Treasury of Classic Stories
Title | Treasury of Classic Stories PDF eBook |
Author | IglooBooks |
Publisher | Igloo Books |
Total Pages | 176 |
Release | 2019-08-06 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9781789056174 |
This collection of timeless tales is the perfect way to introduce 6 of the best-loved stories ever. Retold specially for children and brought to life with stunning illustrations, the whole family will want to share these classics together again and again.
The Classic Short Story, 1870-1925
Title | The Classic Short Story, 1870-1925 PDF eBook |
Author | Florence Goyet |
Publisher | Open Book Publishers |
Total Pages | 199 |
Release | 2014-01-13 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1909254754 |
The ability to construct a nuanced narrative or complex character in the constrained form of the short story has sometimes been seen as the ultimate test of an author's creativity. Yet during the time when the short story was at its most popular - the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries - even the greatest writers followed strict generic conventions that were far from subtle. This expanded and updated translation of Florence Goyet's influential La Nouvelle, 1870-1925: Description d'un genre à son apogée (Paris, 1993) is the only study to focus exclusively on this classic period across different continents. Ranging through French, English, Italian, Russian and Japanese writing - particularly the stories of Guy de Maupassant, Henry James, Giovanni Verga, Anton Chekhov and Akutagawa Ry?nosuke - Goyet shows that these authors were able to create brilliant and successful short stories using the very simple 'tools of brevity' of that period. In this challenging and far-reaching study, Goyet looks at classic short stories in the context in which they were read at the time: cheap newspapers and higher-end periodicals. She demonstrates that, despite the apparent intention of these stories to question bourgeois ideals, they mostly affirmed the prejudices of their readers. In doing so, her book forces us to re-think our preconceptions about this 'forgotten' genre.
A Treasury of Children's Literature
Title | A Treasury of Children's Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Armand Eisen |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | 314 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780395533499 |
A collection of traditional and original stories and poems by such authors as Aesop and Lewis Carroll, including excerpts from "The Wind in the Willows" and "Peter Pan."
A Treasury of Classic Stories
Title | A Treasury of Classic Stories PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2023 |
Genre | Fairy tales |
ISBN | 9780655229735 |
The Secret Zoo
Title | The Secret Zoo PDF eBook |
Author | Bryan Chick |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Total Pages | 310 |
Release | 2010-06-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 006200316X |
A fast-paced and exciting read for middle grade fantasy, mystery, and animal buffs. Something strange is happening at the Clarksville City Zoo. Late at night, monkeys are scaling the walls and searching the neighborhood—but what are they looking for? Noah, his sister Megan, and their best friends, Richie and Ella, live next door to the zoo. Megan is the first to notice the puzzling behavior of some of the animals. One day Megan disappears, and her brother and their friends realize it's up to them to find her. Their only choice is to follow a series of clues and sneak into the zoo. But once inside, they discover there's much more to the Clarksville City Zoo than they could ever have guessed... The author originally had the idea for The Secret Zoo when he was nine and wondered what would happen if zoo exhibits had secret doors that allowed kids to go inside—and the animals to come outside. He brings that sense of adventure and excitement to this story, making it a favorite for home and classroom reading along with such middle grade fantasy favorites as The One and Only Ivan.
Classic Dog Stories
Title | Classic Dog Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Ned Halley |
Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
Total Pages | 266 |
Release | 2020-09-17 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 152903809X |
From the grit of a frontier man’s dog, from pampered lapdog to wayward mongrel, from faithful guard dog to strong willed pet they’re all here in Classic Dog Stories – the perfect gift for dog lovers everywhere. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning pocket size classics. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited by anthologist Ned Halley. In this entertaining collection, dogs of all kinds are brought to life. Working dogs, dogs who are mistreated by humans, dogs who save lives and the ones that make us laugh; they all leap and bound on the page in stories by our most accomplished writers, including Mark Twain, Virginia Woolf, Jack London and Jerome K. Jerome.
Sherlock Holmes: Classic Stories
Title | Sherlock Holmes: Classic Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur Conan Doyle |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2019-06 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781435169593 |
In glancing over my notes of the seventy odd cases in which I have during the last eight years studied at the methods of my friend Sherlock Holmes, I find many tragic, some comic, a large number merely strange, but none commonplace. So writes Dr. Watson, sidekick, and partner-in-crime-solving to the great detective, Sherlock Holmes, in one of the ten classic tales of mystery and detection collected in this volume. Included are several stories that Holmes's creator, Arthur Conan Doyle, himself selected as the intrepid pair's greatest adventures, among them A Scandal in Bohemia, The Speckled Band, The Red-Headed League, and The Final Problem, in which Doyle famously 'killed off his' creation. The book also includes the complete short novel The Hound of the Baskervilles. Sherlock Holmes: Classic Stories is one of Barnes & Noble's Collectible Editions classics. Each volume features authoritative texts by the world's greatest authors in an exquisitely designed foil-stamped binding, with distinctive colored edging and a silk-ribbon bookmark. Decorative, durable, and collectible, these books offer hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensable cornerstone for any home library.