Mike Manley Apps
Gaspar Ruiz 1.0
General Santierra, fellow San Martin,liberator of Peru and Chile, tells the story of Gaspar Ruiz,unfortunate hero, tossed between Republicans and Royalistscamps.Gaspar Ruiz was written after Nostromo in 1904–5; published in TheStrand Magazine, in 1906, and collected in A Set of Six, 1908 (UK),1915 (US).This story was the only piece of Conrad’s fiction everadapted by the author for cinema, as Gaspar the Strong Man,1920.
Paradise Lost by John Milton 2.0
Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank versebythe 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608-1674). Itwasoriginally published in 1667 in ten books, with a total of overtenthousand individual lines of verse. A second edition followedin1674, changed into twelve books. It is considered by critics tobeMilton's "major work"The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man:thetemptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan andtheirexpulsion from the Garden of Eden;This edition is based on the twelve books of the 1860Collieredition with 50 plates by Gustave Doré and an introductiontoParadise Lost by Robert Vaughan, D.D. and includes anabridgedbiography of Gustave Doré,Robert Vaughan, D.D"-"The general impression concerning Shakespeare is that he wasaman little influenced by the love of fame; and little interestedinthe struggle relating to civil and religious liberty whichwasbecoming daily stronger in his time and was soon to bring onacivil war. In these respects Milton was another man. Hisreverencefor humanity in its higher forms, made him desire to havea placein its memory, and in its great heart in the time to come.In thissense he was ambitious, and made no secret of being so;while inregard to freedom generally, such was his estimate of itstendencyto develop and ennoble manhood, that to secure itsinfluence to hiscountry, he may be said to have placed his masterpassion his loveof poetry in abeyance for half a lifetime, andduring thatinterval, not only to have brought himself to blindnessin itscause, but to have exposed himself to the utmost hazard.His convictions, as a Christian and a patriot, wereenlightened,serious, and deeply seated. Men of his order must liveto greatmoral and religions ends. Shakespeare, in his vocation, wasalwaysa man of comparative purity, more so in his later years; buthecould make vice furnish amusement as Milton never could.Theforbidden, whether in the shape of levity or malignity, isalwayspresented by our epic poet in its true colours, and neverfails ofits reward. It is something to be able to say of thegreatest ofour bards, that he was one of the best of men. Thefruits of hisgenius, accordingly, may well find their homo in thepuresthouseholds.What the genius of Milton was the intelligence of his countryhasat length fairly recognised. In his day the Bible was regardedas atreasure which had been lost and found. Not more thanthreegenerations had passed since it had been rescued from themostguarded secrecy, and made to be a home possession with ourpeople.Great was the value attached to it: simple, earnest, andunshakenwas the faith reposed in it. "
Dante Alighieri The Inferno 1.0
The Divine Comedy (Italian: Divina Commedia)isan epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between c. 1308 andhisdeath in 1321. It is widely considered the preeminent workofItalian literature,and is seen as one of the greatest worksofworld literature.The poem’s imaginative and allegorical visionofthe afterlife is a culmination of the medieval world-view as ithaddeveloped in the Western Church. It helped establish theTuscandialect, in which it is written, as the standardizedItalianlanguage. It is divided into three parts: Inferno,Purgatorio, andParadiso.This book has been created to emphasise GustaveDoré’sillustrations rather than Dante Alighieri’s DivineComedy.Not all Cantos are included in this book; and those Cantos thatareincluded; are solely to accompany the works of theillustratorGustave Doré.The Divine Comedy is in three parts, commonly referred toasHell, Purgatory and Paradise. Each of these has been reproducedasan ‘App’ in various formats.Designed in PORTRAIT mode; TURN off screen auto rotation andviewin PORTRAIT MODE.This app is free.This app has been tested on Samsung- Amicroe and HP slatetablets7inch to 10 inch and Samsung Duos telephones.Mike Manley c 2013The next two flip book apps in this series ( ParadiseandPurgatory) will be added soon
The Divine Comedy 3
The Divine Comedy (Italian: Divina Commedia)isan epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between c. 1308 andhisdeath in 1321. It is widely considered the pre-eminent workofItalian literature,and is seen as one of the greatest worksofworld literature.The poem’s imaginative and allegorical visionofthe afterlife is a culmination of the medieval world-view as ithaddeveloped in the Western Church. It helped establish theTuscandialect, in which it is written, as the standardisedItalianlanguage. It is divided into three parts: Inferno,Purgatorio, andParadiso.Fully re-edited by Mike Manley © 2013 for the modernreader.Thisis not a scanned copy and is fully searchable &editable withhigh quality illustrations and flowing text.This bookhas beendesigned in Portrait mode and is best read in thatformat.Somedevices may need screen auto-rotation turned off for theapp towork properly.This book has been abridged ( shortened ) butallCantos are included, with Arguments and originaletchings/plates.Two abridged biographies are included: Dante andDoré, for thosenot familiar with either.As this book has been compiled from freely availablePublicDomain and Copyright free material, this book has no chargesorfees attached and is freely downloadable and free to share forallAndroid users.Sincerely Mike Manley October 2013.
Rime of the Ancient Mariner 1.0
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (originallyTheRime of the Ancient Mariner) is the longest major poem bytheEnglish poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, written in 1797–98andpublished in 1798 in the first edition of Lyrical Ballads.he Rime of the Ancient Mariner relates the experiences ofasailor who has returned from a long sea voyage. The mariner stopsaman who is on the way to a wedding ceremony and begins to narrateastory. The wedding-guest's reaction turns from bemusementtoimpatience to fear to fascination as the mariner'sstoryprogresses, as can be seen in the language style: Coleridgeusesnarrative techniques such as personification and repetitiontocreate a sense of danger, the supernatural, or serenity,dependingon the mood in different parts of the poem.The mariner's tale begins with his ship departing on itsjourney.Despite initial good fortune, the ship is driven south bya stormand eventually reaches Antarctica. An albatross appears andleadsthem out of the Antarctic, but even as the albatross ispraised bythe ship's crew, the mariner shoots the bird ("with mycross-bow / Ishot the albatross"). The crew is angry with themariner, believingthe albatross brought the south wind that ledthem out of theAntarctic. However, the sailors change their mindswhen the weatherbecomes warmer and the mist disappears ("'Twasright, said they,such birds to slay / that bring the fog andmist"). However, theymade a grave mistake in supporting thiscrime, as it arouses thewrath of spirits who then pursue the ship"from the land of mist andsnow"; the south wind that had initiallyled them from the land ofice now sends the ship into unchartedwaters, where it isbecalmed.Wikipedia
