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As the Bible is the book of preference for me, I began to wonder
what brought the people in the Scriptures to the place where they
met the Master. The stories mostly wrote themselves. The hardest
person to write about was the demonic from Gadarene. How does a
person become so demon-possessed? Why does Jesus say to some, stop
sinning? What did they do? They were more than likely doing the
same things we are doing today.
The romantic notion of the Cockney, the shrewd and slangy common
man coming from nowhere and surviving by his wits, is best
exemplified by E.J. Milliken's character 'Arry and the songs he
sings. The songs and stories, as well as the character of 'Arry,
were Milliken's vehicles for social criticism, namely the
intolerance shown by the aristocracy. Those songs, colorful
additions to Victorian history and humor, tell the story of 'Arry,
a commoner who is enamored of the social hierarchy, but is keenly
aware how close the top and bottom rungs are. Central to the themes
of the songs is the Cockney whose pride is his dialect. Confidence
in the face of the class system and withering social criticism make
memorable the songs of 'Arry and Milliken. This work analyzes the
Cockney ballads and contains extensively annotated lyrics for the
songs. Each chapter is dedicated to a facet of the everyday life of
the common man in Victorian England, including relationships with
women, travel and war, and are prefaced with a short analytical
history of the period which also places the songs in context.
On October 15, 1880, with great excitement and fanfare, two Sarah
Bernhardts set sail for New York from Le Havre for a theatrical
tour of the United States. One wanted to introduce French culture
to a backward country, and the other wanted to make money. As an
actress, she behaved in a fashion that amused and scandalized her
audiences, and as a woman, she was an unwed mother and a shrewd
businessperson. Bernhardt's multiple personas and ""otherness""
were what fascinated the American public; her name, her
eccentricities, and her genius had already made her world famous.
Sarah Bernhardt's first American theatrical tour, from her arrival
in 1880 to her return to Europe in May 1881, is chronicled here.
She traveled as far west as Kansas City and as far south as New
Orleans, all the while sparking cultural commentary about her
performances, her artwork, and her lifestyle. This book provides an
overview of the contemporary reviews, caricatures and satires,
considers Bernhardt's reception by the American press and American
audiences, and discusses the way in which the Bernhardt iconography
was created and the assumptions that underlie it.
As the Bible is the book of preference for me, I began to wonder
what brought the people in the Scriptures to the place where they
met the Master. The stories mostly wrote themselves. The hardest
person to write about was the demonic from Gadarene. How does a
person become so demon-possessed? Why does Jesus say to some, stop
sinning? What did they do? They were more than likely doing the
same things we are doing today.
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