Author: John AIKEN (Writer of Tales.)
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 446
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The Evening Book; Or, Fireside Stories ... With Illustrations by Corbould
Author: John AIKEN (Writer of Tales.)
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 446
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 446
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The Bee, fire-side companion, & evening tales
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 782
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Languages : en
Pages : 782
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Evenings at Home, Or, The Juvenile Budget Opened
Author: John Aikin
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Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 500
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Publisher:
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Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 500
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The class and standard series of reading books. 5 pt. [in 7].
Author: Charles Bilton
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Languages : en
Pages : 208
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Languages : en
Pages : 208
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Fireside Tales of the Traveller Children
Author: Duncan Williamson
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
ISBN: 0857909592
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Duncan Williamson was a Scottish traveller who went on to become one of Britain's master story-tellers. During his lifetime he was acclaimed 'the greatest English-speaking storyteller', 'the national monument of British storytelling' and, at his death, Scotland's 'greatest contemporary storyteller'. Fireside Tales, his first book, reveals this artistry and mastery in all its glory. This new edition is edited by his wife, Linda Williamson. Fireside Tales is narrated with an intense commitment to generations of the travelling people, who used animal fables, wonder tales and splendid horror stories to instil in their children moral judgment and a knowledge of right and wrong. At every corner the technical skill of the narrator is revealed, his ingenious mixture of conversation and action, frequent change of pace, use of the first person – all attributes of the born storyteller which compel attention, where tension and excitement are at fever pitch throughout. With a universality that can relate to every reader, this book represents one of the great collections of traveller stories.
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
ISBN: 0857909592
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Duncan Williamson was a Scottish traveller who went on to become one of Britain's master story-tellers. During his lifetime he was acclaimed 'the greatest English-speaking storyteller', 'the national monument of British storytelling' and, at his death, Scotland's 'greatest contemporary storyteller'. Fireside Tales, his first book, reveals this artistry and mastery in all its glory. This new edition is edited by his wife, Linda Williamson. Fireside Tales is narrated with an intense commitment to generations of the travelling people, who used animal fables, wonder tales and splendid horror stories to instil in their children moral judgment and a knowledge of right and wrong. At every corner the technical skill of the narrator is revealed, his ingenious mixture of conversation and action, frequent change of pace, use of the first person – all attributes of the born storyteller which compel attention, where tension and excitement are at fever pitch throughout. With a universality that can relate to every reader, this book represents one of the great collections of traveller stories.
American Women Writers
Author: Lina Mainiero
Publisher: New York : Ungar
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
Reference guide to American women writers with an assessment of each authors work and complete bibliographies.
Publisher: New York : Ungar
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
Reference guide to American women writers with an assessment of each authors work and complete bibliographies.
At Day's Close: Night in Times Past
Author: A. Roger Ekirch
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393344584
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
"Remarkable.… Ekirch has emptied night's pockets, and laid the contents out before us." —Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker Bringing light to the shadows of history through a "rich weave of citation and archival evidence" (Publishers Weekly), scholar A. Roger Ekirch illuminates the aspects of life most often overlooked by other historians—those that unfold at night. In this "triumph of social history" (Mail on Sunday), Ekirch's "enthralling anthropology" (Harper's) exposes the nightlife that spawned a distinct culture and a refuge from daily life. Fear of crime, of fire, and of the supernatural; the importance of moonlight; the increased incidence of sickness and death at night; evening gatherings to spin wool and stories; masqued balls; inns, taverns, and brothels; the strategies of thieves, assassins, and conspirators; the protective uses of incantations, meditations, and prayers; the nature of our predecessors' sleep and dreams—Ekirch reveals all these and more in his "monumental study" (The Nation) of sociocultural history, "maintaining throughout an infectious sense of wonder" (Booklist).
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393344584
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
"Remarkable.… Ekirch has emptied night's pockets, and laid the contents out before us." —Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker Bringing light to the shadows of history through a "rich weave of citation and archival evidence" (Publishers Weekly), scholar A. Roger Ekirch illuminates the aspects of life most often overlooked by other historians—those that unfold at night. In this "triumph of social history" (Mail on Sunday), Ekirch's "enthralling anthropology" (Harper's) exposes the nightlife that spawned a distinct culture and a refuge from daily life. Fear of crime, of fire, and of the supernatural; the importance of moonlight; the increased incidence of sickness and death at night; evening gatherings to spin wool and stories; masqued balls; inns, taverns, and brothels; the strategies of thieves, assassins, and conspirators; the protective uses of incantations, meditations, and prayers; the nature of our predecessors' sleep and dreams—Ekirch reveals all these and more in his "monumental study" (The Nation) of sociocultural history, "maintaining throughout an infectious sense of wonder" (Booklist).
St. Nicholas
Author: Mary Mapes Dodge
Publisher:
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Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 620
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Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 620
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Peterson's Magazine
Author:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 898
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 898
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Stories for the fire-side; or, Moral improvement illustrated
Author: Miss Rignall
Publisher:
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Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 176
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Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 176
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