![]() Sir Harry writes a letter of introduction for Richard to Sir Walter Bullivant, his relative who works in the Foreign Office. ![]() Sir Harry is a local politician and after Richard tells him his story, he agrees to help Richard. The man, Sir Harry, whose car Richard was trying to avoid, offers to take Richard to his home. When the police return yet again, Richard is able to escape in their car.īy clinging onto a branch, Richard manages to survive when he crashes the car into a ravine. In The Thirty-Nine Steps, Buchan holds up Richard Hannay as an example to his readers of an ordinary man who puts his countrys interests before his own safety. The innkeeper, who knows Richard’s story, sends the police away when they come looking for Richard. Black Stone wants to start a Europe-wide war and plan to steal naval intelligence from the British to start a naval blockade around the United Kingdom. Scudder’s notes also mention 39 steps, which Richard finds mysterious. By reading the notebook, Richard learns that the group of anarchists threatening the Greek Premier is known as the Black Stone. But as luck would have it, he stumbles across a drunk Scottish roadman, mending the road. ![]() The flat country is a liability and he has nowhere to hide. At the inn, Richard manages to decipher Scudder’s code. The airplane again rears its ugly head, and Hannay sees two men in the plain spying on him with a telescope. He travels east on a train and spends the night at an inn. ![]() In Galloway, Richard learns that the police are after him while reading the morning newspaper. ![]()
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![]() George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright, socialist, and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Shaw's play has been adapted numerous times, most notably as the musical My Fair Lady and the film of that name. Shaw also would have been familiar with the burlesque version, Galatea, or Pygmalion Reversed. ![]() Gilbert, who wrote a successful play based on the story called Pygmalion and Galatea first presented in 1871. The general idea of that myth was a popular subject for Victorian era English playwrights, including one of Shaw's influences, W. ![]() In ancient Greek mythology, Pygmalion fell in love with one of his sculptures, which then came to life. The play is a sharp lampoon of the rigid British class system of the day and a commentary on women's independence. ![]() Professor of phonetics Henry Higgins makes a bet that he can train a bedraggled Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, to pass for a duchess at an ambassador's garden party by teaching her to assume a veneer of gentility, the most important element of which, he believes, is impeccable speech. It was first presented on stage to the public in 1912. ![]() Pygmalion is a play by George Bernard Shaw, named after a Greek mythological character. ![]() ![]() ![]() Gray was able to work as a chair car attendant for four summers while earning his college degree. Gray worked on the Santa Fe Railroad from 1955-1959. ![]() Walker was promoted from a dining car waiter to a lounge car attendant and finally a supervisor, when he retired after 37 years of working on the railroad.?The son of a Pullman porter, Thomas H. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum for their years of service.?Troy Walker worked for the Santa Fe Railroad and Amtrak from 1944-1971. ![]() They helped form the foundation for the black middle class, and became instrumental in the civil rights movement.įollow two former porters as they travel from their homes in Seattle to Oakland, Calif., where they were honored by Amtrak and the A. Yet the Pullman porters created history in the face of adversity and racial prejudice. They shined shoes, dusted jackets, cooked meals and washed dishes. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the epic conclusion to Victoria Aveyard’s stunning series, Mare must embrace her fate and summon all her power… for all will be tested, but not all will survive. ![]() Will victory be enough to topple the Silver kingdoms? Or will the little lightning girl be forever silenced? War is coming, and all Mare has fought for hangs in the balance. But Maven is driven by an obsession so deep, he will stop at nothing to have Mare as his own again, even if it means demolishing everything-and everyone-in his path. Each book is standalone, no cheating, with a happy ever after. Cal’s powerful Silver allies, alongside Mare and the Scarlet Guard, prove a formidable force. The Red Queen is the fourth book in The Queens dark mafia romance series. Now determined to protect her heart-and secure freedom for Reds and newbloods like her-Mare resolves to overthrow the kingdom of Norta once and for all… starting with the crown on Maven’s head.īut no battle is won alone, and before the Reds may rise as one, Mare must side with the boy who broke her heart in order to defeat the boy who almost broke her. Mare Barrow learned this all too well when Cal’s betrayal nearly destroyed her. ![]() ![]() ![]() But I was somewhat burned out on MC romance, or at least on the poorly written ones masquerading as MC romance, that I was a little trigger shy. I’ve been eyeing this series for forever it feels like. Sick with lust for a girl nineteen years younger than me and morally sick because of it. This is Daddy Zeus Garro’s story from Lessons In Corruption. Only, I didn’t know that Zeus Garro was the President of The Fallen MC and when you made a deal with a man who is worse than the devil, there was no going back… So, when I finally ran into the man I’d been writing to since he saved my life as a little girl and he offered to show me the dark side of life before I left it for good, I said yes. I was a seventeen-year-old paradigm of virtue and I was tired of it. What the hell kind of reward was that for a boring life well lived? ![]() ![]() I ate my vegetables, volunteered at the local autism centre and sat in the front pew of church every Sunday. ![]() ![]() What emerges is something that is more complex than the pictures of clay tables with cuneiform writing and fragments of pottery that I remember from my studies of history. ![]() She then moves through the various twists and turns of various civilizations as the records improve, new technological and civic inventions grow, and cities become more prominent. ![]() None of her work is original, but she assembles stories of Sumer, what would become Egypt, the Indus Valley, and China into a coherent narrative. The first section of the book begins with the civilizations with only fragmentary records. Given the range of material Bauer covers in this tome, it is amazing how well she weaves the timelines and stories together. ![]() ![]() ![]() There are no happy endings here, but the ending was a necessary one. Upon finishing this book I needed to sit quietly, for a while, and process it. But this is a world that doesn’t allow people to deviate from the plan. Reminiscent, in parts, of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go and Mean Girls O’Neill brilliantly captures the voices of insecure teenagers who regardless of what is going on around them are trying to find their way in the world. The other students turn on isabel and delight in using her weight gain against her. ![]() freida can’t understand what is happening to her friend, but she is also secretly pleased that she outranks isabel for once. Her chance of being chosen as a companion may be at stake. Isabel begins to put on weight, something which doesn’t fit the ‘ideal’ that the eves must live up too. The choosing ceremony is approaching and every girl is vying for a place as a companion. ![]() In their 16th and final year at boarding school things begin to change. ![]() They have been created for men and face a life spent living as a companion, a concubine or a chastity. Set in a future where girls are taught how to serve and please men, Only Ever Yours is a sharply written portrayal of teenage girls and the role of women in society.įreida and isabel (their names aren’t capitalised in the book) are best friends. ![]() ![]() ![]() Throughout history, numerous authors have dabbled in fantastical realms and enigmatic inventions, such as Leonardo da Vinci’s flying machines or Johannes Kepler’s dream of traveling to the moon.Īnother early influence on science fiction literature was Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” published in 1818. ![]() The story, written in the 2nd century AD, describes a journey to the moon and a war between lunar inhabitants and Earth’s warriors. One of the earliest examples of science fiction literature can be found in the ancient Greek classic, “ True History” by Lucian of Samosata. From the wonders of the heavens to the astonishing inventions of future civilizations, science fiction has evolved over time to encompass a vast spectrum of ideas and themes. The history of science fiction literature reaches back to the earliest days of storytelling itself, as humans have always been fascinated by the unknown and the possibility of breaking away from the constraints of their own reality. ![]() The Origins of Science Fiction Literature ![]() ![]() “In life, people tend to just wait for good things to come to them.Need to get the stupid AFC thinking out of your head. Sick of being an Average Frustrated Chump.Religion is pickup (Tom Cruise), Politics is Pickup.Everyone wants to be seduced, it makes us feel wanted.Spent 500$ for a workshop with a guy called ‘Mystery’. Spends too much time thinking about the woman, wants to master this to grow into different areas ![]() It’s a thick 550 pages and harnessing these techniques will give you a lot of power. ![]() This book is a weapon, both physically and emotionally. All skills are learnable and confidence is the key. Don’t view this as a bible, but as an interesting insight into another world. Most girls will say it doesn’t work on them. It’s hard to believe in some parts, but it’s real. He learned the techniques, grew in confidence, and got to the point where he could seduce just about any girl that he wanted decided to write The Game. ![]() Until he stumbled across the underground sub-culture of Pickup Artists. He thought that some guys had it, and some guys just didn’t. He rated himself physically as a 5/10 at best. Neil Strauss had only ever had one girlfriend and slept with six girls. “The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists” – by Neil Strauss ![]() ![]() ![]() Together they stand against a vicious opponent, invincible and determined to burn all kingdoms to ash, and an army unlike anything the realm has ever witnessed.
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