Hymns - Shirley Caesar

Shirley

Advantages: Insights into the true characters of Emily and Anne Bronte
Disadvantages: Not an easy read

"Shirley" by Charlotte Bronte. Penguin Classics. ISBN 0-14-043095-4 This is a gem of a book, written just after Jane Eyre and set in the time of the Napoleonic Wars, it is one of Charlotte Bronte's best. It follows the fortunes of two women Caroline Helstone and Shirley Keeldar and their involvement with the Moore brothers. These relationships are set against the politics of England and the Continent at the time of the Luddite uprisings and Napoleonic wars respectively. In that respect Shirley has a farther reach as a novel than some of Charlotte Bronte's other more personal novels such as Jane Eyre. It is particularly interesting as a literary piece because there is some evidence that the two principle female characters are based on Charlotte's two sisters Anne and Emily and as such give the reader some insight into what ...

mjn 09.01.2001 (05.01.2001) · Read full review
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Not so mighty Caesar

Advantages: Some good performances and scenes
Disadvantages: Overall sketchy, both in production and history

Recently I saw Jeremy Sisto in a film in the cinema, and as my movie-going friend and I were dissecting the film afterward, we both were impressed with Sisto?s performance, and tried to recall what we?d seen him in before. I remembered this production of Julius Caesar, but only after a while ? Sisto?s role in the other film (a light drama with a comedic edge) is very different from the epic, super-serious Julius Caesar. This production is a good one for a straight-to-television production. It is a four-hour miniseries (the television nomenclature equivalent for ?epic?). It plays a bit loose with the historic progression, but keeps many of the broad strokes intact ? Rome?s trouble under Sulla, Caesar?s early difficulties becoming established, his military alliance and familial partnership with Pompey, destined to falter ...

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Alfie Gives A Hand - Shirley Hughes

Advantages: Nice Story With Detailed Illustrations.
Disadvantages: None

About The Author Shirley Hughes published her first book Lucy and Tom's Day in 1960. Since then she has illustrated over two hundred children's books and is known as a champion of children's literature. Shirley Hughes has been awarded the Kate Greenaway medal, the prestigious Eleanor Farjeon Award and in 1999 she was honoured with an OBE for her distinguished services to Children's literature. The Story Alfie is very excited, he has been invited to his best friends birthday party and he has never been to a party before. Mum tells him all about parties how you take a present, games he would play and all about the delicious party food. Alfie was a little nervous about the party especially when he realised Mum and Annie Rose (his baby Sister) would not be there. He decided to take his blanket and held ...

debmercury 02.05.2008 (01.05.2008) · Read full review
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