The Absentee

The Absentee
Author: Maria Edgeworth
Publisher: The Floating Press
Total Pages: 456
Release: 2009-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1775415929

On the eve of his coming of age, a young Lord begins to see the truth of his parents' lives: his mother cannot buy her way into society no matter how hard he tries, and his father is being ruined by her continued attempts. The young Lord then travels to his home in Ireland, encountering adventure on the way, and discovers that the native residents are being exploited in his father's absence.

The Film Book

The Film Book
Author: Ronald Bergan
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780241484838

Story of cinema -- How movies are made -- Movie genres -- World cinema -- A-Z directors -- Must-see movies.

Some Sort of Spell

Some Sort of Spell
Author: Penny Jordan
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2020-11-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1867223708

She didn't ask to be rescued. Beatrice's half-sister had done a lot of crazy things, but inviting Elliott Chalmers to temporarily share their home while his was being renovated - that was the limit! Everyone knew that Beatrice and Elliott had never seen eye to eye over her dedication to her orphaned siblings. He'd even nicknamed her "Cinders. " Well, handsome prince or not, she hadn't invited him to interfere. And although silently grateful for the added household discipline, Beatrice drew the line where Elliott seemed most intent on crossing - her personal life!

The Oxford History of World Cinema

The Oxford History of World Cinema
Author: Geoffrey Nowell-Smith
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 847
Release: 1996
Genre: History
ISBN: 0198742428

Featuring nearly three thousand film stills, production shots, and other illustrations, an authoritative history of the cinema traces the development of the medium, its filmmakers and stars, and the evolution of national cinemas around the world.

KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Ultimate Collection: 21 Novels & 130+ Short Stories, Fairy Tales and Poems (Illustrated)

KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Ultimate Collection: 21 Novels & 130+ Short Stories, Fairy Tales and Poems (Illustrated)
Author: Kate Douglas Wiggin
Publisher: e-artnow
Total Pages: 3923
Release: 2017-05-29
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 8075832752

This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of Contents: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Series: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm New Chronicles of Rebecca The Flag-Raising Penelope Hamilton Series: Penelope's English Experiences Penelope's Experiences in Scotland Penelope's Irish Experiences Penelope's Postscripts The Homespun Trilogy: Rose o' the River The Old Peabody Pew Susanna and Sue Other Novels: A Summer in a Cañon: A California Story Polly Oliver's Problem: A Story for Girls The Birds' Christmas Carol The Romance of a Christmas Card Timothy's Quest Marm Lisa Mother Carey's Chickens The Diary of a Goose Girl A Cathedral Courtship The Story of Waitstill Baxter The Story of Patsy Short Stories: The Village Watch-Tower Tom O' the Blueb'ry Plains The Nooning Tree The Fore-Room Rug A Village Stradivarius The Eventful Trip of the Midnight Cry Ladies-in-Waiting Miss Thomasina Tucker The Turning-Point Huldah the Prophetess Two on a Tour Philippa's Nervous Prostration Anthologies: The Arabian Nights: Their Best Known Tales The Fairy Ring Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know The Talking Beasts: A Book of Fable Wisdom The Story Hour: A Book for the Home and the Kindergarten Golden Numbers: A Book of Verse for Youth The Posy Ring: A Book of Verse for Children Pinafore Palace Other Works: The Girl and the Kingdom: Learning to Teach The Republic of Childhood: Froebel's Gifts Children's Rights: A Book of Nursery Logic Bluebeard: A Musical Fantasy The Girl Scouts: A Training School for Womanhood Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856-1923) was an American educator and author of children's stories, most notably the classic children's novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. She devoted her adult life to the welfare of children in an era when children were commonly thought of as cheap labor.

The Birds

The Birds
Author: Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Company
Total Pages: 90
Release: 1888
Genre: Brothers and sisters
ISBN:

This classic Christmas story by the author of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm features a child as memorable and charitable as Dickens

The Rough Guide to Film

The Rough Guide to Film
Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
Total Pages: 676
Release: 2008-05-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1848361254

Get the lowdown on the best fiction ever written. Over 230 of the world’s greatest novels are covered, from Quixote (1614) to Orhan Pamuk’s Snow (2002), with fascinating information about their plots and their authors – and suggestions for what to read next. The guide comes complete with recommendations of the best editions and translations for every genre from the most enticing crime and punishment to love, sex, heroes and anti-heroes, not to mention all the classics of comedy and satire, horror and mystery and many other literary genres. With feature boxes on experimental novels, female novelists, short reviews of interesting film and TV adaptations, and information on how the novel began, this guide will point you to all the classic literature you’ll ever need.