Author: Sotheby, Wilkinson & HodgePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rare books
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
Catalogue of the Choice and Valuable Library of the Late G.W. Steeves ... Comprising ... Works of English Writers of the 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries ... an Extensive ... Collection ... of Francis, Lors Bacon ... which Will be Sold ... by Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge ... 25th of May 1916 and Following Day ...
Author: Sotheby, Wilkinson & HodgePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rare books
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
Moon-Face and Other Stories
Author: Jack LondonPublisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN: 8726563886
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
We’ve all taken a dislike to someone for no real reason. But few of us nurture this hatred like the narrator of "Moon-Face". The target of his irrational malice is a man named John Claverhouse. With cold precision, the narrator sets to planning the man’s downfall. Why he has this urge, he can’t explain. But he knows he’ll feel immense satisfaction when John Claverhouse is made to suffer. In this macabre little tale, Jack London pinpoints a very common but unpleasant human trait. And then takes it to a horrifying extreme. This short story collection also includes "All Gold Canyon", which was adapted as part of the Netflix anthology movie "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs". Jack London (1876–1916) was one of the first American writers to achieve worldwide celebrity. He did so with rugged adventure stories set in forbidding landscapes. And heroes who survive by embracing their most primal instincts. His breakthrough best seller was "The Call of the Wild". Inspired by his time in the Klondike Gold Rush, this hard-hitting novel is told from the perspective of a sled dog named Buck. It’s inspired many adaptations, including a big-budget movie starring Harrison Ford. Among London’s other notable works are "White Fang", also featuring a canine protagonist, as well as "The Sea-Wolf", "Martin Eden" and "The Iron Heel".
Yvain
Author: Chretien de TroyesPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300038380
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
A twelfth-century poem by the creator of the Arthurian romance describes the courageous exploits and triumphs of a brave lord who tries to win back his deserted wife's love
Tales of the West Riding
Author: Phyllis BentleyPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1448210313
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
It is a wonderfully wide and multifarious pageant of West Riding life that Phyllis Bentley has spread before us down the years: and now, in Tales of the West Riding (six stories, one of them almost a novel in itself), she enriches it with a number of episodes as vivid as any that have come from her pen. They are dated 1434, 1641, 1845, 1870, 1930 and 1962, and their temporal span is matched by the variety of the emotions they embody. There is, for instance, the quiet but poignant story of a woman's lifelong silence for the sake of an unrequited love: and there is that other story of jealousy in a woman's heart as cruel as the grave. At the beginning of the series, in 1434, Richard Askrode must seek permission from Rome to marry the girl he loves: at the end of it, in 1962 we see in The Hardaker Affair the other side of Room at the Top. In this exciting novella, with its terrible ending, Phyllis Bentley's power of characterisation is seen at its very highest.
The Gaudy
Author: J.I.M. StewartPublisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755133498
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The first in the acclaimed ‘A Staircase in Surrey’ quintet opens in Oxford at the eponymous annual dinner laid on by Fellows. Patullo finds himself embroiled in the problems faced by a Cabinet Minister and also Mogridge - famous for an account of his adventures in South America. But it doesn’t stop there, as Pattullo acquires problems of his own.
Charles Pettigrew, First Bishop-elect of the North Carolina Episcopal Church
Author: Bennett H WallPublisher: Hassell Street Press
ISBN: 9781015031500
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Old Glass and how to Collect it
Author: J. Sydney LewisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Glassware
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
The Amazing Interlude
Author: Mary Roberts RinehartPublisher: Mundus Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Set during World War I, The Amazing Interlude is a haunting romance and mystery story involving a young woman, Sara Lee, who joins the Red Cross, travels to Europe and finds her life changed forever.