When the attractive, wealthy Mr Bingley comes to live at Netherfield bringing his friend Mr Darcy with him, Mrs Bennet is delighted; she has five daughters to be married. However, things don't go as smoothly as he hoped: Mr Bingley abandons Jane, Mr Darcy clearly has no interest in Elizabeth and she refuses Mr Collin's proposal of marriage.
The first claim the Middle Ages makes on our interest is that of piety. We owe so much to it; the men of the Middle Ages transmitted to us both the learning of the pre-Christian ages and the civilization of Christianity. Over and above that they had their own gifts to give us, and in this country before all others it is our medieval ancestors who have made us what we are. We have never broken the living links which bind us to them; their words, their thoughts, their habits, are ours; they have set their stamp on our roads, our fields, our hedges, our districts, on our buildings and our building, on our laws and our law.
Susan Doran describes and analyses the process of the Elizabethan Reformation, placing it in the English and the European context. She examines the religious views and policies of the Queen, the making of the 1559 settlement and the resulting reforms. The changing beliefs of the English people are discussed and the fortunes of both Puritanism and Catholicism. Finally she looks at the strength and weaknesses of Elizabeth I as Royal Governor, and of the Church of England as a whole.
Added by: KundAlini | Karma: 1594.10 | Fiction literature | 29 January 2011
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Stern Men by Elizabeth Gilbert
By Elizabeth Gilbert
In 2000, Elizabeth Gilbert's Stern Men debuted to phenomenal critical attention. Now, a new edition of Gilberts wise and charming novel for the millions of readers who devoured Eat, Pray, Love and remain hungry for more.
Cornelia Case is the First Lady. She has been living with the restrictions imposed by high political office most of her life -- first as the daughter of the vice president, then as wife of the recently assassinated president. The new president, the former vice president, is a widower. At his request and under pressure from her father, she has continued her duties as First Lady. Now, however, Nealy is desperate for a little freedom and concocts a plan to secretly escape the White House.
