Shuckin' and Jivin'

Shuckin' and Jivin' PDF Author: Daryl Cumber Dance
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253202659
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 422

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" . . . a rare combination of inclusiveness and honesty. . . . cogent introduction[s] . . . confirm the central point of the tales: a search for cultural identity and freedom. First-rate." —Library Journal " . . . deserves a place alongside the classic collection of Negro tales, Mules and Men. Folktales are the stories people tell, and Shuckin' and Jivin' presents a splendid representative sheaf of the stories black Americans of all social classes tell today . . . . Professional folklorists will applaud Dance's candor and scholarly rigor." —Richard M. Dorson An exciting new collection of Black American folklore, running the gamut from anecdotes concerning life among the slaves to obviously contemporary jokes. In their frank expression of racial attitudes and unexpurgated wit, these tales represent a radical departure from earlier collections.

Shuckin' and Jivin'

Shuckin' and Jivin' PDF Author: Daryl Cumber Dance
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253202659
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 422

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Book Description
" . . . a rare combination of inclusiveness and honesty. . . . cogent introduction[s] . . . confirm the central point of the tales: a search for cultural identity and freedom. First-rate." —Library Journal " . . . deserves a place alongside the classic collection of Negro tales, Mules and Men. Folktales are the stories people tell, and Shuckin' and Jivin' presents a splendid representative sheaf of the stories black Americans of all social classes tell today . . . . Professional folklorists will applaud Dance's candor and scholarly rigor." —Richard M. Dorson An exciting new collection of Black American folklore, running the gamut from anecdotes concerning life among the slaves to obviously contemporary jokes. In their frank expression of racial attitudes and unexpurgated wit, these tales represent a radical departure from earlier collections.

Sardonic Tales

Sardonic Tales PDF Author: Auguste comte de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Short stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 300

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The Best of Both Worlds and Other Ambiguous Tales

The Best of Both Worlds and Other Ambiguous Tales PDF Author: Brian Stableford
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434457222
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174

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Book Description
Eight tales of science fiction and fantasy perched on the edge of reality, including one dark fantasy novella, "Appearances," published for the first time anywhere.

Best Short Stories

Best Short Stories PDF Author: Martha Foley
Publisher: Mariner Books
ISBN:
Category : Short stories
Languages : en
Pages : 490

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Book Description
Includes the Yearbook of the American short story, 1978-1980.

Supplement, 1953

Supplement, 1953 PDF Author: Isabel S. Monro
Publisher: H. W. Wilson
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1576

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In the Flesh and Other Tales of the Biotech Revolution

In the Flesh and Other Tales of the Biotech Revolution PDF Author: Brian Stableford
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434403327
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190

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Book Description
Most of these ten stories belong to a loosely-knit series tracking the potential effects of possible developments in biotechnology on the evolution of global society. "A master of the SF short story"--Robert Reginald.

The Best British Short Stories of ...

The Best British Short Stories of ... PDF Author: Edward Joseph O'Brien
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Short stories
Languages : en
Pages : 386

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The Haunted Bookshop and Other Apparitions

The Haunted Bookshop and Other Apparitions PDF Author: Brian Stableford
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434401529
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190

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Book Description
The stories in this collection deal with apparitions of various sorts, five featuring ghosts produced by the troubled consciences of their protagonists, and three imagining harassments of a more tangible -- and hence more brutal -- stripe. One or two of the characters obtain some benefit from the apparitions they experience, reflecting the supposition that it is sometimes good for us to feel guilt, shame, and remorse. Included are: "Seer," "O Goat-Foot God of Arcady!," "Chacun sa goule," "The Haunted Bookshop," "Beyond Bliss," "All You Inherit," "The Will," "Danny's Inferno," "Can't Live Without You," "Community Service," and "Denial." These horror and fantasy tales have never before been collected into book form.

Guignol & Other Sardonic Tales

Guignol & Other Sardonic Tales PDF Author: Orrin Grey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781939905420
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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"Enter this freakishly inventive cabinet of curiosities if you will, every story providing a redly drippy skull-window straight into the id-vortex of a modern horror master--gape in awe, laugh out loud, feel your mental mouth start to water." --Gemma Files, from the introduction Orrin Grey has a knack for cruel stories. Contes Cruel, to be exact. Sardonic Tales like the fourteen collected here, ready to wrench the reader's emotions, tantalize, and terrify. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Roger Corman, Robert E. Howard, H.P. Lovecraft, the Theatre de Grand Guignol, Universal's monster movies, Hammer horror, kaiju flicks, and more, all while creating something unique, intoxicating, and, yes, cruel. Guignol & Other Sardonic Tales has something for everyone... even the most jaded readers.

The Cure for Love and Other Tales of the Biotech Revolution

The Cure for Love and Other Tales of the Biotech Revolution PDF Author: Brian Stableford
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434401146
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202

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THE BIOTECH REVOLUTION! It's the new frontier of scientific development: genetic engineering, the crafting of species, and the self-alteration of man himself. Here are nine stories at the cutting edge of the biotechnology revolution-"The Cure for Love," "Ashes and Tombstones," "Slumming in Voodooland," "The Color of Envy," "The Lady-Killer, as Observed from a Safe Distance," "Busy Dying," "The Man Who Invented Good Taste," "The Road to Hell," and "The Scream"-crafted by a talented writer who's conducted biological research himself. These tales are filled with memorable characters, unforgettable situations, and bold new ideas. Never before collected in book form! BRIAN STABLEFORD has written and edited over fifty volumes of science fiction, horror, fantasy, literary criticism, and reference, among others, many of them being published by the Borgo Press imprint of Wildside Press. He lives and works in Reading, England.