10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCHOOLMARMISH»
Discover the use of
schoolmarmish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
schoolmarmish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Rancher, the Baby & the Nanny (Mills & Boon Desire)
“All right, Wyatt Sawyer, you want me to wear something that isn't schoolmarmish,
” she told her reflection in the full-length mirror. She had bought black lace
underwear, which she stepped into. Then she pulled on a black dinner dress.
2
Her Favourite Rival (Mills & Boon Superromance)
She wasn't schoolmarmish, though. He'd seen her at the office Christmas party,
laughing and dancing and enjoying herself. She was fun, when she let her hair
down. Fun and more than a little sexy. Okay, definitely time for coffee. He made a
...
3
Harlequin Superromance September 2013 - Bundle 1 of 2: Her ...
She wasn't schoolmarmish, though. He'd seen her at the office Christmas party,
laughing and dancing and enjoying herself. She was fun, when she let her hair
down. Fun and more than a little sexy. Okay, definitely time for coffee. He made a
...
Sarah Mayberry, Anna Sugden, Sharon Hartley, 2013
But as it becomes clear that Anna will not be a normal child, the book circles questions of responsibility, potential, even age, with Margaret Drabble’s characteristic intelligence, sympathy, and wit.
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Inscrutable houses: metaphors of the body in the poems of ...
The tone is schoolmarmish, the question rhetorical in the motherly vein of "Are
you going to stop that?" or "Do I have to tell you again?" or "You certainly didn't
believe that, did you?" However, the question delves deeper, undercuts and ...
6
Nietzsche: Life as Literature
Nietzsche is an author, a public figure, and all his writings are relevant to his interpretation.
7
Breaking the Rules: Last-Ditch Tactics for Landing the Man ...
Offers tongue in cheek suggestions on dating, relationships with men, and ways to find a husband
Laura Banks, Janette Barber, 1997
8
Hollywood's Tennessee: The Williams Films and Postwar America
... thereby forced to yield up inner truths: in this case, not only the transgressive,
irresistible power of sexual appetite that Blanche admits to, but also her refusal to
abandon the maidenly, schoolmarmish pose that Mitch has just exposed as a lie.
R. Barton Palmer, William Robert Bray, 2009
9
The Practice of Deceit: A Novel
I wanted just to touch it, to feel it in my palm, but she turned schoolmarmish on me
and abruptly moved my hand to her waist. "Let's just look at the view." She
maneuvered us to the window, the glittering valley of lights. It is something to
behold, ...
10
Acheson: The Secretary Of State Who Created The American World
At Bologna, Acheson discovered that if he took off his earphones, "one got the full
sonorous flow of sound, without being disturbed by the schoolmarmish twittering
of the English interpreters trying to make sense out of it all." The Italian trip ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCHOOLMARMISH»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
schoolmarmish is used in the context of the following news items.
Oh-Oh: MSM Starting to Notice that Hillary! Is Stumbling
... wealthy, leftist, preachy and schoolmarmish. But she has one advantage that Mrs. Clinton lacks, and which is of paramount importance to the low-information, ... «PJ Media, Jul 15»
Gazette opinion: Celebrate America without destroying it (or yourself)
This is the land of the free and sometimes that's taken to mean freedom to do anything we want. And at the risk of sounding too schoolmarmish, we may want to ... «Billings Gazette, Jul 15»
Left-wing Hillaphobia
Not only in her schoolmarmish ways and projected severity, but in the role she plays in the Clinton saga, Hillary represents a trace memory of guilt. Worst of all, it ... «American Thinker, Mar 15»
Giles Autumn Winter 2015: A Great British Ghost Tale
And each of them took a different character – some extraverts, some timid mice, some wild and dancing, others serious and schoolmarmish. Giles Autumn Winter ... «Grazia, Feb 15»
The Duke Of Burgundy review
The plot, for want of a better word, is stark. Innocent Cynthia (Chiara D'Anna) appears at a mansion belonging to schoolmarmish Evelyn (Sidse Babett Knudsen), ... «GamesRadar, Feb 15»
Helena Bonham-Carter is so glam tonight — no kidding
... was there too and she did not look quite so glamorous as her fellow Harry Potter alum, in a schoolgirlish white blouse and a schoolmarmish long gray skirt. «USA TODAY, May 14»
US farmers cautiously growing hemp again after 56 years of brain …
Interestingly, products made from hemp are legal in the US, but they must be imported from countries that aren't as insufferably schoolmarmish. This year ... «Boing Boing, Jan 14»
For Seahawks, There's No Place Like Home
Poor sportsmanship: It's not only rude, it can cost you the game. The St. Louis Rams proved this schoolmarmish warning right Sunday playing the Seattle ... «RealClearSports, Dec 13»
Merkel Triumphant, But Will She Lead Europe?
... Toten Hosen, Angela Merkel was back to her usual self on Monday morning: low-key, deliberate, and schoolmarmish. “Thoroughness goes before speed,” she ... «New Yorker, Sep 13»
Did Russia, China Harvest Snowden's Secrets?
Kerry sounded downright schoolmarmish, in an earlier statement: “There are standards of behavior between sovereign nations. There is common law. There is ... «The Nation., Jun 13»
