Download or read book Lily and Willy written by Martha Alexander and published by Candlewick Press (MA). This book was released on 1993 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Lily and her brother Willy play together, whatever Lily's doll does Willy's teddy bear wants to do too. On board pages.

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Download or read book The brothers Wilde written by Richard Woulfe and published by Polimnia Digital Editions. This book was released on 2016-12-10 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A gripping story about Oscar Wilde’s relationship with his elder brother. At times sad, at times funny, but at every moment moving. A tight, economical style that captures decisively the dynamics of brotherly rivalry”. Molly Bellamy

Download or read book A Poor Wise Man written by Mary Roberts Rinehart and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2018-05-21 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lily Cardew, returning home from doing Red Cross work during the war, finds herself feeling restless and unable to fit back into the familiar but rather empty social life of her wealthy family. Looking to occupy herself and to assert her independence from her harsh grandfather, she decides to visit an estranged family member, and ends up falling unwittingly into dangerous company among the leaders of an anarchist group. Meanwhile, her war companion, William Wallace Cameron, is drawn into the burgeoning political upheaval from the other end, and becomes a key figure in the movement working to stem the planned revolt.

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Download or read book A Poor Wise Man written by Mary Roberts Rinehart and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rescue of a girl from marriage to an anarchist by her lover depicts post-war unrest and politics in America.

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Download or read book The Royal Baker s Daughter written by Barbara Goldberg and published by University of Wisconsin Pres. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2008 Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry, selected by David St. John These poems, at once elegant and earthy, reveal the inner workings of the human psyche and show us that sometimes the best defense against terror is making mischief. The Royal Baker’s Daughter was raised on a diet of stone soup and the occasional leftover royal treat. This leaves her with an appetite for authenticity. With nothing but her two deft hands to guide her, she embarks on a journey into the dark forest, “where sticks and stones and absolutes reign and nothing, even sin, is original.” Best Fall book from the Montserrat Review

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Download or read book House Signs and Collegiate Fun written by Chaise LaDousa and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-24 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's no secret that fun is important to American college students, but it is unusual for scholars to pay attention to how undergraduates represent and reflect on their partying. Linguist and anthropologist Chaise LaDousa explores the visual manifestations of collegiate fun in a Midwestern college town where house signs on off-campus student residences are a focal point of college culture. With names like Boot 'N Rally, The Plantation, and Crib of the Rib, house signs reproduce consequential categories of gender, sexuality, race, and faith in a medium students say is benign. Through his analysis of house signs and what students say about them, LaDousa introduces the reader to key concepts and approaches in cultural analysis.