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The Grey Fairy Book

The Grey Fairy Book – Andrew Lang Having stripped the rainbow of its primary colors for titles for his annual collection of fairy-tales, Mr. Lang was forced to employ a neutral tint. Besides „The Red Fairy Book,“ we have had a Blue, a Yellow, a Green, and a Pink, a “ Blue Poetry Book,“ a […]

The Divine Comedy

The Divine Comedy – Dante Alighieri This edition includes an extensive primer on the author’s life and works, as well as a detailed essay about the history of the Longfellow translation. The „Divina Commedia“ is an allegory of human life, in the form of a vision of the world beyond the grave, written avowedly with […]

The Young Emperor William II. of Germany

The Young Emperor William II. of Germany – Harold Frederic Two of the four stories contained are founded on incidents of the American Civil War; these are entitled „The deserter“ and „A day in the wilderness.“ The others are called „How Dickson came by his name “ and “ Where Avon in Severn flows.“ They […]

The Deserter

The Deserter – Harold Frederic Two of the four stories contained are founded on incidents of the American Civil War; these are entitled „The deserter“ and „A day in the wilderness.“ The others are called „How Dickson came by his name “ and “ Where Avon in Severn flows.“ They are supposed to be episodes […]

Mrs. Albert Grundy – Observations in Philistia

Mrs. Albert Grundy – Observations in Philistia – Harold Frederic “The Market-Place” throbs with the hum of life, and the wild, mad chorus of the market-place rises from its pages crescendo to a tremendous finale. To transfer the „city“ to the printed page is a wonderful achievement. In “The Market-Place” his multitudinous, extravagant, corrupt, but […]

The Market-Place

The Market-Place – Harold Frederic “The Market-Place” throbs with the hum of life, and the wild, mad chorus of the market-place rises from its pages crescendo to a tremendous finale. To transfer the „city“ to the printed page is a wonderful achievement. In “The Market-Place” his multitudinous, extravagant, corrupt, but extraordinarily fascinating „city“ lives, moves […]

Gloria Mundi

Gloria Mundi – Harold Frederic A young man bred in refined poverty abroad, is suddenly called to England, and told he is the heir to a dukedom and much wealth. From this high pinnacle of expectation he perceives the possibilities of his new fortunes. He can turn into a rowdy, brutal, hunting squire, like the […]

March Hares

March Hares – Harold Frederic With “March Hares” Mr. Frederic has written an original, witty, and delightful story. Mr. David Mosscrop is a young and erudite Scot, given to an indulgence in too much drink. One morning, in a melancholy and repentant mood, he is lounging on Westminster Bridge, when a young woman, with lemon-colored […]

Marsena (and other stories of wartime)

Marsena (and other stories of wartime) – Harold Frederic a Methodist minister, self-educated, untutored in the ways of the world, and intensely earnest. He is brought into intimate association with a woman who is in every way his spiritual and intellectual antithesis Marsena (and other stories of wartime). ISBN: 9783849681777 Available at amazon.com and other […]

The Damnation of Theron Ware

The Damnation of Theron Ware – Harold Frederic The central figure in Harold Frederic’s novel is a Methodist minister, self-educated, untutored in the ways of the world, and intensely earnest. He is brought into intimate association with a woman who is in every way his spiritual and intellectual antithesis — a Roman Catholic, brilliant, beautiful, […]