Excerpt: "Although Charles Lynch of Virginia used to suspend British farmers by their thumbs until they cried out Liberty for ever! and lynching has continued ever since, America is nevertheless at bottom free, or at least was intended to be so by the idealists and politicians who brought her forth. America is a living reproof of Europe, and it has been generally conceived of as a land where men should suffer no encroachment upon their personal liberty, where they should reap duly the frui...

In basements, dingy backrooms, warehouses, and other neglected places around the world music is being made that doesn't fit neatly into popular or classical categories and genres, whose often extreme sounds and tiny concerts hover on the fringes of these commercial and cultural mainstreams.The term “underground music” as it’s being used here connects various forms of music-making that exist outside or on the fringes of mainstream institutions and culture, such as noise, free improv...

Fathers from around the world and from all walks of life come together in this honest and moving collection of letters to their sons.What advice do you wish you'd shared before your son's first day at school? When he missed or scored that goal? Or the day he left home?When was the last time you hugged him?And what would you do if you had your time again?Award-winning actor Stephen Graham and psychology lecturer Orly Klein have invited fathers...

Stephen Graham's book on Russia in 1916 offers a vivid portrayal of a nation on the brink of monumental change. Through his keen observations and rich descriptions, Graham captures the essence of Russian society during a tumultuous period marked by war and political upheaval. His narrative delves into the lives of ordinary people, their struggles, and the prevailing sentiments of hope and despair. The book serves as both a historical account and a personal reflection, providing readers wit...

Elibron Classics. Replica of 1916 edition by Cassell and Company, Ltd., London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne.This is an illustrated edition.In the early 20th century Stephen Graham (1884 - 1975) was commissioned by Lord Northcliffe to write reports from Russia for his newspaper, The Times. During World War I Graham found himself in the Altai mountains, from where he sent accounts of the war as seen from a Russian point-of-view, which were published in The Times and republi...

"Europe--Whither Bound?" by Stephen Graham is a thought-provoking exploration of the continent's future amidst the complexities of modernity. Graham delves into the socio-political landscape of Europe, examining the challenges posed by globalization, migration, and cultural shifts. His insightful analysis encourages readers to reflect on the identity and unity of Europe, questioning whether it can maintain its historical significance in a rapidly changing world. Through a blend of historic...

Through Russian Central Asia is Stephen Graham's richly illustrated travel narrative of a long journey across the Russian Empire's eastern frontier, from the Caucasus and the Caspian to Tashkent, the Transcaspian desert, and toward the Siberian border and Altai. Written from firsthand experience just before the Great War, it blends adventure, historical reflection, and sharp observation of a region where Islam, empire, and modernity collide. Graham presents deserts, caravan routes, bazaars...

I carried on my shoulder through the streets of Madrid Maria del Carmen de Silva y Azlor de Aragon. She was too proud to admit that she was tired, but was ready to accept the unexampled adventure of being carried in that way. Beside us prattled her brother, Xavier de Silva y Azlor de Aragon, called Chippy for short. They are beautiful, evanescent-looking children, fairies rather than boy and girl, and nothing like the swarthy barefooted urchins who beg of you, who want to clean your boots,...

tephen Graham (1884 - 15 March 1975) was a British journalist, travel-writer, essayist and novelist. His best-known books recount his travels around pre-revolutionary Russia and his journey to Jerusalem with a group of Russian Christian pilgrims. Most of his works express his sympathy for the poor, for agricultural labourers and for tramps, and his distaste for industrialisation.I Returned to Russia last summer, visited as many of my old friends there as I could, arranged for the pu...

Vertical will make you look at the world around you anew: this is a revolution in understanding your place in the world.Today we live in a world that can no longer be read as a two-dimensional map, but must now be understood as a series of vertical strata that reach from the satellites that encircle our planet to the tunnels deep within the ground. In Vertical, Stephen Graham rewrites the city at every level: how the geography of inequality, politics, and identity...

A 2026 Audie Award Winner for HorrorSelected as One of The New York Times’s 100 Notable Books of the YearA Barack Obama Summer ReadBram Stoker Award Winner for Superior Achievement in a NovelNebula Award Winner for Best NovelLocus Award Winner for HorrorLibby Award Winner for Best HorrorKirkus Reviews Best Historical Fiction**Los Angeles Times Book Prize Award Fina...

A Locus Award FinalistNATIONAL BESTSELLERThe electrifying sequel to My Heart Is a Chainsaw and book two of The Indian Lake trilogy from the master of modern horror Stephen Graham Jones finds Jade Daniels returning to Proofrock, Idaho, on the same day as serial killer Dark Mill South launches his gruesome vendetta.Four years after her tumultuous senior year, Jade Daniels is released from prison right before C...