Archiv der Kategorie: Classics of Fiction (English)

The Sketch Book Of Geoffrey Crayon

Publiziert am 14. Januar 2018 von Jazzybee

The Sketch Book Of Geoffrey Crayon – Washington Irving

Irving’s most famous work is – without doubt – this book. The Sketch Book appeared in 1819 and 1820 and contained 34 short stories and essays of English manners, written in a half-sentimental style, with a good deal of liveliness and consierable talent. Among the most prominent stories are “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow.”

The Sketch Book Of Geoffrey Crayon

The Sketch Book Of Geoffrey Crayon

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The Sketch Book Of Geoffrey Crayon.

ISBN: 9783849673741.

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Biography of Washington Irving (from Wikipedia):

Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Pierre: Or, The Ambiguities

Publiziert am 12. Januar 2018 von Jazzybee

Pierre: Or, The Ambiguities – Herman Melville

Pierre; or, The Ambiguities was first published in New York in 1852. The plot makes it a Gothic novel and evolves around the tensions in Pierre Glendinning’s family. There are his widowed mother, his cousin Glendinning Stanley, his fiancee Lucy Tartan and Isabel Banford, who is revealed to be his half-sister.

Pierre: Or, The Ambiguities

Pierre: Or, The Ambiguities

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Pierre: Or, The Ambiguities.

ISBN: 9783849673734.

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Plot summary of Pierre (from Wikipedia):

Pierre Glendinning, junior, is the 19-year-old heir to the manor at Saddle Meadows in upstate New York. Pierre is engaged to the blonde Lucy Tartan in a match approved by his domineering mother, who controls the … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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A Pair Of Blue Eyes

Publiziert am 12. Januar 2018 von Jazzybee

A Pair Of Blue Eyes – Thomas Hardy

“A Pair of Blue Eyes,” Mr. Hardy’s third novel, gives the heart history of a rather susceptible but very charming young lady, Miss Elfride Swancourt, who, by the way, is said to be unpopular with her own sex. It has at least one strong character, Henry Knight, the reviewer, Elfride’s second lover. It contains also one very powerful scene, the rescue of Knight from the cliff through the heroism and presence of mind of Elfride. It is not only an interesting story, but a very subtle study of feminine instincts, yet although a successful novel as a whole, it can hardly be placed among our author’s masterpieces. The last scene of all … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Barnaby Rudge

Publiziert am 12. Januar 2018 von Jazzybee

Barnaby Rudge – Charles Dickens

A collection of Dickens’ books would not be complete without this historical work for children which sometimes reads more like a fairytale. In his own very special writing the author runs the child through centuries and centuries of English history. A book that has been in the curricula of English schools until the end of World War II.

Barnaby Rudge

Barnaby Rudge

Barnaby Rudge.

ISBN: 9783849673710.

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Plot summary of Barnaby Rudge (from Wikipedia):

Both Edward’s father, John Chester, and Emma’s uncle, the Catholic Geoffrey Haredale – these two are sworn enemies – oppose their union after Sir John untruthfully convinces Geoffrey that Edward’s intentions are dishonourable. Sir John intends to … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Book Of Dreams And Ghosts

Publiziert am 9. Januar 2018 von Jazzybee

The Book Of Dreams And Ghosts – Andrew Lang

It has been known for some time that Mr. Lang has added ghosts to his hobbies. In the volume before us, ” The Book of Dreams and Ghosts,” Mr. Lang offers a large collection of ghost stories old and new, and his opinions on “appearances.” As far as we can gather Mr. Lang’s attitude from these pages, which have much of the vagueness of expression that goes with memoirs of the supernatural, he disbelieves in traditional ghosts, the ghosts that do things-but wishes it were otherwise. Like all persons of poetical or romantic temperament, he would prefer to believe in them. They would make life so much more interesting and exciting.… Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Pirate

Publiziert am 8. Januar 2018 von Jazzybee

The Pirate – Sir Walter Scott

“The Pirate” is not connected with historic annals, nor does it deal with the sea, except in an incidental way. It is a tale of neighborhood life off the northeast coast of Scotland. Basil Mertoun, a reticent and misanthropic man about which nothing is known, takes up his residence in a tumble-down mansion on a Shetland cape, which he rents at a nominal sum from Magnus Troil, an old landowner. Basil is accompanied only by a young son, Mordaunt, who, more sociable and agreeable than his father, makes acquaintances all about the countryside. Especially does he frequent the Troil home, attracted thither by the two charming daughters of Magnus, Minna and Brenda; but he … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Song of Hiawatha

Publiziert am 8. Januar 2018 von Jazzybee

The Song of Hiawatha – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

‘This Indian Edda, if I may so call it,’ says the author, ‘is founded on a tradition, prevalent among the North American Indians, of a personage of miraculous birth, who was sent among them to clear their rivers, forests, and fishing-grounds, and to teach them the arts of peace. He was known among different tribes by the several names of Michabou, Chiabo, Manabozho, Tarcuyawagon, and Hiawatha. ‘ We are further informed, that ‘the scene of the poem is among the Ojibways on the southern shore of Lake Superior, in the region between the Pictured Rocks and the Grand Sable.’ Here then, at last, is a genuine American poem, by a native of … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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A Child’s History Of England

Publiziert am 2. Januar 2018 von Jazzybee

A Child’s History Of England – Charles Dickens

A collection of Dickens’ books would not be complete without this historical work for children which sometimes reads more like a fairytale. In his own very special writing the author runs the child through centuries and centuries of English history. A book that has been in the curricula of English schools until the end of World War II.

A Child’s History Of England

A Child’s History Of England

A Child’s History Of England.

ISBN: 9783849674144.

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Excerpt from the first chapter of A Child’s History of England (from Wikipedia):

If you look at a Map of the World, you will see, in the left-hand upper corner of the Eastern Hemisphere, two … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Woodlanders

Publiziert am 2. Januar 2018 von Jazzybee

The Woodlanders – Thomas Hardy

In “The Woodlanders” we have the intimate sense of the mystery and the passion of nature; again we have the wonderful power of describing rural characters; again we have the closely knit and powerful action; we even have glimpses of the old humor. Still there is an indefinable something that separates the author of “The Woodlanders” from the author of “Far from the Madding Crowd.” Twelve years have made Mr. Hardy a more practised writer, they have given him a wider experience, but they have not made him any more in love with life. On the contrary, as has been indicated, they have frequently made him see little in life except a purposeless struggle in … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Druid Path

Publiziert am 29. Dezember 2017 von Jazzybee

The Druid Path – Marah Ellis Ryan

The Druid Path is romance and more. It is a heart history of Ireland from the shadowy days of druidcraft, told in a series of six magical tales of warm heartbeats, legend worship, strong loves and fierce hates. In its wealth of tragedy and romance and strange adventure are interwoven the legend, the myth, the mystery and the sons of an ancient people. All lovers of the Shamrock will find unusual delight in this absorbing book.

The Druid Path

The Druid Path

Format: Paperback.

The Druid Path.

ISBN: 9783849674106.

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Marah Ellis Ryan’s obituary (from Wikipedia):

She died July 11, 1934. The New York Times published this obituary:

Los Angeles, … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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