Devil and daniel webster (creative short stories) (paperback), Benet, Stephen Vincent
Автор: Benet Stephen Vincent Название: The Sobbin` Women ISBN: 1517079713 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781517079710 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2800.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Rubay Donnell Название: With a Dream So Proud: The Life of Stephen Vincent Benet ISBN: 0970373759 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780970373755 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2062.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Benet Stephen Vincent Название: A Death in the Country, and Other Tales of Our Time ISBN: 0692558845 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780692558843 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1698.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Among Ben t's most beautiful and moving works are these eight deceptively simple short stories that he assembled as Tales of Our Time. Each tale uses a seemingly commonplace situation-a class reunion, a funeral, teenagers falling in love in the summer, a family embarrassed by a father's crude joke, a marriage quietly failing under cover of social courtesies-to expose the fraught and complex dimensions of the characters' relationship to society and themselves.
The picture of America that these stories paint is full of wit and humor, but also sorrow and tragic awareness. They are a reminder to today's reader of how much of our "modern" experience is really universal, and how even those people and societies most changed by the course of progress remain at heart the same people, for better and worse.
Описание: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stephen Vincent Ben t was one of America's greatest storytellers, most famous for his witty and moving tribute to American history, The Devil and Daniel Webster, where a trial for a man's soul becomes a trial of America itself, of all that is best and worst in a great and tumultuous new country.
In addition, this collection includes six more of Ben t's best short stories, which in a similar vein, depict compelling and diverse elements in America's great social tapestry, with memorable and often amusing characters: a man whose toothache leads him to encounter Paul Revere on the eve of the American Revolution; a Jewish immigrant who discovers a new experience of life as a trader on the American frontier; a woman brought from Africa as a slave who teaches her grandson the price of freedom; an old confederate colonel, hateful and unwilling to accept the loss of his old world; and an adventurous young man who discovers the folly in all walks of human life.
The stories included are:
The Devil and Daniel Webster Jacob and the Indians A Tooth for Paul Revere Freedom's a Hard-Bought Thing O'Halloran's Luck The Die-Hard Johnny Pye and the Fool-Killer
Автор: Benet Stephen Vincent Название: A Book of Americans - Illustrated by Charles Child ISBN: 1528700090 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781528700092 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3677.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: "A Book of Americans" is a collection of poems concerning important figures in early American history, written by Stephen Vincent Benйt. This volume is highly recommended by poetry lovers with an interest in American history, and it is not to be missed by collectors of vintage literature of this ilk. Contents include: "John Quincy Adams", "Andrew Jackson", "Zachary Taylor", "John James Audubon", "Nancy Hanks", "Daniel Boone", "Crawford Long and William Morton", "Sam Houston", "Western Wagons", "Clipper Ships and Captains", "James Buchanan", "Crazy Horse", "Stonewall Jackson", "Abraham Lincoln", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction.
Автор: Brandreth, Benet Название: Assassin of verona ISBN: 1785761552 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781785761553 Издательство: Bonnier Books Рейтинг: Цена: 2523.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: But darker times lie ahead with the arrival of the sinister Father Thornhill who is determined to seek out any who don`t conform to the Pope`s ruthless agenda . Will Shakespeare and his friends escape with their secrets - and their lives? Antonia Senior, The Times"Entertaining and ebullient .
Автор: Benet Laura Название: Is Morning Sure? ISBN: 125899612X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781258996123 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 4037.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
