November Night Tales PDF Download

Author: Henry Chapman Mercer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781943910045
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The six origninal stories from the first edition of 1928 plus Well of Monte Corbo, found after his death.

Author: H. A. Rey
Publisher: Clarion Books
ISBN: 9780547839363
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A collection of wintertime stories follows George the curious monkey as he wraps a Christmas present, has fun playing in the snow, and tries to hibernate through the cold winter like a bear.

Author: C. S. Fritz
Publisher: NavPress
ISBN: 1631465562
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177

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"A family treasury of read-aloud stories"--Dust jacket.

Author: Cleota Reed
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780812216011
Category : Potters
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Examines the work of one of the leading figures of the Arts and Crafts Movement in America, looking at the role of his ceramic murals, pavings, and sculptural reliefs in the reform of architectural decoration in the early 20th century.

Author: Paulo Lemos Horta
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
ISBN: 1631493647
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 986

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“[A]n electric new translation . . . Each page is adorned with illustrations and photographs from other translations and adaptations of the tales, as well as a wonderfully detailed cascade of notes that illuminate the stories and their settings. . . . The most striking feature of the Arabic tales is their shifting registers—prose, rhymed prose, poetry—and Seale captures the movement between them beautifully.” —Yasmine Al-Sayyad, New Yorker A magnificent and richly illustrated volume—with a groundbreaking translation framed by new commentary and hundreds of images—of the most famous story collection of all time. A cornerstone of world literature and a monument to the power of storytelling, the Arabian Nights has inspired countless authors, from Charles Dickens and Edgar Allan Poe to Naguib Mahfouz, Clarice Lispector, and Angela Carter. Now, in this lavishly designed and illustrated edition of The Annotated Arabian Nights, the acclaimed literary historian Paulo Lemos Horta and the brilliant poet and translator Yasmine Seale present a splendid new selection of tales from the Nights, featuring treasured original stories as well as later additions including “Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp” and “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves,” and definitively bringing the Nights out of Victorian antiquarianism and into the twenty-first century. For centuries, readers have been haunted by the homicidal King Shahriyar, thrilled by gripping tales of Sinbad’s seafaring adventures, and held utterly, exquisitely captive by Shahrazad’s stories of passionate romances and otherworldly escapades. Yet for too long, the English-speaking world has relied on dated translations by Richard Burton, Edward Lane, and other nineteenth-century adventurers. Seale’s distinctly contemporary and lyrical translations break decisively with this masculine dynasty, finally stripping away the deliberate exoticism of Orientalist renderings while reclaiming the vitality and delight of the stories, as she works with equal skill in both Arabic and French. Included within are famous tales, from “The Story of Sinbad the Sailor” to “The Story of the Fisherman and the Jinni,” as well as lesser-known stories such as “The Story of Dalila the Crafty,” in which the cunning heroine takes readers into the everyday life of merchants and shopkeepers in a crowded metropolis, and “The Story of the Merchant and the Jinni,” an example of a ransom frame tale in which stories are exchanged to save a life. Grounded in the latest scholarship, The Annotated Arabian Nights also incorporates the Hanna Diyab stories, for centuries seen as French forgeries but now acknowledged, largely as a result of Horta’s pathbreaking research, as being firmly rooted in the Arabic narrative tradition. Horta not only takes us into the astonishing twists and turns of the stories’ evolution. He also offers comprehensive notes on just about everything readers need to know to appreciate the tales in context, and guides us through the origins of ghouls, jinn, and other supernatural elements that have always drawn in and delighted readers. Beautifully illustrated throughout with art from Europe and the Arab and Persian world, the latter often ignored in English-language editions, The Annotated Arabian Nights expands the visual dimensions of the stories, revealing how the Nights have always been—and still are—in dialogue with fine artists. With a poignant autobiographical foreword from best-selling novelist Omar El Akkad and an illuminating afterword on the Middle Eastern roots of Hanna Diyab’s tales from noted scholar Robert Irwin, Horta and Seale have created a stunning edition of the Arabian Nights that will enchant and inform both devoted and novice readers alike.

Author: Nora Roberts
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN: 1250775566
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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The heat rises between a man and a woman who know all too well the dangers of playing with fire in Night Smoke, a thrilling romantic Night Tales novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts. Someone has a vendetta against Fletcher Industries. Someone unafraid of torching a warehouse to ashes. Arson investigator Ryan Piasecki doesn’t know if he’s dealing with a pyromaniac or a calculating criminal targeting corporate executive Natalie Fletcher. Impatient to get back to business, Natalie finds herself at odds with Ryan’s uncompromising authority. But their impassioned disagreements only fans the flames of their desires for one another.

Author: Andy Holmes
Publisher: Chariot Victor Publishing
ISBN: 9781564765758
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260

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Here are dozens of delightfully illustrated stories that teach about: faith, love, joy, peace, truthfulness, self-control, obedience, kindness, courage and much more.

Author: Robert Klitzman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781450213516
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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There are extraordinary moments...[The book] describe[s] the tension between the endless stress and the fantastic learning curve of his Year-long Night' . Washington Post At some point in each of our lives, it's likely we'll find ourselves a hospital patient. Reading [this book] will go a long way in preparation for that event. Cleveland Plain Dealer A Year-long Night provides a fascinating tour of the culture of a hospital...[Klitzman's] voice is even-keeled, subtly critical, and observant. David Leavitt

Author: Elena Favilli
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141986018
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 332

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THE SENSATIONAL NO.1 BESTSELLER 'The definitive book of the year in our house, for both parents and offspring' Maggie O'Farrell, Guardian Books of the Year 'Absolutely beautiful - get one for yourself and one to inspire a woman in your life' Stylist 'In an ideal world, not only would mothers read this aloud to their daughters, but teachers would read it to schoolboys' Sunday Times What if the princess didn't marry Prince Charming but instead went on to be an astronaut? What if the jealous step sisters were supportive and kind? And what if the queen was the one really in charge of the kingdom? Illustrated by sixty female artists from every corner of the globe, Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls introduces us to one hundred remarkable women and their extraordinary lives, from Ada Lovelace to Malala, Amelia Earhart to Michelle Obama. Empowering, moving and inspirational, these are true fairy tales for heroines who definitely don't need rescuing.

Author: Nora Roberts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Man-woman relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The final book in the gripping, classic Night Tales series.