Download or read book World of Anecdote Things Clerical and Otherwise written by Edwin Paxton Hood and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The World of Anecdote Vol 1 of 10 written by Edwin Paxton Hood and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-22 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The World of Anecdote, Vol. 1 of 10: A Collection of Things Clerical, Lawyers, Human Folly, Etc A woman directed us to a cottage somewhat superior in appearance to those contiguous. It had a small portico, which, if I, remember well, was overgrown with vine. We knocked loud and long at the door, but received no answer; the voice of man was silent, and not even a dog barked. The truth was that the old curate was taking his Siesta, and so were his whole family, which consisted of one ancient female and a cat. The good man was at last disturbed by our noise and vociferation, for we were hungry, and conse quently impatient. Leaping from his couch he came running to the door in great hurry and confusion, and, perceiving us, he made many apologies for being asleep at a period when he said he Ought to have been on the look-out for his invited guest. He embraced me very affectionately, and conducted me into his parlour, an apartment of tolerable size, hung round with shelves, which were crowded with books. At one end there was a kind of table or desk, covered with black leather, with a large easy Chair, into which he pushed me, as I, with the true eagerness of a bibliomaniac, was about to inspect his shelves, saying with considerable vehemence that there was nothing there worthy of the at tention of an Englishman, for that his whole stock consisted of breviaries and dry Catholic treatises on divinity. His care now was to furnish us with refreshments. In a twink ling, with the assistance of his old attendant, he placed on the table several plates of cakes and confectionery, and a number Of large uncouth glass bottles, which I thought bore a strong resemblance to those of Schiedam, and indeed they were the very same. Said he, rubbing his hands, I thank God that it is in my power to treat you in a way which will be agreeable to you. In those bottles there is Hollands thirty years old and producing two large tumblers, he continued, fill, my friends, and drink - drink it every drop if you please, for it is of little use \to myself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The World of Anecdote written by Edwin Paxton Hood and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The World of Anecdote Vol 1 of 10 written by Edwin Paxton Hood and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The World of Anecdote, Vol. 1 of 10: A Collection of Things Clerical, Lawyers, Human Folly, Etc Scarcely had she attained the age of seventeen before God was pleased to effect her conversion. It was accomplished by means most unlikely. A Capuchin, wearied of a religious life had emancipated himself from his superiors; his conduct had in many respects been reprehensible; he therefore determined to quit France, and to abjure the Catholic religion. It so happened that he passed through Port Royal on his way; this abbey is also the parish church. Being entirely ignorant of this man's misconduct, the abbess, from motives of civility, requested him to preach; the Capuchin, meanwhile, was as little acquainted with the characters of the nuns as they were with his. He imagined them to be eminently pious; he therefore preached a most alarming discourse; he expatiated largely on the misery and danger of sin, and on the power and blessings of true religion. He also dwelt forcibly on the dangers of the world; and portrayed, in the most lively manner, those peculiar advantages which are furnished by a monastic life. The young abbess was forcibly struck; from that hour she formed the resolution to devote herself wholly to God. And not only so; she resolved, by Divine grace, that as soon as she was converted herself she would strengthen her sisters, and reform every abuse in the monastery committed to her charge. At this period she was taken dangerously ill. During a confinement of several months her resolution strengthened, and her piety and experience deepened. Meditations, prayer, and reading the Scriptures divided her solitary hours. She came from her chamber a new person; her habits, her manners, her views were totally changed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Download or read book Tales of Times Now Past written by Marian Ury and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2020-08-06 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tales of Times Now Past is a translation of 62 outstanding tales freshly selected from Konjaku monogatari shu, a Japanese anthology dating from the early twelfth century. The original work, unique in world literature, contains more than one thousand systematically arranged tales from India, China, and Japan. It is the most important example of a genre of collections of brief tales which, because of their informality and unpretentious style, were neglected by Japanese critics until recent years but which are now acknowledged to be among the most significant prose literature of premodern Japan. “Konjaku” in particular has aroused the enthusiasm of such leading 20th-century writers as Akutagawa Ryunosuke and Tanizaki Jun’ichiro. The stories, with sources in both traditional lore and contemporary gossip, cover an astonishing range—homiletic, sentimental, terrifying, practical-minded, humorous, ribald. Their topics include the life of the Buddha, descriptions of Heaven and Hell, feats of warriors, craftsmen, and musicians, unsuspected vice, virtue, and ingenuity, and the ways and wiles of bandits, ogres, and proverbially greedy provincial governors, to name just a few. Composed perhaps a century after the refined, allusive, aristocratic Tale of Genji, Konjaku represents a masculine outlook and comparatively plebeian social orientation, standing in piquant contrast to the earlier masterpiece. The unknown compiler was interested less in exploring psychological subtleties than in presenting vivid portraits of human foibles and eccentricities. The stories in the present selection have been chosen to provide an idea of the scope and structure of the book as a whole, and also for their appeal to the modern reader. And the translation is based on the premise that the most faithful rendering is also the liveliest.
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Download or read book Tales of Times Now Past written by Marian Ury and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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