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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
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Just 284 days after July 20, 1944, the earthly lives of the Third
Reich and Adolf Hitler both came to an abrupt end. If Stalingrad
was the military turning point in the war for Germany, then July 20
was surely the societal. Hitler had promised a classless military
and civilian Fatherland even before he became chancellor and he was
about to complete the fulfillment of that promise. He had been
covertly destroying the historic officer class in Germany long
before Stalingrad, but the assassination attempt gave him the
opportunity to accelerate the purge and include the nobility and
civilian leaders who opposed him. Specific information about the
coup attempt was a closely guarded secret at the time and its
investigation was the Gestapo's number one priority even as the
Russians approached Berlin. It is possible today to reliably
reconstruct and connect important events and related biographies of
the principle characters, coherently piecing together the post-July
20 history. It's the story of the disappearance of Germany's
officer class, and for a time, its nobility and civilian
leadership; all of which has become part of Hitler's other legacy.
Published in 1929, and almost instantly censored by the Toronto
City Police, They Have Bodies has been completely overlooked by
generations of scholars and writers interested in the Canadian
avant-garde. It is not just the novel's extreme formal innovation
that is immediately startling about They Have Bodies. There is also
its close attention to the depraved, licentious behaviour of
Toronto's elite, its revelation of moral hypocrisy, and its
exposure of the means by which aristocratic and church power
provides succour to egregious duplicity. Its social criticism and
dark humour were too much for Canadian readers at the time. It is,
however, exactly the kind of book contemporary Canadian readers,
writers, and scholars hope lies buried in the archives waiting to
be recovered. A gem of insight, innovation, and novelty: finally,
here is a new edition of one of the rarest, wildest books of the
twentieth century. This book is published in English - Publie en
1929 et presque instantanement censure par les services de police
de la ville de Toronto, cet ouvrage, intitule They Have Bodies, a
ete completement neglige par des generations d'ecrivains et de
chercheurs, par ailleurs habituellement sensibles aux creations de
l'avant-garde canadienne. En fait, ce n'est pas seulement l'extreme
innovation formelle de ce roman qui surprend et saisit de prime
abord, mais aussi l'attention particuliere que l'auteur prete au
comportement deprave et licencieux de l'elite torontoise. Dans cet
ouvrage, Barney Allen revele l'hypocrisie morale de cette elite
aristocratique et religieuse ainsi que les moyens auxquels elle
recourt pour masquer sa monstrueuse duplicite. Cette violente
critique sociale, alliee a un humour noir des plus decapants, etait
sans doute trop corrosive pour les lecteurs canadiens de cette
epoque. Cependant, ce roman correspond exactement au type
d'ouvrages, profondement enfouis dans les archives, que des
lecteurs, des ecrivains et des chercheurs canadiens contemporains
esperent ardemment exhumer et redecouvrir. En fait, ce texte
avant-gardiste constitue un veritable joyau de perspicacite,
d'innovation et de hardiesse. Cette nouvelle edition vous permettra
de decouvrir un des romans les plus singuliers et les plus
audacieux du XXe siecle. Ce livre est publie en anglais.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
Also,, The History Of The Bible Classes Of St. Paul's Church.
Also,, The History Of The Bible Classes Of St. Paul's Church.
Also,, The History Of The Bible Classes Of St. Paul's Church.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
CONTENTS Introduction - On the Economic Interpretation of
Literature Backgrounds A Representative Revolutionist Revolutionary
Philosophers Some Opponents of the Revolutionary Philosophers
Revolutionists and Radicals of Various Degrees Some Typical Lady
Novelists of the Revolution The French Revolution and the Rights of
Woman Some Other Forms of Literature Affected by the French
Revolution Conclusions Appendix - Lists of Plays Showing Tendencies
Influenced by the French Revolution Bibliography Index
Eleanor Cameron (1912-1996) was an innovative and genre-defying
author of children's fiction and children's literature criticism.
From her beginnings as a librarian, Cameron went on to become a
prominent and respected voice in children's literature, writing one
of the most beloved children's science fiction novels of all time,
The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet, and later winning the
National Book Award for her time fantasy The Court of the Stone
Children. In addition, Eleanor Cameron played an often vocal role
in critical debates about children's literature. She was one of the
first authors to take up literary criticism of children's novels
and published two influential books of criticism, including The
Green and Burning Tree. One of Cameron's most notable acts of
criticism came in 1973, when she wrote a scathing critique of Roald
Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Dahl responded in kind,
and the result was a fiery imbroglio within the pages of the Horn
Book Magazine. Yet despite her many accomplishments, most of
Cameron's books went out of print by the end of her life, and her
star faded. This biography aims to reinsert Cameron into the
conversation by taking an in-depth look at her tumultuous early
life in Ohio and California, her unforgettably forceful personality
and criticism, and her graceful, heartfelt novels. The biography
includes detailed analysis of the creative process behind each of
her published works and how Cameron's feminism, environmentalism,
and strong sense of ethics are reflected in and represented by her
writings. Drawn from over twenty interviews, thousands of letters,
and several unpublished manuscripts in her personal papers, Eleanor
Cameron is a tour of the most exciting and creative periods of
American children's literature through the experience of one of its
valiant purveyors and champions.
Eleanor Cameron (1912-1996) was an innovative and genre-defying
author of children's fiction and children's literature criticism.
From her beginnings as a librarian, Cameron went on to become a
prominent and respected voice in children's literature, writing one
of the most beloved children's science fiction novels of all time,
The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet, and later winning the
National Book Award for her time fantasy The Court of the Stone
Children. In addition, Eleanor Cameron played an often vocal role
in critical debates about children's literature. She was one of the
first authors to take up literary criticism of children's novels
and published two influential books of criticism, including The
Green and Burning Tree. One of Cameron's most notable acts of
criticism came in 1973, when she wrote a scathing critique of Roald
Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Dahl responded in kind,
and the result was a fiery imbroglio within the pages of the Horn
Book Magazine. Yet despite her many accomplishments, most of
Cameron's books went out of print by the end of her life, and her
star faded. This biography aims to reinsert Cameron into the
conversation by taking an in-depth look at her tumultuous early
life in Ohio and California, her unforgettably forceful personality
and criticism, and her graceful, heartfelt novels. The biography
includes detailed analysis of the creative process behind each of
her published works and how Cameron's feminism, environmentalism,
and strong sense of ethics are reflected in and represented by her
writings. Drawn from over twenty interviews, thousands of letters,
and several unpublished manuscripts in her personal papers, Eleanor
Cameron is a tour of the most exciting and creative periods of
American children's literature through the experience of one of its
valiant purveyors and champions.
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