The Tears of the Muse. An Elegiac Poem. Sacred to the Memory of the Right Honourable Sarah Countess of Westmorland. Addressed to and Particularly Intended for the Future Consideration of Lord Burghursh
Title | The Tears of the Muse. An Elegiac Poem. Sacred to the Memory of the Right Honourable Sarah Countess of Westmorland. Addressed to and Particularly Intended for the Future Consideration of Lord Burghursh PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Alley |
Publisher | |
Pages | 88 |
Release | 1794 |
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The Tears of the Muse
Title | The Tears of the Muse PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Alley |
Publisher | |
Pages | 22 |
Release | 1794 |
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The Sentimental and Masonic Magazine
Title | The Sentimental and Masonic Magazine PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 644 |
Release | 1794-07 |
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Passages from the English Note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne
Title | Passages from the English Note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne PDF eBook |
Author | Nathaniel Hawthorne |
Publisher | |
Pages | 418 |
Release | 1871 |
Genre | England |
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The Memoirs of François René
Title | The Memoirs of François René PDF eBook |
Author | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand |
Publisher | |
Pages | 326 |
Release | 1902 |
Genre | Authors, French |
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Life and Works of Ozias Humphry, R.A.
Title | Life and Works of Ozias Humphry, R.A. PDF eBook |
Author | George Charles Williamson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 572 |
Release | 1918 |
Genre | Miniature painting, English |
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So Long a Letter
Title | So Long a Letter PDF eBook |
Author | Mariama Bâ |
Publisher | Waveland Press |
Pages | 113 |
Release | 2012-05-06 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1478611235 |
Written by award-winning African novelist Mariama Bâ and translated from the original French, So Long a Letter has been recognized as one of Africa’s 100 Best Books of the 20th Century. The brief narrative, written as an extended letter, is a sequence of reminiscences —some wistful, some bitter—recounted by recently widowed Senegalese schoolteacher Ramatoulaye Fall. Addressed to a lifelong friend, Aissatou, it is a record of Ramatoulaye’s emotional struggle for survival after her husband betrayed their marriage by taking a second wife. This semi-autobiographical account is a perceptive testimony to the plight of educated and articulate Muslim women. Angered by the traditions that allow polygyny, they inhabit a social milieu dominated by attitudes and values that deny them status equal to men. Ramatoulaye hopes for a world where the best of old customs and new freedom can be combined. Considered a classic of contemporary African women’s literature, So Long a Letter is a must-read for anyone interested in African literature and the passage from colonialism to modernism in a Muslim country. Winner of the prestigious Noma Award for Publishing in Africa.