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Download or read book A House Boat on the Styx written by John Kendrick Bangs and published by Reprint Publishing. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete digitally restored reprint (facsimile) of the original edition of 1895 with excellent resolution and outstanding readability. Illustrated with 8 pictures. A House-Boat on the Styx is a book written by John Kendrick Bangs and published in 1895. The premise of the book is that everyone who has ever died (up to the time in which the book is set, which seems to be about the time of its publication) has gone to Styx, the river that circles the underworld. The book begins with Charon, ferryman of the Styx being startled-and annoyed-by the arrival of a houseboat on the Styx. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that he is actually to be appointed the boat's janitor. What follows are eleven more stories (for a total of twelve) which are set on the house boat. There is no central theme, and the purpose of the book appears to be as a literary thought experiment to see what would happen if various famous dead people were put in the same room with each other. Each chapter is a short story featuring various souls from history and mythology. In the twelfth chapter the house boat disappears, leading into the sequel, Pursuit of the House-Boat. The book was among the best selling books in the United States in 1896. Chapter: (1) Charon makes a discovery, (2) A disputed Authorship, (3) Washington gives a dinner, (4) Hamlet makes a suggestion, (5) The House committee discuss the Poets, (6) Some theories, Darwinian and otherwise, (7) A discussion as to Ladies' Day, (8) A discontented shade, (9) As to cookery and sculpture, (10) Story-Tellers' Night, (11) As to Saurians and other, (12) The House-Boat disappears

Download or read book A House Boat on the Styx written by John Kendrick John Kendrick Bangs and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-16 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Formatted for e-reader Illustrated About A House-Boat on the Styx by John Kendrick Bangs A House-Boat on the Styx is a fantasy novel written by John Kendrick Bangs in 1895.Plot Summary: The premise of the book is that everyone who has ever died (up to the time in which the book is set, which seems to be about the time of its publication) has gone to Styx, the river that circles the underworld. The book begins with Charon, ferryman of the Styx being startled--and annoyed--by the arrival of a houseboat on the Styx. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that he is actually to be appointed the boat's janitor. What follows are eleven more stories (for a total of twelve) which are set on the house boat. There is no central theme, and the purpose of the book appears to be as a literary thought experiment to see what would happen if various famous dead people were put in the same room with each other. Each chapter is a short story featuring various souls from history and mythology. In the twelfth chapter the house boat disappears, leading into the sequel, Pursuit of the House-Boat.

Download or read book A House Boat on the Styx Classic Original Edition Illustrated written by John Kendrick Bangs and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-06-06 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A House-Boat on the Styx is a fantasy novel written by John Kendrick Bangs in 1895.The original full title was A House-Boat on the Styx: Being Some Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades. The novel was first published by Harper Brothers in 1896 with illustrations by Peter Newell (24 plates)"

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Download or read book A House Boat on the Styx written by John Kendrick Bangs and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-24 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Witty, Entertaining, and Wryly Humorous Book You Will Love Synopsis: The premise of the book is that everyone who has ever died (up to the time in which the book is set, which seems to be about the time of its publication) has gone to Styx, the river that circles the underworld. The book begins with Charon, ferryman of the Styx being startled-and annoyed-by the arrival of a houseboat on the Styx. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that he is actually to be appointed the boat's janitor. What follows are eleven more stories (for a total of twelve) which are set on the house boat. There is no central theme, and the purpose of the book appears to be as a literary thought experiment to see what would happen if various famous dead people were put in the same room with each other. Each chapter is a short story featuring various souls from history and mythology. In the twelfth chapter the house boat disappears, leading into the sequel, Pursuit of the House-Boat. Various historical figures travel in a houseboat down the Styx and have several comic encounters. Shakespeare has to defend the authorship of his plays, Dr. Johnson is being shadowed everywhere he goes by Boswell, Demosthenes needs to put pebbles in his mouth to speak clearly, etc., etc. This book has no plot. But, some readers may find it to be an amusing diversion. You get to see these encounters and more, - (Noah vs. P.T. Barnum: Which animals should have been saved from the flood?) - Goliath vs. Samson A coversation From the Book:Sir Walter Raleigh: ...Queen Elizabeth could have married a hundred times over if she had wished. I know I lost my head there completely.John Dryden: That shows, Sir Walter, how wrong you are. You lost your head to King James. Hi! Shakespeare, here's a man doesn't know who chopped his head off. Facts and Trivia: 1. Bangs' idea of setting people in the afterlife (called Bangsian fantasy after his name) is quite similar to a book called God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian by Kurt Vonnegut. 2. Throughout the book, there is a running joke that Shakespeare didn't actually write any of his own plays, that they were actually ghostwritten by Sir Francis Bacon, Sir Walter Raleigh, and other contemporaries. Will always tries to change the subject quickly when authorship comes into conversation. 3. Even in 1895, the book sold for $1.25 and was among the best selling books in the United States in 1896. Note: This book does not belong in the Mystery/Crime category. It belongs in Humor/Satire. Scroll Up and Grab Your Copy! Other Books You Might Like:Lady Susan by Jane Austenhttps://www.createspace.com/6398116 The Great God Pan by Arthur Machenhttps://www.createspace.com/6396464 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austenhttps://www.createspace.com/6425513 Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austenhttps://www.createspace.com/6428190 Northanger Abbey by Jane Austenhttps://www.createspace.com/6428537 Persuasion by Jane Austenhttps://www.createspace.com/6427638 Love and Friendship by Jane Austenhttps://www.createspace.com/6439962 The Call of the Wild by Jack Londonhttps://www.createspace.com/6420473 White Fang by Jack Londonhttps://www.createspace.com/6420475 The Game by Jack Londonhttps://www.createspace.com/6420507 The Invisible Man by H. G. Wellshttps://www.createspace.com/639620 My Man Jeeves by P. G. Wodehousehttps://www.createspace.com/6350043 Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehousehttps://www.createspace.com/6351425 Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jeromehttps://www.createspace.com/6391854

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Download or read book A House Boat on the River Styx written by John Bangs and published by . This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A House-Boat on the Styx is a book written by John Kendrick Bangs and published in 1895.The premise of the book is that everyone who has ever died (up to the time in which the book is set, which seems to be about the time of its publication) has gone to Styx, the river that circles the underworld. The book begins with Charon, ferryman of the Styx being startled-and annoyed-by the arrival of a houseboat on the Styx. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that he is actually to be appointed the boat's janitor. What follows are eleven more stories (for a total of twelve) which are set on the house boat. There is no central theme, and the purpose of the book appears to be as a literary thought experiment to see what would happen if various famous dead people were put in the same room with each other. Each chapter is a short story featuring various souls from history and mythology. In the twelfth chapter the house boat disappears, leading into the sequel, Pursuit of the House-Boat.

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Download or read book A House boat on the Styx written by John Kendrick Bangs and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The souls of the dead must cross the Styx, to pass into a Hades-like afterworld. In the first of the twelve stories compiled in A House-Boat on the Styx, the man who ferries the souls across sees a houseboat floating downriver and fears for his livelihood. He is appointed janitor on the boat, where the remaining stories take place between characters from history and mythology.

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