Michael1965 Newton
Author
Series
Oxford world's classics
Everyman's library volume no. 123
Complete Works. Canterbury edition volume 13
Everyman's library volume no. 123
Complete Works. Canterbury edition volume 13
Language
English
Description
"This absurdist story is noted for its adept characterizations, melodramatic irony, and psychological intrigue. In a corrupt London underworld of criminals, terrorists, and fanatics, Mr. Verloc is assigned to plant a bomb. The tragic repercussions for his family show how Conrad's ironic voice is concerned not with politics but with the terrible fates of ordinary people. Adolf Verloc is a languid Eastern European secret agent posing as a London shop...
Author
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Show People offers a comprehensive history of the idea of the film star from Mary Pickford to Andy Serkis, traversing more than one hundred years and drawing on examples from America, Britain, Europe, and Asia. Renowned film writer Michael Newton explores our enduring love affair with fame, glamour, and the cinematic image. Newton builds up an expansive picture of movie stardom through explorations of striking and diverse figures such as Ingrid Bergman...
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
This anthology brings together 14 of the best Victorian fairy tales, by major period writers as well as specialists in the genre, to show the vibrancy of the form and its ability to reflect our deepest concerns. From whimsy to satire, the stories reveal the preoccupations of the age and celebrate the value of the imagination.
"The Victorian fascination with fairyland vivified the literature of the period, and led to some of the most imaginative fairy...