Download or read book The Carcass Other Stories written by Dave Sims and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I'm pleased to have been asked to write the forward to this collection of splendid and heretofore mostly unseen short stories, all of which were written from roughly the mid-1980s to the mid-2000s by my longstanding friend and constant teacher Dave Sims. Mostly the stories transpire in what might reasonably be called working-class settings. They're inhabited by a range of peculiar characters, many of them troubled and distressed, some of them near death, all of them ingenuously sprung from Sims' singularly rich and fertile imagination. These are stories that deserve to be read, pondered and, of course, enjoyed. While recently re-reading them, I was struck, as happened often when I first encountered them years ago, by how strange and real and fully alive the characters seemed. I marveled once again at the details and contours of the stories themselves, their beautiful and inventive architecture, the snap and rhythm of the sentences and the keen, restless intelligence from whence they sprang.
Download or read book THE MOONSHINER AND OTHER STORIES written by George G. Suggs, Jr. and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2007-10-30 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These thirteen stories reflect different dimensions of the human spirit. Hugh in “The Moonshiner,” Maggie in “The Fight,” and George in “The Drunkard” show remarkable courage when facing physical danger. Myra Lu in “Dyin’ on Time” and John in “The Lost Summer” reveal admirable endurance when facing adversity. In “Talking to the Dead” and “The Strange Requests,” the Reverends Calahan and Hester struggle against superstition and disbelief. Zack in “The Chicken Thieves” discovers that crime doesn’t pay. And characters in “Grandma Excie’s Exit,” “Summer Porch Talk,” “The Prayers” and other stories confront life’s complexities of sadness, joy, humor, pain and death. The setting for these stories: southeastern North Carolina. The time: the depression decade of the thirties.
Download or read book The Taker and Other Stories written by Rubem Fonseca and published by Open Letter Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first collection of Fonseca's short stories to appear in English, ranging across his oeuvre, exploring the sights and sounds of Rio de Janeiro. Fonseca's Rio is a city at war, where vast disparities, in wealth, social standing and prestige are untenable. Rich and poor live in an uneasy equilibrium, where only overwhelming force can maintain order and violence and deception are the essential tools of survival. From the tale of the businessman who rans over pedestrians to let off steam to a serial killer being pushed to kill more by his lover, this collection is a true gem.
Download or read book Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories written by Louis Becke and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rodman the Boatsteerer and Other Stories is a collection of stories written by Louise Becky in the late 19th and 20th centuries. The Australian author was well known for his work that often describes life in the South Pacific region. All the stories Described in the book typically revolve around themes of life adventure journey and interaction between indigenous people and European sailors. He also exemplifies the moral connections with the people of the Pacific island. The book Rodman the Boatsteerer and Other Stories, generally centres on the experience of a Boatsteerer a crew member whose duty is to steer a whaleboat. His writing style and narratives are often characterized by vast descriptions of the beautiful natural environment and challenges faced by individuals in navigating the unpredictable and control clashes inevitable in circumstance life of the South Pacific. However, the book provides readers with a gist of the culture and maritime complexities faced in the region during the time in which he wrote this particular book.
Download or read book The Secret Sharer and Other Stories written by Joseph Conrad and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-08-08 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three of Conrad’s most powerful stories of the sea — "Youth: A Narrative" (1898), "Typhoon" (1902) and "The Secret Sharer" (1910) — each probing deeply, suspensefully into the mysteries of human character.
Download or read book R dan the Devil and Other Stories written by Louis Becke and published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB. This book was released on 2023-08-29 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So back he went to Mulifanua. The boat voyage from Apia down the coast inside the reef is not a long one, but the Samoan crew were frightened to have such a man free; so they tied him hand and foot and then lashed him down tightly under the midship thwart with strips of green fau bark. Not that they did so with unnecessary cruelty, but ex-Lieutenant Schwartzkoff, the foreman, was looking on, and then, besides that, this big-boned, light-skinned man was a foreigner, and a Samoan hates a foreigner of his own colour if he is poor and friendless. And then he was an aitu a devil, and could speak neither Samoan, nor Fijian, nor Tokelau, nor yet any English or German....FROM THE BOOKS.
Download or read book The Colour of Kerosene and Other Stories written by Cameron Raynes and published by Wakefield Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these fourteen stories, Cameron Raynes traverses landscapes of regret, joy and redemption. In a country town, a woman plots to ruin her rival with an act steeped in racism. A welfare worker is asked to spy on a colleague. And in the award-winning title story, a taxi driver accepts a fare he knows he shouldn't: They headed east, the nude hills of the Geraldton plains, stripped of their trees a century before, leaning into them on both sides as the car climbed into the marginal country. Behind him, Luke heard the gurgle of fluid sluicing out of a bladder and into a cup, smelt the sweet stink of cheap wine. It occurred to him that it was not too late to turn back.
Download or read book Maggie a Girl and Nine Other Stories written by Kenneth C. Gardner, Jr. and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2016-05-26 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The characters in these short stories all have a connection with the fictional town of Menninger, ND, created in the novel The Song Is Ended (2011). Facing adversity, moral conflicts, or just the challenges of living, the characters must find their way in an imperfect world.
Download or read book Roman the Boatsteerer and Other Stories written by Louis Becke and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-07-17 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Roman the Boatsteerer and Other Stories by Louis Becke
Download or read book The Call of the Wild White Fang and Other Stories written by Jack London and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 1995-01-26 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biting cold and the aching silence of the far North become an unforgettable backdrop for Jack London's vivid, rousing, superbly realistic wilderness adventure stories featuring the author's unique knowledge of the Yukon and the behavior of humans and animals facing nature at its cruelest.
Download or read book The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories written by Leo Tolstoy and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2008-02-28 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition includes: The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Happy Ever After, and The Cossacks. Mortality was one of Tolstoy's most persistent themes, and all of the stories in this volume are connected by this preoccupation, along with the author's simultaneous attempt to help us improve our lives.
Download or read book Boycotted and Other Stories written by Talbot Baines Reed and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2021-01-18 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boycotted, and Other Stories by Talbot Baines Reed: A collection of short stories set in Victorian-era England, this book explores themes of social injustice, class conflict, and the power of the human spirit. From the story of a factory worker fighting for justice to the tale of a young boy standing up to a bully, these stories are both thought-provoking and entertaining. Key Aspects of the Book "Boycotted, and Other Stories": Social Justice: The book examines issues of inequality, discrimination, and the fight for social justice in Victorian England. Diverse Characters: The stories feature characters from all walks of life, from factory workers to wealthy aristocrats, providing a broad perspective on Victorian society. Inspiration and Resilience: The book celebrates the power of the human spirit, showing how ordinary people can overcome adversity and make a difference in the world. Talbot Baines Reed was an English author and journalist known for his popular novels and short stories. Born in London in 1852, he worked as a journalist before pursuing a career in writing. His books, including Boycotted, and Other Stories, were bestsellers in their time and remain popular classics of Victorian literature.
Download or read book Back to God s Country and Other Stories written by James Oliver Curwood and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Back to God's Country and Other Stories" by James Oliver Curwood. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Download or read book Jockey and Other Stories of Boy life on a Southern Farm written by Thomas Oregon Lawton and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Listen Other Stories written by Liam Callanan and published by Four Way Books . This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Listen is a book where characters ask readers to do just that: listen to their stories, especially because many aren't the type of people who often get listened to - even though they should. These characters' trials, missed connections, and sundry challenges are full of surprises - some good, some bad, some funny, some wise, and some all this at once. Perhaps most surprising of all, there's tenderness here and a lot of heart - which often gets the collection's characters into a lot of trouble.
Download or read book Oracle And Other Stories written by W. Strawn Douglas and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2005-03-01 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A universe defined by space yachts, murder, escaped prisoners, drugs and medicine gone horribly wrong is yours for the reading. Two novellas, four short stories, and two sketches are what
Download or read book The Cossacks and Other Stories written by Leo Tolstoy and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2006-09-28 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1851, at the age of twenty-two, Tolstoy joined the Russian army and travelled to the Caucasus as a soldier. The four years that followed were among the most significant in his life, and deeply influenced the stories collected here. Begun in 1852 but unfinished for a decade, The Cossacks describes the experiences of Olenin, a young cultured Russian who comes to despise civilization after spending time with the wild Cossack people. Sevastopol Sketches, based on Tolstoy's own experiences of the siege of Sevastopol in 1854-55, is a compelling consideration of the nature of war, while Hadji Murat, written towards the end of his life, returns to the Caucasus of Tolstoy's youth to explore the life of a great leader torn apart by a conflict of loyalties. Written at the end of the nineteenth century, it is amongst the last and greatest of Tolstoy's shorter works.