![]() Anthony Trollope, Irish Writer, in Nineteenth Century Fiction, 38 1 (June 1983), pp.1-42 : Yet I wish here to go farther. Willy Maley, review of Burke and Hare (rep. See also Patrick MacGill and the Making of a Historical Source with a handlist of his works, in The Innes Review of the Scottish Catholic Historical Association, 37, 2 (1986), pp.73-99. with George Shepperson, Scotland, Europe and the American Revolution (1976) with Bernard Ransom, James Connolly, Selected Political Writings (1973) Conor Cruise O∫rien Introduces Ireland (1969) with Fergus Pyle, 1916, The Easter Rising (1968) ![]() A Quest for Sherlock Holmes (1982 Edinburgh (1983).with Gwynffor Evans, Ioan Rhys, and Hugh MacDiarmid, Celtic Nationalism (1968).Wodehouse, A Critical & Historical Essay (1977) The Mind of an Activist James Connolly (1971).The Sins of Our Fathers, Roots of Conflict in Northern Ireland (1970).Views of Irish nationalist historians later appt. Project, but later fell out in notorious rift opposed embittered UCD, Johns Hopkins (Baltimore), and Reader in History at Edinburgh Universityįrom 1968 close collaborator with T. ![]()
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![]() ![]() People thought Amélie had got too big for her boots. It was the old story of someone being built up and then cut down. ![]() I think society was ready to turn on her. Other models had been painted showing far more flesh. I don’t believe the scandal was really about the state of her dress, though. Natalia Osipova rehearses with Edward Watson and Matthew Ball. Sargent swiftly repainted it to restore the offending strap, but the scandal ruined Amélie, and the painter was obliged to leave Paris, unable to find work. When the painting, known as Madame X, was exhibited at the stuffily bourgeois Paris Salon, it caused uproar. They were the It Kids of late-19th century Paris.Īmélie posed in an expensive, revealing gown and Sargent highlighted the provocative combination of money and sex by painting one jewelled strap slipping carelessly off her shoulder. At the time, she was having an affair with Samuel Pozzi, a handsome, celebrated doctor. She was obviously incredibly charismatic: the kind of woman other women wanted to be like the kind of woman men wanted to be with and artists wanted to paint. ![]() Amélie wasn’t conventionally beautiful – she had rather pointy features – but she developed a distinctively fashionable look, with her very white skin and dark red hair. She became very well known, almost a supermodel of her time. Her mother wanted her to marry well and make her way to the top of Parisian society. Amélie came from a wealthy family in New Orleans, but moved to France just after the American civil war. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() To the surprise of both the veteran “Dogs” and her fellow “puppies,” Beka requests duty in the Lower City. This is the beginning of her story, her legend, and her legacy….īeka Cooper is a rookie with the law-enforcing Provost’s Guard, commonly known as “the Provost’s Dogs,” in Corus, the capital city of Tortall. Hundreds of years before Alanna first drew her sword in Tamora Pierce’s memorable debut, Alanna: The First Adventure, Tortall had a heroine named Beka Cooper – a fierce young woman who fights crime in a world of magic. Intrigued? Here’s the synopsis for Terrier, via Goodreads: ![]() “Try and I’ll bruise you.” I actually said it out loud. I slid one foot back to balance myself and raised my arms, hands fisted, into blocking positions. “I’ll kiss them and make them better,” he said when he saw my bruises. This week’s Thursday Quotables selection comes courtesy of my daughter, who is home for winter break and is reading (for the 1,000th time?) one of her favorite books by a favorite author. Whether it’s something funny, startling, gut-wrenching, or just really beautifully written, Thursday Quotables is where my favorite lines of the week will be, and you’re invited to join in! NEW! Thursday Quotables is now using a Linky tool! Be sure to add your link if you have a Thursday Quotables post to share. Welcome back to Thursday Quotables! This weekly feature is the place to highlight a great quote, line, or passage discovered during your reading each week. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I cant say that I was ever a great fan of Sherlock Holmes even in his original form as created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Remy to the rooftops of Paris, Holmes hunts a killer-while the killer hunts him. She can provide the truth, but can anyone provide the proof? From the madhouse of St. Holmes must retrace the last months of Vincent’s life, testing his mettle against men like the brutal Paul Gauguin and the secretive Toulouse-Lautrec, all the while searching for the girl Olympia, whom Vincent named with his dying breath. Who could profit from Vincent’s death? How is the murder entwined with his own forgery investigation? ![]() And he’s bulldog-determined to discover why a penniless painter who harmed no one had to be killed–and who killed him. Officialdom pronounces the death a suicide, but a few minutes at the scene convinces Holmes it was murder. ![]() He doesn’t know that the dealer’s brother is a penniless misfit artist named Vincent, known to few and mourned by even fewer. He doesn’t know that the dealer, Theo Van Gogh, is rushing to the side of his brother, who lies dying of a gunshot wound in Auvers. When Sherlock Holmes finds himself chasing an art dealer through the streets of Paris, he’s certain he’s smoked out one of the principals of a cunning forgery ring responsible for the theft of some of the Louvre’s greatest masterpieces. ![]() ![]() ![]() Thealos and Jaerod must defy the powers of men, Shae, and other foes to reach the place where the conflict will begin – and where the dangerous Everoot is being harvested. ![]() There they will launch a new war by using the Everoot and its power to heal or destroy. As the valley of the kingdoms of Dos-Aralon and Avisahn grows weaker and weaker, the cruel Bandit Rebellion prepares to claim a stronghold in the south. ![]() For Thealos himself is one of the keys that can open a door to a Silvan artifact which can tame the forbidden side of the Everoot. His life is forever changed when he meets the mysterious Sleepwalker known as Jaerod. Thealos Quickfellow, a Shae from the kingdom of Avisahn, has left his homeland to learn first hand of the threat of the Bandit Rebellion. The warding has failed, and a powerful ancient magic is disturbed – the Everoot. Jeff Wheeler Synopsis: Landmoor is a standalone title by Jeff Wheeler. If You Like Jeff Wheeler Books, You’ll Love… The Wretched of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler 4.09 23,358 Ratings 1,350 Reviews published 2011 21 editions In the ancient and mystical land of Muirwood, Lia Want to Read Rate it: Book 2 The Blight of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler 4. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() An expert navigator, he agrees to help Lu find the Argridian-but the truth they uncover could be deadlier than any war.Benat is a heretic. But after Argrid accuses raiders of the diplomat's abduction, Vex becomes a target. As one of the stream raiders who run rampant on Grace Loray, he scavenges the island's magic plants and sells them on the black market. When an Argridian delegate vanishes during peace talks with Grace Loray's new Council, Argrid demands brutal justice-but Lu suspects something dangerous is at work.Devereux is a pirate. ![]() But adjusting to postwar life has not been easy. Five years ago, she helped the magic-rich island of Grace Loray overthrow its oppressor, Argrid, a country ruled by religion. Will fight for their countries, their families, themselves-or face a war that could destroy the world as they know it.Adeluna is a soldier. ![]() ![]() The fact that the article acknowledges that serves only to damn its author because it means that they knew the risks Thiel might face if exposed and they deliberately outed him anyway. At worst, it's prejudice with a handy alibi.” So, even if you don’t consider the fact that Thiel is a fiercely private person by nature, he clearly had a lot of professional reasons to keep his sexuality a secret as well. At best, it's a wrongheaded sense of caution. ![]() They instinctively prefer entrepreneurs who remind them of themselves. ![]() ![]() And as the article itself states, “the clubby ranks of VCs are mostly straight, white and male. ![]() And although this would be a traumatizing moment in the life of anyone who’s gay, for Peter, it constituted an additional, unique tragedy. Because one morning, in 2007, Peter woke up to see a blog post published by Gawker Media - a blog post that was entitled, “Peter Thiel is Totally Gay, People.” In that moment, Peter’s most personal secret had been outed not just to a family member or an acquaintance but to the entire internet. ![]() ![]() When you said “cycle up” I assumed that was the latest technological term for connecting your tape recorder to the telephone. MK ( Mounting panic-the interview hadn’t even started and already we were failing to communicate .) But if I ring you back in 35 minutes, I won’t have time to get to your office by 5:00 PM. ![]() ![]() MK Er, no-I thought I’d cycle up the road and we’d do it at 5:00 PM I feel a lurch in the pit of my abdomen whenever they send me an e-mail. Do you realize how unfortunate that name is-BOMB-for those of us who work in the theater? Frayn, I’m phoning to confirm that I’ll be interviewing you for BOMB Magazine at 5:00 PM today. But the first stage of my encounter with Michael Frayn was not encouraging. And I was pleased that my interviewee was the prolific Michael Frayn, the author of nine clever novels (including Headlong 1999, shortlisted for the Booker Prize), 13 engaging plays (ranging from the superlative farce, Noises Off to the intriguing Copenhagen), as well as some exceptional Chekhov translations. ![]() ![]() I had never interviewed anyone before and was pleased that my first was for BOMB, with its emphasis on lively dialogue, free from either skeptical contempt or shameless fawning. ![]() ![]() Evaluation of the stable isotope signatures of nitrate to detect denitrification in a shallow groundwater system in New Zealand.A Monte Carlo Approach to Determining Bessel Beam Source Parameters.Effect of Surface Roughness and Vegetation on the Proximal Soil Moisture Sensor.SIW Distributed Amplifier: Analysis, Prospects and Challenges.Printed NRI Metamaterial Based on Broad-Side-Coupled SRRs and a Thinned Array of Strips.Imaging and Parameterizing Moisture in Road Sub Course Using Time Domain Reflectometry.Flow Stratification of River Water Quality Data to Elucidate Nutrient Transfer Pathways in Mesoscale Catchments. ![]() ![]() Uncertainty in the modelling of spatial and temporal patterns of shallow groundwater flow paths: The role of geological and hydrological site information.Quantifying groundwater contribution to stream flow generation in a steep headwater catchment.Variability of unsaturated Bromide fluxes as measured through a layered volcanic vadose zone in New Zealand. ![]() ![]() Whether one is buying, selling, or even just enjoying art, Findlay offers insight to break down this complication world. He is an ideal presenter for this topic, and offers his view with a sense of realism, to readers of all ages. Who better to teach collectors and art enthusiasts about the complexity of art valuation? Findlay has witnessed an absolute overturn of the industry, from an actual cultural change in art collectors to the impressive globalization of the art market. Having directed galleries in the 1960’s to hold a pivotal position at Christie’s for nearly 20 years, his depth of knowledge and experience is second to none. That Michael Findlay is an expert on art is not debatable. ![]() ![]() Combined with humor and wit, Michael Findlay provides explanations to guide art lovers through the twists and turns of the art world, yet reminds us that first foremost, one must find artworks to LOVE. ![]() The Value of Art offers readers assistance in deciphering this complicated world. The valuation of art is a fickle thing so many non-concrete factors come into play in the art world, a volatile one where art careers and collections can be easily changed based on emotions rather than traditional explanations. ![]() |