James Wood

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++Cambridge University LibraryT204079With 2 final errata leaves. Newcastle upon Tyne: printed by T. Saint, for Vesey and Whitfield, 1777. 2], ii,116, 4]p.; 8

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Medical theory and practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases, their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology, agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even cookbooks, are all contained here.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT100899Series title, appearing as a half-title to each volume. Each volume has a separate titlepage: vol. I: 'The elements of algebra', by James Wood; vol. II: 'The principles of fluxions' by Samuel Vince; vol. III part I: 'The principles of mechanics' by James Wood; vol. III part II: 'The principles of hydrostatics' by Samuel Vince; vol. IV 'The principles of astronomy' by Samuel Vince. 'A treatise on plane and spherical trigonometry' and 'The elements of the conic sections' by Samuel Vince, 1800 and 'The elements of optics' by James Wood, 1801 may have been issued as part of the series. Cambridge: Printed by J. Burges, 1795-99]. 4v.; 8

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT129442London: printed for G. Whitfield; and sold at the Methodist preaching-houses in town and country, 1799. 19, 1]p.; 8

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Beautifully written and incisive, this is the first English biography of a major Scandinavian author who is ripe for rediscovery “[An] elegantly realized biography . . . returning the authentic Jacobsen to a new generation of English readers.”—Dustin Illingworth, Los Angeles Review of Books While largely unknown today, Danish writer and Darwin translator Jens Peter Jacobsen was the leading prose writer in Scandinavia in the late nineteenth century and part of a generation that included Henrik Ibsen, Knut Hamsun, and August Strindberg. His novels Marie Grubbe and Niels Lyhne as well as his stories and poems were widely admired by writers such as Rainer Maria Rilke, Thomas Mann, and James Joyce. Despite his untimely death from tuberculosis at the age of thirty-eight, Jacobsen became a cult figure to an entire generation and continues to occupy an important place in Scandinavian cultural history. In this book, Morten Høi Jensen gives a moving account of Jacobsen’s life, work, and death: his passionate interest in the natural sciences, his complicated and nuanced attitude to his own atheism, and his painful descent toward an early death. Carefully researched and sympathetically imagined, this is an evocative portrait of one of the most influential and gifted writers of the nineteenth century.

Can reports of a killer Bigfoot in a mountain resort area be accurate? David Webster has his own reasons for keeping the existence of theseusually peaceful creatures secret. When more violent deaths arereported, the hunt begins: press reporters, photographers, professionalhunters, nature enthusiasts, and local residents all gather andbegin to search for whatever is killing and mutilating local victims. Beautiful and sexy Maxine Winship is furious when David Webster refuses to join them; she admires heroes. Webster, however, holds back until hecan answer some questions: Is a renegade Bigfoot the culprit? And if so, how and why is this Bigfoot an "odd"one?

In this remarkable blend of memoir and criticism, James Wood, the noted contributor to the New Yorker, has written a master class on the connections between fiction and life. He argues that of all the arts, fiction has a unique ability to describe the shape of our lives and to rescue the texture of those lives from death and historical oblivion. The act of reading is understood here as the most sacred and personal of activities, and there are brilliant discussions of individual works-among others, Chekhov's story "The Kiss," The Emigrants, by W. G. Sebald, and The Blue Flower, by Penelope Fitzgerald. Wood reveals his own intimate relationship with the written word: we see the development of a boy from the provinces growing up in a charged Christian environment, the secret joy of his childhood reading, the links he draws between reading and blasphemy, or between literature and music. The final section discusses fiction in the context of exile and homelessness. More than a tightly argued little book by a man commonly regarded as our finest living critic, The Nearest Thing to Life is an exhilarating personal account that reflects on, and embodies, the fruitful conspiracy between reader and writer (and critic), and asks us to reconsider everything that is at stake when we read and write fiction.

Argues that, of all the arts, fiction has a unique ability to describe the shape of our lives, and to rescue the texture of those lives from death and historical oblivion.

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Who is this book for? -Are you thinking about getting chickens, but don't know where to start? -Have you already got a couple of chickens, but want to try some new breeds? -Are you looking for chicken breeds that are suited to urban backyards? -Do you have young children and want a chicken breed that's family-friendly? -Do you want an abundance of your very own fresh, organic eggs? -Are you after a special or heritage breed of chicken? Then this is the book for you I've consolidated all the essential information you need to choose the very best chicken breed for your backyard. This book will save you hours of precious time and help you avoid the potentially disastrous scenario of getting the wrong chickens. Imagine if you got chickens which were aggressive... What about if you chose a breed that doesn't lay many eggs... Or a chicken which can't cope in a small city yard... Make sure you avoid all these pitfalls and more by taking advantage of all my years of experience After all, having a successful backyard flock depends on choosing the very best chicken breed for you. This book focuses on chicken breeds which are: -Family-friendly -Lay lots of eggs -Handle small spaces Bonus sections include: -Deciding whether bantams are for you -Pros and cons of keeping roosters -Explanation of chicken terms + diagrams -Extensive glossary

Following The Broken Estate, The Irresponsible Self, and How Fiction Works â?? books that established James Wood as the leading critic of his generation â?? The Fun Stuff confirms Woodâ??s pre-eminence, not only as a discerning judge but also as an appreciator of the contemporary novel.

In his autobiography, Charles Darwin wrote of his time at Cambridge: 'I attempted mathematics … but I got on very slowly. The work was repugnant to me, chiefly from my not being able to see any meaning in the early steps in algebra. This impatience was very foolish, and in after years I have deeply regretted that I did not proceed far enough at least to understand something of the great leading principles of mathematics, for men thus endowed seem to have an extra sense.' First published in 1795 and reissued here in its 1815 sixth edition, The Elements of Algebra by James Wood (1760–1839) was one of the standard Cambridge texts for decades, so its presence in Darwin's library aboard the Beagle is readily understandable. Then, as now, Cambridge had a high opinion of itself as a mathematical university. The contents of Wood's book give an interesting glimpse of the standards expected of the less able students.

Author of How Fiction Works James Wood has long established himself as the leading critic of his generation. With The Fun Stuff, he confirms his preeminence not only as a discerning judge, but also as one of fiction's most ardent appreciators. In these twenty-three sparkling dispatches, Wood offers a panoramic look at the modern novel. He effortlessly connects his encyclopedic understanding of the literary canon--casting his eye upon such crucial writers as Thomas Hardy and Leo Tolstoy--with an equally in-depth analysis of the most important authors writing today, including Cormac McCarthy, Lydia Davis, and Aleksandar Hemon. From the brilliant title essay on Keith Moon and the lost joys of drumming to Wood's incisive piece on the writings of George Orwell, The Fun Stuff is indispensable reading for anyone who cares about contemporary literature.