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J. Arthur Rank
Fascinating biography of this man who began as a Sunday School teacher and became a major force in British cinema.
J. Arthur Rank and the British Film Industry
Presiding over the "golden era" of the British Film Industry from the mid to late 1940s, J. Arthur Rank financed movies such as Oliver Twist, The Red Shoes, Brief Encounter, Caesar and Cleopatra and Black Narcissus. Never before, and never since, has the industry risen to such heights. J. Arthur Rank charts every aspect of the robust film culture that Rank helped to create. Having started out with relatively little knowledge of the cinema, Rank's sponsorship was to bring about astounding progress within the industry, and by establishing an organization comparable in size to any of the major Hollywood studios, Rank briefly managed to reconcile and consolidate the competing demands of "art" and "business" - an achievement very much absent from today's diminished and fragmented film industry. Macnab goes on to explain the eventual collapse of the Rank experiment amidst the economic and political maelstrom of post-war Britain, highlighting the problems still facing the industry today. By meshing archival research with interviews with Rank's contemporaries and members of his family, this definitive study firmly restores Rank to his rightful place at the hub of British film history.
J. Arthur Rank - The Rise and Fall of His Film Empire
J. Arthur Rank was the biggest and perhaps the most unlikely of film moguls. The staunch Methodist, and blunt Yorkshire miller, maintained he only became involved in movies after discovering the popularity of some religious films he ran at his local Sunday school; after exhausting their supply he decided to fund the production of more himself to help spread 'the word of god'. Many mocked him, many didn't understand him, some even tried to rip him off, but all - ultimately - were in awe of him as he moved into more mainstream entertainment and went on to preside over Britain's largest ever film empire with studios, laboratories, distribution, and exhibition, along with a stable of contract di...
J. Arthur Rank - The Rise and Fall of His Film Empire (hardback)
Biography of the great film producer, J. Arthur Rank.
A Cotswold Village, Or, Country Life and Pursuits in Gloucestershire
This book provides a charming look into the daily life and pursuits of a small Cotswold village in Gloucestershire. It paints a vivid portrait of the community, its traditions, and the natural beauty of the surrounding landscape. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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King Arthur
“A leading medievalist takes a clear-eyed look at the evidence for the existence of the legendary Arthur.” —The Sunday Times “Best Paperbacks of 2021” According to legend, King Arthur saved Britain from the Saxons and reigned over it gloriously sometime around A.D. 500. Whether or not there was a “real” King Arthur has all too often been neglected by scholars; most period specialists today declare themselves agnostic on this important matter. In this erudite volume, Nick Higham sets out to solve the puzzle, drawing on his original research and expertise to determine precisely when, and why, the legend began. Higham surveys all the major attempts to prove the origins of Arthur, ...
The New Dialectic and Marx's Capital
This book argues that the dialectic of Marx's Capital has a systematic, rather than historical, character. It sheds new light on Marx's great work, while going beyond it in many respects.
THE ARTHUR'S OF LIMERICK
The story of the Arthur family of Limerick who are the only Arthur Family who originated in Ireland. The family were successful merchants in Limerick City for hundreds of years. This story follows them in so far as possible down to the present day. It is a family who now have members in many different places all over the world
