Las tres hermanas, es una obra de teatro, la cual yo encontré muy aburrida y sin sentido, únicamente avanza y avanza la historia y no se ve ningún cambio, por lo que el desarrollo es lento. Realmente no me agradó ya que hay muchos personajes quienes me parecieron innecesarios y no encontré el tema principal de la historia.

Concluyendo un poco de lo anterior, podríamos considerar que esta obra es de género Pieza ya que las acciones de la misma son de tono serio ya que los temas a tratar son: la muerte, incendios, política, amor, los cuales son vistos y tratados desde un punto de vista muy formal por los personajes.

Las hermanas toman conciencia de sus cualidades y defectos al hablar de sus empleos, sus vidas amorosas etc., (aunque en su mayoría sean defectos) pero como es característico del género pieza, éstas no resuelven su situación, y quedan deseando irse a Moscú sin resultado alguno.

Yo en lo personal no encontré el tema principal de la obra, lo único que me pareció interesante es ver y conocer un poco de las tradiciones y costumbres de Rusia a principios de siglo.

Even though this play seems boring and does not seem to have much of a plot, as one reviewer commented, Chekhov intended it this way. There is much more to the play that the lack of plot. Personally, at first, I thought that the play was pointless and boring; however, a more detailed analysis in my English class changed my mind. Chekhov has more to transmit that just the actions.

I ordered this book August 28, 1998, it arrived well over four years later (publishing date delayed). Well, the publishing date should have been delayed even more.

There is not a single color photo in this book, a homely object without even a colored dust jacket to adorn it. It is a disappointment and incredible irritation to receive an art reference book without colored photographs.

The grainy black and white photos that illustrate (without color) harpsichord decoration are poor quality reproductions and many exist in clearer form (and color) in other reference books.

So few books are published on the harpsichord topic, it was a tragedy for the publisher to waste this opportunity. Anyone interested in this topic would have gladly paid the premium for color photographs.

This Historical Harpsichord, Volume 4 provides the reader with a scholarly, meticulous, detailed look at the evolution of this remarkable stringed instrument. Individual chapters are divided by nation, addressing different styles of harpsichord and how they were used in Italy, Southern Netherlands, France, Germany, and England. An extensive inlay of black-and-white photographs feature both lavishly painted instruments and works of classical art that featured harpsichords. Of special interest is "A Fable Deconstructed: The 1770 Taskin at Yale" by Richard Rephann. Enhanced with illustrations, a bibliography, a list of the illustrated instruments and their locations, The Historical Harpsichord is strongly recommended as a thorough, factual, and fascinating history. Also highly recommended for in-depth scholars of the harpsichord are the early volumes in this seminal series: Reconstructing The Harpsichord (0918728290); The Metallurgy of 17th- And 18th-Century Music Wire (0918728541), and Bartolomeo Cristofori as Harpsichord Maker (0945192262).

Page seven. The introduction. "...I must warn the reader not to expect much from this book." I count the book as a nice addition to my library but more for historical purposes. Page 62: "The trouble with harnesses is that they are a bother and are superfluous most of the time." Same page: "The problem with helmets is they are a bother." The book provides a bit of insight in to the world of climbing before Black Diamond and Petzl. The photos are full of homemade gear and climbing with laid rope. For technical content go with "The Freedom of the Hills" by the mountaineers. This book, once again, is more for historical reference in this day and age.

Sheridan Anderson's "Baron Von Mabel's Backpacking" is a 104-page paperback comic book with black and white drawings, no color. The book is humorous - a good book for 4th through 8th grade boys and girls. The book is also eclectic - a cross between an early edition of the Boy Scout Handbook and Backpacker magazine in the late 60's. It covers the basics of camping and backpacking in a light-hearted way - competent camping skills, no mis-tied knots. However, some advice like doing laundry in a stream without soap (p. 13) are too high-impact for what we teach today. The book has a lot on primitive equipment and methods, wool blanket beds, grass filled pillows, tarps, improvisational skills like cutting bowls off of metal teaspoons to make fishing lures (assuming you have a metal teaspoon). By adult standards, the coverage of some topics is poor (bear bagging (p.74), land navigation (pp. 60-66)), or absent altogether (wilderness permits). There is no coverage of modern lightweight gear or Leave No Trace skills. It is a fun book nonetheless, and perhaps best suited to Scouts on a budget. For older boys and girls (9th grade and up), seeking a more modern and complete coverage of the subject, I'd recommend Karen Berger's "Hiking & Backpacking," and for adults, I'd recommend either Chris Townsend's "The Backpacker's Handbook," which covers backpacking gear, or John Hart's "Walking Softly in the Wilderness," 3rd edition, one of my favorites.

I expected more from this book...the information covered is limited to basically photographs of gargoyles ( which are nice
to look at). However: there isn't even dates on many of the photographs because the authors stated it wasn't neccessary; the photographs are dislayed in confusing order;and some of the nicer photographs are restricted to the book cover only....The classification of gargoyles into types is the best thing this book had to offer . However the types of gargoyles is something you can gather yourself from looking at the photos... explanations of types of gargoyles and thier metaphorical or historical contexts was very dissapointing. Case in point if you're looking for a professional, scholarly, or informational account of gargoyles, this book will dissapoint you. If you are adept with reading between the meager lines and gathering your own thoughts and concepts from the photographs you can get something from this book. The book mainly offers some photographs with subjective commentary.I'm a gargoyle fan..and am glad to have a new book in my collection...so I didn't regret spending the money even though I was disappointed.

After reading and enjoying a number of Le Fanu's ghost stories, I discovered that he has considerable skill in handling longer narratives as well. Because of some let-down in the last two or three chapters, I give Guy Deverell three stars.

The main characters include Sir Jekyl Marlowe, a womanizing baronet; Monsieur Varbarriere/Herbert Strangways, his archenemy and ultimately his nemesis; Lady Alice Redcliffe, Sir Jekyl's mother-in-law and chief critic; Guy Strangways/Deverell, Lady Alice's grandson, the true heir to one of Sir Jekyl's country houses and the living facsimile of the Guy Deverell Sir Jekyl killed in an unfairly-fought duel many years before; Beatrix, Sir Jekyl's daughter; Lady Jane Lennox, Sir Jekyl's lover, the beautiful wife of an elderly general; house party guests, servants, lawyers, doctors, innkeepers and their lackeys...

The plot revolves around Varbarriere's efforts to work his revenge on Sir Jekyl by putting forward his nephew's claim to property rightly his, involving deeds stolen from Lady Alice's son, an older Guy Deverell, many years before, the theft occurring in "the Green Room," a chamber Sir Jekyl's father added onto the family house with secret doors and passages attached for the sake of his own amorous trysting long ago. Sir Harry's son, we learn, uses its special features in the same way his old Dad did, currently with Lady Jane Lennox.

Le Fanu sets the story in the context of an October house party, lasting for weeks, with guests coming and going and coming back, some of the guests major figures--Varbarriere and the Lennoxes--others, like Captain Drayton, the Blunket family and others added to the canvas for contrast or humor. Le Fanu has the knack of unfolding character through dialogue, and even relatively flat characters stick in a reader's mind thanks to conversations he records between them or with the majors.

I particularly appreciated the way Le Fanu deepened each of the main characters. None of them is a flat, stock-Gothic figure--Varbarriere occasionally ponders whether to renounce his revenge, Sir Jekyl gradually comes to repentance, albeit too late, for how he wronged the elder Guy Deverell and the women in his life, Lady Jane eventually 'gets religion:' not what one expects in a Victorian Gothic. Nor is Le Fanu's mildly ironic narrative voice what I had expected to find--he writes very consciously, a detached and poised practitioner of his art.

I would recommend seeking Guy Deverell out to anyone interested in reading more by the vast number of authors who were not themselves first-rate general novelists, but provided the reading public of their generation solid, dependable entertainment which still has power to amuse and divert readers in the 21st century.

The edition I own is the Dover Press reprint of the 1866 Bentley edition, ISBN 0-486-24618-3. Dover's reprint was published in paperback in 1984.

I can writter in english on a liitter .I had never red this book .It is my first time to enter Amazon.I work in the field of publish in China .But I think the author adopted a good item, and I want to read this book at the first glance.

This is a short and interesting book in which varying people share 1-2 page accounts of events in their lives--big or small--for which they attribute a positive outcome to the Blessed Virgin. Put together, the book reminds us that Mary is with us always, both in good times and bad times.

Recommend this book as a reference for anyone planning to master plan, develop, design or construct a golf course facility and clubhouse. It should be noted that most of the financial data referred to in the book is outdated, as are some of the examples. The checklists and planning guidelines are still appropriate and well done. It may be time for the NGF to put out an updated fourth edition, with updated cost data, recommendations for municipalities, and current designs as well as a reflection of current building code and ADA trends. A price reduction wouldn't hurt...

Although well researched by P. Petitfils, this biography suffers from an absolutely atrocious translation. Obviously, Alan Sheridan does not know idiomatic English and is a lousy translator. He has translated literally from the French and it is most painful to read, in spite of a fascinating subject.