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An Apology for the Life of Benjamin Bridgewater (1663-1700) #Wattys2014 by BridgeBridgewater
BridgeBridgewater
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"His genius was very rich, and ran much upon poetry, in which he excelled. But alas! In the issue. Wine and Love were the ruin of this ingenious Gentleman." John Dunton (1659 - 1733) English bookseller and author, writing of Benjamin Bridgewater. INTRODUCTION This completed story will form one full episode of a larger, historical fact/fiction work. The story here relates to Benjamin, one of my many Bridgewater ancestors. These early forebears include: Benjamin: the current subject, a rogue black sheep of the family (for every family has at least one in their closet) who was a London Lawyer of the Middle Temple, a writer, poet and all round bad 'un. In later years, the sad life of this once promising Cambridge scholar spiralled in an ever downward direction to the dark abyss. Henry: an Elizabethan Gentleman, who named in his Will a titled Lady who was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I (the Virgin Queen), and whom Her Majesty affectionately called 'My Black Crow'. Nathaniel: a Gentleman and servant to Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset (known as 'The Proud Duke'). One of Nathaniel's many rôles was as 'Waiter on the Robes' to Queen Anne. Thomas: a Master Joiner/Carver, an example of whose handsome ornamental work can be seen to this day on the wooden pulpit inside the famous London church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. Benjamin: (father of Benjamin above), who was a Freeman Citizen of The Worshipful Company of Dyers and elected to the Court of Common Council. Roger: an 18th century actor who performed with the celebrated players of the day at the Covent Garden and Drury Lane Theatres in London. Extracts from the 1697 Calves-Head Club anthem and the poem on Mary II are the contemporary works of Benjamin Bridgewater. The Epistle to him is by his contemporary, John Tutchin. There is 'A readers' abridged FAMILY TREE of Benjamin Bridgewater', at the end of this work, which may help with your journey through his story.
Scrisori către suflet... by LoveIsEvil
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Un zâmbet schițat, O privire deșartă, O atingere caldă, A fost de-ajuns ca-n mrejele-i întunecate, Un înger inocent să cadă... Intrați în lumea sufletului meu, regăsiți-vă și căutați să vă îndreptați. M-am inspirat din romanul "40 de zile" de Chris Simion. Am fost profund impresionată de acel roman-basm și inspirația m-a îndemnat să scriu aceste scrisori. Prin ele, vreau să-mi eliberez sufletul, să mă descarc, să ating starea de catharsis, să mă purific și să împărtășesc cu voi durerea profundă. Textele care se vor regăsi sub titlul "Trash" conțin trăiri pe care trebuie să le smulg din suflet cu forța, să le azvârl pe pamântul rece și să le îngrop. Spor la citit! Fiți blânzi cu sufletul meu...:). Copyright © 2015. All Rights Reserved - @LoveIsEvil
one missed call by HatOfChbosky
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(1) Missed Call at 3:33 AM ------------------------------------- Copyright © HatOfChbosky ™ 2015 Highest Ranking Reached: #1 on Short Story Wattpad TNT Ka-Tropa Favorite Award 2015 Winner! Wattys 2015 Winner! ------------------------------------ [truly AMAZING cover by: @pennyxpen]
Surfacing - Book One in the Swans Landing Series by ShanaNorris
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Sixteen-year-old Mara Westray has just lost her mother, and now, being shipped off to live with the father she doesn’t know is not how she imagined grieving. She’s already counting down the days until she turns eighteen and can leave the tiny island of Swans Landing. But from the moment she steps off the ferry, nothing is as ordinary as it looks. Whispers of a haunting song on the wind make her see impossible things, and she isn’t sure she can trust her judgment about what is real and what isn’t anymore. Maybe she can’t even trust her judgment about quiet Josh Canavan, whose way of speaking in riddles and half-truths only confuses her more, luring her deeper into the secrets hidden beneath the ocean’s surface. As she tries to unravel the events that led to her mom fleeing the island sixteen years ago, Mara finds that the biggest secret of all is only the beginning. SURFACING is currently available in ebook format from Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, iTunes, Smashwords, and other ebook retailers. Available in audiobook from Audible, and in print at Amazon. Visit my website for more information on the Swans Landing series and where to purchase the ebooks: http://www.shananorris.com/surfacing/
Fața în palme by MariaHeller
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„Fața în palme” de Maria Heller este un roman psihologic a cărui temă centrală este abuzul și care se concentrează pe sentimentul incompatibilității cu care se confruntă personajele. Romanul este povestit din mai multe perspective narative, iar personajele au mărturii subiective și contradictorii dând întregii povești rotunjime și transpareță. Fiecare personaj pare a fi dislocat din lumea romanului și forțat să trăiască într-o realitate paralelă cu a celorlalți. Personajul principal se luptă cu rănile psihologice ale abuzului cu care a fost marcat, încercând să nege aceste influențe care-i stigmatizează întreaga fire. Tema romanului – abuzul – aduce în lumină o problemă foarte complexă și grea, în general foarte prost înțeleasă de către societate; un subiect incomod în fața căruia nimeni nu dorește să-și asume responsabilitatea de a-l reprezenta. Atât victima cât și agresorul sunt personaje naratoare ale romanului, iar prin ochii lor, cititorul poate să privească întreaga poveste dincolo de prejudecățile cu care aceste persoane sunt percepute în lumea de zi cu zi. Abuzul abordat în „Fața în palme” este unul coroziv și traumatizant care-și extinde rădăcinile adânc în mintea victimei, otrăvindu-i percepția despre lumea înconjurătoare și despre propria persoană. Relația abuzivă din acest roman se extinde pe mai mulți ani, trecând prin stadii de negare și furie, acceptare și renunțare, ilustrând cât de multi-fațetată și complexă este o relație de acest fel. Romanul se poate comanda printr-un email la adresa om.heller@gmail.com - La această adresă puteți cere detalii despre achiziționarea romanului și veți primi un formular de comandă.
Statusuri by Bibii_
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Aici găsiti diferite statusuri ,pentru diferite probleme,situatii. Sper sa va placa si sa va distrati.
FRIENDS (Book 1)   *discontinued* by rayraynicki
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In the small town of Everwood, follows a group of kids from preschool. It's about the "friends" crew growing up, living their lives, and dying together. This is a mindless celebrity story! This is Book 1 of their story @rayraynicki/MBYB 2013
Friendship for Dummies by leigh_
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"Being reunited with your childhood best friend after eight years apart? Sounds like a heart-warming story. Finding out that said best friend is now a complete jerk who's determined to make your life hell? Not so much." Georgie and Connor were once inseparable. Best friends from birth, they did everything together - well, that was until Connor's dad got a once-in-a-lifetime job opportunity and the family was forced to relocate to New York. At age sixteen, Georgie's life is totally different - her main goal being to keep her head down and escape the brutalities of high school with as little emotional scarring as possible. Balancing school, work and her dwindling social life is enough of a challenge, but it's about to get a bit more complicated when her conceited ex-best friend gets thrown into the mix. Maybe friendship should come with an instruction booklet.
Povestiri scurte by CrinaStanciu
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O serie de povestiri scurte din toate categoriile. Veti gasi aici momente amuzante, momente dragute, dramatice, teribile, pline de dragoste sau unele care va vor frange inima.
The End of Summer by makeandoffer
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Summer Jacobs knew full well about her town’s tradition. Every year at the end of the summer, a party would be held on school grounds without the knowledge of the parents or the teachers. It had been happening since before Summer was born and never once was anyone the wiser. This year however, everyone was going to find out. Summer had planned a weekend of alcohol, bad decisions and horrendous photo’s which she would later un-tag herself from on Facebook. A whole weekend with her friends at the biggest party of the year, without any worries or parents telling her what to do. So how she ended up trapped in the school with a deranged psycho killing her classmates off one by one, she will never know. It wouldn’t have been as bad if she was trapped on her own. She would have been happier to face the lunatic solo rather than be trapped with a guy who kept using the life or death situation to make passes at her. His theory was being so close to death should definitely loosen her up, and by ‘loosen up’ he definitely meant ‘get naked.’ Along with his friends who between them had the IQ of a baby tree stump, an outcast who probably still had Spiderman bed sheets and the cheerleaders who were more worried about all the blood staining their new white jeans, they had to somehow make it out of there alive. And to think, Summer’s biggest worry that weekend was waking up with a brutal hangover… ©makeandoffer