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Book The Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman Volume 4  Sin s Doorway   Other Ominous Entrances

Download or read book The Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman Volume 4 Sin s Doorway Other Ominous Entrances written by Manly Wade Wellman and published by Night Shade Books. This book was released on 2001-05 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sin's Doorway and Other Ominous Entrances is the 4th volume of Night Shade Books' five volume "Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman." Contents: * Introduction by David Drake * The Undead Soldier * Larroes Catch Meddlers * Up Under the Roof * Among Those Present * The Terrible Parchment * Sin's Doorway * The Golgotha Dancers * Changeling * For Fear of Little Men * Where Angels Fear * The Witch's Cat * School for the Unspeakable * Voice in a Veteran's Ear * These Doth the Lord Hate * The Liers in Wait * The Hairy Thunderer * The Song of the Slaves * It All Came True in the Woods * When it Was Moonlight * His Name on a Bullet * The Valley Was Still * Back to the Beast * Finger of Halugra * Arimetta * Half Bull

Book Forthcoming Books

Download or read book Forthcoming Books written by Rose Arny and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 1756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book What Do I Read Next  Volume 2 2003

Download or read book What Do I Read Next Volume 2 2003 written by Gale Group and published by Gale Cengage. This book was released on 2004 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains descriptions of 1,245 books in nine fiction genres, including author or editor's name, publication information, story type, major characters, setting, plot summary, and more.

Book Wolves and the Wolf Myth in American Literature

Download or read book Wolves and the Wolf Myth in American Literature written by S. K. Robisch and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a new perspective on the role of the wolf in American literature. The wolf is one of the most widely distributed canid species, historically ranging throughout most of the Northern Hemisphere. For millennia, it has also been one of the most pervasive images in human mythology, art, and psychology. ""Wolves and the Wolf Myth in American Literature"" examines the wolf's importance as a figure in literature from the perspectives of both the animal's physical reality and the ways in which writers imagine and portray it. Author S. K. Robisch examines more than two hundred texts written in North America about wolves or including them as central figures. From this foundation, he demonstrates the wolf's role as an archetype in the collective unconscious, its importance in our national culture, and its ecological value. Robisch takes a multidisciplinary approach to his study, employing a broad range of sources: myths and legends from around the world; symbology; classic and popular literature; films; the work of scientists in a number of disciplines; human psychology; and field work conducted by himself and others. By combining the fundamentals of scientific study with close readings of wide-ranging literary texts, Robisch astutely analyzes the correlation between actual, living wolves and their representation on the page and in the human mind. He also considers the relationship between literary art and the natural world, and argues for a new approach to literary study, an ecocriticism that moves beyond anthropocentrism to examine the complicated relationship between humans and nature.

Book The Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman Volume 1  The Third Cry to Legba   Other Invocations

Download or read book The Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman Volume 1 The Third Cry to Legba Other Invocations written by Manly Wade Wellman and published by Night Shade. This book was released on 2001-05-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 1 (Third Cry to Legba and Other Invocations) collects Wellman’s John Thunstone and Lee Corbet stories. These stories (written between 1943 and 1979) combine the mystical and horrific with traditional southern folk tales and legends. At the same time, these stories reveal a post World War 2 modernism that make them much more then pulp romanticism. The paranoia and cynicism of modern weird icons such as the X-files may well have had their genesis in the pulp musings of Manly Wade Wellman. Indeed the intensely driven, idealistic occult investigator John Thunstone could be a pulp/noir stand in for Fox Mulder. This work will be issued in a fine collector's hardcover state, with 24 illustrations. Edited by John Pelan, illustrated by Kenneth Waters. Contents: * Introduction * The Third Cry to Legba * The Golden Goblins * Hoofs * The Letters of Cold Fire * John Thunstone's Inheritance * Sorcery from Thule * The Dead Man's Hand * Thorne of the Threshold * The Shonokins * Blood from a Stone * The Dai Sword * Twice Cursed * Shonokin Town * The Leonard Rondache * The Last Grave of Lill Warren * Rouse Him Not * The Dakwa * The Beasts That Perish * Willow He Walk * A Witch for All Seasons * Chastel Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.

Book Icons of Horror and the Supernatural

Download or read book Icons of Horror and the Supernatural written by S. T. Joshi and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-12-30 with total page 819 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horror and the supernatural have fascinated people for centuries, and many of the most central figures appear over and over again. These figures have gained iconic status and continue to hold sway over popular culture and the modern imagination. This book offers extended entries on 24 of the most enduring and significant figures of horror and the supernatural, including The Sea Creature, The Witch, The Alien, The Vampire, The Werewolf, The Sorcerer, The Ghost, The Siren, The Mummy, The Devil, and The Zombie. Each entry is written by a leading authority on the subject and discusses the topic's essential features and lasting influence, from the classical epics of Homer to the novels of Stephen King. Entries cite sources for further reading, and the Encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography. Entries include illustrations, sidebars of interesting information, and excerpts from key texts. Horror and the supernatural have fascinated people for centuries, with many of the most central figures appearing over and over again across time and cultures. These figures have starred in the world's most widely read literary works, most popular films, and most captivating television series. Because of their popularity and influence, they have attained iconic status and a special place in the popular imagination. This book overviews 24 of the most significant icons of horror and the supernatural.

Book The Humor of the Old South

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  • Author : M. Thomas Inge
  • Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
  • Release : 2021-10-21
  • ISBN : 0813185459
  • Pages : 484 pages

Download or read book The Humor of the Old South written by M. Thomas Inge and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The humor of the Old South—tales, almanac entries, turf reports, historical sketches, gentlemen's essays on outdoor sports, profiles of local characters—flourished between 1830 and 1860. The genre's popularity and influence can be traced in the works of major southern writers such as William Faulkner, Erskine Caldwell, Eudora Welty, Flannery O'Connor, and Harry Crews, as well as in contemporary popular culture focusing on the rural South. This collection of essays includes some of the past twenty five years' best writing on the subject, as well as ten new works bringing fresh insights and original approaches to the subject. A number of the essays focus on well known humorists such as Augustus Baldwin Longstreet, Johnson Jones Hooper, William Tappan Thompson, and George Washington Harris, all of whom have long been recognized as key figures in Southwestern humor. Other chapters examine the origins of this early humor, in particular selected poems of William Henry Timrod and Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," which anticipate the subject matter, character types, structural elements, and motifs that would become part of the Southwestern tradition. Renditions of "Sleepy Hollow" were later echoed in sketches by William Tappan Thompson, Joseph Beckman Cobb, Orlando Benedict Mayer, Francis James Robinson, and William Gilmore Simms. Several essays also explore antebellum southern humor in the context of race and gender. This literary legacy left an indelible mark on the works of later writers such as Mark Twain and William Faulkner, whose works in a comic vein reflect affinities and connections to the rich lode of materials initially popularized by the Southwestern humorists.

Book Play It Again  Sam

    Book Details:
  • Author : Andrew Horton
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Release : 2022-03-25
  • ISBN : 0520301250
  • Pages : 368 pages

Download or read book Play It Again Sam written by Andrew Horton and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2022-03-25 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was originally published in 1998. Play It Again, Sam is a timely investigation of a topic that until now has received almost no critical attention in film and cultural studies: the cinematic remake. As cinema enters its second century, more remakes are appearing than ever before, and these writers consider the full range: Hollywood films that have been recycled by Hollywood, such as The Jazz Singer, Cape Fear, and Robin Hood; foreign films including Breathless; and Three Men and a Baby, which Hollywood has reworked for American audiences; and foreign films based on American works, among them Yugoslav director Emir Kusturica's Time of the Gypsies, which is a "makeover" of Coppola's Godfather films. As these essays demonstrate, films are remade by other films (Alfred Hitchcock went so far as to remake his own The Man Who Knew Too Much) and by other media as well. The editors and contributors draw upon narrative, film, and cultural theories, and consider gender, genre, and psychological issues, presenting the "remake" as a special artistic form of repetition with a difference and as a commercial product aimed at profits in the marketplace. The remake flourishes at the crossroads of the old and the new, the known and the unknown. Play It Again, Sam takes the reader on an eye-opening tour of this hitherto unexplored territory. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1998.

Book Film Genre Reader IV

Download or read book Film Genre Reader IV written by Barry Keith Grant and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 785 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From reviews of the third edition: “Film Genre Reader III lives up to the high expectations set by its predecessors, providing an accessible and relatively comprehensive look at genre studies. The anthology’s consideration of the advantages and challenges of genre studies, as well as its inclusion of various film genres and methodological approaches, presents a pedagogically useful overview.” —Scope Since 1986, Film Genre Reader has been the standard reference and classroom text for the study of genre in film, with more than 25,000 copies sold. Barry Keith Grant has again revised and updated the book to reflect the most recent developments in genre study. This fourth edition adds new essays on genre definition and cycles, action movies, science fiction, and heritage films, along with a comprehensive and updated bibliography. The volume includes more than thirty essays by some of film’s most distinguished critics and scholars of popular cinema, including Charles Ramírez Berg, John G. Cawelti, Celestino Deleyto, David Desser, Thomas Elsaesser, Steve Neale, Thomas Schatz, Paul Schrader, Vivian Sobchack, Janet Staiger, Linda Williams, and Robin Wood.

Book The History of Dartmouth College

Download or read book The History of Dartmouth College written by Baxter Perry Smith and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The History of Dartmouth College by Baxter Perry Smith, first published in 1878, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.

Book Weik s History of Putnam County  Indiana

Download or read book Weik s History of Putnam County Indiana written by Jesse William Weik and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 978 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Military History of Wayne County  N Y

Download or read book Military History of Wayne County N Y written by Lewis H. Clark and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Appendix A: List of soldiers in the War of 1861-5, arranged by towns, 173 p. -- Appendix B: Newspaper clippings, 1861-1865, obituary notices, and etc., 35 p. -- Appendix C: Money raised, etc., 17 p. -- Followed by Addenda and Index.

Book The Film and the Public

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  • Author : Roger 1909-1987 Manvell
  • Publisher : Hassell Street Press
  • Release : 2021-09-09
  • ISBN : 9781013484896
  • Pages : 386 pages

Download or read book The Film and the Public written by Roger 1909-1987 Manvell and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 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. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Bringing Up Daddy

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  • Author : Stella Bruzzi
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2019-07-25
  • ISBN : 1838714731
  • Pages : 360 pages

Download or read book Bringing Up Daddy written by Stella Bruzzi and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a broad perspective on the Hollywood dad, looking at important Hollywood fathers and discussing films from many genres, this book adopts a multi-faceted theoretical approach, making use of psychoanalysis, sociology and masculinity studies and contextualising the father figure within both Hollywood and American history.

Book History of Washington County  Iowa

Download or read book History of Washington County Iowa written by Howard A. Burrell and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The History of Augusta

Download or read book The History of Augusta written by Charles Elventon Nash and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book History of the Forty Fifth Regiment  Massachusetts Volunteer Militia

Download or read book History of the Forty Fifth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia written by Albert William Mann and published by Arkose Press. This book was released on 2015-10-16 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.