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A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe
by Mark DawidziakA Mystery of Mysteries is a brilliant biography of Edgar Allan Poe that examines the renowned author’s life through the prism of his mysterious death and its many possible causes.It is a moment shrouded in horror and mystery. Edgar Allan Poe died on October 7, 1849, at just forty, in a painful, utterly bizarre manner that would not have been out of place in one of his own tales of terror. What was the cause of his untimely death, and what happened to him during the three missing days before he was found, delirious and “in great distress” on the streets of Baltimore, wearing ill-fitting clothes that were not his own?Mystery and horror. Poe, who remains one of the most iconic of American writers, died under haunting circumstances that reflect the two literary genres he took to new heights. Over the years, there has been a staggering amount of speculation about the cause of death, from rabies and syphilis to suicide, alcoholism, and even murder. But many of these theories are formed on the basis of the caricature we have come to associate with Poe: the gloomy-eyed grandfather of Goth, hunched over a writing desk with a raven perched on one shoulder, drunkenly scribbling his chilling masterpieces. By debunking the myths of how he lived, we come closer to understanding the real Poe—and uncovering the truth behind his mysterious death, as a new theory emerges that could prove the cause of Poe’s death was haunting him all his life.In a compelling dual-timeline narrative alternating between Poe’s increasingly desperate last months and his brief but impactful life, Mark Dawidziak sheds new light on the enigmatic master of macabre.
A Mythological Approach to Exploring the Origins of Chinese Civilization (Research Series on the Chinese Dream and China’s Development Path)
by Shuxian YeIs the lion the symbol of China? Or should it be the dragon or the phoenix? This book makes a provocative interpretation of the Chinese ancient totems such as the bear and the owl. Taking a mythological approach, it explores the origin of Chinese civilization using the quadruple evidence method, which integrates ancient and unearthed literature, oral transmission, and archeological objects and graphs.It testifies to the authenticity of unresolved ancient myths and legends from the origins of Chinese Jade Ware (6200BC-5400 BC) to the names of the Yellow Emperor (2698–2598 BC) and the legends from the Xia (2010BC-1600BC), Shang (1600BC-046BC), Zhou (1046BC-771BC), and Qin (221BC-206BC) Dynasties. The book lays the foundation for a reconstruction of Chinese Mythistory. With well over 200 photographs of historic artifacts, the book appeals to both researchers and general readers.
A Mythology of Forms: Selected Writings on Art
by Carl EinsteinThe German art historian and critic Carl Einstein (1885-1940) was at the forefront of the modernist movement that defined the twentieth century. One of the most prolific and brilliant early commentators on cubism, he was also among the first authors to assess African sculpture as art. Yet his writings remain relatively little known in the Anglophone world. With A Mythology of Forms, the first representative collection of Einstein’s art theory and criticism to appear in English translation, Charles W. Haxthausen fills this gap. Spanning three decades, it assembles the most important of Einstein’s writings on the art that was central to his critical project—on cubism, surrealism, Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, and Paul Klee, and includes the full texts of his two pathbreaking books on African art, Negro Sculpture (1915) and African Sculpture (1921). With fourteen texts by Einstein, each presented with extensive commentary, A Mythology of Forms will bring a pivotal voice in the history of modern art into English.
A Name for Herself: Selected Writings, 1891–1917 (The L.M. Montgomery Library)
by L. M. Montgomery Benjamin LefebvreYears before she published her internationally celebrated first novel, Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery (1874–1942) started contributing short works to periodicals across North America. While these works consisted primarily of poems and short stories, she also experimented with a wider range of forms, particularly during the early years of her career, at which point she tested out several authorial identities before settling on the professional moniker "L.M. Montgomery." A Name for Herself: Selected Writings, 1891–1917 is the first in a series of volumes collecting Montgomery’s extensive contributions to periodicals. Leading Montgomery scholar Benjamin Lefebvre discusses these so-called miscellaneous pieces in relation to the works of English-speaking women writers who preceded her and the strategies they used to succeed, including the decision to publish under gender-neutral signatures. Among the highlights of the volume are Montgomery’s contributions to student periodicals, a weekly newspaper column entitled "Around the Table," a long-lost story narrated first by a woman trapped in an unhappy marriage and then by the man she wishes she had married instead, and a new edition of her 1917 celebrity memoir, "The Alpine Path." Drawing fascinating links to Montgomery’s life writing, career, and fiction, this volume will offer scholars and readers alike an intriguing new look at the work of Canada’s most enduringly popular author.
A Name for Himself: A Biography of Thomas Head Raddall
by Joyce Barkhouse"Twelve months in any place, my friend, is quite a weary while And seems more like a century when lived on Sable Isle …" So wrote Thomas Raddall at the age of eighteen, not dreaming that many years later Sable Island – that "hell on earth" – would provide a romantic background for one of his greatest novels, The Nymph and the Lamp. Traumatized by the horror of the great Halifax Explosion of 1917, followed in a few months by the death of his father in battle overseas, Tom was forced to leave school at the age of fourteen. This brief account of his life tells of his early adventures and of how he became one of Canada’s most renowned storytellers.
A Name of Her Own (Tender Ties #1)
by Jane KirkpatrickBased on the life of Marie Dorion, the first mother to cross the Rocky Mountains and remain in the Northwest,A Name of Her Own is the fictionalized adventure account of a real woman's fight to settle in a new landscape, survive in a nation at war, protect her sons and raise them well and, despite an abusive, alcoholic husband, keep her marriage together. With two rambunctious young sons to raise, Marie Dorion refuses to be left behind in St. Louis when her husband heads West with the Wilson Hunt Astoria expedition of 1811. Faced with hostile landscapes, an untried expedition leader, and her volatile husband, Marie finds that the daring act she hoped would bind her family together may in the end tear them apart. On the journey, Marie meets up with the famous Lewis and Clark interpreter, Sacagawea. Both are Indian women married to mixed-blood men of French Canadian and Indian descent, both are pregnant, both traveled with expeditions led by white men, and both are raising sons in a white world. Together, the women forge a friendship that will strengthen and uphold Marie long after they part, even as she faces the greatest crisis of her life, and as she fights for her family's very survival with the courage and gritty determination that can only be fueled by a mother's love.
A Name on a Wall: Two Men, Two Wars, Two Destinies
by Mark ByfordAn unusual coincidence occurred early one morning at the most visited war memorial in the United States as a shaft of sunlight hit one of the 58,282 names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The name was Larry Byford. So begins a unique personal journey to discover the story of the name on the wall. Travelling more than 30,000 miles, from east Texas to Vietnam, Mark Byford learns about the lasting impact on Larry's siblings, friends and the comrades who were there with him on the day he died in the summer of 1967. He pinpoints why that time became the turning point of America’s most divisive war of the twentieth century.A Name on a Wall is a gripping true story that focuses on duty, heroism and fate. We learn not only about the tragic loss of Larry Byford, a draftee rifleman in Vietnam, but also the contrasting war story of the author’s own father, Lawry Byford, a draftee from Yorkshire, for whom the Second World War became the springboard for a new life filled with opportunities.Forty years after the final American combat troops left Vietnam, thirty years after The Wall was built to heal a nation, and in the light of the recent controversial wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, what lessons, if any, have been learnt through the ultimate sacrifice of the name on a wall?
A Nanny for Keeps
by Janet Lee BartonA Family in Need With no teaching positions open, Georgia Marshall agrees to become the temporary nanny for the two little girls next door. But she soon becomes enamored of the precocious children and their dashing but distant widowed father. Though she's falling for him, she can't help but think that the nobleman is out of her reach. After the tragic loss of his wife, Tyler Walker swore he'd never again give his heart away. Until his neighbor brightens his home and brings some much-needed stability to his motherless family. But he refuses to allow this arrangement with the pretty teacher to become permanent...no matter how much he wants Georgia by his side-forever.
A Narrative History of the American Press
by Gregory A. BorchardBeginning with the American Revolution and spanning over two hundred years of American journalism, A Narrative History of the American Press provides an overview of the events, institutions, and people who have shaped the press, from the creation of the First Amendment to today. Gregory A. Borchard’s introductory text helps readers develop an understanding of the role of the press in both the U.S. and world history, and how American culture has shaped—and been shaped by—the role of journalism in everyday life. The text, along with a rich array of supplemental materials available online, provides students with the tools used by both reporters and historians to understand the present through the past, allowing readers to use the history of journalism as a lens for implementing their own storytelling, reporting, and critical analysis skills.
A Narrative Of Joshua Davis, An American Citizen, Who Was Pressed And Served On Board Six Ships Of The British Navy: An American Citizen Who Was Pressed And Served On Board Six Ships Of The British Navy
by Joshua DavisJoshua Davis was a native of Boston born in 1760, as his short memoir attests he was an experienced sailor and seasoned campaigner. In 1779 he boarded the 20 gun privateer, the Jason, on a mission to capture as many British ships as possible, he and his crewmates were successful in their search for targets along the eastern seaboard. However on a very calm day with no hope of escape, his ship was run down by the British frigate Surprise and captured. Pressed in British service, Davis did his best to make a nuisance of himself, often punished for his crimes, clapped in irons or confined. He was present at seven engagements on board British ships, and wounded once, before his eventual escape and return to America many years later.A fascinating story of early American maritime adventure.
A Narrative Of Personal Experiences & Impressions During A Residence On The Bosphorus Throughout The Crimean War: [Illustrated Edition]
by Lady Alicia Blackwood[Illustrated with over two hundred and sixty maps, photos and portraits, of the battles, individuals and places involved in the Crimean War]Lady Alicia Blackwood née Lambart, (1818 - 30 July 1913) was an English painter and nurse, married to the Rev. James Stevenson Blackwood.As she recounts in A Narrative of Personal Experiences & Impressions during a Residence on the Bosphorus throughout the Crimean War (1881), Lady Alicia Blackwood and her husband "were deeply moved to go out" after hearing of "the battle of Inkerman, that terribly hard-fought struggle". Dr. Blackwood obtained a chaplaincy to the forces; Lady Alicia and two young women friends accompanied him, determined to find some way to help. Lady Alicia applied to Florence Nightingale at Scutari in Dec. 1854. Nightingale's opinion of ladies who came out to assist the hospitals was generally low, but she took to Lady Balckwood and she was delegated by Nightingale to create and manage an unofficial hospital for the wives, widows and children of soldiers in Scutari. In a letter of March 18, 1855, Nightingale disparagingly refers to the women and children as Allobroges, the shrieking camp followers of the ancient Gauls. In her account, Lady Alicia describes the horrific conditions under which she found them, "as much sinned against as sinning", and discusses the changes she was able to make for their relief as part of her work. Blackwood's respect for Nightingale and her work are evident throughout her account, which is both vivid and enjoyable to read.
A Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia (1868): With Some Account of the Late Emperor Theodore, His Country and People
by Henry Jules BlancFirst published in 1970
A Narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen's Captivity
by Ethan AllenA Narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen's Captivity by Ethan Allen is a gripping first-person account of the trials and tribulations faced by one of America's most legendary Revolutionary War heroes. In this memoir, Colonel Ethan Allen recounts his harrowing experiences as a prisoner of war after his capture by British forces in 1775.Ethan Allen, a fierce patriot and leader of the Green Mountain Boys, was taken prisoner during a bold but ill-fated attempt to capture Montreal. This narrative details his subsequent captivity, providing a vivid and unfiltered look at the hardships, indignities, and brutality endured at the hands of the British. From the crowded and unsanitary conditions aboard prison ships to the frigid cells in British jails, Allen’s story is a testament to his resilience and unyielding spirit.Through Allen’s evocative prose, readers gain insight into the broader context of the Revolutionary War, the treatment of prisoners, and the resolve of those fighting for American independence. His narrative is filled with moments of defiance, wit, and courage, as he navigates the challenges of captivity and remains steadfast in his commitment to the cause of liberty.Allen’s account is not only a personal story of survival but also a passionate reflection on the values of freedom and patriotism. His observations on the nature of authority, the importance of individual rights, and the injustices of his time resonate with the enduring principles that shaped the American Revolution."A Narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen's Captivity" is a compelling historical document that offers an authentic glimpse into the life of a Revolutionary War icon. It is an essential read for history enthusiasts, scholars, and anyone interested in the personal experiences that contributed to the founding of the United States. Ethan Allen’s narrative stands as a powerful reminder of the sacrifices made in the pursuit of independence and the enduring spirit of American resilience.
A Narrative of Ethan Allen's Captivity: Containing His Voyages and Travels
by Ethan Allen John Pell Will CrawfordThe well-known patriot and leader of the Green Mountain Boys was arrested by the British in 1775 during a failed attempt to capture Montreal. Imprisoned aboard Royal Navy ships, paroled in New York City, and finally released in a 1778 prisoner exchange, Ethan Allen offers a stirring firsthand account of the early years of the Revolutionary War.
A Narrative of Events in the South of France: And of the Attack on New Orleans in 1814 and 1815
by Captain Sir John Henry CookeThis ebook is purpose built and is proof-read and re-type set from the original to provide an outstanding experience of reflowing text for an ebook reader. Captain Cooke's narrative starts with the his experiences in the South of France during the last days of the Peninsular War, and combines part travelogue with witty reminiscences of the jollity after peace was declared in 1814. The society and manners of a bruised and touchy French populace ever ready to quarrel and duel are contrasted with the happiness of the British and some of their collaborators. The second part of his book is much more of a military point of view and focuses on the attack on New Orleans in 1814. Of the many amphibious operations undertaken by the British army; few have been as unsuccessful as the abortive attempt to capture New Orleans during the war of 1812 with America. It was an abortive operation during an abortive war from a British point of view; from the American side righteous indignation was mingled with an attempted land-grab whilst the enemy was engaged elsewhere, ended with bloody noses all-round. However the British Army's new found reputation gained against Napoleon's legions was severely dented by their failure to take New Orleans; Captain Cooke recounts the fiasco in all its details. His wry yet sensitive style is at home either in the mayhem of engagement or the critique of the operations as a whole. A relatively unknown treasure. Title - A Narrative of Events in the South of France Sub-Title - And of the Attack on New Orleans in 1814 and 1815 Author -- Captain Sir John Henry Cooke (1791-1870) Text taken, whole and complete, from the edition published in 1835, London, by T & W Boone. Original - iv and 319 pages.
A Narrative of Events, since the First of August, 1834, by James Williams, an Apprenticed Labourer in Jamaica
by James WilliamsThis book brings back into print, for the first time since the 1830s, a text that was central to the transatlantic campaign to fully abolish slavery in Britain's colonies. James Williams, an eighteen-year-old Jamaican "apprentice" (former slave), came to Britain in 1837 at the instigation of the abolitionist Joseph Sturge. The Narrative he produced there, one of very few autobiographical texts by Caribbean slaves or former slaves, became one of the most powerful abolitionist tools for effecting the immediate end to the system of apprenticeship that had replaced slavery. Describing the hard working conditions on plantations and the harsh treatment of apprentices unjustly incarcerated, Williams argues that apprenticeship actually worsened the conditions of Jamaican ex-slaves: former owners, no longer legally permitted to directly punish their workers, used the Jamaican legal system as a punitive lever against them. Williams's story documents the collaboration of local magistrates in this practice, wherein apprentices were routinely jailed and beaten for both real and imaginary infractions of the apprenticeship regulations. In addition to the complete text of Williams's original Narrative, this fully annotated edition includes nineteenth-century responses to the controversy from the British and Jamaican press, as well as extensive testimony from the Commission of Enquiry that heard evidence regarding the Narrative's claims. These fascinating and revealing documents constitute the largest extant body of direct testimony by Caribbean slaves or apprentices.
A Narrative of Events: Since the First of August, 1834, by James Williams, an Apprenticed Laborer in Jamaica (Dover Thrift Editions)
by James WilliamsA teenaged slave-turned-apprentice in nineteenth-century Jamaica recorded his experiences in the British apprenticeship system in this book, which constitutes one of the only autobiographical texts by a Caribbean slave. While working as a laborer at a pimento plantation in the St. Ann parish, James Williams suffered flogging, imprisonment, and other punishments. His narrative reveals the ugly truth behind the apprenticeship system that developed after the outlaw of the British slave trade, which he deems even crueler than the former system of slavery.Written in 1837, James Williams' narrative was an effective tool for abolitionists who sought to end the apprenticeship system. This edition of his historic memoir also contains the entire testimony from the Commission of Inquiry, sponsored by the Colonial Office, which validated the truth of Williams' account.
A Narrative of Italian Travels in Persia in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries (Hakluyt Society, First Series)
by Charles GreyThis volume contains the translations of the following accounts: Travels in Persia, by Caterino Zeno; A short narrative of the life and acts of the King Ussun Cassano, by G. M. Angiolello; The travels of a merchant in Persia; Narrative of ... V. d'Alessandri, ambassador to the King of Persia. The first three accounts are translated from the second volume of Ramusio's 'Delle navigationi et viaggi'. Originally bound together with 49a but separately paginated. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1873.
A Narrative of The Boer War Its Causes and Results [New Illustrated Edition – 1896 text]
by Thomas Fortescue CarterIncludes Boer War Illustrations Pack with 300 maps, plans, and photos."A Narrative of The Boer War: Its Causes and Results" is a comprehensive and insightful account of one of the most significant conflicts in the history of South Africa. Written by esteemed historian and author Thomas Carter, this book delves deeply into the origins, unfolding, and aftermath of the Boer War, providing readers with a nuanced understanding of this pivotal event.Carter meticulously traces the causes of the war, examining the complex interplay of political, economic, and social factors that led to the outbreak of hostilities between the British Empire and the Boer republics of Transvaal and the Orange Free State. He provides a detailed narrative of the war itself, from the initial skirmishes and major battles to the strategies, key figures, and turning points that defined the conflict.In addition to the military aspects, Carter explores the human dimension of the war, offering vivid accounts of the experiences of soldiers and civilians caught in the turmoil. Through his thorough research and compelling storytelling, he brings to life the bravery, hardship, and resilience of those involved.Rich with maps, photographs, and first-hand accounts, "A Narrative of The Boer War: Its Causes and Results" is an invaluable resource for historians, students, and anyone interested in understanding the complexities of this significant conflict. Carter's balanced and insightful analysis offers a comprehensive view of the Boer War, making this book a definitive reference on the subject.
A Narrative of The Peninsular War
by Sir Andrew Leith HayAn invaluable first-hand account of a British officer who served under both Moore and Wellington against Napoleon's invading French forces in the Iberian peninsula.Andrew Leith Hay joined the army as an ensign in the 72nd Foot and but went to the peninsula as an aide-de-camp to his uncle, General Sir James Leith. He spent a considerable period gathering intelligence and communicating with other commanders in the British, Portuguese and Spanish armies. Along his travels, Leith Hay made sketches of the terrain through which he passed and, in 1831, incorporated these into this a two-volume account of his Peninsular War experiences.This 4th edition, originally published in 1850, comprises both volumes in one book.
A Narrative of The Siege Of Delhi with an Account of The Mutiny at Ferozepore in 1857 [Illustrated Edition]
by Charles John Griffiths Henry John YongeIllustrated with over one hundred maps, photos and portraits, of the battles, individuals and places involved in the Indian Mutiny.A gripping account of the Siege of Delhi which formed one of the focal points of the entire Indian Mutiny."The ever memorable period in the history of our Eastern Empire known as the Great Indian Rebellion or Mutiny of the Bengal army was an epoch fraught with the most momentous consequences, and one which resulted in covering with undying fame those who bore part in its suppression. The passions aroused during the struggle, the fierce hate animating the breasts of the combatants, the deadly incidents of the strife, which without intermission lasted for nearly two years, and deluged with blood the plains and cities of Hindostan, have scarcely a parallel in history. On the one side religious fanaticism, when Hindoo and Mohammedan, restraining the bitter animosity of their rival creeds, united together in the attempt to drive out of their common country that race which for one hundred years had dominated and held the overlordship of the greater portion of India. On the other side, a small band of Englishmen, a few thousand white men among millions of Asiatics, stood shoulder to shoulder, calm, fearless, determined, ready to brave the onslaught of their enemies, to maintain with undiminished lustre the proud deeds of their ancestors, and to a man resolved to conquer or to die."--Introduction
A Narrative of the Adventures and Escape of Moses Roper, from American Slavery
by Moses RoperThe Narrative of the Adventures and Escape of Moses Roper can be read as an extended autobiographical meditation on the meaning of race in antebellum America. First published in England, the text documents the life of Moses Roper, beginning with his birth in North Carolina and chronicling his travels through South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Roper was able to obtain employment on a schooner named The Fox, and in 1834 he made his way to freedom aboard the vessel. Once in Boston, he was quickly recruited as a signatory to the constitution of the American Anti-Slavery Society (AASS), but he sailed to England the next year. Roper's narrative is especially interesting because although it was published after Frederick Douglass's much-heralded 1845 Narrative, Roper actually preceded Douglass in his involvement in AASS as well as in his travel to the United Kingdom. This text is often cited by literary scholars because of its length, its extensive detail, and its unforgiving portrayal of enslaved life in the "land of the free." A DOCSOUTH BOOK. This collaboration between UNC Press and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library brings selected classic works from the digital library of Documenting the American South back into print. DocSouth Books uses the latest digital technologies to make these works available as downloadable e-books or print-on-demand publications. DocSouth Books are unaltered from the original publication, providing affordable and easily accessible editions to a new generation of scholars, students, and general readers.
A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson: First Printed In 1682 At Cambridge, Massachusetts, & London, England. Now Reprinted In Facsimile; Whereunto Are Annexed A Map Of Her Removes, Biographical & Historical Notes, And The
by Mary RowlandsonCaptured by hostile natives, a Puritan woman in colonial New England must rely on her faith to survive When Mary Rowlandson awoke on February 10, 1675, the village of Lancaster, Massachusetts, was already on fire. For two hours, Rowlandson&’s family fought to protect their home from marauding Narragansett Indians. Finally, their little house was set ablaze, and the Rowlandsons fled into the open, where Mary and her three children were taken captive. So begins one of the most harrowing and unforgettable captivity narratives in the history of American literature. For eleven weeks, Mary and her surviving children traveled the wilderness with their captors, an arduous ordeal that tested the limits of her faith, and taught her the true meaning of empathy. A thrilling story packed with fascinating details about Native American customs and culture, Mary Rowlandson&’s account was an immediate bestseller when first published in 1682 and is a must-read for students of American history. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
A Narrative of the Early Days and Remembrances of Oceola Nikkanochee, Prince of Econchatti: A Young Seminole Indian (Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series)
by Andrew G WelchThe books in the Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series demonstrate the University Press of Florida’s long history of publishing Latin American and Caribbean studies titles that connect in and through Florida, highlighting the connections between the Sunshine State and its neighboring islands. Books in this series show how early explorers found and settled Florida and the Caribbean. They tell the tales of early pioneers, both foreign and domestic. They examine topics critical to the area such as travel, migration, economic opportunity, and tourism. They look at the growth of Florida and the Caribbean and the attendant pressures on the environment, culture, urban development, and the movement of peoples, both forced and voluntary.The Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series gathers the rich data available in these architectural, archaeological, cultural, and historical works, as well as the travelogues and naturalists’ sketches of the area prior to the twentieth century, making it accessible for scholars and the general public alike.The Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series is made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, under the Humanities Open Books program.
