Author: W. W. Jacobs
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473396107
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description
This early work by William Wymark Jacobs was originally published in 1902 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Jacobs worked as a clerk in the civil service before turning to writing in his late twenties, publishing his first short story in 1895. Most of Jacobs' work appeared before the onset of World War I, and although the majority of his output was humorous in tone, he is best-remembered now for his macabre tales, particularly those contained in his 1902 collection The Lady of the Barge, such as 'The Monkey's Paw' and 'The Toll House'.
The Monkey's Paw (Fantasy & Horror Classics)
Author: W. W. Jacobs
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473396107
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description
This early work by William Wymark Jacobs was originally published in 1902 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Jacobs worked as a clerk in the civil service before turning to writing in his late twenties, publishing his first short story in 1895. Most of Jacobs' work appeared before the onset of World War I, and although the majority of his output was humorous in tone, he is best-remembered now for his macabre tales, particularly those contained in his 1902 collection The Lady of the Barge, such as 'The Monkey's Paw' and 'The Toll House'.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473396107
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description
This early work by William Wymark Jacobs was originally published in 1902 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Jacobs worked as a clerk in the civil service before turning to writing in his late twenties, publishing his first short story in 1895. Most of Jacobs' work appeared before the onset of World War I, and although the majority of his output was humorous in tone, he is best-remembered now for his macabre tales, particularly those contained in his 1902 collection The Lady of the Barge, such as 'The Monkey's Paw' and 'The Toll House'.
The Curse of the Monkey's Paw
Author: M. R. Williamson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781087805863
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
A tribute to W. W. Jacobs told in three parts.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781087805863
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
A tribute to W. W. Jacobs told in three parts.
The Lady of the Barge
Author: W.W. Jacobs
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3732695808
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: The Lady of the Barge by W.W. Jacobs
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3732695808
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: The Lady of the Barge by W.W. Jacobs
Lukundoo, and Other Stories
Author: Edward Lucas White
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Short stories
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Short stories
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The Monkey's Wrench
Author: Primo Levi
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501167669
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
A chemist-turned-writer and a construction rigger in a remote factory pass the time swapping tales of their lives and voyages. Primo Levi’s most light-hearted novel, The Monkey’s Wrench is a tribute to storytelling, human ingenuity, and the importance of finding meaningful work in life. “A lot of stories have happened to me,” says Faussone, the mysterious construction rigger at the center of this comic novel by Primo Levi. Far from home on a work assignment, Libertino Faussone befriends the book’s narrator, a chemist based loosely off of Levi himself. Although he can’t quite explain it, the chemist is immediately entranced by the wandering laborer who has traveled to every corner of the world. The two embark on an unlikely friendship, trading tales filled with curses and spies, scandal and heartbreak. With its easy-going and even whimsical tone, The Monkey’s Wrench is a change from Primo Levi’s other works. Yet its message is just as vital. The novel reminds us about the importance of connection between strangers, our endless capacity to solve even the most challenging of problems, and finding fulfillment in work. Along with Elie Wiesel and Hannah Arendt, Primo Levi is remembered as one of the most powerful and perceptive writers on the Holocaust and the Jewish experience during World War II. This is an essential book both for students and literary readers. Reading Primo Levi is a lesson in the resiliency of the human spirit.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501167669
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
A chemist-turned-writer and a construction rigger in a remote factory pass the time swapping tales of their lives and voyages. Primo Levi’s most light-hearted novel, The Monkey’s Wrench is a tribute to storytelling, human ingenuity, and the importance of finding meaningful work in life. “A lot of stories have happened to me,” says Faussone, the mysterious construction rigger at the center of this comic novel by Primo Levi. Far from home on a work assignment, Libertino Faussone befriends the book’s narrator, a chemist based loosely off of Levi himself. Although he can’t quite explain it, the chemist is immediately entranced by the wandering laborer who has traveled to every corner of the world. The two embark on an unlikely friendship, trading tales filled with curses and spies, scandal and heartbreak. With its easy-going and even whimsical tone, The Monkey’s Wrench is a change from Primo Levi’s other works. Yet its message is just as vital. The novel reminds us about the importance of connection between strangers, our endless capacity to solve even the most challenging of problems, and finding fulfillment in work. Along with Elie Wiesel and Hannah Arendt, Primo Levi is remembered as one of the most powerful and perceptive writers on the Holocaust and the Jewish experience during World War II. This is an essential book both for students and literary readers. Reading Primo Levi is a lesson in the resiliency of the human spirit.
Monkey Business
Author: Shirley Climo
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805063929
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
A collection of monkey lore, fables, and stories from around the world.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805063929
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
A collection of monkey lore, fables, and stories from around the world.
Tibetan Folk Tales
Author: A. L. Shelton
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1907256288
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
It is found among the old, old histories of the Tibetans that a female demon living among the mountains in Northern India mated with a monkey from the forests of Tibet, and from this union sprang the Tibetan race of people. The greater part of their literature is of a sacred nature, telling of their creation, of the formation of the world, of Buddha and his miraculous birth and death, of his reincarnations and the revisions of his teachings. A kind of almanac, a little astronomy, plans for casting a horoscope, and many books filled with religious teachings and superstitions, including the worship of devils and demons, are about all that can be found. The 49 little stories in this book are told as the people sit around their boiling tea made over a three stone camp-fire. They are handed down from father to son, from mother to daughter, and though often filled with their superstitious beliefs, through them all run a vein of humor and the teachings of a moral truth which is quite unexpected. These tales were gathered by Dr. A. L. Shelton on his trips among the Tibetans, around their camp-fires at night, and in their black tents high up in the mountains. Every country has its folk-lore tales that have always been a joy and pleasure to the children, not only of their own land, but of other lands as well. May these stories add a little to this pleasure and enjoyment everywhere, in whatsoever tongue they may be translated or in whatever land they may be read. Flora Beal Shelton 1925
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1907256288
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
It is found among the old, old histories of the Tibetans that a female demon living among the mountains in Northern India mated with a monkey from the forests of Tibet, and from this union sprang the Tibetan race of people. The greater part of their literature is of a sacred nature, telling of their creation, of the formation of the world, of Buddha and his miraculous birth and death, of his reincarnations and the revisions of his teachings. A kind of almanac, a little astronomy, plans for casting a horoscope, and many books filled with religious teachings and superstitions, including the worship of devils and demons, are about all that can be found. The 49 little stories in this book are told as the people sit around their boiling tea made over a three stone camp-fire. They are handed down from father to son, from mother to daughter, and though often filled with their superstitious beliefs, through them all run a vein of humor and the teachings of a moral truth which is quite unexpected. These tales were gathered by Dr. A. L. Shelton on his trips among the Tibetans, around their camp-fires at night, and in their black tents high up in the mountains. Every country has its folk-lore tales that have always been a joy and pleasure to the children, not only of their own land, but of other lands as well. May these stories add a little to this pleasure and enjoyment everywhere, in whatsoever tongue they may be translated or in whatever land they may be read. Flora Beal Shelton 1925
On the Day I Died
Author: Candace Fleming
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade
ISBN: 0375898638
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
"Positively tailor-made for reading—or reading aloud—by flashlight," declares Kirkus Reviews in a starred review. The phenomenally versatile, award-winning author Candace Fleming gives teen and older tween readers ten ghost stories sure to send chills up their spines. Set in White Cemetery, an actual graveyard outside Chicago, each story takes place during a different time period from the 1860s to the present, and ends with the narrator's death. Some teens die heroically, others ironically, but all due to supernatural causes. Readers will meet walking corpses and witness demonic posession, all against the backdrop of Chicago's rich history—the Great Depression, the World's Fair, Al Capone and his fellow gangsters.
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade
ISBN: 0375898638
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
"Positively tailor-made for reading—or reading aloud—by flashlight," declares Kirkus Reviews in a starred review. The phenomenally versatile, award-winning author Candace Fleming gives teen and older tween readers ten ghost stories sure to send chills up their spines. Set in White Cemetery, an actual graveyard outside Chicago, each story takes place during a different time period from the 1860s to the present, and ends with the narrator's death. Some teens die heroically, others ironically, but all due to supernatural causes. Readers will meet walking corpses and witness demonic posession, all against the backdrop of Chicago's rich history—the Great Depression, the World's Fair, Al Capone and his fellow gangsters.
Welcome to the Monkey House
Author: Kurt Vonnegut
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780440594345
Category : Science fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Tender stories of love, incisive essays on human greed and misery, and imaginative tales of futuristic happenings reveal Vonnegut's versatility and vision.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780440594345
Category : Science fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Tender stories of love, incisive essays on human greed and misery, and imaginative tales of futuristic happenings reveal Vonnegut's versatility and vision.
The Magic Talisman and the Monkey's Paw
Author: Tony Mortley
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1524629359
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
This book is a collection of fantasy tales that will keep you on the edge of your seat. It is full of magic, mystery and fantastic adventure. Will Lukvals mission be foiled? Will the Land Of Magic be saved? Will the Queen of the Fairies ever be rescued? Will Sam succeed in saving David? All these questions and more will be answered as you turn over one page of this book after another.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1524629359
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
This book is a collection of fantasy tales that will keep you on the edge of your seat. It is full of magic, mystery and fantastic adventure. Will Lukvals mission be foiled? Will the Land Of Magic be saved? Will the Queen of the Fairies ever be rescued? Will Sam succeed in saving David? All these questions and more will be answered as you turn over one page of this book after another.