This novel declares itself to be the history of Mr. Rochester's first wife--the madwoman in the attic in JANE EYRE, described by Charlotte Brontė only as "a Creole heiress." Rhys was obsessed for years with the first Mrs. Rochester, and finally felt compelled to do justice to the figure to whom Brontė gave such short shrift. Rhys herself was torn ...
Jean Rhys was a talent before her time with an impressive ability to express the anguish of young, single women. In "Good Morning, Midnight" Rhys created the powerfully modern portrait of Sophia Jansen, whose emancipation is far more painful and complicated than she could expect, but whose confession is flecked with triumph and elation. One of the ...
"Voyage In The Dark" was first published in 1934 , but it could have been written today. It is the story of an unhappy love affair, a portrait of a hypocritical society, and an exploration of exile and breakdown; all written in Jean Rhys' hauntingly simple and beautiful style. Eighteen, on her own and independent as much through circumstance as ...
Jean Rhys' unfinished posthumous autobiography. From the early days on Dominica to the bleak time in England, living in bedsits on gin and little else, to Paris with her first husband, this is a lasting memorial to a unique artist.
This edition includes VOYAGE IN THE DARK, QUARTET, AFTER LEAVING MR. MACKENZIE, GOOD MORNING MIDNIGHT, and WIDE SARGASSO SEA. It is illustrated with evocative photographs of Parisian nightlife by Brassaļ from his book PARIS DE NUIT. The introduction is by Diana Athill.
This edition includes VOYAGE IN THE DARK, QUARTET, AFTER LEAVING MR. MACKENZIE, GOOD MORNING MIDNIGHT, and WIDE SARGASSO SEA. It is illustrated with evocative photographs of Parisian nightlife by Brassaļ from his book PARIS DE NUIT. The introduction is by Diana Athill.
A frank and moving self-portrait in letters of the gifted and vulnerable writer who finally, at the age of 76, achieved fame. Her letters reveal the turbulence of her writing career, and the process of creation behind her masterpiece, WIDE SARGASSO SEA.
In her will, Jean Rhys expressed a wish that no biography of her should be written unless authorized during her lifetime. Following her death, her literary executor was approached frequently with requests for permission to write "an official life". Finally he decided that, by compiling a volume of letters, authentic biographical information would ...
Set in a superficially romantic, between-wars Paris, "Quartet" is a poignant tale of a lonely woman. Set against a background of winter-wet streets, Pernod in smoky cafes and cheap hotel rooms with mauve- flowered wallpaper, Marya tries to make something substantial of her life in order to withstand the unreality of her surroundings. Alone, her ...
Julia Martin, on the verge of middle age, is living in a rundown hotel after leaving her last lover. With her looks declining, no money, and no prospects, she faces nothing but ruin. AFTER LEAVING MR. MACKENZIE is a dark, desperate novel about a woman in decline who insists on retaining her integrity to the bitter end.
First published in 1928 and translated by Jean Rhys. In the Paris underworld, a prostitute and her pimp cavort. In the same house, her sexually immature brother watches disapprovingly, but the man's muddled desires and self-image lead all three down the road to horror.
The first edition of this book gained recognition as the definitive textbook of diabetes epidemiology. The second edition builds on this success, gathering recent information on international trends and data for diabetes mellitus. In particular, the book highlights the dramatic rise of Type 2 diabetes in children, adolescents and the elderly ...
This book focuses on the geographical aspects of the epidemiology of diabetes. It examines such diverse populations throughout the world, including American Indians, Latin America, Africa, China, Japan, and the Middle East. The authors also provide a thorough examination of the economic costs of the disease.
Jean Rhys wrote about women and set her stories in Paris, London and the Caribbean. This is a collection of some of Rhys' earliest work as well as a representive selection of her later work.
In this Reader's Guide, Carl Plasa provides a comprehensive survey and analysis of the most stimulating critical responses to Wide Sargasso Sea. The opening chapter outlines initial reactions to the novel from English and Caribbean critics, charting the differences between them. Chapter Two explores Wide Sargasso Sea's dialogue with Jane Eyre and ...
A collection of short stories by Jean Rhys, featuring pre-war London, glimpses of racial tension and snatches of jazz. In the anthology, Rhys also travels to a festive Vienna in full regalia and to a backstage party in a northern English music-hall.
Jean Rhys's courageous and poignant stories, set in London, Paris and the Caribbean, are about exploited women, failed love affairs, and the temporary oblivion found in alcohol. The collection includes "The Day They Burned the Books," "Outside the Machine," "The Lotus," "The Sound of the River," and "A Solid House." It was originally published in ...
Sixteen short stories from a modern master, set in the West Indies, France and England. The collection includes "The Bishop's Feast," "Heat," "Before the Deluge," "Night Out 1925," and "I Used to Live Here Once." This collection was originally published in 1976, shortly before Rhys's death.
Julius Firmicus Maternus, a native of Sicily, was a Roman lawyer of the senatorial class. He lived in the first half of the fourth century AD (c.280-c.360). He was also a student of Greek astrology, which forms the basis of this book. Of this book, James Herschel Holden writes, "The Mathesis is the lengthiest astrological treatise that has come ...
When Marya Zelli's husband, Stephan, a Polish art smuggler, is arrested, Marya moves in with Heidler, a middle-aged and seemingly respectable art dealer whose wife encourages him to pursue other women--as a form of sexual control over him. When Stephan is released from prison and finds out about the affair, he rejects Marya, as does Heidler, who ...
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