The recent deaths of Philip Larkin's friends Kingsley Amis, Monica Jones, Maeve Brennan, Jean Hartley, Judy Egerton and Ruth Bowman underline the stark reality that the future of his reputation is passing irrevocably out of the hands of those who knew him and into the hands of those who do not. The [...]
Medieval Rome was uniquely important, both as a physical city and as an idea with immense cultural capital, encapsulating the legacy of the ancient Empire, the glorious world of the martyrs and the triumph of Christian faith. Rome Across Time and Space explores these twin dimensions of 'place' and '[...]
e single-volume edition of Osborne's two autobiographical works, "A Better Class of Person: 1929-1956" and "Almost a Gentleman: 1955-1966". The book also contains a review of the former by Alan Bennett entitled "Bad John", and David Hare's eulogy delivered at Osborne's memorial service in 1995.[...]
A play that tells the story of a love triangle between Jimmy, an intelligent and educated man of working class background, his upper-middle-class wife Alison, and her superior and disdainful best-friend Helena. Jimmy hates his wife's background, almost as much as he hates himself.[...]
Accessible informative critical introduction to Osborne's Look Back in Anger, a much-studied classic of post-war British drama.[...]
Accessible informative critical introduction to Osborne's Look Back in Anger, a much-studied classic of post-war British drama.[...]
A practical resource for parents offers age-appropriate milestones for raising children to love and live in God from the toddler through the teen years, identifying specific techniques for establishing a sound spiritual base for young people. Original. $10,000 ad/promo.[...]