Download or read book Three Tales written by Gustave Flaubert and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1999 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed by Italo Calvino as "one of the most extraordinary spirtual journeys ever accomplished outside any religion," Three Tales (1877) was the last of Flaubert's works published during his lifetime. The ambitious range of the stories -- "A Simple Heart," "The Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitaller," and "Herodias" -- reaches from the author's own century back to the Middle Ages and to ancient Israel. "A Simple Heart," in Flaubert's own words, "is just the account of an obscure life, that of Felicite a poor country girl, pious but mystical, quietly devoted, and as tender as fresh bread... I want to arouse people's pity, to make sensitive souls weep, since I am one myself." The middle story, "The Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitaller," tells of a bloodthirsty hunter and warrior whose attempts to escape a dire prophecy ultimately lead to a state of grace. "Herodias," the final tale, is based on the legends surrounding King Herod, Salome, and John the Baptist. It served as the inspiration for later interpretations, including Oscar Wilde's Salome and Jules Massenet's opera Herodiade. "To any modern writer, in whatever language," remarked Anthony Burgess of Three Tales, "these are recommended as a fundamental textbook of style." Book jacket.
Download or read book Three Tales written by Алексей Николаевич Апухтин and published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During his lifetime Aleksey Apukhtin (1840-93) was considered a foremost Russian poet and prominent figure in St. Petersburg society of the time. He was a lifelong friend of Tchaikovsky (they were both educated at the School of Jurisprudence in St. Petersburg). Their friendship was often strained in later life, possibly as a result of the fact that Apukhtin never went out of his way to conceal his homosexuality, whilst the composer tried strenuously to mask his own. Apukhtin turned to prose in the last years of his life, and the few works that he completed appeared for the first time posthumously. The present edition contains the first English translations of The Papers of Countess D*** and The Diary of Pavlik Dolsky, and a modern translation of Between Life and Death.
Download or read book Three minute Tales written by Margaret Read MacDonald and published by august house. This book was released on 2004 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers over eighty short stories from around the globe, including Asia, Mexico, and eastern Europe.
Download or read book My Father s Dragon written by Ruth Stiles Gannett and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2014-01-15 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young boy runs away from home to rescue an abused baby dragon held captive to serve as a free twenty-four hour, seven-days-a-week ferry for the lazy wild animals living on Wild Island.
Download or read book Curious George Three Tales for a Winter s Night CGTV written by H. A. Rey and published by Clarion Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of wintertime stories follows George the curious monkey as he wraps a Christmas present, has fun playing in the snow, and tries to hibernate through the cold winter like a bear.
Download or read book Atlantis written by Samuel R. Delany and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Hugo and Nebula–winning author, three literary tales trace the intricate interdependencies of memory, experience, and the self. Wesleyan University Press has made a significant commitment to the publication of the work of Samuel R. Delany, including this recent fiction, now available in paperback. The three long stories collected in Atlantis: three tales—”Atlantis: Model 1924,” “Erik, Gwen, and D. H. Lawrences Aesthetic of Unrectified Feeling,” and “Citre et Trans” —explore problems of memory, history, and transgression. Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula awards, and Guest of Honor at the 1995 World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow, Delany was won a broad audience among fans of postmodern fiction with his theoretically sophisticated science fiction and fantasy. The stories of Atlantis: Three Tales are not science fiction, yet Locus, the trade publication of the science fiction field, notes that the title story “has an odd, unsettling power not usually associated with mainstream fiction.” A writer whose audience extends across and beyond science fiction, black, gay, postmodern, and academic constituencies, Delany is finally beginning to achieve the broader recognition he deserves. “Delany, who’s best known for his science fiction . . . takes a variety of literary turns in these three novellas that chronicle the experience of the African American writer in the 20th century. . . . Balanced and full of intricate layers of prose, these novellas present a potpourri of literary references, detailed flashbacks and experimental page layouts. Delany seamlessly meshes graceful prose, cultural and philosophical depth and a knowledge of different forms and voices into a truly heady, literate blend.” —Publishers Weekly “Delany sketches sympathetic portraits of young black men aswim in the dense, sweet hives of American cities.” —New York Times Book Review
Download or read book Elmer and the Dragon written by Ruth Stiles Gannett and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1987-11-12 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stand-alone sequel to My Father's Dragon, in which Elmer Elevator and the flying baby dragon help the king of the canaries find treasure.
Download or read book Three Tales of Three written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These energetic retellings of three traditional tales--Jack and the Beanstalk, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and Tom Thumb--follow a young lad, a brave soldier and a tiny traveller on fabulous journeys. Perfect for bedtime or anytime.
Download or read book Publish and Perish written by James Hynes and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A Publisher's Weekly Best Book of the Year Combining the wit of David Lodge with Poe's delicious sense of the macabre, these are three witty, spooky novellas of satire set in academia—a world where Derrida rules, love is a "complicated ideological position," and poetic justice is served with an ideological twist.
Download or read book Three Tales for Kids written by Ray Neier and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Benny and Clyde, a pair of field mice, are tired of the same old meals. They decide to go out to find something new to eat, a decision that turns into a great adventure. What starts out as a simple trek turns into a life-threatening odyssey as the pair attempts to dodge their natural enemies and return home with their lives and a strawberry as their prize. Sammy is a squirrel who lives in the city. This is only his third summer, so he still has a lot to learn. He'll soon get his chance. When his friend Hopper the Robin tells him of a mulberry tree located five streets away, Sammy becomes excited. Getting to the mulberry tree and then back home will be a piece of cake, he thinks. But run-ins with cars, dogs, and cats may change his mind. Sally has wanted a puppy for as long as she can remember. Her dad says she can have a puppy, but not until she's more responsible. She's sure that she has grown more responsible since when they talked last week, but her dad isn't so sure. When Sally finds a tiny kitten in her backyard, she knows that taking care of it will prove if she is responsible enough to take care of a puppy. Will her dad agree? Three Tales for Kids was written with young readers in mind. Captivate your children with these imaginative characters and creative adventures of suspense and perseverance.
Download or read book Three Tales of Magic and Mischief written by Roald Dahl and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012 with total page 659 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A marvellous mix - this wonderful hardback bind-up contains George's Marvellous Medicine, Matilda, and The Witches - a perfect gift for any child to get swept up in the magic of Roald Dahl...
Download or read book The Sketches Three Tales By the Author of Amy Herbert i e Elizabeth M Sewell Third Edition written by and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book One Puppy Three Tales written by Karen Salmansohn and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old Alexandra tries to understand her relationship with her mother, father, and best friend.
Download or read book Twenty three Tales written by graf Leo Tolstoy and published by CCEL. This book was released on 1930 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Telephone Tales written by Gianni Rodari and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reminiscent of Scheherazade and One Thousand and One Nights, Gianni Rodari's Telephone Tales is many stories within a story. Every night, a traveling father must finish a bedtime story in the time that a single coin will buy. One night, it's a carousel that adults cannot comprehend, but whose operator must be some sort of magician, the next, it's a land filled with butter men who melt in the sunshine Awarded the Hans Christian Anderson Award in 1970, Gianni Rodari is widely considered to be Italy's most important children's author of the 20th century. Newly re-illustrated by Italian artist Valerio Vidali (The Forest), Telephone Tales entertains, while questioning and imagining other worlds.
Download or read book Three fisted Tales of Bob written by Ivan Stang and published by Touchstone. This book was released on 1990 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Circle of Three written by Patricia Gaffney and published by Harper. This book was released on 2000-05-30 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Gaffney’s characters are appealing and realistic…Readers will race through this book.” —New Orleans Times Picayune “Poignant….Entertaining….As good as it gets.” —New York Post No other author writes about the lives and friendships of women with more warmth and grace than New York Times bestseller Patricia Gaffney. A true master of women’s fiction, with Circle of Three she flourishes the same breathtaking characterization and storytelling skills that made her previous novel, The Saving Graces, a readers’ favorite. The story of a woman grieving for her losses and her life, and her relationship with her overbearing mother and precocious young daughter, Circle of Three focuses on three generations of a troubled family, the anger and misunderstanding that separates them…and the love that holds them together. Gaffney does beautifully what Elizabeth Berg, Anne Rivers Siddons, and Anne Tyler also do so well: exploring the tricky bonds of family in novels both heart-soaring and heartbreaking.
