Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
“The” Adventures of Valentine and Orson
Author: Valentine and Orson
Author: Thomas DibdinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Feral children
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Valentine and Orson, a romantic melo-drama, etc. [Based on the French mediæval romance “Valentin et Orson.”]
![Valentine and Orson, a romantic melo-drama, etc. [Based on the French mediæval romance “Valentin et Orson.”] PDF](https://books.google.com/books/content/images/frontcover/_F5gAAAAcAAJ?fife=w80-h100)
Author: Thomas DibdinAnnotated Christmas Carol
Author: Charles DickensPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393051582
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
The celebrated annotator of "The Wizard of Oz" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" has now prepared a sumptuous new edition of the Dickens classic.
Alentine and Orson
Author: T. DibdinPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734059437
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Alentine and Orson by T. Dibdin
Dickens and the Short Story
Author: Deborah A. ThomasPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 1512808881
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
At the height of his career, writing short stories provided Dickens with a release from the formal constraints of his novels and gave free reign to his creative imagination. Ranging from "flights of fancy" to literary masterpieces, Dickens's short stories contained artistic experiments that inspired fuller developments in his novels. Yet the short stories have been all but overlooked in critical discussions. Deborah A. Thomas focuses directly on this body of work, tracing three stages of development. In the early stage until 1840, Dickens produced numerous short stories, culminating in his experience with the abortive Master Humphrey's Clock. In the following ten years, he restricted his writing of short stories to the five Christmas Books but refined his theories about the value of the genre in the context of his work. In the third stage, 1850-1868, Dickens again turned actively to the writing of short stories, many of them the "Christmas Stories" appearing in the weeklies Household Words and All the Year Round, which Dickens edited successively from 1850 to 1869 and from 1859 until his death in 1870. The author concentrates primarily upon the more notable stories, drawing for a perspective upon Dickens' own concept of "fancy." In an increasingly factual age, Dickens—attracted to the unusual and the unknown—found the short story a form in which he could indulge his high degree of fantasy and explore the hidden corners of the mind. Dickens' fascination with psychological abnormality and the supernatural—reflected in his novels—reveals itself even more intriguingly in his short stories. In Thomas's analysis, Dickens' short stories appear as an important key to understanding the novels, while proving worthy in themselves of critical attention. Essential to a thorough study of Dickens, her book sheds light upon previously obscure facets of his developing artistry.
Ender's World
Author: Orson Scott CardPublisher: BenBella Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1937856267
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Experience the thrill of reading Ender's Game all over again Go deeper into the complexities of Orson Scott Card's classic novel with science fiction and fantasy writers, YA authors, military strategists, including: Ender prequel series coauthor Aaron Johnston on Ender and the evolution of the child hero Burn Notice creator Matt Nix on Ender's Game as a guide to life Hugo award–winning writer Mary Robinette Kowal on how Ender's Game gets away with breaking all the (literary) rules Retired US Air Force Colonel Tom Ruby on what the military could learn from Ender about leadership Bestselling YA author Neal Shusterman on the ambivalence toward survival that lies at the heart of Ender's story Plus pieces by: Hilari Bell John Brown Mette Ivie Harrison Janis Ian Alethea Kontis David Lubar and Alison S. Myers John F. Schmitt Ken Scholes Eric James Stone Also includes never-before-seen content from Orson Scott Card on the writing and evolution of the events in Ender's Game, from the design of Battle School to the mindset of the pilots who sacrificed themselves in humanity's fight against the formics
A Companion to Romance
Author: Corinne SaundersPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470999160
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Romance is a varied and fluid literary genre, notoriously difficult to define. This groundbreaking Companion surveys the many permutations of romance throughout the ages. Considers the literary and historical development of the romance genre from its classical origins to the present day Incorporates discussion of the changing readership of romance and of romance’s special relation to women readers Comprises 30 essays written by leading authorities on different periods and sub-genres Challenges the idea that the appeal of romance is exclusively escapist Draws on a wide range of specific and influential literary examples
Author: Alain René Le Sage
Author: Charles Lamb