Thomas Bradshaw, a fine, upstanding, recently widowed lawyer, progressive, sensitive and music loving, with five small children living in a Grace and Favour apartment in Hampton Court Palace, meets Emily Halkett, eighteen, pretty, romantic, innocent, and without a dowry. She is fifteen years younger than he, but they fall in love and marry, producing five more children. This is the saga of a prosperous, middle-class Victorian family with a dependable cast of characters; the needy, manipula...

"In Pier Angeli, a nineteen-year-old Italian girl, Hollywood has found an actress who eludes the town's traditional classifications and whose unvarnished beauty and instinctive talent have already caused her to be called 'Little Garbo'"--Theodore Strauss in Collier's, April 1952.This work is the first full-length biography of actress Anna Maria Pierangeli, from her early life in Italy to her death at the age of 39. She was discovered by Vittorio De Sica and soon after star...

A hollywoodi színésznőként és forgatókönyvíróként is ismert Jane Allen (1916-1970) regénye a hollywodi Superfilm stúdiójában dolgozó titkárnők, producerek, színészek, színésznők egymáshoz írott leveleinek, feljegyzéseinek és napló bejegyzéseinek montázsa alkotja, melyből a Szerelem című film forgatásának és a elkészültének nehézségei bontakoznak ki. Természetesen mindeközben a nélkülözhetetlen romantikus szerelmi szál sem marad elvarratlan. A mind formailag, mind történetében izgalmas regé...

A lost literary gem of Hollywood in the 1930s, I Lost My Girlish Laughter is a thinly veiled send-up of the actors, producers, writers, and directors of the Golden Age of the studio system.Madge Lawrence, fresh from New York City, lands a job as the personal secretary to the powerful Hollywood producer Sidney Brand (based on the legendary David O. Selznick). In a series of letters home, Western Union telegrams, office memos, Hollywood gossip newspaper item...

A lost literary gem of Hollywood in the 1930s, I Lost My Girlish Laughter is a thinly veiled send-up of the actors, producers, writers, and directors of the Golden Age of the studio system.Madge Lawrence, fresh from New York City, lands a job as the personal secretary to the powerful Hollywood producer Sidney Brand (based on the legendary David O. Selznick). In a series of letters home, Western Union telegrams, office memos, Hollywood gossip newspaper item...

The series typically falls into the genre of young adult or girls' fiction and revolves around the lives and experiences of Jane Allen and her friends. In "Jane Allen, Junior," the story likely continues to explore the adventures and challenges faced by Jane and her companions as they navigate the complexities of school, friendship, and growing up.These novels were popular during the early 20th century and are known for their wholesome and moralistic content, often emphasizing the importan...

Embarrassed because he has no shoes, Felix is an extremely shy kidexcept when hes playing baseball. The son of a poor sugarcane worker, he is a dependable youngster who cares for his uncles roosters and delivers fruit to market for a neighbor. In the Army he corresponds with a girl hes never met. Two years later they marry and together pursue his dream of a baseball career. Overcoming language and racial barriers, he becomes one of the games toughest batters to strike out in the 1970s. Moving...

"For as he thinketh in his hear, so is he." Psalms 23:7"As a Man Thinketh" was first published in 1903. James Allen is quoted as saying this work as an essay about "the power of thought, and particularly with the used and application of thought to happy and beautiful issues. I have tried to make the book simple, so that all can easily grasp and follow its teaching, and put into practice the methods whick it advises. It shows how, in his own thought-world, each man holds the key to ...

"Jane Allen: Center" continues the story of Jane Allen, a bright and determined young woman attending college. In this installment, Jane is elected as the center for her college basketball team, a position that comes with both challenges and opportunities. As Jane navigates her new role on the team, she must balance her academic responsibilities, social life, and athletic commitments.The novel delves into the dynamics of teamwork, leadership, and personal growth. Jane faces various obstacl...

Norman Rockwell’s America was not all white. As early as 1936, Rockwell was portraying people of color with empathy and a dignity often denied them at the time. And he created these portraits from live models. Hidden in Plain Sight: The Other People in Norman Rockwell’s America unfolds, for the first time, the stories of the Asian, African, and Native Americans who modeled for Norman Rockwell. These people of color, though often hidden in plain sight, are present throughout Rockwell’s more...

Jane Allen: Center is a novel by Edith Bancroft. Author of Jane Allen of the Sub-Team, Jane Allen: Right Guard, etc. Published by THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANYAkron, Ohio—New York.Copyright MCMXXTHE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANYJane Allen, CenterMade in the United States of America

Edith Van Dyne, or L. Frank Baum, is best known for creating the beloved "Wizard of Oz" series. However, under the pseudonym Edith Bancroft, she wrote a series of books featuring the character Jane Allen, a young girl who attends a boarding school and experiences various adventures.In "Jane Allen: Right Guard," the protagonist Jane Allen likely finds herself facing challenges and mysteries that she must solve, possibly with the help of her friends. The title suggests that Jane takes on the...