Bunner Sisters by Edith Wharton: Set in 19th-century New York City, "Bunner Sisters" tells the story of two unmarried women struggling to survive in a society that values marriage and domesticity above all else. Edith Wharton's nuanced and poignant novel explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the limits of social convention.Key Aspects of the Book "Bunner Sisters":Historical Setting: The book provides a viv...

"The Book of Dragons" is a collection of 8 short stories about dragons.Edith Nesbit (15 August 1858 – 4 May 1924) was an English author and poet; she published her books for children under the name of E. Nesbit.

A groundbreaking approach to healing from trauma and experiencing posttraumatic growth from a leading psychologist, featuring a powerful, five-stage framework to help readers not just recover, but thrive and transform.Trauma has always been part of the human experience, and traumatic events—both physical and emotional—can shake our very foundation and leave us forever changed. While we know more about the lasting neurological and physical effects of trauma than we ...

Widely recognized as the most complete and rigorous text of its kind since it was first published in 1942, Speak With Distinction is an invaluable resource. It presents a comprehensive study of the sounds of Spoken English in their most important phonetic environments. This most recent revision also adds much material for comparisons of speech sounds; suggestions for accurate, efficient and conversational ways of combining the sounds into connected utterance; indications that fost...

A BBC Radio collection of dramatisations of E. Nesbit's finest children's books with extra magical readings plus an original drama by Martin JamesonE Nesbit is widely regarded as the first modern children's writer. Her ground-breaking novels have influenced authors from Oscar Wilde to Jacqueline Wilson, and over 100 years after their first publication, they remain perennially popular.This wide-ranging collection comprises some of her very best children's fi...

Simple guidance and recipes to support kidney healthWhether you've been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or you're caring for someone who has, figuring out what to eat should not add stress to your life. The Renal Diet Cookbook for Beginners offers straightforward guidance for those new to the renal diet as well as convenience-focused recipes that make it easy to manage kidney health via diet.A registered dietitian board-certified in ren...

Brought to you by Penguin.‘Wonderful and timely … Hugely recommended’ STEPHEN FRYWhat do you and an ancient philosopher have in common? It turns out much more than you might think…Aristotle was an extraordinary thinker, perhaps the greatest in history. Yet he was preoccupied by an ordinary question: how to be happy. His deepest belief was that we can all be happy in a meaningful, sustained way – and he led by exampl...

Four English children discover the magic of a ring and castle and have many adventures. They discover the ring has the power to turn them invisible and grant wishes. Hilarious and interesting adventure occur as they takes turns using the ring. Set in the time of Victorian England. This story will still enchant children and adults alike. The mix of magic with everyday life is brilliant! Illustrated.

The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The Age of Innocence centers on an upper-class couple's impending marriage, and the introduction of a woman plagued by scandal whose presence threatens their happiness. Though the novel questions the assumptions and morals of 1870s New York society, it never devolves into an outright condemnation of the institution. In fact, Wharton considered this novel an "apology" for her earlier novel, The House of Mirth, wh...

Originally published in 1900, "The Book of Dragons" is a series of eight short stories written by the master of the craft Edith Nesbit for The Strand magazine.Nesbit pulls off a virtuoso performance in imagining an unheard-of variety of dragons, princesses, silly children, and other magical creatures. Some of the legendary monsters are funny and mischievous, others are downright frightening, and a number of them are wild and unpredictable. There's a dragon made of ice, ano...

In 1921, the Pulitzer Prize was awarded to Edith Wharton for The Age of Innocence, making Wharton the first woman to win the prestigious honor. But Wharton, who wrote several novels, poems, and short stories, was far more than just a writer. Wharton was a well-regarded intellectual who could count among her friends great writers like Henry James, as well as Teddy Roosevelt and Sinclair Lewis. Wharton also had a famous meeting with F. Scott Fitzgerald. Wharton was also a designer who loved arc...

The famous story that appeals to everyone as a railway is involved.