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A Short History of England is a history book written by G. K. Chesterton in which he summarizes British history from the time of Roman provinces on the British Island to the great wars in 20th century. Chesterton takes a rather romanticized view of the absolute monarchy of olden times and naturally gets increasingly more political as his history nears his own time period of World War I. Chestertons unique perspective as a Catholic and as a collectivist are all reflected in his interpretation of everything from the dissolution of the monasteries to the poor laws of the 19th and 20th centuries

In "A Short History of Germany," Mary Platt Parmele offers a concise yet thorough examination of Germanys complex historical landscape, skillfully navigating from the early Germanic tribes through to the unification in the 19th century. Her writing is characterized by a clear and engaging prose style, making historical events accessible to readers unfamiliar with the intricacies of German history. Parmeles work places German history within a broader European context, elucidating the impact of political, social, and cultural shifts on the nationAos development while incorporating relevant historical figures and milestones that shaped Germanys identity. Mary Platt Parmele, an esteemed historian and author, embarked on writing this book during a time when the understanding of national histories was becoming increasingly relevant amidst rising global tensions. Her background in social sciences and rich involvement in educational reform reflect her commitment to making history comprehensible and relatable to the general public. ParmeleAos passion for history is evident as she weaves her personal insights into the narrative, enriching the readers experience with a sense of immediacy and relevance. I highly recommend "A Short History of Germany" to anyone seeking a foundational understanding of German history. ParmeleAos ability to distill complex historical narratives into digestible segments makes this work an invaluable resource for students, educators, and history enthusiasts alike. It serves not only as an introduction to GermanyAos past but also as a reflective lens through which contemporary issues can be understood.

If theres any metaphor I would use for the act of writing, it would have to be listening, says Jon Fosse in A Silent Language, the lecture he delivered after being awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature. When he writes, Fosse explains, he listens for texts that exist somewhere outside of himself in order to transcribe them before they disappear. With reverence and humility, Fosse traces his relationship to writing and celebrates the capacity of language to embrace the mystery, complexity and existential uncertainty of the human experience. It is only in the silence that you can hear Gods voice, he says, offering a key to his beloved works of drama and fiction. Maybe.

Numa manhã de 1945 um rapaz é conduzido pelo pai a um lugar misterioso, culto no coração da cidade velha: o Cemitério dos Livros Esquecidos. Aí, Daniel Sempere encontra um livro maldito que muda o r

THE 2025 HUGO AND NEBULA AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST NOVELFrom New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes a dark retelling of the Brothers Grimms Goose Girl, rife with secrets, murder, and forbidden magic. Perfect for fans of Naomi Novic, Alix E. Harrow and Nettle & Bone.Cordelia knows her mother is unusual. Their house doesnt have any doors between roomsthere are no secrets in this house! Cordelia isnt allowed to have a single friend. The only time she feels truly free is on her daily rides with her mothers beautiful white horse, Falada.But more than a few quirks set her mother apart. Other parents cant force their daughters to be silent and motionlessobedientfor hours or days on end. Other mothers arent . . . sorcerers. After a suspicious death in their small town, Cordelias mother insists they leave in the middle of the night, leaving behind all Cordelia has ever known. They arrive at the remote country manor of a wealthy older man, the Squire, and his unwed sister, Hester. Cordelias mother intends to lure the Squire into marriage. Cordelia knows this can only be bad news for the bumbling gentleman and his kind, intelligent sister.Hester sees the way Cordelia shrinks away from her mother. How the young girl sits eerily still at dinner every night. She knows that to save her brother from bewitchment and to rescue the terrified Cordelia, she will have to face down a wicked witch of the worst kind.

"My mother has been dead for almost seven weeks: I had better go to work before the need to write about her, which I felt so strongly at her funeral, dies away and I fall back into the dull speechlessness with which I reacted to the nerves of her suicide."So begins Peter Handkes extraordinary confrontation with his mothers death. In a painful and courageous attempt to deal with the almost intolerable horror of her suicide, he sets out to piece together the facts of her life, as he perceives them. What emerges is a loving portrait of inconsolable grief, a woman whose lively spirit has been crushed not once but over and over again by the miseries of her place and time. Yet well into middle age, living in the Austrian village of her birth, she still remains haunted by her dreams.

A heart-warming and atmospheric Christmas novella set in the heart of wartime London, from the Queen of East End sagas Jean FullertonIts December 1940 and East London is expecting snow. But after months of nightly visits from the Luftwaffe, it will take more than a white Christmas to turn the bombed streets of Stepney festive. Young Eleanor Jolly, newly widowed after her husband stopped a German bullet on Dunkirk beach, is trying to pull through for the sake of her baby James. Her mother-in-law - the deceptively-named Ruby Jolly - isnt helping. Klaus Wagner is the loneliest German in London. Having narrowly escaped imprisonment by the Gestapo for his work on an anti-fascist newspaper, he signs up for the British armed forces, hoping to save his beloved country from Nazi rule. But the holiday season is making him homesick for the family and friends he left behind.However, Prue and Fliss Carmichael have a plan to boost morale: a surprise Christmas pantomime. When Ella comes on board, she wasnt expecting to find a German dissenter roped into the cast. Especially not an undeniably handsome German dissenter, with cornflower eyes and a mischievous smile.Will the Stepney girls rally in time for Christmas and put on a show to rival the air raid sirens? And will Klaus and Ella manage to find a way to each others hearts before the New Year? PRAISE FOR JEAN FULLERTON AND A STEPNEY GIRLS SECRET:Enthralling DILLY COURTHeart-warming ROSIE GOODWINA page-turning read ELAINE EVEREST

Dr. Watson, having returned to London after serving in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, is forced to leave the armed services and is now looking for a place to live. He runs into an old friend named Stamford who mentions that an acquaintance of his, Sherlock Holmes, is looking for someone to split the rent at a flat at 221B Baker Street, but he cautions Watson about Holmess eccentricities. Watson is amazed by Holmes, who has profound knowledge of chemistry and sensational literature, and very precise knowledge of geology, botany and many other disciplines. After much speculation by Watson, Holmes reveals that he is a "consulting detective" and he reads the telegram requesting consultation in a fresh murder case. Watson urges him to join, so Holmes invites him to accompany him as he investigates the crime scene, an abandoned house off the Brixton Road.

A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. With well over 200 million copies sold, it ranks amongst the most famous works in the history of literary fiction.The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralised by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same time period. It follows the lives of several characters through these events. The 45-chapter novel was published in 31 weekly instalments in Dickenss new literary periodical titled All the Year Round. From April 1859 to November 1859, Dickens also republished the chapters as eight monthly sections in green covers. All but three of Dickenss previous novels had appeared only as monthly instalments. The first weekly instalment of A Tale of Two Cities ran in the first issue of All the Year Round on 30 April 1859. The last ran thirty weeks later, on 26 November.

A Tangled Tale is a collection of ten brief humorous stories by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), published serially between April 1880 and March 1885 in The Monthly Packet magazine. Arthur B. Frost added illustrations when the series was printed in book form. The stories, or Knots as Carroll calls them, present mathematical problems. In a later issue, Carroll gives the solution to a Knot and discusses readers answers. The mathematical interpretations of the Knots are not always straightforward. The ribbing of readers answering wrongly - giving their names - was not always well received. (from wikipedia)

In "A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis," Patrick Colquhoun explores the intricate dynamics of law enforcement in early 19th-century London, addressing pressing issues such as crime prevention, public safety, and the efficacy of existing policing methods. Utilizing a clear and analytical literary style, Colquhoun presents a systematic examination of the sociopolitical context of his time, advocating for a modernized, regulated police force to combat rampant crime. His work serves as a foundational text in criminology and urban studies, revealing the complexities of metropolitan life and laying a framework for future discussions about law enforcement governance. Patrick Colquhoun, a Scottish merchant and a key public figure, was deeply influenced by his experiences with crime during his business dealings in London. His observations of the citys chaotic streets and the inadequacies of the existing police systems informed his arguments for reform. Colquhouns involvement in the establishment of the Thames Police Act further exemplifies his commitment to developing a systematic approach to policing, reflecting his progressive vision in this pivotal historical moment. This insightful treatise is essential reading for those interested in the evolution of policing, urban governance, and social reform. It not only provides a historical perspective on law enforcement but also invites contemporary readers to contemplate the ongoing challenges and responsibilities of maintaining public order in increasingly complex urban environments.

Todos são amigos. Um deles é um assassino.Durante as férias de Natal, um grupo de amigos reúne-se para passar a passagem de ano juntos. Uma tradição que começou há dez anos, quando eram estudantes e

RAYMOND WILLIAMS (1921-1998) was the most influential socialist writer and thinker in post-war Britain. Now, for the first time, making full use of Williamss private and unpublished papers and by placing him in a wide social and cultural landscape, Dai Smith, in this highly original and much praised biography, uncovers how Williamss life to 1961 is an explanation of his immense intellectual achievement.

On 7 April 1986, Annie Ernauxs mother, after years of suffering from Alzheimers disease, died in a retirement home in the suburbs of Paris. Shocked by this loss which, despite her mothers condition, she had refused to fathom, Ernaux embarks on a daunting journey back through time in an effort to recover the different facets of a woman whose openness to the world and appetite for reading created the conditions for the authors own social ascent. Mirroring A Mans Place, in which she narrates her fathers slow rise to material comfort, A Womans Story explores the ambiguous and unshakeable bond between mother and daughter, its fluctuation over the course of their lives, the alienating worlds that separate them and the inescapable truth that we must lose the ones we love. In this quietly powerful tribute to the last thread connecting her to the world out of which she was born, Ernaux attempts to do her mother the greatest justice she can: to portray her as the individual she was.

Having learned to appreciate Muslim life while living in Pakistan, Peter Mayne settled down to live in the back streets of Marrakesh in the 1950s. Rather than watch from the shelter of a hotel terrace, he rented rooms, learned the language, made friends, and became embroiled in conspiratorial picni, hashish-laced dinners and in the enchantments and misunderstandings of the street, with its festivals, love affairs, potions and gossip. By turns used, abused and cherished by his neighbours, Mayne wrote their letters for them and captured the essence of their lives in this affectionate and hilarious acount.

Estaba recostado sobre el pilar de piedra centenario. El arco de media punta le protegía de la fría lluvia que, junto al helado viento del norte, arrasaba la ciudad antigua de la Península Ibérica. Sus dientes castañeaban; a pesar de los guantes de piel forrados de lana de cordero, tenia que golpear fuertemente sus manos para que no se quedaran heladas, unas veces entre si, y otras contra los muros de la plaza, cuya antiguedad se remontaba a la epoca de los romanos.Las piernas se encontraban en la misma situacion de principios de congelacion. Sus dos pantalones, uno de pana y otro de cuero, no eran suficientes para luchar contra el intenso frio que cada minuto hacia disminuir la temperatura. En ese momento el reloj de la plaza del antiguo consistorio marcaba las siete de la tarde, anunciandolo con fuertes campanadas. La catedral cercana no se dejo esperar y entre los dos elevaron al cielo su sonido triste como la tarde, para que los respetables ciudadanos recordaran sus obligaciones, sin olvidar a los muertos, que en sus tumbas esperaban las oraciones del rosario que, a esa hora, se celebraba en el altar mayor de la imponente catedral, para que los liberara y Dios los enviara al espacio glorioso de la eternidad.

All proceeds from the sale of this book will go to the Madrid British CemeteryEl total de la venta se destinará al Cementerio Británico en Madrid

Winner of the Spears First Best Book Award, 2012Longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize, 2012Longlisted for the Guardian Book Award, 2012Longlisted for the Green Carnation Prize, 2012Shortlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, 2014In her garden, ensconced in the lush vegetation of the Western Cape, Clare Wald, world-renowned author, mother, critic, takes up her pen and confronts her life. Sam Leroux has returned to South Africa to embark upon a project that will establish his reputation - he is to write Clares biography. But how honest is she prepared to be? Was she complicit in crimes lurking in South Africas past; is she an accomplice or a victim? Are her crimes against her family real or imagined? In the stories she weaves and the truth just below the surface of her shimmering prose, lie Sams own ghosts.

Una muchacha camina al borde del abismo. Cielo Latini, niña precoz, sensible y creativa, educada en una familia "normal", siempre una enfant terrible fascinada por el arte y por la muerte, cuenta cómo su adolescencia fue un descenso a los infiernos.La desfloracion a los catorce años, la dependencia amorosa y sexual de un hombre mucho mayor que ella, la fascinacion con la muerte, la bulimia y la anorexia, la creacion del blog "Mecomoami" en el que miles de adolescentes hacian publico su derecho a ser anorexicas, los intentos de suicidio, la autoflagelacion. Y finalmente, la resurreccion, la cura a traves de la palabra. Hoy es una bellisima joven que ha sobrevivido al infierno para poder contarlo.Abzurdah es un vibrante testimonio, una historia impactante por su crudeza, porque refleja la realidad de miles de adolescentes. Su autora, ademas de coraje e inteligencia, tiene el claro don de la escritura, que le permite mantener en vilo al lector hasta la ultima pagina.Las miles de fans que la siguen son la prueba del magnetismo y de la pregnancia de su palabra.

Turki al-Hamads explosive novel Adama became an unlikely bestseller in the Middle East, selling more than 20,000 copies despite being officially banned in several countries, including the authors native Saudi Arabia. A compelling coming-of-age story, it also offers a rare and stunning inside look at the hidden roots of dissent in the modern Arab world.In his tranquil middle-class neighbourhood, eighteen-year-old Hisham doesnt quite fit in. Hes a budding philosopher who spends his days reading banned books and developing his political ideals. His Saudi Arabia is a nation embroiled in internal conflict, torn between ancient tradition and newfound prosperity. Hisham finds himself caught up in the struggle for change, devoting more and more of his time to a shadowy group of dissenters even as he questions both their motives and methods.The result is an intense showdown between Hishams love for his family, his firmly held philosophies, and his yearning for social justice. He awakens to passions both private and political, coming to grips with the paradoxes of a conservative land where illicit pleasures co-exist with the apparatus of a merciless state.