Virginia - Biography & Memoir 7

Raccolte e pubblicate postume, queste pagine autobiografiche scritte fra il 1907 e il 1940 offrono uno squarcio straordinariamente vivido sulla vita e sull’opera di Virginia Woolf. Il catalogo di im……続きを見る

THE NOVELS The Voyage Out (1915) Night and Day (1919) Jacob's Room (1922) Mrs. Dalloway (1925) To the Lighthouse (1927) The Waves (1931) The Years (1937) Between the Acts (1941) THE 'BIOGRAPHIES' Or……続きを見る

Lazy and indifferent, shaking space easily from his wings, knowing his way, the heron passes over the church beneath the sky. White and distant, absorbed in itself, endlessly the sky covers and unco……続きを見る

**A sparkling translation that gives new life in English to Dante’s Vita Nuova, his transcendent love poems and influential statement on the art and power of poetry, and the most widely read of his ……続きを見る

Artista e critico d’arte, membro del Bloomsbury Group, Roger Fry è stato uno dei personaggi più influenti del panorama artistico europeo a cavallo tra Ottocento e Novecento. Fu lui a dare la definiz……続きを見る

In questa breve raccolta sono state scelte alcune delle lettere che Virginia Woolf scrisse dal 1888 al 1900. Sono gli anni che vanno da un’infanzia di divertimenti domestici a una prima adolescenza ……続きを見る

"There is a sadness at the back of life which some people do not attempt to mitigate. Entirely aware of their own standing in the shadow, and yet alive to every tremor and gleam of existence, there ……続きを見る

Raised in the 1950’s by a father who showed love and a mother who rarely did, Virginia A. Smith has experienced her share of dysfunction, fear, pain and disappointment. Her journey has taken her fro……続きを見る

On April 19, 1999, Virginia Garner swallowed capsules of an experimental drug now known as Gleevec and became one of the first few people to take an effective dose of this miracle drug that would ch……続きを見る

Adeline Virginia Woolf (1882–1941) was an English writer. She is widely hailed as being among the most influential modernist authors of the 20th century and a pioneer of stream of consciousness narr……続きを見る

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A Passionate Apprentice comprises the first years of Virginia Woolf's Journal - from 1879 to 1909. Beginning in early January, when Woolf was almost fifteen, the pages open at a time when she was sl……続きを見る

This book explores the life and contributions of groundbreaking attorney, Elreta Melton Alexander Ralston (1919–98). In 1945 Alexander became the first African American woman to graduate from Columb……続きを見る

When Virginia and Michael begin recovery from alcoholism in Alcoholics Anonymous, they correspond several times a week. They view letter writing and their deepening relationship as a lifeline in the……続きを見る

Vom Hotel Florida in Madrid über den Fall Frankreichs bis zum finnischen Winterkrieg: Virginia Cowles hat es alles mit eigenen Augen gesehen. Mit 26 Jahren kommt die junge US-Amerikanerin nach Spani……続きを見る

The title of this book, Derivative Lives, alludes to the challenge of finding one's way within the contemporary market of virtually limitless information and claims to veracity. Amid this profusion ……続きを見る

Els Diaris de Virginia Woolf condensats per un novel·lista. La selecció concebuda per Gonzalo Torné en mostra la completesa: el món interior s'hi revela barrejat amb els dies frenèticament high soci……続きを見る

Este libro es la historia de una niña que descubre, a través de comentarios hirientes de sus vecinos, que es adoptada. Cuando le pregunta a sus padres si eso es verdad, ellos lo niegan , le dicen qu……続きを見る

Is it animal magic? Or the unique DNA of the wolf? This book presents three incredible stories that will transport you into a world of canine courage, endurance, bravery, and fortitude, which can be……続きを見る

Women have served in each branch of the U. S. military. Equally signiï〓 cant, women have served in critical civilian roles during war in service to this nation. The protagonist in this saga gains a……続きを見る

Este libro es un viaje a la aventura, de todo tipo de fantasía. Encontrarás versos que expresan sentimientos de amor y deseos vanos, emociones tan intensas que provocan vivir y sentir. Reinventando ……続きを見る

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I came up with the idea for the name of my book when one evening, as Den and I were walking down a dark and deserted road in Germany, carrying off our garbage, he had me dressed in a fatigue jacket,……続きを見る

Becoming Ezra Jack Keats offers the first complete biography of acclaimed children’s author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats (1916–1983) intended for adult readers. Drawing extensively from his unpub……続きを見る

Entre 1924 e 1930, vemos, com força total, a Virginia Woolf que se imortalizou como uma das maiores figuras do modernismo e do século XX. Entre esses anos, Virginia publica e escreve a maioria das o……続きを見る

With an introduction by Adam Phillips Monday 17 July 1922. Back from Garsington, & too unsettled to write - I meant to say read; but then this does not count as writing. It is to me like scratching;……続きを見る

With an introduction by Virginia Nicholson Saturday 2 February 1918. The first walk we've had for ever so long. Damp, mild vaporous day. Funeral bells tolling as we went out, & marriage as we came i……続きを見る

An action-packed biography of “one of the legitimate storybook heroes of World War II” and the special forces regiment he founded (The New York Times). In the dark and uncertain days of 1941 and 194……続きを見る

Me: "I am going to start a book." Number 4 Child (seven years old): "Oh, please don't. You will spend less time with me and all the time on that." Number 3 Child (fifteen years old): "Mum, I love yo……続きを見る

An invaluable guide to the art and mind of Virginia Woolf, "A Writer's Diary" was drawn by her husband from the personal record she kept over a period of twenty-seven years. Included are entries tha……続きを見る