The Silver Whistle

The Silver Whistle PDF Author: Jay Williams
Publisher: Parents Magazine Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48

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When her mother dies, a very homely girl goes out to make her way in the world without a thought that her freckles and her mother's silver whistle are her greatest assets.

The Silver Whistle

The Silver Whistle PDF Author: Jay Williams
Publisher: Parents Magazine Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48

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Book Description
When her mother dies, a very homely girl goes out to make her way in the world without a thought that her freckles and her mother's silver whistle are her greatest assets.

The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop

The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop PDF Author: Fannie Flagg
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0593133854
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A heartwarming novel about secrets of youth rediscovered, hometown memories, and the magical moments in ordinary lives, from the beloved author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe “A gift, a blessing and a triumph . . . celebrates the bonds of family and friends—and the possibilities of recovery and renewal.”—The Free Lance–Star Bud Threadgoode grew up in the bustling little railroad town of Whistle Stop with his mother, Ruth, church-going and proper, and his Aunt Idgie, the fun-loving hell-raiser. Together they ran the town’s popular Whistle Stop Cafe, known far and wide for its fun and famous fried green tomatoes. And as Bud often said of his childhood to his daughter Ruthie, “How lucky can you get?” But sadly, as the railroad yards shut down and Whistle Stop became a ghost town, nothing was left but boarded-up buildings and memories of a happier time. Then one day, Bud decides to take one last trip, just to see what has become of his beloved Whistle Stop. In so doing, he discovers new friends, as well as surprises about Idgie’s life, about Ninny Threadgoode and other beloved Fannie Flagg characters, and about the town itself. He also sets off a series of events, both touching and inspiring, which change his life and the lives of his daughter and many others. Could these events all be just coincidences? Or something else? And can you really go home again?

The Wicked Witch of the West and Other Stories

The Wicked Witch of the West and Other Stories PDF Author: Vic Parker
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 1482431106
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42

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To many, the Wicked Witch of the West is one of the scariest literary villains of all time. Not only can she command flying monkeys to attack, but she preys upon poor, innocent Dorothy who just wanted to find her way home. Complemented by full-color images and illustrations, the story of the Wicked Witch and her enslavement of Dorothy is retold for a new generation of readers in this volume. Similarly chilling tales, including “Hansel and Gretel,” "The Horned Women," and "The Master and His Pupil" are also included to introduce readers to mystical worlds made all the scarier by their imaginations.

The Jew and Other Stories

The Jew and Other Stories PDF Author: Ivan Turgenev
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3732637247
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174

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Reproduction of the original: The Jew and Other Stories by Ivan Turgenev

The Jew and Other Stories

The Jew and Other Stories PDF Author: Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 146559003X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298

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In studying the Russian novel it is amusing to note the childish attitude of certain English men of letters to the novel in general, their depreciation of its influence and of the public's 'inordinate' love of fiction. Many men of letters to-day look on the novel as a mere story-book, as a series of light-coloured, amusing pictures for their 'idle hours,' and on memoirs, biographies, histories, criticism, and poetry as the age's serious contribution to literature. Whereas the reverse is the case. The most serious and significant of all literary forms the modern world has evolved is the novel; and brought to its highest development, the novel shares with poetry to-day the honour of being the supreme instrument of the great artist's literary skill. To survey the field of the novel as a mere pleasure-garden marked out for the crowd's diversionÑa field of recreation adorned here and there by the masterpieces of a few great menÑargues in the modern critic either an academical attitude to literature and life, or a one-eyed obtuseness, or merely the usual insensitive taste. The drama in all but two countries has been willy-nilly abandoned by artists as a coarse playground for the great public's romps and frolics, but the novel can be preserved exactly so long as the critics understand that to exercise a delicate art is the oneserious duty of the artistic life. It is no more an argument against the vital significance of the novel that tens of thousands of peopleÑthat everybody, in factÑshould to-day essay that form of art, than it is an argument against poetry that for all the centuries droves and flocks of versifiers and scribblers and rhymesters have succeeded in making the name of poet a little foolish in worldly eyes. The true function of poetry! That can only be vindicated in common opinion by the severity and enthusiasm of critics in stripping bare the false, and in hailing as the true all that is animated by the living breath of beauty. The true function of the novel! That can only be supported by those who understand that the adequate representation and criticism of human life would be impossible for modern men were the novel to go the way of the drama, and be abandoned to the mass of vulgar standards.Ê

The Jew and Other Stories

The Jew and Other Stories PDF Author: Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Russia
Languages : en
Pages : 344

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My Friend Pasquale, and Other Stories

My Friend Pasquale, and Other Stories PDF Author: James Selwin Tait
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "My Friend Pasquale, and Other Stories" by James Selwin Tait. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

The Invisible Prince and Other Stories from the Brown, Yellow, and Grey Fairy Books

The Invisible Prince and Other Stories from the Brown, Yellow, and Grey Fairy Books PDF Author: Andrew Lang
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fairy stories
Languages : en
Pages : 204

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Complete Works and Other Stories

Complete Works and Other Stories PDF Author: Augusto Monterroso
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292753446
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 179

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Augusto Monterroso is widely known for short stories characterized by brilliant satire and wit. Yet behind scathing allusions to the weaknesses and defects of the artistic and intellectual worlds, they show his generous and expansive sense of compassion. This book brings together for the first time in English the volumes Complete Works (and Other Stories) (Obras completas [y otros cuentos] 1959) and Perpetual Motion (Movimiento perpetuo 1972). Together, they reveal Monterroso as a foundational author of the new Latin American narrative.

The Black Dog, and Other Stories

The Black Dog, and Other Stories PDF Author: A. E. Coppard
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206

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This is an anthology of short stories or folklore-style tales recognised as a sophisticated blend of modern fairy stories, folk narratives and ballads. The book include The Black Dog, Alas, poor Bollington!, The ballet girl, Simple Simon, The tiger, Mordecai and Cocking, The man from Kilsheelan, Tribute, The handsome Lady, The fancy dress ball, The cat, the dog, and the Bad Old Dame, The wife of Ted Wickham, Tanil, The devil in the churchyard, Huxley Rustem, Big game, The poor man, Luxury.