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New Way to Pay Old Debts - Death hath a thousand doors to let out life: I shall
New Way to Pay Old Debts - Death hath a thousand doors to let out life: I shall
Philip Massinger
¥23.45
Philip Massinger was baptized at St. Thomas's in Salisbury on November 24th, 1583.Massinger is described in his matriculation entry at St. Alban Hall, Oxford (1602), as the son of a gentleman. His father, who had also been educated there, was a member of parliament, and attached to the household of Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke. The Earl was later seen as a potential patron for Massinger.He left Oxford in 1606 without a degree. His father had died in 1603, and accounts suggest that Massinger was left with no financial support this, together with rumours that he had converted to Catholicism, meant the next stage of his career needed to provide an income.Massinger went to London to make his living as a dramatist, but he is only recorded as author some fifteen years later, when The Virgin Martyr (1621) is given as the work of Massinger and Thomas Dekker.During those early years as a playwright he wrote for the Elizabethan stage entrepreneur, Philip Henslowe. It was a difficult existence. Poverty was always close and there was constant pleading for advance payments on forthcoming works merely to survive.After Henslowe died in 1616 Massinger and John Fletcher began to write primarily for the King's Men and Massinger would write regularly for them until his death.The tone of the dedications in later plays suggests evidence of his continued poverty. In the preface of The Maid of Honour (1632) he wrote, addressing Sir Francis Foljambe and Sir Thomas Bland: "e;I had not to this time subsisted, but that I was supported by your frequent courtesies and favours."e;The prologue to The Guardian (1633) refers to two unsuccessful plays and two years of silence, when the author feared he had lost popular favour although, from the little evidence that survives, it also seems he had involved some of his plays with political characters which would have cast shadows upon England's alliances.Philip Massinger died suddenly at his house near the Globe Theatre on March 17th, 1640. He was buried the next day in the churchyard of St. Saviour's, Southwark, on March 18th, 1640. In the entry in the parish register he is described as a "e;stranger,"e; which, however, implies nothing more than that he belonged to another parish.
Cruel to Be Kind: Part 3 of 3: Saying no can save a child’s life
Cruel to Be Kind: Part 3 of 3: Saying no can save a child’s life
Cathy Glass
¥23.45
Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in hospital with complications from type 2 diabetes. Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in hospital with complications from type 2 diabetes. Fostering Max gets off to a bad start when his mother, Caz, complains and threatens Cathy even before Max has moved in. Cathy and her family are shocked when they first meet Max. But his social worker isn’t the only one in denial; his whole family are too.
一周特价12.23-1.6 傲慢与偏见(英文版)
傲慢与偏见(英文版)
[英] 简·奥斯汀
促销价:¥7.99|¥23.99
这是奥斯汀*受欢迎的一部小说,它写的是爱情纠葛,但显然并不限于爱情。一本书能成为名著,当然不仅仅它能让人感到愉悦,更重要的是,它能让人有所启迪。 那时候,作者就告诉我们:为了财产、金钱和地位而结婚是错误的。但是,200年后,我们不还是如此吗?
十年以后(英语文库)
十年以后(英语文库)
大仲马
¥23.99
本书作为我社“经典英语文库”第15辑中的一种,精选法国十九世纪著名作家大仲马所作长篇小说《十年以后》。本书是《三个火枪手》的续集。为“达塔尼昂浪漫三部曲”之一。三部曲的故事发展到《十年以后》一书中的阶段,个中的场景已不再是三十年前的刀光剑影、血雨腥风,取而代之的是法王路易十四挥金如土、宫闱暧昧、官场明争暗斗以及贵妇人之间争风吃醋等情节。其中,柔弱质朴、胆小怕事的路易丝·德拉瓦利埃小姐如何一步步被设局沦落为路易十四情妇的经过,为下来《路易丝·德拉瓦利埃》的展做足了铺垫。
一周特价12.23-1.6 福尔摩斯探案集(英文版)
福尔摩斯探案集(英文版)
[英] 柯南·道尔
促销价:¥6.99|¥23.99
精选了一些福尔摩斯的英文短篇探案故事,练练英文阅读还是好的,毕竟中文之外还有更多优秀的小说值得你阅读。
A Négyek jele
A Négyek jele
Arthur Conan-Doyle
¥24.12
A Négyek jele
Taken: Part 2 of 3
Taken: Part 2 of 3
Rosie Lewis
¥24.33
Experienced foster carer, Rosie Lewis, takes on the heart-breaking case of Megan, a baby born with a drug addiction and a cleft palate. Addicted to drugs from birth because of her mother’s substance abuse during pregnancy, new-born Megan is taken into Rosie’s loving care. Rosie is supposed to help Megan find her new permanent home, but it turns out that Megan has already found her ‘forever mummy’ in Rosie. Rosie grows incredibly attached to Megan and applies to adopt her, but the system refuses her in favour of a young couple and Rosie is devastated. Against all her instincts, Rosie does her job and prepares Megan for her new ‘forever family’, but everything about Megan leaving feels wrong. When Rosie learns a few months later that Megan’s adoption has broken down, she is saddened but also filled with hope – will this little girl be allowed to return to her true ‘forever home’?
Taken: Part 1 of 3
Taken: Part 1 of 3
Rosie Lewis
¥24.33
Experienced foster carer, Rosie Lewis, takes on the heart-breaking case of Megan, a baby born with a drug addiction and a cleft palate. Addicted to drugs from birth because of her mother’s substance abuse during pregnancy, new-born Megan is taken into Rosie’s loving care. Rosie is supposed to help Megan find her new permanent home, but it turns out that Megan has already found her ‘forever mummy’ in Rosie. Rosie grows incredibly attached to Megan and applies to adopt her, but the system refuses her in favour of a young couple and Rosie is devastated. Against all her instincts, Rosie does her job and prepares Megan for her new ‘forever family’, but everything about Megan leaving feels wrong. When Rosie learns a few months later that Megan’s adoption has broken down, she is saddened but also filled with hope – will this little girl be allowed to return to her true ‘forever home’?
Taken: Part 3 of 3
Taken: Part 3 of 3
Rosie Lewis
¥24.33
Experienced foster carer, Rosie Lewis, takes on the heart-breaking case of Megan, a baby born with a drug addiction and a cleft palate. Addicted to drugs from birth because of her mother’s substance abuse during pregnancy, new-born Megan is taken into Rosie’s loving care. Rosie is supposed to help Megan find her new permanent home, but it turns out that Megan has already found her ‘forever mummy’ in Rosie. Rosie grows incredibly attached to Megan and applies to adopt her, but the system refuses her in favour of a young couple and Rosie is devastated. Against all her instincts, Rosie does her job and prepares Megan for her new ‘forever family’, but everything about Megan leaving feels wrong. When Rosie learns a few months later that Megan’s adoption has broken down, she is saddened but also filled with hope – will this little girl be allowed to return to her true ‘forever home’?
Book of Eve
Book of Eve
Haggins, Melanie E
¥24.43
The Book of Eve is neither male nor female, rather a poetic revelation of one's exploration of life. A quest for knowledge, wisdom, truths and understanding, Eve takes us on a heartfelt journey of discoveries, fears, needs and desires. Melanie E. Haggins is a poet, a creative writer and former radio personality. She is strongly influenced by a musical and business background, which later helped her to progress into the world of media as the host of her own popular radio magazine show, where she conducted celebrity interviews with musicians and vocalists alike. An inspirational figure to young people and women of all ages, Melanie has worked for many years as a passionate educator and mentor to young people within her community, championing a number of initiatives on behalf of young people and human rights. With a keen eye for innovation, she draws inspiration from all she encounters for the purpose of improving the lives of those who come into contact with her as she continues to put her visionary ideas and quests for truths into poetic forms.
Sketches Sartorial, Tonsorial and the Like
Sketches Sartorial, Tonsorial and the Like
St Claire Bullock
¥24.44
St Claire Bullock - a Professor of Philosophy, no less - in the intervals between pondering the great questions of life, turned his hand to penning light verse in the manner of Hilaire Belloc, Ogden Nash and Edward Lear. In rhyming couplets these wry and witty poems ponder the foibles and vanities of mortals. Some of these are captured in pen and ink drawings which caricature the subject of the poems. Each character is given an amusing name, beginning with Master Cecil Abercorn, through Clarence Castle, Serena Huff, The Marchioness of Mal de Mer, Major Houghton Reid and Thomas Tinkham Tattersall to Roland Washburn White. There are 70 poems in all of which 10 are illustrated. The illustration on the front cover relates to Rupert Ashe: 'The greatest pride of Rupert Ashe was his luxuriant moustache. He took great care to keep it groomed, And even, with restraint, perfumed. He brushed it upward every day, and it made such a grand display, that people who were not the wiser, imagined that he was the Kaiser.'
John Clare
John Clare
R.S Attack
¥24.44
John Clare (1793-1864) was born at a time of great social upheaval, just months after the beheading of Louis XVI and the outbreak of war with France which was to last till the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815. He also lived through the upheavals of the land enclosure movement and agricultural revolution which changed the face of the countryside and the way of life in rural England. His father was a farm worker who managed to pay for his son’s schooling, though this was cut short as conditions worsened, but at least Clare had by then learnt to read and write so he could continue his own education, reading whatever books he could lay his hands on. At the age of sixteen he witnessed the social dislocation caused by the local enclosure Act and observed how the landscape was gradually transformed. Drawing on Clare’s writing, this extensively researched study gives the modern reader an appreciation of the divisive effects of these policies. Structured chronologically, this exploration of John Clare’s life highlights the socio-economic and environmental aspects of his observations and includes his reports on an insidious revolution taking place in the English countryside. Parliament, dominated by landowners, authorised the enclosure of large tracts of common land by private acts without considering the effect on those who had enjoyed rights of use and pasturage for centuries. Land enclosures, and the improved agricultural techniques which this permitted, was important in increasing food production at a time when the population of England was growing rapidly. While additional work was initially provided for agricultural labourers in the fencing and walling needed, this was temporary. The introduction of new, labour-saving machinery further reduced the opportunities for work. Insufficient attention, the author argues, has been given to the consequences. Those driven out of their homes in the country were left with no option but to migrate to the towns and sell their labour to whoever would pay for it. In effect, land enclosure created a market in land; landlessness created a market in labour. These are the foundations of our modern market economy. The author asserts that the harshness of the early years of the industrial revolution were the product of land enclosure which the welfare state has to some extent mitigated, although at the cost of creating a dependency culture in contrast to the sturdy independence of Clare’s parents’ generation of farm workers.
Ben Diary of A Heroin Addict
Ben Diary of A Heroin Addict
Anne Rogers
¥24.44
As a young man from a loving, middle class family living in a small English village, Ben Rogers appeared to have it all….but then he found drugs. As his life descended into chaos and despair, Ben began to chronicle his daily struggles with the aid of a video camera. He was hopeful that one day his experiences could be used to educate others. Ben lost his battle against addiction and died when he was 34 as a result of medical withdrawal. His family decided to release the tapes in the hope that other families could benefit. The result was the highly acclaimed, award winning SKY documentary, ‘Ben, Diary of a Heroin Addict’ which was shown on national television 27 times and ultimately across the world. Ben’s mother, Anne, received hundreds of letters and messages, not only from addicts but also from families saying that the documentary had helped them realise that they weren’t alone. The film took Ben’s mum to the Home Office, with interviews on national television, radio and the press. She has spoken with many young offenders desperate to educate other youngsters about addiction and to honour her son’s wishes. The book includes writings and drawings by Ben which give a unique insight into the chaos surrounding drug addiction. His brother and sisters contribute too to the story of a family living on the edge. ‘Ben, Diary of a Heroin Addict – A Mother’s Fight’ is both an attack against the government’s tolerance of addiction and a powerful and moving depiction of one family’s love.
Chimney The Poetic Story Of  A Family Cat
Chimney The Poetic Story Of A Family Cat
Pamela Douglas
¥24.44
Chimney is a much loved family cat who has chosen to tell her own story in poetic form as only a cat can. She charts her life from mischievous kittenhood to thoughtful maturity in the company of two glorious IRISH SETTERS. Cat lovers and owners everywhere will recognise many of her ways and cat philosophy and those, who do not know cats well, will be surprised at their observational skills!
Anekdoták
Anekdoták
Dávid Attila
¥24.44
Vidám, r?vid valós t?rténetek a szerz? és családja életéb?l.
101 poeme
101 poeme
Lazu Lidia
¥24.44
Prin u?ile l?sate vrai?teDe cei ce nu se mai ?ntorcPrin pere?ii pe care i?i zg?riar?ViseleD? buzna glasul mul?imiiCare se zbateDeja prins? ?ntre fireleIscusitei urzeli a paianjenilorPoliticiThrough the wide-open doorsBy those who never returnThrough the walls on which they’d scratchedTheir dreamsThe voice barges through from a crowdWhich is strugglingAlreadz trappedIn the skillfullz/woven webOf the spiders of politics
lumin?, ?ncet
lumin?, ?ncet
Marian Drăghici
¥24.44
C?t?lin Ghi?? este unul dintre cei mai serio?i, mai informa?i ?i mai inspira?i cercet?tori care se afirm? ?n comparatistica literar? ?i cultural? de la noi. Neotematismul s?u este unul atent la diferen?e – ?i ?n primul r?nd la diferen?a estetic? –, reticent fa?? de exploatarea ideologizant? a literaturii. Cartea de fa?? ??i acoper? tema cu mare grij?, cu acribie filologic? ?i teoretic?, dar o ?i dep??e?te uneori prin implica?ii nea?teptate ?i prin considera?ii de ansamblu. ?mi place ?n mod deosebit luciditatea autocritic? a autorului, ?n care v?d reflexul moral al modestiei ?i, ?n acela?i timp, orgoliul justificat al competen?ei profesionale“. – Mircea Martin
O precizie cu adev?rat ?nsp?im?nt?toare
O precizie cu adev?rat ?nsp?im?nt?toare
Virgil Mazilescu
¥24.44
Nu cred c trebuie s interpretm altfel referirile lui Clinescu la vechimea poporului romn dect ca o proiecie mitic a unor date istorice i, mai ales, a unor intuiii i ambiii personale. Dar chiar i aa, aceste idei meritau s fie formulate i ncarnate n imagini, aceste pagini meritau s fie scrise, fie i numai pentru clipele de reverie istoric i de mobilizare afectiv pe care ni le produc, pentru ficiunile verosimile pe care ni le propun cu atta trie i n care suntem liberi s credem cu propria noastr trie ca ntr-un alt posibil destin.“ – Mircea Martin
Radio ?n z?pad?
Radio ?n z?pad?
Adrian G. Romila
¥24.44
uneori moartea vinedac? lumea arde multe lum?n?ri,dar muribunda astanu pricepe,nu vrea ca inima s?-i crape ?nc? ?ise tot pune pe partea st?ng?ca s-o lini?teasc?,?i url? c?t poate:?sunt vie! de ce pleca?i?“
Genera?ia mea
Genera?ia mea
Nacu Augustin
¥24.44
...A ine jurnal, a nu fi singur sub canonad. A duce n crc trupul cu multe rni al unui camarad, toate sngernde... El mai tria n momentul cnd l-ai aburcat n spate, dar nu mai prea n simiri. naintezi prin viscolul de gloane i schije, dintre care unele adorm scurt n carnea lui dens. Cel puin aa crezi, cel puin aa ndjduieti – c loviturile nu s-au oprit n tine. Dar poi fi sigur Prin canonad nainte, sau cine mai tie ncotro, snge a curs i se mai prelinge nc din trupul prietenului, sau i dintr-al tu Greutatea lui te deznoad, i simi cldura... Mai triete oare ntrebarea nu are nevoie de rspuns, oricum n-ai s te debarasezi de strvul lui: te-a aprat i o s te mai apere de lovitura mortal. (El, camaradul, el, jurnalul.) i de vzut cine dintre noi mai supravieuiete, vom vedea la urm, i spui.“ – Ion Lazu
Poemul de diminea??
Poemul de diminea??
Lazu Ion
¥24.44
Sonete n-ai s? sco?i b?t?nd pe taste?i complet?nd trei strofe ?i jumateCu vorbe-plevi, cu furca adunatePe aria rom?nei limbi prea vaste;Nu-?i ies nici cu ?epu?a pus?-n coaste,Nici cu-nghiontiri ?n prip?, pe la spate,Cum nu aduni senten?e, pe-nserateDin tigva celor ce-au tr?it la Oaste...C? ies din taste doar voroave proasteS?-mproa?te broa?te din b?ltoace-opace,Cum in?i peltici ?i babe prost?nace?ngaim? t?lcuri, cum c? via?a iaste...Nu ies sonetele lovind ?n clape.Sub ele Inefabilul nu-ncape.