Bøker av William Collins

Memoirs of a Picture is a delightful and entertaining book that combines elements of biography, history, and satire. The 'picture' referred to in the title is a fictional painting that serves as a device for Collins to tell a series of humorous and enlightening stories about artists, writers, and other colorful characters from the 18th century. This book is a wonderful introduction to the cultural milieu of the era and a testament to Collins' wit and imagination.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 domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This masterfully curated collection brings together some of the finest poetry ever written by Andrew Marvell, John Dryden, and William Collins. Featuring timeless odes, such as Marvell's 'To his Coy Mistress' and Dryden's 'Annus Mirabilis, ' as well as lesser-known gems, this volume is sure to delight poetry lovers of all ages.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 domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This book is a collection of William Collins' poems along with a memoir about his life. Collins was a well-known poet during the 18th century and his works have been praised for their lyricism and elegiac qualities. The collection includes some of his most famous poems such as 'Ode to Evening' and 'The Passions'.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 domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This is a world where mages derive their sorcery by burning jewels, or else ripping away the abilities of others through transplants. A world of dinosaurs, monsters and inhuman monster hunters. A world of daily eclipses, periodic meteor showers and trains built upon the spines of beasts. This is Serathur. This novella follows the exploits of Varity Varen, failed actor, average jewelburner and reluctant monster hunter. Not only is Varity a penniless wanderer stranded in the Cimhura deserts, but he finds himself captured and imprisoned by the Dominga, a tyrannical force well on the way to conquering all of Serathur. But Varity has a secret, one that may see him deal the Dominga a significant blow, or one that will get himself killed horribly in the attempt. Find the Sequel to Deathrunes and Dragons here: Under A Torn MoonSongs of Serathur 2https: //www.amazon.com/dp/B09MNVHCRBhttps: //www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09MNVHCRB

The Bishop realized that sooner or later we'd be able to contact, and perhaps communicate with other civilizations throughout our Milky Way galaxy. His vision, his Mission, was for us to prepare for that time. If it turned out that we could actually communicate with aliens from other worlds, his burning question, "Are we alone?" would be answered with that first contact. But, that's not all he wanted to know.Follow this intriguing journey through the decades of debate and discovery the Mission demanded. From ecumenical views to space exploration technology, from the practical to the fanciful; Collins tells his tale with words that will evoke and provoke.

All "Western" societies have become deeply divided, and the divisions have become ever more acrimonious. The reason is that the differences of opinion stem from differences of moral perspective. Where existing works fall short is in explaining why and how this dichotomous morality has arisen, a question which is related to who benefits from it. One of the purposes of this book is to address that question: why has a radically different view of moral rectitude arisen and become so widespread? The answer cannot be morally neutral. Indeed, that moral neutrality is itself a moral error is central to the thesis presented, which is based upon the existence of a true, absolute or natural morality. The central thesis of the book focusses on "moral usurpation", a process of nudging popular opinion over many decades and targeting moral perceptions. The mechanisms deployed are familiar from PR campaigns or outright propaganda, but it is the targeting of the moral sensibilities which produces adherents who are so implacably hostile to contrary views. The cluster of social and political phenomena, the origin of whose peculiar rise to prominence the theory seeks to explain, is known by many names: Progressivism, Cultural Marxism, Collectivism, Identity Politics, Intersectional Feminism, Poststructuralism, Postmodernism, Critical Theory, Victimhood Culture, Social Justice (complete with Warriors), or simply "Woke", or perhaps just "the hard Left". With no pretence of neutrality, all these terms are replaced with one umbrella term: Destructivism, because their common feature is the undermining and destruction of Western culture - hence the book's title. It is not original to observe that annexing the moral high ground can provide a smokescreen for other purposes. But a further aspect of the thesis presented is that capturing ostensible moral peaks (even if fraudulently) functions as a source of social and political power. This has been too little appreciated, but is not new. It is pointed out that ruling elites have always needed to present themselves as upholders of moral principle, and one could always question the extent to which they truly lived up to such pretensions. However, a more virulent problem arises when the moral principles which the public endorse have been nudged away from their valid origins in the true morality. If public morals can be distorted into precepts which happen to favour the elites, then the elites can be relied upon to uphold them. Understanding our predicament requires appreciation that we are not dealing with a single phenomenon or a single group of people, but with an ecosystem of mutually supporting groups who trade between themselves in different forms of power. These forms of power are: money, civic and legislative power, the control of information, and moral standing. Unless the implicit power value of moral standing is appreciated, the overall ecosystem cannot be understood. But the ecosystem forms the Woke Industrial Complex (a term coined by Vivek Ramaswamy). However, the confected morality manufactured by the Destructivists is false, which is why this mutually self-supporting ecosystem of traded power is wreaking cultural destruction as it pumps ever more power to the triumvirate of power groups which are its higher socio-political animals. Identity Politics and allied moral corruptions are providing the perfect moral smokescreens behind which authoritarianism is advancing, which is why these issues are so very pressing.

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A scholarly edition of works by William Collins. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.