Description:Perhaps the most astonishing thing about this passionate hater of England is that she was herself English, a favoured daughter of a British colonel. Raised from time to time in Ireland, Maud Gonne soon became conscious of the vast gulf between its great Palladian houses and the mud hovels of the estate workers. Her first experiences oPerhaps the most astonishing thing about this passionate hater of England is that she was herself English, a favoured daughter of a British colonel. Raised from time to time in Ireland, Maud Gonne soon became conscious of the vast gulf between its great Palladian houses and the mud hovels of the estate workers. Her first experiences ol revolutionary politics occurred on the Continent, and included a cloak-and-dagger journey to St Petersburg with secret documents sewn into her skirt. But it was in and for Ireland that she mainly fought.There were many facets to her fame. One was her great beauty: Shaw called her outrageously beautiful and Yeats was bowled over by her. Her long relationship with Yeats added to the legend: many times he asked her to marry him, but poets should never marry, she replied. Her performance in his play, Cathleen ni Houlihan magnificent, and with weird power, he told Lady Gregory became for nationalists a myth and a battle cry.Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee revealed in her a remarkable penchant for ingenious forms of protest, persuading the electricity workers to extinguish the festive lights, organising a procession of black flags through Dublin. Against the Boer War she organised the largest peaceful demonstration ever held in Dublin a procession of 30,000 schoolchildren. And Maud, who could not bear to kill a bird or see a child hungry, was also prepared to organise violence. (Her husband, Major MacBride, a hero in search of a role, was among those who were executed for the Easter Rising.) But during the unhappy period of the Black and Tans, and of the Civil War, she strove to be a moderating influence; and throughout her career she maintained her humanitarian work, notably for prisoners and for children.... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : HarperCollins Release date : 6 September 1999 ISBN-10 : 0722535201 |
ISBN-13: 9780722535202
"“No single day is the same as any other and each morning brings its own special miracle, its magic moments in which ancient universes are destroyed and new stars are created.”
"The moment we begin to seek love, love begins to seek us. And to save us."
"Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering."
"You have to take risks, he said. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen."
“Some pe"
"Original Title: Na Margem do Rio Piedra, Eu Sentei e Chorei
Year Published: 1994
Curious Fact: This is the first part in Coelho's trilogy "On the Seventh Day". The other two parts are Veronika Decides to Die and The Devil and Miss Prym. This trilogy is a week in the life of someone ordinary to whom something extraordinary happens.
Summary: It is essentially a story about love. It also includes elements of paganism; in particular it focuses on the female aspect of divinity. The story focuses on "
""Talvez o amor nos faça envelhecer antes da hora, e nos torne jovens quando a juventude passa."
"Eu podia. Jamais chegaremos a compreender o significado desta frase. Porque em todos os momentos de nossa vida existem coisas que podiam ter acontecido, e terminaram não acontecendo."
"Amar é como um droga. No começo vem a sensação de euforia, de total entrega. Depois, no dia seguinte, você quer mais. Ainda não se viciou, mas gostou da sensação, e acha que pode mantê-la sob controle. Pen"
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