RAILROAD CHILDREN HENRIETTA’S WISH KENNETH LANGLEY SCHOOL THE TWO GUARDIANS THE HEIR OF REDCLYFFE THE CASTLE BUILDERS HEARTSEASE THE LITTLE DUKE THE LANCES OF LYNWOOD THE DAISY CHAIN BEN SYLVESTER’S WORD DYNEVOR TERRACE FRIARSWOOD POST OFFICE HOPES AND FEARS THE PIGEON PIE THE STOKESLEY SECRET THE YOUNG STEPMOTHER COUNTESS KATE THE TRIAL THE CLEVER WOMAN OF THE FAMILY THE DOVE IN THE EAGLE’S NEST THE PRINCE AND THE PAGE THE SIX CUSHIONS THE CHAPLET OF PEARLS THE CAGED LION LITTLE LUCY’S WONDERFUL GLOBE THE PILLARS OF THE HOUSE LADY HESTER MY YOUNG ALCIDES THE THREE BRIDES UNKNOWN TO HISTORY STRAY PEARLS THE ARMOURER’S PRENTICES NUTTIE’S FATHER THE TWO SIDES OF THE SHIELD MAGNUM BONUM LOVE AND LIFE CHANTRY HOUSE ASTRAY A MODERN TELEMACHUS UNDER THE STORM BEECHCROFT AT ROCKSTONE A REPUTED CHANGELING THE LONG VACATION TWO PENNILESS PRINCESSES THAT STICK GRISLY GRISELL THE CARBONELS THE HERD BOY AND HIS HERMIT MODERN BROODS The Shorter Fiction THE CHRISTMAS MUMMERS A BOOK OF GOLDEN DEEDS OF ALL TIMES AND ALL LANDS AUNT CHARLOTTE’S STORIES OF GREEK HISTORY FOR THE LITTLE ONES SOWING AND SEWING MORE BYWORDS The Play THE APPLE OF DISCORD The Non-Fiction PIONEERS AND FOUNDERS YOUNG FOLKS’ HISTORY OF ENGLAND YOUNG FOLKS’ HISTORY OF ROME LIFE OF JOHN COLERIDGE PATTESON HISTORY OF FRANCE CAMEOS FROM ENGLISH HISTORY OLD TIMES AT OTTERBOURNE LADY GEORGIANA FULLERTON. MRS. STRETTON. ANNE. MANNING THE CHOSEN PEOPLE JOHN KEBLE’S PARISHES The Biography CHARLOTTE MARY YONGE by Edith Sichel Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

The Knights of The Round Table: Stories of King Arthur and The Holy Grail

Author: William Henry Frost
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 175

Book Description
First published in the year 1897, the present book 'The Knights of the Round Table: Stories of King Arthur and the Holy Grail' is a collection of classic tales of adventure that are based on the medieval European history. This volume is compiled by William Henry Frost.

The chaplet of pearls; or, The white and black Ribaumont. By the author of 'The heir of Redclyffe'.

Author: Charlotte Mary Yonge
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352

Book Description

The Black Tor

Author: George Manville Fenn
Publisher:
ISBN: 3752313935
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 242

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A Game for Hooligans

Author: Huw Richards
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780573286
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 312

Book Description
Rugby union has undergone immense change in the past two decades - introducing a World Cup, accepting professionalism and creating a global market in players - yet no authoritative English-language general history of the game has been published in that time. Until now. A Game for Hooligans brings the game's colourful story up to date to include the 2007 World Cup. It covers all of the great matches, teams and players but also explores the social, political and economic changes that have affected the course of rugby's development. It is an international history, covering not only Britain and France but also the great rugby powers of the southern hemisphere and other successful rugby nations, including Argentina, Fiji and Japan. Contained within are the answers to many intriguing questions concerning the game, such as why 1895 is the most important date in both rugby-union and rugby-league history and how New Zealand became so good and have remained so good for so long. There is also a wealth of anecdotes, including allegations of devil-worship at a Welsh rugby club and an account of the game's contribution to the Cuban Revolution. This is a must-read for any fan of the oval ball.

The World of William and Mary

Author: Dale Hoak
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804724067
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 380

Book Description
This volume contributes to the current reassessment of the "Glorious Revolution" by bringing together the work of leading American, British, and Dutch scholars who present a series of interpretive case studies on a wide variety of political, economic, religious, and cultural issues. What emerges from these fifteen essays is the conviction that in spite of differing angles of approach, the process of reinterpreting the Revolution requires a combined study of English and Dutch history within the context of European history. The long tradition of viewing the events of 1688-89 as a uniquely British affair, which gave birth to liberal England with its contingent political and religious liberties, is finally put to rest.

History of Germany

Author: Ernest Henderson
Publisher: Endymion Press
ISBN: 1531294413
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286

Book Description
GERMANY stands in the centre of Europe, and on her soil all the great international struggles have been fought, the Thirty Years' War, the early campaigns of the Spanish Succession War, the Seven Years' War, the gigantic wars against Napoleon. It is the custom for modern educators to recommend the study of the history of France as a guiding thread through the intricacies of general European history; but is this choice justifiable? The two great, omnipresent factors of the whole mediæval period are the Papacy and the Empire; the Empire was German from the ninth to the nineteenth century, from the days of Charlemagne until the days of Francis II., and the Empire interfered in the affairs of the Papacy and of Italy far more than did France. When we come to the period of the Reformation, surely Luther and his kind were more prominent than the. French reformers, and the Emperor Charles V. had more to do with the affairs of Europe than any of the French kings. In the Thirty Years' War, larger interests were at stake than in the Huguenot struggles, and the German Peace of Westphalia necessitated a recasting of the whole map of Europe. Louis XIV., it is true, gave the tone to the high society of his age, and French was almost universally spoken and written at the German courts; but this influence was neither very deep nor very beneficial. Nor can it be denied that the French Revolution produced great results for Europe. Yet its effects, as far as Germany was concerned, have been overrated; the liberation of the serfs would probably have been accomplished without it, while constitutional government, popular representation, and trial by jury had still to wait for half a century.