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In the eighteenth century, Foote penned this piece of nonsense – later turned into verse simply by introducing line-breaks – as a challenge to the actor Charles Macklin, who boasted that he could memorise and recite any speech, after hearing it just once.įollow the link above to read both the prose and verse version, and learn more about the origins of this piece of nonsense.Ĥ. ![]() It was Samuel Foote who gave us ‘The Great Panjandrum’, a piece of writing whose influence arguably stretches to Carroll and Lear in the nineteenth century, and Spike Milligan in the twentieth. One is Henry Carey, who among other things coined the phrase ‘namby-pamby’ in his lambasting of the infantile verses of his contemporary, Ambrose Philips another is the playwright Samuel Foote, known as the ‘English Aristophanes’, who lost one of his legs in an accident but took it good-humouredly, and often made jokes about it. Although Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear are the names that immediately spring to mind, several eighteenth-century writers should get a mention in the history of nonsense writing. ![]() ![]() ![]() So begins this piece of ‘nonsense verse’. ![]() ![]() ![]() Females began to be manufactured instead of being born, genetically engineered to the male specification of the "ideal" woman.The eves live their lives in a school designed to teach them how to suppress their emotions, to be pleasing to men and to be beautiful. ![]() The novel is set in a world where a preference for male offspring and the availability of gender-selection in pregnancy eventually caused women to die out entirely. more n "eve", a teenage girl whose only options from birth are to fulfill one of three designated roles for women in society- to become either a wife and mother, a sex slave or a celibate schoolmistress. ![]() Review 2: This is book is an instant classic - a disturbing, insightful and relevant exploration of female oppression.Frieda is a. 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Review 1: It was really chilling and startling, comparing the mentality that I started the book with and the one that I finished it with. ![]() ![]() ![]() The strong bond between Mary and Elizabeth sees them through struggles with poverty, rivalry and ostracism, as well as the physical dangers of their chosen obsession. ![]() In danger of being an outcast in her community, she takes solace in an unlikely friendship with Elizabeth Philpot, a prickly London spinster with her own passion for fossils. ![]() Working in an arena dominated by middle-class men, however, Mary finds herself out of step with her working-class background. Remarkable Creatures is the story of Mary Anning, who has a talent for finding fossils, and whose discovery of ancient marine reptiles such as that ichthyosaur shakes the scientific community and leads to new ways of thinking about the creation of the world. 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Mäkelä, Brad Goodspeed – “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” Thilina Heenatigala said of this quote, “As a kid I loved this quote, it gives the feeling of wanting to know more, to discover our Universe.”Īnthony Collini – “I’m not very good at singing songs, but here’s a try…whoop, bow…”Ĭhristine Reece – This quote seems to apply to us more and more: “Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works.” I’m frustrated by all the attempts to remove science from classrooms in the U.S. Here are our readers’ favorite quotes, images and videos: F Alejandro Espinosa, J. We asked our readers to share their favorite Saganese: their most cherished quotes from the man who has inspired many. Today would have been Carl Sagan’s 77th birthday, and the past few years November 9th has been designated as “Carl Sagan Day” by people who appreciate Sagan’s influence - not only on science, but also the public’s understanding of it. ![]() ![]() ![]() Really good stuff - a single title and a paranormal with an active character who is the ghost of the hero's great grandfather. " is one of the superstars of romantic suspense." - The Dallas Morning News Read more must face the intense attraction that threatens to consume them-and survive the danger that threatens their very lives. And when Alison is targeted by ruthless criminals, suddenly she and A.J. But when he confronts Alison, sparks fly. came to put an end to the false legend that has tarnished the reputation of his family. Unable to ignore ghosts from the past that refuse to stay buried, A.J. Gallagher didn't crash the set in dusty Arizona to rub elbows with Hollywood's elite. 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