THE MUST-READ MEMOIR BEHIND THE MAJOR BAFTA AWARD-WINNING FILM, I SWEAR, STARRING ROBERT ARAMAYO.From the remarkable Scottish campaigner, this is the powerful and moving autobiography offering extraordinary insight into what it is like to live with a severe form of Tourette's Syndrome.'Funny and heartfelt ... this skilfully told tale deserves praise for how it lets us non-sweary people see inside the ordinary, albeit anxiou...

The Gods Among Us is a fictionalized retelling of the Biblical tale of the woman taken in adultery. Who was she? How had she come to be there? Who was the man and why wasn't he there as well? But above all, and on another plane, what does this tale tell us about the role that Judas played on Jesus' path to Glory?

In The Theatrocrat, Davidson examines the clash between art and organized religion, with the protagonist representing the pursuit of artistic freedom against the oppressive forces of dogma. This tragic play portrays the theater as a space for truth and authenticity, contrasting with the church’s role in limiting self-expression. The conflict culminates in a powerful exploration of personal sacrifice and the tragic cost of unyielding devotion to one’s beliefs.An Unhistorical Pastoral takes ...

The title "A Practical Novelist" suggests that this work might be a blend of fiction and commentary on the craft of novel writing. Davidson, known for his literary talent and critical insights, likely uses this book to explore the process of writing novels, offering practical advice, reflections, and possibly satirical observations on the literary world of his time.Davidson's writing style is characterized by its sharp wit, poetic quality, and incisive critique. "A Practical Novelist" woul...

On Saturday, August 29, 1835, we left London by the mail, and arrived the morning following at Exeter, where we went to the cathedral, which Abou called one of the bishops’ churches. We proceeded the same evening to Falmouth, which we reached on Monday 31st. During the journey, Abou’s remarks were highly creditable to him; he expressed himself quite astonished at the rate of travelling, which he had ascertained by comparing the mile-stones we had passed with the time, as indicated by a wat...

This is a true story of our childhood recollection of the rink rats growing up from grade school and my eventual walk with greatness with Wayne Gretzky and the promise he made to me at the end of our forty-minute stroll in 1983 in Winnipeg.The friendship and camaraderie that are forged that can become lifelong bonds.This ongoing retroactive tale of the "hero," and the importance they have in our lives growing up and the age-old adage of never judging anyone until you walk a m...

The play centers on a central character, known as the Theatrocrat, who embodies Davidson's belief in the power of art to transcend traditional moral and religious boundaries. The Theatrocrat, a charismatic and authoritative figure, holds radical views on art and life, seeing the theater as a place of ultimate truth and emotional expression. His philosophy directly conflicts with the conservative and dogmatic views held by religious leaders, who view the theater with suspicion and fear its ...

This story chronicles the journey of a young Canadian boy, named Doug, going through his formative years in Winnipeg from 1969 to 1987. It is an anecdotal autobiography based on recollections that he finally journalized circa 1999. From then to 2012, it was his dream to put his memories of a teenager's life-changing experience into print. A collaboration with a co-writer eventually brought this to fruition when this book was published in the spring of 2014. There are many important...

First Published in 2005.This text starts to look at England's Commercial Policy towards her Colonies since the Treaty of Paris and then moves forward to cover Commercial policy, federation, the Empire and Trade.

Contents Include: To my Friend To my Enemy To the New Woman To the New Men A Ballad in Blank Verse of the Making of a Poet A Ballad of the Exodus from Hounds ditch A Ballad of a Nun The Vengeance of the Duchess A Ballad of Heaven A Ballad of Hell London A Loafer Thirty Bob a Week To the Street-Piano A Labourer's Wife After the End Song of a Train In Romney Marsh A Cinque Port Spring Summer Autumn Winter The Happiest Way For Hesper Joyce Le Gallienne In Memoriam Mildred Le Gallienne

The demise of the New German Cinema and the return of popular cinema since the 1990s have led to a renewed interest in the postwar years and the complicated relationship between East and West German cinema in particular. A survey of the 1950s, as offered here for the first time, is therefore long overdue. Moving beyond the contempt for "Papa's Kino" and the nostalgia for the fifties found in much of the existing literature, this anthology explores new uncharted territories, traces hidden c...

In 1890 W B Yeats and Ernest Rhys founded a poetry club. Based mainly at Fleet Street’s immortal ‘Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese’ pub with occasional appearances at the Domino room in the Café Royal poets gathered together to dine and drink.Whilst it was based on a core of poets many others attended on an ad hoc basis including Oscar Wilde, Francis Thompson & Lord Alfred Douglas. The camaraderie, banter and poetry that played out in their dreams, ambitions and for many, their difficult li...