Rupert Hughes (1872–1956)
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A propos de l'auteur
Rupert Hughes was an American novelist, film director, Oscar-nominated screenwriter, military officer, and music composer. He is best known for his three-part biography of George Washington: George Washington: The Human Being and the Hero, George Washington: The Rebel and the Patriot, and George afficher plus Washington: Savior of the States. afficher moins
Œuvres de Rupert Hughes
The complete detective : being the life and strange and exciting cases of Raymond Schindler, master detective (1950) 5 exemplaires
The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume II (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press) (2008) 5 exemplaires
Gyges' ring; a dramatic monologue 3 exemplaires
Clipped Wings A Novel 3 exemplaires
The Lady Who Smoked Cigars 2 exemplaires
Double Exposure 2 exemplaires
The amiable crimes of Dirk Memling 2 exemplaires
Contemporary American Composers: Being A Study Of The Music Of This Country, Its Present Conditions And Its Future… (2007) 2 exemplaires
The lovely ducklings 2 exemplaires
Famous American composers;: Being a study of the music of this country, and of its future, with biographies of the… (1906) 2 exemplaires
The last rose of summer 2 exemplaires
Songs by thirty Americans, edited by R. Hughes, for low voice (The Musicians Library) (1904) 1 exemplaire
She Goes To War and Other Stories 1 exemplaire
Music Lovers' Encyclopedia 1 exemplaire
Music lovers' cyclopedia; containing a pronouncing and defining dictionary of terms, instruments, &c., including a… 1 exemplaire
Miláček žen : román 1 exemplaire
The fairy detective 1 exemplaire
The old home town; a novel 1 exemplaire
City of angels 1 exemplaire
Destiny 1 exemplaire
We live but once 1 exemplaire
The Unpardonable Sin 1 exemplaire
The crooked wheel 1 exemplaire
No one man 1 exemplaire
The man without a home ; a novel 1 exemplaire
Love Song 1 exemplaire
True lovers' knot 1 exemplaire
Stately timber 1 exemplaire
LibriVox Christmas Short Works Collection 2010 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
The Best Short Stories of 1920 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story (1921) — Contributeur — 21 exemplaires
The Best Short Stories of 1924 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story (1925) — Contributeur — 7 exemplaires
The Second Christmas Megapack: 29 Modern and Classic Christmas Stories (2012) — Contributeur — 3 exemplaires
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A delightful holiday fable about the commercialization of Christmas and the consequences of expectations. Written for the period, so there is stereotyping as well as some politically correct phrases, but the core of the story is universal. Not quite as fun as "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry, but recommended for readers of holiday fiction.
One of the "moral novels" from the early 1900's, it is a tale of girl that moves from one relationship to the next in able to raise her social status only to find that even a title & riches cannot bring you happiness if you are not happy with yourself.
Book Description: Usa: Garden city Books, 1954. Hard Cover. Vg. Music. tight book, nice text, some wear to cover, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2".
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- Œuvres
- 69
- Aussi par
- 6
- Membres
- 363
- Popularité
- #66,173
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 4
- ISBN
- 48
- Langues
- 1
This book was a bestseller in the 1920s and was made into a silent movie as well. I started to read this for research, thinking I would skim through, but I was pleasantly surprised. While it does feel slow and overwritten in parts--especially at the beginning--Remember Steddon is a fantastic character to follow. I didn't expect a book from this time to portray a woman's circumstances this well, or to so thoughtfully consider the morality issues around Hollywood and conservative churchs' view of it. Remember is in melodramatic circumstances at the start; she's a preacher's daughter, pregnant out of wedlock, and her baby's father is killed in a tragic accident. Her town doctor, a stalwart ally, encourages her to head west, contrive a fake marriage and a soon-dead husband, so she can return to her small southern town with her reputation intact. Of course, Remember botches this plan in wince-worthy ways, but eventually she ends up as a new Hollywood star.
Something I loved about this book was that, in the end, this was not a book about Remember finding a man who understands and forgives her for her past sin, and marries her in a Happily Ever After. No, through the course of the book, Mem does consider some men, but in the end, she is empowered and refuses to settle for anyone. She realizes that she owns her own soul.
I hope to watch the silent movie soon; it's on YouTube. I'm curious about how it can handle the deep issues of the book.… (plus d'informations)