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John Freeman
A selection of the best and most representative contemporary American short fiction from 1970 to 2020, including such authors as Ursula K. LeGuin, Toni Cade Bambara, Jhumpa Lahiri, Sandra Cisneros…
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1989 bore witness to a number of seismic events; The fall of the Berlin Wall, protests at Tiananmen Square, the US invasion of Panama, and many more. These notable moments…
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Philip Freeman
"When we think of ancient Rome, it's impossible not to think of Christianity, one of its most notable exports--but what if it hadn't been? This is the question provoked by…
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Stephen Rensselaer Smith
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
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An epic tale of a stubborn sheep farmer named Bjartur of Summerhouses who decides to spit in the direction of his country’s pagan traditions, and its landowners, making his way…
The sixth volume in one of the most exciting and innovative literary series of recent years, Freeman’s: California features stunning new work by Tommy Orange, Rabih Alameddine, Rachel Kushner, Mai…
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‘Every piece in this collection has the potential to make jaded readers happy…You need very little time to read each piece but they linger exactly as Freeman intended they should.’…
From the voices of protestors to the encroachment of a new fascism, everywhere we look power is revealed. This thought-provoking issue of the acclaimed literary annual Freeman’s explores who gets…
Featuring new work from Mieko Kawakami, Martin Espada, Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Arthur Sze, Camonghne Felix, and more, the latest installment of the acclaimed literary journal Freeman’s explores the irrevocably intertwined lives…
Featuring new work from Rebecca Makkai, Aleksandar Hemon, Louise Erdrich, Mieko Kawakami and more, the tenth and final instalment of the boundary-pushing literary journal Freeman's explores all the ways of…
The sixth volume in one of the most exciting and innovative literary series of recent years, Freeman’s: California features stunning new work by Tommy Orange, Elaine Castillo, Rachel Kushner, William…
The latest instalment from ‘a powerful force in the literary world’ (Los Angeles Times) Freeman’s turns to one of the greatest elevating forces of life: love.
Featuring new work from Rebecca Makkai, Aleksandar Hemon, Rachel Khong, Louise Erdrich, and more, the tenth and final installment of the boundary-pushing literary journal Freeman's, which explores all the ways…
Featuring new work from Mieko Kawakami, Camonghne Felix and more, the latest instalment of the acclaimed literary journal Freeman’s explores the irrevocably intertwined lives of animals and the humans that…
Featuring thrilling new work from Lauren Groff, Ocean Vuong, Sayaka Murata and more, the latest installment of the acclaimed literary journal Freeman’s explores the hope and pain of the ever-changing…
Edgar Legare Pennington
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
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Featuring work by David Mitchell, Margaret Atwood, Edouard Louis, Aminatta Forna, Julia Alvarez, and more, the fifth Freeman’s explores one of the most important issues of our times
The new issue of the acclaimed anthology from literary critic John Freeman spotlights never-before-published stories, essays, poetry by Edwidge Danticat, Herta Muller, Juan Gabriel Vasquez, Gregory Pardlo, Kay Ryan, Aleksandar…
The book ""Life of William Kirby, Rector of Barham"" is a biographical account of the life of William Kirby, who was a rector at Barham in the mid-19th century. The…
Hopes & Dreams is the result of months of sit-down conversations with these wonderfully adventurous and fun-loving people. Charming, gracious, delightful, unpretentious, hilarious.
The first email was sent less than forty years ago; by 2011, there will be 3.2 billion users. John Freeman’s history of correspondence reveals how changing methods of communication have…
John Freeman, author and editor of Granta magazine, has interviewed nearly every name in fiction and the literary world. In this collection Freeman has compiled the most insightful and fascinating…
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As a major contribution to the field of postgraduate activity in drama, theatre, and performance, this resource identifies the essential characteristics of practice-based research across a range of countries, contexts…
Written from various perspectives - international actors, directors, playwrights, academics, dancers, and artists - this book examines and celebrates 14 theater events from a dozen countries.
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are a group of diseases that affect the heart and its functions. Biomarkers or biological markers are measurable and quantifiable biological indicators of health and some diseases…
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Contemporary theatre is going through a period of unparalleled excitement and challenge. Each chapter explores a key aspect of theatre study, while an extensive timeline of theatre events gives a…
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This insightful and practically-focused collection brings together different approaches to actor training from professionals based at universities and conservatoires in the UK, the US and Australia.
Freeman’s poetry debut maps the present by way of the past, drawing inspiration from childhood memories, family, and former loves.
For Freeman, literary critic, essayist, editor, poet–it is the rare moment when words are not enough. From A to Z, Agitate to Zygote, Freeman assembled the words that felt most…
John Frederick Freeman was born in London on 29th January 1880. He began his working life as an office boy at 13. Although known as a poet he did, in…
In this book John Freeman asks what it means to locate oneself into research findings and narrative reports, and what happens when one’s self goes further and becomes the research…