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Author: Claire-Louise Bennett Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 039957591X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 210
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“A sharp, funny, and eccentric debut … Pond makes the case for Bennett as an innovative writer of real talent. … [It]reminds us that small things have great depths.”–New York Times Book Review "Dazzling…exquisitely written and daring ." –O, the Oprah Magazine Immediately upon its publication in Ireland, Claire-Louise Bennett’s debut began to attract attention well beyond the expectations of the tiny Irish press that published it. A deceptively slender volume, it captures with utterly mesmerizing virtuosity the interior reality of its unnamed protagonist, a young woman living a singular and mostly solitary existence on the outskirts of a small coastal village. Sidestepping the usual conventions of narrative, it focuses on the details of her daily experience—from the best way to eat porridge or bananas to an encounter with cows—rendered sometimes in story-length, story-like stretches of narrative, sometimes in fragments no longer than a page, but always suffused with the hypersaturated, almost synesthetic intensity of the physical world that we remember from childhood. The effect is of character refracted and ventriloquized by environment, catching as it bounces her longings, frustrations, and disappointments—the ending of an affair, or the ambivalent beginning with a new lover. As the narrator’s persona emerges in all its eccentricity, sometimes painfully and often hilariously, we cannot help but see mirrored there our own fraught desires and limitations, and our own fugitive desire, despite everything, to be known. Shimmering and unusual, Pond demands to be devoured in a single sitting that will linger long after the last page.
Author: Claire-Louise Bennett Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 039957591X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 210
Book Description
“A sharp, funny, and eccentric debut … Pond makes the case for Bennett as an innovative writer of real talent. … [It]reminds us that small things have great depths.”–New York Times Book Review "Dazzling…exquisitely written and daring ." –O, the Oprah Magazine Immediately upon its publication in Ireland, Claire-Louise Bennett’s debut began to attract attention well beyond the expectations of the tiny Irish press that published it. A deceptively slender volume, it captures with utterly mesmerizing virtuosity the interior reality of its unnamed protagonist, a young woman living a singular and mostly solitary existence on the outskirts of a small coastal village. Sidestepping the usual conventions of narrative, it focuses on the details of her daily experience—from the best way to eat porridge or bananas to an encounter with cows—rendered sometimes in story-length, story-like stretches of narrative, sometimes in fragments no longer than a page, but always suffused with the hypersaturated, almost synesthetic intensity of the physical world that we remember from childhood. The effect is of character refracted and ventriloquized by environment, catching as it bounces her longings, frustrations, and disappointments—the ending of an affair, or the ambivalent beginning with a new lover. As the narrator’s persona emerges in all its eccentricity, sometimes painfully and often hilariously, we cannot help but see mirrored there our own fraught desires and limitations, and our own fugitive desire, despite everything, to be known. Shimmering and unusual, Pond demands to be devoured in a single sitting that will linger long after the last page.
Author: Louisa May Alcott Publisher: DigiCat ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 6026
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DigiCat present to you this meticulously edited and formatted Louisa May Alcott eBook collection: Biography: Louisa May Alcott: Her Life, Letters, and Journals Novels: Little Women Good Wives Little Men Jo's Boys Moods The Mysterious Key and What It Opened An Old Fashioned Girl Work: A Story of Experience Eight Cousins; or, The Aunt-Hill Rose in Bloom: A Sequel to Eight Cousins Under the Lilacs Jack and Jill: A Village Story Behind a Mask, or a Woman's Power The Abbot's Ghost, Or Maurice Treherne's Temptation A Modern Mephistopheles Pauline's Passion and Punishment Short Story Collections: Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag (Vol.1-7) Lulu's Library (Vol.1-3) Flower Fables On Picket Duty, and other tales Spinning-Wheel Stories A Garland for Girls Silver Pitchers: and Independence, a Centennial Love Story A Merry Christmas & Other Christmas Stories Hospital Sketches Marjorie's Three Gifts Proverb Stories Morning-Glories and Other Stories Poetry: A. B. A. A Little Grey Curl To Papa In Memoriam An Autumn Song Despondency F. A. P. Faith The Flower's Lesson The Hawthorne In the Garret The Lay of the Golden Goose Little Nell Little Paul Lullaby Merry Christmas The Mother Moon My Beth My Doves My Kingdom My Prayer Our Angel in the House Our Little Ghost Our Madonna A Song for Little Freddie on his Third Birthday A Song from the Suds Thoreau's Flute To Anna To Father To Mother To My Father on his 86th Birthday Transfiguration Far away in the Sunshine God comfort thee dear mother The great deep heart Philosophers sit in their sylvan hall Softly dot the sun descend There is a town of high repute Two pair of blue hose A Wail Uttered in the Woman's Club What Polly Found in Her Stocking Where's Bennie Winter With a Rose Plays: Bianca Captive of Castile Ion Norna; or, The Witch's Curse The Greek Slave The Unloved Wife
Author: Louisa May Alcott Publisher: DigiCat ISBN: Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 5299
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The Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Illustrated) is a collection of the well-known author's most cherished works, including Little Women, Little Men, and Jo's Boys. Alcott's writing is characterized by its sentimental and moralistic tone, as well as its focus on personal and family relationships. Set in 19th-century New England, her stories provide a glimpse into the lives of young women and their struggles with society's expectations. The inclusion of illustrations adds an extra layer of visual appeal to these timeless tales. Louisa May Alcott, best known for her semi-autobiographical novel Little Women, drew inspiration from her own experiences growing up in a progressive and intellectual household. Her strong beliefs in individualism, feminism, and social reform are evident throughout her writing, making her a prominent figure in American literature. Alcott's works continue to resonate with readers of all ages due to their universal themes and relatable characters. I highly recommend The Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Illustrated) to anyone interested in classic literature, coming-of-age stories, or historical fiction. This comprehensive collection offers a glimpse into Alcott's world and the enduring legacy she has left on literature.
Author: Louisa May Alcott Publisher: Phoemixx Classics Ebooks ISBN: 3985514879 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 289
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An Old-Fashioned Girl is a novel by Louisa May Alcott first published in 1869. The first six chapters of the novel were serialised in the Merry's Museum magazine between July and August 1869. Alcott added another thirteen chapters before publishing the novel. The book revolves around Polly Milton, the old-fashioned girl of the title, who visits the wealthy family of her friend Fanny Shaw in the city and is overwhelmed by their fashionable life they lead and disturbed to see how the family members fail to understand one another and demonstrate little affection. She is largely content to remain on the fringes of their social life but exerts a powerful influence over their emotional lives and family relations. The novel was the basis of a 1949 musical film starring Gloria Jean as Polly.
Author: Louisa May Alcott Publisher: e-artnow ISBN: 8027200687 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 5289
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This unique illustrated collection of Louisa May Alcott's novels, short stories, plays and poems has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Content: Biography Louisa May Alcott: Her Life, Letters, and Journals Novels Little Women Good Wives Little Men Jo's Boys Moods The Mysterious Key and What It Opened An Old Fashioned Girl Work: A Story of Experience Eight Cousins; or, The Aunt-Hill Rose in Bloom: A Sequel to Eight Cousins Under the Lilacs Jack and Jill: A Village Story Behind a Mask, or a Woman's Power The Abbot's Ghost, Or Maurice Treherne's Temptation A Modern Mephistopheles Pauline's Passion and Punishment Short Story Collections Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag Shawl-Straps Jimmy's Cruise in the Pinafore An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving Lulu's Library Flower Fables On Picket Duty, and other tales Spinning-Wheel Stories A Garland for Girls Silver Pitchers: and Independence, a Centennial Love Story A Merry Christmas & Other Christmas Stories Other Short Stories and Novelettes Hospital Sketches Marjorie's Three Gifts Perilous Play A Whisper in the Dark Lost in a Pyramid, or the Mummy's Curse A Modern Cinderella A Country Christmas Aunt Kipp Debby's Debut My Red Cap Nelly's Hospital Psyche's Art The Brothers Poetry A.B.A A Little Grey Curl To Papa In Memoriam Plays Bianca Captive of Castile Ion Norna; or, The Witch's Curse The Greek Slave The Unloved Wife Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the classic Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys. Alcott was an abolitionist and a feminist. "Little Women” is a semi-autobiographical account of the author's childhood with her sisters in Concord, Massachusetts. "Good Wives” followed the March sisters into adulthood and marriage. "Little Men” detailed Jo's life at the Plumfield School that she founded with her husband Professor Bhaer. "Jo's Boys” completed the "March Family Saga".
Author: Louisa May Alcott Publisher: University of Georgia Press ISBN: 0820319503 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 405
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The 19th-century author of LITTLE WOMEN, Louisa May Alcott kept copious journals. Like her fictional alter ego, Jo March, Alcott was a free spirit who longed for independence. In her journals are found hints of Alcott's surprisingly complex persona as well as clues to her double life as an author not only of "high" literature but also of serial thrillers and Gothic romances. 31 photos.
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