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Fantastic Tales

Author : Italo Calvino
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 054423104X
Total Pages : 637 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (442 download)

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Download or read book Fantastic Tales written by Italo Calvino and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed author presents “a rich and wide-ranging anthology” of 19th century fantasy and horror stories—with an original introduction for each (Library Journal). Vampires, ghosts, and other horrors abound in this collection of nineteenth-century fantastic literature, selected and edited by Italo Calvino, a twentieth-century master of the speculative. As Calvino explains in his introduction to this collection, “the true theme of the nineteenth-century fantastic tale is the reality of what we see: to believe or not to believe in phantasmagoric apparitions, to glimpse another world, enchanted or infernal, behind everyday appearances.” This anthology of twenty-six enchanting, uncanny, terrifying, and immortally entertaining short stories includes E.T.A. Hoffmann’s “The Sandman,” Nikolai Gogol’s “The Nose,” Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart,” Robert Louis Stevenson’s “The Bottle Imp,” and many more, each with a introduction by Calvino. “Impressive and utterly pleasing…Each story [Calvino] picks is absorbing, unique, and continually surprising.”—Los Angeles Times

Fantastic Tales

Author : Iginio Ugo Tarchetti
Publisher : Archipelago
ISBN 13 : 1939810620
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book Fantastic Tales written by Iginio Ugo Tarchetti and published by Archipelago. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lawrence Venuti, winner of a Guggenheim fellowship and the Global Humanities Translation Prize, among many other awards, has translated into English these Italian Gothic tales of obsessive love, mysterious phobias, and the hellish curse of everlasting life. In this collection of nine eerie stories, Iginio Ugo Tarchetti switches effortlessly between the macabre and the breezily comical. Set in nineteenth-century Italy, his characters court spirits and blend in with the undead: passionate romances filled with jealousy and devotion are fueled by magic elixirs. Time becomes fluid as characters travel between centuries, chasing affairs that never quite prosper. First published by Mercury House in 1992.

Fantastic Tales of Nothing

Author : Alejandra Green
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062839497
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book Fantastic Tales of Nothing written by Alejandra Green and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first book of this full-color fantasy graphic novel series filled with humor and hijinks, the fate of the land of Nothing hinges on Nathan and an unlikely team of magical beings to save the day—perfect for fans of Amulet and Estranged. Welcome to Nothing! Despite its name, this is a fantastic land where humans and magical volken coexist peacefully—at least they try . . . This is the tale of Nathan, an ordinary human (or so he thinks) living an ordinary life (or so he wishes). Everything changes when he meets Haven, a mysterious creature who is neither human nor volken. Oh, and the two of them are being chased by volken mercenaries—a grumpy wolf named Bardou and a delightful crow named Sina. Nathan soon learns he has mysterious powers, even though humans aren’t supposed to have magic. But there’s no time to dwell on that because this discovery sets the group on a perilous quest across windswept terrain, through haunted forests, and in ancient tombs. Nathan and his unlikely friends must prevent an impending war and defeat a dark evil to save their land. No pressure, of course. If they fail, everything will turn into, well . . . nothing.

Dora's Fantastic Tales

Author : Valérie Videau
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1442433116
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book Dora's Fantastic Tales written by Valérie Videau and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-10-25 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Originally published in France in 2009 by Albin Michel, S.A. as Dora magicienne"--P. facing t.p.

Fantastic Tales

Author : Jack London
Publisher : Bison Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fantastic Tales written by Jack London and published by Bison Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of fifteen fantastic tales, ranging far in time and space, from the psychological tension of an extraterrestrial encounter to a frontier tall tale of a trapper hunting a mammoth.

Cat Tales

Author : Penelope Rich
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 139880620X
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book Cat Tales written by Penelope Rich and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-01 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cats may love snoozing in sunny spots, but our furry friends are capable of so much more! In this beautifully illustrated full-color collection, you'll discover the incredible true stories of talented, brave, and clever kitties whose exploits have made them world-famous. This heart-warming book includes over 40 cat stories, from ancient Egyptian kitties to internet sensations Grumpy Cat and Bob the Streetcat. These tales are bought to life by remarkable full-color illustrations by Isabel Muñoz. Find out all about: • Gracie from Reedsburg, Wisconsin, who saved her owners from a carbon monoxide leak • Tama, the station master cat of Kinokawa, Japan • Masha, the stray cat who rescued an abandoned baby on a freezing night in Caluga, Russia • Stubbs, the feline mayor for Talkeetna, Alaska ... • and so many more! With a section on caring for cats and kittens, this is fantastic gift for animal lovers of all ages from 8 years up.

Fantastic Worlds

Author : Eric S. Rabkin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198020244
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Fantastic Worlds written by Eric S. Rabkin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1979-06-07 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the first international anthology to cover the entire scope of fantastic narrative, Fantastic Worlds presents over fifty tales, myths, and stories, ranging from Genesis to Ovid, Hans Christian Andersen to J.R.R. Tolkien, Edgar Allan Poe to James Thurber, and Franz Kafka to Italo Calvino. Including tales of fairies and elves, ghost stories, high fantasy, and stories of social criticism and the conflict between science and religion, this volume presents a diverse selection of writings that all share the same capacity to liberate the human spirit through the wild mental acrobatics of fantasy.

Fairy Tales and Fantastic Stories

Author : Terry Jones
Publisher : Anova Books
ISBN 13 : 9781843650980
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Fairy Tales and Fantastic Stories written by Terry Jones and published by Anova Books. This book was released on 2007-10-11 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of stories, mostly original fairy tales, introducing the fly-by-night, the rainbow cat, the wonderful cake-horse, a dragon, and the king who wanted to fly.

Amazing Tales for Making Men Out of Boys

Author : Neil Oliver
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 006187678X
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book Amazing Tales for Making Men Out of Boys written by Neil Oliver and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-04-17 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories of heroism, exploration, and sacrifice -- including Apollo XIII and Scott of the Antarctic -- that inspire boys to be courageous, selfless, and open to adventure Tales of brave and selfless deeds used to be part of every boy’s education. We grew up sharing stories with our fathers, uncles, and grandfathers of how other men had lived their lives, met their challenges, reached their goals, and faced their deaths. Becoming a man was about comradeship and standing by your friends whatever the circumstances. And it meant that sometimes it was more important to die a hero than live a coward’s life. Through Neil Oliver’s vivid, stirring accounts we can rediscover the stories that inspire men to perform acts greater than themselves. These are the epics that we should all know by heart; the tales of courage, endurance, and sacrifice that made men out of boys. Amazing Tales for Making Men Out of Boys is packed with classic stories of courage and heroism from around the world and includes four stories especially for the American edition: Omaha Beach, June 6th 1944; The Alamo; The Civil War Battle of Shilo; and The Revolutionary War Sea Battle of John Paul Jones and the Bon Homme Richard.

The Dark Fantastic

Author : Ebony Elizabeth Thomas
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479806072
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)

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Download or read book The Dark Fantastic written by Ebony Elizabeth Thomas and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals the diversity crisis in children's and young adult media as not only a lack of representation, but a lack of imagination Stories provide portals into other worlds, both real and imagined. The promise of escape draws people from all backgrounds to speculative fiction, but when people of color seek passageways into the fantastic, the doors are often barred. This problem lies not only with children’s publishing, but also with the television and film executives tasked with adapting these stories into a visual world. When characters of color do appear, they are often marginalized or subjected to violence, reinforcing for audiences that not all lives matter. The Dark Fantastic is an engaging and provocative exploration of race in popular youth and young adult speculative fiction. Grounded in her experiences as YA novelist, fanfiction writer, and scholar of education, Thomas considers four black girl protagonists from some of the most popular stories of the early 21st century: Bonnie Bennett from the CW’s The Vampire Diaries, Rue from Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games, Gwen from the BBC’s Merlin, and Angelina Johnson from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter. Analyzing their narratives and audience reactions to them reveals how these characters mirror the violence against black and brown people in our own world. In response, Thomas uncovers and builds upon a tradition of fantasy and radical imagination in Black feminism and Afrofuturism to reveal new possibilities. Through fanfiction and other modes of counter-storytelling, young people of color have reinvisioned fantastic worlds that reflect their own experiences, their own lives. As Thomas powerfully asserts, “we dark girls deserve more, because we are more.”

Fantastic Tales; Or, The Way to Attain--a Book Full of Pantagruelism Now for the First Time Done Into English

Author : Béroalde de Verville
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Fantastic Tales; Or, The Way to Attain--a Book Full of Pantagruelism Now for the First Time Done Into English written by Béroalde de Verville and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Cat Tales 2

Author : P. D Cacek
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1434409120
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book Cat Tales 2 written by P. D Cacek and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second volume in the "Cat Tales" series collects 17 original tales and poems concerning cats (plus one classic story by Edgar Pangborn and an essay by H.P. Lovecraft) into the purr-fect anthology for cat lovers! Here you will find "If Wishes Were Fishes," by P.D. Cacek; "The Case of the Unfortunate Mrs Ripley's Cat," by Jeff Crook; "The Problem with Polly," by Scott William Carter, and much more. Edited by four-time Hugo Award-winning editor, George Scithers.

The Fantastic Tales of Fitz-James O'Brien

Author : Fitz-James O'Brien
Publisher : Alma Classics
ISBN 13 : 0714543365
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (145 download)

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Download or read book The Fantastic Tales of Fitz-James O'Brien written by Fitz-James O'Brien and published by Alma Classics. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the field of supernatural and fantastic literature, certain names come readily to mind – E.T.A. Hoffmann, Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft – but the name of Fitz-James O'Brien has been unjustly overlooked and nearly forgotten since his premature death in 1862 during the American Civil War. 'The Diamond Lens', O'Brien's most famous short story, can be regarded as a forerunner of the science-fiction genre; 'What Was It?' is alleged to have served as a model for H.G. Wells's 'The Invisible Man'; and 'The Wondersmith' is a marvellous tale of Hoffmannesque invention. Taken together, O'Brien's few surviving stories give him an important place in the development of American fiction and remain as fresh today as when they first written almost a hundred and fifty years ago.

Fantastic tales

Author : Mircea Eliade
Publisher : Dufour Editions
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Fantastic tales written by Mircea Eliade and published by Dufour Editions. This book was released on 1990 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three stories with parallel Romanian/English texts share a common quality - fantasy - but their backgrounds differ. One is set in Bucharest in 1944, another in the Transylvanian Alps, and the third in the Greek Isles. As a study aid this is intended primarily for English speaking people who have some knowledge of Romanian, but it could also be useful to Romanian students of English.

The Wondersmith

Author : Fitz-James O'Brien
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Wondersmith written by Fitz-James O'Brien and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wondersmith is a spooky Christmas story by Fitz-James O'Brien. O'Brien was an Irish author often considered one of the forerunners of the sci-fi genre. Excerpt: "Zonela was surely not of gypsy blood. That rich auburn hair, that looked almost black in the lamp-light, that pale, transparent skin, tinged with an under-glow of warm rich blood, the hazel eyes, large and soft as those of a fawn, were never begotten of a Zingaro. Zonela was seemingly about sixteen; her figure, although somewhat thin and angular, was full of the unconscious grace of youth."

American Fantastic Tales Vol. 1 (LOA #196)

Author : Peter Straub
Publisher : Library of America
ISBN 13 : 159853047X
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book American Fantastic Tales Vol. 1 (LOA #196) written by Peter Straub and published by Library of America. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From early on, American literature has teemed with tales of horror, of hauntings, of terrifying obsessions and gruesome incursions, of the uncanny ways in which ordinary reality can be breached and subverted by the unknown and the irrational. As this pathbreaking two-volume anthology demonstrates, it is a tradition with many unexpected detours and hidden chambers, and one that continues to evolve, finding new forms and new themes as it explores the bad dreams that lurk around the edges—if not in the unacknowledged heart—of the everyday. Peter Straub, one of today’s masters of horror and fantasy, offers an authoritative and diverse gathering of stories calculated to unsettle and delight. This first volume surveys a century and a half of American fantastic storytelling, revealing in its forty-four stories an array of recurring themes: trance states, sleepwalking, mesmerism, obsession, possession, madness, exotic curses, evil atmospheres. In the tales of Irving, Poe, and Hawthorne, the bright prospects of the New World face an uneasy reckoning with the forces of darkness. In the ghost-haunted Victorian and Edwardian eras, writers including Henry James, Edith Wharton, Mary Wilkins Freeman, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and Ambrose Bierce explore ever more refined varieties of spectral invasion and disintegrating selfhood. In the twentieth century, with the arrival of the era of the pulps, the fantastic took on more monstrous and horrific forms at the hands of H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Robert Bloch, and other classic contributors to Weird Tales. Here are works by acknowledged masters such as Stephen Crane, Willa Cather, Conrad Aiken, and F. Scott Fitzgerald, along with surprising discoveries like Ralph Adams Cram’s “The Dead Valley,” Emma Francis Dawson’s “An Itinerant House,” and Julian Hawthorne’s “Absolute Evil.” American Fantastic Tales offers an unforgettable ride through strange and visionary realms. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

My Fantastic Fairy Tale Collection

Author : IglooBooks
Publisher : Igloo Books
ISBN 13 : 9781838525156
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (251 download)

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Download or read book My Fantastic Fairy Tale Collection written by IglooBooks and published by Igloo Books. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Settle down for an enchanting storytime with this stunning collection of best-loved fairy tales. With retellings of 11 classic stories, little ones will want to climb the beanstalk with Jack, meet Cinderella at the ball, and much more over and over again. Includes: Beauty and the Beast Cinderella The Frog Prince The Gingerbread Man Goldilocks and the Three Bears Hansel and Gretel Jack and the Beanstalk The Little Mermaid Puss in Boots Rapunzel Snow White