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A novelist struggling with writer’s block summons the Spirit of Romance, who reveals an unfortunate truth: his characters are wayward souls assigned to play their polar opposites for eternity. Soon, the characters come to life, defying the author’s commands and making his life as miserable as possible. A Sensation Novel is a comic musical by W. S. Gilbert.

“What do I care, in the dreams and the languor of spring, / That my songs do not show me at all?” Content to depict birdsong and “the silver light after a storm, ” Teasdale’s poems elide the self in order to celebrate the creative powers of poem and world. Flame and Shadow is a poetry collection by Sara Teasdale.

“My yesterday has gone, has gone and left me tired, / And now to-morrow comes and beats upon the door.” In these poems of ennui, romance, and modern life, Benson reflects on her experience as a young woman in a changing world. Tired of “the laws of men, ” she follows her own “groove.” Twenty is a poetry collection by Stella Benson.

“Was Christ not crucified?” In August 1831, Nat Turner led a group of fellow slaves and freedmen in insurrection against the white slaveholding class in Southampton County, Virginia. Although Nat Turner’s Rebellion was defeated, the spirit of liberation he embodied would inspire generations of abolitionists and revolutionaries to come. The Confessions of Nat Turner is a record of his life.

As a theater company prepares to rehearse a new play by Luigi Pirandello, six strangers arrive and interrupt their performance. After some confusion, they explain to the enraged director that they are merely incomplete characters who need a writer to complete their story. Six Characters in Search of an Author is a play by Luigi Pirandello.

“Then began the slime which established the earth, / The source of deepest darkness.” Written while Lili‘uokalani was imprisoned in the palace for her role in the failed counter-revolution against American rule, The Kumulipo was a groundbreaking translation of the Hawaiian creation chant. Traditionally recited during the makahiki season to celebrate the god Lono, the chant is essential to Hawaiian history.

Nikita, a morally corrupt peasant, seduces a young orphan girl whom he later betrays in pursuit of a married woman. Without a sense of right and wrong, he commits adultery and murder in the name of passion, leaving behind him a tragic wake of loss that haunts his every move. The Power of Darkness is a play by Leo Tolstoy.

Set in rural Ireland in the early 20th century, The Playboy of the Western World by John Millington Synge is a dramatic play that follows the aftermath of a young man claiming to have killed his father.

At their home in Scotland, the Wylie family discovers that a young student has been entering their library undetected to take advantage of their immense collection of books. In exchange for his continued use of their resources, John Shand agrees to marry their daughter Maggie. What Every Woman Knows is a play by J. M. Barrie.

Sitting down for dinner, Mr. Listwell is interrupted by a knock at the door. He finds Madison Washington, a local slave, standing on his threshold. Missing for years, Madison had been presumed to have made his way North or at least died trying. Hungry and desperate, he asks Mr. Listwell for help. The Heroic Slave is a novella by Frederick Douglass.

“Tongueless the bell! / Lute without a song! / It is not night / It is God’s dawn, / Silence its unending song.” In “Symbolism, ” Mukerji opens with an image of the poet, who longs for a light to illuminate “the soul / Reading Eternity’s scroll.” Sandhya, or Songs of Twilight is a poetry collection by Dhan Gopal Mukerji.

Raised like brothers, Kari the elephant and his young handler roam the forests of India freely, in search of adventure and always wary of danger. Although he is trained to control the animal, the boy comes to learn that an elephant is much wiser than meets the eye. Kari the Elephant is a children’s book by Dhan Gopal Mukerji.

When Edward Ⅱ becomes king, he uses his new authority to pardon his favorite nobleman, Piers Gaveston, from his exile, angering key supporters. Christopher Marlowe’s Edward the Second is among the earliest historical plays centered around English history. Following the relationship between King Edward Ⅱ and Piers Gaveston, Edward the Second is a dramatic tale of a king’s fall from power.

And then finally I felt sadness, aided perhapsby those futile notes, by the dust that keeps thickening, by the untouchable past, the inevitable future, and by everything else that pushesus around.' Ib lives with his schizophrenic father and his 'nice' mother negotiating life, not knowing what to do, steered by uncaring winds and pushy people. From his slimy, unmiraculous birth to the tragic death of a loved one, Ib wanders the city, from one t...

This book contains one year of mathleague.org Middle School Contest Problem Sets, complete with answer keys and solutions: 7 qualifying-level Contest Problem Sets, one State-level Contest Problem Set, and one National-level Contest Problem Set. Each Contest Problem Set contains a Sprint, Target, Team, and Countdown round.

Shhh... Don't Tell" by Author Michelle Knight, shares the heart-rending story of Riley, a12-year-old girl, sexually abused by her half-brother, Josh. One afternoon, Josh was entrusted to watch his younger sister, but during their time together, Josh turned from half-brother to predator. Like many abuse victims, overwhelming fear and shame led Riley to keep the abuse a secret. Through Riley's abuse, " Shhh... Don't Tell" declares a powerful mes...

Developed by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, Fourth Edition, is the fundamental preparation text for the CSCS exam as well as a definitive reference that strength and conditioning professionals will consult in everyday practice.

Leave behind all the negative self-talk and use these simple steps to make even your wildest dreams come true... "Look at how pretty she is, too bad I'll never be able to look like that." "Dude that guy is jacked man, I wish I could have muscles like him." "She's way too good looking for me, I never get the girl I want anyways, why bother?" Do any of the above statements sound familiar to you? Maybe something similar to the inner monol...

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Called "ground-breaking", "paradigm-shifting", and "visionary", the Chronicles of Enoch will take the comfortable world you are used to and turn it upside down, shake it hard and smugly show you everything that fell out. All of the stories, you see, are true or, at least, they were at some point. Over centuries and even millennia, things have gotten confused and changed but the essential nugget of truth is still there, even if it is obsc...