The Black Velvet Gown

Author : Catherine Cookson
Publisher : Random House (UK)
ISBN 13 : 9780434142590
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Black Velvet Gown written by Catherine Cookson and published by Random House (UK). This book was released on 1984 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There would be times when Riah Millican came to regret that her husband had learned to read and write, and then shared his knowledge with her and their children. For this was Durham in the 1830's, when employers tended to regard the spread of education with suspicion. But now Seth Millican was dead and she was a widow with the need to find a home and a living for herself and her children. The chance of becoming a housekeeper didn't work out, but it led to Moor House and a scholarly recluse obsessed with that very book learning that could open so many doors and yet create so many problems; especially with her daughter, Biddy, who was not only bright, but witful... THE BLACK VELVET GOWN is the story of a mother and daughter, often at odds with each other, facing the need to challenge and fight the prejudice of an age--a narrative of great power and diversity that is one of Catherine Cookson's major achievements. "From the Paperback edition.

Author : Catherine Cookson
Publisher : Corgi Books
ISBN 13 : 9780552124737
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Black Velvet Gown written by Catherine Cookson and published by Corgi Books. This book was released on 1985 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There would be times when Riah Millican came to regret that her husband had learned to read and write, and then shared his knowledge with her and their children. For this was Durham in the 1830's, when employers tended to regard the spread of education with suspicion. But now Seth Millican was dead and she was a widow with the need to find a home and a living for herself and her children. The chance of becoming a housekeeper didn't work out, but it led to Moor House and a scholarly recluse obsessed with that very book learning that could open so many doors and yet create so many problems; especially with her daughter, Biddy, who was not only bright, but witful... THE BLACK VELVET GOWN is the story of a mother and daughter, often at odds with each other, facing the need to challenge and fight the prejudice of an age--a narrative of great power and diversity that is one of Catherine Cookson's major achievements.

Author : Catherine Cookson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780745134550
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Black Velvet Gown written by Catherine Cookson and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Catherine Cookson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780552203517
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black Velvet Gown written by Catherine Cookson and published by . This book was released on 1985-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Catherine Cookson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781851522194
Total Pages : 808 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Parson's Daughter ; The Cultured Handmaiden ; The Black Velvet Gown written by Catherine Cookson and published by . This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Pendergast
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shakespeare's World: The Comedies written by John Pendergast and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2019-12-02 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With summaries, discussions, and excerpts from primary source documents, this book examines Shakespeare's world through careful consideration of the historical background of four of his comedies. Comedy was popular during the Renaissance, and it was also one of Shakespeare's specialties. The four plays discussed in this book, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night and The Tempest, span Shakespeare's career and remind us that Shakespeare, more than any of his contemporaries, explored the possibilities of comedy, consistently developing new approaches to the genre. Shakespeare was a fairly traditional playwright, well aware of the long tradition of comedy, which dates back to the Greeks and Romans. This book places Shakespeare's comedies in their historical context. It includes dedicated chapters on each of the four comedies, with each chapter providing a plot summary, a discussion of the play's historical background and significance, and excerpts from primary source documents related to the play. An introduction surveys the historical background of the plays, while a timeline chronicles key events that influenced them. Suggestions for further reading direct readers to additional sources of information.

Author : Maria Hayward
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351903195
Total Pages : 519 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rich Apparel written by Maria Hayward and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English dress in the second half of the sixteenth century has been studied in depth, yet remarkably little has been written on the earlier years, or indeed on male clothing for the whole century. The few studies that do cover these neglected areas have tended to be quite general, focusing upon garments rather than the wearers. As such this present volume fills an important gap by providing a detailed analysis of not only what people wore in Henry's reign, but why. The book describes and analyses dress in England through a variety of documents, including warrants and accounts from Henry's Great Wardrobe and the royal household, contemporary narrative sources, legislation enacted by Parliament, guild regulations, inventories and wills, supported with evidence and observations derived from visual sources and surviving garments. Whilst all these sources are utilised, the main focus of the study is built around the sumptuary legislation, or the four 'Acts of Apparel' passed by Henry between 1509 and 1547. English sumptuary legislation was concerned primarily with male dress, and starting at the top of society with the king and his immediate family, it worked its way down through the social hierarchy, but stopped short of the poor who did not have sufficient disposable income to afford the items under consideration. Certain groups - such as women and the clergy - who were specifically excluded from the legislation, are examined in the second half of the book. Combining the consideration of such primary sources with modern scholarly analysis, this book is invaluable for anyone with an interest in the history of fashion, clothing, and consumption in Tudor society.

Author : Maria Hayward
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351569171
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dress at the Court of King Henry VIII written by Maria Hayward and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry VIII used his wardrobe, and that of his family and household, as a way of expressing his wealth and magnificence. This book encompasses the first detailed study of male and female dress worn at the court of Henry VIII (1509-47) and covers the dress of the king and his immediate family, the royal household and the broader court circle. Henry VIII's wardrobe is set in context by a study of Henry VII's clothes, court and household. ~ ~ As none of Henry VIII's clothes survive, evidence is drawn primarily from the great wardrobe accounts, wardrobe warrants, and inventories, and is interpreted using evidence from narrative sources, paintings, drawings and a small selection of contemporary garments, mainly from European collections. ~ ~ Key areas for consideration include the king's personal wardrobe, how Henry VIII's queens used their clothes to define their status, the textiles provided for the pattern of royal coronations, marriages and funerals and the role of the great wardrobe, wardrobe of the robes and laundry. In addition there is information on the cut and construction of garments, materials and colours, dr given as gifts, the function of livery and the hierarchy of dress within the royal household, and the network of craftsmen working for the court. The text is accompanied by full transcripts of James Worsley's wardrobe books of 1516 and 1521 which provide a brief glimpse of the king's clothes.

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 676 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A New Variorum Edition of Shakespeare: Much adoe about nothing (2nd ed.) written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 668 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A New Variorum Edition of Shakespeare written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: