Danell Jones

In a world dominated by the British Empire, and at a time when many Europeans considered black people inferior, Sierra Leonean writer A. B. C. Merriman-Labor claimed his right to describe the world as he found it. He looked at the Empire's great capital and laughed. In this first biography of Merriman-Labor, Danell Jones describes the tragic spiral that pulled him down the social ladder from writer and barrister to munitions worker, from witty observer of the social order to patient in a state-run hospital for the poor. In restoring this extraordinary man to the pantheon of African observers of colonialism, she opens a window onto racial attitudes in Edwardian London. An African in Imperial London is a rich portrait of a great metropolis, writhing its way into a new century of appalling social inequity, world-transforming inventions, and unprecedented demands for civil rights.

The Indomitable Life of A.B.C. Merriman-Labor

An African in Imperial London

Virginia Woolf'tan<br>yazarlik Dersleri

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Der VirginiaWoolf Writers' Workshop

This practical reference motivates and inspires writers to embrace their personal vision through the thoughts and words of one of the foremost literary figures of the 20th century.

Seven Lessons to Inspire Great Writing

The Virginia Woolf Writers' Workshop

In February 1910, the young woman who would become Virginia Woolf played the most famous practical joke in British military history. Blackening her face and masquerading as an African prince, with friends she conned her way onto the Dreadnought, the Empire’s best battleship. The stunt made headlines around the world for weeks, embarrassed the Royal Navy, and provoked heated discussions in parliament. But who was the ‘girl prince’ unidentified in public debate at the time, and what was she doing there? The Girl Prince intertwines three fascinating stories: a scandalous prank and its afterlife; Woolf’s ideas about race and empire; and the true Black experience in Britain, from real princes to Caribbean writers and South African activists. Woolf’s social circle was almost exclusively white, but Black lives edged and echoed hers within the rich fabric of national culture, including in response to the hoax. Using letters, diaries, reporting and newly discovered archives, Danell Jones describes an extraordinary chain of events, exploring how and why this future revolutionary novelist joined in a bigoted blackface prank, and probing what it tells us—about Woolf’s Britain and Woolf’s work. This is a tantalisingly fresh take on an iconic writer and her deeply problematic stunt.

Virginia Woolf, Race and the Dreadnought Hoax

The Girl Prince

Ünlü İngiliz yazar Virginia Woolf’un yazarlık ve yazma sanatı üzerine düşüncelerinden esinlenerek bir atölye kurgulayan Danell Jones, yedi önemli başlıkta, yazarlık için heyecan taşıyanlara yol gösterecek bir rehber sunuyor. Yazar adaylarına disiplinli olmayı öğütleyerek onları motive ediyor. Her bölümün sonunda Woolf’un kendi yazı alıştırmalarından seçtiği örneklerle tavsiyelerini destekliyor. Virginia Woolf’un günlükleri, kurgusal metinleri ve denemelerinden özel alıntılarla, incelikle kurgulanan eser, Woolf’u gerçek bir sınıfta, ders anlatırken hayal etme fırsatı sunuyor okura. Dünya edebiyatına yön vermiş bir kalemin izinde; yazmak ve yaratmak üzerine yol gösteren Virginia Woolf’tan Yazarlık Dersleri, gözden geçirilmiş yeni baskısıyla “kendine ait bir oda”nın kapısını aralıyor.

Virginia Woolf'tan Yazarlık Dersleri

Draws on Woolf's essays, lectures, correspondence, and fictional works to present practical advice on and insights into the entire writing process, accompanied by hands-on exercises for both novice and experienced writers that emphasize the importance of reading, understanding the value of experimentation, how to use a journal for inspiration, and more. Reprint. 17,500 first printing.

In this brilliantly imagined book, author Danell Jones mines the diaries, essays, correspondence, and fiction of a literary legend to create an unforgettable master class in the art of writing. Using Virginia Woolf’s own words, this inspiring, instructive, and entertaining guide will delight fans, students, and teachers alike—and at last give Woolf a classroom of her own. Imagine what it might be like if Virginia Woolf were teaching a writers’ workshop. What would she say? What elements of her own experience would writers today find valuable? Now one need only to look within these pages to delight in her magic. For here, perched at the podium of a classroom, Woolf is ready to discuss the advice for writers that she scattered throughout her work. From nurturing ideas and dealing with self-doubt to creating a completed work and getting published, here is a wellspring of practical advice, invaluable insights on the creative life, and dozens of “writing sparks”— exercises for writers of all levels— inspired by Woolf’s most well-known works. Take your seat in class as she shares her wisdom, wit, and expertise on a range of matters, including: •The value of experimentation •How to use a journal for inspiration •The importance of reading, walking, and practicing •Methods for learning from great writers Also provided are recommendations for further reading as well as the original sources of all of Woolf’s quotes For deeper exploration. Let Woolf’s utterly unique vision guide you to your own distinct voice at the same time that you deepen your appreciation and knowledge of her as a revolutionary writer and thinker.

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