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Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was born on August 5th, 1850 near Dieppe in France. Maupassant’s early life was badly torn when at age 11 (his younger brother Hervé was then five) his mother, Laure, a headstrong and independent-minded woman, risked social disgrace in order to obtain a legal separation from her husband. After the separation, Laure kept custody of her two boys. With the father now forcibly absent, Laure became the most influential and important figure in the young boy's life. Maupassant’s education was such that he rebelled against religion and other societal norms but a developing friendship with Gustave Flaubert began to turn his mind towards creativity and writing. After graduation he volunteered for the Franco-Prussian war. With its end he moved to Paris to work as a clerk in the Navy Department. Gustave Flaubert now took him under his wing. Acting as a literary guardian to him, he guided the eager Maupassant to debuts in journalism and literature. For Maupassant these were exciting times and the awakening of his creative talents and ambitions. In 1880 he published what is considered his first great work, ‘Boule de Suif’, (translated as as ‘Dumpling’, ‘Butterball’, ‘Ball of Fat’, or ‘Ball of Lard’) which met with a success that was both instant and overwhelming. Flaubert at once acknowledged that it was ‘a masterpiece that will endure.’ Maupassant had used his talents and experiences in the war to create something unique. This decade from 1880 to 1891 was to be the most pivotal of his career. With an audience now made available by the success of ‘Boule de Suif’ Maupassant organised himself to work methodically and relentlessly to produce between two and four volumes of work a year. The melding of his talents and business sense and the continual hunger of sources for his works made him wealthy. In his later years he developed a desire for solitude, an obsession for self-preservation, and a fear of death as well as a paranoia of persecution caused by the syphilis he had contracted in his youth. On January 2nd, 1892, Maupassant tried to commit suicide by cutting his throat. Unsuccessful he was committed to the private asylum of Esprit Blanche at Passy, in Paris. It was here on July 6th, 1893 that Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant died at the age of only 42.Mostra libro
It knows what scares you… Enter a dreamscape of supernatural terror with Scare Street’s latest collection. This diabolical volume contains fifteen terrifying tales of fear and horror. And each story pulls you deeper into the realm of perpetual night. There’s something eerily familiar about the shadowy landscape you find yourself in. The crumbling old house on the hill, the pale fog rolling through the cemetery, the stone gargoyles perched above ancient tombs…you swear you’ve been here before. But as your breath quickens and your heart beats faster, you realize this is no déjà vu. Something has pierced your consciousness and delved into your darkest nightmares. The spirits have brought your greatest fears to life. And now, they’re hunting you through the darkness… This bone-chilling supernatural collection contains: 1. Down the Stairs by Lewis Brett Smiler 2. Polaroid by Tim Sturk 3. Feline Instinct by Justin Boote 4. Mother Spook by Elin Olausson 5. Review: The Let of Dark by Benjamin Gardner 6. Satan's Harley by Brian Malachy Quinn 7. Shadows of Time by Bradley Walker 8. The White Suits by Richard Beauchamp 9. The Moaning Caverns by Karl Melton 10. The Thing in the Dark by Faith Pierce 11. This Time of Night by Bill Davidson 12. The Black Pumpkin by Mike Weitz 13. The Lightning Dwellers by Michael Maguire 14. The Detective by J. M. White 15. Reading a New Book by Ron RipleyMostra libro
Christmas may come but once a year but human emotions, the driving force of our characters are with us every day. Yet, somehow these same emotions when they happen at Christmas, seem amplified, we seem more tender to their touch, their words. Whether it’s a long-lost returning soldier wondering how best to return to the arms of his family without too great a risk of shock ……. Or a prodigal son whose taken path has driven pain into his own and others hearts….. Or a murderer carrying out his thoughtless deed but then enmeshed in a dialogue for salvation….. These stories reveal much about the human condition. The landscape of our lives reveals that we all have choices, and how we use those choices influences, nourishes, or decays those around us. These stories are tidings of both joy and of terror . 1 - Christmas Short Stories. Tales of Joy and Terror - An Introduction 2 - The Beggar Boy at Christ's Christmas Tree by Fyodor Dostoevsky 3 - The Gift of the Magi by O Henry 4 - What the Bells Saw and Said by Louisa May Alcott 5 - The Burglar's Christmas by Willa Cather 6 - Vanka by Anton Chekhov 7 - The Dead by James Joyce 8 - Christmas Eve in War Times by Edward Payson Roe 9 - Markheim by Robert Louis StevensonMostra libro
"Hathaman wishes to become Super Hathaman - he wants to fly in the sky and walk on water! On the advice of an old yogi, he journeys to Tibet to acquire super powers. Does he get them? This quirky tale by Kaushik Viswanath is illustrated in mixed media by Chetan Sharma (Animagic)."Mostra libro
Mary Gregory and Sir Justin Beaufort hate each other because they are victims of shotgun marriage and as Road agents, Gentleman John and Silver Buckles love each other truly in spite of their engagement to another who happens to be the other one although they don't know Mary thinks he's stark raving mad. Jack thinks she is not the woman he loves he knows she hates him too. Their love will be their deaths. It is a tale of love on the highways of old. with the new highwayman story The Ride of the Highwaymen rework of series in one bookMostra libro
Thomas Anstey Guthrie (1856-1934) was an English novelist and journalist who wrote his comic novels and humorous short stories under the pseudonym F. Anstey. "A Bohemian Bag" is the story of a piece of luggage with a perverse mind of its own. The Gladstone bag in question goes on its own travels every time it is left in the care of a railway porter or station master...usually catching up with its hapless owner only days later.Mostra libro
