Enchanted Objects
Enchanted Objects

Author: Allan Hepburn

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2010-03-27

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1442698454

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Enchanted Objects investigates the relationship between visual art and contemporary fiction, addressing the problems that arise when paintings, deluxe books, porcelains, or statues are represented in contemporary novels. The distinction between objects and art objects depends on aesthetics. While some objects are authenticated through museum exhibits, others are hidden, broken, neglected, coveted, hoarded, or salvaged. Allan Hepburn asks four broad questions about aesthetics and value: What is a detail in visual art? Is all art ornamental? Does the value of an object increase because it is fragile? What defines ugliness? Contemporary novels, such as Tracy Chevalier's Girl with a Pearl Earring, Barry Unsworth's Stone Virgin, and Bruce Chatwin's Utz offer implicit answers to these questions while critiquing museums and the determination to invest objects with value through display. Addressing current debates in museum studies, cultural studies, art history, and literary criticism, Enchanted Objects develops an extensive theory of how contemporary literature engages with and relates to aesthetic objects.

The Ultimate Player's Guide to Minecraft
The Ultimate Player's Guide to Minecraft

Author: Stephen O'Brien

Publisher: Pearson Education

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 0789752239

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Provides readers with tips, techniques, and strategies for Minecraft, including how to register for the game, customize the experience, and create new worlds.

The Catswold Portal
The Catswold Portal

Author: Shirley Rousseau Murphy

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2009-10-13

Total Pages: 675

ISBN-13: 0061740284

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A striking new reissue of an epic fantasy by popular Harper author Shirley Rousseau Murphy, featuring a princess's dangerous quest to reclaim her throne...and, of course, cats! There is a door in an artist's garden: an elaborate carved passageway into a realm ruled by a dark sorceress queen. There entities strange and wondrous roam the Netherworld––yet none as astonishing as the shape–shifting Catswold... Raised by the oldwitch Mag, Melissa discovers a perilous secret. She has more than one form––human girl and magical cat––and once inhabited two worlds. And it is her destiny to return to a mystic realm of wonder and terror, to do battle for her people's liberation and the crown that is rightfully hers. A man beset by tragedy, painter Braden West is intrigued by the calico cat who has charmed her way into his studio. But his "guest" is more than she seems, and Braden's very existence will be radically altered as he follows Melissa from the Hell Pit into the dread perils of an evil ruling court, thrust into the heart of a magical conflict with more at stake than he could possibly have imagined.

The Portal
The Portal

Author: Annie Craft

Publisher: A Rödén

Published: 2024-10-12

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9153122968

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"No!" Bea cries out, magic sparking at her fingertips as she witnesses the foreboding darkness escape from the portal connecting her enchanted realm to the sorrow-filled human world. Though dangerous to cross, empathy compels her to pursue the malevolence into the land of mortals. There, she makes a fateful offer to a desperate couple that will forever bind their future daughters to both worlds. There's a catch... that will keep their children separated for all eternity. Years later, the envy-filled truth of their birthright revealed, the sisters unite on a fantastical journey across mystical lands filled with wonder, adversity, and the overpowering magic that both connects yet divides them. Can they together confront the darkness and fulfil their entwined destinies before a binding pact keeps them apart for all eternity? Together, the twins confront their destinies, their journey woven with lessons of love, acceptance, and the power of connection. The Portal is the first magical entry by Annie Craft in her Fantasy series. If you cherish tales of love, magic, and overcoming adversity, then you'll be captivated by Annie Craft's enchanting narrative. Step through The Portal now.

The Enchanted Kingdom Trilogy
The Enchanted Kingdom Trilogy

Author: Jasmuheen

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2009-01-04

Total Pages: 708

ISBN-13: 1409252736

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Three books in one to form a most uplifting trilogy by metaphysical author Jasmuheen. Queen of the Matrix - Fiddlers of the Fields; King of Hearts - The Field of Love; and Elysium - Shamballa's Sacred Symphony.The Elysium prophecy states:- When the Queen of the Matrix returns the King to her heart, peace will come to all on Earth, regardless of their part. And when compassion sets the pace all will find new rhythms, a peace within, and a peace without, to last beyond millenniums.A cross between Harry Potter, Star Wars, the Matrix movies and the realms of C.S. Lewis, this new trilogy of fiction weaves in some of the aboriginal dreamtime legends while offering insights on past lives and future lives; perfect love and profound love plus parallel worlds. All of this is covered in this enchanting trilogy which will enlighten and entertain all ages.

Enchanted World of Childhood
Enchanted World of Childhood

Author: Jules Verne

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-11-13

Total Pages: 14844

ISBN-13:

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DigiCat presents to you this meticulously edited collection of the most-beloved and enjoyed children's classics of all time. We include the educational classics retold for children, but also - the eternally enchanting tales of dragons, magical creatures, fantastic adventures and animal stories: Dragon Tales: The Reluctant Dragon My Father's Dragon The Book of Dragons Animal Tales & Fables: The Tale of Peter Rabbit The Tale of Benjamin Bunny... Mother West Wind Series The Burgess Bird Book for Children The Burgess Animal Book for Children The Velveteen Rabbit Uncle Wiggily's Adventures & Other Tales Little Bun Rabbit Mother Goose in Prose Lulu's Library The Jungle Book... White Fang Black Beauty The Story of Doctor Dolittle... Aesop Fables The Panchatantra Russian Picture Fables for the Little Ones The Russian Garland: Folk Tales Fairy tales & Fantasies: Complete Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Complete Fairy Tales of Brothers Grimm Complete Fairy Books of Andrew Lang Five Children and It... Peter Pan Alice in Wonderland Through the Looking Glass The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Collection At the Back of the North Wind The Princess and the Goblin Tanglewood Tales... All the Way to Fairyland Friendly Fairies... Old Peter's Russian Tales Childhood Adventures: Robin Hood Pinocchio Gingerbread Man Little Women The Secret Garden A Little Princess The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Journey to the Centre of the Earth Treasure Island... Anne of Green Gables Collection... The Wind in the Willows The Box-Car Children The Railway Children Oliver Twist David Copperfield... Classics Retold: The Iliad of Homer Odysseus The Arabian Nights Entertainments Viking Tales Tales of King Arthur and the Round Table Chaucer for Children Tales from Shakespeare Don Quixote The Pilgrim's Progress Robinson Crusoe Voyage to Lilliput Little Goody Two-Shoes & Mrs Margery Two-Shoes Charles Dickens' Children Stories The Story of Hiawatha Uncle Tom's Cabin Pocahontas

The Enchanted Deer and the Dreams of the Fool
The Enchanted Deer and the Dreams of the Fool

Author: Clark Gillian

Publisher: Brave New Books

Published: 2021-11-16

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 9464481730

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Once in a cursed land devoid of beauty, a lost child lays eyes on a creature of legend. Awed by a giant deer and its otherworldly allure, the child will remember the sighting, keeping it as close as treasure until life's hardships strip away its lustre. It's many years before a travelling bard will weave a song of the Enchanted Deer, a giant from the time the world was created, and revive the childhood wonder in the young Fool's heart. The village in the Land of Old Wives is a quiet, desolate place, but when a witch threatens the peace, the Fool puts aside his quest and persuades a passing knight to aid him in vanquishing her. Together they engage her in a battle and believe the Witch to be conquered. With a metal of bravery in hand, the Fool announces that he will pursue The Enchanted Deer once more. When he sets out to chase his dreams, at last, the Fool discovers his fate is entwined with the last person he expected. The Witch and the Fool plunge into an adventure like no other. Side by side, they search for answers and end up uncovering what neither realized their hearts were seeking—a place in the world where they can truly be themselves.