Darwins buried at Downe include: Bernard Darwin and his wife Elinor Monsell, who taught her husband's cousin Gwen Raverat,
author of Period Piece, engraving; Charles Waring Darwin; Elizabeth Darwin, «Aunt Bessy»; Emma Darwin, Charles Darwin's wife; Erasmus Alvey Darwin; Mary Eleanor Darwin; Henrietta Etty Darwin, later Litchfield, «Aunt Etty».
While the focus is on rare books, it has also become a wonderful showcase for
authors of period pieces.
Not exact matches
Courtney Howard / / Film Critic RETURN
OF THE HERO (LE RETOUR DU HÉROS) Not Rated, 90 minutes Directed by: Laurent Tirard Starring: Jean Dujardin, Mélanie Laurent, Noémie Merlant, Christophe Montenez By now, we've seen almost all of our favorite female authors» classic romantic works turned into fully cinematic, swirling, escapist period piece
OF THE HERO (LE RETOUR DU HÉROS) Not Rated, 90 minutes Directed by: Laurent Tirard Starring: Jean Dujardin, Mélanie Laurent, Noémie Merlant, Christophe Montenez By now, we've seen almost all
of our favorite female authors» classic romantic works turned into fully cinematic, swirling, escapist period piece
of our favorite female
authors» classic romantic works turned into fully cinematic, swirling, escapist
period pieces.
American
author Peter Cameron has just released his sixth novel, Coral Glynn, and fans
of carefully drawn
period pieces set in Britain should be celebrating.
A noir
period piece every bit as powerful as Patricia Highsmith's Ripley series, this gem
of a debut showcases an
author to watch very closely.
It's impossible to tell if this is satire by someone who has cleverly infiltrated FSM over a lengthy
period (quite a few other
pieces by the same
author, Philip Atkinson were also removed), a sudden outbreak
of insanity, or the actual views
of CSP / CFM, accidentally revealed and clumsily concealed.
Which is why a new
piece in Yale Environment 360 on efforts to rein in urban sprawl in Europe caught my eye: After going through a brief overview
of the rise
of new urbanism in Europe as a response to American - style suburban development and Corbusier - inspired high - rise housing blocks,
author Bruce Stutz brings up an important observation about the character
of EU sprawl: It has happened during a
period of declining populations.