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Chronicles of the Greater Dream A Full Account of Recent Events in
Gondwana Cast in the familiar form of a fantasy novel, this
sweeping trilogy by Miguel Errazu (alter ego of the art writer
Michael Francis Gibson) is a work of tremendous scope, imagination
and sensibility. Combining imaginative playfulness, colorful
imagery, and seriousness of purpose, this wise and witty book is
about our being in the world and about the status of the
imagination in modern society. The thrilling narrative conjures up
a parallel world of such dazzling beauty that it should prompt
readers to stand up, like the protagonist of this tale, and reclaim
this half-forgotten dimension of their own lives Second Episode:
The Sleepers of Lethe In the second volume, Teddy and his friends
recover the bodies of the Sleepers of Lethe, seven legendary
figures that have been resting for close to a hundred years beneath
the colossal glacier of Oblivium. As Teddy continues his journey,
he discovers love, begins to remember his own past and understands
at last why his grandfather was sent into exile, why both his
parents were assassinated, and why he himself was being secretly
detained. "A great history - original, and marvelous and strange
and fascinating " Brian O'Doherty "An unusual work of high literary
fantasy. The author's astonishing powers of invention propel us
beyond time and space, into a strangely familiar world that is a
mirror-image of our own. A work of strong humanistic and
internationalist convictions." World Heritage, October 2007
Chronicles of the Greater Dream A Full Account of Recent Events in
Gondwana Cast in the familiar form of a fantasy novel, this
sweeping trilogy by Miguel Errazu (alter ego of the art writer
Michael Francis Gibson) is a work of tremendous scope, imagination
and sensibility. Combining imaginative playfulness, colorful
imagery, and seriousness of purpose, this wise and witty book is
about our being in the world and about the status of the
imagination in modern society. The thrilling narrative conjures up
a parallel world of such dazzling beauty that it should prompt
readers to stand up, like the protagonist of this tale, and reclaim
this half-forgotten dimension of their own lives First Episode: The
Riddle of the Seal In The Riddle of the Seal, the first episode of
this story, we happen upon an amnesic youth detained in a secret
prison at the heart of a nameless desert - he thinks his name is
Teddy. He shortly makes his escape and, with some newfound friends,
he undertakes a journey that will reveal his long forgotten
identity and invite him to reclaim his royal heritage: Gondwana,
"the famed Third Hemisphere of Antiquity" over which his
grandfather had once ruled. These Chronicles relate Teddy's epic
journey through the land, in the course of which he is challenged
to solve a seemingly insoluble riddle, - the riddle of the seal -
which, turns out to be relevant to every human life. This is
fantasy without the usual trappings of magic, for what need does
one have for spells and spirits when one has the inexhaustible
magic of the Third Hemisphere? Izhar Cohen's witty and poetic
illustrations weave a delightful counterpoint into the three
episodes of this great tale of adventure. "This is absolutely a
book for our time. Part fantasy, part adventure, part mystery it is
also a metaphor for a world in need of healing of itself.
Extraordinarily, sometimes eerily, imaginative, the story will
appeal not only to those who enjoyed the fun of The Lord of the
Rings sagas but to those looking for modern political and
ecological parallels." Harvey Bamberg.
Title: Streanshall Abbey; or, the Danish Invasion. A play of five
acts and in verse].Publisher: British Library, Historical Print
EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United
Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries
holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats:
books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps,
stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14
million books, along with substantial additional collections of
manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The
POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British
Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and
changing role of literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry
to Victorian verse. Containing many classic works from important
dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover
of the stage and verse. ++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Gibson,
Francis; 1800. 8 . 992.i.3.(1.)
Chronicles of the Greater Dream A Full Account of Recent Events in
Gondwana Cast in the familiar form of a fantasy novel, this
sweeping trilogy by Miguel Errazu (alter ego of the art writer
Michael Francis Gibson) is a work of tremendous scope, imagination
and sensibility. Combining imaginative playfulness, colorful
imagery, and seriousness of purpose, this wise and witty book is
about our being in the world and about the status of the
imagination in modern society. The thrilling narrative conjures up
a parallel world of such dazzling beauty that it should prompt
readers to stand up, like the protagonist of this tale, and reclaim
this half-forgotten dimension of their own lives Third Episode: The
Garden of all the Dreams Will Teddy and his allies manage to
overthrow the sinister coalition of what Miguel Errazu calls the
"blunt forces of the bottom line"? The Garden of all the Dreams
answers this question and completes the trilogy. At the end of this
tale, the adventurous travelers venture together into the endless
Garden of Perfect Light, there to reestablish the long-lost contact
with the Emblemata, the mysterious Living Statues of Gondwana,
surely the most fascinating creatures ever imagined by humankind.
They soon realize that the balance and stability, not only of
Gondwana, but all other human societies has always depended on the
interaction between humankind and these great poetic entities.
Indeed, as the new government of Gondwana soon enough realizes, the
country itself could not possibly hope to survive unless the world
is prompted to acknowledge this surprising discovery and act upon
it. This is the driving purpose behind the ambitious Greater Dream
Project recently launched by the government of Gondwana. Awaiting
all comers, Gondwana and the Greater Dream offer a tantalizing
glimpse of what humankind can still be expected to achieve.
Michael Francis Gibson's The Mill and the Cross leads the reader
into a surprising painting by Peter Bruegel the Elder - The Way to
Calvary - an ambiguous work which all at once illustrates the
Passion of Christ and the execution of a Reformation preacher in a
city rather like Antwerp where Bruegel lived in the early 1560s.
The book was praised by the New York Times when it was first
published in 2001: "as readable and riveting as a first-class
spy-thriller." Ten years later the Polish film director Lech
Majewski brought out his feature film based on the book and
starring Charlotte Rampling, Michael York and Rutger Hauer. The
film has been widely acclaimed around the world (see
www.themillandthecross.com) This new edition of the book benefits
from new and more detailed pictures which allow the reader to
discover a number of stunning details that visitors to the museum
cannot hope to see. These details, says Philippe de Montebello,
Emeritus Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York,
"show how each gesture, each posture, is so absolutely right, that
our admiration for Pieter Bruegel the Elder is, amazingly,
ratcheted up a notch... Just sensational." For more information
about the book see www.the-university-of-levana-press.com
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly
growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by
advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve
the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own:
digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works
in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these
high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts
are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries,
undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Rich in titles on
English life and social history, this collection spans the world as
it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles
include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of
nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world
that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American
Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side
of conflict. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++British LibraryT094751London: printed
for George Bigg, 1791. 2],30p.: ill.; 4
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
PublishingAcentsa -a centss Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age,
it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia
and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally
important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to
protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for e
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
Title: The Poetical Remains, with other detached pieces of the late
F. G.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It
is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150
million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals,
newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and
much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along
with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and
historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The POETRY &
DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised
by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of
literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian
verse. Containing many classic works from important dramatists and
poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage
and verse. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++ British Library Gibson, Francis; 1807.
xiv. 134 p.; 8 . 11643.c.23.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
PublishingAcentsa -a centss Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age,
it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia
and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally
important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to
protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for e
Le Moulin et la Croix, de Michael Francis Gibson plonge le lecteur
dans un surprenant tableau de Pierre Breugel l'Aine - Le Portement
de Crois - une uvre ambigue qui illustre a la fois la passion du
Christ et l'execution d'un predicateur de la Reforme a l'epoque de
Bruegel lui-meme. Ce livre qui, selon le New York Times, est aussi
lisible et fascinant qu'un roman d'espionnage de premier ordre,
inspira le film de Lech Majewski, Bruegel - le Moulin et la Croix,
lance au Louvre en avril 2011 avec Charlotte Rampling, Michael York
et Rutger Hauer (www.themillandthecross.com). Cette nouvelle
edition du livre s'appuie sur de nouvelles photos detaillees qui
permettent au lecteur de decouvrir des details etonnants et jamais
encore vus. Ces details, dit Philippe de Montebello, Directeur
Emerite du Metropolitan Museum of Art de New York, a notre
emerveillement, rehaussent encore d'un cran l'admiration que nous
vouons a Pierre Bruegel l'Aine. Pour plus de renseignements sur le
livre voir www.the-university-of-levana-press.com.
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