Dickens's Dictionary Of The Thames. [11 Eds. 2 Issues For 1889]
Dickens's Dictionary Of The Thames. [11 Eds. 2 Issues For 1889]

Author: Charles Dickens

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781020549649

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This fascinating book is a dictionary of the Thames River, written by Charles Dickens in the 19th century. It includes detailed descriptions of various landmarks, attractions, and historical sites along the river and is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the history and culture of London. The book is a must-read for fans of Dickens and anyone interested in British history and geography. 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.

H. G. Wells, Modernity and the Movies
H. G. Wells, Modernity and the Movies

Author: Keith Williams

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9781846313257

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This book investigates WellsOCOs interest in cinema and related media technologies, by placing it back into the contemporary cultural and scientific contexts giving rise to them. It plugs a gap in understanding WellsOCOs contribution to exploring and advancing the possibilities of cinematic narrative and its social and ideological impacts in the modern period. Previous studies concentrate on adaptations: this book accounts for the specifically (proto)cinematic techniques and concerns of WellsOCOs texts. It also focuses on contemporary film-making OCyin dialogueOCO with his ideas. Alongside HollywoodOCOs later transactions, it gives equal weight to neglected British and continental European dimensions. Chapter 1 shows how early writings ( The Time Machine and short stories) feature many kinds of radically defamiliarised vision. These constitute imaginative speculations about the forms and potentials of moving image and electronic media. Chapter 2 discusses the power of voyeurism, OCyabsent presenceOCO and the disjunction of sound-image reproduction implied in The Invisible Man and its topical politics, updated in notable screen versions. Chapter 3 extends this to dystopian warnings of systematic surveillance, broadcasting of celebrity personae and OCypost-literateOCO video culture in When the Sleeper Wakes, a crucial template for urban futures on film. Chapter 4 analyses WellsOCOs belated return to screenwriting in the 1930s. It accounts for his OCybroadbrowOCO ambition of mediating between popular and avant-garde tendencies to promote his cause and its mixed results in Things to Come, The Man Who Could Work Miracles, etc. Chapter 5 finally surveys WellsOCOs legacy on both small and large screens. It considers whether, as well as being raided for scenarios for spectacular effects, his subtexts still nourish an evolving tradition of alternative SF, which duly critiques the innovations and applications of its host media."

The Stage Year Book
The Stage Year Book

Author: Lionel Carson

Publisher:

Published: 1927

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13:

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Vols. for 1908-10 include the section: The Stage provincial guide; 1950-52: The Stage guide. (Other years published separately).