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Gale Researcher Guide for: Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre is selected from Gale's academic platform Gale Researcher. These study guides provide peer-reviewed articles that allow students early success in finding scholarly materials and to gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to pursue deeper research.
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In this short story, the New York Times—bestselling author delves into the private lives and personal histories of her "extremely congenial characters" (The Philadelphia Inquirer).
It is 1912, and Peter Naylor calls at the home of Lady Vespasia Cumming-Gould, longtime friend of Thomas Pitt and his wife, Charlotte. Clouds are gathering in Europe, and the prime minister is considering Thomas to head up the country's intelligence services-the king...
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Charlotte enjoys her days in her cozy city apartment. But one morning, Mrs. Johnson puts her in the carrier and into a car. Soon they arrive at a new house where everything is strange. The sky is vast, the air moves, and everything is so very green. And worst of all, the noisy neighbors cry, squeak, oink, and bleat all day long. But Charlotte soon learns what country living is all about.
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Charlotte Brontë's life contained all the drama and tragedy of the great Gothic novels it inspired. Like Jane Eyre she was raised motherless on remote Yorkshire moors and sent away to brutally strict boarding school at a young age. Charlotte grew up and watched helpless as, one by one, her five beloved siblings sickened and died; by the end of her short life, she was the only child of the Brontë clan remaining. And most fascinating and tragic of...
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Charlotte... un nom qui inspire des souvenirs d'enfance tel un éclat de rire contagieux ; l'audace de dire tout ce qui nous passe par la tête, l'espoir de voler, un jour, au-dessus des routes au lieu d'y marcher. Au cours de son voyage, Charlotte, la petite coccinelle, avait réalisé que les clowns ne peuvent pas voler mais connaissent le plaisir de faire rire les enfants, que les coyotes apprennent à transformer leurs peines en musique, et que...
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For nearly a century and a half, police in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County have displayed tremendous courage and sacrifice in the execution of their duty, adapted to social and cultural changes within the American South, and increasingly embraced sophisticated methods and revolutionary advances in technology to meet the challenges posed by criminals and a violent culture. Images of America: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Police highlights the rich...
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High school sophomore Charlotte Masterson isn't smart enough to be a nerd, isn't musical enough to be a band geek, or pretty enough to be popular. But when the handsome quarterback unexpectedly asks her out, she becomes part of the in crowd. It's every girl's dream come true. Too bad she still has to depend on good old Rodney, teachers' pet, for rides. Too bad her mother is so unreasonably strict-A ten PM curfew? Just because she lied? It's not fair....
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À la manière d'Alice au pays des merveilles, Charlotte se retrouve aspirée par son livre de grammaire. Perdue dans ce monde étrange o les mots sont vivants, Charlotte doit négocier avec les verbes, les adverbes et les noms pour retrouver son chemin. Offrant une réflexion sur la manière dont nous interagissons avec les mots qui nous entourent, Emmanuelle Erny nous propose un voyage étonnant à travers la richesse et les mécanismes du langage....
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Gale Researcher Guide for: Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Feminist Realism is selected from Gale's academic platform Gale Researcher. These study guides provide peer-reviewed articles that allow students early success in finding scholarly materials and to gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to pursue deeper research.
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Forges a fresh interpretation of Charlotte Brontë's oeuvre as a response to ecological instability.
In this book, Shawna Ross argues that Charlotte Brontë was an attentive witness of the Anthropocene and created one of the first literary ecosystems animated by human-caused environmental change. Brontë combined her personal experiences, scientific knowledge, and narrative skills to document environmental change in her representations of moorlands,...
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"Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle" is an 1896 treatise on the Brontë sisters by Clement King Shorter. Dealing with every aspect of their lives, loves, losses, and literary endeavors, it offers the reader a unique and profound insight into this famous literary family. This volume is not to be missed by those with an interest in English literature and the Brontë sisters in particular. Contents include: "A Brontë Chronology", "Preliminary: Mrs. Gaskell",...
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Who says you have to travel far from home to go on a great hike? In “Best Hikes Charlotte” veteran hikers Jennifer Pharr Davis and Johnny Molloy offer the absolute best hikes in the greater Charlotte area. Each featured trail is perfect for the urban and suburbanite hard-pressed to find outdoor activities close to home. This guide leads you up mountains, over creeks, and through forests to the best outdoor adventures around Charlotte:
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Engines roared at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the first time in 1960, and the track has been home to some of NASCAR's greatest races and most honored drivers ever since. Despite early challenges, Bruton Smith and Humpy Wheeler took charge in 1975, and together sculpted one of the most famous race tracks in America as host of the Coca-Cola 600 and the Sprint All-Star Race. In 1992, the track became the first modern speedway to host night racing and...
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Charlotte Cross didn't believe in ghosts, until she met one whose heart was as broken as her own...
The spring before 7th Grade, tragedy strikes C. C. Cross. Dad won't be coming home from Afghanistan. When her mother packs her up and moves her across the country to Manassas, Virginia, C.C. finds herself in a new neighborhood, a new school and a new life, one without her mighty, fearless, and beloved father.
As C.C. struggles to build a new...
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From USA Today Bestselling Author and Daphne du Maurier Award Winner Grace Callaway comes a riveting enemies to lovers second chance romance...
An instant #1 Apple Books Romance Bestseller
She buried her husband twelve years ago...didn't she?
As the founder of a society of lady detectives, beautiful and intrepid widow Lady Charlie Fayne has made it her life's mission to help women in need. Her desire stems from her own dark past…which rises...
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Charlotte is a young Frontier woman breaking barriers. Enduring the hardship of both her parents dying, she takes on the role of both parents to her younger siblings. Needing stability, she has a whirlwind courtship with a local minister which results in a quick marriage but ends just as quickly when the preacher dies from a sudden illness.Charlotte is left cursing God but refuses to let her personal tragedies keep her down. She takes a job as a midwife,...
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The ultimate guide to Charlotte's food scene provides the inside scoop on the best places to find, enjoy, and celebrate local culinary offerings. Written for residents and visitors alike to find producers and purveyors of tasty local specialties, as well as a rich array of other, indispensable food-related information including: food festivals and culinary events; specialty food shops; farmers' markets and farm stands; trendy restaurants and time-tested...
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Debut novelist Michael Boccacino invites readers into the world beyond the realm of the living in Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling, a Victorian gothic tale of the strange and supernatural. But all who enter this house must beware-for there is a price to pay for visitors who wish to save those they love. The story of a British governess and her young charges seduced by the otherworldly enticements of a mysterious mansion in the forest following...
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Five-Star Trails: Charlotte is a handy guide for area residents, vacationers seeking outdoor fun, and for business travelers with a free afternoon. With a diverse collection of hiking routes, the book offers choices for everyone from solo trekkers to companions to families with either youngsters or oldsters to consider. Researched, experienced, and written by a local author, the guide provides in-depth trail descriptions, directions, and commentary...