Language and Metadrama in Major Barbara and Pygmalion: Shavian Sisters
English | 2022 | ISBN: 3030960706 | 229 Pages | PDF (True) | 4 MB
This book focuses on two important topics in Shaw's Major Barbara and Pygmalion that have received little attention from critics: language and metadrama. If we look beyond the social, political, and economic issues that Shaw explored in these two plays, we discover that the stories of the two "Shavian sisters"- Barbara Undershaft and Eliza Doolittle-are deeply concerned with performance and what Jacques Derrida calls "the problem of language." Nearly every character in Major Barbara produces, directs, or acts in at least one miniature play. In Pygmalion, Henry Higgins is Eliza's acting coach and phonetics teacher, as well as the star of an impromptu, open-air phonetics show. The language content in these two plays is just as intriguing. Did Eliza Doolittle have to learn Standard English to become a complete human being? Should we worry about the bad grammar we hear at Barbara Undershaft's Salvation Army shelter? Is English losing its precision and purity? Meanwhile, in the background, Shaw keeps reminding us that language and theatre are always present in our everyday lives-sometimes serving as stabilizing forces, and sometimes working to undo them.

The Waters of Love (Barbara Cartland's Pink Collection 42) by Barbara Cartland
English | MP3@192 kbps | 4h 10m | 343.6 MB
Francis, the Marquis of Wimborton needed an heiress. Lexia had money and her father wanted her to marry a Lord.But she was a spirited girl, raised in America and she wanted to choose her own husband. The Marquis was too proud to court her, especially as he believed her heart was given to Wayne Freeman, an American that her father had brought her to England to avoid.They unexpectedly became the best of friends, escaping together from family pressures and boarding a cruise liner in search of their dreams. Along the way they both found themselves pursued, rousing jealousy in each other.Then Wayne Freeman turned up and life became even more complicated.At last their ship reached Greece where Lexia could invoke Eros and Aphrodite, the Gods of love.For now she had made her choice and was determined to have the man she loved. But which one was it?How she decided and how they both won the love they sought is told in this romantic novel by BARBARA CARTLAND.

Hide and Seek for Love (Barbara Cartland's Pink Collection 69) by Barbara Cartland
English | MP3@192 kbps | 4h 11m | 346.0 MB
A bearded and dishevelled figure in the tattered dress of a Muslim Holy Man struggled to a Fortin India and saves it from attack by tribesmen supported by the Russians.The Holy man is Captain David Ingle, one of the members of The Great Game.In a week or so David arrives back in Calcutta and is sent for immediately by the Viceroy, who tells him he has done wonderful service for his country. At the same time his life is in danger from the Russians and, more important his grandfather, the Marquis of Inglestone, has died in anaccident and the family title and estate is now his.David hurries back to England to find that his grandfather had become mad and had refused to spend any money and what was more, he had withdrawn all his fortune from the Bank and hidden it so that no one could find it.David goes to Ingle Hall to find it dilapidated and without any servants. The only people in the house are a distant cousin of his and her nanny.Bernina Falcon is very beautiful, very young and very innocent. How David and Benina start to hunt for the hidden treasure in the house. How they are beginning to think they have failed, when a girl whom David had thought he loved in India arrives - she is very attractive and sophisticated, but David is aware that she has only turned to him now after learning he has become the Marquis.How David and Benina face and defeat the avenging Russians and how eventually the secret hiding place of the old Marquis is unexpectedly found, is all told in this exciting and unusual novel by BARBARA CARTLAND.

The Importance of Love (Barbara Cartland's Pink Collection 38) by Barbara Cartland
English | MP3@192 kbps | 4h 22m | 360.3 MB
"Get away from me. As far as I am concerned, David, you are dead to me and this entire family!"The handsome Viscount Kennington has never enjoyed a good relationship with his father, the Earl, but he loves his grandparents and theylove him.But when a family scandal is aired after the sudden death of the Viscount's grandfather, the Marquis, the family feud grows worse.The Viscount retreats to the huge mysterious house in Devon left to him by his grandfather.At the same time the lovely orphan, Luella Ridgeway, has been travelling through France with her aunt, but now finds herself on the Viscount's doorstep.She is being relentlessly pursued by Frank Connolly, the youngest son of a minor Irish Lord. He is obsessed with her and tries to blackmail her by threatening to reveal a dark secret in Luella's past that she fears will prevent any decent man considering her a suitable match.But the Viscount soon becomes smitten with Luella and when Frank Connolly puts her life in danger, can he save her and convince her that he loves her in spite of her past?And will he ever be reconciled with his father?Find out how love wins through in the end in this exciting and dramatic story by BARBARA CARTLAND.

A Heart in Heaven by Barbara Cartland
English | MP3@192 kbps | 4h 02m | 332.8 MB
Returning from finishing school in France, Louisa Hatton was full of enthusiasm for the life ahead. She was convinced it would be exciting and romantic. But her parents had already planned a very suitable marriage for her to Lord Westbridge, their new neighbour. He was a cold, hard man and he wanted Louisa despite her protests. Her parents would not support her. Her father owed Lord Westbridge money. It seemed that for help she could only turn to the mysterious, handsome Roderick Blake, whose dark eyes haunted her. But Roderick was only a groom. How could he protect Louisa from the forces ranged against her? How they faced danger together and Louisa discovered Roderick's secret is told in this thrilling romantic novel by BARBARA CARTLAND. If you like Downton Abbey you will love Barbara Cartland. Barbara Cartland was the world's most prolific novelist who wrote an amazing 723 books in her lifetime, of which no less than 644 were romantic novels with worldwide sales of over 1 billion copies and her books were translated into 36 different languages. As well as romantic novels, she wrote historical biographies, 6 autobiographies, theatrical plays and books of advice on life, love, vitamins and cookery. She wrote her first book at the age of 21 and it was called Jigsaw. It became an immediate bestseller and sold 100,000 copies in hardback in England and all over Europe in translation. Between the ages of 77 and 97 she increased her output and wrote an incredible 400 romances as the demand for her romances was so strong all over the world. She wrote her last book at the age of 97 and it was entitled perhaps prophetically The Way to Heaven. Her books have always been immensely popular in the United States where in 1976 her current books were at numbers 1 & 2 in the B. Dalton bestsellers list, a feat never achieved before or since by any author. Barbara Cartland became a legend in her own lifetime and will be best remembered for her wonderful romantic novels so loved by her millions of readers throughout the world, who have always collected her books to read again and again, especially when they feel miserable or depressed. Her books will always be treasured for their moral message, her pure and innocent heroines, her handsome and dashing heroes, her blissful happy endings and above all for her belief that the power of love is more important than anything else in everyone's life.

House of the Patriarch by Barbara Hambly | 1.09 MB
English | 323 Pages

Title: The House of the Patriarch
Author: Barbara Hambly
Year: 2020

A Paradise on Earth (Barbara Cartland's Pink Collection 16) by Barbara Cartland
English | MP3@192 kbps | 3h 54m | 321.6 MB
Lord Milton should have been a happy man, with an ancient title and a magificent estate.But he was deep in debt and haunted by memories of the Crimea, where he had once been a soldier and taken part of the Charge of the Light Brigade.To take his mind off the past, he eagerly accepted the suggestion of a friend to become the manager of a hotel in Brighton, called the Paradise Hotel. He was seeking new discoveries, but he could not have guessed how startling his discoveries were going to be.First he decided to abandon his title and pass simply as John Milton.Then there was the mysterious young lady, who arrived suddenly and begged him to hide her from a man who was hunting her.Finally there was the aggressive Sir Stewart Paxton who was seeking her, full of fury and threats.To Cecilia the Paradise Hotel was a paradise indeed once she had met John Milton. She had no idea where the rocky road was taking her. She only knew that she must escape her evil guardian, Sir Stewart, who was ruthlessly intent on marrying her for her fortune. And John was the only man who could help her.Lord Milton came to understand how wonderfully attractive she was, how gentle and sympathetic to the nightmares that still troubled him. He would give his life to protect her and make her his own.But then he made a terrible discovery about her, and it seemed as if a life together was impossible.What happened when Sir Stewart pursued them, and how Cecilia found a man who loved her for herself instead of for her money, is all told in this romantic and unusual story by Barbara Cartland.If you like Downton Abbey you will love Barbara CartlandBarbara Cartland was the world's most prolific novelist who wrote an amazing 723 books in her lifetime, of which no less than 644 were romantic novels with worldwide sales of over 1 billion copies and her books were translated into 36 different languages. As well as romantic novels, she wrote historical biographies, 6 autobiographies, theatrical plays and books of advice on life, love, vitamins and cookery. She wrote her first book at the age of 21 and it was called Jigsaw. It became an immediate bestseller and sold 100,000 copies in hardback in England and all over Europe in translation. Between the ages of 77 and 97 she increased her output and wrote an incredible 400 romances as the demand for her romances was so strong all over the world. She wrote her last book at the age of 97 and it was entitled perhaps prophetically The Way to Heaven. Her books have always been immensely popular in the United States where in 1976 her current books were at numbers 1 & 2 in the B. Dalton bestsellers list, a feat never achieved before or since by any author. Barbara Cartland became a legend in her own lifetime and will be best remembered for her wonderful romantic novels so loved by her millions of readers throughout the world, who have always collected her books to read again and again, especially when they feel miserable or depressed. Her books will always be treasured for their moral message, her pure and innocent heroines, her handsome and dashing heroes, her blissful happy endings and above all for her belief that the power of love is more important than anything else in everyone's life.

It is Love by Barbara Cartland
English | MP3@192 kbps | 4h 32m | 374.0 MB
Michael Belmont is heir to an Earldom, but he is also the family black sheep, a charming gambler leading a dissolute life in France. He has quarrelled with his father, who has threatened to disinherit him. When he reads in a newspaper that his father has died, he does not even have enough money for his fare home. But then he meets the beautiful young Lady Verna, seeking a chauffeur to drive her car home to England. Michael volunteers and while they are on the journey he falls under her spell. He knows that his love for her will reform him and suddenly there is brilliant new hope in his life. But his father has carried out his threat. Michael is now an Earl, but a poor man and Verna's father forbids their marriage. The obstacles they have to face, the Descriptions of Michael's wicked brother, the terrible sacrifice Verna is prepared to make, and how their love is so nearly thwarted, are all here in this exciting romantic novel by BARBARA CARTLAND.

The Marquis is Trapped (Barbara Cartland's Pink Collection 68) by Barbara Cartland
English | MP3@192 kbps | 4h 05m | 337.7 MB
The Marquis of Kexley is just falling asleep beside the beautiful Isobel Heywood, when in a soft voice she suggests that they should be married.Only by pretending to be asleep does he escape answering her and then he realises that because she is a widow, she is extremely dangerous in that she is free for him to marry her. In his other affaires-de-coeur, the women were already married, so he was safe, and he avoided debutantes with ambitious mothers like the plague. Because Isobel is so possessive he thinks it best to leave London at once. So with the assistance of the Prince of Wales he leaves on his yacht for Scotland to stay with the Earl of Darendell and fish on his salmon river.When the Marquis arrives in Scotland, he is surprised and upset to find that his hostess, the new wife of the Earl is someone who had approached him at a house party when he was only nineteen.While he is enjoying the fishing, he becomes worried and puzzled about Celina, the Earl's daughter, who is frightened of him and avoids him on every possible occasion.He only discovers the reason when one night he finds the beautiful Celina in his bed!How the Marquis avoids the dastardly trap set for him, how he escapes with Celina on his yacht to the Orkney Islands and how they are then faced with an even more dangerous situation is all told in this thrilling romance by BARBARA CARTLAND.

The Triumph of Love (Barbara Cartland's Pink Collection 63) by Barbara Cartland
English | MP3@192 kbps | 4h 17m | 353.6 MB
She was fleeing from an unwelcome marriage and so was he.When Selina sought shelter with the Marquis of Castleton, she never dreamed that it would lead to them being chased across Europe in a powerful yacht.Before long she was embroiled in a rollicking adventure. Dressed as a man to avoid detection, Selina fell into one scrape after another, yet always knowing that the Marquis would rescue her.But she was despairingly sure that he saw her only as a child and she was beginning to long for more.The Marquis thought of himself as a serious man, but in the company of the vivacious Selina he found himself changing, laughing more often and falling in love.Even when they escaped to France their problems were not over. But at the final explosive showdown the Marquis proved himself a man of shrewd wit and - what was more important - passion.What happens to them when they confront their enemies and how they triumph is all told in this exciting romantic novel by BARBARA CARTLAND.