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![]() ![]() Here is a brief synopsis of V for Vendetta:įollowing world war, London is a police state occupied by a fascist government, and a vigilante known only as V uses terrorist tactics to fight the oppressors of the world in which he now lives. In addition, some British citizens honor Guy Fawkes on November 5th of every year to remember his dedication to freedom, and his unyeilding faith in revolution. Artist David Llyod and Moore chose Guy Fawkes as the face of V because it gave the character an unconventional superhero look. Deep down, Moore believed Thatcher was a supreme fascist, and that her conservative party was dedicated to ushering in a new era of totalitarianism in the United Kingdom. Writer Alan Moore was inspired by Margaret Hilda Thatcher (aka The Iron Lady) and her run as British Prime Minister (from 1979-1990). I thought I would honor these anniversaries by discussing the reasons for the creation, and powerful message, of V for Vendetta, which has been a staple of freedom and justice in the comic community since its publication. ![]() This November will also mark the 410th anniversary of Guy Fawkes Night in Great Britain. This month makes nine years since the release of the V for Vendetta film directed by James McTeigue, and, 27 years since the graphic novel was released by DC Comics in 1988. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Missing Sister is the seventh instalment in Lucinda Riley’s multimillion copy epic series.ĭiscover yourself at the heart of history. In doing so, they will slowly unearth a story of love, strength and sacrifice that began almost one hundred years ago, as other brave young women risk everything to change the world around them. The search to find the missing sister will take them across the globe from New Zealand to Canada, England, France and Ireland, uniting them all in their mission to at last complete their family. They only have one clue – an image of a star-shaped emerald ring. The six D’Aplièse sisters have each been on their own incredible journey to discover their heritage, but they still have one question left unanswered: who and where is the seventh sister? ![]() ![]() ![]() My family moved to Germany in 2000, and we lived for seven years in the Rheinland Pfalz region, not far from the old Roman city of Trier. ![]() I earned tenure as the monographs cataloger at Trinity University's Coates Library from 1990 to 1999 then I left the library to homeschool my two daughters, Valerie and Elena. After graduating from Indiana University with a master's degree in library science, I came back to San Antonio to work when my husband, Joe, joined the engineering staff at Kelly Air Force Base. in Russian with a minor in Latin from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. We returned to San Antonio in the summer I was born Clare Buckalew in Fort Worth, Texas, and grew up in Denton, Texas, a city north of Dallas. I was born Clare Buckalew in Fort Worth, Texas, and grew up in Denton, Texas, a city north of Dallas. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When Gyre Price lied her way into this expedition, she thought she’d be mapping mineral deposits, and that her biggest problems would be cave collapses and gear malfunctions. For this week’s Waiting on Wednesday, I have my eye on an intriguing-sounding science fiction/horror debut, The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling.Ī thrilling, atmospheric debut with the intensive drive of The Martian and Gravity and the creeping dread of Annihilation, in which a caver on a foreign planet finds herself on a terrifying psychological and emotional journey for survival. Stay tuned to see reviews of these books when I get a copy of them. Welcome to my weekly segment, Waiting on Wednesday, where I look at upcoming books that I am planning to order and review in the next few months and which I think I will really enjoy. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Time Traveller, concerned with the disappearance of the time machine, searches frantically for his invention. The Time Traveller encounters a group of strange creatures and explores the world of the future. ![]() The Time Traveller experiments with his new invention, starting slowly then accelerating rapidly into the future. The guests return to the Time Traveller's home a week later for dinner and an unexpected tale of adventure from the future. The Time Traveller gives a lecture on the fourth dimension, while showing the group his an amazing new invention. His machine produces a sense of disorientation to its occupant, and a blurring or faintness of the surroundings outside the machine. He observes the sun and moon traversing the sky and the changes to the buildings and landscape around him as he travels through time. While travelling through time, his machine allows him to observe the changes of the outside world in fast motion. The Time Traveller details the experience of time travel and the evolution of his surroundings as he moves through time. He then immediately sets off on a journey into the future. Having demonstrated to friends using a miniature model that time is a fourth dimension, and that a suitable apparatus can move back and forth in this fourth dimension, he completes the building of a larger machine capable of carrying himself. ![]() The book’s protagonist is an amateur inventor or scientist living in London identified simply as The Time Traveller. ![]() ![]() ![]() When one of the kidnapped victims turns out to be a girl from Robin's school, the Boy Wonder attempts to solve the case on his own. His plan is to sell the captive girls to Generalissimo Singh Manh Lee. His hat transmits a broadcast signal to the headsets that enables him to hypnotize his captives. ![]() Behind the kidnappings is actually the Mad Hatter who has been enticing teenage girls with free headsets. After attending a dinner party for Generalissimo Singh Manh Lee of Rheelasia, Batman and Robin meet Captain James Gordon who informs them about a string of kidnappings taking place in and about Bristol Township. Indeed, Bruce Wayne has taken young Dick Grayson under his tutelage as Robin the Boy Wonder!Īlfred Pennyworth is unsure if the inclusion of Dick Grayson into Batman's nightly adventures might not end up in a disaster, but the butler cannot deny the positive influence the lighthearted boy has on his master Bruce Wayne. The devious Two-Face is very interested in recent reports that Batman now has a teenage sidekick. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is evident in two of her most famous books, The Book of the City of Ladies and The Book of the Three Virtues. ![]() She calls out the injustice of their treatment in a very progressive manner. Her name was Christine de Pizan.Ĭhristine is considered one of the first feminist figures as, through her work, she directly addresses many of the injustices her sex had been subjected to. She is considered France’s (even Europe’s) first profession female writer and was popular internationally. ![]() Well, such a champion did exist, though many may not have been familiar with her. This period lacked champions to stand up to the patriarchy that dominated society. This was an era of serfs/lords, arranged marriages, and a time when women were viewed as little more than property. – The Book of the City of Ladies by Christine de Pizan, 1405įeminism in the 15 th century? This is considered a rare concept during the medieval period. “ The female sex has been left defenseless for a long time now, like an orchard without a wall and bereft of a champion to take up arms in order to protect it…” ![]() ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() Well, after reading It Happened One Autumn and seeing how she transformed Marcus, Lord Westcliff from a stuffy, uptight arrogant know-it-all, into a sexy, to-die-for-hero, I should've had a little faith-I totally fell for St. ****spoiler ahead*** And then when he betrayed his best (and only) friend, Marcus, by abducting his fiancee Lillian, I was so pissed at him!***end of spoiler*** Now how was Lisa Kleypas going to redeem this devilish rake and make me fall in love with him? And how was he ever going to find love with shy, timid Evie? Sure, he was wickedly handsome (and he knew it!) with his blond, 'fallen angel' looks, and he was funny and charming, but he seemed to have no ambition in life except to go about seducing anything in a skirt. ![]() Vincent was introduced in It Happened One Autumn, I had my doubts about him. ![]() But when the hero of this book, 32-year-old Sebastian, Lord St. I've always loved the stammering, shy, yet beautiful red-headed 'Wallflower' character of Evie Jenner, and could hardly wait to read her story. ![]() What a truly beautiful, romantic book, with so many sigh-worthy moments, so many humorous moments, lots of wickedly sexy dialogue.and featuring some very satisfying emotional growth from both the hero and heroine. ![]() |