W. Somerset Maugham’s The Moon and Sixpence is essentially a novel about a man’s struggle to free himself from the restrictions of society and to act out his most passionate desire--to paint. However, Maugham’s novel is also a story of its time and therefore reflects popular theories and ideas that were prevalent at the time of its writing. Included in these ideas is Hysteria, mentioned clearly when the narrators describes the doctor’s view of Blanche’s attempt to kill herself as “just a hysterical
Twelfth Night | | ACT I SCENE I. DUKE ORSINO's palace. Enter DUKE ORSINO, CURIO, and other Lords; Musicians attending DUKE ORSINO If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die. That strain again! it had a dying fall: O, it came o'er my ear like the sweet sound, That breathes upon a bank of violets, Stealing and giving odour! Enough; no more: 'Tis not so sweet now as it was before. O spirit of love! how quick and
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An inspector calls This play was typed up by smokineasy@warez-bb.org to be used for the kindle and other ereader's for people who own a hard copy of an inspector call's To check if this copy has been updated to included 'Introduction and notes'. As well as 'Questions and explorations' please check the warez-bb.org website were links will be posted and updated. Thank you. CHARACTERS Arthur Birling
An inspector calls This play was typed up by smokineasy@warez-bb.org to be used for the kindle and other ereader's for people who own a hard copy of an inspector call's To check if this copy has been updated to included 'Introduction and notes'. As well as 'Questions and explorations' please check the warez-bb.org website were links will be posted and updated. Thank you. CHARACTERSArthur BirlingSible Birling – His WifeSheila Birling – His DaughterEric Birling – His SonEdna
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king Leopold ghost King Leopold's Ghost A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa Adam Hochschild A MARINER BOOK Houghton Mifflin Company BOSTON NEW YORK FOR DAVID HUNTER (1916–2000) FIRST MARINER BOOKS EDITION 1999 Copyright © 1998 by Adam Hochschild All rights reserved For information about permission to reproduce selections from this book, write to Permissions, Houghton Mifflin Company, 215 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10003. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication