William Paley
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A novel set in the Downs of southern England where a picturesque village, far from modernity, has declined into obscurity. The lives of several residents, some poor, some affluent, but all with aspirations, are portrayed. They have love and the dilemmas it poses, ambitions thwarted by poverty, and the psychological disturbance of self-repression. But they also have the determination to stumble onward in hope of fulfilling their dreams.
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Several couples are burdened by the consequence of decisions made several years ago but are each presented with a choice that could correct the mistakes of the past and redirect their futures. The intervening times present new considerations that demand persuasion and concessions before the participants are enabled to restore close relationships and to regain the happiness of former times: lovers have drifted apart into lives that proved unrewarding;...
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A highly intelligent, mature family man is blackmailed by a petty crook seeking access to secret information in The Department, a government institute for combatting international crime, but he deflects attention onto a younger colleague.
A famous film actress attempts to combat the blackmailer's remorseless persecution of his sister whom he has recruited in order to distract the younger man from his involvement in drug and counterfeit shipments....
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One of the most famous works of 18th century British Christian apologist, philosopher, and utilitarian William Paley. 'Evidences' was for many decades part of the Cambridge examination syllabus. Charles Darwin famously studied the book, and was delighted by Paley's language and logic.
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These poems address their subjects through a Romantic lens unconstrained by formality but always with a human dimension and relevance to modern times. They are mostly rhymed, either strictly or sparsely, and some are lengthy enough to tell a story. Some poems are wistful or melancholic in nature, others address the beauty of life, light and darkness and tragedy or despair but do not omit the expressions of love and desire more eloquently expressed...
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Childhood friends, Hugo and Laura, meet again as adults amid the merger of Laura's company with a larger rival that has engaged a rapacious financier for the project. In addition to exploiting the merger for himself, the financier, as a master of financial manipulation, encourages others unknowingly to assist him in his pursuit of millions. He harbours the secret intention of seizing the redevelopment site value and lusts after Laura. Big business...