Sara D. Jenkins adapted Scott's poem into prose, likely aiming to make the narrative more accessible to readers who might find the original poem's language or poetic form challenging. By presenting the story in prose, Jenkins provided an alternative format that might appeal to a broader audience, particularly those interested in the tale but preferring a more straightforward, prose-based storytelling style."The Prose Marmion" retains the essence of Scott's original story, featuring its cha...

Sir Walter Scott emerges here as both poet and practical man of letters, shaped by ballads, border lore, and chivalric history, a writer whose rise from apprentice lawyer to celebrated author was matched by a fierce desire for honor, land, and family name. That ambition and resilience mirror the world of Marmion, where martial splendor, secret purpose, and tragic consequence drive the tale from Norham Castle to the eve of Flodden. Lord Marmion arrives in full knightly pomp, welcomed with t...

Hi! Perry Williams here, bringing you a faithful account of what happened up the local ice rink every week when my Dad, younger sister and I got together! We met some fun people during those weekly trips to the rink, and some odd bods too! As I'm far too busy to write books, I enlisted the help of two friends to do the work for me! I just gave them some notes and told them to get on with it! That's it! I'm offski...(19,920 words approx).

Clyde Kennard (1927–1963) was a determined and soft-spoken man whose fight to enroll at Mississippi Southern College (now the University of Southern Mississippi) in the 1950s highlighted the broader struggle for racial equality in education. Kennard’s efforts to desegregate higher education remain lesser known, but his impact on the movement for educational equality is undeniable. A veteran of the Korean War, Kennard’s desire to further his education led him to challenge the status quo, wr...

Clyde Kennard (1927–1963) was a determined and soft-spoken man whose fight to enroll at Mississippi Southern College (now the University of Southern Mississippi) in the 1950s highlighted the broader struggle for racial equality in education. Kennard’s efforts to desegregate higher education remain lesser known, but his impact on the movement for educational equality is undeniable. A veteran of the Korean War, Kennard’s desire to further his education led him to challenge the status quo, wr...

In a world thriving on uniformity, being different is more like a daily on-stage performance of bravery.Standing out is never popular. We're taught to spend endless hours trying to fit in with the crowd. All we ever hear is that it is better to fit in rather than stand out, so we desperately look and yearn for ways to fit in for acceptance. In many instances, when trying to fit in, the cost of our peace has been too great simply because we are different.Unfortunately, being...

A new, introductory textbook on the media and mass communication industries that champions the pioneering examples and perspectives of managers and entrepreneurs from racial and ethnic groups whose contributions to media have been previously overlooked.This textbook provides students with a grounding in critical pedagogy and praxis, foundational technologies and their evolution, and the role of the internet and media convergence, as it explores the historical and foundational devel...

Sign & Breath is a new critical anthology that takes a different approach to exploring these questions: What is poetry? What defines voice? Featuring a range of contemporary artists, many of whom work across different mediums and genres, Sign & Breath introduces the reader to one page that sings in any genre – prose, fiction, poetry, spoken word, hybrid forms, and song – across diverse traditions. Rather than define poetry as a genre with conventions, traditions, codes, a...

Community Justice discusses concepts of community within the context of justice policy and programs and addresses the important relationship between the criminal justice system and the community in the USA.Taking a bold stance in the criminal justice debate, this book argues that crime management is more effective through the use of informal (as opposed to formal) social control. It demonstrates how an increasing number of criminal justice elements are beginning to underst...

A forensic entomologist tries to solve the inexplicable murder of his wife, who impossibly seems to have been killed in a forest at the same time she was asleep in bed with him. A husband becomes concerned by his wife's strange behaviour, which includes sleepwalking, muttering strange phrases, and a bizarre erotic fascination with octopi. A woman visits a witch doctor who promises to forge an unbreakable bond between her and the man of her dreams, but things go horribly awry after the man ...

I bet you didn't know that there are over ten thousand species of birds, each unique and different. In this volume of I Bet You Didn't Know, you will learn about a few of them and the things that make them special. So open this book and be prepared to fly into a world of birds and some things about them you didn't know.

A full-color exploration of the history of women's suffrage.From hunger strikes to massive parades, the American women’s suffrage movement grabbed the attention of citizens and politicians around the United States. Posters, lapel buttons, and even luncheonette plates carried the iconic phrase, “Votes for Women.” Over time this phrase became not only a slogan, but a rallying cry for the movement. Today, museums, libraries, universities, and historic sites across the country care for...