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First published in 1971. This volume written in 1868, is a
collection of articles some of which appeared in 'All the Year
Round', 'Chamber's Journal and the Star newspaper and looks at the
topics of the working classes in their public relations, and the
inner life of the 'great unwashed'.
First published in 1969. Part of this work was originally made
public as articles in 'Fraser's Magazine' and the 'Contemporary
Review'. It deals with the working classes, their views and as 'New
Masters' of the political and social situation.
First published in 1971. This volume written in 1868, is a
collection of articles some of which appeared in 'All the Year
Round', 'Chamber's Journal and the Star newspaper and looks at the
topics of the working classes in their public relations, and the
inner life of the 'great unwashed'.
First published in 1969. Part of this work was originally made
public as articles in 'Fraser's Magazine' and the 'Contemporary
Review'. It deals with the working classes, their views and as 'New
Masters' of the political and social situation.
Nick Willing writes and directs this British horror starring Olivia
Williams and Matthew Modine. When renovations expert Meg Hamilton
(Williams) and her husband Alex (Modine) decide to relocate their
family to their newly-purchased country house on the wild Yorkshire
Moors, Meg becomes increasingly worried as members of her
restoration team begin leaving the project. After their first night
in the house, Meg's daughter Penny (Antonia Clarke) claims she has
seen a ghostly figure in her room and, later, when Meg discovers a
secret attic room housing a mysterious painting depicting the
murder of the former lady of the manor, she starts to think that
Penny's suspicions of the house being haunted could be true...
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The Homes of Other Days
Thomas Wright
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Loved and hated in equal measure, London was for centuries the
world's greatest city. Its streets, teeming with history, have
always worn a variety of influences, reflecting the diverse crowds
who have walked them. Its citizens have witnessed everything from
pilgrimages, celebrations, acts of heroism and moments of religious
contemplation to riots, executions, grisly murders and disastrous
plagues and fires. Drawing on letters, diaries and memoirs of
London's most interesting inhabitants and visitors, this anthology
compiled by acclaimed historian Thomas Wright and with an
introduction by Peter Ackroyd tells the story of the city from its
earliest years. Here you will find John Evelyn's famous account of
the Great Fire in 1666, Dickens's brilliant evocation of the Gordon
Riots of 1780, an eyewitness description of the execution of
Charles I, and Churchill's recollections of the Blitz. There are
also less familiar, though no less vivid, excerpts, which provide
an entertaining, sometimes risqué glimpse into the life, customs
and morals of this great city.
2023 marks the fiftieth anniversary of General Pinochet's coup on
September 11, 1973. During the wave of mass arrests, torture, and
executions that followed, people began fleeing Chile. Over the next
fifteen years some two hundred thousand Chileans sought exile in
countries around the world. Out of their anguish and anger come
these moving and powerful testimonies of their fractured lives--the
first oral history of the Chilean diaspora, now revised and
updated. Many who fled had been tortured, and they clung to the
principle that the dictatorship was an evil that had to be
destroyed. But their zeal and solidarity with other refugees often
failed to sustain families. Many marriages collapsed, and children
lost interest in their native land and culture. After civilian rule
returned in 1990, many returning exiles felt estranged from a
homeland forever changed. This timely update of the 1998 collection
continues to remind us of the fracturing legacy and enduring
oppression of usurpation and authoritarian rule long after its time
has passed.
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