Bohatě faktograficky vybavená monografie, která shrnuje současné poznatky o Williamu Shakespearovi a odkazuje na významné, zejména britské divadelní inscenace.
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Biografie herecké rodiny Fondů, od Henryho Fondy až po Bridget Fonda, vnučku Henryho
London
The Biography
"London: The Biography is the pinnacle of Peter Ackroyd's brilliant obsession with the eponymous city. In this work, Ackroyd brings the reader through time into the city whose institutions and idiosyncrasies have permeated much of his works of fiction and nonfiction.". "Peter Ackroyd sees London as a living, breathing organism, with its own laws of growth and change. Reveling in the city's riches as well as its raucousness, the author traces thematically its growth from the time of the Druids to the beginning of the twenty-first century.". "Anecdotal, insightful, and wonderfully entertaining, London is animated by Ackroyd's concern for the close relationship between the present and the past, as well as by what he describes as the peculiar "echoic" quality of London, whereby its texture and history actively affect the lives and personalities of its citizens."--BOOK JACKET.
At Home in Mitford
- 528pagine
- 19 ore di lettura
"A romance between an Anglican priest and a children's book writer who moves into his neighborhood. It is set in Mitford, North Carolina, where life is peaceful and problems are overcome with prayer and some good cooking." --Publisher.
Leningradský spisovatel rozehrává v románě příběh úspěšného právníka, který opustil dlouholetou práci v úřadu pro arbitráž a jako advokát obhajuje tři obžalované a odhaluje tak pohnutky lidských činů.