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Book Violets and Other Tales

Download or read book Violets and Other Tales written by Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-28 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book by a black suffragette female writer Alice Dunbar-Nelson presents a collection of stories with unique characters. Each story leaves a specific incomparable aftertaste. The collection contains short essays, poems, and stories. The introduction to this book was written by the Black suffragette Sylvanie Williams, who Dunbar-Nelson presumably encountered during her time in turn-of-the-century New Orleans before moving to Harlem, New York.

Book Violets and Other Tales

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alice Dunbar Nelson
  • Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
  • Release : 2021-05-28
  • ISBN : 1513287915
  • Pages : 77 pages

Download or read book Violets and Other Tales written by Alice Dunbar Nelson and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2021-05-28 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Violets and Other Tales (1895) is a collection of stories and poems by Alice Dunbar Nelson. While working as a teacher in New Orleans, Dunbar Nelson published Violets and Other Tales through The Monthly Review, embarking on a career as a leading black writer of the early twentieth century. “If perchance this collection of idle thoughts may serve to while away an hour or two, or lift for a brief space the load of care from someone's mind, their purpose has been served—the author is satisfied.” With this entreaty, Alice Dunbar Nelson introduces her first published work with a humility and caution rather unfitting an author of such immense talent. In this collection of reflections, vignettes, short stories, and poems, Dunbar Nelson proves herself as a writer immersed in the classics, yet capable of illuminating the events and concerns of her own generation. In “A Carnival Jangle,” she provides a vibrant description of New Orleans during its legendary season of celebration. “The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ” presents itself as a newly discovered manuscript revealing Jesus’ travels in India. Dunbar Nelson’s brilliant prose style is nicely juxtaposed with her expertise in poetic form as she moves fluidly from love poems to religious verses, narrative poems to heartbreaking elegies. Only twenty years old when this collection was published, Dunbar Nelson executes a brilliant debut to a long and distinguished career in literature. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Alice Dunbar Nelson’s Violets and Other Tales is a classic of African American literature reimagined for modern readers.

Book Violets and Other Tales

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alice Dunbar Nelson
  • Publisher : CreateSpace
  • Release : 2015-04-22
  • ISBN : 9781511849883
  • Pages : 110 pages

Download or read book Violets and Other Tales written by Alice Dunbar Nelson and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-04-22 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Violets and Other Tales" from Alice Dunbar Nelson. American poet, journalist and political activist (1875-1935).

Book The Goodness of St  Rocque

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alice Dunbar
  • Publisher : 1st World Publishing
  • Release : 2004-05-15
  • ISBN : 1595400524
  • Pages : 116 pages

Download or read book The Goodness of St Rocque written by Alice Dunbar and published by 1st World Publishing. This book was released on 2004-05-15 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manuela was tall and slender and graceful, and once you knew her the lithe form could never be mistaken. She walked with the easy spring that comes from a perfectly arched foot. To-day she swept swiftly down Marais Street, casting a quick glance here and there from under her heavy veil as if she feared she was being followed. If you had peered under the veil, you would have seen that Manuela's dark eyes were swollen and discoloured about the lids, as though they had known a sleepless, tearful night. There had been a picnic the day before, and as merry a crowd of giddy, chattering Creole girls and boys as ever you could see boarded the ramshackle dummy-train that puffed its way wheezily out wide Elysian Fields Street, around the lily-covered bayous, to Milneburg-on-the-Lake. Now, a picnic at Milneburg is a thing to be remembered for ever. One charters a rickety-looking, weather-beaten dancing-pavilion, built over the water, and after storing the children - for your true Creole never leaves the small folks at home - and the baskets and mothers downstairs, the young folks go up-stairs and dance to the tune of the best band you ever heard. For what can equal the music of a violin, a guitar, a cornet, and a bass viol to trip the quadrille to at a picnic? Then one can fish in the lake and go bathing under the prim bath-houses, so severely separated sexually, and go rowing on the lake in a trim boat, followed by the shrill warnings of anxious mamans. And in the evening one comes home, hat crowned with cool gray Spanish moss, hands burdened with fantastic latanier baskets woven by the brown bayou boys, hand in hand with your dearest one, tired but happy.

Book Violets and Other Tales

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alice Dunbar Nelson
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2019-10-11
  • ISBN : 9781697431636
  • Pages : 88 pages

Download or read book Violets and Other Tales written by Alice Dunbar Nelson and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-11 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Violets and Other Tales" from Alice Dunbar Nelson. American poet, journalist and political activist (1875-1935)

Book All These Things the Old Tales Tell   The Selected Poetry of Alice Dunbar Nelson

Download or read book All These Things the Old Tales Tell The Selected Poetry of Alice Dunbar Nelson written by Alice Dunbar Nelson and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2020-07-31 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alice Dunbar Nelson (1875–1935) was an American journalist, political activist, and poet. She belonged to the first generation of black southerners born into freedom following the Civil War and gained acclaim for her poetry, columns, dramas, and stories. This fantastic book contains a brand new collection of Nelson's best and most famous poetry, highly recommended for poetry lovers with an interest in the history of slavery in the United States. Contents include: “Three Thoughts”, “A Plaint”, “Impressions”, “You! Inez!”, “Legend of the Newspaper”, “Amid the Roses”, “Paul to Virginia - Fin De Siecle”, “In Memoriam”, “At Bay St. Louis”, “I Sit and Sew”, “New Year's Day”, “Farewell”, “If I had Known”, “Chalmetle”, “The Idler”, etc. Other notable works by this author include: "As in a Looking Glass" (1926–1930), "The Colored United States" (1924), and “People of Color in Louisiana" (1917). Ragged Hand is proudly publishing this brand new collection of classic poetry with a specially-commissioned biography of the author.

Book Violet Made of Thorns

Download or read book Violet Made of Thorns written by Gina Chen and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2022-07-26 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A darkly enchanting fantasy about a lying witch, a cursed prince, and a sinister prophecy that ignites their doomed destinies—perfect for fans of The Cruel Prince. “Everything you want from an enemies-to-lovers fantasy starring morally gray characters.”—BuzzFeed Violet is a prophet and a liar, influencing the royal court with her cleverly phrased—and not always true—divinations. Honesty is for suckers, like the oh-so-not charming Prince Cyrus, who plans to strip Violet of her official role once he’s crowned at the end of the summer—unless Violet does something about it. But when the king asks her to falsely prophesy Cyrus's love story for an upcoming ball, Violet awakens a dreaded curse, one that will end in either damnation or salvation for the kingdom—all depending on the prince’s choice of future bride. Violet faces her own choice: Seize an opportunity to gain control of her own destiny, no matter the cost, or give in to the ill-fated attraction that’s growing between her and Cyrus. Violet’s wits may protect her in the cutthroat court, but they can't change her fate. And as the boundary between hatred and love grows ever thinner with the prince, Violet must untangle a wicked web of deceit in order to save herself and the kingdom—or doom them all.

Book The Goodness of Saint Roch

Download or read book The Goodness of Saint Roch written by Alice Ruth Moore Dunbar-Nelson and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Using the name Alice Dunbar, this book was originally published in 1899 as The Goodness of Saint Rocque and Other Stories by Dodd, Mead and Company in New York, and therefore falls under the public domain." -- Title page verso.

Book Violets and Other Tales

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alice Dunbar Nelson
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2017-03-03
  • ISBN : 9781520752990
  • Pages : 118 pages

Download or read book Violets and Other Tales written by Alice Dunbar Nelson and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-03 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alice Ruth Moore Dunbar Nelson was an American poet, journalist and political activist. Among the first generation born free in the South after the Civil War, she was one of the prominent African Americans involved in the artistic flourishing of the Harlem Renaissance. In 1895 Alice book "Violets and Other Tales" was published. A collection of poetry, short stories, essays, reviews and other prose pieces.

Book Through Violet Eyes

    Book Details:
  • Author : Stephen Woodworth
  • Publisher : Dell
  • Release : 2004-08-31
  • ISBN : 0553898809
  • Pages : 370 pages

Download or read book Through Violet Eyes written by Stephen Woodworth and published by Dell. This book was released on 2004-08-31 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A fast, smart novel, brighter than a meteor and twice as scary. Stephen Woodworth provides shocks and thoughts in equal measure, and climbs right to the top!”—Greg Bear In a world where the dead can testify against the living, someone is getting away with murder. Because to every generation are born a select few souls with violet-colored eyes, and the ability to channel the dead. Both rare and precious—and rigidly controlled by a society that craves their services—these Violets perform a number of different duties. The most fortunate increase the world's cultural heritage by channeling the still-creative spirits of famous dead artists and musicians. The least fortunate aid the police and the law courts, catching criminals by interviewing the deceased victims of violent crime. But now the Violets themselves have become the target of a brutal serial murderer—a murderer who had learned how to mask his or her identity even from the victims. Can the FBI, aided by a Violet so scared of death that she is afraid to live, uncover the criminal in time? Or must more of her race be dispatched to the realm that has haunted them all since childhood? Praise for Through Violet Eyes “Chilling . . . shades of Minority Report and The Eyes of Laura Mars . . . tantalizing puzzle rife with red herrings, one made all the more entertaining by brisk pacing and strong internal logic.”—Publishers Weekly a“Wow . . . one cool idea and Stephen Woodworth makes it work like fine oiled machinery. Full of energy and suspense, Through Violet Eyes is a great and original first novel. I look forward to his next.”—Joe R. Lansdale “An eerie and compelling page-turner that maps the terra incognita between the living and the dead, loss and redemption, desire and grief, at the same time exploring what it means to be human in a frightening otherworld that too closely evokes our own reality.”—Elizabeth Hand

Book Violets and Other Tales

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alice Ruth Moore
  • Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
  • Release : 2020-07-29
  • ISBN : 3752365803
  • Pages : 82 pages

Download or read book Violets and Other Tales written by Alice Ruth Moore and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-07-29 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Violets and Other Tales by Alice Ruth Moore

Book Violets and Other Tales

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alice Dunbar Nelson
  • Publisher : Read Books Ltd
  • Release : 2022-02-08
  • ISBN : 1528793099
  • Pages : 89 pages

Download or read book Violets and Other Tales written by Alice Dunbar Nelson and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alice Dunbar Nelson (1875–1935) was an American journalist, political activist, and poet. She belonged to the first generation of black southerners born into freedom following the Civil War and gained acclaim for her poetry, columns, dramas, and stories. This fantastic book contains a brand new collection of Nelson's best and most famous poetry, highly recommended for poetry lovers interested in the history of slavery in the United States. First published in 1895, "Violets and Other Tales" is a collection of short essays, poems and stories written by Nelson when she was just 19 years old. Contents include: "Alice Dunbar Nelson", "Introduction", "Preface", "Violets", "Three Thoughts", "The Woman", "Ten Minutes' Musing", "A Plaint", "In Unconsciousness", "Titee", "Anarchy Alley", "Impressions", "Salammbo by Gustave Flanbert", etc. Read & Co. Classics are proudly republishing this collection in a new edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

Book Violets and Other Tales

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alice Ruth Moore
  • Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
  • Release : 2020-07-17
  • ISBN : 3752311592
  • Pages : 82 pages

Download or read book Violets and Other Tales written by Alice Ruth Moore and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-07-17 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Violets and Other Tales by Alice Ruth Moore

Book Violets and Other Tales

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson
  • Publisher : Good Press
  • Release : 2019-11-20
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 85 pages

Download or read book Violets and Other Tales written by Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book by a black suffragette female writer Alice Dunbar-Nelson presents a collection of stories with unique characters. Each story leaves a specific incomparable aftertaste. The collection contains short essays, poems, and stories. The introduction to this book was written by the Black suffragette Sylvanie Williams, who Dunbar-Nelson presumably encountered during her time in turn-of-the-century New Orleans before moving to Harlem, New York.

Book Sweet Violets  and Other Tales  Etc

Download or read book Sweet Violets and Other Tales Etc written by Matilda Anne Mackarness (formerly Planché.) and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Give Us Each Day

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1984
  • ISBN : 9780393018936
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Give Us Each Day written by Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Violets

    Book Details:
  • Author : Kyung-Sook Shin
  • Publisher : Feminist Press at CUNY
  • Release : 2022-04-12
  • ISBN : 1558612912
  • Pages : 158 pages

Download or read book Violets written by Kyung-Sook Shin and published by Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 2022-04-12 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By Man Asian Literary Prize winner Kyung-Sook Shin, "a moving delve into a lonely psyche" that follows a neglected young woman's search for human connection in contemporary Seoul (YZ Chin). San is twenty-two and alone when she happens upon a job at a flower shop in Seoul’s bustling city center. Haunted by childhood rejection, she stumbles through life—painfully vulnerable, stifled, and unsure. She barely registers to others, especially by the ruthless standards of 1990s South Korea. Over the course of one hazy, volatile summer, San meets a curious cast of characters: the nonspeaking shop owner, a brash coworker, quiet farmers, and aggressive customers. Fueled by a quiet desperation to jump-start her life, she plunges headfirst into obsession with a passing magazine photographer. In Violets, best-selling author Kyung-Sook Shin explores misogyny, erasure, and repressed desire, as San desperately searches for both autonomy and attachment in the unforgiving reality of contemporary Korean society.