Howard Spring fue un escritor inmensamente popular y exitoso, con un gran número de lectores desde los años 40 hasta los 60. Aunque algo olvidado desde su muerte, sus libros merecen la pena por su formidable narrativa y la calidad de su escritura. Su enfoque fue meticuloso y profesional, con un recuento diario de palabras que construyó sus sustanciales novelas. La voz única de Spring, su significado literario y lo que hace que su obra sea distintiva radican en su magistral arte narrativo y su profunda comprensión de la condición humana.
This new full-color edition commemorates Mount Rainier National Park's 100th anniversary. From the short Paradise flower trails of Alta Vista and Nisqually Vista to the nine-mile grunt up to the summit base camp at Camp Muir to the epic 93-mile Wonderland Trail that encircles the mountain, this comprehensive guide will make hiking in Mount Ranier National Park a dream. 80 color photos, 57 color maps.
This is a new release of the original 1940 edition.
What a place it was, that dark little house that was two rooms up and two down ... I don't remember to this day where we all slept, though there was a funeral now and then to thin us out. This is the powerful story of two hard-driven men – one a celebrated English novelist, the other a successful Irish entrepreneur – and of their sons, in whom are invested all their fathers' hopes and ambitions. Oliver Essex and Rory O'Riorden grow up as friends, but in the years after the Great War their fathers' lofty plans have unexpected consequences.
Macaulay's celebrated essay explores the complex legacy of Bacon, portraying his career as a mix of remarkable achievements and significant failures. The analysis delves into the duality of Bacon's life, highlighting both his contributions to philosophy and science, as well as the controversies and moral dilemmas he faced. This nuanced perspective invites readers to reflect on the intricate balance of triumph and disgrace in Bacon's journey.
Pioneering study of the operation of the Duke of Wellington s headquarters during the Peninsular War
