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Fantasy adventure directed by Sam Raimi. Acting as a prequel to the much-loved classic 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939), the film explores how the titular hero, Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a largely unsuccessful circus magician in Kansas, may have found his way to the Land of Oz and his early days in the magical realm. Seeing his new home as a world of opportunity, Oz firmly believes his luck has changed for the better when he is introduced to three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who suggest that he is destined for greatness beyond his imagination.
However, before Oscar can realise his true potential, he must journey through Oz and come face-to-face with the problems that haunt the fantastic land.
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
available for future generations to enjoy.
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
available for future generations to enjoy.
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Donatello (Paperback)
Crawford David Lindsay 1871-1940
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R534
Discovery Miles 5 340
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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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
available for future generations to enjoy.
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Donatello
David Lindsay
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R875
Discovery Miles 8 750
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A Voyage to Arcturus (Hardcover)
David Lindsay; Illustrated by John O'Connor; Edited by Michael Everson
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R766
Discovery Miles 7 660
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A stunning achievement in speculative fiction, A Voyage to Arcturus
has inspired, enchanted, and unsettled readers for decades. It is
an epic quest across one of the most unusual and brilliantly
depicted alien worlds ever conceived, a profoundly moving journey
of discovery into the metaphysical heart of the universe, and a
shockingly intimate excursion into what makes us human and unique.
After a strange journey, Maskull, a man from Earth, awakens alone
in a desert on the planet Tormance, seared by the suns of the
binary star Arcturus. As he journeys northward, guided by a
drumbeat, he encounters a world and its inhabitants like no other,
where gender is a victory won at dear cost; where landscape and
emotion are drawn into an accursed dance; where heroes are killed,
reborn, and renamed; and where the cosmological lures of Shaping,
who may be God, torment Maskull in his astonishing pilgrimage. At
the end of his arduous and increasingly mystical quest waits a dark
secret and an unforgettable revelation.
The Haunted Woman is a tense, atmospheric novel that questions the
nature of reality. Isbel Loment is leading an ordinary, if
uneventful, existence. She is engaged to a rather boring man and is
just passing through her own life. Everything changes when she and
her fiance rent a remote house in Sussex. In the house Isbel
discovers a strange staircase few can see, which leads upwards to
three rooms, Rooms that appears to exist only part of the time or
just in a different reality from her own. Her discoveries in this
house will change both her life and her destiny forever. David
Lindsay was author of A Voyage to Arcturus, and is considered to be
one of the great British fantasy authors. His work forms a bridge
from George MacDonald to authors such as C. S. Lewis and J. R. R.
Tolkien, who both greatly admired Lindsay's work. "I wish I had
written this one myself!" - The Publisher
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Donatello (Hardcover)
David Lindsay Earl of Crawford
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R1,439
Discovery Miles 14 390
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Becca and Howie Corbett are a happy suburban couple whose lives are
changed forever when their young son Danny is killed in an
accident. Eight months on, they are drifting perilously apart.
Becca wants to start afresh in a new home and give away their son's
possessions, but Howie wants to keep the memory of Danny alive. Can
they ever find their way back to each other? David Lindsay-Abaire's
Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, filled with distinctive wit and
grace, charts the path from grief to its antidotes - love and hope.
Rabbit Hole premiered on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre in a
Manhattan Theatre Club production in January 2006. The play was
originally commissioned by South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa,
California, and first presented at its Pacific Playwrights Festival
reading series in 2005. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in
2007. Rabbit Hole was made into a film starring Nicole Kidman in
2010, and the play had its UK premiere at Hampstead Theatre,
London, in January 2016.
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The Haunted Woman (Hardcover)
David Lindsay; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R537
R399
Discovery Miles 3 990
Save R138 (26%)
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The Haunted Woman (1922) is a fantasy novel by David Lindsay.
Following the commercial failure of his critically acclaimed novel
A Voyage to Arcturus (1920), Lindsay hoped to achieve financial
stability with a more conventional tale of suspense and the occult.
Although he once more failed to reach a popular audience, Lindsay
produced a powerful story of alternate worlds, the burden of
convention, and the nature of human desire. "Never self-conscious,
never embarrassed, always quiet and rather ennuye, she fascinated
by the very strength of her silence, which, it was abundantly
clear, had nothing in common with stupidity. She had already
declined three offers of marriage, before Marshall had appeared on
her horizon." Isbel Loment has always cherished her independence,
never consenting to tie her fate to that of a man, especially not
for love. Now engaged to successful underwriter Marshall Stokes,
she finds herself nearing the end of the rootless lifestyle she has
led since the age of sixteen, when the death of her father left her
a ward of an eccentric aunt. While on vacation at an ancient estate
in the hills of Sussex, Isbel discovers a mysterious staircase
leading to three identical doors. Choosing one, she is transported
to a mirror world where, though the details are lost upon leaving,
she seems to be encountering her host Henry Judge. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of David Lindsay's The Haunted Woman is a classic of
British literature reimagined for modern readers.
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It
contains classical literature works from over two thousand years.
Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore
shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the
cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical
literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the
mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from
oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of
international literature classics available in printed format again
- worldwide.
Lindsay's fourth published novel, 'Adventures of Monsieur de
Mailly' was first published in 1926 in the UK and released in the
US rather inappropriately as 'Blade for Sale' in the same year.
'Adventures of Monsieur de Mailly' is a humorous adventure set in
the France of Louis XIV. Possibly the lightest and least
fantastical of David Lindsay's novels, this romp through the realm
of the Sun King nevertheless contains moments of high tragedy and
tantalising glimpses of Lindsay's fascinating philosophy. Monsieur
Gaston de Mailly is a soldier, an adventurer and, above all, a
gentleman, trying to combat a disgraceful poverty in the year 1700,
in a France where social norms are rapidly changing. An exciting
adventure in its own right, this is a book no David Lindsay devotee
will want to be without.
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