Showing results for "wife" in Literary History & Criticism

In The Wife of Bath, Marion Turner tells the fascinating story of where Chaucer’s favourite character came from, how she related to real medieval women, and where her many travels have taken her since the fourteenth century, from Falstaff and Molly Bloom to #MeToo and Black Lives Matter.

How was it that the novelist who created some of the most memorable and modern female characters in literature had such troubled relationships with real women? In this highly innovative book, acclaimed biographer Paula Byrne re-examines novelist Thomas Hardy’s life through the eyes of the women who made him—mother, sisters, girlfriends, wives, muses. The story veers from shocking scenes such as his obsession with the sight of a woman hanged, to poignant vignettes of unfulfilled passion, to fascinating details of working women’s lives in the nineteenth century.

Set in English society before the 1832 Reform Bill, Wives and Daughters centers on the story of youthful Molly Gibson, brought up from childhood by her father. When he remarries, a new stepsister enters Molly's quiet life, the loveable, but worldly and troubling, Cynthia. The narrative traces the development of the two girls into womanhood within the gossiping and watchful society of Hollingford.

Allan’s Wife is a deeply personal and tragic tale in the adventures of Allan Quatermain. This novella recounts Quatermain’s early life, his love for and marriage to the beautiful Stella, and the heartbreaking events that follow. Alongside thrilling hunts, encounters with African tribes, and supernatural elements, this story offers a poignant look at the legendary adventurer’s past.

𝓑̳𝓵̳𝓪̳𝓬̳𝓴̳ 𝓜̳𝓪̳𝓰̳𝓲̳𝓬̳ 𝓣̳𝓸̳ 𝓴̳𝓲̳𝓵̳𝓵̳ 𝓸̳𝓻̳ 𝓓̳𝓮̳𝓼̳𝓽̳𝓻̳𝓸̳𝔂̳ 𝓮̳𝓷̳𝓮̳𝓶̳𝔂̳ 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐲 𝐕𝐢𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤.𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚 +𝟗𝟏-𝟕𝟒𝟏𝟒𝟎𝟗𝟕𝟓𝟗𝟕 ...

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Frey and His Wife is a Nordic saga written in the style of an ancient legend. When a wrongfully accused Norwegian flees to Sweden, he finds himself caught between a pagan god and a sacrificial ritual. A thrilling tale of faith, love, and survival.

Lord Tony’s Wife is another thrilling installment in the Scarlet Pimpernel series, focusing on Lord Tony and his beloved Yvonne. When she is kidnapped by vengeful enemies, Tony seeks the help of the Scarlet Pimpernel to save her. Packed with intrigue, romance, and daring rescues, this novel is a must-read for fans of swashbuckling adventure.

When Lucy Pinney arrived in the lush Dorset countryside nearly 30 years ago she was newly married, very enthusiastic, charmingly naive and launched herself into pig-keeping, cake-baking and lamb- rearing with gusto. But nothing had prepared her for the essential oddness and precariousness of rural life.

Epic poetry and tragic drama provide us with some of the richest ancient Greek depictions of women who are married to soldiers. In tales of the Trojan War, as told by Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, we encounter these mythical warriors' wives: Penelope, isolated but resourceful as she awaits the return of Odysseus after his lengthy absence; the war widow Andromache, enslaved and displaced from her homeland after the fall of Troy; the unfaithful and murderous Clytemnestra; and Tecmessa, a war captive who witnesses her partner's breakdown and suicide in the aftermath of battle.

Your HQ for book tangents hosted by two millennial moms with questionable intelligence. Take deep dives with us into our favorite books as we analyze, theorize and break down as much as can all while telling terrible jokes. Currently covering Gild by Raven Kennedy. New episodes out every Wednesday Start with us at the beginning - we have covered Fourth Wing and Iron Flame in their entirety and Onyx Storm is now complete too!

Meet Cute Presents: The Lonely Wife, starring Melanie Chandra. Mira never thought to wonder if anything was missing from her marriage to her hotshot corporate husband, Amit, until his long lost childhood friend, Rav, comes to stay. Unlike Amit, Rav is anything but predictable, which makes Mira take a step back and wonder if she should be dreaming bigger than her perfect-enough-on-paper-life. A modern adaptation of the Indian novel-turned-film, Charulata. Binge the full story here.

Imagine how it all began, this marvelous, long journey of Humanity. Some souls work for peace and happiness. Others, though, despoil, degrade, and kill. This is a novel of past lives, reincarnation, and our occult history. Not many protohumans were alive, one and one-half million years ago, but all of us had souls, and souls persist, and there are souls which lived in hominids in Chesowanja, eastern Africa who have lived among us almost to the present day. Shimmer loves his wives, Sita and Ahalya, and tries to share sweet lives with them, but the trickster Murk, intent on dragging Mankind down...

In this podiobook: The eX-Wife Files Mark Forman's first sci-fi detective short story is in the vein of Philip K. Dick's BladeRunner(Do Androids Dream of Electronic Sheep), Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe, and Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade. Find out what makes Agent Jack Mauldher tick. Is it busting the various Extra-T's(extra-terrestrials) that appear on his watch? The many women that were or are in his life? His love of talking about himself and his conquests: alien and female? Listen in and you will become totally absorbed in the fascinating web of Mark Forman's eX-Wife Files.About the ...

Joe learns what happens in those romance books that Issy reads and has lots of thoughts about it.

This show will recap each episode of the web series "STUPID WIFE." This is an unofficial recap that is not in connection with the show or its production.

For every X-Men fan who’s wanted to get their partner into the conversation and every friend or family member who just doesn’t want to read the comics, welcome to “The X-Wife Podcast.” Justin’s wife Alicia has never read an X-Men comic and she plans to keep it that way… for now! Join as they dive in, break down and question Jonathan Hickman’s new vision of Marvel’s merry mutants on Krakoa. House of X, Powers of X, and the Dawn of X all kick off a story that’s billed as a perfect jumping-on point for new readers, but with more than 50 years of continuity that overwrites and ...

Listen to these tiny short stories which made big impact in the lives of different homemakers! This is the official podcast of Pune-based leading firm Crescent Mutual Fund Distributor Pvt. Ltd. having a legacy of over two and half decades. क्रिसेंट ही पुण्यातील आघाडीची म्युच्युअल फंड डिस्ट्रिब्युटर फर्म घेऊन आलीय कथांचा हा आगळावेगळा पॉडकास्ट! Concept - Bhushan Wani Written By - Mohini Medhekar Narration - Aparna ...

The Supernatural Housewives of Ballystrange tells the tale of a small town in Ireland that was cursed hundreds of years ago, a curse that condemned each generation of men folk to marry supernatural brides until the end of time. Or until such time as a righteous stranger arrived to lift the dastardly curse.The curse was at first a source of great shame for the God fearing and stalwart men of the small coastal town. But as the centuries rolled by, some men discovered that being wed to a supernatural woman had both its pleasures and its privileges. And it eventually came to be that the men of ...

Romance writer wife shares and reviews her favorite romance novels and films with her sports-loving husband and not-so-shockingly, he wants to convince the men of the world to read and watch more romance.