The literature of the Bible is examined and its beauty revealed in laymen's terms

The Bible and the Common Reader

Chase, Mary Ellen

Religion & Spirituality

MacMillan Publishing Company, Inc.

Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, Language, style etc.

Life and Language in the Old Testament.

Reference

W W Norton & Co (Sd)

Review By Pr Nate Format:HardcoverThe Edge of Darkness is an affectionate yet clear-eyed character study depicting individuals (usually in marriages) in an isolated Maine fishing cove. The plot centers around the death and imminent funeral of the village matriarch, seen through the eyes, experience, and relationships of shopkeeper Lucy. Chapters are fairly brief and somewhat interconnected but stand-alone as studies of the way women (often, though occasionally the men are featured) deal with the daily struggles of relationships, making a living, and hopefulness in an unforgiving environment. In some ways it's a 'feel good' book, in that some of the lives/relationships turn toward hope realized. Yet these are stories which unflinchingly, yet with masterful nuance, describe the fallibilities of flawed people. Capably well-written, non-romanticized, and wonderfully descriptive of the Maine seacoast, the sea itself, and the lives of those who live and work on or near the water.

The Edge of Darkness

Norton

“Readers who have come to expect Miss Chase to provide stunning evocations of time and place, particularly of nineteenth-century Maine, will not be disappointed by The Lovely Ambition.” ―New York Times Book Review Originally published in 1960, this beautiful novel, by one of America’s best loved writers, is an absorbing family chronicle of the early twentieth century. Set half in England and half in her native state of Maine, the narrative allows the author to make splendid use of this dual setting to depict with affection the two areas she loved best in the world. John Tillyard, a Wesleyan parson, brings his wife and three children from England when he takes over a Methodist parish in downeast Maine. The descriptions of farming in Suffolk, of the lambing meadows, and of the weekly market are delightful, as are the experiences of the Tillyard family both in Old England and New. This evocative and engaging story is sure to delight and enchant readers.

the lovely ambition

Literature & Fiction

W.W.Norton

The Lovely Ambition

Contemporary

W.W.Norton&Company

The Art of Narration

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Arts & Photography

Plaine, Frances K. Del

Painting

Kessinger Publishing

The Girl From The Big Horn Country

Women's Fiction

Kessinger Publishing, LLC

A goodly heritage

History

Americas

Thorndike Press

Silas Crockett traces life on the Maine coast through four generations of a seafaring family. This is a one-hundred-year epic filled with vibrant descriptions of the sweeping cultural, economic, and philosophical changes that washed over Maine. Mary Ellen Chase weaves wonderful historical detail with engaging characters so readers understand what it was like for a young wife to join her husband on a months-long trade voyage in 1830, and for a man raised in the tradition of seafaring forced to choose between leaving home for a long voyage or undertaking a risky, but shorter and more lucrative one. Chase draws her characters sharply and provides a voice to the everyday concerns and cares of people who lived and died by the sea. Written in 1935, Silas Crockett remains an important piece of literature for anyone who wishes to understand the rich maritime history of Maine.

Silas Crockett (Maine Classics)

Genre Fiction

Islandport Press

Mary Peters is the first of Mary Ellen Chase's highly acclaimed and best-selling Maine novels, capturing in vivid, compelling detail and historical accuracy a period of transition and turmoil along the coast of Maine in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The novel is filled with wonderful details of the natural world, both at sea and on land. It also captures the pervasive changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution as coastal people stood on the brink of a new world, slowly turning from the glorious era of sail to serving the incoming tide of wealthy summer vacationers.

Mary Peters (Maine Classics)

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