Charles Dickens, perhaps the best British novelist of the Victorian era, was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England in 1812. His happy early childhood was interrupted when his father was sent to debtors' prison, and young Dickens had to go to work in a factory at age twelve. Later, he took jobs as an office boy and journalist before publishing essays and stories in the 1830s. His first novel, The Pickwick Papers, made him a famous and popular author at the age of twenty-five. Subsequent works were published serially in periodicals and cemented his reputation as a master of colorful characterization, and as a harsh critic of social evils and corrupt institutions. His many books include Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol, and A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens married Catherine Hogarth in 1836, and the couple had nine children before separating in 1858 when he began a long affair with Ellen Ternan, a young actress. Despite the scandal, Dickens remained a public figure, appearing often to read his fiction. He died in 1870, leaving his final novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, unfinished.
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Charles Dickens, perhaps the best British novelist of the Victorian era, was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England in 1812. His happy early childhood was interrupted when his father was sent to debtors' prison, and young Dickens had to go to work in a factory at age twelve. Later, he took jobs as an office boy and journalist before publishing essays and stories in the 1830s. His first novel, The Pickwick Papers, made him a famous and popular author at the age of twenty-five. Subsequent works were published serially in periodicals and cemented his reputation as a master of colorful characterization, and as a harsh critic of social evils and corrupt institutions. His many books include Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol, and A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens married Catherine Hogarth in 1836, and the couple had nine children before separating in 1858 when he began a long affair with Ellen Ternan, a young actress. Despite the scandal, Dickens remained a public figure, appearing often to read his fiction. He died in 1870, leaving his final novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, unfinished.
A TALE OF TWO CITIES By Charles Dickens [Illustrated] Reviews
A TALE OF TWO CITIES By Charles Dickens [Illustrated] Reviews
This original diary of the wife of Confederate General James Chestnut, Jr., who was also an aide to President Jefferson Davis, provides an eyewitness narrative of all the years of the war. Period photographs illustrate this you-are-there account of the daily lives and tribulations of all who suffered through the war, from ordinary people to the Confederacy's generals and political figures.
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This original diary of the wife of Confederate General James Chestnut, Jr., who was also an aide to President Jefferson Davis, provides an eyewitness narrative of all the years of the war. Period photographs illustrate this you-are-there account of the daily lives and tribulations of all who suffered through the war, from ordinary people to the Confederacy's generals and political figures.
A Diary From Dixie : By Mary Boykin Miller [Illustrated] Reviews
A Diary From Dixie : By Mary Boykin Miller [Illustrated] Reviews
Coming in January 2012, Hyperion will launch a one-of-its kind product which will allow readers to experience history in a completely new way.
While reading Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.?s interviews of Jacqueline Kennedy, readers will be able to go back in time fifty years, and feel like they are part of a conversation between two old friends.
The eBook Includes:
PHOTOS
85 photographs of the Kennedy family are included throughout the narrative
TEXT
Complete transcripts of Jacqueline?s interviews allow readers a window into an important time in American history
Accompanying annotations from leading presidential historian Michael Beschloss inform readers on political details of the era
Clicking the annotation numeral will bring the reader to Beschloss?s annotation at the back of the book automatically. Conversely, clicking on the numeral next to the annotation itself will bring the reader back to the transcripts, exactly where they left off.
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Coming in January 2012, Hyperion will launch a one-of-its kind product which will allow readers to experience history in a completely new way.
While reading Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.?s interviews of Jacqueline Kennedy, readers will be able to go back in time fifty years, and feel like they are part of a conversation between two old friends.
The eBook Includes:
PHOTOS
85 photographs of the Kennedy family are included throughout the narrative
TEXT
Complete transcripts of Jacqueline?s interviews allow readers a window into an important time in American history
Accompanying annotations from leading presidential historian Michael Beschloss inform readers on political details of the era
Clicking the annotation numeral will bring the reader to Beschloss?s annotation at the back of the book automatically. Conversely, clicking on the numeral next to the annotation itself will bring the reader back to the transcripts, exactly where they left off.
Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy Reviews
Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy Reviews
I simply cannot put into words the beauty of this book, audio, and project that was put together by Caroline Kennedy and historian Michael Beschloss, but of course you have to consider what they are building upon. It is January 1964; a 34 year old young widow who has captivated America with her personal courage was forced by her husband's death to leave what had become her home, the White House. She must endure the long winter. She is alone, without husband, and she has 2 young children who have been devastated as well by their father's death. She also has to be going through what any of us who have been divorced go through, the feeling of abandonment, and completely devoid of being rooted in reality because the reality is too harsh to contemplate.
At this moment less than 4 months into the grieving process, she agrees with Harvard historian Arthur Schlesinger to go through a series of interviews to be recorded for history. The historian had taken a... Read more
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A preliminary review: this book is an outstanding contribution to our understanding of one of the greatest First Ladies in our nation's history (in my opinion, only Eleanor Roosevelt and Betty Ford are her rivals). Jacqueline Kennedy comes to life in these pages, brilliantly edited and commented by renowned presidential historian Michael Beschloss. After reading so many "tell all" Jackie books that claim to have the "inside word", it is refreshing to have Jackie herself provide the first person account, not some journalist with 'sources'. There are many treasures and insights to be found in these pages, told in an intimate, straightforward fashion. As someone who has read countless books pertaining to President and Mrs. Kennedy, I thought nothing could surprise me at this late juncture. I was wrong. Caroline Kennedy has done us all a great service in providing the actual audio recordings from her mother's conversations with JFK aide Arthur Schlesinger, nobly transcribed and... Read more
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After spending the day listening to the tapes, mesmerized and unable to do little else, I have come away stunned and in awe. We have always had a somewhat packaged view of the duties of First Lady. That Mrs. Kennedy was able to speak at all so soon after the tragedy, and so succinctly in regards to her grasp on history, is a testament to her strength of character. Having read many books written about those years, some brilliant and some terrible, they are all given to surmising what the President must have felt, or how he came to certain conclusions. We now have a much clearer picture of the man. He accepted challenges and expected those around him to respond in kind. He was not petty, or small, not self conscious, or self aggrandizing. He was given to tremendous curiosity, loved journalism, would have written great books and would have steered the ship of state to a safer harbor. Much is voiced about power, what it does to people, who is attracted by the trappings and neglects the... Read more
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