![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Originally published in 1989, Farge’s classic work communicates the tactile, interpretive, and emotional experience of archival research while sharing astonishing details about life under the Old Regime in France. In The Allure of the Archives, she conveys the exhilaration of uncovering hidden secrets and the thrill of venturing into new dimensions of the past. She was seduced by the sensuality of old manuscripts and by the revelatory power of voices otherwise lost. While combing through two-hundred-year-old judicial records from the Archives of the Bastille, historian Farge was struck by the extraordinarily intimate portrayal they provided of the lives of the poor in pre-Revolutionary France, especially women. Arlette Farge’s Le Goût de l’archive is widely regarded as a historiographical classic. ![]()
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![]() The language of Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor is so welcoming and easy to be entranced by, as she is skilled in storytelling. I first encountered Vibration Cooking: Or, the Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl in my first year seminar. mooregr on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight vs The Green Knight film.billysinker on Susan Smith on Pixar and Hitchcock.billysinker on Daphne du Maurier Biography.billysinker on Author and Audience: A Binary in New Media.billysinker on James Baldwin’s Interview with Robert Penn Warren.Thanksgiving like This November 3, 2021.Between the Acts (and World Wars) November 3, 2021.Exploring Feminism through the word Erotic November 3, 2021.Chivalry: More than a Shiny Helmet November 3, 2021.War and Women: 1930s England November 3, 2021.James Baldwin’s Interview with Robert Penn Warren November 3, 2021.Cain and Abel – Uncovering the Unconscious November 4, 2021.Writers about Writers: Pat Rothfuss’ Tribute to Sir Terry Pratchett November 4, 2021. ![]() ![]() The Gilded Age and the Open Door Policy: The United States in 1899 November 4, 2021.Ways to Jumpstart your Writing and Research January 18, 2022. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() So for Princess Week, here is a list of Beauty and the Beast retellings that I have cultivated through the years. Regardless of who is telling this story, I wanted to read it. Read millions of eBooks and audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. It’s likely that Disney Belle’s love of books is an homage to B&B’s original author, Gabrielle-Suzanne Bardot de Villeneuve, a noblewoman who defied social convention by earning her living from her writing. Read Of Beast and Beauty by Stacey Jay with a free trial. So I channeled my love for provincial French fairy tales into something more sustainable: reading. Whether it was a growth spurt or my love of fruit punch, I had to give up my Belle dress for the pedestrian collection of clothes waiting in my unfortunately inanimate wardrobe. Getting to kiss the prince was just a bonus! And the only way to be a princess like Belle was to dress the part.īut nothing lasts forever. After seeing Beauty and the Beast, I knew I wanted Belle’s life-secret castle far away from everyone, talking household items fulfilling my every need, and an enormous library. ![]() ![]() ![]() And when the queen asks Camellia to risk her own life and help the ailing princess by using Belle powers in unintended ways, Camellia now faces an impossible decision. ![]() Behind the gilded palace walls live dark secrets, and Camellia soon learns that the very essence of her existence is a lie, that her powers are far greater, and could be more dangerous, than she ever imagined. She wants to be the favorite, the Belle chosen by the Queen of Orleans to live in the royal palace, to tend to the royal family and their court, to be recognized as the most talented Belle in the land.īut once Camellia and her Belle sisters arrive at court, it becomes clear that being the favorite is not everything she always dreamed it would be. ![]() In Orleans, the people are born gray, they are born damned, and only with the help of a Belle and her talents can they transform and be made beautiful.īut it’s not enough for Camellia to be just a Belle. In the opulent world of Orleans, Belles are revered, for they control Beauty, and Beauty is a commodity coveted above all else. ![]() *“With wonderfully descriptive language, Clayton builds a grand and lavish world, carefully chipping away at the veneer to reveal its dark, sinister interior… A refreshingly original concept, this substantial fantasy…is an undeniable page-turner.” - Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewĪ twisted world. ![]() ![]() ![]() Typical early career levels for software engineers (or developers) are relatively well-known: I publish it here so it can help people needing to do something similar elsewhere. That document was later used to promote a 2nd engineer to Staff. It is still written from a European - and more specifically French - point of view. What follows is a translation of a document I wrote in French, slightly edited to remove Inch-specific details. ![]() So I proposed to help them define the next position on the technical ladder. For various reasons neither the title they wanted to give me initially (Engineering Manager) nor the one I would be given externally (CTO) nor the obvious Senior Software Engineer worked. When I was hired at Inch my “official” position quickly became an issue. The Staff Software Engineer role at small companies ![]() ![]() This rich collection displays narratives of courage, from women in an African forest challenging deep-rooted cultural expectations to hard-eyed urban men in American housing projects resisting a hostile world. With vision and authenticity, Dark Matter: Reading the Bones divines greater insight into the stunning variety of the black literary tradition. ![]() The interests of black writers are manifold their voices, themes, and aesthetics are as diverse as the homeland of their ancestors. Thomas delves further into this inspirational wellspring with a new volume of great stories that illuminate our world…Įxpanding the fields of fantastic fiction, science fiction, and fantasy, this exciting collection of stories, essays, and interviews combines classic tales from great authors with original pieces from emerging black writers. An innovative and landmark collection, it presented some of the most profound, moving, and entertaining speculative fiction from the African diaspora. ![]() ![]() The critically acclaimed, award-winning anthology Dark Matter was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and a Washington Post Book World "Rave" Book of the Year. ![]() Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora ![]() ![]() Upon discovering Tristan was there, Numair realized that the situation in Dunlath was worse than they had thought. Tristan Staghorn, the mage in Dunlath is a war mage from the Carthaki university where Numair studied to become one of the 7 most powerful mages in the world. She retreats with Numair back to their quarters and they stealthily leave in the night from Fief Dunlath. ![]() ![]() After Daine boldly approaches them about the threat to the wolves and the area with a warning that if they don't change, things will happen, the nobles all laugh at her. Numair recognizes a battle mage at Fief Dunlath, who appears to be wooing Lady Yolane. Numair agrees to help the wolves, but he decides that he first must visit the nobles in Fief Dunlath at a party to further investigate after they find the burnt remains of the Ninth Rider Group. They send messengers to ask Daine for help and then disappear back into the night to hunt while Daine discusses this over with her teacher, Numair Salmalin. This book details the journey of Veralidaine Sarrasri as she learns more about her wild magic and her journey to Dunlath to help the wolves, only to find there is a bigger and more dangerous plot afoot.ĭaine receives a summons from some old friends-the wolf pack from her old village, led by Brokefang and his mate Frostfur, who are unhappy with the nobles ruining the Long Lake, their territory. Wolf-Speaker is a fantasy novel by Tamora Pierce, the second in a series of four books, The Immortals. ![]() ![]() Most of the people I know locally are Mormon. My parents, friends, colleagues, neighbors - I have a Mormon background. It looks like it’s time to talk about the elephant in the room: The Mormonism in this story.įirst of all, I’ve got to say that Mormon people are some of the best people I’ve known. And tell your friends! Links can be found in the show notes. ![]() The Arsène Lupin Podcast is happening! Be sure to subscribe to our gentleman burglar’s own show. A $5 dollar monthly donation gets you an $8 monthly coupon code for any audiobook order. Go to and become a financial supporter today. ![]() ![]() Your monthly donation helps in so many ways, and it also gives you access to more classic titles. We are proudly supported by our listeners. Can Venters publicly call out Tull’s crimes without a serious backlash? Zane Grey, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We cannot imitate the life of Christ while we are looking away from him we must do it by dwelling upon and talking of him, by seeking to refine the taste and elevate the character, by trying through earnest, persevering effort, through faith and love, to approach the perfect Pattern. By beholding, by “looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith,” we become changed into the same image. Still we study, with a desire to be like our great Exemplar we catch the looks, the spirit, of our beloved Master. 1Īs we study the life of Christ, we discover in ourselves defects of character our unlikeness to him is so great that we cannot be his followers without a very great change in our life. But by carefully searching that word, we become acquainted with the divine Model and in order to imitate the Pattern, it must be frequently and closely inspected. Said Christ: “Search the Scriptures for in them ye think ye have eternal life and they are they which testify of me.” No one can neglect the word of God, and yet attain to Christian perfection. ![]() ![]() Now Olivia sees what has unraveled generations of her family, and where her father may have come from. The manor is crumbling, the ghouls are solid, and a mysterious figure rules over all. When she crosses a ruined wall at just the right moment, Olivia finds herself in a place that is Gallant-but not. ![]() Olivia knows that Gallant is hiding secrets, and she is determined to uncover them. But Olivia is not about to leave the first place that feels like home, it doesn’t matter if her cousin Matthew is hostile or if she sees half-formed ghouls haunting the hallways. ![]() Yet when Olivia arrives, no one is expecting her. Then, a letter invites Olivia to come home-to Gallant. Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for girls, and all she has of her past is her mother’s journal-which seems to unravel into madness. Keep reading this book review for my full thoughts. ![]() It takes a while for it to build up steam, but when it does, the secrets begin to unravel. I promise I’ll try to finish it in 2022! But Gallant is a slow burning suspenseful story about family secrets. As someone who hasn’t finished the A Darker Shade of Magic series, I am, for some reason, always fascinated in Schwab’s latest releases. ![]() |