Download or read book Complete Short Stories written by Ronald Firbank and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best known for his witty, ingenious novels, Ronald Firbank began his literary apprenticeship as a writer of short stories (or "contes," as he called them), all of which are gathered here for the first time. They were written at a time when the literature of the decadent 1890s was maturing into the modernism of the early twentieth century, a growth reflected here as Firbank works through a variety of styles, genres, and voices, both imitating and subverting the literary models of his day. Written between the ages of seventeen and twenty-two, they are, properly speaking, his juvenilia, and are not to be judged by the standards of his mature work. All the seeds of the later work, however, were planted in this early work, and it is instructive and entertaining to observe Firbank as he tends his literary garden.Ranging from impressionistic prose poems and allegories to sardonic vignettes of high-society life, they all display Firbank's satiric eye and stylistic flair. Only a few of the stories were published commercially; most have been available only in expensive, limited editions, and four stories are published here for the first time from Firbank's manuscripts. Included in a appendix are two other pieces Firbank wrote at the same age--the poem "The Wind & the Roses" and his only venture into art criticism, "An Early Flemish Painter"--and detailed textual notes that give the publishing history for all the works.

Download or read book The Complete Ronald Firbank written by Ronald Firbank and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sorrow in Sunlight written by Ronald Firbank and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-10-12 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Download or read book Inclinations written by Ronald Firbank and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Concerning the Eccentricities of Cardinal Pirelli written by Ronald Firbank and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Vainglory written by Ronald Firbank and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fairly young and entirely alive Mrs Shamefoot wants nothing more than to have a memorial stained-glass window erected in her honour in an English cathedral. From this premise, the inimitable Ronald Firbank extends his witty, eccentric Vainglory, with a crowded cast of hilariously drawn characters - Winsome Brooks, Lady Anne Pantry, Miss Wookie, Mrs Barrow of Dawn and Mrs Steeple - a riot of parties, and a bottomless sense of the ridiculous. Admired by Auden, Forster and Waugh, Firbank's fine comic skill, quick-fire dialogue and descriptive flights of fancy are perfectly captured in Vainglory, his first and longest novel, as well as in two novellas included here: Inclinations and Caprice.

Download or read book The Complete Ronald Firbank With a Preface by Anthony Powell With a Portrait written by Ronald Firbank and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Odette A Fairy Tale for Weary People written by Ronald Firbank and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ronald Firbank's book 'Odette: A Fairy Tale for Weary People', readers are transported into a whimsical world filled with eccentric characters and absurd situations. Firbank's unique literary style, characterized by its use of wit, satire, and clever wordplay, creates a surreal yet captivating atmosphere. The narrative is structured as a series of vignettes, each portraying different aspects of society and human nature. Set in a dreamlike setting, the book blurs the line between fantasy and reality, challenging readers' perceptions and inviting them to explore the complexities of the human experience. Firbank's work can be seen as a precursor to modernist literature, with its experimental approach and unconventional storytelling techniques. Through 'Odette', Firbank invites readers to question societal norms and embrace the absurdity of life, making it a thought-provoking and entertaining read for those looking for a literary escape. Fans of authors like James Joyce and Virginia Woolf will find Firbank's writing both daring and delightful.

Download or read book Ronald Firbank written by Steven Moore and published by Dalkey Archive Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An annotated Bibliography of secondary Materials,1905-1955

Download or read book Five Novels written by Ronald Firbank and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 1949 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the humorous and exotic stories of eccentric queens, princesses, and prelates, and a West Indian family seeking to make its way in society.

Download or read book The Flower Beneath the Foot written by Ronald Firbank and published by Picador. This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an introduction by Alan Hollinghurst Neither her Gaudiness the Mistress of the Robes, or her Dreaminess the Queen were feeling quite themselves. In the Palace all was speculation . . . Ronald Firbank, described by Alan Hollinghurst as ‘one of the most important figures in British fiction in the twentieth century’, first published The Flower Beneath the Foot in 1923. Set on the eve of a royal wedding at the fantastical court of King Willie and Her Dreaminess the Queen of Pisuerga, this is an absurd and often melancholy tale of love. An innovative and much-praised novelist, Ronald Firbank has earned his place in the ‘canon of camp’ and continues to dazzle in this unmissable cult classic.

Download or read book The Complete Ronald Firbank with a Pref by Anthony Powell written by Ronald Firbank and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Caprice written by Ronald Firbank and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Prancing Novelist written by Brigid Brophy and published by [London] : Macmillan. This book was released on 1973 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Complete Stories written by Clarice Lispector and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 2018-06-26 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most phenomenally acclaimed and successful books of recent years is now available as a paperback—with three just-discovered stories Here, gathered in one volume, are the stories that made Clarice a Brazilian legend. Originally a cloth edition of eighty-six stories, now we have eighty- nine in all, covering her whole amazing career, from her teenage years to her deathbed. In these pages, we meet teenagers becoming aware of their sexual and artistic powers, humdrum housewives whose lives are shattered by unexpected epiphanies, old people who don’t know what to do with themselves— and in their stories, Clarice takes us through their lives—and hers—and ours.

Download or read book Hav written by Jan Morris and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2011-08-30 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Journey through a mystical country where everything is possible and easily arranged” in this 2-part travelogue set in a fictional Mediterranean city of dreams (Los Angeles Times). “A touching lover letter . . . to life itself”—featuring Last Letters from Hav, shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and a foreword by Ursula K. Le Guin (The Independent) Hav is like no place on earth. Rumored to be the site of Troy, captured during the crusades and recaptured by Saladin, visited by Tolstoy, Hitler, Grace Kelly, and Princess Diana, this Mediterranean city-state is home to several architectural marvels and an annual rooftop race that is a feat of athleticism and insanity. As Jan Morris guides us through the corridors and quarters of Hav, we hear the mingling of Italian, Russian, and Arabic in its markets, delight in its famous snow raspberries, and meet the denizens of its casinos and cafés. When Morris published Last Letters from Hav in 1985, it was short-listed for the Booker Prize. Here it is joined by Hav of the Myrmidons, a sequel that brings the story up-to-date. Twenty-first-century Hav is nearly unrecognizable. Sanitized and monetized, it is ruled by a group of fanatics who have rewritten its history to reflect their own blinkered view of the past. Morris’s only novel is dazzlingly sui-generis, part erudite travel memoir, part speculative fiction, part cautionary political tale. It transports the reader to an extraordinary place that never was, but could well be. “Jan Morris is to other travel writers what John le Carré is to other spy novelists.” —New York Times