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Book Synopsis The Torch and Other Tales by : Eden Phillpotts
Download or read book The Torch and Other Tales written by Eden Phillpotts and published by 谷月社. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No. I . 'SANTA CLAUS' Nobody knew where Teddy Pegram came from or why the man ordained to settle down in Little Silver. He had no relations round about and couldn't, or wouldn't, tell his new neighbours what had brought him along. But he bided a bit with Mrs. Ford, the policeman's wife, as a lodger, and then, when he'd sized up the place and found it suited him, he took a tumble-down, four-room cottage at the back-side of the village and worked upon it himself and soon had the place to his liking. A most handy little man he was and could turn his skill in many directions. And he'd do odd jobs for the neighbours and show a good bit of kindness to the children. He lived alone and looked after himself, for he could cook and sew like a woman—at least like the clever ones. In fact there didn't seem nothing he couldn't do. And his knowledge extended above crafts, for he'd got a bit of learning also and he'd talk with Johns at the shop-of-all-sorts about business, or with Samual Mutters, the chemist, about patent medicines, or with butcher or baker concerning their jobs, or with policemen about crime, and be worth attending to on any subject. His pleasure, however, was sporting, and not until he'd dwelt among us a good bit did a measure of doubt in that matter creep into our praise of the man.
Download or read book The torch written by Eden Phillpotts and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Torch and Other Tales by : Eden Phillpotts
Download or read book The Torch and Other Tales written by Eden Phillpotts and published by . This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Carrying the Torch by : Brock Clarke
Download or read book Carrying the Torch written by Brock Clarke and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories in this collection occupy a world at once as familiar as a suburban backyard or a southern college's hallowed football field and as strange as a man who buys Savannah, Georgia, and tries to turn it into the perfect Southern city as part of his attempt to win back his estranged wife. The fictional territory of Carrying the Torch , is in short, Brock Clarke's, one in which the surreal and the hilarious share a neighborhood with the painfully real and the sweetly ironic. Here readers will encounter characters dislocated by work and love, by huge losses and life's small dramas, men and women who have migrated South in search of redemption--or at least in the hope of leaving the worst behind.In these tales about what people try to leave and find they can't, about the lies we tell the people we love and the myths we create to make life livable, Marly Swick cites an "exceptional originality" as well as an "amazing emotional resonance, a haunting quality." "Notable for their balance of sentiment and restraint, the music of their language, and the haunting human longing that coexists with the irony and the humor," as Lee Martin remarks, these remarkable stories carry forward a tradition reaching from Flannery O'Connor to John Cheever and Donald Barthelme--and arrive at a brilliance all their own.Brock Clarke is an assistant professor of English at the University of Cincinnati. He is the author of the novel The Ordinary White Boy and of What We Won't Do , a short story collection that won the 2002 Mary McCarthy Prize for Short Fiction.
Book Synopsis The Old Curiosity Shop, and Other Tales by : Charles Dickens
Download or read book The Old Curiosity Shop, and Other Tales written by Charles Dickens and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Crusader's Torch by : Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Download or read book Crusader's Torch written by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1989-11-15 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is the year 1189 A.D., and war is raging all around the Mediterranean. Any woman would fear travelling among the pirates, bandits and renegade Christian knights who flock to the call of battle--but Atta Olivia Clemens has a special reason to fear... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Book Synopsis Galleón and Seven Other Tales by : Michael J. Merry
Download or read book Galleón and Seven Other Tales written by Michael J. Merry and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-06-12 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of eight stories. 'Galleón' tells of the loss of a Spanish ship off Panama in 1715 and its re-discovery in 2017. 'Escape' describes how jailed prisoners can be illegally freed. 'Hideaway' is a story of an eye-witness to a crime. 'The Miracle' is the tale of a seminarian who sees and speaks to Saint James. 'Lottery' explains how a young offender wins the Lottery. 'The Old Man' reveals how a retired revolutionary performs a favor. 'Triple Cross' takes the reader through the excitement of robbing a jewel courier. Finally, in 'Confession', a Priest listens to the confession of a legend of the old West. Educated in the UK, Michael J. Merry moved to Panama in 1959 to work with ITT. When a National Guard coup ousted the Government in 1968, he was involved in the rescue of the deposed President. Later, he was Division Vice President of a major U.S. news corporation covering Latin America and the Caribbean. Today he works in Miami as a Consultant and lives in Miami Shores with his wife.
Book Synopsis Fairy Favours, and Other Tales by : Elizabeth Frances Dagley
Download or read book Fairy Favours, and Other Tales written by Elizabeth Frances Dagley and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Girl in the Torch by : Robert Sharenow
Download or read book The Girl in the Torch written by Robert Sharenow and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Invention of Hugo Cabret meets True Grit in this heartfelt novel of resilience, hope, and discovering a family where you least expect it, from award-winning author Robert Sharenow. At the dawn of the twentieth century, thousands of immigrants are arriving in the promised land of New York City. Twelve-year-old Sarah has always dreamed of America, a land of freedom and possibility. In her small village she stares at a postcard of the Statue of Liberty and imagines the Lady beckoning to her. When Sarah and her mother finally journey across the Atlantic, though, tragedy strikes—and Sarah finds herself being sent back before she even sets foot in the country. Yet just as Sarah is ushered onto the boat that will send her away from the land of her dreams, she makes a life-or-death decision. She daringly jumps off the back of the boat and swims as hard as she can toward the Lady's island and a new life. Her leap of faith leads her to an unbelievable hiding place: the Statue of Liberty itself. Now Sarah must find a way to Manhattan while avoiding the night watchman and scavenging enough food to survive. When a surprising ally helps bring her to the city, Sarah finds herself facing new dangers and a life on her own. Will she ever find a true home in America?
Book Synopsis The Custodian of Stories and Other Tales from The Book of Reasons by : Bob Stone
Download or read book The Custodian of Stories and Other Tales from The Book of Reasons written by Bob Stone and published by Beaten Track Publishing. This book was released on 2022-08-04 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everybody has a wish. Everybody has a dream. Sometimes those dreams and wishes can come true, but there is always a price to pay. The stories of people who have paid this price are recorded in The Book of Reasons. This new collection from the author of the Missing Beat trilogy contains some of those stories. Read about an author’s toxic relationship with his own creation, a gardener who wages war on snails, a policeman who is haunted by his last case, what happens when pupils begin to disappear from a school photograph, and, in the title story, you will learn the identity of The Custodian of Stories and what his job entails. These are stories of the bizarre and of the macabre, but all must be read with the lights on.
Book Synopsis Stories of Waterloo and Other Tales by : William Hamilton Maxwell
Download or read book Stories of Waterloo and Other Tales written by William Hamilton Maxwell and published by . This book was released on 1833 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Madeline City and Other Tales by : Steven Maus
Download or read book Madeline City and Other Tales written by Steven Maus and published by Steven Maus. This book was released on 2008-12 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Madeline City is situated inside a ring of steep mountains and all but covered by the constant clouds that serve as a reminder of the dreary conditions of all who live within the walls. While the people of Bater District, Gnight District, and other less privileged areas of the city suffer by fighting, stealing, and drinking their way through life, the officers of the church execute their Prelate's orders to bring the entire city under militant, fanatical rule. But just who is the goddess Madeline? Or rather, who was she? No longer among her people, she once brought peace, love, and prosperity to her city, but was moved to abandon them after they tarried in their allegiance to her long ago. Now the Magmenian Rebellion claims her as their champion as they strive to overthrow the church's stranglehold on the city, and the Augsburg Church cites divine duty as they scour the alleys and slums, seeking to imprison anyone who would refuse to submit to her holy law. And so it is the innocent and the oppressed who star in this collection about a people seeking to understand the forces at work in their world.
Book Synopsis Heart of Darkness and Other Tales by : Joseph Conrad
Download or read book Heart of Darkness and Other Tales written by Joseph Conrad and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2008-05-08 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HEART OF DARKNESS * AN OUTPOST OF PROGRESS * KARAIN * YOUTH The finest of all Conrad's tales, 'Heart of Darkness' is set in an atmosphere of mystery and menace, and tells of Marlow's perilous journey up the Congo River to relieve his employer's agent, the renowned and formidable Mr Kurtz. What he sees on his journey, and his eventual encounter with Kurtz, horrify and perplex him, and call into question the very bases of civilization and human nature. Endlessly reinterpreted by critics and adapted for film, radio, and television, the story shows Conrad at his most intense and sophisticated. The other three tales in this volume depict corruption and obsession, and question racial assumptions. Set in the exotic surroundings of Africa, Malaysia. and the east, they variously appraise the glamour, folly, and rapacity of imperial adventure. This revised edition uses the English first edition texts and has a new chronology and bibliography. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Book Synopsis THE LAST OF THE LEGIONS and Other Tales of Long Ago by : Arthur Conan Doyle
Download or read book THE LAST OF THE LEGIONS and Other Tales of Long Ago written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of twelve historical short stories by the world famous British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The stories in 'The Last of the Legions and Other Tales of Long Ago' revolves around the chapter of the fall of the Roman Empire.
Book Synopsis Undine, and Other Tales by : Friedrich Heinrich Karl Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué
Download or read book Undine, and Other Tales written by Friedrich Heinrich Karl Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Human Torch & The Thing: Strange Tales - The Complete Collection by :
Download or read book The Human Torch & The Thing: Strange Tales - The Complete Collection written by and published by Marvel. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the groundbreaking debut of Fantastic Four, readers couldn't get enough of Marvel's innovative new heroes - especially the Human Torch! So Stan Lee and Jack Kirby gave the fi ery teen sensation his own series in the pages of Strange Tales. After a hot streak of solo stories, the Torch was joined by the Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Thing, and the two teammates tackled some of the wildest ne'er-do-wells of the Silver Age: the Wizard, the Sandman, the Rabble Rouser, Plantman and the one and only Paste-Pot Pete! Also featuring Marvel's first fi re and ice battle between the Torch and the X-Men's Iceman and guest stars Spider-Man, Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman and a Famous Foursome named John, Paul, George and Ringo. Collecting: STRANGE TALES (1951) #101-134 & ANNUAL (1962) #2
Book Synopsis Henry Acton, or the Gold Smugglers, and other tales by : Louisa Sarah SAYERS (Hon.)
Download or read book Henry Acton, or the Gold Smugglers, and other tales written by Louisa Sarah SAYERS (Hon.) and published by . This book was released on 1839 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
