Download or read book The United States Catalog written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 2162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The United States Catalog written by Marion Effie Potter and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 2204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The United States Catalog Books in Print 1902 written by Marion E. Potter and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 2216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Cambridge History of Medicine written by Roy Porter and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-06-05 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, 'The Cambridge History of Medicine' surveys the rise of medicine in the West from classical times to the present. Covering both the social and scientific history of medicine, this volume traces the chronology of key developments and events.

Download or read book The Morbid Age written by Richard Overy and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2009-05-07 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: British intellectual life between the wars stood at the heart of modernity. The combination of a liberal, uncensored society and a large educated audience for new ideas made Britain a laboratory for novel ways to understand the world. The Morbid Age opens a window onto this creative but anxious era, the golden age of the public intellectual and scientist: Arnold Toynbee, Aldous and Julian Huxley, H. G. Wells, Marie Stopes and a host of others. Yet, as Richard Overy argues, a striking characteristic of so many of the ideas that emerged from this new age - from eugenics to Freud's unconscious, to modern ideas of pacifism and world government - was the fear that the West was facing a possibly terminal crisis of civilization. The modern era promised progress of a kind, but it was overshadowed by a growing fear of decay and death, an end to the civilized world and the arrival of a new Dark Age - even though the country had suffered no occupation, no civil war and none of the bitter ideological rivalries of inter-war Europe, and had an economy that survived better than most. The Morbid Age explores how this strange paradox came about. Ultimately, Overy shows, the coming of war was almost welcomed as a way to resolve the contradictions and anxieties of this period, a war in which it was believed civilization would be either saved or utterly destroyed.

Download or read book A Man of Business written by Honore de Balzac and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book An Episode Under the Terror written by Honoré de Balzac and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2021-12-06 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A short story ushering the reader into the violent and horrifying events that took place during the Reign of Terror following the French Revolution. The tale follows an old ex-Carmelite nun who is hiding from Robespierre with abject fear of what tomorrow may bring. Oozing with mystery and suspense, Balzac's allegorical prose is at its very finest here. The French author who, along with Flaubert, is widely regarded to be one of the founding fathers of realism in European fiction. Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) was a French novelist and playwright, most famous for his collection of novels and plays, collectively called 'The Human Comedy'. His detailed observation of humanity and realistic depiction of society makes him one of the earliest representatives of realism in Europe. He was a master-creator of complex characters that often found themselves in ambiguous moral dilemmas.

Download or read book Civilization written by Clive Bell and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Celibates and Other Stories written by Honoré de Balzac and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Ball at Sceaux written by Honoré de Balzac and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2024-09-18 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Ball at Sceaux" is the fifth work of Honoré de Balzac, one of the oldest texts of la Comédie Humaine. In writing this novella Balzac seems to have been inspired by the fables of La Fontaine, especially La fille ("The Girl") and Héron ("The Heron"). "The Human Comedy" is Honoré de Balzac's 1829–48 multi-volume collection of interlinked novels and stories depicting French society in the period of the Restoration (1815–30) and the July Monarchy (1830–48).

Download or read book World Without Faith written by John Beevers and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Steel Seraglio written by Mike Carey and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A confident One Thousand and One Nights for our present . . . Furious pop entertainment—full of sex, passion, violence, and magic.” —Slant magazine This is the story of the legendary City of Women, told through the tales of those who founded it, championed it, and made it flourish. When the city of Bessa undergoes a violent coup, its lazy, laissez-faire ruler, Bokhari Al-Bokhari, is replaced by the religious zealot Hakkim Mehdad. With little use for the pleasures of the flesh, Hakkim sends his predecessor’s 365 concubines to a neighboring sultan as a gift. But when the new sultan discovers the concubines are harboring Al-Bokhari’s youngest son—a child who might grow up to challenge his rule—he repents of his mercy and sends his soldiers to slaughter the seraglio down to the last woman and child. What he doesn’t count on is a concubine trained in the art of murder—or the courage and fortitude of the women who will rise up with her to forge their own city out of the unforgiving desert. It’s an undertaking beset with challenges: hunger and thirst, Hakkim’s relentless hate, and the struggle to make a place for themselves in a world determined to underestimate and undermine them. Through a mosaic of voices and tales, we learn of the women’s miraculous rise, their time of prosperity—and how they carried with them the seed of their own destruction. “A thrilling tale.” —Publishers Weekly “A masterful, engaging and utterly fascinating story by three wonderful writers.” —SFRevu.com “The Steel Seraglio brings its alternate world of struggle, politics and magic very much to life.” —Locus

Download or read book Old Man Goriot written by Honoré de Balzac and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2011-01-06 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monsieur Goriot is one of a disparate group of lodgers at Mademe Vauquer's dingy Parisian boarding house. At first his wealth inspires respect, but as his circumstances are mysteriously reduced he becomes shunned by those around him, and soon his only remaining visitors are his two beautifully dressed daughters. Goriot's fate is intertwined with two other fellow boarders: the young social climber Eugene Rastignac, who sees a way to gain the acceptance and wealth he craves, and the enigmatic figure of Vautrin, who is hiding darker secrets than anyone. Weaving a compelling and panoramic story of love, money, self-sacrifice, corruption, greed and ambition, Old Man Goriot is Balzac's acknowledged masterpiece. A key novel in his Comédie Humaine series, it is a vividly realized portrait of bourgeois Parisian society in the years following the French Revolution.

Download or read book Tantalus or The Future of Man written by F. C. S. Schiller and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2024-08-12 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Tantalus: Or, the Future of Man" by F. C. S. Schiller is a philosophical novel published in 1909. The book presents a speculative vision of the future, blending elements of science fiction with philosophical inquiry. The narrative centers on Tantalus, a character who embodies the quest for knowledge and understanding of human destiny. Schiller uses this framework to explore ideas about human progress, the nature of existence, and the potential for future development. The novel reflects Schiller's interest in philosophy and his thoughts on the future trajectory of human civilization. "Tantalus" engages with themes of human aspiration, the limits of knowledge, and the philosophical implications of progress. It offers a thought-provoking examination of the future of humanity through a blend of narrative and philosophical reflection.