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Spanning nine generations and 220 years, CLANCARTY unveils the fascinating history of the Earls of Clancarty, from their life at Garbally House, County Galway, to their eventual retreat to England. This meticulously researched account brings to life the triumphs, scandals, and struggles of the Irish Ascendancy Trench family.Meet an array of captivating characters: - Billy the colonel who faced death at the hands of French invaders- Richard, the diplomat whose misstep with the King of the Netherlands cost him his ambassadorship- William, the kindly landlord juggling care for his tenants and ingrained prejudices- Richard the autocrat who disinherited his son and heir- Freddie, whose passion for a beautiful showgirl cost him dearly- Killy the recluse who drank too much- Greville, the shrewd property dealer who accumulated a tidy pile- Brinsley, the reformed Nazi sympathizer who had tea with Adolf Hitler and later became a world authority on UFOs- Nick, the artist-socialist with radical ideas for reforming the House of LordsThe lives of the Countesses, though less documented, provide a compelling counterpoint: From the diligent Harriet and the beautiful Belle to the angry Adeliza, long-suffering Cora and the extroverted Betty, these women played crucial roles in shaping the family's destiny.Tracing their lineage to Frederic de la Tranche, a Huguenot exile in the late 1500s, the Trenches built an empire in Ireland over two centuries. As servants of the Establishment, they were rewarded with peerages and lucrative appointments. However, their descendants were unable to adapt to Ireland's changing landscape in the late 19th century, opportunities were missed and resources squandered.From research in family memoirs, correspondence, archives and historical writings CLANCARTY offers an intimate look at the rise and decline of an aristocratic dynasty. As the family retreated to a quieter but less influential life in England, one question lingers: Was this fate inevitable, or could history have unfolded differently?CLANCARTY is not only a family chronicle; it's a microcosm of Irish history, exploring themes of power, adaptation, and the changing face of aristocracy in the modern world.

Pearson English Active Readers present stories carefully written and graded across five levels for teachers of English who want to activate their students’ language through reading, . From original stories, classic and contemporary fiction, to film adaptations and nonfiction titles, an integrated skills approach consolidates vocabulary and develops language skills while learners experience the joy of reading. Find out more at english.com/readers

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Pearson English Readers bring language learning to life through the joy of reading. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners a huge range of titles, all featuring carefully graded language to make them accessible to learners of all abilities. Through the imagination of some of the world’s greatest authors, the English language comes to life in pages of our Readers. Students have the pleasure and satisfaction of reading these stories in English, and at the same time develop a broader vocabulary, greater comprehension and reading fluency, improved grammar, and greater confidence and ability to express themselves. Find out more at english.com/readers

Racing was a men's sport - and then came the women. Danica Patrick is from the United States. Mika Duno is Venezuelan. Laleh Seddigh is from Iran. They race with men and they are winners. Read their stories.

A Deed is a governmental conveyance, a power asserted by the written, for, as William Carlos Williams wrote to Robert Creeley: ""the government can never be more than the government of the words."" The question of ownership, of the words with which we define ourselves and each other, and of whose and what claims are legitimate is much at issue in Rod Smith's ""Deed"", a lyric, ambitious, rebellious work thoroughly grounded in the New American tradition of poets such as John Ashbery, Allen Ginsberg, and Charles Olson. At the entrance to this collection stands an abode in the form of a long poem, ""The Good House,"" a comfortable, at times soothingly humorous place that is also a site of conflict. In ""The Spider Poems,"" the mythic spider, the maker of the alphabet, is a figure of fun and revelation. The third section of the book presents a series of shorter poems chosen for their stylistic variety. ""Deed"" ends with a nod to two masters, as Smith turns Jack Spicer's ""Homage to Creeley"" into a double homage with ""Homage to Homage to Creeley."" The gesture of choosing what one brings into one's house, what one decides to love, closes the book. ""Deed"" is about making as bequeathing, as celebration, and as impatience for the true democracy that is always yet to arrive. There is still joy inside and out, and by giving us ""Deed"", Rod Smith has captured that joy. In so doing, he tells us where we as a people, a politik, and a poetic are going.

With a mix of political commentary and lyricism in a range of forms, Touche evokes an adrenaline rush as the reader is swept up into Rod Smith's unique blend of humor. I am no I I slight I've taught myself to unwrite & then wreathed, saturate, blank the severed glinting worlds rebelieve or they all access overall not-so, a not-so lucid, a lucid one, the squirrels that I live there ^.^ ~ alright then, alright mr squirrel there, yep. Rod Smith edits the journal Aerial, publishes Edge Books, and manages Bridge Street Books in Washington, DC. Smith co-edited The Selected Letters of Robert Creeley, (University of California Press, 2014).

With a mix of political commentary and lyricism in a range of forms, Touche evokes an adrenaline rush as the reader is swept up into Rod Smith's unique blend of humor. I am no I I slight I've taught myself to unwrite & then wreathed, saturate, blank the severed glinting worlds rebelieve or they all access overall not-so, a not-so lucid, a lucid one, the squirrels that I live there ^.^ ~ alright then, alright mr squirrel there, yep. Rod Smith edits the journal Aerial, publishes Edge Books, and manages Bridge Street Books in Washington, DC. Smith co-edited The Selected Letters of Robert Creeley, (University of California Press, 2014).