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From the Depths

And Other Strange Tales of the Sea

Narrated by Jeff Harding, Ben Onwukwe, John Telfer, David Thorpe ...

Series series British Library Tales of the Weird
Unabridged

10 hours 8 min

From atop the choppy waves to the choking darkness of the abyss, the seas are full of mystery and rife with tales of inexplicable events and encounters with the unknown. In this anthology we see a thrilling spread of narratives; sailors are pitched against a nightmare from the depths, invisible to the naked eye; a German U-boat commander is tormented by an impossible transmission via Morse Code; a ... Read more

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From atop the choppy waves to the choking darkness of the abyss, the seas are full of mystery and rife with tales of inexplicable events and encounters with the unknown. In this anthology we see a thrilling spread of narratives; sailors are pitched against a nightmare from the depths, invisible to the naked eye; a German U-boat commander is tormented by an impossible transmission via Morse Code; a
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Contemporary British Theatre and the Imaging of China

Poststructuralism, Dialectics, and the Shadow of Brecht

by Ashley Thorpe ...

Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
This monograph interrogates the construction of the People's Republic of China across seven plays by White British playwrights. It analyses these original plays to explore the ways in which China is constructed as a political entity in relation to the British sense of self. It constructs a methodological correlation, contingent upon ambivalence, between the appearance of Brecht’s Berliner Ensemble ... Read more

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This monograph interrogates the construction of the People's Republic of China across seven plays by White British playwrights. It analyses these original plays to explore the ways in which China is constructed as a political entity in relation to the British sense of self. It constructs a methodological correlation, contingent upon ambivalence, between the appearance of Brecht’s Berliner Ensemble
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Spirit Warriors: A fast-paced, middle-grade fantasy adventure, perfect for Percy Jackson fans

by Ashley Thorpe ...

Narrated by Esme Sears ...

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7 hours 57 min

Ancient magic and all-new heroes in a battle between the living and the dead!When evil spirits overrun her island home, Evie is saved only by the powerful gemstone her parents entrusted to her. Her best friend Arthur is not so lucky - caught in the magical crossfire, he finds himself turned into a cat.On a mission to return him to his body and defeat the ghouls, Evie and Arthur team up with Cai, a ... Read more

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Ancient magic and all-new heroes in a battle between the living and the dead!When evil spirits overrun her island home, Evie is saved only by the powerful gemstone her parents entrusted to her. Her best friend Arthur is not so lucky - caught in the magical crossfire, he finds himself turned into a cat.On a mission to return him to his body and defeat the ghouls, Evie and Arthur team up with Cai, a
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Contemporary British Studio Pottery

Forms of Expression

by Ashley Thorpe ...

Series series Ceramics
Pots have existed across the world and in different cultures for thousands of years. This volume explores how contemporary makers use the ancient language of the pot to convey contemporary ideas, from the sculptural and painterly to the ecological and satirical. This beautifully produced book is a visually rich and critically in-depth focus on the work of twenty-four potters. A companion volume to ... Read more

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Pots have existed across the world and in different cultures for thousands of years. This volume explores how contemporary makers use the ancient language of the pot to convey contemporary ideas, from the sculptural and painterly to the ecological and satirical. This beautifully produced book is a visually rich and critically in-depth focus on the work of twenty-four potters. A companion volume to
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Contemporary British Ceramics

Beneath the Surface

by Ashley Thorpe ...

Ceramics is one of the most vibrant and engaging fields of contemporary British art. This lavishly illustrated book reviews the work of twenty-two artists and celebrates their contribution to its rich landscape. Written from a collector's point of view, it explores what contemporary ceramic objects can mean, what emotions they evoke and how artists draw upon different facets of the art and crafts ... Read more

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Ceramics is one of the most vibrant and engaging fields of contemporary British art. This lavishly illustrated book reviews the work of twenty-two artists and celebrates their contribution to its rich landscape. Written from a collector's point of view, it explores what contemporary ceramic objects can mean, what emotions they evoke and how artists draw upon different facets of the art and crafts
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Performing China on the London Stage

Chinese Opera and Global Power, 1759–2008

by Ashley Thorpe ...

Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
This book details the history of Chinese theatre, and British representations of Chinese theatre, on the London stage over a 250-year period. A wide range of performance case studies – from exhibitions and British Chinese opera inspired theatre, to translations of Chinese plays and visiting troupes – highlight the evolving nature of Sino-British trade, fashion, migration, the formation of diaspora ... Read more

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This book details the history of Chinese theatre, and British representations of Chinese theatre, on the London stage over a 250-year period. A wide range of performance case studies – from exhibitions and British Chinese opera inspired theatre, to translations of Chinese plays and visiting troupes – highlight the evolving nature of Sino-British trade, fashion, migration, the formation of diaspora
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The Boy to Beat the Gods

by Ashley Thorpe ...

Narrated by Faith Alabi ...

Unabridged

7 hours 26 min

Yearning to save his sister from the mighty Orishas, Kayode stumbles upon a magical fruit that infuses him with unpredictable powers!With a trickster god, a spiky princess, and a fisherboy by his side, Kayode embarks on an epic adventure to save his sister. But beware! Each Orisha is more powerful than the last. Can Kayode control his newly acquired half-god strength before it runs out?A fast ... Read more

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Yearning to save his sister from the mighty Orishas, Kayode stumbles upon a magical fruit that infuses him with unpredictable powers!With a trickster god, a spiky princess, and a fisherboy by his side, Kayode embarks on an epic adventure to save his sister. But beware! Each Orisha is more powerful than the last. Can Kayode control his newly acquired half-god strength before it runs out?A fast
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Asian City Crossings

Pathways of Performance through Hong Kong and Singapore

Edited by Rossella Ferrari, Ashley Thorpe ...

Asian City Crossings is the first volume to examine the relationship between the city and performance from an Asian perspective.This collection introduces "city as method" as a new conceptual framework for the investigation of practices of city-based performing arts collaboration and city-to-city performance networks across East- and Southeast Asia and beyond. The shared and yet divergent ... Read more

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Asian City Crossings is the first volume to examine the relationship between the city and performance from an Asian perspective.This collection introduces "city as method" as a new conceptual framework for the investigation of practices of city-based performing arts collaboration and city-to-city performance networks across East- and Southeast Asia and beyond. The shared and yet divergent
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Contesting British Chinese Culture

Edited by Ashley Thorpe, Diana Yeh ...

Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
This is the first text to address British Chinese culture. It explores British Chinese cultural politics in terms of national and international debates on the Chinese diaspora, race, multiculture, identity and belonging, and transnational ‘Chineseness’. Collectively, the essays look at how notions of ‘British Chinese culture’ have been constructed and challenged in the visual arts, theatre and ... Read more

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This is the first text to address British Chinese culture. It explores British Chinese cultural politics in terms of national and international debates on the Chinese diaspora, race, multiculture, identity and belonging, and transnational ‘Chineseness’. Collectively, the essays look at how notions of ‘British Chinese culture’ have been constructed and challenged in the visual arts, theatre and
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Intercultural Japanese Noh Theatre

Texts and Analyses of English-language Noh

by Dr Ashley Thorpe, Allan Marett, Greg Giovanni, Jannette Cheong, Deborah Brevoort, Carrie J. Preston, Arthur Little ...

Series series Methuen Drama Play Collections
Discover Japanese culture and one of the world's oldest performance artforms in an exhilarating new way: through English-language noh theatre.Intercultural Japanese Noh Theatre: Texts and Analyses of English-language Noh provides a unique perspective on intercultural engagement with Japanese noh, a classical dance-drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Unlike many projects ... Read more

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Discover Japanese culture and one of the world's oldest performance artforms in an exhilarating new way: through English-language noh theatre.Intercultural Japanese Noh Theatre: Texts and Analyses of English-language Noh provides a unique perspective on intercultural engagement with Japanese noh, a classical dance-drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Unlike many projects
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Glimpses of the Unknown

Lost Ghost Stories

Narrated by Julia Franklin, Ben Onwukwe, John Telfer, David Thorpe ...

Series series British Library Tales of the Weird
Unabridged

10 hours 27 min

A figure emerges from a painting to pursue a bitter vengeance; the last transmission of a dying man haunts the airwaves, seeking to reveal his murderer; a treasure hunt disturbs an ancient presence in the silence of a lost tomb. From the vaults of the British Library comes a new anthology celebrating the best works of forgotten, never since republished, supernatural fiction from the early 20th ... Read more

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A figure emerges from a painting to pursue a bitter vengeance; the last transmission of a dying man haunts the airwaves, seeking to reveal his murderer; a treasure hunt disturbs an ancient presence in the silence of a lost tomb. From the vaults of the British Library comes a new anthology celebrating the best works of forgotten, never since republished, supernatural fiction from the early 20th
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A Phantom Lover and Other Dark Tales by Vernon Lee

by Vernon Lee ...

Narrated by Julia Franklin, Ben Onwukwe, John Telfer, David Thorpe ...

Series series British Library Tales of the Weird
Unabridged

10 hours 23 min

During her lifetime Violet Paget, who wrote as Vernon Lee, was referred to as 'the greatest of modern exponents of the supernatural in fiction', and yet today she remains on the periphery of the genre. This collection of her uniquely weird short stories and dark fantasies proves why she was once considered among the best of the genre, and why she deserves to return to those ranks today. From ... Read more

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During her lifetime Violet Paget, who wrote as Vernon Lee, was referred to as 'the greatest of modern exponents of the supernatural in fiction', and yet today she remains on the periphery of the genre. This collection of her uniquely weird short stories and dark fantasies proves why she was once considered among the best of the genre, and why she deserves to return to those ranks today. From
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