Katherine Mansfield was not only an extraordinary writer, devoted to her work, she was also a woman of great vivacity and strength, who led a brief but interesting life, from her birth in New Zealand to the literary circles of England and Europe. The leading writers of her age, people like Virginia Woolf and D. H. Lawrence were a constant part of her life. Gillian Boddy has drawn on her years of research to introduce us to a new Katherine Mansfield, not ethereal as has been the myth, but substantial, alive. She has incorporated rarely seen photographs and some unpublished material to present this readable account. -- From publisher's description.

Lewis follows Jim Clark, the founder of Silicon Graphics and Netscape, as he launches his latest company, Healtheon. Clark has his next project in mind as well, a computerized yacht that he can sail remotely from anywhere in the world.

Bloemlezing van korte prozafragmenten en gedichten van Nederlandse auteurs over Nederlands-Indië, met bijpassende kleurenfoto's van hedendaagse Indonesische landschappen.

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"Every writer, unpublished to bestselling, faces rejection from literary agents, editors, publishers, critics, even loved ones. In this collection of lively conversations, twenty-three successful authors talk about these experiences. Rich with personal anecdotes and stories of the publishing world, these interviews journey through the thorny thickets of rejection, criticism, and frustration and into the heart of the creative process itself. From those who know best, here are insight, inspiration, and strategies that work."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

At the beginning of the 20th century, Virginia Woolf reacted against literary tradition, sought a new definition of fiction, applied her modern, post-Freudian outlook and radically feminist ideas to the problem of writing novels and, in so doing, helped re-define our concept of this literary form.

A personal selection of previously published anecdotes providing characteristic glimpses of literary men and women and their literary preoccupations and activities, drawn from over a thousand years of English literature

Verhalen die zich afspelen op allerlei plaatsen van de wereld.

Tijdens een fietstocht door Zweden in 1941 noemen twee 17-jarige vriendinnen zich de Daisy Sisters en dromen van een opwindend leven, maar de dromen worden ruw verstoord.

Top-100 van door middelbare scholieren in 1989 op hun literatuurlijsten geplaatste werken uit de Nederlandse letterkunde; over dertig daarvan wordt nadere informatie gegeven.