Word: manuscript
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...quite make his own tally." Once the family lived for ten days on bread and potatoes. Once Marx could not leave the house because he had no clothes. Once, after a publisher had agreed to take one of his books, he could not raise money enough to mail the manuscript. In five years three of the children died, Marx suffered from piles, boils, indigestion, liver trouble. His wife broke down after the death of her favorite son. In this, as in most crises, Engels saved them. Determining to make money, Engels became a manufacturer in Manchester, a member...
...Manuscript Instrumental Piece dated...
...debt, he dreaded his reunion with his fat, tactless mother who had taunted him about his lameness; he was oppressed by thoughts of living in Newstead, the chill, half-ruined manor that was haunted with memories of the crimes of his wild ancestors. He carried with him the manuscript of Childe Harold but expected nothing from that poem. On Aug. 1, his mother died. Next day one of his dearest friends was drowned. On Aug. 12, in the depths of despondency, he composed his "outrageous" will that carried its explicit provision for the "disposal of his carcass." He slept...
First editions of practically all Stevenson's works from "Virginibus Puerisque" to "An Apology for Idlers" are abundant. Particularly interesting is the complete manuscript of "David Balfour," written in the fine, legible hand of the author with his own corrections. The copy is remarkably clean. Stevenson, after changing the name of the novel to "Katriona" and then to "Catriona," finally sent it to the press with the latter title, though it is known today more by the original name than the other two. The first illustrated edition of "Treasure Island" is no less interesting than of "Kidnapped," which is dedicated...
...players imbue the play with a tremendous amount of intensely realistic acting which is sincere and capable but not deeply moving. Perhaps it's the fault of the manuscript which with all its professed "realism" isn't quite convincing. After all it is not striking that young actors have trouble in getting started. It is bad that the theater has to be dominated by a star system which raises box office above art and it is reasonable to assume that wives who go abedding with their leading men may lose their husbands. This is all true and real...