[PDF] Cradock eBook

Author : Thomas Cradock
Publisher : University of Delaware Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 11,80 MB
Release : 1983
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ISBN : 9780874132069

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This volume's extensive biographical introduction places this Maryland country parson in his historical and cultural setting, casting new light on the intellectual life of the prerevolutionary South and on the piety of the colonial Anglican clergyman.

Author : Jeffrey Butler
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 32,42 MB
Release : 2017-12-28
Category : History
ISBN : 0813940591

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Cradock, the product of more than twenty years of research by Jeffrey Butler, is a vivid history of a middle-sized South African town in the years when segregation gradually emerged, preceding the rapid and rigorous implementation of apartheid. Although Butler was born and raised in Cradock, he avoids sentimentality and offers an ambitious treatment of the racial themes that dominate recent South African history through the details of one emblematic community. Augmenting the obvious political narrative, Cradock examines poor infrastructural conditions that typify a grossly unequal system of racial segregation but otherwise neglected in the region’s historiography. Butler shows, with the richness that only a local study could provide, how the lives of blacks, whites, and mixed-race coloreds were affected by the bitter transition from segregation before 1948 to apartheid thereafter.

Author : Richard Doddridge Blackmore
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 23,35 MB
Release : 2020-07-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3752342749

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Reproduction of the original: Cradock Nowell by Richard Doddridge Blackmore

Author : R. D. Blackmore
Publisher : Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 19,77 MB
Release : 2023-07-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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Cradock Nowell, penned by R.D. Blackmore, is a captivating novel that takes readers on a gripping journey through love, tragedy, and redemption in the English countryside. Set in the mid-19th century, the story revolves around the eponymous protagonist, Cradock Nowell, a young and ambitious man from a humble background. Cradock's aspirations lead him to pursue a career in the legal profession, but his path takes an unexpected turn when he becomes entangled in a forbidden love affair with a captivating and enigmatic woman named Rosamund. As their passionate relationship unfolds, Cradock finds himself caught in a web of deceit, jealousy, and revenge. The consequences of his actions reverberate throughout the narrative, leading to heartbreak, loss, and a deep sense of remorse. Blackmore's masterful storytelling paints a vivid picture of rural England, capturing the beauty of the countryside and the complexities of human emotions. The novel explores themes of social class, honor, and the struggle between personal desires and societal expectations. Through Cradock's journey, readers are confronted with moral dilemmas and the consequences of choices made in the pursuit of happiness. Blackmore delves into the depths of human nature, offering insights into the fragility of relationships and the power of forgiveness. Cradock Nowell is a timeless classic that resonates with readers, reminding us of the complexities of love, the consequences of our actions, and the possibility of redemption. With its rich character development, evocative descriptions, and thought-provoking themes, this novel continues to captivate audiences, standing as a testament to Blackmore's storytelling prowess.

Author : Clive Ellis
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 49,42 MB
Release : 2011-08-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0752469711

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While Fanny Cradock cut a controversial figure – berating Margaret Thatcher for wearing 'cheap shoes and clothes', writing off Eamonn Andrews as a 'blundering amateur' and famously being forced to apologise for insulting a housewife cook on The Big Time – her cookery programmes were enormously popular. Dressed in evening gown, drop earrings and pearls, donning thick make-up, she boomed orders to her partner Johnnie, a gentle, monocled stooge who was portrayed as an amiable drunk. The programmes were watched by millions and were hugely influential: the Queen Mother told Fanny that she and Johnnie were 'mainly responsible' for the improvement in catering standards since the war; Keith Floyd declared that 'she changed the whole nation's cooking attitudes'; for Esther Rantzen 'she created the cult of the TV chef'. Lavishly illustrated and illuminated by amusing facts and anecdotes, Fabulous Fanny Cradock paints a fun, entertaining portrait of this extraordinary woman.