Publisher: Delboy
A Shaggy Man wanders past the Kansas farm where Dorothy Gale lives. He asks for directions, and while Dorothy is showing him the way, they meet a boy named Button-Bright and later encounter Polychrome, the Rainbow's daughter. The travelers visit a city of foxes and one of donkeys.
Shabby and lumbering, with a face like a Norfolk dumpling, Father Brown makes for an improbable super-sleuth. But his innocence is the secret of his success: refusing the scientific method of detection, he adopts instead an approach of simple sympathy, interpreting each crime as a work of art, and each criminal as a man no worse than himself...Here you will find the complete Father Brown stories in the chronological order of their original publication.The Innocence of Father Brown Starts at Chapter 1,The Wisdom of Father Brown Starts at Chapter 13,The Donnington Affair Starts at Chapter 25,The Incredulity of Father Brown Starts at Chapter 26,The Secret of Father Brown Starts at Chapter 38,The Scandal of Father Brown Starts at Chapter 48,The Mask of Midas Starts at Chapter 57.Show book
Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author? The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme. Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made. If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. These novelists burst with a literary energy that is hard to contain. They cover a myriad of styles and themes, narratives packed full of fully-formed characters in powerful tales that have become an essential and integral part of our literary heritage. 01 - The Top 10 - The Classic Novelists - An Introduction 02 - Transcendental Wild Oats by Louisa May Alcott 03 - The Signalman by Charles Dickens 04 - The Dream of a Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostovesky 05 - Bernice Bobs Her Hair by F Scott Fitzgerald 06 - The Sexton's Hero by Elizabeth Gaskell 07 - The Dead by James Joyce 08 - How Much Land Does A Man Need by Leo Tolstoy 09 - Malachi's Cove by Anthony Trollope 10 - Eve's Diary by Mark Twain 11 - Kew Gardens by Virginia WoolfShow book
"The Mother's Recompense" is a novel written by Edith Wharton, an American novelist known for her works exploring the lives and morals of the American upper class during the Gilded Age. "The Mother's Recompense" was first published in 1925. The novel revolves around the character Kate Clephane, a woman who has spent many years in Europe away from her son, Lawrence. As she returns to the United States, she is determined to reestablish a relationship with her estranged son. The narrative explores themes of motherhood, societal expectations, and the consequences of choices made in the pursuit of personal happiness.Show book
A conflict between a nobleman and a moneylender drives this suspenseful comedy filled with twists and turns.Bassanio, a Venetian nobleman and reckless spender, has found himself in financial straits, making it difficult for him to court the woman he loves, Portia. His wealthy friend who usually bails him out, Antonio, will not have funds available until his merchant ships come in. Borrowing from Shylock, the Jewish moneylender, and using Antonio as a guarantor, appears to be Bassanio’s only option if he wants to win Portia’s hand. Shylock, at first reluctant to get involved with the anti-Semitic Antonio, finally offers to waive interest on the loan—if he can take a pound of Antonio’s flesh should the money not be repaid on time. But when Bassanio’s ships are reported lost at sea, danger awaits, in this masterpiece by the Bard, William Shakespeare.Show book
Tik-Tok of Oz is the eighth Oz novel and the first to bring a girl other than Dorothy to Oz.Join Tik-Tok, the Shaggy Man, and a host of other friends--both old and new--on an exciting, imaginative journey through the world of Oz.The fun begins in an isolated corner of Oz, in the small country of Oogaboo. There Queen Ann Soforth musters an unlikely army and sets off to conquer the rest of Oz. Meanwhile, a girl from Oklahoma named Betsy Bobbin and her companion, Hank the mule, are shipwrecked and washed ashore in the Rose Kingdom, a magical land of talking roses. There they meet the Shaggy Man, who is on a quest to rescue his brother from the clutches of the wicked Nome King. Betsy, Hank, and the Rose Princess join the Shaggy Man on his journey, and before long they meet up with Polychrome, the Rainbow's Daughter; Tik-Tok; and Queen Ann with her army. The rest of Baum's tale is filled with hairbreadth escapes, wild puns, and mystifying magic.Show book
This humorous short essay is written with all the wit and biting sarcasm that is one of the trademarks of Mark Twain. The Decay of the Art of Lying does not reveal why one should not lie, but reveals in detail the proper way to lie — told from a true expert.Show book
