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During the 1930s at Oxford, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams - remarkable friends, writers, and scholars - met regularly to discuss philosophy and literature and to read aloud from their own works in progress. Calling themselves the Inklings, their circle grew. It was in this company that such classics as The Lord of the Rings, The Screwtape Letters, and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe first found an audience.

R.K. Narayan’s reputation as one of the founding figures of Indian writing in English is re-examined in this comprehensive study of his fiction, which offers detailed readings of all his novels. Arguing against views that have seen Narayan as a chronicler of “authentic” Indianness, John Thieme locates his fiction in terms of its specific South Indian contexts and cultural geography and its non-Indian intertexts.

A collection of three medieval English poems, translated by Tolkien for the modern-day reader and containing romance, tragedy, love, sex and honour. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Pearl are two poems by an unknown author written in about 1400. Sir Gawain is a romance, a fairy-tale for...

ಕುಪ್ಪಣ್ಣ ಭಟ್ ಮತ್ತು ಅಪ್ಪಣ್ಣ ಭಟ್ ಅವರು ಮಟ್ಟಾದ ಜಮೀನಿನ ಪಾಲಕರು. ಒಬ್ಬರು ಶ್ರೀಮಂತರಾಗಿ ರೂಪಾಂತರಗೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ, ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರು...

ಪ್ರಖ್ಯಾತ ಲೇಖಕರಾದ ಎಸ್. ಎಲ್. ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರ 'ಕವಲು' ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯು ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ದಿನಮಾನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮಹಿಳಾ ಪರ ಕಾನೂನುಗಳ ದುರುಪಯೋಗ, ಮಹಿಳಾ ಮಣಿಗಳ ಹೋರಾಟದ ರೀತಿ, ಆಧುನಿಕ ಮಹಿಳಾವಾದದ ಕಾರಣ ಛಿದ್ರವಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವ ಭಾರತೀಯ ಕೌಟುಂಬಿಕ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕವಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ನಾಟುವಂತೆ ಚಿತ್ರಿತವಾಗಿದೆ. ಮುಖ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಎರಡು ಮಧ್ಯಮ ವರ್ಗದ ಉನ್ನತ ಕೆಲಸದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ತಲ್ಲಣಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕವಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಸ್ತೃತವಾಗಿ ಚಿತ್ರಿತವಾಗಿದೆ. ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಪಾತ್ರಧಾರಿಯಾದ ಜಯಕುಮಾರ ಸ್ವಂತ ಪರಿಶ್ರಮದಿಂದ ಕಂಪನಿ ಕಟ್ಟಿ ಬೆಳಸಿದ ಸಾಹಸಿ. ಮುಖ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಎರಡು ಮಧ್ಯಮ ವರ್ಗದ ಉನ್ನತ ಕೆಲಸದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ತಲ್ಲಣಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕವಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಸ್ತೃತವಾಗಿ ಚಿತ್ರಿತವಾಗಿದೆ.

Rin’s story continues in this acclaimed sequel to The Poppy War—an epic fantasy combining the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters. The war is over. The war has just begun. Three times throughout its history, Nikan has fought for its survival in the...

Mention the name Niccolò Machiavelli and you might unleash a powerful response-even among people who have never read a word of his writing. The word "Machiavellian" conjures up images of an indistinct figure quietly making his way through the darkest corridors of power; a cold-blooded political liar; or a coolly practical leader - amoral at best - willing to do whatever is necessary in a world governed not by ideas of right or wrong, but by solutions dictated by realpolitik.

भा.रा. भागवत लिखित मराठी कादंबरी "माझा विक्रम"

A leading scholar draws on fifty years of reading and studying J.R.R. Tolkien to explain how he created an entire world.

As escritoras June Hayward e Athena Liu se formaram em Yale e publicaram seus romances de estreia na mesma época. Tudo indicava que chegariam juntas ao estrelato, mas, pouco depois da graduação, Athena começou a colher louros literários, enquanto June recebeu apenas migalhas de reconhecimento. Quando Athena morre em um estranho incidente, June decide que chegou seu momento de brilhar. Por impulso, ela rouba o manuscrito do novo livro da amiga, uma obra experimental sobre a relevância dos trabalhadores chineses durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial.

Tolkien’s acclaimed modern classic ‘fairie’ tale, read by Derek Jacobi. ‘Here is something that no devotee of the Hobbit epic can afford to miss, while awaiting a further instalment of the history of these fascinating people – a selection [of verses] offered as an ‘interim report’...

Frederic Henry is an American lieutenant of an ambulance corps serving in the Italian front of World War I. During his service he meets Catherine Barkley, an English nurse who goes on to work closely with him. As the relationship between Frederic and Catherine develops, the novel follows the effects the war has on them and those around them. But the war is not the centerpiece of the book; rather, it serves more as a background and plot device for the growth of the characters’ interpersonal relationships.

For months, I've tried to stop loving her. Begged myself in the darkness of the night as I lay awake, to let her go. So badly, I've wanted to move on from the hurt inside and the love I still cling to, but I can't. Telling myself not to love her is like telling myself to stop breathing. Impossible. Unfathomable. But watching her prepare to marry another man is like a searing knife to the heart that keeps twisting. Beginning a new life in California seemed like the only option, but seeing her while I lie in my hospital bed, I can sense something is amiss.

Cash Blackbear, a young Ojibwe woman and occasional sleuth, is back on the case after a man is found dead on a rural Minnesota farm in the next installment of the acclaimed Native crime series.

During a broiling heatwave, the inner circle of a high-profile charity attend a critical meeting at White Ash Ridge, a small hotel nestled in the Australian wilderness. As the temperature rises, a body is found lying in the thick bush, bludgeoned to death. One of the four remaining guests is a murderer - but who, and why, is a mystery. Detective Dana Russo knows the national spotlight will be sharply focused on the case. The charity was formed when the founders' teenage son was killed after intervening in a vicious assault - sparking public outrage and a damning verdict on the investigation.

In an attempt to appeal to the Medici family during the Italian Renaissance, Machiavelli outlines the way to acquire and retain political power, and how great men should behave in a princely government. The book is divided into four parts - types of principalities and state, proper conduct of a prince as military leader, personal conduct of a prince, and the disparity of Italy's political situation. Many listeners will be able to see principals that Machiavelli advocates for are still used in many political systems today.

Harry Potter lives in a world that is both magical and historical. Hogwarts pupils ride an old-fashioned steam train to school, notes are taken on parchment with quill pens, and Muggle legends come to life in the form of werewolves, witches, and magical spells. This book is the first to explore the real history in which Harry's world is rooted. Did you know that bezoars and mandrakes were fashionable luxury items for centuries? Find out how Europeans first developed the potions, spells, and charms taught at Hogwarts, from Avada Kedavra to love charms.

R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) is a science-fiction drama that was first presented in Czech in 1921. It introduced the term "robot", which is derived from a Czech word meaning "worker," to international vocabulary. The action opens in a factory that has successfully produced thousands of robots, who are essentially mindless drones. An idealistic humanitarian activist launches a plan to imbue some of the robots with human traits. The robots which have been humanized then assume leadership over the other robots and seek to organize them in a revolution to take over the world.

Sturgeon, Nebula, Locus, and Ignyte awards finalist R.S.A. Garcia’s scifantasy debut novel—the first in a duology—in which Caribbean mythology meets The Witcher, introduces a world where women warrior-magicians rule, and a child princess and her bodyguard must flee an attempted coup and...

Yorkshire, 1868: June hat die wunderschönen Craven Dales verlassen, um in einer Spinnerei Geld für ihre kranke Schwester zu verdienen – auch wenn der irische Wollsortierer Franky sie am liebsten direkt zurück nach Hause schicken würde. In der Industriestadt Bradford wird Kammgarn für die ganze Welt gefertigt: Doch den Preis für den Reichtum zahlen die Arbeiterfamilien, die unter schlimmsten Bedingungen arbeiten und leben. June will nicht länger zusehen.