Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau
Author: Laura Dassow Walls
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 668
Release: 2017-07-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 022634469X

"[The author] traces the full arc of Thoreau’s life, from his early days in the intellectual hothouse of Concord, when the American experiment still felt fresh and precarious, and 'America was a family affair, earned by one generation and about to pass to the next.' By the time he died in 1862, at only forty-four years of age, Thoreau had witnessed the transformation of his world from a community of farmers and artisans into a bustling, interconnected commercial nation. What did that portend for the contemplative individual and abundant, wild nature that Thoreau celebrated? Drawing on Thoreau’s copious writings, published and unpublished, [the author] presents a Thoreau vigorously alive in all his quirks and contradictions: the young man shattered by the sudden death of his brother; the ambitious Harvard College student; the ecstatic visionary who closed Walden with an account of the regenerative power of the Cosmos. We meet the man whose belief in human freedom and the value of labor made him an uncompromising abolitionist; the solitary walker who found society in nature, but also found his own nature in the society of which he was a deeply interwoven part. And, running through it all, Thoreau the passionate naturalist, who, long before the age of environmentalism, saw tragedy for future generations in the human heedlessness around him."--

My Life of Music

My Life of Music
Author: Henry Joseph Wood
Publisher: London : V. Gollancz
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1946
Genre: Conductors (Music)
ISBN:

The Proms

The Proms
Author: Jennifer Ruth Doctor
Publisher:
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2007
Genre: Music
ISBN:

Here is the complete story of one of the most high-profile and enduring institutions in British cultural life: the Proms. This lavishly illustrated book describes the Proms' history by focusing on how changes in society have influenced its development, at the same time as revealing how the Proms itself has been responsible for shaping the tastes and listening habits of a whole nation.

Thoughts on Conducting

Thoughts on Conducting
Author: Sir Adrian Boult
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2005
Genre: Conducting
ISBN:

The techniques of orchestral command as demonstrated by several renowned conductors.

East Lynne

East Lynne
Author: Ellen Wood
Publisher: Phoemixx Classics Ebooks
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2021-12-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 3986776567

East Lynne Ellen Wood - East Lynne is an English sensation novel of 1861 by Ellen Wood, writing as Mrs Henry Wood. A Victorian best-seller, it is remembered chiefly for its elaborate and implausible plot, centring on infidelity and double identities. There have been numerous stage and film adaptations. The much-quoted line "Gone!

Sir Henry's Haunted Tales

Sir Henry's Haunted Tales
Author: Amanda Rosenblatt
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2021-08-22
Genre:
ISBN:

Boggy Meadow is a mysterious place - especially that spot in the Western Woods that many speak of in hushed tones. There was once a showman called Sir Henry, the keeper of the local freak show. Three years after his death, locals have reported activity on the old property and peculiar flyers spreading around the town center. Residents and brave tourists alike did not account for such an eerie surprise... A horror novel set in America during the time period of The Great Depression, featuring tales of adversity, trauma, revenge, and overcoming isolation. A grief stricken man finds himself risen from the grave, on a mysterious path to discover what put him there in the first place. Along the way, he accumulates a band of misfits who have also found themselves cast aside by society. This anthology chronicles these dark tales. This book details the back histories of Sir Henry, Poppy, Vex, Kane, Pyrum, and more. Authors Amanda Rosenblatt and Brad Acevedo, who are devoted fans of this fictional universe, bring the world of Boggy Meadow to life. The book is a love letter to fans of haunted attractions and the holiday of Halloween. Based on the iconic haunted attraction in Central Florida created by Zach Glaros, Sir Henry's Haunted Trail was established in 2014. It has survived multiple hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic, and it continues to entertain many fans year after year.

London

London
Author: Lewis Foreman
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2005-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780300104028

The essential companion to musical London