![]() Frederic Shoberl's 1833 English translation was published as The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. The novel's French title, Notre-Dame de Paris, refers to Notre-Dame Cathedral. Hugo solidified Notre-Dame de Paris as a national icon, arguing for the preservation of Gothic architecture as an element of Paris' cultural heritage. Written during a time of cultural upheaval, the novel champions historical preservation. Some prominent examples include a 1923 silent film with Lon Chaney, a 1939 sound film with Charles Laughton, and a 1996 Disney animated film with Tom Hulce. The novel is considered a classic of French literature and has been adapted repeatedly for film, stage and television. ![]() All its elements- Renaissance setting, impossible love affairs, marginalized characters-make the work a model of the literary themes of Romanticism. It focuses on the unfortunate story of Quasimodo, the Romani street dancer Esmeralda and Quasimodo's guardian the Archdeacon Claude Frollo in 15th-century Paris. The title refers to the Notre-Dame Cathedral, which features prominently throughout the novel. 1482) is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. ![]() The Hunchback of Notre-Dame ( French: Notre-Dame de Paris, lit.' Our Lady of Paris', originally titled Notre-Dame de Paris. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Mozart’s grandfather had been a bookbinder there and, despite the fact that the family had been in Salzburg for nearly 20 years by the time Mozart was born, Leopold still had several connections with Augsburg, both family and business. Leopold was originally from the town of Augsburg. ![]() ![]() So, bearing in mind the joy a baby’s birth inspires today, you can imagine what Leopold and Maria Anna were feeling when, at around 8 o’clock that evening, Maria Anna gave birth to a baby boy. Despite the fact that this was the seventh time she had been through childbirth, Leopold and his wife only had one surviving child, a girl of 4. His wife, Maria Anna, was in labour and about to give birth to a son. Leopold Mozart, a musician, was pacing the floors of his flat at No. It was a chilly January evening in Salzburg. Mozart's birth was a cause for celebration for his family, but what actually went on on January 27th, 1756? What was Mozart's real birth name? And were there any clues about what was to come from this remarkable event? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This charming Victorian era historical romance is the story two people from different worlds forging a connection. but only if they’re willing to risk their hearts. Only neither is prepared when very real feelings begin to grow between them. But instead of propositioning her, Montcroix makes Nève an offer she would be a fool to refuse: act as his fake fiancée in exchange for fortune enough to start over. When she accidentally saves the life of a handsome duke, she doubts the encounter will go any better than her last brush with nobility. ![]() After refusing to become a wealthy patron’s mistress, Nève was promptly shown the door to the streets. Once an up-and-coming ballerina, Miss Geneviève Valery is now hopelessly out of work. But when his reputation for being heartless jeopardizes a new business deal, he finds himself seeking a most unusual-and alluring-solution. Money, after all, can’t break a man’s heart-or make promises it can’t keep. After a series of betrayals, he keeps his emotions buried deep. Lord Lysander Blackstone, the stern Duke of Montcroix, has only one interest: increasing his considerable fortune. Pretty Woman meets the Bridgertons in this witty, vivacious historical take on 90s romcoms by USA Today bestselling author Amalie Howard: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When they read their evening papers they must have cursed themselves for being so unobservant, but doubtless many of them made up for it by copious inventiveness and told their friends how they had sensed tragedy in the air or noticed an anxious look in Miss Pongleton’s eyes.”Ī Friday morning in 1934 seemed just as usual, people hurrying off to their daily toil, when a bundle of clothes on the stairs at Belsize tube station, turns out to be the body of Miss Euphemia Pongleton. “Dozens of Hampstead people must have passed the door of the Frampton private hotel – as the boarding house where Miss Euphemia Pongleton lived was grandly called – on a certain Friday morning in March 1934, without noticing anything unusual. Murder Underground was a good readathon pick, as it was a real old-fashioned page turner from the British Library. ![]() I am still very behind with my reviews this book was my last read of April which I read during the readathon the weekend before last. ![]() ![]() The borders between what is real and unreal begin to blur, and each astronaut is forced to confront demons past and present, even as they struggle to navigate their increasingly claustrophobic quarters-and each other. But as their surreal pantomime progresses, each soon realizes that the complications of inner space are no less fraught than those of outer space. Constantly observed by Prime Space's team of "Obbers," Helen, Yoshi, and Sergei must appear ever in control. Helen Kane, Yoshihiro Tanaka, and Sergei Kuznetsov must prove they're the crew for the historic voyage by spending seventeen months in the most realistic simulation ever created. ![]() In four years, aerospace giant Prime Space will put the first humans on Mars. Ryan Stradal In an age of space exploration, we search to find ourselves. ![]() ![]() "A transcendent, cross-cultural, and cross planetary journey into the mysteries of space and self.Howrey's expansive vision left me awestruck."-Ruth Ozeki "Howrey's exquisite novel demonstrates that the final frontier may not be space after all."-J. A brilliantly inventive novel about three astronauts training for the first-ever mission to Mars, an experience that will push the boundary between real and unreal, test their relationships, and leave each of them-and their families-changed forever. ![]() ![]() We collected the books into a box and put them on top of the refrigerator where they have stayed for over a year. After their behavior started changing because they were mimicking the characters, we sat them down and explained that they wouldn’t be able to read them again until they started acting better. I got caught up in their excitement over reading and wanting to write their own stories about Dogman and I didn’t realize what the characters were doing or saying. One day I sat down to read with my preschooler and got really upset with myself that I was allowing them to read this. My mistake was assuming that some parents (and authors) don’t care what their kid is reading and what it is teaching them. My preschooler (who can also read) would be doing the same, and eventually the two of them would argue about who gets to read which book in the series. My 1st grader picked this up from the school book fair and I was ECSTATIC because he was so immersed in the book, was cracking up, and wanted to read it at all times of the day. ![]() ![]() I push my boys to get dirty and try new adventures and fail and make mistakes- but I cannot endorse this book. I want to start this off by saying that I am not a strict/clutch my pearls type of parent. ![]() ![]() Because Covey was a practicing Mormon, his religious beliefs inform much of his work. Covey Senior polished his original theory, culminating in The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness (2004). His son Sean wrote The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens (2003). In addition to inspirational flashcards and workbooks to reinforce the core principles of the book, Covey also wrote The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families (1997) and Living the 7 Habits (2000). Many of his subsequent books expand on themes introduced in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. ![]() ![]() ![]() After cofounding the consulting practice of FranklinCovey, Covey continued to consult, lecture, and write until his death in 2012. The author was a university professor before becoming a business and life coach. ![]() ![]() ![]() You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. 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We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jacksonīetween Lewis and Lovecraft (looks at authors' lives) ![]() ![]() She lives in Winchester, England with her husband and a cat called Alan, and she has two grown-up children. ![]() She has a Masters (distinction) in Creative and Critical Writing from The University of Winchester. She was a sculptor and director of a marketing agency, before writing fiction at the age of 40. Claire Fuller is the author of four novels: her latest, Unsettled Ground, winner of the Costa Novel Award 2021, and shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction Our Endless Numbered Days, which won the 2015 Desmond Elliott prize Swimming Lessons, shortlisted for the Encore Prize and Bitter Orange longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. Lets all read this wonderful book, Unsettled Ground by Clair Fuller, winner of the Costa Novel Award 2021 and shortlisted for the 2021 Womens Prize for. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Signed as follows by the authors on the title page The Sentimentalists signed by Johanna Skibsrud, dated "2009" (actual publication year), lined - "Perhaps tomorrow we'll be on that plane" The Matter with Morris, signed by David Bergen, dated Oct 23/2010, lined - from the end of the book, "Here I am" Annabel, signed by Kathleen Winter, "With warmest regards, K. All are flawless, first edition, first printing copies with the exception of the Sentimentalists, which is the first edition, second Gaspereau Press printing. A collection of the Giller Prize Shortlisted novels from 2010. ![]() |