Author: Robert Walser
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590176928
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
A Schoolboy’s Diary brings together more than seventy of Robert Walser’s strange and wonderful stories, most never before available in English. Opening with a sequence from Walser’s first book, “Fritz Kocher’s Essays,” the complete classroom assignments of a fictional boy who has met a tragically early death, this selection ranges from sketches of uncomprehending editors, overly passionate readers, and dreamy artists to tales of devilish adultery, sexual encounters on a train, and Walser’s service in World War I. Throughout, Walser’s careening, confounding, delicious voice holds the reader transfixed.
A Schoolboy's Diary and Other Stories
Author: Robert Walser
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590176928
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
A Schoolboy’s Diary brings together more than seventy of Robert Walser’s strange and wonderful stories, most never before available in English. Opening with a sequence from Walser’s first book, “Fritz Kocher’s Essays,” the complete classroom assignments of a fictional boy who has met a tragically early death, this selection ranges from sketches of uncomprehending editors, overly passionate readers, and dreamy artists to tales of devilish adultery, sexual encounters on a train, and Walser’s service in World War I. Throughout, Walser’s careening, confounding, delicious voice holds the reader transfixed.
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590176928
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
A Schoolboy’s Diary brings together more than seventy of Robert Walser’s strange and wonderful stories, most never before available in English. Opening with a sequence from Walser’s first book, “Fritz Kocher’s Essays,” the complete classroom assignments of a fictional boy who has met a tragically early death, this selection ranges from sketches of uncomprehending editors, overly passionate readers, and dreamy artists to tales of devilish adultery, sexual encounters on a train, and Walser’s service in World War I. Throughout, Walser’s careening, confounding, delicious voice holds the reader transfixed.
The Schoolboy's Story Illustrated
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781656520593
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
The Schoolboy's Story is a short stories by Charles Dickens. Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 - 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most memorable fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. During his life, his works enjoyed unprecedented fame, and by the twentieth century his literary genius was broadly acknowledged by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to be widely popular. Born in Portsmouth, England, Dickens was forced to leave school to work in a factory when his father was thrown into debtors' prison. Although he had little formal education, his early impoverishment drove him to succeed.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781656520593
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
The Schoolboy's Story is a short stories by Charles Dickens. Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 - 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most memorable fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. During his life, his works enjoyed unprecedented fame, and by the twentieth century his literary genius was broadly acknowledged by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to be widely popular. Born in Portsmouth, England, Dickens was forced to leave school to work in a factory when his father was thrown into debtors' prison. Although he had little formal education, his early impoverishment drove him to succeed.
The Amazing History of England - Children's Book with Original Illustrations
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 802687319X
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
This carefully crafted ebook: "The Amazing History of England - Children's Book with Original Illustrations" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. A Child's History of England is a history book written for children. Dickens dedicated the book to "My own dear children, whom I hope it may help, bye and bye, to read with interest larger and better books on the same subject". The history covers the period between 50 BC and 1689, ending with a chapter summarizing events from then until the accession of Queen Victoria. Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognized him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 802687319X
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
This carefully crafted ebook: "The Amazing History of England - Children's Book with Original Illustrations" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. A Child's History of England is a history book written for children. Dickens dedicated the book to "My own dear children, whom I hope it may help, bye and bye, to read with interest larger and better books on the same subject". The history covers the period between 50 BC and 1689, ending with a chapter summarizing events from then until the accession of Queen Victoria. Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognized him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.
'Old Gingerbread' and the schoolboys, by the author of 'Uncle Jack the fault killer'.
Harmsworth Magazine
Cousin Albert's Tales & Stories for His Young Friends. [With Illustrations.]
Author: Cousin Albert
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial Magazine
The Schoolboys Story Illustrated
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
The Schoolboy's Story is a short stories by Charles Dickens. Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 - 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most memorable fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. The Schoolboy's Story recounts the tale of Old Cheeseman, a schoolboy who becomes the second Latin Master, and his former peers who consider him a traitor for doing it. This version of The Schoolboy's Story is part of Dreamscape's The Christmas Stories of Charles Dickens.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
The Schoolboy's Story is a short stories by Charles Dickens. Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 - 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most memorable fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. The Schoolboy's Story recounts the tale of Old Cheeseman, a schoolboy who becomes the second Latin Master, and his former peers who consider him a traitor for doing it. This version of The Schoolboy's Story is part of Dreamscape's The Christmas Stories of Charles Dickens.
George's Enemies. A Sequel to "My Schoolboy Friends". [With Plates.]
Author: Ascott Robert Hope Moncrieff
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The Cambridge History of English Literature
Author: Sir Adolphus William Ward
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description