St Mawr / the Man Who Died

In this little gift book, Barbara Milo Ohrbach, author of A Token of Friendship, has gathered together a festive offering of best-loved Christmas quotations and songs -- from Louisa May Alcott and Charles Dickens to Sir Walter Scott and Washington Irving. Their touching thoughts connect us to the si [...]
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In this little gift book, Barbara Milo Ohrbach, author of A Token of Friendship, has gathered together a festive offering of best-loved Christmas quotations and songs -- from Louisa May Alcott and Charles Dickens to Sir Walter Scott and Washington Irving. Their touching thoughts connect us to the simpler side of Christmas, to the magic memories of childhood and traditional heartfelt associations.Friends and family will enjoy the classic holiday recipes, some perfect for gift giving. You'll find some old-fashioned favorites such as Thumbprint Cookies and tasty Sugarplums along with a delicious, easy-to-make traditional English Trifle.Decorated throughout with sweet Victorian Christmas cards and other charming nineteenth-century illustrations, this delightful stocking stuffer is a book for young and old alike. Tie it onto a gift, tuck it in a tin of cookies, or mail it to a faraway friend as a special way of saying Merry Christmas!

These two brilliant short novels are deservedly among Lawrence's most popular works. Both are at the same time exciting narratives and striking expressions of Lawrence's philosophy. St. Mawr is the story of a splendid stallion in whose vitality. the heroine finds the quality that is lacking in the men she knows. It is also the first of Lawrence's writing to be partially set in America, on a ranch in Arizona. The Man Who Died, originally published in Paris as "The Escaped Cock" and later retitled and revised, has as its main character Christ, who does not die on the cross but escapes to wander through the country seeking the meaning of human existence, which he finally discovers in a temple of Isis by the waters of Lebanon.