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Book Exile Exiled

Download or read book Exile Exiled written by Paul Harris and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Exiles

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  • Author : Ron Hansen
  • Publisher : Macmillan
  • Release : 2008
  • ISBN : 0374150974
  • Pages : 252 pages

Download or read book Exiles written by Ron Hansen and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Exiles, Ron Hansen tells the story of a notorious shipwreck that prompted Gerard Manley Hopkins to break years of “elected silence” with an outpouring of dazzling poetry. In December 1875 the steamship Deutschland left Bremen, bound for England and then America. On board were five young nuns who, exiled by Bismarck’s laws against Catholic religious orders, were going to begin their lives anew in Missouri. Early one morning, the ship ran aground in the Thames and more than sixty lives were lost—including those of the five nuns. Hopkins was a Jesuit seminarian in Wales, and he was so moved by the news of the shipwreck that he wrote a grand poem about it, his first serious work since abandoning a literary career at Oxford to become a priest. He too would die young, an exile from the literary world. But as Hansen’s gorgeously written account of Hopkins’s life makes clear, he fulfilled his calling. Combining a thrilling tragedy at sea with the seeming shipwreck of Hopkins’s own life, Exiles joins Hansen’s Mariette in Ecstasy (called “an astonishingly deft and provocative novel” by The New York Times) as a novel that dramatizes the passionate inner search of religious life and makes it accessible to us in the way that only great art can.

Book Exile within Exiles

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  • Author : James N. Green
  • Publisher : Duke University Press
  • Release : 2018-09-14
  • ISBN : 1478002352
  • Pages : 256 pages

Download or read book Exile within Exiles written by James N. Green and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herbert Daniel was a significant and complex figure in Brazilian leftist revolutionary politics and social activism from the mid-1960s until his death in 1992. As a medical student, he joined a revolutionary guerrilla organization but was forced to conceal his sexual identity from his comrades, a situation Daniel described as internal exile. After a government crackdown, he spent much of the 1970s in Europe, where his political self-education continued. He returned to Brazil in 1981, becoming engaged in electoral politics and social activism to champion gay rights, feminism, and environmental justice, achieving global recognition for fighting discrimination against those with HIV/AIDS. In Exile within Exiles, James N. Green paints a full and dynamic portrait of Daniel's deep commitment to leftist politics, using Daniel's personal and political experiences to investigate the opposition to Brazil's military dictatorship, the left's construction of a revolutionary masculinity, and the challenge that the transition to democracy posed to radical movements. Green positions Daniel as a vital bridge linking former revolutionaries to the new social movements, engendering productive dialogue between divergent perspectives in his writings and activism.

Book Keeper of the Lost Cities

Download or read book Keeper of the Lost Cities written by Shannon Messenger and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestselling series A USA TODAY bestselling series A California Young Reader Medal–winning series In this riveting series opener, a telepathic girl must figure out why she is the key to her brand-new world before the wrong person finds the answer first. Twelve-year-old Sophie has never quite fit into her life. She’s skipped multiple grades and doesn’t really connect with the older kids at school, but she’s not comfortable with her family, either. The reason? Sophie’s a Telepath, someone who can read minds. No one knows her secret—at least, that’s what she thinks… But the day Sophie meets Fitz, a mysterious (and adorable) boy, she learns she’s not alone. He’s a Telepath too, and it turns out the reason she has never felt at home is that, well…she isn’t. Fitz opens Sophie’s eyes to a shocking truth, and she is forced to leave behind her family for a new life in a place that is vastly different from what she has ever known. But Sophie still has secrets, and they’re buried deep in her memory for good reason: The answers are dangerous and in high-demand. What is her true identity, and why was she hidden among humans? The truth could mean life or death—and time is running out.

Book Exile in Colonial Asia

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  • Author : Ronit Ricci
  • Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
  • Release : 2016-05-31
  • ISBN : 082485375X
  • Pages : 307 pages

Download or read book Exile in Colonial Asia written by Ronit Ricci and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exile was a potent form of punishment and a catalyst for change in colonial Asia between the seventeenth and early twentieth centuries. Vast networks of forced migration supplied laborers to emerging colonial settlements, while European powers banished rivals to faraway locations. Exile in Colonial Asia explores the phenomenon of exile in ten case studies by way of three categories: “kings,” royals banished as political exiles; “convicts,” the vast majority of those whose lives are explored in this volume, sent halfway across the world with often unexpected consequences; and “commemoration,” referring to the myriad ways in which the experience and its aftermath were remembered by those exiled, relatives left behind, colonial officials, and subsequent generations of descendants, devotees, historians, and politicians. Intended for a broad readership interested in the colonial period in Asia (South and Southeast Asia in particular), the volume encompasses a range of disciplinary perspectives: anthropology, gender studies, literature, history, and Asian, Australian, and Pacific studies. In addition to presenting fascinating, little-known, and varied case studies of exile in colonial Asia and Australia, the chapters collectively offer a sweeping, contextualized, comparative approach that links the narratives of diverse peoples and locales. Rather than confining research to the European colonial archives, whenever possible the authors put special emphasis on the use of indigenous primary sources hitherto little explored. Exile in Colonial Asia invites imaginative methodological innovation in exploring multiple archives and expands our theoretical frontiers in thinking about the interconnected histories of penal deportation, labor migration, political exile, colonial expansion, and individual destinies.

Book Exile s Adored

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  • Author : Kate Rudolph
  • Publisher : Kate Rudolph
  • Release : 2022-05-23
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 250 pages

Download or read book Exile s Adored written by Kate Rudolph and published by Kate Rudolph. This book was released on 2022-05-23 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help isn’t coming. When Carise wakes up on an alien planet running is her only chance at escape, even if being caught means death. She’d rather die than face whatever her captors plan to do to her. Guerran is no safe place for healing and every moment is fear. Until Jaek, a gentle giant of an alien, makes himself her protector. But when their fragile bond is tested, Carise knows she must find strength within herself to become brave enough to survive Guerran. This time she won’t let herself be taken. And she’s not leaving her mate behind.

Book Exile s Hunter

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  • Author : Kate Rudolph
  • Publisher : Kate Rudolph
  • Release : 2022-03-14
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 187 pages

Download or read book Exile s Hunter written by Kate Rudolph and published by Kate Rudolph. This book was released on 2022-03-14 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kenzie will do anything to save her sister... even if it means teaming up with a dangerous alien who makes her heart pound. Kenzie has crossed the galaxy in search of her abducted sister and she's finally landed on Guerran. It's a planet full of criminals and she can trust no one, especially not the terrifyingly hot alien named Mad. He's as much a criminal as anyone on Guerran. And he's her only hope. But she isn't sure whether she should kiss him or stab him when his presence makes her heat up with desire. Mad can't leave the exile planet. Once Kenzie finds Carise, the sisters will be long gone. There's no future between her and the hunky alien, no matter how quickly he steals her heart. How can Kenzie walk away when fate has put her in the path of her mate?

Book The Napoleon Dynasty

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  • Author : Charles Edwards Lester
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1852
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 716 pages

Download or read book The Napoleon Dynasty written by Charles Edwards Lester and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the main members of the Bonaparte family from the origin of the family to Louis Napoleon, President of the French Republic.

Book The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow

Download or read book The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow written by Rees Howell Gronow and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Kingdom of Exiles

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  • Author : Maxym M. Martineau
  • Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
  • Release : 2019-06-25
  • ISBN : 1492689394
  • Pages : 448 pages

Download or read book Kingdom of Exiles written by Maxym M. Martineau and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Has all the lush world-building and intoxicating magic of the Harry Potter universe" — Entertainment Weekly "Lush and sweeping swords-and-sorcery romance" — The New York Times Assassin's Creed meets Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in this gripping, epic fantasy romance trilogy. My heart wasn't part of the deal when I bargained for my life, But assassins so rarely keep their word. Exiled Charmer Leena Edenfrell is running out of time. Empty pockets forced her to sell her beloved magical beasts—an offense punishable by death—and now there's a price on her head. With the realm's most talented murderer-for-hire nipping at her heels, Leena makes Noc an offer he can't refuse: powerful mythical creatures in exchange for her life. Plagued by a curse that kills everyone he loves, Noc agrees to Leena's terms in hopes of finding a cure. Never mind that the dark magic binding the assassin's oath will eventually force him to choose between Leena's continued survival...and his own. The Beast Charmer Series: Kingdom of Exiles The Frozen Prince (coming early 2020) The Shattered Crown (coming late 2020)

Book Biographies of the Bonapartes     With portraits  etc

Download or read book Biographies of the Bonapartes With portraits etc written by Family of BONAPARTE and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Complete Works of Plutarch  Parallel Lives  Moralia  Illustrated

Download or read book The Complete Works of Plutarch Parallel Lives Moralia Illustrated written by Plutarch and published by Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 7863 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plutarch created a diverse range of works that have entertained generations of readers since the days of Imperial Rome. Plutarch's writings had an enormous influence on English and French literature. Plutarch was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo. He is known primarily for his Parallel Lives, a series of biographies of illustrious Greeks and Romans, and Moralia, a collection of essays and speeches.

Book The Eden Family  Showing the Loss of Our Paradise Home and Our Infinite Obligations to the Divine Benefactor  for Our Early and Gracious Rescue from Desert Exile

Download or read book The Eden Family Showing the Loss of Our Paradise Home and Our Infinite Obligations to the Divine Benefactor for Our Early and Gracious Rescue from Desert Exile written by Jeremiah Dodsworth and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Kidnapped by the Vatican

Download or read book Kidnapped by the Vatican written by Vittorio Messori and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2017-08-31 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1888 Fr. Edgardo Mortara wrote his autobiography so that the world would understand he had not been kidnapped by the Vatican. Here, along with a thorough introduction by Vittorio Messori, his story is published for the first time in English. As an infant, Mortara was on the point of death and secretly baptized by a Catholic servant employed by his family. He recovered his health, and in the Papal States where his family lived, the law required that he, like other baptized children, receive a Christian education. After several failed attempts to persuade his parents to enroll him in a local Catholic school, in 1858 Pope Pius IX had the boy taken from his family in Bologna and sent to a Catholic boarding school in Rome. There the child grew in Faith and eventually responded to the calling to become a Catholic priest. The Mortara Case reverberated around the world. Journalists, politicians, and Jewish leaders tried to pressure Pius IX to reverse his decision. The pope's refusal to do so was used as one of the reasons to dissolve the Papal States in 1870. Currently the case is being used as an argument against the canonization of Pius IX, whom John Paul II beatified in 2000.

Book Exile s Adored

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  • Author : Kate Rudolph
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2022
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Exile s Adored written by Kate Rudolph and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help isn't coming.When Carise wakes up on an alien planet running is her only chance at escape, even if being caught means death.She'd rather die than face whatever her captors plan to do to her.Guerran is no safe place for healing and every moment is fear. Until Jaek, a gentle giant of an alien, makes himself her protector. But when their fragile bond is tested, Carise knows she must find strength within herself to become brave enough to survive Guerran.This time she won't let herself be taken. And she's not leaving her mate behind.

Book English Aeneid

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  • Author : Sheldon Brammall
  • Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
  • Release : 2015-06-28
  • ISBN : 0748699090
  • Pages : 224 pages

Download or read book English Aeneid written by Sheldon Brammall and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2015-06-28 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the period from the beginning of Elizabeth's reign to the start of the English Civil War, during which time there were thirteen authors who composed substantial translations of Virgil's epic.

Book Reminiscences of Captain Gronow  formerly of the Grenadier Guards

Download or read book Reminiscences of Captain Gronow formerly of the Grenadier Guards written by Captain Rees Howell Gronow and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2011-04-27 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Gronow, joined the Grenadier guards as a young subaltern in 1812, having completed his studies at Eton and was widely know in England and the Continent thereafter as a raconteur and a fine pistol shot. His “Reminiscences” span four volumes in their original edition, an edited version was produced around the turn of the 19th century, having varied titles but following a stream of collected anecdotes set in distinct eras. These memoirs have achieved a high degree of fame and are justly accorded much historical respect, especially in those incidents where Gronow was personally present to record the words and deeds of those around him. Although admitted to the highest society, Gronow is far from being a snob and his works bear the stamp of a high degree of moral probity, they could not be described as the handiwork of a gossip. The first volume concentrates, as the title suggests, around Gronow’s experiences between 1812 and 1816, initially his experiences were military; He fought under the Duke of Wellington in the last two years of the Peninsular war being present at the battle of the Nivelle. His memories of the 1815 campaign and the culminating battle of Waterloo are widely known and quoted, they are vivid, accurate and of especial interest. After the fall of Napoleon, Gronow recounts his adventures and encounters in society in London and Paris, in the clubs, soirées, the opera and the field of honour, tales of “six bottlemen” and duels abound, tales of fortunes won and lost at rouge et noir. The great and the good of the period appear in thumb sketches and anecdotes; men such as The Duke of Wellington, Blucher, Beau Brumell, Romeo Coates, General Ornano, Lord Byron, Lord Canning, Shelley, Kangaroo Cook, the Duke of York all feature. “Reading Gronow is like drinking champagne - effervescent and mildly addictive” Author - Captain Rees Howell Gronow - (1794–1865)