Author: T. J. Klune
Publisher: Heyne Verlag
ISBN: 3641272858
Category : Fiction
Languages : de
Pages : 362
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Linus Baker ist ein vorbildlicher Beamter. Seit Jahrzehnten arbeitet er in der Sonderabteilung des Jugendamtes, die für das Wohlergehen magisch begabter Kinder und Jugendlicher zuständig ist. Nie war er auch nur einen Tag krank, und das Regelwerk der Behörde ist seine Gute-Nacht-Lektüre. Linus' eintöniges Dasein ändert sich schlagartig, als er auf eine geheime Mission geschickt wird. Er soll das Waisenhaus eines gewissen Mr. Parnassus', das sich auf einer abgelegenen Insel befindet, genauer unter die Lupe nehmen. Kaum dort angekommen, stellt Linus fest, dass Mr. Parnassus' Schützlinge eher etwas speziell sind – einer von ihnen ist möglicherweise sogar der Sohn des Teufels! In diesem Heim kommt Linus mit seinem Regelwerk und seiner Vorliebe für Vorschriften nicht weit, das merkt er schnell. Eher widerwillig lässt er sich auf dieses magische Abenteuer ein, das ihn auf der Insel erwartet, und erfährt dabei die größte Überraschung seines Lebens ...
Author: George Moore
Publisher: University of Delaware Press
ISBN: 9780874131529
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 908
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Through the letters and commentary in this volume, the Irish writer George Moore is revealed as a man and artist far more complex and important than most works on him suggest, one who played a significant role in the Irish Literary Renaissance.
Author: Herbert A. Leibowitz
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472065776
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 430
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A selection of the essays on contemporary poetry from the best poetics journal in the field.
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 588
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Author: William Dunn Macray
Publisher:
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Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Author: Tracy Lee Simmons
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1684516056
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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In Climbing Parnassus, winner of the 2005 Paideia Prize, Tracy Lee Simmons presents a defense and vindication of the formative power of Greek and Latin. He also shows how these languages have played a crucial role in the development of authentic Humanism, the foundation of the West's cultural order and America's understanding of itself as a union of citizens. Simmons's persuasive witness to the unique, now all-but-forgotten advantages of study in and of the classical languages constitutes a bracing reminder of the genuine aims of a truly liberal education.
Author: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
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Category : Authors, Spanish
Languages : en
Pages : 478
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Author: William Dunn Macray
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Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Author: Christopher Morley
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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Parnassus on Wheels is an incredible story of a woman in her late 30s who has never done anything but work as a governess and afterwards, a cook and caretaker for her bachelor brother, Andrew. Helen is satisfied with her existence until her brother decides to start writing books about the pleasures of country life and suddenly becomes a celebrity author. Unexpectedly he's a prominent "literary man," traveling around searching for inspiration for his next book. Andrew stops helping Helen around the farm and takes her for granted. One day Roger Mifflin, a short man with a red beard, stops at her farmhouse in a horse-drawn wagon loaded with books. After his arrival, Helen does something that changes her life entirely and leaves the readers emotionally satisfied with her decision. It's a beautifully written book with incredible descriptions and a strong main character. This heartwarming book follows a simple writing style and is a must-read for book-lovers.
Author: Marion Mills Miller
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Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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