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In 1878 a young man named William Pryer was sent to North Borneo
(now Sabah) to 'establish' the British North Borneo Company there.
In 1894 his wife Ada published her account of his early years as an
administrator along with some sketches of their life together. The
memoir has unique value both as a travel narrative in its own right
and for understanding the international politics of the British
takeover of North Borneo. The new edition will reproduce the text
of the original 1894 edition, including an introductory essay as
well as annotations to explain and contextualize references of
historical and biographical significance.
Asking why the 19th-century British novel features heroines, and
how and why it features "feminine heroism," Susan Morgan traces the
relationship between fictional depictions of gender and Victorian
ideas of history and progress. Morgan approaches gender in selected
19th-century British novels as an imaginative category, accessible
to authors and characters of either sex. Arguing that conventional
definitions of heroism offer a fixed and history-denying
perspective on life, the book traces a literary tradition that
represents social progress as a process of feminization. The
capacities for flexibility, mercy, and self-doubt, conventionally
devalued as feminine, can make it possible for characters to enter
history. She shows that Austen and Scott offer revolutionary
definitions of feminine heroism, and the tradition is elaborated
and transformed by Gaskell, Eliot, Meredith, and James (partly
through one of his last "heroines," the aging hero of The
Ambassadors.) Throughout the study, Morgan considers how gender
functions both in individual novels and more extensively as a means
of tracing larger patterns and interests, especially those
concerned with the redemptive possibilities of a temporal and
historical perspective.
This invaluable resource guides readers through the process of
creating scholarly, publishable prose from the results of
quantitative experiments and investigations. It delves into the
issues commonly encountered when reporting the results of
statistical experiments and investigations, and provides
instruction re the representation of these results in text and
visual formats. This unique research companion serves as a
must-have reference for advanced students doing quantitative
research and working with statistics, with the goal of writing up
and publishing their findings; it also serves as a useful refresher
for experienced researchers.
This invaluable resource guides readers through the process of
creating scholarly, publishable prose from the results of
quantitative experiments and investigations. It delves into the
issues commonly encountered when reporting the results of
statistical experiments and investigations, and provides
instruction re the representation of these results in text and
visual formats. This unique research companion serves as a
must-have reference for advanced students doing quantitative
research and working with statistics, with the goal of writing up
and publishing their findings; it also serves as a useful refresher
for experienced researchers.
Confluence is the story of a woman's struggle with fidelity after
meeting her soul mate on an adventurous backpacking trip in the
Utah desert. She tries to return to her life in Montana, but can
she? A refreshing story that speaks realistically about the nature
of commitment in love and marriage, Confluence is more than a tale
of contemporary love. It's about self discovery, difficult choices,
and having the courage to be the architect of your own fate. Read
reviews and the 1st chapter at www.readconfluence.com
From setting foot in Asia in 1849 (or was it 1845?) as Anna
Crawford (or was it Anna Edwards?) to waltzing with Yul Brynner in
glorious technicolor, Anna Leonowens and her romanticized
experiences as the only Westerner behind the walls of Nang Harm
(the walled harem of the king of Siam) have had a long, colourful,
and often controversial existence.
If you thought you knew the story of Anna in "The King and I,
"think again. As this riveting biography shows, the real life of
Anna Leonowens was far more fascinating than the beloved story of
the Victorian governess who went to work for the King of Siam. To
write this definitive account, Susan Morgan traveled around the
globe and discovered new information that has eluded researchers
for years. Anna was born a poor, mixed-race army brat in India, and
what followed is an extraordinary nineteenth-century story of savvy
self-invention, wild adventure, and far-reaching influence. At a
time when most women stayed at home, Anna Leonowens traveled all
over the world, witnessed some of the most fascinating events of
the Age of Empire, and became a well-known travel writer,
journalist, teacher, and lecturer. She remains the one and only
foreigner to have spent significant time inside the royal harem of
Siam. She emigrated to the United States, crossed all of Russia on
her own just before the revolution, and moved to Canada, where she
publicly defended the rights of women and the working class. The
book also gives an engrossing account of how and why Anna became an
icon of American culture in "The King and I "and its many
adaptations.
Her ordinary life shattered in a brutal attack by well armed
revolutionaries, Aislinn O'Connell comes to rely on the steadying
influence of undercover agent John Starke who must use every skill
at his command to keep them both alive.
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