The Oxford Book Of Days
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The Oxford Book Of Days
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Author : Bonnie J. Blackburn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
The Oxford Book Of Days written by Bonnie J. Blackburn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
The Oxford Book of Days explores the fascinating history that underpins our familiar Western calendar. In the traditions of almanacs and Chambers's original Book of Days, the authors have collected together a rich body of historical fact, legend, lore, and literature for each day of the year,but this astonishing range of information is interfused with wit and scholarship to provide an authoriative, beautifully written reference work. From 1 January to 31 December, with additional notes on seasons, months, and the days of the week, this is a unique work to be referred to constantly andto be treasured.
The Oxford Book Of Days
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Author : Marilyn Yurdan
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2013-03-01
The Oxford Book Of Days written by Marilyn Yurdan and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-01 with History categories.
Taking you through the year day by day, The Oxford Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, amusing and important events and facts from different periods of history, many of which had a major impact on the religious and political history of Britain as a whole. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed. Featuring hundreds of snippets of information gleaned from the vaults of Oxford's archives, it will delight residents and visitors alike.
The New Book Of Days
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Author : Eleanor Farjeon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1958
The New Book Of Days written by Eleanor Farjeon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1958 with Calendar categories.
Book Of Days
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Author : Emily Fox Gordon
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2010-08-17
Book Of Days written by Emily Fox Gordon and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-17 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The sexual politics of a faculty wives dinner. The psychological gamesmanship of an inappropriate therapist. The emotional minefield of an extended family wedding . . . Whatever the subject, Emily Fox Gordon’s disarmingly personal essays are an art form unto themselves—reflecting and revealing, like mirrors in a maze, the seemingly endless ways a woman can lose herself in the modern world. With piercing humor and merciless precision, Gordon zigzags her way through “the unevolved paradise” of academia, with its dying breeds of bohemians, adulterers, and flirts, then stumbles through the perils and pleasures of psychotherapy, hoping to find a narrative for her life. Along the way, she encounters textbook feminists, partying philosophers, perfectionist moms, and an unlikely kinship with Kafka—in a brilliant collection of essays that challenge our sacred institutions, defy our expectations, and define our lives.
The Oxford Book Of Death
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Author : D. J. Enright
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2008-10-01
The Oxford Book Of Death written by D. J. Enright and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-01 with Literary Collections categories.
The inescapable reality of death has given rise to much of literature's most profound and moving work. D. J. Enright's wonderfully eclectic selection presents the words of poet and novelist, scientist and philosopher, mystic and sceptic. And alongside these 'professional' writers, he allows the voices of ordinary people to be heard; for this is a subject on which there are no real experts and wisdom lies in many unexpected places.
The Oxford Book Of Oxford
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Author : Jan Morris
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2002
The Oxford Book Of Oxford written by Jan Morris and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
In this entertaining and lively anthology, Jan Morris traces the history of Oxford University from its foundation in the Middle Ages through to the twentieth century, combining extracts from contemporary observers with her own informative commentary. The reader is invited to view the development of the college system, the creation of the Bodleian, Magdalen's defiance of James II, Newman, and the Oxford Movement. The life and times of Oxford are exalted or derided by writers ranging from the antiquarian Anthony Wood to Evelyn Waugh, Dr. Johnson and Mr. Gladstone, Hilaire Belloc and Thomas Hardy. Unworldly scholars and eccentric dons walk the pages, accompanied by the great characters of Oxford such as Benjamin Jowett, Sir Maurice Bowra, and William Spooner.
The Oxford Book Of The American South
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Author : Edward L. Ayers
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1997
The Oxford Book Of The American South written by Edward L. Ayers and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with American literature categories.
Gathers short stories, journalism, and excerpts from novels, diaries, and memoirs by Southern authors.
The Oxford Book Of Theatrical Anecdotes
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Author : Gyles Brandreth
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2020-10-08
The Oxford Book Of Theatrical Anecdotes written by Gyles Brandreth and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-08 with Performing Arts categories.
This is the ultimate anthology of theatrical anecdotes, edited by lifelong theatre-lover Gyles Brandreth in the Oxford tradition, and covering every kind of theatrical story and experience from the age of Shakespeare and Marlowe to the age of Stoppard and Mamet, from Richard Burbage to Richard Briers, from Nell Gwynn to Daniel Day-Lewis, from Sarah Bernhardt to Judi Dench. Players, playwrights, prompters, producers—they all feature. The Oxford Book of Theatrical Anecdotes provides a comprehensive, revealing, and hugely entertaining portrait of the world of theatre across four hundred years. Many of the anecdotes are humorous: all have something pertinent and illuminating to say about an aspect of theatrical life—whether it is the art of playwriting, the craft of covering up missed cues, the drama of the First Night, the nightmare of touring, or the secret ingredients of star quality. Edmund Kean, Henry Irving, John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier, Ellen Terry, Edith Evans, Maggie Smith, Helen Mirren—the great 'names' are all here, of course, but there are tales of the unexpected, too—and the unknown. This is a book—presented in five acts, with a suitably anecdotal and personal prologue from Gyles Brandreth—where, once in a while, the understudy takes centre-stage and Gyles Brandreth treats triumph and disaster just the same, including stories from the tattiest touring companies as well as from Broadway, the West End and theatres, large and small, in Australia, India, and across Europe.
The Book Of Days
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Author : Robert Chambers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1864
The Book Of Days written by Robert Chambers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1864 with Anecdotes categories.
A Reader S Book Of Days True Tales From The Lives And Works Of Writers For Every Day Of The Year
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Author : Tom Nissley
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2013-11-04
A Reader S Book Of Days True Tales From The Lives And Works Of Writers For Every Day Of The Year written by Tom Nissley and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-04 with Literary Criticism categories.
A witty and addictively readable day-by-day literary companion. At once a love letter to literature and a charming guide to the books most worth reading, A Reader's Book of Days features bite-size accounts of events in the lives of great authors for every day of the year. Here is Marcel Proust starting In Search of Lost Time and Virginia Woolf scribbling in the margin of her own writing, "Is it nonsense, or is it brilliance?" Fictional events that take place within beloved books are also included: the birth of Harry Potter’s enemy Draco Malfoy, the blood-soaked prom in Stephen King’s Carrie. A Reader's Book of Days is filled with memorable and surprising tales from the lives and works of Martin Amis, Jane Austen, James Baldwin, Roberto Bolano, the Brontë sisters, Junot Díaz, Philip K. Dick, Charles Dickens, Joan Didion, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Keats, Hilary Mantel, Haruki Murakami, Flannery O’Connor, Orhan Pamuk, George Plimpton, Marilynne Robinson, W. G. Sebald, Dr. Seuss, Zadie Smith, Susan Sontag, Hunter S. Thompson, Leo Tolstoy, David Foster Wallace, and many more. The book also notes the days on which famous authors were born and died; it includes lists of recommended reading for every month of the year as well as snippets from book reviews as they appeared across literary history; and throughout there are wry illustrations by acclaimed artist Joanna Neborsky. Brimming with nearly 2,000 stories, A Reader's Book of Days will have readers of every stripe reaching for their favorite books and discovering new ones.