Download or read book Memoirs of a Madman illustrated written by Nikolai Gogol and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-19 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Memoirs of a Madman" (1834) is a farcical short story by Nikolai Gogol. The tale centers on the life of a minor civil servant during the repressive era of Nicholas I. Following the format of a diary, the story shows the descent of the protagonist, Poprishchin, into insanity.
Download or read book Memoirs of a Madman written by Gustave Flaubert and published by Hesperus Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A captivating and evocative work, Memoirs of a Madman is one of Flaubert's earliest writings, and forms the basis for his highly renowned L'Education Sentimentale. As a young man looks back on the years that have brought him to "madness," he recalls the innocence of his boyhood and his fond belief that he was blessed with a mind of genius. Yet, painfully, wretchedly, he also recounts his all-too-sudden entry into the adult world. For the day he caught sight of a beautiful woman by the sea marked the end of his flamboyant philosophizing, and the beginning of a tragic coming of age.
Download or read book Memoirs of a Madman English Russian Edition Illustrated written by Nikolai Gogol and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-11 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Memoirs of a Madman" (1834) is a farcical short story by Nikolai Gogol. The tale centers on the life of a minor civil servant during the repressive era of Nicholas I. Following the format of a diary, the story shows the descent of the protagonist, Poprishchin, into insanity.�Записки сумасшедшего� -- повесть Николая Васильевича Гоголя, написанная им в 1834 году. Повесть представляет собой дневник главного героя. В начале он описывает свою жизнь и работу, а также окружающих его людей.
Download or read book The Mantle and Other Short Stories written by Nikolai Gogol and published by Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mantle and Other Short Stories by Nikolai Gogol: Strange Russian stories of demons, witches, and vampires, cossaks and crazy clerks. Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (1809–1852) is by far the most enigmatic, unexpected, contradictory, and mystical writer representing classic Russian literature. His stories are unforgettably colored with Ukrainian romance and include uncanny dissections of the realities of St. Petersburg under Tsarist Russia. The ethnographic realities are described with almost scientific precision while incorporating those inexplicable, fantasy, elements that define his works as Magical Realism.
Download or read book Memoirs of a Madman written by Gustave Flaubert and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Mantle and Other Short Stories Illustrated written by Nikolai Gogol and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Yogin and the Madman written by Andrew Quintman and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tibetan biographers began writing Jetsun Milarepa's (1052–1135) life story shortly after his death, initiating a literary tradition that turned the poet and saint into a model of virtuosic Buddhist practice throughout the Himalayan world. Andrew Quintman traces this history and its innovations in narrative and aesthetic representation across four centuries, culminating in a detailed analysis of the genre's most famous example, composed in 1488 by Tsangnyön Heruka, or the "Madman of Western Tibet." Quintman imagines these works as a kind of physical body supplanting the yogin's corporeal relics.
Download or read book Diary of a Madman The Government Inspector Selected Stories written by Nikolay Gogol and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2005-12-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author, dramatist and satirist, Nikolay Gogol (1809-1852) deeply influenced later Russian literature with his powerful depictions of a society dominated by petty beaurocracy and base corruption. This volume includes both his most admired short fiction and his most famous drama. A biting and frequently hilarious political satire, The Government Inspector has been popular since its first performance and was regarded by Nabokov as the greatest Russian play every written. The stories gathered here, meanwhile, range from comic to tragic and describe the isolated lives of low-ranking clerks, lunatics and swindlers. They include Diary of a Madman, an amusing but disturbing exploration of insanity; Nevsky Prospect, a depiction of an artist besotted with a prostitute; and The Overcoat, a moving consideration of poverty that powerfully influenced Dostoevsky and later Russian literature.
Download or read book Memoirs of a Mad Man written by Mad Man Pondo and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-24 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "He's just a bleeder," they said. "He can't wrestle. All he can do is bleed!" Mad Man Pondo never argued when people called him "just a bleeder." He knows who he is, and he's embraced it. He knows that his high tolerance for pain, his fearless nature, and his talent for bleeding are the reason he's wrestled all around the world, starred in three video games, appeared in a horror film with one of his great heroes, befriended celebrities from the A-list to the D-list, and become a legend to deathmatch wrestling fans everywhere. Now, Mad Man Pondo is telling his story his way. He takes you from his early days as a wrestling fan in Flora, Illinois who accidentally got his butt kicked by Jos LeDuc to his glory days as a headliner for Big Japan. You'll read about in-ring encounters with Junkyard Dog, Terry Funk, and Kevin Sullivan; real life run-ins with David Blaine and Benny Hinn; and unexpected confrontations outside the ring with crazed fans and the Yakuza. You'll learn how his small cable access show Skull Talk led him to become a casting agent for Jerry Springer and how a deathmatch legend gets to rub shoulders with the likes of MC Hammer, Jonny Fairplay, Mick Foley, Eli Roth, and Robert Englund. Pondo shares stories about his most legendary deathmatch encounters and the inspirational story behind his all-women's promotion, Girl Fight. And you'll read his unforgettable speech from the Juggalo March on Washington D.C. at the Lincoln Memorial where Forrest Gump once cried out, "Jenny!!!" With a foreword by Vanilla Ice (yes, THE Vanilla Ice!), dozens of must-see photos, and countless stories from friends, fans, and fellow grapplers, Memoirs of a Mad Man is an all-out extreme autobiography as graphic and over the top as a Four Corners of Pain Deathmatch.
Download or read book The Madman of Piney Woods written by Christopher Paul Curtis and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this poignant companion to Elijah of Buxton, two boys united by tragedy find friendship and adventure in the Canadian woods. Benji and Red couldn’t be more different. They aren’t friends. They don’t even live in the same town. But their fates are entwined. A chance meeting leads the boys to discover that they have more in common than meets the eye. Both of them have encountered a strange presence in the forest, watching them, tracking them. Could the Madman of Piney Woods be real? In a tale brimming with intrigue and adventure, Christopher Paul Curtis returns to the vibrant world he brought to life in Elijah of Buxton. Here is another novel that will break your heart—and expand it, too. This critically acclaimed story by National Book Award finalist Christopher Paul Curtis joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes extra bonus content! Praise for The Madman of Piney Woods “Humor and tragedy are often intertwined, and readers will find themselves sobbing and chuckling, sometimes in the same scene.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review “A delight, featuring the author’s obvious love for his characters, his skillful use of sentiment, and his often hyperbolic humor.” —Booklist, Starred Review “Heady stuff. Funny stuff. Smart stuff. Good stuff. Better get your hands on this stuff.” —School Library Journal “So suspenseful . . . Curtis deftly makes what might have been simply heart-rending hopeful and redeeming instead . . . A thrill ride of a plot.” —TheNew York Times
Download or read book Anthology of Classic Short Stories Vol 6 Strange Surreal and Fantastic Illustrated written by Franz Kafka and published by Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're looking for your next mind-bending read, here are 10 great surreal books to get you started: Two Short Parables by Franz Kafka The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad The Country of the Blind by H. G. Wells The Bottle Imp by Robert Louis Stevenson Wakefield by Nathaniel Hawthorne The Nose by Nikolai Gogol The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol Memoirs of a Madman by Nikolai Gogol By the Waters of Babylon by Stephen Vincent Benét The Statement of Randolph Carter by H. P. Lovecraft
Download or read book Diary Of A Madman Illustrated written by Nikolai Gogol and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-17 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A strange occurrence has taken place to-day. I got up fairly late, and when Mawra brought me my clean boots, I asked her how late it was. When I heard it had long struck ten, I dressed as quickly as possible.To tell the truth, I would rather not have gone to the office at all to-day, for I know beforehand that our department-chief will look as sour as vinegar. For some time past he has been in the habit of saying to me, "Look here, my friend; there is something wrong with your head. You often rush about as though you were possessed. Then you make such confused abstracts of the documents that the devil himself cannot make them out; you write the title without any capital letters, and add neither the date nor the docket-number." The long-legged scoundrel! He is certainly envious of me, because I sit in the director's work-room, and mend His Excellency's pens. In a word, I should not have gone to the office if I had not hoped to meet the accountant, and perhaps squeeze a little advance out of this skinflint.
Download or read book Diary of a Madman ILLUSTRATED written by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-21 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Diary of a Madman" is a farcical short story by Nikolai Gogol. Along with "The Overcoat" and "The Nose", "Diary of a Madman" is considered to be one of Gogol's greatest short stories.
Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert Illustrated written by Gustave Flaubert and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2013-11-17 with total page 4087 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noted for his scrupulous devotion to style and aesthetics, Gustave Flaubert was a highly influential figure of nineteenth century literature, widely considered the leading exponent of French literary realism. His debut novel ‘Madame Bovary’ (1857) caused a scandal, as public prosecutors attacked the novel for obscenity. The resulting trial made the story notorious and after Flaubert's acquittal, it became an instant bestseller. Today, it is regarded as a seminal work of literary realism and one of the most influential literary works of the time. This comprehensive eBook offers the most complete collection ever compiled of Flaubert’s fictional works in English translation, with numerous illustrations, concise introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Flaubert’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * All the novels, with individual contents tables * Includes Timothy Unwin’s 2001 translation of Flaubert’s first novel, ‘Memoirs of a Madman’, produced for the University of Liverpool (appearing here by special permission) * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare short stories and plays, available in no other collection * Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read * Includes a selection of Flaubert’s non-fiction – available in no other collection * Flaubert’s letters to George Sand – explore the author’s personal correspondence * Special criticism section, with several essays evaluating Flaubert’s contribution to literature, including Guy de Maupassant’s seminal study of his mentor * Features two biographies – discover Flaubert’s literary life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Novels Memoirs of a Madman (1900) Madame Bovary (1838) Salammbô (1862) Sentimental Education (1869) Bouvard and Pécuchet (1881) The Dramatic Narrative The Temptation of Saint Anthony (1874) The Short Stories The Dance of Death (1838) Novembre (1842) Three Tales (1877) The Plays The Candidate (1873) The Castle of Hearts (1880) Selected Non-Fiction Aboard the Cange Over Strand and Field Rabelais Preface to the ‘Last Songs of Louis Bouilhet’ Letter to the Municipality of Rouen on the Subject of a Memorial to Louis Bouilhet Selected Correspondence The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters The Trial The Public vs. M. Gustave Flaubert (1857) The Criticism Gustave Flaubert: A Study by Guy de Maupassant Gustave Flaubert by Arthur Symons Gustave Flaubert by Henry James Extracts from ‘Phoenix: The Posthumous Papers’ by D. H. Lawrence Extracts from Virginia Woolf’s Diary The Biographies Intimate Remembrances of Gustave Flaubert by Caroline Commanville Gustave Flaubert by Edmund Gosse Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Download or read book The Madman s Library written by Edward Brooke-Hitching and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK * 'Anybody who loves the printed word will be bowled over by this amusing, erudite, beautiful book about books. It is in every way a triumph. One of the loveliest books to have been published for many, many years' Alexander McCall Smith 'Quite simply the best gift for any book lover this year, or perhaps ever' Lucy Atkins, Sunday Times Literary Book of the Year 'An utterly joyous journey into the deepest eccentricities of the human mind… The most cheering, fascinating book I’ve read for ages' Guardian From the author of the critically acclaimed and globally successful The Phantom Atlas, The Golden Atlas and The Sky Atlas comes a stunning new work. The Madman’s Library is a unique, beautifully illustrated journey through the entire history of literature, delving into its darkest territories to hunt down the very strangest books ever written, and uncover the fascinating stories behind their creation. This is a madman’s library of eccentric and extraordinary volumes from around the world, many of which have been completely forgotten. Books written in blood and books that kill, books of the insane and books that hoaxed the globe, books invisible to the naked eye and books so long they could destroy the Universe, books worn into battle, books of code and cypher whose secrets remain undiscovered… and a few others that are just plain weird. From the 605-page Qur'an written in the blood of Saddam Hussein, through the gorgeously decorated 15th-century lawsuit filed by the Devil against Jesus, to the lost art of binding books with human skin, every strand of strangeness imaginable (and many inconceivable) has been unearthed and bound together for a unique and richly illustrated collection ideal for every book-lover.
Download or read book The Mantle and Other Stories written by Nikolai Gogol and published by Xist Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-17 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of short comic stories “This world is full of the most outrageous nonsense. Sometimes things happen which you would hardly think possible.”-The Nose, Nikolai Gogol This is a collection of five short satiric stories by Nikolai Gogol that focus on the ugly and the sad elements in life.
Download or read book A Poem in His Name and Memoirs of a Madman written by Kai Saige and published by . This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
