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In a Garden by Amy Lowell is a short, vivid poem that transforms a formal garden into a sensual landscape of water, flowers, moonlight, and longing.The poem begins with close attention to the garden itself: fountains spill into stone basins, irises move in the breeze, ferns grow in damp passages, and water flows constantly through the peaceful surroundings.As the poem develops, the natural setting becomes more personal. The speaker’s thoughts turn toward another person, and the garden changes from a place of observation into one of desire, intimacy, and imagination. Moonlight, water, flowers...

Biographical Notice of Nicolo Paganini, With an Analysis of His Compositions and a Sketch of the History of the Violin and Violinists offers a detailed portrait of one of the most extraordinary virtuosos in the history of classical music.The work traces the life and career of Niccolò Paganini, whose astonishing technique, dramatic stage presence, and innovative approach to the violin made him a legendary figure throughout Europe. It explores his early musical development, his rise to international fame, and the remarkable performances that helped create an almost mythical reputation around ...

Parlons Binks : le podcast made in quartiers populairesLina et Hachim sont deux entrepreneurs issus de ces quartiers.A travers les épisodes, ils traiteront des thèmes et des problématiques que nous pouvons toutes et tous rencontrer lorsqu'on est issu d'un milieu populaire.Discussions, partage d'expériences, débats ... Parlons peu (ou beaucoup), Parlons Binks !N'hésite pas à nous laisser un commentaire et à t'abonner pour ne louper aucun épisode !Retrouvez-nous sur Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/parlonsbinks?igsh=NDQyZjh4eGw2bzdx Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy ...

The Horror Expert by Frank Belknap Long is a dark supernatural mystery that blends crime, psychological suspense, and the unsettling atmosphere of classic weird fiction.The story centers on a man whose knowledge of horror, the occult, and strange phenomena draws him into a disturbing situation where ordinary explanations no longer seem sufficient. What begins as an investigation gradually becomes more threatening as mysterious events, suspicious behavior, and disturbing clues suggest that something far more sinister may be involved.As the mystery develops, the characters are forced to question...

Brief Lives, Volume 1 by John Aubrey is a fascinating collection of short biographical sketches offering an intimate look at some of the most notable figures of seventeenth-century England. Written with curiosity, sharp observation, and an eye for memorable personal detail, Aubrey’s portraits are very different from formal historical biographies.Rather than concentrating only on public achievements, Aubrey records habits, appearance, personality, friendships, rivalries, unusual anecdotes, and sometimes gossip. His subjects include writers, scholars, politicians, scientists, and other ...

Diese Sammlung umfasst 10 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres."Mondschein" und "Der Krüppel" übersetzt von Georg von Ompteda (1863-1931)

Alexander Hamilton by Charles A. Conant presents the life of the brilliant and controversial statesman who helped transform thirteen former colonies into a durable American nation. The biography follows Hamilton from his difficult childhood in the Caribbean to New York, his service during the Revolutionary War, and his rise as one of George Washington’s most trusted aides.Conant examines Hamilton’s decisive role in supporting the Constitution and writing the *Federalist Papers*. As the first United States Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton developed ambitious plans for restoring public ...

Elizabeth Banks was an American journalist and author. She grew up in Wisconsin, then lived in England the last forty years of her life. She became a regular contributor to English publications such as The Daily News, Punch, St James' Gazette, and London Illustrated. She created a sensation by recording her observations on the plight of the lower classes, which she researched posing as a housemaid, street sweeper, and Covent Garden flower girl. Her later journalistic writings promoted women's right to vote and denounced prison conditions for jailed suffragettes. This memoir was written about ...

Rodin has pronounced Rilke's essay the supreme interpretation of his work. (From the translators’ Preface)Auguste Rodin, 1840-1917, was a French sculptor. Although Rodin is generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture, he did not set out to rebel against the past. He was schooled traditionally, took a craftsman-like approach to his work, and desired academic recognition, although he was never accepted into Paris's foremost school of art. Sculpturally, Rodin possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, deeply pocketed surface in clay. … Rodin… modeled the human ...

Biographia Literaria by Samuel Taylor Coleridge is a major work of literary criticism, philosophy, and intellectual autobiography in which one of the central figures of English Romanticism reflects on poetry, imagination, language, and the development of his own ideas.Part memoir and part critical study, the book traces Coleridge’s growth as a poet and thinker while examining the principles behind great literature. He discusses the nature of poetic genius, the relationship between reason and imagination, and the difference between mechanical invention and true creative vision.One of the work...

Robert Sherard was Oscar Wilde's friend of 20 years and first biographer. The Life of Oscar Wilde was the second of his four biographies of the Irish playwright and wit. - Summary by Rob Board

Augustus Caesar and the Organisation of the Empire of Rome explores the remarkable career of the man who transformed a fractured republic into a stable imperial system. John Benjamin Firth follows Octavian, the adopted heir of Julius Caesar, from the dangerous aftermath of Caesar’s assassination through years of political intrigue, civil war, and rivalry with Mark Antony.The narrative examines not only Augustus’s rise to supreme power but also the methods he used to restore order throughout the Roman world. Firth describes the reorganisation of the provinces, the army, public ...

This vintage-inspired audiobook cover concept portrays a somber clown in a faded circus environment. The scene captures a solitary figure seated on a wooden crate beneath a dim spotlight, with subtle signs of past performance visible in worn posters and an empty tent in the background. The clown’s makeup is smudged, and he holds a weathered journal, evoking nostalgia and melancholy. Elegant handwritten typography presents the title "The Autobiography of a Clown." This evocative design inspires deep reflection. Summary by Lina

Grant Allen was an anthropologist, scientific writer, novelist and poet, though the biographer and writer Frank Harris has said of him that "He could be described with more 'ists' than anyone else I ever saw. He was an atheist and pacifist and socialist, a botanist and zoologist and optimist, a chemist and physicist, a scientist of scientists, a monist, meliorist and hedonist…". As a novelist, he is noted as a pioneer in both the detective and science fiction genres. He was born in Canada but spent the latter part of his life in England. "Biographies of Working Men" is a volume containing ...

Fanny relates the experiences of a 19th century missionary as she and her young husband proselytize throughout Europe in search of converts to the new Mormon faith. Her religious zeal is sorely tested upon receipt of news from America revealing that their religion has adopted the practice of polygamy as the means to exaltation. The couple is summoned to Utah only to find themselves firmly ensconced in Brigham Young's inner circle and called upon to practice plural marriage or risk a fall from family, friends, and faith. - Summary by Spiffycat

Abigail Adams and Her Times by Laura E. Howe Richards offers an engaging portrait of one of the most influential women of early American history. Born Abigail Smith in colonial Massachusetts, she developed a keen intelligence, an independent spirit, and a lasting interest in the political questions shaping the emerging nation.The biography follows Abigail through her marriage to John Adams, the long separations caused by his public duties, the hardships of the American Revolution, and her later experiences in Europe and Washington. Richards draws upon Abigail’s celebrated correspondence to ...

Andreas Vesalius, The Reformer of Anatomy by James Moores Ball explores the life and achievements of the Renaissance physician who transformed the study of the human body. At a time when medical teaching relied heavily on ancient authorities, Vesalius insisted on direct observation and challenged anatomical errors that had remained unquestioned for centuries.The book traces Vesalius’s education, his early anatomical studies, and his rise to prominence as a teacher at the University of Padua. Particular attention is given to his monumental work *De Humani Corporis Fabrica*, published in 1543....

Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers presents a series of concise biographies devoted to philosophers, reformers, skeptics, and religious critics who challenged the accepted beliefs of their societies. Moving from the ancient world to the nineteenth century, the collection introduces influential figures such as Epicurus, Giordano Bruno, Thomas Hobbes, Baruch Spinoza, Voltaire, and Thomas Paine.Each portrait combines personal history with an accessible explanation of the subject’s principal ideas. The book pays particular attention to the courage required to question powerful religious ...

The Autobiography of a Thief takes listeners into the hidden criminal world of late nineteenth-century New York. Collected and edited by journalist and social reformer Hutchins Hapgood, the book presents the remarkable first-person testimony of “Light-Fingered Jim,” a professional pickpocket and burglar raised on the city’s Lower East Side.Jim recounts his difficult childhood, early encounters with street crime, and gradual initiation into a dangerous life of theft. He describes the techniques, secret language, loyalties, betrayals, arrests, and prison sentences that shaped his years in ...

Auguste Comte and Positivism by John Stuart Mill is a thoughtful philosophical study of Auguste Comte, the French thinker who developed positivism and played a major role in the early development of sociology.In this work, Mill examines Comte’s ideas with both respect and criticism. He explores the central claim of positivism: that reliable knowledge should be based on observation, experience, and scientific reasoning rather than speculation about unknowable causes.A major part of the book is devoted to Comte’s Law of Three Stages, which proposes that human thought develops through ...