"The Stepford Wives The Stepford Wives is a 1972 satirical thriller novel by Ira Levin. The story concerns Joanna Eberhart, a photographer and young mother who begins to suspect that the frighteningly submissive housewives in her new idyllic Connecticut neighborhood may be robots created by their husbands. The book has had two feature film adaptations, both using the same title as the novel: the 1975 version, and the 2004 remake. Edgar J. Scherick produced the 1975 version, as well as all three of the made-for-television sequels. Scherick was posthumously credited as producer on the 2004 remake. In a March 27,"
"Rosemary's Baby (novel) Rosemary's Baby is a 1967 horror novel by American writer Ira Levin, his second published book. It sold over 4 million copies, ""making it the top bestselling horror novel of the 1960s."" The commercial success of the novel helped launch a ""horror boom"", where horror fiction would achieve enormous commercial success. The book centers on Rosemary Woodhouse, a young woman who has just moved into the Bramford, an old Gothic Revival style New York City apartment building with her husband, Guy, a struggling actor. At the time Guy had only appeared in ""Luther"", ""Nobody Loves an Albatross"","
"Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, musician and travel writer. His most famous works are ""Treasure Island"", ""Kidnapped"", ""Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"", and ""A Child's Garden of Verses"". He was a literary celebrity during his lifetime, and now ranks as the 26th most translated author in the world. His works have been admired by many other writers, including Jorge Luis Borges, Bertolt Brecht, Marcel Proust, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, Cesare Pavese, Emilio Salgari, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Vladimir Nabokov, J."
"Rosemary's Baby (film) Rosemary's Baby is a 1968 American psychological horror film written and directed by Roman Polanski, based on ""Rosemary's Baby"" by Ira Levin. The cast features Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer, Maurice Evans, Ralph Bellamy, Angela Dorian, Clay Tanner, and, in his feature film debut, Charles Grodin. The film chronicles the story of a pregnant woman who suspects that an evil cult wants to take her baby for use in their rituals. ""Rosemary's Baby"" deals with themes related to paranoia, women's liberation, Christianity (Catholicism), and the occult. The film earned almost universal acclaim from film"
"Rosamond Marshall Rosamond Marshall was a 20th-century American novelist. She wrote historical romances for adult and youth readers during the 1940s and 50's, and two of her novels, ""Kitty"" and ""The Bixby Girls"", were made into motion pictures. Marshall was born Rosamond van der Zee on October 17, 1902 (or, possibly 1893), the daughter of Charles and Florence (née Tappan Botsford). Her first published novel in English, ""None But the Brave, A Story of Holland"" (1942), for young people, won the ""New York Herald Tribune"" Spring Book Award. The novel is set during the Netherlands' revolt against Spain in the"
"time between Southern California and her Vancouver Island, Canada farm. She died November 13, 1957. Published works by Rosamond Marshall Rosamond Marshall Rosamond Marshall was a 20th-century American novelist. She wrote historical romances for adult and youth readers during the 1940s and 50's, and two of her novels, ""Kitty"" and ""The Bixby Girls"", were made into motion pictures. Marshall was born Rosamond van der Zee on October 17, 1902 (or, possibly 1893), the daughter of Charles and Florence (née Tappan Botsford). Her first published novel in English, ""None But the Brave, A Story of Holland"" (1942), for young people, won"
"children – one of the major themes of this novel. Henriques married Rose Loewe in 1916, and they worked together throughout their marriage. Henriques died on 2 December 1961, aged 71. In 1966, Lady Rose Henriques published a biography of her husband, entitled ""Years in Stepney."" Basil Henriques Sir Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques (17 October 1890 – 2 December 1961) was a British philanthropist of Portuguese Jewish origins, concentrating his work in the East End of London during the first half of the 20th century. From a prominent Sephardic Jewish family, Henriques was educated at Harrow. He studied Modern History"
"Bernardo Guimarães Bernardo Joaquim da Silva Guimarães (; August 15, 1825 – March 10, 1884) was a Brazilian poet and novelist. He is the author of the famous romances ""A Escrava Isaura"" and ""O Seminarista"". He also introduced to Brazilian poetry the ""verso bestialógico"" (, roughly ""silly verse""), also referred to as ""pantagruélico"" (in a reference to Rabelais's character Pantagruel) — poems whose verses are very nonsensical, although very metrical. Under the ""verso bestialógico"", he wrote polemical erotic verses, such as ""O Elixir do Pajé"" (""The Witchdoctor's Elixir"") and ""A Origem do Mênstruo"" (""The Origin of Menstruation""). A non-erotic poem"
"William Levy (author) William Levy (born January 10, 1939), also known as the Talmudic Wizard of Amsterdam, is an American writer, editor and former radio personality, and the author of such works as ""The Virgin Sperm Dancer"", ""Wet Dreams"", ""Certain Radio Speeches of Ezra Pound"" and ""Natural Jewboy"". Before leaving the U.S. in the autumn of 1966 aboard the R.M.S Queen Mary, Mr. Levy attended the University of Maryland and Temple University and taught in the literature department at Shippensburg State College, in Pennsylvania. In the sixties and seventies, he was founder and chief-editor of many magazines such as: The"
"Helena Wells Helena Wells, later Whitford (1761?–1824) was an American-English novelist and writer at the end of the eighteenth century. Helena Wells was born in South Carolina between 1758 and 1765, the daughter of the printer and bookseller Robert (1727/8-1824) and Mary Wells, who had emigrated from Scotland in 1753. The title page of ""The Stepmother"" describes her as living in Charleston, South Carolina; she ""seems to have been a Loyalist who later served as a governess in London"". Robert became a successful bookbinder, bookseller, and then a printer for ""The South-Carolina and American General Gazette"" in 1758. Robert was"
"the local innkeeper's daughter. They were married in London on 1968. Shortly after they married, Polanski, with Tate at his side during a documentary film, described the demands of young movie viewers who he said always wanted to see something ""new"" and ""different"". Paramount studio head Robert Evans brought Polanski to America ostensibly to direct the film ""Downhill Racer"", but told Polanski that he really wanted to him to read the horror novel ""Rosemary's Baby"" by Ira Levin to see if a film could be made out of it. Polanski read it non-stop through the night and the following morning"
"Rosemary Wells Rosemary Wells (born January 29, 1943) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. She is well known for the ""Max & Ruby"" series, which follows the everyday adventures of sibling bunnies, curious three-year-old Max and bossy seven-year-old Ruby. Wells has also written ""Noisy Nora"" (1973), ""Yoko"" (1998), the ""Voyage to the Bunny Planet"" series, a Christmas book called ""Morris's Disappearing Bag"" (1975) and a collected book of illustrations of Rodgers and Hammerstein songs. She has also published ""Red Moon at Sharpsburg"" (2007), a historical novel featuring a young girl in the American Civil War. ""Otto Runs"
"George Borrow George Henry Borrow (5 July 1803 – 26 July 1881) was an English writer of novels and of travel books based on his own experiences in Europe. During his travels, he developed a close affinity with the Romani people of Europe, who figure prominently in his work. His best-known books are ""The Bible in Spain"", the autobiographical ""Lavengro"", and ""The Romany Rye"", about his time with the English ""Romanichal"" (Gypsies). Borrow was born at East Dereham, Norfolk, the son of Army recruiting officer, Thomas Borrow (1758–1824) and farmer's daughter, Ann Perfrement (1772–1858). His father, a lieutenant with the"
"reprinted by Bloomsbury in 2010. Sourcebooks Landmark released the latter two Miss Buncle books in the U.S. in 2012, followed in 2013 by ""The Young Clementina"" and ""The Two Mrs. Abbotts"". D. E. Stevenson Dorothy Emily Stevenson (1892–1973) was a best-selling Scottish author. She published more than 40 ""light romantic novels"" over a span of more than 40 years. Stevenson was born in Melville Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, on 18 November 1892. Her father was David Alan Stevenson, a lighthouse engineer and first cousin to author Robert Louis Stevenson; her mother Annie Roberts. A commemorative plaque marking the house where she"
"Novel. ""A Kiss Before Dying"" was turned into a movie twice, first in 1956 and again in 1991. Levin's best-known novel is ""Rosemary's Baby,"" a horror story of modern-day Satanism and other occultisms, set in Manhattan's Upper West Side. In 1968, it was made into a film starring Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes. Ruth Gordon won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance. Roman Polanski, who wrote and directed the film, was nominated for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. Levin said in 2002, ""I feel guilty that 'Rosemary's Baby' led to"
"year. Levin published a sequel to the novel, titled ""Son of Rosemary"" in 1997. Levin dedicated it to Mia Farrow. A made-for-TV movie sequel to the Polanski film, ""Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby"", was produced in 1976 but is unrelated to the book's sequel. Rosemary's Baby (novel) Rosemary's Baby is a 1967 horror novel by American writer Ira Levin, his second published book. It sold over 4 million copies, ""making it the top bestselling horror novel of the 1960s."" The commercial success of the novel helped launch a ""horror boom"", where horror fiction would achieve enormous commercial success. The"
"Rosemary's Baby (miniseries) Rosemary's Baby is a 2014 two-part, four-hour television miniseries adaptation of Ira Levin's best-selling horror novel of the same name. Zoe Saldana stars in the NBC production that is directed by Agnieszka Holland. Unlike earlier versions, it is set in Paris rather than New York. The work was not well received by critics, many of whom said that it was stretched to fill two two-hour timeslots. Although there are several notable changes, this miniseries is considered to be a fairly true updating of the original film adaptation. After suffering a miscarriage, Rosemary (Zoe Saldana) and Guy (Patrick"
"themes, the critic Antonio Candido described the books as a ""metaphysical novel"". It is often considered to be the Brazilian equivalent of James Joyce's ""Ulysses"". In a 2002 poll by the Bokklubben World Library, ""Grande Sertão: Veredas"" was named among the best 100 books of all time. Guimarães Rosa was born in Cordisburgo in the state of Minas Gerais, the first of six children of Florduardo Pinto Rosa (nicknamed ""seu Fulô"") and Francisca Guimarães Rosa (""Chiquitinha""). He was self-taught in many areas and studied several languages from childhood, starting with French before he was seven years old. He later recalled,"
"rest she left out, deciding that certain, more salacious aspects were better kept hidden. Among Gaskell's best known novels are ""Cranford"" (1851–53), ""North and South"" (1854–55), and ""Wives and Daughters"" (1865). Gaskell was born Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson on 29 September 1810 in Lindsey Row, Chelsea, London, at the house that is now 93 Cheyne Walk. She was the youngest of eight children; only she and her brother John survived infancy. Her father, William Stevenson, a Unitarian from Berwick-upon-Tweed, was minister at Failsworth, Lancashire, but resigned his orders on conscientious grounds; he moved to London in 1806 with the intention of"
"decided he wanted to write as well as direct it. He wrote the 272-page screenplay for the film in slightly longer than three weeks. The film, ""Rosemary's Baby"" (1968), was a box-office success and became his first Hollywood production, thereby establishing his reputation as a major commercial filmmaker. The film, a horror-thriller set in trendy Manhattan, is about Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow), a young housewife who is impregnated by the devil. Polanski's screenplay adaptation earned him a second Academy Award nomination. On 9 August 1969, while Polanski was working in London, his wife, Sharon Tate, and four other people were"
"Henrietta Branford Henrietta Diana Primrose Longstaff Branford(12 January 1946 – 23 April 1999) was an English author of children's books. Her greatest success was ""Fire, Bed and Bone"" (1997), a historical novel set during the English peasants' revolt of 1381. For that she won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, a once-in-a-lifetime book award judged by a panel of British children's writers, and she was a highly commended runner up for the Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject. Branford was born in India, and raised in an isolated part of New"
"Portugal Bernardino Machado, by whom he had a son , in 1930, who became the 60th Mayor of Lisbon (1977–1979). Aquilino Ribeiro Aquilino Gomes Ribeiro, (; 13 September 1885, Carregal de Tabosa, Sernancelhe – 27 May 1963, Lisbon), was a Portuguese writer and diplomat. He is generally considered to be one of the great Portuguese novelists of the 20th century. In 1960, he was nominated for the Nobel Literature Prize; having been nominated by the . Born the natural son of Joaquim Francisco Ribeiro, a priest, and Mariana do Rosário Gomes, he had three older siblings: Maria do Rosário, Melchior"
"a possible film based on the play. Potential actors associated with the project include Tilda Swinton and Rooney Mara. In the original Broadway production in 1973, Eileen Heckart played the Woman, Arthur Kennedy played the Man, Regina Baff played the Girl, and Kipp Osborne played the Young Man. Veronica's Room (play) Veronica's Room is a theatrical play by Ira Levin (an author best known for ""Rosemary's Baby""), originally mounted in 1973. Because identifying the characters by name would spoil the plot of the play for audience members, printed programs normally identify the four characters as Woman, Man, Girl, and Young"
"before Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. The book reached #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list (Non-Fiction) on October 21, 1962, where it stayed for one week, being replaced by Rachel Carson's ""Silent Spring"" on October 28. In the Steinbeck novel ""The Pastures of Heaven"", one of the characters regards Robert Louis Stevenson's ""Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes"" as one of the single greatest works of English literature and eventually names his infant son Robert Louis. Later on, Steinbeck and his wife Elaine were inspired by Stevenson in choosing the title ""Travels with"
"it has been run by his daughter Sylvia Beach Whitman, named after Beach. Sylvia Beach Sylvia Beach (March 14, 1887 – October 5, 1962), born Nancy Woodbridge Beach, was an American-born bookseller and publisher who lived most of her life in Paris, where she was one of the leading expatriate figures between World War I and II. She is known for her Paris bookstore, Shakespeare and Company, where she published James Joyce's controversial book, ""Ulysses"" (1922), and encouraged the publication and sold copies of Hemingway's first book, ""Three Stories and Ten Poems"" (1923). Beach was born in her father's parsonage"
"failure. American actor James Newman is her great-nephew. Elisabeth Beresford Elisabeth ""Liza"" Beresford, MBE (; 6 August 1926 – 24 December 2010) was a British author of children's books, best known for creating The Wombles. Born into a family with many literary connections, she worked as a journalist but struggled for success until she created the Wombles in the late 1960s. The strong theme of recycling was particularly notable, and the Wombles became very popular with children across the world. While Beresford produced many other literary works, the Wombles remained her best-known creation. Beresford was born on 6 August 1926"
"published after the 1950s are without a doubt already inside the canon of Brazilian literature: Clarice Lispector, whose existentialist novels and short stories are filled with stream-of-consciousness and epiphanies, and João Guimarães Rosa, whose experimental language has changed the face of Brazilian literature forever. His novel """" has been compared to James Joyce's ""Ulysses"" or Alfred Döblin's ""Berlin Alexanderplatz"" and featured in the Bokklubben World Library list of 100 best novels of all time. João Guimarães Rosa is considered by many to be the greatest Brazilian writer. Following the wake of conservative subjectivism inaugurated by the militantly Catholic novelists-cum-polemicists Octavio"
"Noel Streatfeild Mary Noel Streatfeild OBE (24 December 1895 –11 September 1986), was an English author, best known for children's books including the ""Shoes"" books, which were not a series. Random House, the U.S. publisher of the 1936 novel ""Ballet Shoes"" (1936), published some of Streatfeild's subsequent children's books using the word ""Shoes"" in their titles, to capitalize on the popularity of Ballet Shoes; thus ""Circus Shoes"" (originally called ""The Circus is Coming""), ""Party Shoes"" (originally called ""Party Frock""), ""Skating Shoes"" (originally called ""White Boots"") and many more. She won the third annual Carnegie Medal for ""Circus Shoes"". She was"
"Edward Stratemeyer Edward L. Stratemeyer (October 4, 1862 – May 10, 1930) was an American publisher and writer of children's fiction. He was one of the most prolific writers in the world, producing in excess of 1,300 books himself, selling in excess of 500 million copies. He also created many well-known fictional book series for juveniles, including The Rover Boys, The Bobbsey Twins, Tom Swift, The Hardy Boys, and Nancy Drew series, many of which sold millions of copies and are still in publication today. On Stratemeyer's legacy, ""Fortune"" wrote: ""As oil had its Rockefeller, literature had its Stratemeyer."" Stratemeyer"
"Rosamund Marriott Watson Rosamund (Ball) Marriott Watson (1860–1911) was an English poet, nature writer and critic, who early in her career wrote under the pseudonyms of Graham R. Tomson and Rushworth (or R.) Armytage. She was a follower of Alfred Lord Tennyson and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, but by no means a derivative one. Rosamund Ball, known as Rose, was born in London on 6 October 1860, the fifth child of Benjamin Williams Ball, an accountant and amateur poet, and Sylvia (Good) Ball. Her older brother Wilfrid Ball became a painter of landscapes and marine subjects who helped introduce her to"
"Marriott Watson. Rosamund Marriott Watson Rosamund (Ball) Marriott Watson (1860–1911) was an English poet, nature writer and critic, who early in her career wrote under the pseudonyms of Graham R. Tomson and Rushworth (or R.) Armytage. She was a follower of Alfred Lord Tennyson and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, but by no means a derivative one. Rosamund Ball, known as Rose, was born in London on 6 October 1860, the fifth child of Benjamin Williams Ball, an accountant and amateur poet, and Sylvia (Good) Ball. Her older brother Wilfrid Ball became a painter of landscapes and marine subjects who helped introduce"
"""Academia Paulista de Letras"". Francisco Marins Francisco Marins, (November 23, 1922 - April 10, 2016) was a Brazilian writer. He was the author of a series of books for children , ,about the Taquara-Póca farm. Marins also writes historic novels set in the colonial Brazilian hinterland. He was born in Pratânia, Estado de São Paulo, which was at the time part of Botucatu. Marins has sold more than 5,000,000 books, which have been translated into fifteen languages, and is the only Brazilian writer in the European collection ""Delphin"", that features classics of children's literature around the world. Francisco Marins is"
"Rosemary Manning Rosemary Joy Manning (b. Weymouth, Dorset 9 December 1911 – 5 April 1988, Tunbridge Wells) was a British author of both adult and children's books. Her best-known novel is ""The Chinese Garden"", considered by some to be an important lesbian book. She was also well known for her popular ""Dragon"" children's series. She was also known by the pseudonyms Sarah Davys and Mary Voyle. Manning was born in 1911 to Thomas and Mary in Weymouth. Her father was a doctor but he had to resign following a scandal. Manning was sent to a boarding school in Devon; her"