Book Description
Reproduction of the original: A Rainy June and Other Stories by Louise de la Ramée
Author : Louise de la Ramée
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 36,26 MB
Release : 2018-05-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3732687708
Reproduction of the original: A Rainy June and Other Stories by Louise de la Ramée
Author : Ouida
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 39,28 MB
Release : 2023-09-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Ouida's 'A Rainy June, and Other Stories' is a collection of captivating short stories that explore the themes of love, loss, and the complexities of human relationships. Written in a lyrical and poetic style, Ouida's prose transports the reader to the romantic and often tragic worlds she creates. The stories are rich in descriptive language and vivid imagery, showcasing Ouida's talent for painting emotional landscapes with words. Set in the late 19th century, the book reflects the Romanticism of the Victorian era, with a focus on emotional depth and moral dilemmas. Each story delves into the innermost thoughts and feelings of the characters, revealing their desires and struggles in a poignant manner. Ouida's intricate storytelling and insightful character portrayals make 'A Rainy June, and Other Stories' a compelling read for anyone interested in classic literature and human emotions.
Author : Jabbour Douaihy
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 40,9 MB
Release : 2014-07-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9927101317
On 16 June 1957, a shoot-out in a village church in northern Lebanon leaves two dozen people dead. In the aftermath of the massacre, the town is rent in two: the Al-Ramis in the north and their rivals the Al-Samaeenis in the south. But lives once so closely intertwined cannot easily be divided. Neighbours turn into enemies and husbands and wives are forced to choose between loyalty to each other and loyalty to their clan. Drawing on an actual killing that took place in his home town, Douaihy reconstructs that June day from the viewpoints of people who witnessed the killing or whose lives were forever altered by it. A young girl overhears her father lending his gun to his cousins, but refusing to accompany them to the church. A school boy walks past the dead bodies, laid out in the town square on beds brought out from the houses. A baker whose shop is trapped on the wrong side of the line hopes the women who buy his bread will protect him. At the center of the portrait is Eliyya, who, twenty years after emigrating to the US, returns to the village to learn about the father who was shot through the heart in the massacre, the father he never knew. With a masterful eye for detail, Douaihy reconstructs that fateful June Sunday when rain poured from the sky and the traditions and affections of village life were consumed by violence and revenge.
Author : Ouida
Publisher :
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 34,50 MB
Release : 1905
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Author : John Galsworthy
Publisher :
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,82 MB
Release : 1912
Category : English drama
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Author : Vieusseux's Newspapers Reading Room and Circulating library, Florence
Publisher :
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 24,71 MB
Release : 1915
Category : English literature
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Page : 568 pages
File Size : 35,62 MB
Release : 1923
Category : Short stories
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Author : Jason
Publisher : Fantagraphics Books
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 36,19 MB
Release : 2008-07-02
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1560979348
This multifaceted anthology collects over 25 stories from the first decade of Jason's career, including his remarkable calling card, the novella-length thriller "Pocket Full of Rain," which has never before been published in English. Like a number of his initial stories, "Pocket" is actually drawn with realistic human beings instead of blank-faced animal characters - a true revelation for Jason fans. In fact, this book showcases three distinct styles: his earliest "realistic" drawing style an intermediate "bighead" cartoony style that still features humans, and the "funny-animal" style for which he's now best known. The book reveals a young cartoonist experimenting with styles, working through his obsessions (love, loneliness, film, Hemingway) and paying tribute to his cartooning heroes (Wolverton, Moebius, Pratt). Also, croquet-playing nuns, sentient cacti, autobiographical drunken escapades, lists of people who deserve to die, and a color gallery featuring God cheating at Trivial Pursuit.
Author : Max Pemberton
Publisher :
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 40,35 MB
Release : 1902
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Author : James Payn
Publisher :
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 16,65 MB
Release : 1873
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