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Author | : Declan Kiberd |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2019-04-15 |
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ISBN | : 9781788548199 |
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A teasing but affectionate study of the genius of the English people as seen from a postcolonial perspective - and of the game of cricket which, along with Shakespeare and Houses of Parliament, was one of their richest, strangest and most lasting gifts to the wider world. Cricket is the strangest game. It features idealism, brutality, low comedy, high intelligence, luck and sheer bravery in equal measure - and often achieves the condition of art. Declan Kiberd's remarkable book is a celebration of cricket through the ages of the oddities of the people who love and play it, and he evokes brilliantly what it is like to be 'out there' on the field of play. Although the modern game is rooted in the gentle rural England described by L.P. Hartley and George Orwell, it has in its more modern versions come to reflect the industrial power and intermittent violence of modern life. England and Eternity is a teasing but affectionate study of the genius of the English people as seen from a postcolonial perspective - and of the game which, along with Shakespeare and Houses of Parliament, was one of their richest, strangest and most lasting gifts to the wider world.
Author | : Mr Jack Williams |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2012-10-12 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1136317139 |
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Looking at the inter-war period, this work explores the relationship between cricket and English social and cultural values.
Author | : Norman Grubb |
Publisher | : The Lutterworth Press |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2014-12-25 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0718830288 |
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Nurtured in the lap of comfort, educated at Eton and Cambridge, the hero of the British sport-loving public, C. T. Studd, whose Cambridge career has been described as "one long blaze of cricketing glory", created a stir in the secular world of his youth by renouncing wealth and position to follow Christ. He was captain of the Eton XI in 1879, and of Cambridge University in 1883, being accorded in the latter year (vide The Cricketing Annual) "the premier position as an all-round cricketer for the second year in succession". The illness of a brother brought him face to face with realities and the transitoriness of worldly riches and fame. He obeyed the divine command, "Go thy way, sell what thou hast and give to the poor ... take up thy cross and follow me", throwing himself into the work which had called him with the same thoroughness and earnestness with which he had learned to "play a straight bat". Henceforward his life was dedicated to the service of God and his fellow men, and the story of his labours and adventures makes an epic of faith and courage against great odds that will be an inspiration to all who rejoice in a tale of high endeavour.
Author | : Ramachandra Guha |
Publisher | : Pan Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 598 |
Release | : 2016-06-30 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 1509841407 |
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A tribute to the finest writers on the game of cricket and an acknowledgement that the great days of cricket literature are behind us. There was a time when major English writers – P. G. Wodehouse, Arthur Conan Doyle, Alec Waugh – took time off to write about cricket, whereas the cricket book market today is dominated by ghosted autobiographies and statistical compendiums. The Picador Book of Cricket celebrates the best writing on the game and includes many pieces that have been out of print, or difficult to get hold of, for years. Including Neville Cardus, C. L. R. James, John Arlott, V. S. Naipaul, and C. B. Fry, this anthology is a must for any cricket follower or anyone interested in sports writing elevated to high art.
Author | : Sampson Low |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 578 |
Release | : 1872 |
Genre | : English literature |
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Author | : Ken Follett |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 1010 |
Release | : 2011-08-30 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1101543558 |
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Ken Follett’s magnificent historical epic begins as five interrelated families move through the momentous dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women’s suffrage. A thirteen-year-old Welsh boy enters a man’s world in the mining pits. . . . An American law student rejected in love finds a surprising new career in Woodrow Wilson’s White House. . . . A housekeeper for the aristocratic Fitzherberts takes a fateful step above her station, while Lady Maud Fitzherbert herself crosses deep into forbidden territory when she falls in love with a German spy. . . . And two orphaned Russian brothers embark on radically different paths when their plan to emigrate to America falls afoul of war, conscription, and revolution. From the dirt and danger of a coal mine to the glittering chandeliers of a palace, from the corridors of power to the bedrooms of the mighty, Fall of Giants takes us into the inextricably entangled fates of five families—and into a century that we thought we knew, but that now will never seem the same again. . . .
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Total Pages | : 818 |
Release | : 1895 |
Genre | : Bibliography |
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Download Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record of British and Foreign Literature Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : SP Bakshi |
Publisher | : Arihant Publications India limited |
Total Pages | : 704 |
Release | : 2019-06-04 |
Genre | : English |
ISBN | : 9385980777 |
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A number of national level examinations like IAS Mains, State PCS, IES, IFS, etc. check the English language aptitude of candidates with a compulsory English language paper. This book has been designed for such examinations which assess the English language abilities in detail.The present book covering English Language in descriptive nature has been divided into four parts namely Writing Skills, Comprehension Skills, Grammar Skills & Verbal Skills.Part A has been further divide into Essay Writing, Expansion Writing, Report Writing, Precis Writing and Letter Writing. The Verbal Skills section covers Paronyms & Homonyms, One Word Substitutions, Synonyms & Antonyms, Phrasel Verbs, etc. whereas the Grammar Skills section covers The Function of Tenses, Voice, Narration, Synthesis, Prepositions, etc. Each chapter in the book contains detailed theory including a number of sample examples in a simple & easier way to understand the topics well. Workbook Exercises have been provided in between the chapters for Part B, C & D to help aspirants practice the concepts discussed in each chapter. Answers for all the questions have been given at the end of the section. As the book covers varied aspects of English language, it for sure will help aspirants score high in the upcoming national and state level competitive and recruitment examinations.
Author | : Mike Haskins |
Publisher | : Michael O'Mara Books |
Total Pages | : 175 |
Release | : 2023-04-27 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1789293405 |
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Packed with cricket's greatest stories, from both on and off the field, famous quips, insults, pranks, mishaps, incredible facts and outrageous incidents - perfect for the cricket nut in your home.
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Total Pages | : 998 |
Release | : 1866 |
Genre | : Bibliography |
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