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Book Scott s Shadow

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ian Duncan
  • Publisher : Princeton University Press
  • Release : 2016-08-02
  • ISBN : 1400884306
  • Pages : 408 pages

Download or read book Scott s Shadow written by Ian Duncan and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016-08-02 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scott's Shadow is the first comprehensive account of the flowering of Scottish fiction between 1802 and 1832, when post-Enlightenment Edinburgh rivaled London as a center for literary and cultural innovation. Ian Duncan shows how Walter Scott became the central figure in these developments, and how he helped redefine the novel as the principal modern genre for the representation of national historical life. Duncan traces the rise of a cultural nationalist ideology and the ascendancy of Scott's Waverley novels in the years after Waterloo. He argues that the key to Scott's achievement and its unprecedented impact was the actualization of a realist aesthetic of fiction, one that offered a socializing model of the imagination as first theorized by Scottish philosopher and historian David Hume. This aesthetic, Duncan contends, provides a powerful novelistic alternative to the Kantian-Coleridgean account of the imagination that has been taken as normative for British Romanticism since the early twentieth century. Duncan goes on to examine in detail how other Scottish writers inspired by Scott's innovations--James Hogg and John Galt in particular--produced in their own novels and tales rival accounts of regional, national, and imperial history. Scott's Shadow illuminates a major but neglected episode of British Romanticism as well as a pivotal moment in the history and development of the novel.

Book In the Shadow of Dred Scott

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  • Author : Kelly M. Kennington
  • Publisher : University of Georgia Press
  • Release : 2017-04-15
  • ISBN : 0820350850
  • Pages : 310 pages

Download or read book In the Shadow of Dred Scott written by Kelly M. Kennington and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2017-04-15 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dred Scott suit for freedom, argues Kelly M. Kennington, was merely the most famous example of a phenomenon that was more widespread in antebellum American jurisprudence than is generally recognized. The author draws on the case files of more than three hundred enslaved individuals who, like Dred Scott and his family, sued for freedom in the local legal arena of St. Louis. Her findings open new perspectives on the legal culture of slavery and the negotiated processes involved in freedom suits. As a gateway to the American West, a major port on both the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, and a focal point in the rancorous national debate over slavery’s expansion, St. Louis was an ideal place for enslaved individuals to challenge the legal systems and, by extension, the social systems that held them in forced servitude. Kennington offers an in-depth look at how daily interactions, webs of relationships, and arguments presented in court shaped and reshaped legal debates and public attitudes over slavery and freedom in St. Louis. Kennington also surveys more than eight hundred state supreme court freedom suits from around the United States to situate the St. Louis example in a broader context. Although white enslavers dominated the antebellum legal system in St. Louis and throughout the slaveholding states, that fact did not mean that the system ignored the concerns of the subordinated groups who made up the bulk of the American population. By looking at a particular example of one group’s encounters with the law—and placing these suits into conversation with similar encounters that arose in appellate cases nationwide—Kennington sheds light on the ways in which the law responded to the demands of a variety of actors.

Book My Shadow Is Pink

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  • Author : Scott Stuart
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020-07
  • ISBN : 9780648728764
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book My Shadow Is Pink written by Scott Stuart and published by . This book was released on 2020-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Dad has a shadow that's blue as can be, and there's nothingbut blue in my whole family tree.But mine is quite different, it's not what you think.For mine is not blue... My shadow is PINK!An uplifiting book about daring to be different and having thecourage to be true to yourself.

Book Shadow Man

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  • Author : Melissa Scott
  • Publisher : Lethe Press
  • Release : 2009
  • ISBN : 1590212428
  • Pages : 317 pages

Download or read book Shadow Man written by Melissa Scott and published by Lethe Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the far future, human culture develops five distinctive genders due to the effects of a drug that eases sickness from faster-than-light travel. Winner of a Lambda Literary Award for Gay/Lesbian Science Fiction, "Shadow Man" remains one of the more important modern, speculative novels ever published in the field of gender and sexual identity.

Book The Last Shadow

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  • Author : Orson Scott Card
  • Publisher : Tor Books
  • Release : 2021-11-16
  • ISBN : 125025213X
  • Pages : 284 pages

Download or read book The Last Shadow written by Orson Scott Card and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orson Scott Card's The Last Shadow is the long-awaited conclusion to both the original Ender series and the Ender's Shadow series, as the children of Ender and Bean solve the great problem of the Ender Universe—the deadly virus they call the descolada, which is incurable and will kill all of humanity if it is allowed to escape from Lusitania. One planet. Three sapient species living peacefully together. And one deadly virus that could wipe out every world in the Starways Congress, killing billions. Is the only answer another great Xenocide? At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Book Aoife and Scathach  Shadow Twins

Download or read book Aoife and Scathach Shadow Twins written by Michael Scott and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nicholas Flamel appeared in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series—but did you know he really lived? And he might still be alive today! Discover the truth behind Michael Scott’s New York Times bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel with “Aoife and Scathach, Shadow Twins,” an ebook original that includes two short stories. Discover two lost stories from the life of the Shadow Twins, Scathach and Aoife, told now for the first time. . . . “Aoife of the Shadows” Lost on a distant Shadowrealm, Aoife is tempted by a crystal skull older than most civilizations. If she worships it, she will be given the power to kill her twin sister, Scathach. “Scathach the Shadow in the Land of Youth” The Warrior Maid Scathach is hiding out in a dangerous Shadowrealm, the Land of Youth, and must use all her skills to prevent a war. “Fans of adventure fantasies like Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians series will eat this one up.” —VOYA Read the whole series! The Alchemyst The Magician The Sorceress The Necromancer The Warlock The Enchantress

Book My Shadow Is Purple

Download or read book My Shadow Is Purple written by Scott Stuart and published by Larrikin House. This book was released on 2022-05-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Dad has a shadow that's blue as a berry, and my Mum's is as pink as a blossoming cherry.There's only those choices, a 2 or a 1. But mine is quite different, it's both and it's none.A heartwarming and inspiring book about being true to yourself and moving beyond the gender binary, by best-selling children's book creator Scott Stuart.

Book The Lost Wonderland Diaries Paperback

Download or read book The Lost Wonderland Diaries Paperback written by J. Scott Savage and published by Shadow Mountain. This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Something monstrous has been found in the magic world of Wonderland and it wants to get out. Lewis Carroll created a curious and fantastical world in his classic book Alice in Wonderland, but he secretly recorded the true story of his actual travels to Wonderland in four journals which have been lost to the world...until now. Celia and Tyrus discover the legendary Lost Diaries of Wonderland and fall into a portal that pulls them into the same fantasy world as the White Rabbit and the Mad Hatter. However, Wonderland has vastly changed. A darkness has settled over the land, and some creatures and characters that Tyrus remembers from the book have been transformed into angry monsters. Celia and Tyrus make their way through this unpredictable and dangerous land, helped by familiar friends including the Cheshire Cat and a new character, Sylvan, a young rabbit. Together, they desperately work to solve puzzles and riddles, looking for a way out of Wonderland. But the danger increases when the Queen of Hearts begins hunting them. Believing the two young visitors hold the key to opening multiple portals to multiple worlds, she will stop at nothing to capture them. It's up to Celia and Tyrus to save Wonderland and the real world. It's a race against time before they are trapped in Wonderland forever.

Book Cunningham s Book of Shadows

Download or read book Cunningham s Book of Shadows written by Scott Cunningham and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2011-01-08 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Llewellyn is pleased to present a new Scott Cunningham book—a long-lost Book of Shadows. Discovered in a battered manila envelope, this previously unpublished manuscript was penned by Scott in the early 1980s. This rare book includes original spells, rituals, invocations, and an herbal grimoire. Featured in the design are Scott's actual hand-drawn signs, symbols, and runes. More than twenty years after his passing, Scott Cunningham is still an iconic and highly regarded figure in the magical community. His books on Wicca are considered classics, and his writings continue to inspire and inform those new to the Craft.

Book The Shadow Society

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  • Author : Elle Scott
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020-04-21
  • ISBN : 9780648812500
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book The Shadow Society written by Elle Scott and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are three rules of the Shadow Society:Don't show a civilian your true self. Don't kill anyone. Don't turn anyone until graduation. Seventeen-year-old Sage risks her place in the Society and breaks the third rule to save someone's life. If anyone finds out, she'll be kicked out of school and shunned by the clan. To survive the semester she has two things to do:Keep the secret locked tight;And make sure the new Guardian doesn't do anything reckless. But hers isn't the only secret on campus.There's a Fallen on the loose and people are being brutally murdered. Did she create a monster?

Book Between Light and Shadow

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  • Author : Mac Darrow
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2003-03-20
  • ISBN : 1847310346
  • Pages : 370 pages

Download or read book Between Light and Shadow written by Mac Darrow and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2003-03-20 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much has been written on the human rights relevance and impacts of the policies and activities of the World Bank and IMF --or International Financial Institutions (IFIs). However while many of the human rights-based critiques of the Bank and Fund purport to link broadly defined reforms with obligations under international human rights law,rarely has this been carried out through a rigorous and in-depth application of international legal rules governing the proper interpretation of the institutions' mandates, and rarely have the policy consequences and practical possibilities for human rights integration been explored in any detail. These are the principal gaps that the present book aims to fill, by reference to a sample of the IFIs' most important and controversial contemporary activities.

Book The Dark Shadows Movie Book

Download or read book The Dark Shadows Movie Book written by Kathryn Leigh Scott and published by Pomegrante Press (CA). This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring producer/director Dan Curtis' original shooting scripts from "House of Dark Shadows" and "Night of Dark Shadows", this book contains previously unpublished publicity photos, stars' recollections, production credits, and promotional material--a treasure trove of trivia for "Dark Shadows" movie fans. 80 photos, 30 in color.

Book Scott s Novels

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  • Author : Walter Scott
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1833
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 456 pages

Download or read book Scott s Novels written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1833 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Sunshine and Shadow  A Novel

Download or read book Sunshine and Shadow A Novel written by Sunshine and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Through Sunshine and Shadow

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  • Author : Sharon Anne Cook
  • Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
  • Release : 1995
  • ISBN : 9780773513051
  • Pages : 310 pages

Download or read book Through Sunshine and Shadow written by Sharon Anne Cook and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1995 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ontario Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) quickly evolved from an organization established to eradicate the consumption of alcohol to become concerned with broader social problems. Sharon Cook shows that the WCTU nurtured a distinct feminist culture that promoted the family, children, and an important public role for women.

Book The Summer of Shadow

    Book Details:
  • Author : Pat Payne
  • Publisher : Trafford Publishing
  • Release : 2013-11-12
  • ISBN : 1490715134
  • Pages : 35 pages

Download or read book The Summer of Shadow written by Pat Payne and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Summer of Shadow by Pat Payne Trafford Publishing reviewed by Caroline Blaha-Black THE US REVIEW OF BOOKS "That evening Shadow was not inclined to fly to the roof to seek a roost due to his drooping or re-sprained wing, so we resurrected his intermediate cage and placed it on the ledge of the front bedroom bay window where he spent the night in safety." Shadow, a fledgling crow, was rescued and rehabilitated by the author and released back into the wild. Payne shares the crow's journey, highlighting Shadow's many trials and tribulationsbeing rescued, learning to fly, meeting other crows, and finally making full transition back into the wilderness. The author discovered the injured young crow on the forest floor, and he took him home to rehabilitate him, along with his wife, Dot. Payne describes with much delight the few months that he spent with the bird and the many habits and behaviors that the crow developed while with his human family. Crows are known for their intelligence and the ability to figure things out, which is highlighted in this book: Shadow stashing food, communicating with Payne to make his presence known, pestering the family dog with a stick, or bringing other crows over for a visit, there is no shortage of clever things that Shadow entertains the reader with. Also interesting to note are the first days of flight and meeting other crows around the author's home atop a Missouri Ozark ridge. Especially touching is Shadow's interaction with the author and his subsequent visits to the author's home upon his complete return to the wild. Colored photographs of Shadow, the people who raised him, and Murphy, the family dog, are scattered throughout the book, making it a visual treat for the reader. This is a great read for the lovers of crows and ravens, wildlife rehabilitators, and anyone with the interest in learning more about birds in general.

Book Within the Light   s SHADOW

    Book Details:
  • Author : Kenneth Kirkwood
  • Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
  • Release : 2023-01-22
  • ISBN : 1669850927
  • Pages : 395 pages

Download or read book Within the Light s SHADOW written by Kenneth Kirkwood and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2023-01-22 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George and his friend Scott both enlist in the Navy, but George is selected to lead a special unit in the NSA called the Peace Task Force, while Scott is not selected as a unit member. George must team up with his new friends, James and John, to create a secret NSA unit designed to create peace by taking down Donna and her terrorist network. Due to the secrecy of his task, George begins to feel the strain on his relationship with his family and friends because he cannot tell them the true nature of his mission.