A House Boat In The Styx
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A House Boat In The Styx
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Author : John Kendrick Bangs
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2014-04-17
A House Boat In The Styx written by John Kendrick Bangs and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-17 with Fiction categories.
The book begins with Charon, ferryman of the Styx startled--and annoyed--by the arrival of a house boat on his mystical river. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that he is to be appointed the boat's janitor. What follows are eleven stories set on the house boat. There is no central theme; each chapter features various souls from history and mythology, and in the twelfth chapter the house boat disappears, seguing into the sequel, Pursuit of the House-Boat.
A House Boat On The Styx
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Author : John Kendrick Bangs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
A House Boat On The Styx written by John Kendrick Bangs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1895 with Fiction categories.
The souls of the dead must cross the Styx, to pass into a Hades-like afterworld. In the first of the twelve stories compiled in A House-Boat on the Styx, the man who ferries the souls across sees a houseboat floating downriver and fears for his livelihood. He is appointed janitor on the boat, where the remaining stories take place between characters from history and mythology.
A House Boat On The Styx Illustrated
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Author : John Kendrick Bangs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-10-20
A House Boat On The Styx Illustrated written by John Kendrick Bangs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-20 with categories.
The premise of the book is that everyone who's ever died (up to the time of its publication) has gone to Styx, the river that circles the underworld. The book begins with the ferryman Charon being startled & annoyed by the arrival of a houseboat on the Styx. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that he is actually to be appointed its janitor. What follows are 11 more stories which are set on the houseboat. There's no central theme. The purpose appears to be as a literary thought experiment to see what would happen if various famous dead people were put in the same room with each other. Each chapter is a short story featuring various souls from history & mythology. In the 12th chapter the houseboat disappears, leading into a sequel, Pursuit of the House-Boat. The book sold for $1.25 in 1895.
A House Boat On The Styx
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Author : John Kendrick Bangs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
A House Boat On The Styx written by John Kendrick Bangs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with American wit and humor categories.
The premise of the book is that everyone who has ever died (up to the time in which the book is set, which seems to be about the time of its publication) has gone to Styx, the river that circles the underworld. The book begins with Charon, ferryman of the Styx being startled - and annoyed - by the arrival of a houseboat on the Styx. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that he is actually to be appointed the boat's janitor. What follows are eleven more stories (for a total of twelve) which are set on the house boat. There is no central theme, and the purpose of the book appears to be as a literary thought experiment to see what would happen if various famous dead people were put in the same room with each other. Each chapter is a short story featuring various souls from history and mythology. In the twelfth chapter the house boat disappears, leading into the sequel, The Pursuit of the House-Boat.
A House Boat On The Styx
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Author : John Kendrick Bangs
language : en
Publisher: Sheba Blake Publishing Corporation
Release Date : 2022-01-17
A House Boat On The Styx written by John Kendrick Bangs and has been published by Sheba Blake Publishing Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-17 with Fiction categories.
The souls of the dead must cross the Styx, to pass into a Hades-like afterworld. In the first of the twelve stories compiled in A House-Boat on the Styx, the man who ferries the souls across sees a houseboat floating downriver and fears for his livelihood. He is appointed janitor on the boat, where the remaining stories take place between characters from history and mythology.
A House Boat On The Styx
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Author : John Bangs
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-02-14
A House Boat On The Styx written by John Bangs and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-14 with categories.
The premise of the book is that everyone who has ever died has gone to Styx, the river that circles the underworld. Charon, ferryman of the Styx being startled-and annoyed-by the arrival of a houseboat on the Styx. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that he is actually to be appointed the boat's janitor. What follows are eleven more stories which are set on the house boat. There is no central theme, and the purpose of the book appears to be as a literary thought experiment to see what would happen if various famous dead people were put in the same room with each other. Each chapter is a short story featuring various souls from history and mythology. In the twelfth chapter the house boat disappears.
A House Boat On The Styx Annotated
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Author : John Kendrick Bangs
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2019-07-04
A House Boat On The Styx Annotated written by John Kendrick Bangs and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-04 with categories.
The book begins with Charon, ferryman of the Styx startled--and annoyed-- the arrival of a house boat on his mystical river. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that...
A House Boat On The Styx
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Author : John Kendrick Bangs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-02-15
A House Boat On The Styx written by John Kendrick Bangs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-15 with categories.
The premise of the book is that everyone who has ever died (up to the time in which the book is set, which seems to be about the time of its publication) has gone to Styx, the river that circles the underworld.The book begins with Charon, ferryman of the Styx being startled-and annoyed-by the arrival of a houseboat on the Styx. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that he is actually to be appointed the boat's janitor. What follows are eleven more stories (for a total of twelve) which are set on the house boat. There is no central theme, and the purpose of the book appears to be as a literary thought experiment to see what would happen if various famous dead people were put in the same room with each other. Each chapter is a short story featuring various souls from history and mythology. In the twelfth chapter the house boat disappears, leading into the sequel, The Pursuit of the House-Boat.A House-Boat on the Styx appears to have no original fictional characters in it. All are borrowed-with varying degrees of licence-from either history or mythology.
A House Boat On The Styx
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Author : Ohn Kendrick Bangs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-06-24
A House Boat On The Styx written by Ohn Kendrick Bangs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-24 with categories.
The book begins with Charon, ferryman of the Styx startled--and annoyed--by the arrival of a house boat on his mystical river. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that he is to be appointed the boat's janitor. What follows are eleven stories set on the house boat. There is no central theme; each chapter features various souls from history and mythology, and in the twelfth chapter the house boat disappears, seguing into the sequel, Pursuit of the House-Boat.
A House Boat On The Styx
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Author : Bangs John Kendrick
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-07-25
A House Boat On The Styx written by Bangs John Kendrick and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-25 with categories.
The book begins with Charon, ferryman of the Styx startled--and annoyed--by the arrival of a house boat on his mystical river. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that he is to be appointed the boat's janitor. What follows are eleven stories set on the house boat. There is no central theme; each chapter features various souls from history and mythology, and in the twelfth chapter the house boat disappears, seguing into the sequel, Pursuit of the House-Boat.