Author: Scott Cunningham
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Languages : en
Pages : 82

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Author: Isabella Mitchell Cooper
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1302

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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 832

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Author: Fabian Franklin
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Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 300

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Pages : 770

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Author: Carl Van Vechten
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
ISBN: 1513287281
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117

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Peter Whiffle (1922) is a novel by Carl Van Vechten. Framing himself as his character’s literary executor, Van Vechten provides a satirical self portrait of his unusual life in the arts through the lens of a man whose sole gift is to identify and move with the avant-garde. Peter Whiffle is a writer who never writes. Throughout his travels, he claims to be researching for an important work of literature but mostly provides humorous portraits of some of the greatest artists, dancers, and writers of his time. In this way, he proves himself much more of a mirror than a window—like Van Vechten likely sensed of his own writing, Whiffle is a man who reflects the success and genius of others much more than he offers his own. Travelling between New York City and Europe, Whiffle becomes a figure who defines his generation through keen wit and tongue-in-cheek wisdom, a tour guide to a vast land of cultural creation and bohemian excess. Peter Whiffle, Van Vechten’s debut novel, is a fascinating work of fiction from a man who was always one step ahead of the rest. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Carl Van Vechten’s Peter Whiffle is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers.

Author: Fabian Franklin
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Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 338

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Author: Carl Van Vechten
Publisher: New York : A.A. Knopf, 1924[c1922]
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Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266

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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2188

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Author: Carl Van Vechten
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473346657
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162

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From Mark Twain to Edgar Allan Poe, this short story collection features thirteen classic tales about the secret life of cats, all carefully curated by Carl Van Vechten. Lords of the Housetops is a short story collection featuring thirteen authors and their insights into the secretive cat world. Entertaining, humorous, and sometimes a little bit creepy, this volume includes some literary classics and highlights the many hidden details of a cat’s life. This volume features thirteen short stories: - ‘The Cat’ by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman - ‘Zut’ by Guy Wetmore Carryl - ‘A Physical Invasion’ by Algernon Blackwood - ‘The Afflictions of an English Cat’ by Honore de Balzac - ‘Gipsy’ by Booth Tarkington - ‘The Blue Dryad’ by George Herbert Powell - ‘Dick Baker's Cat’ by Mark Twain - ‘The Black Cat’ by Edgar Allan Poe - ‘Madame Jolicoeur's Cat’ by Thomas Allibone Janvier - ‘A Friendly Rat’ by William Henry Hudson - ‘Monty's Friend’ by William Livingston Alden - ‘The Queen's Cat’ by Peggy Bacon - ‘Calvin’ by Charles Dudley Warner First published in 1921, this classic collection of short cat tales would be the perfect read for cat lovers of all ages and is not to be missed by fans of literary fiction.