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The first three stories are linked by the theme of a dream wife named Ysonde, and they form a triptych. The weird nature of the first has interesting echoes in the other two, which feature picturesque animal figures, such as a Red Ibis and a disagreeable porcupine. The story "In The Name of the Most High" is a war story set in the American ...
"The Maker of Moons" is an 1896 supernatural short story by American writer Robert W. Chambers. It is the eponymous story of the collection The Maker of Moons. Plot summary. The narrator states his wish to reveal all he can of Yue-Laou and the Xin. He describes how he met his friend, Godfrey, at a gold-shop, where Godfrey showed him a golden chain.
The Complete Stories of Franz Kafka. 487 p. The Complete Stories of Franz Kafka is a compilation of all of Kafka's short stories. With the exception of three novels ( The Trial, The Castle and Amerika ), this collection includes all of his narrative work. The book was originally edited by Nahum N. Glatzer and published by Schocken Books in 1971.
B. Baa Baa, Black Sheep (short story) Bread upon the Waters. The Broken-Link Handicap. The Butterfly that Stamped.
Publication date. 16 August 1894. " The Diamond Maker " is a short story by H. G. Wells, first published in 1894 in the Pall Mall Budget. [1] It was included in The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents, the first collection of short stories by Wells, published in 1895. In the story, a businessman hears an account from a man who has devoted years ...
Life Main article: Life of William Shakespeare Early life John Shakespeare's house, believed to be Shakespeare's birthplace, in Stratford-upon-Avon Shakespeare was the son of John Shakespeare, an alderman and a successful glover (glove-maker) originally from Snitterfield in Warwickshire, and Mary Arden, the daughter of an affluent landowning family. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, where he ...
Conrad began writing the four short stories that would comprise T yphoon and Other Stories while he was attempting to complete the third and final story for the proposed collection Youth, A Narrative; and Two Other Stories (1902) for William Blackwood and Sons. Setting aside “The End of the Tether”- and after finishing his novel Lord Jim ...
The Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas hosted the Girl Scouts national exhibition at the 2012 State Fair of Texas in the historic Hall of State. At the State Fair of Texas, visitors were able to indulge on a Fried Samoa, be part of a virtual campfire, walk through a life – sized cookie box and see a replica of Juliette Gordon Low's house.