This is an account of one man’s self-imposed exile to a remote island off the coast of North-East England. Eschewing the usual historical or religious portrayal, Mortimer gives an account of a confirmed ubanite in a small, tight-knit community cut off twice daily by the tides. Throwing himself into island life, he explores [...]
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The second volume of British novelist and former barrister Mortimer’s autobiography tells of his days as Queen’s Counsel and reminisces about his friendships with the likes of John Gielgud and Harold Pinter. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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American fans who may know little about Horace Rumpole’s creator will learn from this dismal life of John Mortimer—who was enormously successful as both a barrister and a writer and is now a frail 83—that many people bear him grudges, not least Lord himself, whose [...]
In the first volume of his bestselling autobiography, novelist, playwright and former barrister John Mortimer relates all the pleasures and paradoxes of his early life. With wit and style, he takes us from his unusual childhood (his father, a blind barrister, insisted that his wife read the sordid details of his divorce briefs [...]
Amazon.com Review
Samuel Beckett has always been something of an enigma. Born and raised in Ireland, he moved to France as a young man and remained there, risking his life during the war in his work with the French Resistance. Kind, generous, and often funny [...]
Amazon.com Review
Samuel Beckett, a talent so exceptional that he created masterpieces in both French and English, shied away from the limelight for much of his life. However James Knowlson, in this amazing biography, shows Beckett wasn’t entirely hesitant to talk about himself; the [...]
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Highly recommended–ChoiceAs her subtitle indicates, Beckett provides a broad perspective of the genre and explores both adult-to-child and child-to-adult crossover fiction, fantasy read by all ages, the reasons for (and consequences of) the popularity of crossover fiction, the effect of Pottermania on the genre, and the publishing [...]
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An extensive new edition of the highly acclaimed ” Ascendancy and Tradition in Anglo-Irish Literary History from 1789-1939.
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Originally published in 1903. This volume from the Cornell University Library’s print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.
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A spooktacular seek and find puzzle adventure!After receiving a letter from his long lost uncle with ramblings of strangedevices, Mortimer sets off on a seek and find adventure in Uncle Jerome’sstrange home. Come along with Mortimer and hung the halls for mysterioushidden objects – return them to their rightful places and solve a [...]
Mortimer Beckett’s back for an all-new, eye-popping adventure in Mortimer Beckett and the Time Paradox! Join Mortimer for a wild trip through time to find a scattered Time Bomb, put it back together, and close a Time Portal before it’s too late! Mortimer Beckett and the Time Paradox is another great [...]
Search a spine-tingling setting for scattered secrets, broken objects, and the key component of a mysterious machine in this innovative and immersive investigation! Hunt the halls of Spooky Manor for broken objects, return the items to their rightful places, and solve a series of puzzles to get to the bottom of this [...]
After receiving a letter from his Uncle Jerome about a strange device, a missing starter unit, and an unidentified foe, Mortimer sets off on a seek-and-find adventure in his Uncle’s strange home. Hunt the halls of Spooky Manor broken objects, return the items to their rightful place, and solve a series of brain-bending [...]
Mortimer Beckett’s back for an all-new, eye-popping adventure! Although Mortimer was able to get rid of the ghosts in his last outing, his Uncle Jerome’s home is now host to another ominous challenge – a time portal! Even worse, the Time Bomb that Jerome built to close the portal has been scattered across [...]
Critter Crunch Masked Deceptions Halloween Masks faceless horror mask complete with FX makeup and appliques.
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