[PDF] Tales And Essays eBook

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 35,89 MB
Release : 1994-09-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1440673896

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These short fiction and prose pieces display the variety of Twain's imaginative invention, his diverse talents, and his extraordinary emotional range. Twain was a master of virtually every prose genre; in fables and stories, speeches and essays, he skilfully adapted, extended or satirized literary conventions, guided only by his unruly imagination. From the comic wit that sparkles in maxims from 'Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar,' to the parodic perfection of 'An Awful - Terrible Medieval Romance,' to the satirical delights of The Innocents Abroad and Roughing It; from the warm nostalgia of 'Early Days' to the bitter, brooding tone of 'The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg' to the anti-imperial vehemence of 'To the Person Sitting in the Darkness' and the poignant grief expressed in 'Death of Jean', Twain emerges in this volume in many guises, all touched by genius. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Author : Jane 1783-1824 Taylor
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 23,29 MB
Release : 2016-08-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781372044359

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Francis Spufford
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 25,13 MB
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0300231601

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An irresistible collection of favorite writings from an author celebrated for his bravura style and sheer unpredictability Francis Spufford’s welcome first volume of collected essays gathers an array of his compelling writings from the 1990s to the present. He makes use of a variety of encounters with particular places, writers, or books to address deeper questions relating to the complicated relationship between story-telling and truth-telling. How must a nonfiction writer imagine facts, vivifying them to bring them to life? How must a novelist create a dependable world of story, within which facts are, in fact, imaginary? And how does a religious faith felt strongly to be true, but not provably so, draw on both kinds of writerly imagination? Ranging freely across topics as diverse as the medieval legends of Cockaigne, the Christian apologetics of C. S. Lewis, and the tomb of Ayatollah Khomeini, Spufford provides both fresh observations and thought-provoking insights. No less does he inspire an irresistible urge to turn the page and read on.

Author : W. M. Stahl
Publisher : W. M. Stahl
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 32,46 MB
Release : 2011-03-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1465965513

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Tales from the Strange Mind of Me contains a few short stories and some Essays. Each draws on the memories, life, and family of the author. They are tied together by life events, the pursuit of love, happiness and memories. I think that you will enjoy them. Jaime O'Brien -- Is about a boy, a girl and an old man. Dreams can tell us of the future or remind us of the past all while reality continues around us. this tale spins around both dream and reality. Which is a dream and which is the reality is for the reader to decide. A Walk in the Park -- We have all been there to busy with our life to realize what goes on around us. This couple is no different from privileged families he keeping the family business going she busy with her life of charity and social life. Neither unhappy but ye neither happy either. That is until this morning when all that seemed to change. Stealing Kisses -- ever think about your first kiss? A date at the fair is just a date, unless you really want to be there with someone else. Will his heart be crushed before he ever gets to kiss the girl or is she wanting the kiss as much as he does. The House up the Street -- after a prank a boy finds himself hiding in the house up the street and spends the night alone, or is he. Meeting her parents has never been like this. Brothers -- memories from the past pour out in this half salute half dish on brotherly love... Spring, Summer, Vacation, Fall, Winter In separate tributes to the seasons one can not forget the little things that make them all worth while. come along as we share the memories and some of the things that makes each of the seasons the best season. Oh, and yes, vacation is a season and should be treated as the 5th season of the year. Alos inlcuded are some poems that are friends favorites by W.. Along with ecerpts from The Traveler's Adventures in Valdore: The Beginning that is available now in a hard copy version and some parts from the yet unreleased sequal sub-titled Another Life. W. hopes that you will enjoy these stories as much as they enjoy sharing them with you.

Author : Andrea Levy
Publisher : Tinder Press
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 10,83 MB
Release : 2014-10-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1472222679

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Andrea Levy, author of the Man Booker shortlisted novel THE LONG SONG and the prize-winning, million-copy bestseller SMALL ISLAND, draws together a remarkable collection of short stories from across her writing career, which began twenty years ago with the publication of her first novel, the semi-autobiographical EVERY LIGHT IN THE HOUSE BURNIN'. 'None of my books is just about race,' Levy has said.'They're about people and history.' Her novels have triumphantly given voice to the people and stories that might have slipped through the cracks in history. From Jamaican slave society in the nineteenth century, through post-war immigration into Britain, to the children of migrants growing up in '60s London, her books are acclaimed for skilful storytelling and vivid characters. And her unique voice, unflinching but filled with humour, compassion and wisdom, has made her one of the most significant and exciting contemporary authors. This collection opens with an essay about how writing has helped Andrea Levy to explore and understand her heritage. She explains the context of each piece within the chronology of her career and finishes with a new story, written to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the Great War in 1914. As with her novels, these stories are at once moving and honest, deft and humane, filled with insight, anger at injustice and her trademark lightness of touch.

Author : Joseph Gostwick
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 26,37 MB
Release : 2016-05-21
Category :
ISBN : 9781358364242

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Emily Urquhart
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,89 MB
Release : 2023
Category : SOCIAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 9781038434395

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"A journalist and folklorist explores the truths that underlie the stories we imagine--and reveals the magic in the everyday. "I've always felt that the term fairy tale doesn't quite capture the essence of these stories," writes Emily Urquhart. "I prefer the term wonder tale, which is Irish in origin, for its suggestion of awe coupled with narrative. In a way, this is most of our stories." In this startlingly original essay collection, Urquhart reveals the truths that underlie our imaginings: what we see in our heads when we read, how the sight of a ghost can heal, how the entrance to the underworld can be glimpsed in an oil painting or a winter storm--or the onset of a loved one's dementia. In essays on death and dying, pregnancy and prenatal genetics, psychics, chimeras, cottagers, and plague, Ordinary Wonder Tales reveals the essential truth: if you let yourself look closely, there is magic in the everyday."--