Charles Chaplin

Born into a theatrical family, Chaplin's father died of drink while his mother, unable to bear the poverty, suffered from bouts of insanity, Chaplin embarked on a film-making career which won him immeasurable success, as well as intense controversy. His extraordinary autobiography was first published in 1964 and was written almost entirely without reference to documentation - simply as an astonishing feat of memory by a 75 year old man. It is an incomparably vivid reconstruction of a poor London childhood, the music hall and then his prodigious life in the movies.

My Autobiography

Enno. Patalas

Die Geschichte meines Lebens.

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Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (popularly known as Fanny Hill) is an erotic novel by John Cleland first published in England in 1748. Written while the author was in debtors' prison in London, it is considered "the first original English prose pornography, and the first pornography to use the form of the novel." One of the most prosecuted and banned books in history, it has become a synonym for obscenity. The book is written as a series of letters from Frances "Fanny" Hill to an unknown woman, with Fanny justifying her life-choices to this individual. At the beginning of her tale, Fanny Hill is a young girl living in a small village near Liverpool. Shortly after she turns 15, both her parents die. Fanny hopes to find work as a maid, and is hired by Mrs. Brown, a woman she believes to be a wealthy lady. Mrs. Brown is in fact a madam and intends the innocent Fanny to work for her as a prostitute.

Fanny Hill, Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (Annotated)

In Viata mea acum tradusa integral in Romania cititorul va descoperi o poveste nu doar cu lumini ci si cu multe umbre: de la copilaria petrecuta intr-o saracie lucie la pretul celebritatii. Document inestimabil al unui destin personal si al istoriei artelor cartea lui Chaplin geniu al cinematografiei este totodata cartea unei epoci stralucit evocate. „Asa era Londra copilariei mele Londra toanelor si a diminetilor mele: imi amintesc Lambeth in zilele de primavara; imi amintesc lucruri si incidente marunte; imi amintesc o calatorie impreuna cu mama sus in vehiculul tras de cai incercand sa atingem tufele de liliac pe langa care treceam; imi amintesc nenumaratele bilete de transport colorate portocalii albastre roz si verzi care se imprastiau pe trotuar cand tramvaiele se opreau; imi amintesc de floraresele rubiconde de la coltul podului Westminster facand vesele boutonnières cu degetele lor indemanatice manevrand brocartul si feriga tremuratoare. Imi amintesc de mirosul umed de la trandafirii proaspat stropiti (...) Din astfel de lucruri marunte cred ca s-a nascut sufletul meu.“ Charles Chaplin "

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