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In 'Angels and Ministers, and Other Victorian Plays,' Laurence Housman provides readers with a collection that harkens back to the complex moral landscape of 19th-century England. Each play, meticulously crafted, exhibits Housman's flair for intertwining the spiritual and the temporal against the backdrop of Victorian society. The text itself serves as both a literary relic and a social commentary—reflecting the tension between rigid societal norms and the nascent yearnings for individual freedom prevalent during that era. The works, while undeniably of their time, are rendered with a voice and style that echo the universal human condition, rendered with an almost Aestheticist touch that j...
In 'Possession: A Peep-Show in Paradise,' Laurence Housman guides the reader through a metaphoric Eden with a narrative that weaves allegory and fantasy into a tapestry that challenges the moral compass of its audience. The literary style is distinctive for its ornate prose and evocative imagery, seamlessly blending the vividness of a dream with the rigor of classical mythology. This work is firmly placed within the canon of turn-of-the century literature, offering a provocative examination of the human condition and our perennial quest for happiness and fulfillment. Housman's vivid storytelling is crafted with such linguistic finesse that it resonates with the elegance of earlier Romantic w...
Reproduction of the original: Story of Chester Lawrence by Nephi Anderson
Dr. Jeffery Diamond, a recently widowed physician, practices medicine in a small east Texas town. Due for a long vacation, Diamond plans a two-week trip to Mexico. But as he flies his private aircraft to several destinations in Mexico, he inadvertently becomes involved with a major drug cartel that has targeted his aircraft as a potential vehicle for transporting cocaine into the U.S. This fast-moving, suspenseful story combines information about Mexican history and traditions with revelations of how a modern cartel operates. The dynamics of Diamond's travel is made more mysterious by the vague and unsure rubbing together of two very different cultures along the border between Mexico and the...
Bin ich hochsensibel oder doch vielmehr traumatisiert? Fragst du dich das auch? Viele Menschen erkennen sich und vor allem auch ihre Belastungen und Leidensmomente in den Merkmalen einer Hochsensibilität wieder. Aber handelt es sich hier tatsächlich um Eigenschaften der Feinfühligkeit oder doch vielmehr um Anzeichen eines Traumas. Da sich beides zuweilen sehr ähnlich zeigt, kann es leicht zu Verwechslungen kommen. Das Buch gibt dir anhand der 20 Merkmale Anregungen an die Hand, im Zuge deiner Selbst-reflexion mehr Licht in den Dschungel der Beschreibungen und Beobachtungen zu bringen