What Jane Austen Ate And Charles Dickens Knew
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What Jane Austen Ate And Charles Dickens Knew
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Author : Daniel Pool
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2012-10-02
What Jane Austen Ate And Charles Dickens Knew written by Daniel Pool and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-02 with Education categories.
A “delightful reader’s companion” (The New York Times) to the great nineteenth-century British novels of Austen, Dickens, Trollope, the Brontës, and more, this lively guide clarifies the sometimes bizarre maze of rules and customs that governed life in Victorian England. For anyone who has ever wondered whether a duke outranked an earl, when to yell “Tally Ho!” at a fox hunt, or how one landed in “debtor’s prison,” this book serves as an indispensable historical and literary resource. Author Daniel Pool provides countless intriguing details (did you know that the “plums” in Christmas plum pudding were actually raisins?) on the Church of England, sex, Parliament, dinner parties, country house visiting, and a host of other aspects of nineteenth-century English life—both “upstairs” and “downstairs. An illuminating glossary gives at a glance the meaning and significance of terms ranging from “ague” to “wainscoting,” the specifics of the currency system, and a lively host of other details and curiosities of the day.
Dickens Fur Coat And Charlotte S Unanswered Letters
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Author : Daniel Pool
language : en
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Release Date : 1997
Dickens Fur Coat And Charlotte S Unanswered Letters written by Daniel Pool and has been published by Harper Perennial this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Authors and publishers categories.
The author of the critically hailed "What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew" takes readers on an engaging, high-spirited romp through Victorian England to expose the very human side of Dickens, the Brontes, Thackeray, and other great literary figures of the time. Illustrations.
Searching For Jane Austen
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Author : Emily Auerbach
language : en
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Release Date : 2004
Searching For Jane Austen written by Emily Auerbach and has been published by Univ of Wisconsin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Literary Criticism categories.
A study of Jane Austen's life and writings, this work surveys two centuries of editing, censorship, and fiction that created a pious, wistful, romantically pining, and frustrated Austen. It serves up an antidote to that icon - a dynamic, brave, and buoyant writer - by examining subtle self-portraits in the author's works.
Christmas In New York
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Author : Daniel Pool
language : en
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Release Date : 2018-01-16
Christmas In New York written by Daniel Pool and has been published by Seven Stories Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-16 with Religion categories.
1998 New York Public Library Best Book for the Teen Age New York is seemingly the center of the universe during the Christmas season, beginning with Santa's arrival in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and culminating with the dropping of the ball in Times Square on New Year's Eve. And why not? After all, New York is the birthplace of electric Christmas tree lights, Lionel trains, F. A. O. Schwarz, "White Christmas," and, of course, Santa Claus. In Christmas in New York, Daniel Pool takes the reader on a tour of present-day New York Christmas attractions (the Rockefeller Center Tree, the store windows, the shows, the songs, the smells.) He tells little-known facts and stories about the history of Christmas in New York (how Maurice Sendak's career started designing F. A. O. Schwarz windows; how Guy Lombardo's "Auld Lang Syne" became the official New Year's song; a complete "Santology"). And finally, there is a section on "The Ghosts of Christmas Past"--long-time New York Christmas traditions that have fallen by the wayside. A marvelous mingling of the now and then, Pool's book, with fifty unique photographs and a characteristic biting wit, conveys the true New York Christmas spirit.
Jane Austen And Altruism
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Author : Magdalen Ki
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-02-26
Jane Austen And Altruism written by Magdalen Ki and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-26 with Literary Criticism categories.
Jane Austen and Altruism identifies a compelling theme, namely, the view that Jane Austen propounds a rigorous, boundary-sensitive model of altruism that counters the human propensity to selfishness and promotes the culture of cooperation. In her days, altruism was commonly known as "benevolence", "charity," or "philanthropy", and these concepts overlap with Auguste Comte’s later definition of altruism as "otherism". This volume argues that Austen’s thinking co-opts the evolutionary idea that altruism is seldom truly pure, egoism cannot be eradicated, and boundless group altruism is not sustainable. However, given that she comes from a naval and clergy family, she witnesses the power of wartime patriotism, the Evangelical revival, the Regency culture of politeness, and the sentimental novels. In her novels, she locates human relationships along an altruism continuum that ranges from enlightened selfishness to pathological altruism. Unconditional love is hard to find, but empathy, kin altruism, reciprocal exchange, and group altruism are key to the formation of self-identity, family, community and the nation state.
The History Of England
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Author : Jane Austen
language : en
Publisher: Icon Books
Release Date : 2006
The History Of England written by Jane Austen and has been published by Icon Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with England categories.
Jane Austen and Charles Dickens are the quintessential English novelists, and their place among the very greatest authors is beyond dispute. Yet both also wrote histories of England, Austen as an adolescent satire and Dickens as an entertaining book for children. This book brings these fascinating pieces of historical writing together, providing two very different perspectives on the history of England.Jane Austen launches into her satirical history with breathtaking speed and a touching informality, wielding her trademark wit to summarise and satirise the career of every monarch from Henry IV to Charles I. It is also a rarely seen and revealing glimpse of Austen's precocious talent.Dickens's gory and dramatic history is full of villains and heroes. He sketches the lives of Elizabeth I, James I and Charles I with typically flamboyant twists and turns. It is a hugely evocative piece, both of the history he conjures up and of the time in which he himself was writing.David Starkey's fascinating introduction explores the merits of each history. It is the perfect opening to two thoroughly engaging and enthralling histories of England.
Two Histories Of England
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Author : Jane Austen
language : en
Publisher: Ecco
Release Date : 2006
Two Histories Of England written by Jane Austen and has been published by Ecco this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Literary Collections categories.
With an Introduction by bestselling historian David Starkey, this volume collects lighthearted and long-forgotten gems of English literature by two of Englands most beloved authors.
The Bedside Bathtub Armchair Companion To Jane Austen
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Author : Carol J. Adams
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2008-09-01
The Bedside Bathtub Armchair Companion To Jane Austen written by Carol J. Adams and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
A fantastically vast and witty companion to everything you need to know about Jane Austen, presented in a wonderfully fun and entertaining style which will appeal to all readers.
Matters Of Fact In Jane Austen
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Author : Janine Barchas
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2012-08-20
Matters Of Fact In Jane Austen written by Janine Barchas and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-20 with Literary Criticism categories.
In Matters of Fact in Jane Austen: History, Location, and Celebrity, Janine Barchas makes the bold assertion that Jane Austen’s novels allude to actual high-profile politicians and contemporary celebrities as well as to famous historical figures and landed estates. Barchas is the first scholar to conduct extensive research into the names and locations in Austen’s fiction by taking full advantage of the explosion of archival materials now available online. According to Barchas, Austen plays confidently with the tension between truth and invention that characterizes the realist novel. Of course, the argument that Austen deployed famous names presupposes an active celebrity culture during the Regency, a phenomenon recently accepted by scholars. The names Austen plucks from history for her protagonists (Dashwood, Wentworth, Woodhouse, Tilney, Fitzwilliam, and many more) were immensely famous in her day. She seems to bank upon this familiarity for interpretive effect, often upending associations with comic intent. Barchas re-situates Austen’s work closer to the historical novels of her contemporary Sir Walter Scott and away from the domestic and biographical perspectives that until recently have dominated Austen studies. This forward-thinking and revealing investigation offers scholars and ardent fans of Jane Austen a wealth of historical facts, while shedding an interpretive light on a new aspect of the beloved writer's work. -- Joseph Roach, Sterling Professor of Theater and English, Yale University, and author of It
A Study Guide For Charles Dickens Nicholas Nickleby
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Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
language : en
Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
Release Date : 2015-03-13
A Study Guide For Charles Dickens Nicholas Nickleby written by Gale, Cengage Learning and has been published by Gale, Cengage Learning this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-13 with Literary Criticism categories.
A Study Guide for Charles Dickens' "Nicholas Nickleby," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.