In "The Age of Tennyson," Hugh Walker offers a comprehensive exploration of the landscape of Victorian poetry, centering on Alfred Lord Tennyson's profound influence. The text is characterized by a rich, analytical prose style that deftly intertwines biographical commentary with literary critique. Walker situates Tennyson within the broader context of 19th-century literature, illuminating the interplay between the poet's work and the tumultuous cultural shifts of the time. The book delves ...

Stellen Sie sich vor, Sie erwachen aus tiefem Schlaf und man ist gerade dabei, Sie lebendig zu begraben. Sie erinnern sich, dass ein alter Mann Sie für das personifizierte Böse hielt und Sie vergiftete. Doch was steckt dahinter? Ein Wahnsinniger? Aber warum wirkte dann das Gift nicht? War es zu schwach oder ist wirklich was dran an den Worten des alten Mannes?

MYTHOR-Paket 1 MYTHOR-Heftromane 1 bis 49 Wie von Dämonen gehetzt, werfen sich die gewaltigen gepanzerten Yarls über den Rand der Klippen in das tobende Meer der Spinnen. Mit ihnen zerbricht die Nomadenstadt Churkuuhl, vor Jahrhunderten auf den Rücken der Yarls erbaut. Der junge Krieger Mythor verliert die einzige Heimat, die er je kannte. Mit den wenigen Überlebenden der Katastrophe nimmt er den Kampf gegen die Soldaten des Landes Tainnia auf - und findet schließlich die Wahrheit über sic...

MYTHOR-Paket 3 MYTHOR-Heftromane 100 bis 149 Wie von Dämonen gehetzt, werfen sich die gewaltigen gepanzerten Yarls über den Rand der Klippen in das tobende Meer der Spinnen. Mit ihnen zerbricht die Nomadenstadt Churkuuhl, vor Jahrhunderten auf den Rücken der Yarls erbaut. Der junge Krieger Mythor verliert die einzige Heimat, die er je kannte. Mit den wenigen Überlebenden der Katastrophe nimmt er den Kampf gegen die Soldaten des Landes Tainnia auf - und findet schließlich die Wahrheit über ...

MYTHOR-Paket 2 MYTHOR-Heftromane 50 bis 99 Wie von Dämonen gehetzt, werfen sich die gewaltigen gepanzerten Yarls über den Rand der Klippen in das tobende Meer der Spinnen. Mit ihnen zerbricht die Nomadenstadt Churkuuhl, vor Jahrhunderten auf den Rücken der Yarls erbaut. Der junge Krieger Mythor verliert die einzige Heimat, die er je kannte. Mit den wenigen Überlebenden der Katastrophe nimmt er den Kampf gegen die Soldaten des Landes Tainnia auf - und findet schließlich die Wahrheit über si...

A London-based female assassin runs into trouble on a mission in 1970s Mexico in this action-packed debut crime thriller.Acapulco 1974: Rina Walker is on assignment. Just another quick, clean kill.When she wakes to discover her employer's severed head on her bedside table, and a man with an AK 47 coming through the door of her hotel room, she must use all her skills to neutralise her attacker and escape.Notting Hill 1956: Fifteen-year-old Rina is scave...

A hit woman moves from London's seedy criminal underworld into the realm of Cold War spies and targeted killings . . .London 1967. A working girl is brutally murdered in a Soho club. Rina Walker takes out the killer—and attracts the attention of a sinister line-up of gangland enforcers with a great deal to prove.But when a member of British Military Intelligence becomes aware of her failure to fulfill a contract, issued by an inmate of Broadmoor, he forces he...

This anthology of black writers traces the evolution of African-American perspectives throughout American history, from the early years of slavery to the end of the twentieth century. The essays, manifestos, interviews, and documents assembled here, contextualized with critical commentaries from Marable and Mullings, introduce the reader to the character and important controversies of each period of black history. The selections represent a broad spectrum of ideology. Conservative, radical...

By the time he was three, Walker's parents were concerned enough about his delayed development to consult a paediatric neurologist. Doctors diagnosed autism and issued a grim prognosis: 'I hold out no hope for this child'. But they hadn't accounted for Walker's intelligence, affection, and sense of humour - or for the remarkable bonds that grew within his family.Walker's father, Robert Hughes, tells a touching and inspiring story of discovering that their 'perfect little boy had a ...

A beautiful contract killer is caught in a web of deceit as two crime bosses battle it out in 1960s London in this crime thriller.London 1964. Gang warfare is breaking out. Rina Walker struggles to survive amid the battles and betrayals of a gruesome cast of racketeers and gangsters.Her considerable skills as an assassin are her only hope of survival.Playing one side off against the other to protect those she loves, Rina is caught in a deadly game of c...

Four novels in the edgy series about a female contract killer in 1960s London.HarmIn Acapulco, Rina Walker is on assignment. Just another quick, clean kill—until she wakes to find a severed head in her hotel room and a man with an AK-47 charging through the door, in this action-packed series debut that takes us into the traumatic childhood in postwar London that made Rina what she is today . . .ThreatLondon 19...

With recent advances in digital technology, a number of exciting and innovative approaches to writing lives have emerged, from graphic memoirs to blogs and other visual-verbal-virtual texts. This edited collection is a timely study of new approaches to writing lives, including literary docu-memoir, autobiographical cartography, social media life writing and autobiographical writing for children. Combining literary theory with insightful critical approaches, each essay offers a serious stud...