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Book Synopsis A House-Boat on the Styx by : John Bangs
Download or read book A House-Boat on the Styx written by John Bangs and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-20 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A House-boat on the Styx by : John Kendrick Bangs
Download or read book A House-boat on the Styx written by John Kendrick Bangs and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book begins with Charon, ferryman of the Styx startled--and annoyed--by the arrival of a house boat on his mystical river. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that he is to be appointed the boat's janitor. What follows are eleven stories set on the house boat. There is no central theme; each chapter features various souls from history and mythology, and in the twelfth chapter the house boat disappears, seguing into the sequel, Pursuit of the House-Boat.
Book Synopsis A House-Boat on the River Styx by : John Bangs
Download or read book A House-Boat on the River Styx written by John Bangs and published by . This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A House-Boat on the Styx is a book written by John Kendrick Bangs and published in 1895.The premise of the book is that everyone who has ever died (up to the time in which the book is set, which seems to be about the time of its publication) has gone to Styx, the river that circles the underworld. The book begins with Charon, ferryman of the Styx being startled-and annoyed-by the arrival of a houseboat on the Styx. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that he is actually to be appointed the boat's janitor. What follows are eleven more stories (for a total of twelve) which are set on the house boat. There is no central theme, and the purpose of the book appears to be as a literary thought experiment to see what would happen if various famous dead people were put in the same room with each other. Each chapter is a short story featuring various souls from history and mythology. In the twelfth chapter the house boat disappears, leading into the sequel, Pursuit of the House-Boat.
Book Synopsis A House-Boat on the Styx by : John Kendrick Bangs
Download or read book A House-Boat on the Styx written by John Kendrick Bangs and published by Double 9 Booksllp. This book was released on 2022-04-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Kendrick Bangs published his book A House-Boat on the Styx in 1895. In it, Charon, the main character, learns that he has been selected to serve as the Styx, the river that circles the underworld, cleaner. The advent of a houseboat on the River Styx startles and irritates Charon at the start of the novel.The next eleven stories (for a total of twelve) are all set on the house boat. There is no central theme, and the reason the book has all the earmarks of being a scholarly psychological study. Each chapter is a brief story about a different soul from mythology and history. The Pursuit of the House-Boat, the sequel, begins when the house boat vanishes.There don't seem to be any original fictitious characters in A House-Boat on the Styx. All have been borrowed, in varying degrees, from mythology or history.Throughout the book, there is a running joke that claims Sir Francis Bacon, Sir Walter Raleigh, and others ghostwrote Shakespeare's plays instead of him.
Book Synopsis A House-Boat in the Styx by : John Kendrick Bangs
Download or read book A House-Boat in the Styx written by John Kendrick Bangs and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-04-17 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book begins with Charon, ferryman of the Styx startled--and annoyed--by the arrival of a house boat on his mystical river. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that he is to be appointed the boat's janitor. What follows are eleven stories set on the house boat. There is no central theme; each chapter features various souls from history and mythology, and in the twelfth chapter the house boat disappears, seguing into the sequel, Pursuit of the House-Boat.
Book Synopsis A House-Boat on the Styx by : John Kendrick John Kendrick Bangs
Download or read book A House-Boat on the Styx written by John Kendrick John Kendrick Bangs and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-16 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Formatted for e-reader Illustrated About A House-Boat on the Styx by John Kendrick Bangs A House-Boat on the Styx is a fantasy novel written by John Kendrick Bangs in 1895.Plot Summary: The premise of the book is that everyone who has ever died (up to the time in which the book is set, which seems to be about the time of its publication) has gone to Styx, the river that circles the underworld. The book begins with Charon, ferryman of the Styx being startled--and annoyed--by the arrival of a houseboat on the Styx. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that he is actually to be appointed the boat's janitor. What follows are eleven more stories (for a total of twelve) which are set on the house boat. There is no central theme, and the purpose of the book appears to be as a literary thought experiment to see what would happen if various famous dead people were put in the same room with each other. Each chapter is a short story featuring various souls from history and mythology. In the twelfth chapter the house boat disappears, leading into the sequel, Pursuit of the House-Boat.
Book Synopsis A House-Boat on the Styx Illustrated by : John Kendrick Bangs
Download or read book A House-Boat on the Styx Illustrated written by John Kendrick Bangs and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-01-16 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A House-Boat on the Styx is a fantasy novel written by John Kendrick Bangs in 1895. The original full title was A House-Boat on the Styx: Being Some Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades. The novel was first published by Harper Brothers in 1896. The premise of the book is that everyone who has ever died (up to the time in which the book is set, which seems to be about the time of its publication) has gone to Styx, the river that circles the underworld. The book begins with Charon, the ferryman of the Styx being startled-and annoyed-by the arrival of a houseboat on the Styx. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that he is actually to be appointed the boat's janitor. What follows are eleven more stories (for a total of twelve) that are set on the houseboat.
Book Synopsis Houseboat on the Styx by : A. F. Moritz
Download or read book Houseboat on the Styx written by A. F. Moritz and published by Ekstasis Editions. This book was released on 1998 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two lovers find their houseboat stuck in a reedy marsh in Hades. What to do? A work of exhilarating range, Houseboat on the Styx finds in primal human wanderlust the mythological journey of the soul.
Book Synopsis A House-Boat on the Styx by : John Kendrick Bangs
Download or read book A House-Boat on the Styx written by John Kendrick Bangs and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis A House-boat on the Styx by : John Kendrick Bangs
Download or read book A House-boat on the Styx written by John Kendrick Bangs and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The souls of the dead must cross the Styx, to pass into a Hades-like afterworld. In the first of the twelve stories compiled in A House-Boat on the Styx, the man who ferries the souls across sees a houseboat floating downriver and fears for his livelihood. He is appointed janitor on the boat, where the remaining stories take place between characters from history and mythology.
Book Synopsis A House-Boat on the Styx Annotated by : John Kendrick Bangs
Download or read book A House-Boat on the Styx Annotated written by John Kendrick Bangs and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-21 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book begins with Charon, the ferryman of the Styx startled--and annoyed--by the arrival of a houseboat on his mystical river. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that he is to be appointed the boat's janitor. What follows are eleven stories set on the houseboat. There is no central theme; each chapter features various souls from history and mythology, and in the twelfth chapter the house boat disappears, seguing into the sequel, Pursuit of the House-Boat.
Book Synopsis A House-Boat on the Styx (English Edition) by : John Kendrick Bangs
Download or read book A House-Boat on the Styx (English Edition) written by John Kendrick Bangs and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-13 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The premise of the book is that everyone who has ever died (up to the time in which the book is set, which seems to be about the time of its publication) has gone to Styx, the river that circles the underworld. The book begins with Charon, ferryman of the Styx being startled-and annoyed-by the arrival of a houseboat on the Styx. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that he is actually to be appointed the boat's janitor. What follows are eleven more stories (for a total of twelve) which are set on the house boat. There is no central theme, and the purpose of the book appears to be as a literary thought experiment to see what would happen if various famous dead people were put in the same room with each other. Each chapter is a short story featuring various souls from history and mythology. In the twelfth chapter the house boat disappears, leading into the sequel, Pursuit of the House-Boat.
Book Synopsis A House-Boat on the Styx Illustrated by : John Bangs
Download or read book A House-Boat on the Styx Illustrated written by John Bangs and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-12 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A House-Boat on the Styx is a fantasy novel written by John Kendrick Bangs in 1895.The original full title was A House-Boat on the Styx: Being Some Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades. The novel was first published by Harper Brothers in 1896 with illustrations by Peter Newell (24 plates).
Book Synopsis A House-Boat on the Styx Classic Original Edition (Illustrated) by : John Kendrick Bangs
Download or read book A House-Boat on the Styx Classic Original Edition (Illustrated) written by John Kendrick Bangs and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-06-06 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A House-Boat on the Styx is a fantasy novel written by John Kendrick Bangs in 1895.The original full title was A House-Boat on the Styx: Being Some Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades. The novel was first published by Harper Brothers in 1896 with illustrations by Peter Newell (24 plates)"
Book Synopsis A House-Boat on the Styx by : John Kendrick Bangs
Download or read book A House-Boat on the Styx written by John Kendrick Bangs and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-15 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The premise of the book is that everyone who has ever died (up to the time in which the book is set, which seems to be about the time of its publication) has gone to Styx, the river that circles the underworld.The book begins with Charon, ferryman of the Styx being startled-and annoyed-by the arrival of a houseboat on the Styx. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that he is actually to be appointed the boat's janitor. What follows are eleven more stories (for a total of twelve) which are set on the house boat. There is no central theme, and the purpose of the book appears to be as a literary thought experiment to see what would happen if various famous dead people were put in the same room with each other. Each chapter is a short story featuring various souls from history and mythology. In the twelfth chapter the house boat disappears, leading into the sequel, The Pursuit of the House-Boat.A House-Boat on the Styx appears to have no original fictional characters in it. All are borrowed-with varying degrees of licence-from either history or mythology.
Book Synopsis A Houseboat on the Styx by : John Kendrick Bangs
Download or read book A Houseboat on the Styx written by John Kendrick Bangs and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone who has ever died has had to cross the River Styx in the underworld. But even after death, men will be men. On the suggestion of Queen Elizabeth, some put a houseboat on the river Styx to be an exclusive men's club.
Book Synopsis A House-Boat on the Styx by : John Kendrick Bangs
Download or read book A House-Boat on the Styx written by John Kendrick Bangs and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-11-25 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.