The Night Land Annotated (Superb Classics Annotated Edition)

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Total Pages : 664 pages
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Download or read book The Night Land Annotated (Superb Classics Annotated Edition) written by William Hope Hodgson and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Night Land is a horror/fantasy novel by English writer William Hope Hodgson, first published in 1912.The Night Lands tells the tale of a time, millions of years in the future, when the Sun has gone dark. The last few millions of the human race are gathered together in a gigantic metal pyramid, - the Last Redoubt, under siege from unknown forces.

The Night Land - The Original Classic Edition

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Publisher : Tebbo
ISBN 13 : 9781486153046
Total Pages : 210 pages
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Download or read book The Night Land - The Original Classic Edition written by William Hope Hodgson and published by Tebbo. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Night Land. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by William Hope Hodgson, which is now, at last, again available to you. Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside The Night Land: And in the end of that time, I saw a little way into Life, with an understanding heart, and began presently to take my walks again past the gap; but truly Mirdath the Beautiful was never to my sight; though one evening I thought she might be not a great way off; for one of her great boar-hounds came out of the wood, and down into the road to nose against me, very friendly, as a dog oft doth with me. ...How shall you ever know, as I know in verity, of the greatness and reality and terror of the thing that I would tell plain to all; for we, with our puny span of recorded life must have great histories to tell, but the few bare details we know concerning years that are but a few thousands in all; and I must set out to you in the short pages of this my life there, a sufficiency of the life that had been, and the life that was, both within and without that mighty Pyramid, to make clear to those who may read, the truth of that which I would tell; and the histories of that great Redoubt dealt not with odd thousands of years; but with very millions; aye, away back into what they of that Age conceived to be the early days of the earth, when the sun, maybe, still gloomed dully in the night sky of the world. ...Later, I travelled over to the North-Eastern wall of the Redoubt, and looked thence with my spy-glass at the Watcher of the North-East-the Crowned Watcher it was called, in that within the air above its vast head there hung always a blue, luminous ring, which shed a strange light downwards over the monster-showing a vast, wrinkled brow (upon which an whole library had been writ); but putting to the shadow all the lower face; all save the ear, which came out from the back of the head, and belled towards the Redoubt, and had been said by some observers in the past to have been seen to quiver; but how that might be, I knew not; for no man of our days had seen such a thing. ...Through four long years had I listened, since that awakening in the embrasure, when but a youth of seventeen; and now out of the world-darkness and all the eternal years of that lost life, which now I live in this Present Age of ours, was the whisper come; for I knew it upon that instant; and yet, because I was so taught to wisdom, I answered by no name; but sent the Master-Word through the night-sending it with my brain-elements, as I could, and as all may, much or little, as may be, if they be not clods. ...And much I questioned her, and presently to my sorrow; for it seemed that her name was not truly Mirdath; but Naani; neither had she known my name; but that in the library of that place where she abode, there had been a story of one named by my name, and called by that sweet love-name which she had sent out somewhat ruthless into the night; and the girls name had been Mirdath; and when first she, Naani had called, there had come back to her a cry of Mirdath, Mirdath; and this had minded her so strangely of that olden story which had stayed in her memory; that she had answered as the maid in that book might have answered.

One Thousand and One Nights (Complete Annotated Edition)

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Total Pages : 4115 pages
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Download or read book One Thousand and One Nights (Complete Annotated Edition) written by Richard Francis Burton and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2021-08-13 with total page 4115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In tide of yore and in time long gone before, there was a King of the Kings of the Banu Sásán in the Islands of India and China, a Lord of armies and guards and servants and dependents . . . So he succeeded to the empire; when he ruled the land and forded it over his lieges with justice so exemplary that he was beloved by all the peoples of his capital and of his kingdom."_x000D_ The Book of the Thousand Nights and A Night is a collection of Middle Eastern, West Asian and South Asian stories and folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as the Arabian Nights.The stories proceed from an original tale of ruler Shahryār and his wife Scheherazade where some stories are framed within other stories, while others begin and end of their own accord. This edition contains more than 1001 tales of romance, erotica, supernatural and adventure along with copious notes transport you into the land of magic and nostalgia.

The Night Land

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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Total Pages : 260 pages
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Book Synopsis The Night Land by : William Hope Hodgson

Download or read book The Night Land written by William Hope Hodgson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 1912 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This to be Love, that your spirit to live in a natural holiness with the Beloved, and your bodies to be a sweet and natural delight that shall be never lost of a lovely mystery.... And shame to be unborn, and all things to go wholesome and proper, out of an utter greatness of understanding; and the Man to be an Hero and a Child before the Woman; and the Woman to be an Holy Light of the Spirit and an Utter Companion and in the same time a glad Possession unto the Man.... And this doth be Human Love...." "...for this to be the especial glory of Love, that it doth make unto all Sweetness and Greatness, and doth be a fire burning all Littleness; so that did all in this world to have met The Beloved, then did Wantonness be dead, and there to grow Gladness and Charity, dancing in the years."

A Cycle of the West, Bison Classic Annotated Edition

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Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496207386
Total Pages : 776 pages
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A A Psalter for Prayer: Annotated Edition

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Publisher : Holy Trinity Publications
ISBN 13 : 0884655016
Total Pages : 450 pages
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Download or read book A A Psalter for Prayer: Annotated Edition written by and published by Holy Trinity Publications. This book was released on 2023-07-11 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Psalter for Prayer is the first major English edition to include all the prayers needed to read the Psalter at home according to an Orthodox tradition that reaches back to the time of the desert fathers, known popularly as the 'cell rule'. In addition, the contents include many texts, traditionally printed in Orthodox Psalters, that are not easily found in English, such as the Rite for Singing the Twelve Psalms, directions for reading the Psalter for the Departed and much more. This digital annotated edition includes endnotes omitted from recent, devotional editions. Some are rubrical or informational notes, but most are intended to help the reader understand why a particular word, phrase, or verse is used in this English version to translate the Septuagint Greek of Alfred Rahlfs. This annotated edition will allow readers to not only judge for themselves the fidelity of A Psalter for Prayer to the received Greek text of the Orthodox Church and to its Latin and Church Slavonic translations, but also to better understand how the Psalter as the prayer book of the Church evolved into its present form and what such a book teaches us about the centrality of the psalms in Christian prayer and how to pray them at home and in church.

The Night Land a Love Tale

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ISBN 13 : 9781724693006
Total Pages : 572 pages
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Download or read book The Night Land a Love Tale written by William Hope Hodgson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-04 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Night Land A Love Tale William Hope Hodgson In the far future, an unnamed narrator, who along with what remains of the human race dwells uneasily in an underground fortress-city surrounded by brooding, chaotic, relentless Watching Things, Silent Ones, Hounds, Giants, "Ab-humans," Brutes, and enormous slugs and spiders, follows a telepathic distress signal into the unfathomable darkness. The Earth's surface is frozen, and what's worse - at some point in the distant past, overreaching scientists breached "the Barrier of Life" that separates our dimension from one populated by "monstrosities and Forces" who have sought humankind's destruction ever since. Armed only with a lightsaber-esque weapon called a Diskos, and fortified only by his sense of Honor, our hero braves every sort of terror en route to rescue a woman he loves but has never met. Hodgson wrote in an archaic style that adds to the story's ever-mounting sense of uncanny anxiety. HiLoBooks' edition of his novel omits two sections which have until now prevented it from reaching a wider audience: the tale's romantic prefatory conceit and its lengthy, relatively uneventful dénouement. Our otherwise unabridged version begins and ends with the most dramatic moments in this epic tale: chapters Two and Eleven. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

A Night in the Lonesome October

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ISBN 13 : 9781788424769
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Twilight Land by Howard Pyle

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Total Pages : 264 pages
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Download or read book Twilight Land by Howard Pyle written by Howard Pyle and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-05 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I found myself in Twilight Land. How I ever got there I cannot tell, but there I was in Twilight Land.What is Twilight Land? It is a wonderful, wonderful place where no sun shines to scorch your back as you jog along the way, where no rain falls to make the road muddy and hard to travel, where no wind blows the dust into your eyes or the chill into your marrow. Where all is sweet and quiet and ready to go to bed.Where is Twilight Land? Ah! that I cannot tell you. You will either have to ask your mother or find it for yourself.There I was in Twilight Land. The birds were singing their good-night song, and the little frogs were piping "peet, peet." The sky overhead was full of still brightness, and the moon in the east hung in the purple gray like a great bubble as yellow as gold. All the air was full of the smell of growing things. The high-road was gray, and the trees were dark.I drifted along the road as a soap-bubble floats before the wind, or as a body floats in a dream. I floated along and I floated along past the trees, past the bushes, past the mill-pond, past the mill where the old miller stood at the door looking at me.I floated on, and there was the Inn, and it was the Sign of Mother Goose.The sign hung on a pole, and on it was painted a picture of Mother Goose with her gray gander.It was to the Inn I wished to come.I floated on, and I would have floated past the Inn, and perhaps have gotten into the Land of Never-Come-Back-Again, only I caught at the branch of an apple-tree, and so I stopped myself, though the apple-blossoms came falling down like pink and white snowflakes.The earth and the air and the sky were all still, just as it is at twilight, and I heard them laughing and talking in the tap-room of the Inn of the Sign of Mother Goose-the clinking of glasses, and the rattling and clatter of knives and forks and plates and dishes. That was where I wished to go.So in I went. Mother Goose herself opened the door, and there I was.The room was all full of twilight; but there they sat, every one of them. I did not count them, but there were ever so many: Aladdin, and Ali Baba, and Fortunatis, and Jack-the-Giant-Killer, and Doctor Faustus, and Bidpai, and Cinderella, and Patient Grizzle, and the Soldier who cheated the Devil, and St. George, and Hans in Luck, who traded and traded his lump of gold until he had only an empty churn to show for it; and there was Sindbad the Sailor, and the Tailor who killed seven flies at a blow, and the Fisherman who fished up the Genie, and the Lad who fiddled for the Jew in the bramble-bush, and the Blacksmith who made Death sit in his apple-tree, and Boots, who always marries the Princess, whether he wants to or not-a rag-tag lot as ever you saw in your life, gathered from every place, and brought together in Twilight Land.

Awake in the Night Land

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ISBN 13 : 9789527065211
Total Pages : 302 pages
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Download or read book Awake in the Night Land written by John C. Wright and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-23 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AWAKE IN THE NIGHT LAND is an epic collection of four of John C. Wright's brilliant forays into the dark fantasy world of William Hope Hodgson's 1912 novel, THE NIGHT LAND. Part novel, part anthology, the book consists of four related novellas which collectively tell the haunting tale of the Last Redoubt of Man and the end of the human race.

The Complete Works of Sir Richard Francis Burton (Illustrated & Annotated Edition)

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Total Pages : 8278 pages
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Download or read book The Complete Works of Sir Richard Francis Burton (Illustrated & Annotated Edition) written by Richard Francis Burton and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-12 with total page 8278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Works of Sir Richard Francis Burton (Illustrated & Annotated Edition) is a rich collection of the literary masterpieces of the esteemed author. Known for his adventurous spirit and linguistic abilities, Burton's works vary from travel narratives to translations of classical texts. This unrivaled compilation showcases his remarkable literary style, blending vivid descriptions with insightful commentary. The annotations provide valuable context to each piece, enhancing the reader's understanding of Burton's profound insights into different cultures and societies. Richard Francis Burton, a seasoned explorer and polymath, drew inspiration for his works from his extensive travels to exotic lands and his deep knowledge of languages. His unconventional lifestyle and bold pursuits greatly influenced his writings, making them a captivating blend of personal experiences and scholarly observations. Burton's unparalleled dedication to understanding the world around him shines through in this comprehensive collection, offering a unique glimpse into the mind of a true literary pioneer. I highly recommend The Complete Works of Sir Richard Francis Burton to any reader fascinated by travel literature, cultural studies, or historical explorations. This meticulously curated edition is a testament to Burton's enduring legacy and a testament to the power of exploration and intellectual curiosity.

Snow

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Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 1488077193
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Snow written by John Banville and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *NATIONAL BESTSELLER* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER AWARD* A Globe and Mail Best Book of the Year A New York Times Editors’ Choice Pick “Banville sets up and then deftly demolishes the Agatha Christie format…superbly rich and sophisticated.”—New York Times Book Review The incomparable Booker Prize winner’s next great crime novel—the story of a family whose secrets resurface when a parish priest is found murdered in their ancestral home Detective Inspector St. John Strafford has been summoned to County Wexford to investigate a murder. A parish priest has been found dead in Ballyglass House, the family seat of the aristocratic, secretive Osborne family. The year is 1957 and the Catholic Church rules Ireland with an iron fist. Strafford—flinty, visibly Protestant and determined to identify the murderer—faces obstruction at every turn, from the heavily accumulating snow to the culture of silence in the tight-knit community he begins to investigate. As he delves further, he learns the Osbornes are not at all what they seem. And when his own deputy goes missing, Strafford must work to unravel the ever-expanding mystery before the community’s secrets, like the snowfall itself, threaten to obliterate everything. Beautifully crafted, darkly evocative and pulsing with suspense, Snow is “the Irish master” (New Yorker) John Banville at his page-turning best. Don't miss John Banville's next novel, The Lock-up! Other riveting mysteries from John Banville: April in Spain

The Phantom Tollbooth

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Publisher : Yearling
ISBN 13 : 0394820371
Total Pages : 274 pages
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Download or read book The Phantom Tollbooth written by Norton Juster and published by Yearling. This book was released on 1988-10-12 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With almost 5 million copies sold 60 years after its original publication, generations of readers have now journeyed with Milo to the Lands Beyond in this beloved classic. Enriched by Jules Feiffer’s splendid illustrations, the wit, wisdom, and wordplay of Norton Juster’s offbeat fantasy are as beguiling as ever. “Comes up bright and new every time I read it . . . it will continue to charm and delight for a very long time yet. And teach us some wisdom, too.” --Phillip Pullman For Milo, everything’s a bore. When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room, he drives through only because he’s got nothing better to do. But on the other side, things seem different. Milo visits the Island of Conclusions (you get there by jumping), learns about time from a ticking watchdog named Tock, and even embarks on a quest to rescue Rhyme and Reason. Somewhere along the way, Milo realizes something astonishing. Life is far from dull. In fact, it’s exciting beyond his wildest dreams!

The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501123327
Total Pages : 512 pages
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The Annotated Waste Land with Eliot's Contemporary Prose

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Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300133561
Total Pages : 276 pages
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The Boats Of The Glen Carrig

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Total Pages : 157 pages
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Download or read book The Boats Of The Glen Carrig written by William Hope Hodgson and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2024-06-01 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a thrilling maritime adventure with "The Boats of the Glen Carrig" by William Hope Hodgson. This gripping novel takes readers on a perilous journey through treacherous waters and encounters with unimaginable horrors. As Hodgson unfurls his tale of maritime terror, questions arise: What mysteries lie hidden within the depths of the sea? And what dangers await the crew of the Glen Carrig as they navigate the unknown? Experience the suspense and excitement of Hodgson's storytelling as he leads readers through a world of nautical nightmares. Each chapter is filled with tension, terror, and spine-tingling encounters that will keep you on the edge of your seat. But beyond the horror lies a deeper truth: "The Boats of the Glen Carrig" is more than just a tale of maritime adventure—it's a meditation on the fragility of human life and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable adversity. Prepare to be swept away by the chilling atmosphere and gripping narrative of "The Boats of the Glen Carrig." William Hope Hodgson's masterful prose will transport you to the eerie depths of the sea, where every shadow hides a new terror. Indulge in the richness of Hodgson's imagination as you journey through the pages of "The Boats of the Glen Carrig." Through his vivid descriptions and haunting imagery, you'll gain a new appreciation for the mysteries and wonders of the ocean. Are you ready to confront the horrors that lurk beneath the waves? Dive into "The Boats of the Glen Carrig" now and experience a tale of maritime terror that will haunt your dreams long after the final page is turned. Don't miss your chance to experience the thrills and chills of "The Boats of the Glen Carrig." Order your copy today and prepare to embark on a journey into the darkest depths of the sea. ```

Stoner

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Publisher : New York Review of Books
ISBN 13 : 1590179285
Total Pages : 337 pages
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Download or read book Stoner written by John Williams and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Born the child of a poor farmer in Missouri, William Stoner is urged by his parents to study new agriculture techniques at the state university. Digging instead into the texts of Milton and Shakespeare, Stoner falls under the spell of the unexpected pleasures of English literature, and decides to make it his life. Stoner is the story of that life"--