The Governess And Other Stories
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The Governess And Other Stories
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Author : Stefan Zweig
language : en
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Release Date : 2011-01-01
The Governess And Other Stories written by Stefan Zweig and has been published by Pushkin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-01 with Fiction categories.
This selection of novellas, translated by the award-winning Anthea Bell, begins with' Did He Do It?' A curious whodunit set in England, it nonetheless has the extraordinary psychological insight that typifies Zweig's best work. 'The Miracles of Life' explores the conflicting forces of belief and art, love and obsession, amidst the religious struggles of Renaissance Antwerp. Finally, two Viennese stories, 'The Governess' and 'Downfall of the Heart' are shattering in their portrayal of disillusionment - two little girls move from cosy chidlhood to the cold glare of adulthood in a single morning, and a father's heart breaks irrevocably. Wide-ranging and compelling, this is another brilliant collection of stories from Austria's rediscovered master of twentieth-century European literature.
The Governess And Other Stories
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Author : Eleanor Wren
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-03-20
The Governess And Other Stories written by Eleanor Wren 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 2016-03-20 with categories.
Eleanor Wren was an elusive writer of Gothic fiction. As a girl, she experienced a tragedy that led to the writing and publishing of The Governess, her first and only novel. Its graphic depiction of love and violence made her a sensation throughout England, and she fled the fame with haste. Wren published a series of short stories over the course of her life, detailing various supernatural encounters and heart-wrenching losses, but even that infrequent attention became too much. B. P. Morrison's introduction discusses the isolation of Eleanor Wren, as well as her almost deliberate quest for unhappiness. Included in this edition are two previously unpublished short stories, written for the sake of their creator, as well as a chronology. "It's such an account, one has a hard time believing it was all true." - The Wickhamshire Post
The District Governess And Other Stories
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Author : Regina Snow
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
The District Governess And Other Stories written by Regina Snow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Corporal punishment categories.
A collection of short stories by Miss Regina Snow. While Children of the Void tells about the real life of Aristasian girls today, The District Governess conjures up the magical fantasy-world on which Aristasia is based. It is a world where men have never existed and the two sexes are blonde and brunette. The range, variety, intelligence and charm of these disciplinary stories is truly astonishing. Each story is accompanied by a full-page illustration.
The Turn Of The Screw And Other Stories
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Author : Henry James
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2008-04-17
The Turn Of The Screw And Other Stories written by Henry James and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-17 with Fiction categories.
A young, inexperienced governess is charged with the care of Miles and Flora, two small children abandoned by their uncle at his grand country house. She sees the figure of an unknown man on the tower and his face at the window. It is Peter Quint, the master's dissolute valet, and he has come for little Miles. But Peter Quint is dead. Like the other tales collected here - `Sir Edmund Orme', `Owen Wingrave', and `The Friends of the Friends' - `The Turn of the Screw' is to all immediate appearances a ghost story. But are the appearances what they seem? Is what appears to the governess a ghost or a hallucination? Who else sees what she sees? The reader may wonder whether the children are victims of corruption from beyond the grave, or victims of the governess's `infernal imagination', which torments but also entrals her? `The Turn of the Screw' is probably the most famous, certainly the most eerily equivocal, of all ghostly tales. Is it a subtle, self-conscious exploration of the haunted house of Victorian culture, filled with echoes of sexual and social unease? Or is it simply, `the most hopelessly evil story that we have ever read'? The texts are those of the New York Edition, with a new Introduction and Notes. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
The Intrusion And Other Stories
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Author : Shashi Deshpande
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
The Intrusion And Other Stories written by Shashi Deshpande and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Fiction categories.
Bliss
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Author : Katherine Mansfield
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2023-01-19
Bliss written by Katherine Mansfield and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-19 with Fiction categories.
Bliss and Other Stories is a 1920 collection of short stories by the New Zealand writer Katherine Mansfield.
The Royal Governess
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Author : Wendy Holden
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2020-08-25
The Royal Governess written by Wendy Holden and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-25 with Fiction categories.
“This captivating page-turner whisks readers back in time to Buckingham Palace in 1933…A majestic story that delves into the incredible life of Queen Elizabeth II before she took her place on the throne.”—Woman’s World Sunday Times bestselling author Wendy Holden brings to life the unknown childhood years of one of the world’s most famous figures, Queen Elizabeth II, and reveals the spirited young governess who made her the icon we love today. In 1933, twenty-two-year-old Marion Crawford accepts the role of a lifetime, tutoring the little Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose. Her one stipulation to their parents the Duke and Duchess of York is that she bring some doses of normalcy into their sheltered and privileged lives. At Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Balmoral, Marion defies stuffy protocol to take the princesses on tube trains, swimming at public baths, and on joyful Christmas shopping trips at Woolworth’s. From her ringside seat at the heart of the British monarchy she witnesses twentieth-century history’s most seismic events. The trauma of the Abdication, the glamour of the Coronation, the onset of World War II. She steers the little girls through it all, as close as a mother. During Britain’s darkest hour, as Hitler’s planes fly over Windsor, she shelters her charges in the castle dungeons (not far from where the Crown Jewels are hidden in a biscuit tin). Afterwards, she is present when Elizabeth first sets eyes on Philip. But being beloved confidante to the Windsors comes at huge personal cost. Marriage, children, her own views: all are compromised by proximity to royal glory. In this majestic story of love, sacrifice and allegiance, bestselling novelist Holden shines a captivating light into the years before Queen Elizabeth II took the throne.
Fantastic Night
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Author : Stefan Zweig
language : en
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Release Date : 2015-05-05
Fantastic Night written by Stefan Zweig and has been published by Pushkin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-05 with Fiction categories.
'I alone know that I am only just beginning to live.' He is distinguished, rich, a member of fashionable society-utterlybored. But, over the course of one fantastic night, a young Baron becomes a thief, unashamed, and awakes to life for the first time. This collection is full of tales of infinite passions, of intense encounters that transform lives, a knock on a door that forces a whole community to take flight, a doomed attempt to save a soul poisoned by addiction, a love soured into awful cruelty, of longing and liberation. They are the gripping work of a master storyteller, unmatched and completely unforgettable.
The Collected Stories Of Stefan Zweig
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Author : Stefan Zweig
language : en
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Release Date : 2013-11-07
The Collected Stories Of Stefan Zweig written by Stefan Zweig and has been published by Pushkin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-07 with Fiction categories.
Perfectly paced and brimming with passion-twenty-two tales from a master storyteller of the twentieth century. In this magnificent collection of Stefan Zweig's short stories the very best and worst of human nature are captured with sharp observation, understanding and vivid empathy. Ranging from love and death to faith restored and hope regained, these stories present a master at work, at the top of his form. Translated by the award-winning Anthea Bell ; 'One of the joys of recent years is the translation into English of Stefan Zweig's stories. They have an astringency of outlook and a mastery of scale that I find enormously enjoyable.'-Edmund de Waal, author of The Hare with the Amber Eyes ; 'One hardly knows where to begin in praising Zweig's work .'-Nick Lezard ; 'Zweig belongs with those masters of the novella-Maupassant, Turgenev, Chekhov.'-Paul Bailey ; Stefan Zweig (1881-1942) was born in Vienna, into a wealthy Austrian-Jewish family. He studied in Berlin and Vienna and was first known as a poet and translator, then as a biographer. Zweig travelled widely, living in Salzburg between the wars, and was an international bestseller with a string of hugely popular novellas including Letter from an Unknown Woman, Amok and Fear. In 1934, with the rise of Nazism, he moved to London, where he wrote his only novel Beware of Pity. He later moved on to Bath, taking British citizenship after the outbreak of the Second World War. With the fall of France in 1940 Zweig left Britain for New York, before settling in Brazil, where in 1942 he and his wife were found dead in an apparent double suicide. Much of his work is available from Pushkin Press.
The Turn Of The Screw And Other Stories
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Author : Henry James
language : en
Publisher: Broadview Press
Release Date : 2010-05-07
The Turn Of The Screw And Other Stories written by Henry James and has been published by Broadview Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-07 with Fiction categories.
In 1898, Henry James wrote a novella that would become one of the most famous and critically discussed ghost stories ever written, The Turn of the Screw. Three other examples of James’s tales of the supernatural, “The Altar of the Dead,” “The Beast in the Jungle,” and “The Jolly Corner,” are included in this edition. These texts reveal on both the thematic and narrative levels James’s deepest concerns as a writer. The texts in this edition are all drawn from the New York Edition of James’s works. The introduction traces the extensive critical debate around The Turn of the Screw, and situates the texts in contemporary discussions of the supernatural. Appendices include material on the tales’ reception, James’s writings on the supernatural, and the study of the supernatural in the nineteenth century.