Santerнa, Vodou and Resistance in Caribbean Literature: Daughters of the Spirits, Humphrey Paul

Автор: Humphrey Carpenter
Название: Inklings, The
ISBN: 0007748698 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780007748693
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
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Описание: Critically acclaimed, award-winning biography of CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien and the brilliant group of writers to come out of Oxford during the Second World War. C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and their friends were a regular feature of the Oxford scenery in the years during and after the Second World War. They drank beer on Tuesdays at the "Bird and Baby", and on Thursday nights they met in Lewis' Magdalen College rooms to read aloud from the books they were writing; jokingly they called themselves "The Inklings". C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien first introduced "The Screwtape Letters" and "The Lord of the Rings" to an audience in this company and Charles Williams, poet and writer of super-natural thrillers, was another prominent member of the group. Humphrey Carpenter, who wrote the acclaimed biography of J.R.R. Tolkien, draws upon unblished letters and diaries, to which he was given special access, in this engrossing story.

Автор: Carpenter Humphrey
Название: J. R. R. Tolkien
ISBN: 0008207771 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008207779
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Описание: The original authorised biography, and the only one written by an author who actually met J.R.R. Tolkien, reissued to mark Tolkien`s 125th Anniversary.

Автор: Tolkien J.R.R.
Название: Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien, The
ISBN: 0261102656 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780261102651
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Описание: A comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life (1914-1973) of one of the world's most famous storytellers. 'It is not possible even at great length to "pot" "The Lord of the Rings" in a paragraph or two. It was begun in 1936, and every part has been written many times! the labour has been colossal; and it must stand or fall, practically as it is.' J.R.R. Tolkien was one of the most prolific letter writers of this century. Over the years he wrote to his publishers, his family, to friends (including C.S. Lewis, W.H. Auden and Naomi Mitchison) and to fans of his books. The letters present a fascinating and highly detailed portrait of the man in many of his aspects: as storyteller, scholar, Catholic, parent and observer of the world around him. They also shed much light on his creative genius and grand design for the creation of a whole new world - Middle-earth. This collection will appeal not only to the legions of Tolkien fans, but will entertain anyone who appreciates the art of letter-writing, of which Tolkien was a master. 'I am nearly always written to as Tolkein (not by you): I do not know why, since it is pronounced by me always - keen.'

Автор: Humphrey Carpenter
Название: J. R. R. Tolkien
ISBN: 0007132840 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780007132843
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
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Описание: In the 25 years since Tolkien's death in September 1973, millions have read "The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Silmarillion" and become fascinated about the very private man behind the books. Born in Bloemfontein in January 1892, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was orphaned in childhood, brought up in near-poverty and almost thwarted in adolescent romance. He served in the First World War, surviving the Battle of the Somme, where he lost some of his closest friends, and returned to academic life, achieving high repute as a scholar and university teacher, eventually becoming Merton Professor of English at Oxford. Then suddenly his life changed dramatically. One day while marking essay papers he found himself writing "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit" - and worldwide renown awaited him. Humphrey Carpenter was given unrestricted access to all Tolkien's papers, and interviewed his friends and family. From these sources he follows the long and painful process of creation that produced "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Silmarillion" and offers a wealth of information about the life and work of one of the 20th century's most cherished authors.

Автор: Humphrey Nicholas
Название: Seeing Red
ISBN: 0674030540 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780674030541
Издательство: Harvard University Press
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Описание: Humphries offers an explanation of why consciousness makes compelling evolutionary sense. From sensations that probably began in bodily expression to evolutionary advantages of a conscious self, he tracks the "hard problem" of consciousness to its source and its solution, one in which the very hardness of the problem may make all the difference.

Автор: Birney Betty G.
Название: Adventure According to Humphrey
ISBN: 0142415146 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780142415146
Издательство: Random House (USA)
Цена: 4900.00 T
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Описание: The students in Room 26 are learning about boats and building their own for a race on Potter s Pond. Humphrey the hamster loves dreaming about being a pirate and watching his friends build ships. But when he mistakenly ends up at sea on the day of the boat race, he finds himself in the middle of more adventure than he bargained for Humphrey is back in this charming story of a hamster on the high seas of hilarity.

Автор: Birney Betty G.
Название: World According to Humphrey
ISBN: 0571328393 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780571328390
Издательство: Faber
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Описание: Faber`s bestselling hamster series is given a smart new livery, repositioning our favourite as a perennial classic character, sitting alongside the likes of Winnie the Pooh and Wind in Willows. With adventures galore, Humphrey`s life would be absolutely perfect if only the teacher, Mrs Brisbane, wasn`t out to get him .