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  • The Seven Wives of Bluebeard

    1920

    by Anatole France ...
    Translated by D. B. Stewart ...
    In "The Seven Wives of Bluebeard," Anatole France weaves a rich tapestry of allegory and social commentary, drawing upon the famous folk tale to explore themes of desire, jealousy, and the complexities of love. This novel showcases France's exquisite prose, characterized by its wit and irony, while also delving into the darker aspects of human nature. Set against a backdrop of late 19th-century ... Read more

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  • The Seven Wives of Bluebeard

    1920

    by Anatole France ...
    Translated by D. B. Stewart ...
    In "The Seven Wives of Bluebeard," Anatole France reimagines the legendary tale of Bluebeard, weaving a rich tapestry of complex characters and moral ambiguity. The novel employs a satirical lens, showcasing France'Äôs distinctive literary style marked by irony and a keen sense of social commentary. Set against the backdrop of post-19th century France, the narrative explores themes of love, deceit ... Read more

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  • The Classic Collection of Maurice Maeterlinck. Nobel Prize 1911. Illustrated

    The Blue Bird, The Life of the Bee, Our Friend the Dog and others

    by Maurice Maeterlinck ...
    Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos, Alfred Sutro, Bernard Miall ...
    Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who was Flemish but wrote in French. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911 "in appreciation of his many-sided literary activities, and especially of his dramatic works, which are distinguished by a wealth of imagination and by a poetic fancy, which reveals, sometimes in the guise of a fairy tale, ... Read more

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  • Pelle the Conqueror — Complete (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. A Danish Social Realist Saga of Bornholm Poverty, Migration, Labor Struggle, and Political Awakening

    by Martin Andersen Nexø, Olive Briarford ...
    Translated by Jessie Muir, Bernard Miall ...
    Pelle the Conqueror — Complete is Martin Andersen Nexø's monumental four-volume novel tracing Pelle Karlsson's passage from impoverished Swedish immigrant child on Bornholm to conscious participant in the organized Danish working class. Combining social realism with Bildungsroman and collective epic, the book renders rural servitude, urban labor, hunger, solidarity, and political awakening in ... Read more

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  • Pelle the Conqueror — Complete

    Enriched edition.

    by Martin Andersen Nexø, Quinn Theodore ...
    Translated by Jessie Muir, Bernard Miall ...
    In "Pelle the Conqueror — Complete," Martin Andersen Nexø crafts an epic saga that delves into the life of a boy named Pelle, born into a bleak existence as a peasant in late 19th-century Denmark. Through rich, vivid prose and a poignant narrative style, Nexø explores themes of social injustice, human resilience, and the complexities of the human condition within the framework of the burgeoning ... Read more

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  • Decadent Plays: 1890–1930

    Salome; The Race of Leaves; The Orgy: A Dramatic Poem; Madame La Mort; Lilith; Ennoïa: A Triptych; The Black Maskers; La Gioconda; Ardiane and Barbe Bleue or, The Useless Deliverance; Kerria Japonica; The Dove

    by Mr Michael Field, Ms Lesya Ukrainka, Ms Rachilde, Mr Remy de Gourmont, Mr Jean Lorrain, Leonid Andreyev, Ms Djuna Barnes, Mr Izumi Kyoka, Maurice Maeterlinck, Mr Gabriele D'Annunzio ...
    Translated by Ms Vera Rich, Frazer Lively, Ms Kiki Gounaridou, Prof. Dan Rebellato, Ms Jennifer Higgins, Mr Fred Newton Scott, Mr Clarence L Meader, M Cody Poulton, Mr Bernard Miall, Mr Arthur Symons ...
    Poisoned cigars, seductive apparitions, minds and empires in the last of their decline and the most notorious kiss in dramatic history – decadent plays challenged the moral as much as the dramatic imagination of their own day, and continue to probe horizons of taste and the possibilities of stagecraft.In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many writers reacted to urban modernity by embracing ... Read more

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  • Revival: Conquests and Discoveries of Henry the Navigator: Being the Chronicles of Azurara (1936)

    Being the Chronicles of Azurara

    Edited by Virginia De Castro E Almeida ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    A preface from the pen of the late Marshal Lyautey introduces this book, which is an abridged translation of the Chronicales of Gomes Eannes de Azura, recording the siege and capture of Ceuta by the Portuguese, and the discovery of Guinea. Ceuta was captured because of the sons of John I--who had married the daughter of John of Gaunt--were ripe for knighthood , and rebelled against the bourgeois ... Read more

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  • Tolstoy

    The Life and Faith of the Novelist

    by Romain Rolland ...
    Translated by Bernard Miall ...
    A life of Tolstoy by the Frenchman who corresponded with him as a young student and got a long letter back that changed his life. Rolland writes as a disciple but not a blind one, and the account of the last flight from Yasnaya Polyana is very fine. This edition adds Bernard Miall's translation and a gallery of 60 plates, among them paintings by Ivan Kramskoi, Vasily Perov, Ivan Shishkin and ... Read more

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  • Pelle the Conqueror

    by Martin Andersen Nexø ...
    Translated by Jessie Muir, Bernard Miall ...
    Pelle is still just a young boy when his father decides to move them from Sweden to the Danish island of Bornholm in search of riches. Those riches-of course-being nonexistent, they fall into the life of farm laborers. As Pelle grows up among the other lowly and poor residents of the island, their cares and worries seep into him, and he finds himself part of a greater struggle for their dignity ... Read more

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  • Poems

    by Maurice Maeterlinck ...
    Translated by Bernard Miall ...
    In "Poems," Maurice Maeterlinck explores the depths of human emotion and the complexities of existence through a lyrical and contemplative lens. The collection reveals Maeterlinck's signature Symbolist style, characterized by vivid imagery and rich symbolism, inviting readers into a realm where the ordinary transcends into the extraordinary. His exploration of themes such as love, loss, and the ... Read more

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  • The Life of the Scorpion

    Enriched edition. Exploring the Fascinating World of Misunderstood Creatures

    by Jean-Henri Fabre, Penelope Hightower ...
    Translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, Bernard Miall ...
    In "The Life of the Scorpion," Jean-Henri Fabre, a pioneering figure in entomology, delves into the intricate world of scorpions, revealing their complex behaviors and habitats through meticulous observation and vivid prose. Fabre adopts a naturalist style that interweaves scientific detail with literary finesse, seamlessly blending objective analysis and poetic imagery. This work exemplifies the ... Read more

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  • Belgians Under the German Eagle

    Surviving occupation: resilience and resistance in wartime Belgium

    by Jean Massart ...
    Translated by Bernard Miall ...
    In "Belgians Under the German Eagle," Jean Massart explores the profound impact of German occupation on Belgian society during World War I. Utilizing a combination of rigorous historical analysis and vivid narrative prose, Massart intricately weaves personal testimonies with broader socio-political contexts, illuminating the complexities of daily life under oppression. His literary style resonates ... Read more

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