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The selected essays of James Wood - our greatest living literary critic and author of How Fiction Works'James Wood is a close reader of genius...

Forster's Aspects of the Novel and Milan Kundera's The Art of the Novel, How Fiction Works is a study of the main elements of fiction, such as narrative, detail, characterization, dialogue, realism, and style.

Alan Querry, a successful property developer from the north of England, has two daughters: Vanessa, a philosopher who lives and teaches in Saratoga Springs, NY, and Helen, a record company executive based in London.

This comprehensive reference work offers readers a wealth of knowledge on a vast range of topics, from history and science to art and literature. With entries on everything from famous people and places to obscure scientific phenomena, The Nuttall Encyclopaedia is an invaluable resource for anyone looking to expand their horizons and deepen their understanding of the world.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This comprehensive encyclopedia offers a wealth of information on a wide range of topics, serving as a go-to resource for anyone looking to expand their knowledge and understanding of the world around them. It includes extensive entries on everything from science and history to geography and the arts.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A comprehensive reference book that covers a wide range of topics, from history and literature to science and technology.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The author of this book has found a link in ancient Ugaritic cuneiform tablets with a time that happened after the Great Flood mentioned in Epic of Gilgamesh and by so many other cultures. This link has a profound affect on how History could be perceived and it answers some long thought about mysteries of the past. This book also reveals the history of the ancient gods of Ugarit and that they were not gods (per se) but humans like you and me. This book also reveals the distribution of the nations after the Flood and some amazing aspects of that culture, even names of towns, names of people, how they interacted, how they thought. This book reveals great craftsmen, amazing location of events and places, cultural aspects of that time, rulers gaining kingdoms, rulers losing those kingdoms, wars, death, incest, paid assassins, and so forth. And it has this whole time been in plain sight, and so this book reveals the keys to understanding the ancient myths, the Ugaritic texts, the myths of the gods, and so forth. Which will lead armchair scholars, archaeologist, and scholars of ancient texts into fundamentally changing how they perceive these events, and more than that, to glean from so many other texts information to the events that happened after what the Ancients called the Great Flood. This may sound like spectacular claims. And yes, they are. This is EPIC. So get the book to find out for yourself

A short story like no other. Historical fiction melded with erotica, and The Doctrine of Venus at its heart.Step back in history one hundred years to the trial of a society beauty. Her scandalous affair lends publicity to a book that advocates sexual depravity-the Doctrine. Reproduced here in its entirety, the 3rd edition of The Doctrine of Venus has been censored in America for a century. A seminal work of domination and submission, it is a rulebook for collaring your lover. It is a manifesto for romantics and sinners. Shocking and arousing, and complete with a dozen erotic photographs of the period, it whispers temptingly to readers to try it for themselves. As sensational now as it was back then, The Doctrine of Venus is more than a hot read; it is a book that may change your life-forever.

I am no longer the innocent girl; I am blissful, complete, and knowing.This is Paula's story, the entire three books of Paula's Place complete in one edition. It includes Seduction: A steamy, explicit erotic romance of sexual fantasies come real. Fate brings Paula back to her hometown, where she meets her dark handsome neighbour. Surrender: Paula is drawn into her lover's world of domination and submission, where sensation and lust commingle with intimacy and trust. As Paula surrenders her body to pleasure, she knows she is losing her heart. Submission: Paula struggles to reconcile her feelings with her concern that things are going too fast. As her slide towards bliss only gathers pace, how will their love affair end? Does she even have a choice, or is her submission complete? This is the entire work of the Paula's Place trilogy and includes the unabridged texts of Seduction, Surrender, and Submission, all previously released individually by 1001 Nights Press. It is a graphic and explicit work of erotic D/s fiction intended for adults only.

An in depth look at End Time Prophecy with over 350 prophecies directly used and thousands listed in the Appendix. It is set up to understand the basic sequence of End Time Prophecies coming up, with insights into many prophecies that were thought to have already happened, but are yet to be fulfilled. This give a rich and fuller look at what is coming up to the point that when these events happen, no one will be able to say that God's written Word, hasn't correctly revealed the End Times.

Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern - English and foreign sources: including phrases, mottoes, maxims, proverbs, definitions, aphorisms, and sayings of the wise men, in their bearing on life is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1899.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

New Yorker book critic and award-winning author James Wood delivers a novel of a family struggling to connect with one another and find meaning in their own lives. In the years since his daughter Vanessa moved to America to become a professor of philosophy, Alan Querry has never been to visit. He has been too busy at home in northern England, holding together his business as a successful property developer. His younger daughter, Helen-a music executive in London-hasn't gone, either, and the two sisters, close but competitive, have never quite recovered from their parents' bitter divorce and the early death of their mother. But when Vanessa's new boyfriend sends word that she has fallen into a severe depression and that he's worried for her safety, Alan and Helen fly to New York and take the train to Saratoga Springs.Over the course of six wintry days in upstate New York, the Querry family begins to struggle with the questions that animate this profound and searching novel: Why do some people find living so much harder than others? Is happiness a skill that might be learned or a cruel accident of birth? Is reflection conducive to happiness or an obstacle to it? If, as a favorite philosopher of Helen's puts it, "the only serious enterprise is living," how should we live? Rich in subtle human insight, full of poignant and often funny portraits, and vivid with a sense of place, James Wood's Upstate is a powerful, intense, beautiful novel.

10th anniversary revised edition with new Introduction James Wood's How Fiction Works is a scintillating study of the magic of fiction-an analysis of its main elements and a celebration of its lasting power. Here one of the most prominent and stylish critics of our time looks into the machinery of storytelling to ask some fundamental questions: What do we mean when we say we "know" a fictional character? What constitutes a telling detail? When is a metaphor successful? Is Realism realistic? Why do some literary conventions become dated while others stay fresh?James Wood ranges widely, from Homer to Make Way for Ducklings, from the Bible to John le Carré, and his book is both a study of the techniques of fiction-making and an alternative history of the novel. Playful and profound, How Fiction Works will be enlightening to writers, readers, and anyone else interested in what happens on the page.