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Author: Henry James Publisher: Read Books Ltd ISBN: 1473366194 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 466
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This early work by Henry James was originally published in 1903 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Henry James was born in New York City in 1843. One of thirteen children, James had an unorthodox early education, switching between schools, private tutors and private reading.. James published his first story, 'A Tragedy of Error', in the Continental Monthly in 1864, when he was twenty years old. In 1876, he emigrated to London, where he remained for the vast majority of the rest of his life, becoming a British citizen in 1915. From this point on, he was a hugely prolific author, eventually producing twenty novels and more than a hundred short stories and novellas, as well as literary criticism, plays and travelogues. Amongst James's most famous works are The Europeans (1878), Daisy Miller (1878), Washington Square (1880), The Bostonians (1886), and one of the most famous ghost stories of all time, The Turn of the Screw (1898). We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Author: Henry James Publisher: Read Books Ltd ISBN: 1473366194 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 466
Book Description
This early work by Henry James was originally published in 1903 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Henry James was born in New York City in 1843. One of thirteen children, James had an unorthodox early education, switching between schools, private tutors and private reading.. James published his first story, 'A Tragedy of Error', in the Continental Monthly in 1864, when he was twenty years old. In 1876, he emigrated to London, where he remained for the vast majority of the rest of his life, becoming a British citizen in 1915. From this point on, he was a hugely prolific author, eventually producing twenty novels and more than a hundred short stories and novellas, as well as literary criticism, plays and travelogues. Amongst James's most famous works are The Europeans (1878), Daisy Miller (1878), Washington Square (1880), The Bostonians (1886), and one of the most famous ghost stories of all time, The Turn of the Screw (1898). We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Author: Nina Katchadourian Publisher: Chronicle Books ISBN: 1452126860 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 344
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A witty and thought-provoking collection of visual poems constructed from stacks of books. Delighting in the look and feel of books, conceptual artist Nina Katchadourian’s playful photographic series proves that books’ covers—or more specifically, their spines—can speak volumes. Over the past two decades, Katchadourian has perused libraries across the globe, selecting, stacking, and photographing groupings of two, three, four, or five books so that their titles can be read as sentences, creating whimsical narratives from the text found there. Thought-provoking, clever, and at times laugh-out-loud funny (one cluster of titles from the Akron Museum of Art’s research library consists of: Primitive Art /Just Imagine/Picasso/Raised by Wolves), Sorted Books is an enthralling collection of visual poems full of wry wit and bookish smarts. Praise for Sorted Books “Katchadourian’s project . . . takes on a weight beyond its initial novelty. It’s a love letter to books, book collecting and the act of reading.” —San Francisco Chronicle “As a longtime fan of [Katchadourian’s] long-running Sorted Books project I’m thrilled for the release of Sorted Books—a collection spanning nearly two decades of her witty and wise minimalist mediations on life by way of ingeniously arranged book spines. . . . In an era drowned in periodic death tolls for the future of the physical book, her project stands as a celebration of the spirit embedded in the magnificent materiality of the printed page.” —Brain Pickings “Katchadourian’s stacks possess an understated sophistication; they are true to the intimate nature of books and yet reveal their dramatic features and unexpected potential.” —Publishers Weekly
Author: Meg Wolitzer Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 132876673X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 333
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The New York Times–bestselling author of The Interestings compiles a stunning anthology of literary short fiction with T.C. Boyle, Emma Cline and others. “If you know exactly what you are going to get from the experience of reading a story, you probably wouldn’t go looking for it; you need, in order to be an open reader of fiction, to be willing. To cast a vote for what you love and then wait for the outcome,” writes Meg Wolitzer in her introduction to this volume. The Best American Short Stories 2017 casts a vote for and celebrates all that is our country. Here you’ll find a man with a boyfriend and a girlfriend, naval officers trapped on a submarine, a contestant on America’s Funniest Home Videos, and a gay man desperate to be a father—unforgettable characters waiting for an outcome, burning with stories to tell. The Best American Short Stories 2017 includes entries by T.C. Boyle, Jai Chakrabarti, Emma Cline, Danielle Evans, Lauren Groff, Eric Puchner, Jim Shepard, Curtis Sittenfeld, Jenn Walter and others.
Author: Andrew Sean Greer Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 0358724392 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 265
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A collection of the year’s best short stories, selected by Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer and series editor Heidi Pitlor. Andrew Sean Greer, “an exceptionally lovely writer, capable of mingling humor with sharp poignancy” (Washington Post), selects twenty stories out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year.
Author: Doreen Tamminga Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books ISBN: 160178791X Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 364
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Caleb desperately wants a cat, but his mother is allergic to them. When a stray cat show ups at the house, Caleb can’t resist taking care of it—despite his mother’s sneezing! Hopes are dashed when Caleb’s father explains to him that he cannot expect God to always answer his prayers in the way he wants. Yet a surprising twist in the story makes Caleb eventually realize that “God does answer prayer, in His own time and in His own way.” A Better Ending is a collection of short stories and poems that take place at home, in school, across the world, and in out own back yards. Each story has a theme that encourages readers to reflect on their own hearts and lives as the relate to God’s Word. Table of Contents: 1. A Better Ending: “Small Steps” 2. A Higher Purpose: “Instruments of Praise” 3. Hand-Me-Down Dog: “A Child’s Walk with God” 4. The Red Geranium: “Let Them Come to Me” 5. When the Rains Came: “Just a Little Cloud” 6. Caiman and Camelids: “White as Snow” 7. The Ruins: “Heroes of the Faith” 8. Second Chances: “Blessings from Above” 9. French for Rachel: “Planned with Care” 10. The Swindler: “Tangled in Sin” 11. Patches’s Way: “The Saddest Sight to See” 12. Sweeter than Them All: “Today Is the Day” 13. Too Much Chatter: “Creatures of the Deep” 14. Surprised by Joy: “Happy Inside” 15. Two Are Better than One: “Closer than a Brother” 16. Wait for Me!: “To Serve His Way” 17. Missing!: “Jesus, Shepherd” 18. Ahead of the Storm: “My Feathered Friend” 19. A Break from Spring Break: “The Master’s Way” 20. Laughter in the Woods: “We Are Bears” 21. Someone Special: “The House of God” 22. Treasures and Daydreams: “What God Has Given Me” 23. Better than Sacrifice: “Be Holy” 24. Camping Woes and Wonders: “Two Words” 25. Hungry Inside: “Tell Me”
Author: T.C. Boyle Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 0547939434 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 417
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The acclaimed author presents an anthology of “confrontational and at times confounding . . . stories to get lost in” by Colum McCann, Victor Lodato and others (Kirkus Reviews). In his introduction to this one hundredth volume of the beloved Best American Short Stories, guest editor T. C. Boyle writes, “The Model T gave way to the Model A and to the Ferrari and the Prius . . . modernism to postmodernism and post-postmodernism. We advance. We progress. We move on. But we are part of a tradition.” Boyle’s choices of stories reflect a vibrant range of characters, from a numb wife who feels alive only in the presence of violence to a new widower coming to terms with his sudden freedom, from a missing child to a champion speedboat racer. These stories will grab hold and surprise, which according to Boyle is “what the best fiction offers, and there was no shortage of such in this year’s selections.” The Best American Short Stories 2011 includes entries by Denis Johnson, Louise Erdrich, Elizabeth McCracken, Aria Beth Sloss, Thomas McGuane, and others.
Author: Katrina Kenison Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 9780618197330 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 388
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Best-selling author Walter Mosley has selected the year's top fiction from voices well-known and new. Here several authors bring their stories to vivid life for a banner audio edition.
Author: Henry James
Author: Henry James
Author: Henry James
Author: Nina Katchadourian
Author: Meg Wolitzer
Author: Andrew Sean Greer
Author: John Updike
Author: Jennifer Egan
Author: Doreen Tamminga
Author: T.C. Boyle
Author: Katrina Kenison