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Language
English
Description
The book that established Thomas Carlyle's reputation when first published in 1837, this spectacular historical masterpiece has since been accepted as the standard work on the subject. It combines a shrewd insight into character, a vivid realization of the picturesque, and a singular ability to bring the past to blazing life, making it a reading experience as thrilling as any novel. As John D. Rosenberg observes in his Introduction, The French Revolution...
Author
Series
Publisher
Wiley and Putnam
Pub. Date
1845.
Language
English
Description
English essayist William Hazlitt demonstrates the inseparable connection between laughter and tears in this extraordinary collection of lectures. Proposing that both comedy and tragedy are intensely concerned with the human condition, Hazlitt examines the similar foundations of the two, making his case with his characteristic eloquence and verve.
Author
Series
Wiley and Putnam's library of choice reading ; no. 93-94
Publisher
Wiley & Putnam
Pub. Date
1847.
Language
English
16) Whistle stop
Publisher
Critics Choice Video
Pub. Date
©1946.
Language
English
Description
A gangster story of love and intrigue in a small railroad town. Kenny is an unemployed loser and always has bee, but his old flame Mary can't stop loving him, that is until a local club owner turns her head. Kenny manages to clean up his act and win Mary back, only to be framed for murder by her jealous suitor. Will Kenny beat the rap and move to St. Louis with Mary as they've planned?
18) The snowy day
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.
20) Strauss waltzes
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Series
Publisher
Columbia Records/CBS
Pub. Date
[between 1980 and 1989]
Language
None
