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Fresh Seeing by Emily Carr

haveebook — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 00:07:39 +0000

Fresh Seeing Two Addresses by Emily Carr

eBook Details

Title:

Fresh Seeing Two Addresses by Emily Carr

Author:

Carr, Emily

Published:

1972

Publisher:

Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited

Tags:

art, non-fiction, speech

Description:

Fresh Seeing contains two speeches given by Emily Carr, the first in 1930 to the Victoria Women’s Institute Club, the second in 1935 to the Victoria Provincial Normal School students and staff.

Language:

Eng

Pages:

Author Emily Carr (1871-1945)

Emily Carr was a Canadian artist and writer who was inspired by the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast. One of the first painters in Canada to adopt a Modernist and Post-Impressionist painting style, Carr did not receive widespread recognition for her work until the subject matter of her painting shifted from Aboriginal themes to landscapes—forest scenes in particular of British Columbia. As a writer, Carr was one of the earliest chroniclers of life in British Columbia.In 1898, at age 27, Carr made the first of several sketching and painting trips to Aboriginal villages. She stayed in a village near Ucluelet on the west coast of Vancouver Island, home to the Nuu-chah-nulth people, then known to English-speaking people as ‘Nootka’. In 1912, Carr took a sketching trip to First Nations’ villages in Haida Gwaii, the Upper Skeena River, and Alert Bay. Even though Carr left the villages of the Pacific Northwest, the impact of the people stayed with her and she adopted the Indian name Klee Wyck. Carr continued to travel throughout the late 1920s and 1930s away from Victoria. Her last trip north was in the summer of 1928, when she visited the Nass and Skeena rivers, as well Haida Gwaii, formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands. She also travelled to Friendly Cove and the northeast coast of Vancouver Island, and then up to Lillooet in 1933.

Recognition of her work grew steadily. It was at the exhibition on West Coast Aboriginal art at the National Gallery in 1927 that Carr first met members of the Group of Seven, at that time Canada’s most recognized modern painters, who welcomed her into their ranks of Canada’s leading modernists. The encounter ended the artistic isolation of Carr’s previous 15 years, leading to one of her most prolific periods, and the creation of many of her most notable works.In 1937, Carr suffered her first heart attack, which marked the beginning of a decline in her health and a lessening of the energy required for painting. She began to devote more time to writing. Her first book, Klee Wyck, a collection of short stories based on her experiences with Aboriginal people, was published in 1941, a year that also effectively marked the end of her painting career. The book won a Governor General’s Award and was followed by the publication of four other books, two of them posthumously.

Florence Volume 2

haveebook — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 21:05:50 +0000

Florence Vol 2 of 2

eBook Details

Title:

Florence Vol 2 of 2

Author:

Allen, Grant

Published:

1901

Publisher:

L. C. Page & Company

Tags:

art, Canadiana, non-fiction

Description:

“Florence Vol-2” is an engrossing and meticulously researched historical novel that transports readers back in time to the magnificent city of Florence during the Renaissance era. Penned by a talented author celebrated for her attention to detail and vivid storytelling, this captivating book unravels the tapestry of art, politics, and intrigue that characterized this golden age of cultural and intellectual flourishing. At its core is the story of Florence, a city brimming with artistic genius, political intrigue, and cultural vitality. The novel weaves together the lives of prominent historical figures, from influential artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo to powerful political leaders and thinkers of the time.

Language:

Eng

Pages:

257

Author Allen, Grant

His first books dealt with scientific subjects, and include Physiological Æsthetics (1877) and Flowers and Their Pedigrees (1886). He was first influenced by associationist psychology as expounded by Alexander Bain and by Herbert Spencer, the latter often considered[by whom?] the most important individual in the transition from associationist psychology to Darwinian functionalism. In Allen’s many articles on flowers and on perception in insects, Darwinian arguments replaced the old Spencerian terms. On a personal level, a long friendship that started when Allen met Spencer on his return from Jamaica grew uneasy over the years. Allen wrote a critical and revealing biographical article on Spencer that was published after Spencer’s death.

After assisting Sir W. W. Hunter in his Gazeteer of India in the early 1880s, Allen turned his attention to fiction, and between 1884 and 1899 produced about 30 novels. In 1895, his scandalous book titled The Woman Who Did, promulgating certain startling views on marriage and kindred questions, became a bestseller. The book told the story of an independent woman who has a child out of wedlock.

In his career, Allen wrote two novels under female pseudonyms. One of these, the short novel The Type-writer Girl, he wrote under the name Olive Pratt Rayner.

Another work, The Evolution of the Idea of God (1897), propounding a theory of religion on heterodox lines, has the disadvantage of endeavoring to explain everything by one theory.

Allen also became a pioneer in science fiction, with the 1895 novel The British Barbarians. This book, published about the same time as H. G. Wells’s The Time Machine, also described time travel, although the plot is quite different. Allen’s short story The Thames Valley Catastrophe (published 1901 in The Strand Magazine) describes the destruction of London by a sudden and massive volcanic eruption.

Many histories of detective fiction mention Allen as an innovator. His gentleman rogue, the illustrious Colonel Clay, is seen as a forerunner to later characters. In fact, Allen’s character bears strong resemblance to Maurice Leblanc’s French works about Arsène Lupin, published many years later; and both Miss Cayley’s Adventures and Hilda Wade feature early female detectives.

Florence Volume 1

haveebook — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 20:45:17 +0000

Florence Vol 1 of 2

eBook Details

Title:

Florence Vol 1 of 2

Author:

Allen, Grant

Published:

1901

Publisher:

L. C. Page & Company

Tags:

art, Canadiana, non-fiction

Description:

“Florence Vol-1” is an engrossing and meticulously researched historical novel that transports readers back in time to the magnificent city of Florence during the Renaissance era. Penned by a talented author celebrated for her attention to detail and vivid storytelling, this captivating book unravels the tapestry of art, politics, and intrigue that characterized this golden age of cultural and intellectual flourishing. At its core is the story of Florence, a city brimming with artistic genius, political intrigue, and cultural vitality. The novel weaves together the lives of prominent historical figures, from influential artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo to powerful political leaders and thinkers of the time.

Language:

Eng

Pages:

227

Author Allen, Grant

In his career, Allen wrote two novels under female pseudonyms. One of these, the short novel The Type-writer Girl, he wrote under the name Olive Pratt Rayner.

Another work, The Evolution of the Idea of God (1897), propounding a theory of religion on heterodox lines, has the disadvantage of endeavoring to explain everything by one theory.

Heaven & Hell

haveebook — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 01:33:46 +0000

Heaven & Hell

eBook Details

Title:

Heaven & Hell

Author:

Huxley, Aldous Leonard

Published:

1956

Publisher:

Chatto & Windus

Tags:

essay, non-fiction, philosophy

Description:

This little book is a sequel to an essay on the mescalin experience, published in 1954 under the title of “The Doors of Perception”.

Format

PDF

Pages

125

Author Bio for Huxley, Aldous Leonard

Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was an English writer, novelist, philosopher and a prominent member of the Huxley family.

He was best known for his novels including Brave New World, set in a dystopian London, and for non-fiction books, such as The Doors of Perception, which recalls experiences when taking a psychedelic drug, and a wide-ranging output of essays. Early in his career Huxley edited the magazine Oxford Poetry, and published short stories and poetry.

Huxley completed his first (unpublished) novel at the age of 17 and began writing seriously in his early 20s, establishing himself as a successful writer and social satirist. His first published novels were social satires, Crome Yellow (1921), Antic Hay (1923), Those Barren Leaves (1925), and Point Counter Point (1928). Brave New World was Huxley’s fifth novel and first dystopian work. In the 1920s he was also a contributor to Vanity Fair and British Vogue magazines.–Wikipedia.

Little Masterpieces of Science Invention and Discovery

haveebook — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 04:02:42 +0000

Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery

eBook Details

Title:

Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery

Editor:

Iles, George

Published:

1902

Publisher:

Doubleday, Page & Company

Tags:

essay, non-fiction, science, technology

Description:

Ten essays on various topics around scientific inventions and discoveries, written by various authors.

Format

PDF

Pages

176

George Iles:

(1852 – 1942)

author and populariser of science who wrote articles for Popular Science Monthly with topics including mathematics, physics and heredity. He also published several books on science and invention, as well as editing a series of short autobiographies, and Canadian Stories. Outside of his written record, it seems little remains known about him.

Emile Berliner-Maker of the Microphone

haveebook — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 03:58:12 +0000

Emile Berliner: Maker of the Microphone

eBook Details

Title:

Emile Berliner: Maker of the Microphone

Author:

Wile, Frederic William

Published:

1926

Publisher:

The Bobbs-Merrill Company

Tags:

biography, non-fiction, science, technology

language:

English

Format

PDF

Pages

386

Wile, Frederic William:

Journalist, foreign correspondent, and radio commentator.

From the description of Frederic William Wile scrapbooks, 1898-1941. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980261

Epithet: US journalist

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000386.0x0001a9

Prior to 1914, Wile was a correspondent in Berlin, Germany, for various newspapers. From 1914 to 1917, he edited a column entitled “Germany Day by Day” for the London Daily Mail.

From the description of [Newscuttings of the war, 1915-1916] (Southern Illinois University). WorldCat record id: 9397252

University of Notre Dame graduate, author, newspaper columnist and editorial writer, who served as a reporter for the Chicago Daily News, 1900-1906, and the London Daily Mail, 1906-1918, and political analyst for NBC and CBS, 1923-1938.

From the description of Papers, 1911 and 1949. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 24427500

Epithet: Berlin correspondent of the `Daily Mail’

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000698.0x0003c3

Biographical Note

1873, Nov. 30: Born, La Porte, Ind.
1886 – 1890 : Educated, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind.
1898 – 1900 : Reporter, Chicago Record
1900 – 1901 : Correspondent in London, England, for Chicago Record and Chicago Daily News
1901: Married Ada Shakman (died 1962)
1902 – 1914 : Correspondent in Berlin, Germany, for various newspapers, including New York Times
1914 – 1917 : Edited column entitled “Germany Day by Day,” London Daily Mail
1917 – 1918 : Specialist in German affairs, Intelligence Section, Headquarters, American Expeditionary Force
1919 – 1941 : Reporter and independent newsman, Washington, D.C.
1923 – 1928 : Political analyst, National Broadcasting Co.
1923 – 1941 : Editorial writer, Washington Evening Star
1929 – 1938 : Commentator, Columbia Broadcasting Co.
1941, Apr. 7: Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Frederic William Wile Scrapbooks, 1898-1941, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

Radio Boys Under the Sea

haveebook — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 03:53:21 +0000

Radio Boys Under the Sea

eBook Details

Title:

Radio Boys Under the Sea

Author:

Duffield, J. W. (John William)

Published:

1923

Publisher:

M. A. Donohue & Company

Tags:

adventure, fiction, technology

Language:

English

Format

PDF

Pages

106

Author Bio for Duffield, J. W. (John William)

(1859-1946) US bookseller, publisher, and writer, in the latter capacity working mostly for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, for which he published at least 115 stories, usually book-length, under various names. As Franklin W Dixon, he wrote the nonfantastic Ted Scott Flying Series, based closely on the life of Charles A Lindbergh (1902-1974) (see Airplane Boys) and as by Richard H Stone the similar Slim Tyler Air Stories. As Allen Chapman, he wrote the first 12 (or 14) volumes of The Radio Boys series (1922-1929), the most substantial of the spate of similarly titled series published in response to the successful launching of broadcast radio in 1922 (see Radio Boys); the final volume was written by Howard R Garis. Each volume in the series was introduced by Jack Binns. As Victor Appleton he wrote the Don Sturdy sequence; the final volume was again written by Garis. As Roy Rockwood, he wrote the Bomba the Jungle Boy sequence (see Bomba Films). His daughter, Elizabeth M Duffield Ward (1895-1983), also worked for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, and was responsible for a number of the Bobbsey Twins tales.—The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

Das Perpetuum mobile-Deutsch

haveebook — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 03:49:40 +0000

Das Perpetuum mobile

eBook Details

Title:

Das Perpetuum mobile

Author:

Ichak, Dr. Frida

Published:

1914

Publisher:

B. G. Teubner

Language:

German

Tags:

non-fiction, science, technology

Description:

Monograph in German on the history of the concept of perpetual motion.

Format

PDF

Pages

Über den Autor:

Frida Ichak-Rubiner (1879-1952), seit 1911 mit dem Sozialisten und Schriftsteller Ludwig Rubiner verheiratet, schrieb mehrere populärwissenschaftliche Werke, bevor sie sich als Übersetzerin der Werke Lenins, Trotzkis, Bucharins und Radeks ins Deutsche einen Namen machte und wichtige Funktionen in der KPD und der Kommunistischen Internationale bekleidete.

The Free Fishers

haveebook — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 03:42:17 +0000

The Free Fishers

Book Details

Title:

The Free Fishers

Author:

Buchan, John

Published:

1934

Publisher:

Hodder and Stoughton

Tags:

adventure, fiction, historical

Description:

Set in the early years of the 19th century, this story is a tale of conspiracy, secret societies, foreign agents and a fiendish plot to assassinate the Prime Minister. Anthony Lammas, a young professor of philosophy at St Andrews, becomes involved with a secret society – the Free Fishers. – GoodReads.

Format

PDF

Pages

226

Author Bio for Buchan, John

John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir GCMG GCVO CH PC (26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation.

In 1910, Buchan wrote Prester John, the first of his adventure novels set in South Africa, and the following year he suffered from duodenal ulcers, a condition that later afflicted one of his fictional characters. At the same time, Buchan ventured into the political arena, and was adopted as Unionist candidate in March 1911 for the Borders seat of Peebles and Selkirk; he supported free trade, women’s suffrage, national insurance, and curtailing the powers of the House of Lords, though he did also oppose the welfare reforms of the Liberal Party, and what he considered to be the “class hatred” fostered by demagogic Liberals such as David Lloyd George.

With the outbreak of the First World War, Buchan went to write for the British War Propaganda Bureau and worked as a correspondent in France for The Times. He continued to write fiction, and in 1915 published his most famous work, The Thirty-Nine Steps, a spy-thriller set just prior to World War I. The novel featured Buchan’s oft used hero, Richard Hannay, whose character was based on Edmund Ironside, a friend of Buchan from his days in South Africa. A sequel, Greenmantle, came the following year. Buchan then enlisted in the British Army and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Intelligence Corps, where he wrote speeches and communiqués for Sir Douglas Haig. Recognised for his abilities, Buchan was appointed as the Director of Information in 1917, under Lord Beaverbrook—which Buchan said was “the toughest job I ever took on”—and also assisted Charles Masterman in publishing a monthly magazine that detailed the history of the war, the first edition appearing in February 1915 (and later published in 24 volumes as Nelson’s History of the War). It was difficult, given his close connections to many of Britain’s military leaders, for Buchan to be critical of the British Army’s conduct during the conflict.

Following the close of the war, Buchan turned his attention to writing on historical subjects, along with his usual thrillers and novels.–Wikipedia.

The Lad and the Lion

haveebook — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 03:38:30 +0000

The Lad and the Lion

eBook Details

Title:

The Lad and the Lion

Author:

Burroughs, Edgar Rice

Published:

1917

Tags:

adventure, Africa, fiction

Description:

In a remote European kingdom, plotters had moved toward the murder of an old king and his young heir, Michael. But the lad had escaped, and, through a series of chilling adventures, finds himself on the shores of Africa, his only friend and protector a giant feral cat.

Then, one day, Michael and his loyal friend find themselves face to face with the deadliest enemy of all.

Format

PDF

Pages

135

Author Bio for Burroughs, Edgar Rice

Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American writer best known for his creations of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter, although he produced works in many genres.

Aiming his work at the pulps, Burroughs had his first story, Under the Moons of Mars, serialized by Frank Munsey in the February to July 1912 issues of The All-Story—under the name “Norman Bean” to protect his reputation. Under the Moons of Mars inaugurated the Barsoom series and earned Burroughs US$400 (over $10,000 today). It was first published as a book by A. C. McClurg of Chicago in 1917, entitled A Princess of Mars, after three Barsoom sequels had appeared as serials, and McClurg had published the first four serial Tarzan novels as books.

Burroughs soon took up writing full-time and by the time the run of Under the Moons of Mars had finished he had completed two novels, including Tarzan of the Apes, published from October 1912 and one of his most successful series.

Burroughs also wrote popular science fiction and fantasy stories involving Earthly adventurers transported to various planets (notably Barsoom, Burroughs’s fictional name for Mars, and Amtor, his fictional name for Venus), lost islands, and into the interior of the hollow earth in his Pellucidar stories, as well as westerns and historical romances. Along with All-Story, many of his stories were published in The Argosy magazine.

Tarzan was a cultural sensation when introduced. Burroughs was determined to capitalize on Tarzan’s popularity in every way possible. He planned to exploit Tarzan through several different media including a syndicated Tarzan comic strip, movies and merchandise. Experts in the field advised against this course of action, stating that the different media would just end up competing against each other. Burroughs went ahead, however, and proved the experts wrong – the public wanted Tarzan in whatever fashion he was offered. Tarzan remains one of the most successful fictional characters to this day and is a cultural icon.

In either 1915 or 1919, Burroughs purchased a large ranch north of Los Angeles, California, which he named “Tarzana.” The citizens of the community that sprang up around the ranch voted to adopt that name when their community, Tarzana, California was formed in 1927. Also, the unincorporated community of Tarzan, Texas, was formally named in 1927 when the US Postal Service accepted the name, reputedly coming from the popularity of the first (silent) Tarzan of the Apes film, starring Elmo Lincoln, and an early “Tarzan” comic strip.

In 1923 Burroughs set up his own company, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., and began printing his own books through the 1930s.–Wikipedia.