complete shorter fiction herman melville
Complete Shorter Fiction - Herman Melville
Herman Melville (1819-91) brought as much genius to the smaller-scale literary forms as he did to the full-blown novel: his poems and the short stories and novellas collected in this volume reveal a deftness and a delicacy of touch that is in some ways even more impressive than the massive, tectonic passions of Moby-Dick. In a story like “Bartleby, the Scrivener†— one of the very few perfect representatives of the form in the English language — he displayed an unflinching precision and insight and empathy in his depiction of the drastically alienated inner life of the title character. In “Benito Cereno,†he addressed the great racial dilemmas of the nineteenth century with a profound, almost surreal imaginative clarity. And in Billy, Budd, Sailor, the masterpiece of his last years, he fused the knowledge and craft gained from a lifetime’s magnificent work into a pure, stark, flawlessly composed tale of innocence betrayed and destroyed. Melville is justly honored for the epic sweep of his mind, but his lyricism, his skill in rendering the minute, the particular, the local, was equally sublime.SEE LESS
Objev podobné jako Complete Shorter Fiction - Herman Melville
Billy Budd, Bartleby, and Other Stories - Herman Melville
A new, definitive edition of Herman Melville’s virtuosic short stories—American classics wrought with scorching fury, grim humor, and profound beauty  Though best-known for his epic masterpiece Moby-Dick, Herman Melville also left a body of short stories arguably unmatched in American fiction. In the sorrowful tragedy of Billy Budd, Sailor; the controlled rage of Benito Cereno; and the tantalizing enigma of Bartleby, the Scrivener; Melville reveals himself as a singular storyteller of tremendous range and compelling power. In these stories, Melville cuts to the heart of race, class, capitalism, and globalism in America, deftly navigating political and social issues that resonate as clearly in our time as they did in Melville’s. Also including The Piazza Tales in full, this collection demonstrates why Melville stands not only among the greatest writers of the nineteenth century, but also as one of our greatest contemporaries.  This Penguin Classics edition features the Reading Text of Billy Budd, Sailor, as edited from a genetic study of the manuscript by Harrison Hayford and Merton M. Sealts, Jr., and the authoritative Northwestern-Newberry text of The Piazza Tales.  For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. ... Unknown localization key: "more"
Objev podobné jako Billy Budd, Bartleby, and Other Stories - Herman Melville
Herman Melville: Pierre, Israel Potter, The Piazza Tales, The Confidence-Man, Billy Budd, Uncollected Prose (LOA #24) - Herman Melville
Forgoing the narratives of the sea that prevailed in his earlier works, Melville’s later fiction contains some of the finest and many of his keenest and bleakest observations of life, not on the high seas, but at home in America. With the publication of this Library of America volume, the third of three volumes, all Melville’s fiction has now been restored to print for the first time.Pierre; or, The Ambiguities, published in 1852 (the year after Moby-Dick), moves between the idyllic Berkshire countryside and the nightmare landscape of early New York City. Its hero, a young American patrician trying to redeem the secret sins of his father, elopes to the city, discovers Bohemian life, attempts a literary epic, and struggles his way through incest, murder, and madness. Long a controversial work, it is Melville’s darkest satire of American life and letters and one of his most powerful books.A pivotal work, both for Melville’s career and for American literature, Pierre was followed by Israel Potter, the story of a veteran of the Revolution, victim of a thousand mischances, and a long-suffering exile in England. Along the way are memorable episodes of war and intrigue, with personal portraits of Benjamin Franklin, John ... Unknown localization key: "more"
Objev podobné jako Herman Melville: Pierre, Israel Potter, The Piazza Tales, The Confidence-Man, Billy Budd, Uncollected Prose (LOA #24) - Herman Melville
Moby-Dick - Herman Melville
On board the whaling ship Pequod a crew of wise men and fools, renegades and seeming phantoms is hurled through treacherous seas by crazed Captain Ahab, a man hell-bent on hunting down the mythic White Whale. Melville transforms the little world of the whale ship into a crucible where mankind's fears, faith and frailties are pitted against a relentless fate. Teeming with ideas and imagery, and with its extraordinary intensity sustained by mischievous irony and moments of exquisite beauty, Moby-Dick is both a great American epic and a profoundly imaginative literary creation. This Macmillan Collector's Library edition features an afterword by Nigel Cliff. Designed to appeal to the booklover, Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound hardback gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. Author Information Herman Melville was born in 1819 in New York. He worked at various jobs, including shipping on the whaler Achshnet and a stint in the US Navy before settling in Massachusetts and starting to write. His first two novels, Typee (1846) and Omoo (1847), were fictionalised accounts ... Unknown localization key: "more"
Objev podobné jako Moby-Dick - Herman Melville
Moby Dick; or, the Whale - Herman Melville
American author Herman Melville published his first novel, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, in 1851. The story of Ahab, the captain of the whaling ship Pequod, and his irrational pursuit for vengeance against Moby Dick, the huge white sperm whale that wounded him on a previous journey, is told in the book by the sailor Ishmael. Moby-Dick, a work that contributed to the literature of the American Renaissance, had received mixed reviews upon publication, was a commercial flop, and was out of print when the author passed away in 1891. It wasn't until the 20th century, on the centennial of its author's birth in 1919, that it gained recognition as a "Great American Novel." William Faulkner expressed regret for not having written the novel himself, while D. H. Lawrence praised it as "the best book of the sea ever written" and "one of the oddest and most wonderful books in the world." One of the most well-known starting lines in all of literature is "Call me Ishmael." Moby-Dick was started by Melville in February 1850, and it was finished a year later than he had intended, in 18 months. Melville drew on his observations as a common sailor between 1841 and ... Unknown localization key: "more"
Objev podobné jako Moby Dick; or, the Whale - Herman Melville
TypeeA Romance of the South Seas (Edition2024) - Herman Melville
Typee: A Romance of the South Seas by Herman Melville explores themes of freedom, cultural conflict, and the clash between civilization and primitive societies. The novel centers around a sailor who, after fleeing a whaling ship, finds himself among the Typee people in the Marquesas Islands. Initially fascinated by their idyllic way of life, the protagonist soon begins to question the true nature of their customs.The book contrasts Western notions of civilization with the seemingly simple, but complex, lifestyle of the islanders. Through the protagonist's experiences, Melville examines how cultural misunderstandings can lead to tension and fear, even in what initially appears to be a paradise. The themes of captivity and escape also play a significant role, as the protagonist navigates his feelings of entrapment within the Typee community and his desire for freedom. Ultimately, Typee delves into the complexities of human nature and the challenges of understanding and accepting different cultures.
Objev podobné jako TypeeA Romance of the South Seas (Edition2024) - Herman Melville
Billy Budd, Sailor (An Inside Narrative) - Herman Melville
An illustrated edition of Billy Budd featuring woodcuts by celebrated artist Barry Moser.  This edition of Billy Budd, Sailor presents Herman Melville’s iconic tale of the high seas alongside illustrations by renowned artist, publisher, and printmaker Barry Moser.  Throughout his fifty-year career, Moser has illustrated more than three hundred books ranging from novels to children’s stories to the Bible. Through his Pennyroyal Press, Moser designs and prints fine-press, illustrated, and occasionally oversized books in very limited editions, which are beloved by collectors and bibliophiles. To coincide with the centenary of the novella’s posthumous publication, Moser created sixteen original woodcuts illustrating the scenes and characters of Billy Budd, Sailor, and this trade edition now makes these exquisite illustrations accessible to a wide audience. This illustrated edition adapts the text of the critical edition of the novella prepared for the Melville Electronic Library by John Bryant, Wyn Kelley, and Christopher Ohge.
Objev podobné jako Billy Budd, Sailor (An Inside Narrative) - Herman Melville
Moby Dick - Herman Melville
Journey to the heart of the sea with this larger-than-life classic.Regarded as the Great American Novel, Moby Dick is the ultimate tale of seeking vengeance. Narrated by the crew member Ishmael, this epic whaling adventure follows the crew of the Pequod, as its captain, Ahab, descends deeper and deeper into madness on his quest to find and kill the white whale that maimed him. Beyond the surface—of ship life, whaling, and the hunt for the elusive Moby Dick—are allegorical references to life, and even the universe, in this masterpiece by Herman Melville.Complete and unabridged, this newly designed edition features:An elegant faux-leather cover with foil-embossed designsIntroduction by American literature scholar Christopher McBrideA timeline of the life and times of the author, Herman MelvilleGorgeously designed, this heirloom-quality classic is an ideal edition for book lovers to acquire for their home library.Essential volumes for the shelves of every classic literature lover, these deluxe classics editions include beautifully presented works from some of the most important authors in literary history. Other Chartwell Deluxe Editions include Little Women, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, Anne of Green Gables, The Inferno, Dracula, The Republic, The Iliad, Meditations, and Irish ... Unknown localization key: "more"
Objev podobné jako Moby Dick - Herman Melville
Billy Budd, Sailor and Selected Tales - Herman Melville
`Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges.'' So wrote Melville of Billy Budd, Sailor, among the greatest of his works and, in its richness and ambiguity, among the most problematic. As the critic E. L. Grant Watson writes, `In this short history of the impressment and hanging of a handsome sailor-boy are to be discovered problems as profound as those which puzzle us in the pages of the Gospels.'' Outwardly a compelling narrative of events aboard a British man-of-war during the turmoil of the Napoleonic Wars, Billy Budd, Sailor is a nautical recasting of the Fall, a parable of good and evil, a meditation on justice and political governance, and a searching portrait of three extraordinary men. The passion it has aroused in its readers over the years is a measure of how deeply it addresses some of the fundamental questions of experience that every age must reexamine for itself. The selection in this volume represents the best of Melville''s shorter fiction, and uses the most authoritative texts. The eight shorter tales included here were composed during Melville''s years as a magazine writer in the mid 1850''s and establish him, along with Hawthorne and Poe, as the greatest ... Unknown localization key: "more"
Objev podobné jako Billy Budd, Sailor and Selected Tales - Herman Melville
Moby-Dick; or, the Whale: Selections - Herman Melville
When Melville completed Moby-Dick, he wrote to Nathaniel Hawthorne that “I have written a wicked book, and feel spotless as a lamb.†While it took the world some time to appreciate the magnitude of Melville’s achievement, Moby-Dick is now widely considered one of the greatest works of American literature. It is, however, long, and students in semester-long courses will often not have a chance to read the novel in its entirety. The Broadview Moby-Dick: A Selection offers a robust sampling of chapters, chosen to give students a thorough initiation into the novel’s plot, as well as into the full range of its themes and stylistic experimentation. This edition also includes substantial, clear, and helpful annotations to help students successfully navigate Melville’s language and range of references.This volume is one of a number of editions that have been drawn from the pages of the acclaimed Broadview Anthology of American Literature. The series is designed to make selections from the anthology available in a format convenient for use in a wide variety of contexts; each edition features an introduction and exaplanatory footnotes, and is designed to meet the needs of today’s students.
Objev podobné jako Moby-Dick; or, the Whale: Selections - Herman Melville
Bílá velryba (Herman Melville-Miroslav Středa) (MP3-CD)
Audioknihu Bílá velryba napsal autor: Herman Melville, čte: Miroslav Středa. Celková stopáž: 6 hodin, 52 minut. Pomsta, posedlost a bílá velryba. Vydejte se na osudovou plavbu s kapitánem Achabem! Píše se rok 1814. V přístavním městečku New Bedford se chystá mladý Izmael na moře. Dá se najmout na velrybářskou loď, jejíž kapitán Achab kdysi přišel o nohu v boji s bílou velrybou zvanou Moby Dick. Brzy se ukáže, že cílem nové výpravy není lov, ale pomsta za každou cenu.
Objev podobné jako Bílá velryba (Herman Melville-Miroslav Středa) (MP3-CD)
Bílá velryba - Herman Melville - audiokniha
Audiokniha: Píše se rok 1814. V přístavním městečku New Bedford se chystá mladý Izmael na moře. Dá se najmout na velrybářskou loď, jejíž kapitán Achab kdysi přišel o nohu v boji s bílou velrybou zvanou Moby Dick. Brzy se ukáže, že cílem nové výpravy není lov, ale pomsta za každou cenu. Herman Melville (1819-1891) Americký prozaik a básník, jeden z největších klasiků americké literatury. Narodil se v bohaté rodině, ale otcův obchodní úpadek a jeho smrt zanechaly jeho rodinu bez prostředků. Chlapec byl nucen doslova bojovat o přežití. Stále však toužil dál cestovat. Stal se členem posádky velrybářské lodi, ovšem pobouřen surovým zacházením uprchl v tropických Marquesách na ostrov Nuku Hiva, kde byl měsíc zajatcem lidojedského kmene v údolí Taipi. Podařilo se mu uprchnout na australské velrybářské lodi a přes Tahiti a Havajské ostrovy se vrátil s americkou válečnou fregatou do Bostonu. Prožitá dobrodružství přivedla Hermana Melvilla k spisovatelské činnosti. Po prvních spisovatelských úspěších se setkal s nepochopením právě u svých vrcholných děl a upadl v zapomenutí. Posledních dvacet let svého života pracoval jako celní dozorce v newyorském přístavu. Miroslav Středa (1945) Český divadelní a filmový herec a dabér. Vyučil se seřizovačem textilních strojů a pracoval v továrně. Jeden z ... Unknown localization key: "more"
Objev podobné jako Bílá velryba - Herman Melville - audiokniha
Bílá velryba (rozhlasová hra) - Herman Melville - audiokniha
Audiokniha: Řekne-li se Bílá velryba, většinu z nás napadne Moby Dick. Tak nazval Herman Melville onoho tvora, který je ztělesněním přírody a současně jakýmsi symbolem tajemství, které není dáno člověku odhalit. Obsáhlý román amerického spisovatele - mimochodem obsahuje celkem 135 kapitol - je starý více než 150 let a řadí se ke klenotům světové literatury.Právě pro svou obsáhlost a složitou kompoziční stavbu jako by se vzpíral rozhlasovému zpracování. Vždyť šedesátiminutová nahrávka představuje přibližně jen třicet stran scénáře. Jak na tak malém prostoru zachovat původní autorovo poselství?To byla otázka, se kterou se potýkali všichni tvůrci nové rozhlasové inscenace. Od počátku bylo jasné, že původní vyznění literární předlohy musí zůstat zachováno. Scénář pro to vytvořil dobrý základ, ale pořád to byl jenom základ. Je paradoxem, že jeho autor Petr Mandel, který složil scénickou hudbu k desítkám, možná i stovkám rozhlasových her a pohádek, byl jako hudebník v tomto případě skoupý. Jak on, tak režisér Vladimír Rusko měli totiž jasnou představu - žádná hudba, žádná stylizace! Právě pro vytvoření ojedinělé atmosféry byly při realizaci použity výhradně konkrétní zvuky natočené přímo pro tento účel v exteriéru nebo ve studiu a částečně byly využity také některé reálné zvukové kulisy z rozhlasového archivu.
Objev podobné jako Bílá velryba (rozhlasová hra) - Herman Melville - audiokniha
Moby-Dick - Herman Melville
Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.In Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, Captain Ahab is an eerily compelling madman who focuses his distilled hatred and suffering (and that of generations before him) into the pursuit of a creature as vast, dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. More than just a novel of adventure, this is a haunting social commentary populated with some of the most enduring characters in literature. Written with wonderfully redemptive humour, Moby Dick is a profound and timeless inquiry into character, faith and the nature of perception.
Objev podobné jako Moby-Dick - Herman Melville
Moby-Dick - Herman Melville
The Penguin English Library Edition of Moby-Dick by Herman Melville'The frail gunwales bent in, collapsed, and snapped, as both jaws, like an enormous shears, sliding further aft, bit the craft completely in twain...'Moby-Dick is one of the most expansive feats of imagination in the whole of literature: the mad, raging, Shakespearean tale of Captain Ahab's insane quest to kill a giant white whale that has taken his leg, and upon which he has sworn vengeance, at any cost. A creation unlike any other, this is an epic story of fatal monomania and the deepest dreams and obsessions of mankind. The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.
Objev podobné jako Moby-Dick - Herman Melville
Moby Dick - Herman Melville
Little treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and Literary terms produced for the modern reader.American writer Herman Melville wrote Moby Dick in 1851 but it took decades before it was finally regarded as a great American novel, and worthy of its place among the greatest texts of humankind. A tale of imagination and adventure, it recounts the obsessive quest of Ahab, captain of a whaling ship seeking vengeance on Moby Dick, the white whale that had bitten off his leg on a previous voyage.Â
Objev podobné jako Moby Dick - Herman Melville
Moby Dick - Herman Melville
This deluxe edition presents Herman Melville's classic nautical adventure novel, Moby Dick, in a striking hardback edition with gold cover accents and printed page edges.Described by D H Lawrence as "the greatest book of the sea ever written" and now heralded as a classic of American literature, Moby Dick tells the story of sailer Ishmael and his voyage aboard the whaling ship, Pequod. The ship's captain, Ahab, had previously lost a battle with a white whale, during which both his ship and the lower part of his leg were destroyed. Ishmael signs up for what he thinks will be a normal whaling trip, but as the voyage progresses, he realises that Captain Ahab is after one thing - revenge.Part of the Arcturus Treasured Classics series, this beautiful gift edition provides an exquisite way to enjoy this classic work.
Objev podobné jako Moby Dick - Herman Melville
Moby Dick - Herman Melville
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee…’Few literary masterpieces cast quite as awesome a shadow as Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. Captain Ahab’s quest for the white whale is a timeless epic – a thrilling tale of vengeance and obsession, and a searing parable about humanity lost in a universe of moral ambiguity.Inspired by true events, Moby Dick is a work of astonishing psychological depth. It is perhaps the finest sea story ever told and one of the great classics of literature.
Objev podobné jako Moby Dick - Herman Melville
Bartleby, The Scrivener - Herman Melville
Bartleby is a newly-hired scrivener who initially produces great work but slowly reduces his output, declining assignments and responding with: "I would prefer not to." Despite his poor performance, his boss struggles to reprimand the eccentric character.A Manhattan lawyer decides to hire a third scrivener called Bartleby to help manage his growing workload. Yet, the quiet unassuming man soon becomes a source of contention. At first, Bartleby is an active member of the team yet one day he refuses to complete an assignment, setting an unusual precent. He continues to refuse work, which confuses the lawyer and frustrates his peers. BartlebyÂ’s passive attitude is indicative of a larger issue his boss has yet to uncover. Herman Melville delivers a simple story about a man who follows his own path. He chooses not to engage with work or society as a whole. ItÂ’s an examination of passive resistance in a modern world fueled by compliance and consumerism.With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Bartelby, The Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street is both modern and readable.
Objev podobné jako Bartleby, The Scrivener - Herman Melville
I Would Prefer Not To - Herman Melville
A new selection of Melville''s darkest and most enthralling stories in a beautiful Pushkin Collection edition Includes "Bartleby, the Scrivener", "Benito Cereno" and "The Lightning-Rod Man"A lawyer hires a new copyist, only to be met with stubborn, confounding resistance. A nameless guide discovers hidden worlds of luxury and bleak exploitation. After boarding a beleaguered Spanish slave ship, an American trader''s cheerful outlook is repeatedly shadowed by paralyzing unease. In these stories of the surreal mundanity of office life and obscure tensions at sea, Melville''s darkly modern sensibility plunges us into a world of irony and mystery, where nothing is as it first appears.
Objev podobné jako I Would Prefer Not To - Herman Melville
Moby-Dick - Herman Melville
"It is the horrible texture of a fabric that should be woven of ships' cables and hawsers. A Polar wind blows through it, and birds of prey hover over it."So Melville wrote of his masterpiece, one of the greatest works of imagination in literary history. In part, Moby-Dick is the story of an eerily compelling madman pursuing an unholy war against a creature as vast and dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. But more than just a novel of adventure, more than an encyclopaedia of whaling lore and legend, the book can be seen as part of its author's lifelong meditation on America. Written with wonderfully redemptive humour, Moby-Dick is also a profound inquiry into character, faith, and the nature of perception.This edition of Moby-Dick, which reproduces the definitive text of the novel, includes invaluable explanatory notes, along with maps, illustrations, and a glossary of nautical terms.
Objev podobné jako Moby-Dick - Herman Melville
Moby Dick - Herman Melville
Moby Dick is the story of Captain Ahab’s quest to avenge the whale that ‘reaped’ his leg. The quest is an obsession and the novel is a diabolical study of how a man becomes a fanatic.But it is also a hymn to democracy. Bent as the crew is on Ahab’s appalling crusade, it is equally the image of a co-operative community at work: all hands dependent on all hands, each individual responsible for the security of each.Among the crew is Ishmael, the novel’s narrator, ordinary sailor, and extraordinary reader. Digressive, allusive, vulgar, transcendent, the story Ishmael tells is above all an education: in the practice of whaling, in the art of writing. Expanding to equal his ‘mighty theme’ – not only the whale but all things sublime – Melville breathes in the world’s great literature. Moby Dick is the greatest novel ever written by an American.
Objev podobné jako Moby Dick - Herman Melville
Moby Dick - Herman Melville
With an Introduction and Notes by David Herd, Lecturer in English and American Literature at the University of Kent at Canterbury and co-editor of ‘Poetry Review’.Moby Dick is the story of Captain Ahab’s quest to avenge the whale that ‘reaped’ his leg. The quest is an obsession and the novel is a diabolical study of how a man becomes a fanatic.But it is also a hymn to democracy. Bent as the crew is on Ahab’s appalling crusade, it is equally the image of a co-operative community at work: all hands dependent on all hands, each individual responsible for the security of each.Among the crew is Ishmael, the novel’s narrator, ordinary sailor, and extraordinary reader. Digressive, allusive, vulgar, transcendent, the story Ishmael tells is above all an education:in the practice of whaling, in the art of writing. Expanding to equal his ‘mighty theme’ – not only the whale but all things sublime – Melville breathes in the world’s great literature. Moby Dick is the greatest novel ever written by an American.
Objev podobné jako Moby Dick - Herman Melville
Bartleby and Benito Cereno - Herman Melville
Two memorable and stirring works in one volume. "Bartleby," (also called "Bartleby the Scrivener") is a haunting moral allegory set in the business world of 19th-century New York. "Benito Cereno," a harrowing tale of slavery and revolt aboard a Spanish ship, is regarded by many as Melville''s finest short story.
Objev podobné jako Bartleby and Benito Cereno - Herman Melville
Collected Shorter Fiction Boxed Set (2 Volumes) - Leo Tolstoy
Written over a period of more than half a century, Tolstoy’s enchanting short stories and novellas reflect every aspect of his developing art and outlook. Volume 1 of the Everyman Collected Shorter Fiction is dominated by the characteristic experiences of his early life as soldier, land-owner, husband and father, the life which shaped Anna Karenina and War and Peace. It also includes several short fables which point to his later preoccupation with the religious life. Volume 2 reveals how these spiritual intimations flowered into a series of extraordinary late masterpieces which equal anything in the earlier novels for intensity and power. Readers of The Death of Ivan Ilych, The Kreutzer Sonata, Father Sergius, Master and Man and Hadji Murad will recognize the brilliant younger novelist, now transfigured by his passionate quest for salvation and forgiveness.
Objev podobné jako Collected Shorter Fiction Boxed Set (2 Volumes) - Leo Tolstoy
The Complete Short Fiction - Oscar Wilde
The complete short stories of the masterful Irish writerFairy tales, ghost stories, detective fiction and comedies of manners—the stories collected in this volume made Oscar Wilde''s name as a writer of fiction, showing breathtaking dexterity in a wide range of literary styles. Victorian moral justice is comically inverted in "Lord Arthur Savile''s Crime" and "The Canterville Ghost," and society''s materialism comes under sharp, humorous criticism in "The Model Millionaire," while "The Happy Prince" and "The Nightingale and the Rose" are hauntingly melancholic in their magical evocations of selfless love. These small masterpieces convey the brilliance of Wilde''s vision, exploring complex moral issues through an elegant juxtaposition of wit and sentiment.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Objev podobné jako The Complete Short Fiction - Oscar Wilde
Asalvo COMPLET DUO cestovní postýlka s druhým dnem a hrazdičkou, hedgehog
Cestovní postýlka Asalvo COMPLET DUO je vybavena dvěma síťovanými boky, dvěma kolečky s brzdou a závěsným druhým dnem pro novorozence. Součástí balení je polstrovaná základna, hrací oblouk, přepravní taška a bok s výlezem na zip. Postýlka splňuje bezpečnostní normy EN 716 a EN 16890 a je vhodná od narození.
- Dvě síťované strany pro optimální cirkulaci vzduchu
- Závěsné druhé dno šetří záda při pokládání novorozenců
- Velmi kompaktní složení a přepravní taška v ceně
- Hrací oblouk se závěsnými hračkami pro zábavu dítěte
Objev podobné jako Asalvo COMPLET DUO cestovní postýlka s druhým dnem a hrazdičkou, hedgehog
Asalvo COMPLET DUO cestovní postýlka s druhým dnem a hrazdičkou, owl
Cestovní postýlka COMPLET DUO od Asalvo kombinuje bezpečnostní prvky s praktickým designem. Disponuje síťovanými boky, kolečky s brzdou, závěsným druhým dnem a hracím obloukem. Je vhodná pro děti od narození a splňuje příslušné evropské bezpečnostní normy.
- Dva síťované boky pro optimální cirkulaci vzduchu
- Závěsné druhé dno šetří záda při manipulaci s miminkem
- Velmi kompaktní rozměry po složení pro snadný transport
- Praktický výlez na zip a boční kapsička na hračky
Objev podobné jako Asalvo COMPLET DUO cestovní postýlka s druhým dnem a hrazdičkou, owl
The Complete Short Stories - Franz Kafka
The complete short stories of the 20th century''s greatest visionary''Kafka is important to us because his predicament is the predicament of modern man'' W. H. AudenThis volume contains all of Kafka''s shorter fiction, from fragments, parables and sketches to longer tales. Together they reveal the breadth of Kafka''s literary vision and the extraordinary imaginative depth of his thought. Some are well known, others are mere jottings, observations of daily life, given artistic form through Kafka''s unique perception of the world.
Objev podobné jako The Complete Short Stories - Franz Kafka
Kurt Vonnegut Complete Stories - Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Here for the first time is the complete short fiction of one of the 20th century''s greatest writers. More than half of Vonnegut''s output was short fiction, and never before has the world had occasion to wrestle with it all together. These 97 stories were written over a lifetime, from 1941 to 2007, and include those published during Vonnegut''s lifetime in magazines and story collections; those published posthumously; and, here for the first time, five previously unpublished stories as well as a handful of others that were published online only and read by few.
Objev podobné jako Kurt Vonnegut Complete Stories - Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
The Complete Short Stories - Oscar Wilde
''Wilde did not converse - he told tales.'' Oscar Wilde was already famous as a brilliant wit and raconteur when he first began to publish his short stories in the late 1880s. They have never lacked readers and admirers, George Orwell and W. B. Yeats among them. The stories give free rein to Wilde''s originality, literary skill, and sophistication. They include poignant fairy-tales such as ''The Happy Prince'' and ''The Selfish Giant'', and the extravagant comedy and social observation of ''Lord Arthur Savile''s Crime'' and ''The Canterville Ghost''. They also encompass the daring narrative experiments of ''The Portrait of Mr. W. H.'', Wilde''s fictional investigation into the identity of the dedicatee of Shakespeare''s sonnets, and the ''Poems in Prose'', based on the Gospel stories.This edition demonstrates the centrality of Wilde''s shorter fiction in his literary career, and his continuing development and experimentation with the short story format. Combining myth, romance, and irony, Wilde''s stories enthral and challenge the reader. 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 ... Unknown localization key: "more"
Objev podobné jako The Complete Short Stories - Oscar Wilde
Miss Melville Returns - Evelyn E. Smith
Manhattan’s art scene in the 1980s is full of backstabbers, but Miss Melville regards this as needlessly messy. She prefers to use a gun—and she uses it well, in this darkly funny series perfect for fans of Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club. Life is full of surprises. Susan Melville, for example, was raised to marry well, but when the Melville millions went South, she turned to...let’s call it freelance problem-solving in order to pay the rent. Bluntly? She became a hired killer. Surprise! And now, surprisingly, her little watercolors have found an audience. Miss Melville can join the world of museums and artistes, and bid adieu to the grubby realm of hitmen and...hitwomen. Hitpeople? A shining, law-abiding life will be hers, she is certain—until another artist drops dead, the police get the story wrong, and Miss Melville is forced, yet again, to step in and tidy things up.
Objev podobné jako Miss Melville Returns - Evelyn E. Smith
Shorter Oxford English Dictionary - Oxford Languages
From the beginning, the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary was intended to be an abridgement of the full Oxford English Dictionary. The first editor, William Little, was appointed in 1902. He worked on it until his death in 1922, after which the dictionary was completed by H. W. Fowler, Jessie Coulson, and C. T. Onions. The First Edition was published in 1933, in two volumes. The Second Edition, published in 1936, contained about 3,000 revisions and additions. The Third Edition (1944) contained an appendix of addenda and corrigenda, and this edition was reprinted several times with corrections and additions, the most significant being in 1973, with enlarged addenda (now running to over 70 pages) and a major revision of all the etymologies. The New Shorter was prepared under the editorship of Lesley Brown 1980-1993. It was the first complete revision of the dictionary, being in fact not so much an overhaul of the existing text as a reabridgement of the OED and its Supplements. The Fifth Edition was published in 2002, and reverted to the name Shorter Oxford English Dictionary to emphasize the link between this 2-volume dictionary and the original 20-volume OED. The Sixth Edition of the Shorter Oxford English ... Unknown localization key: "more"
Objev podobné jako Shorter Oxford English Dictionary - Oxford Languages
Klarstein Melville 3, myčka nádobí, volně stojící, 3 sady nádobí, energetická třída F, bez instalace
Klarstein Melville 3 myčka nádobí je ideálním čistícím zařízením na příbory a nádobí v malých bytech nebo mobilních domech! Se 7 různými programy a spotřebou pouhých 6 litrů vody na jeden mycí cyklus si myčka Melville 3 poradí až se třemi standardními sadami nádobí. Možnost provozu bez vodovodní přípojky je obzvláště atraktivní například při použití v ubytovnách nebo mobilních domech, pokud nejsou k dispozici příslušné přípojky. Obzvláště užitečnou funkcí je integrovaná funkce sušení a automatické otevření předního poklopu po skončení mytí, aby mohly uniknout vodní páry a nádobí bylo připraveno k uložení do skříňky.Myčka nádobí Melville 3 od společnosti Klarstein přináší jiskru do každé (mobilní) domácnosti díky svému kompaktnímu designu, rychlému spuštění a velkému výběru programů!
Objev podobné jako Klarstein Melville 3, myčka nádobí, volně stojící, 3 sady nádobí, energetická třída F, bez instalace
Klarstein Melville 3, myčka nádobí, volně stojící, 3 sady nádobí, energetická třída F, bez instalace
Klarstein Melville 3 myčka nádobí je ideálním čistícím zařízením na příbory a nádobí v malých bytech nebo mobilních domech! Se 7 různými programy a spotřebou pouhých 6 litrů vody na jeden mycí cyklus si myčka Melville 3 poradí až se třemi standardními sadami nádobí. Možnost provozu bez vodovodní přípojky je obzvláště atraktivní například při použití v ubytovnách nebo mobilních domech, pokud nejsou k dispozici příslušné přípojky. Obzvláště užitečnou funkcí je integrovaná funkce sušení a automatické otevření předního poklopu po skončení mytí, aby mohly uniknout vodní páry a nádobí bylo připraveno k uložení do skříňky.Myčka nádobí Melville 3 od společnosti Klarstein přináší jiskru do každé (mobilní) domácnosti díky svému kompaktnímu designu, rychlému spuštění a velkému výběru programů!
Objev podobné jako Klarstein Melville 3, myčka nádobí, volně stojící, 3 sady nádobí, energetická třída F, bez instalace
Arthur Melville - Kenneth McConkey
Arthur Melville was arguably the most innovative and modernist Scottish artist of his generation and one of the finest British watercolourists of the nineteenth century, yet he avoided categorisation. In 1943 the Scottish Colourist John Duncan Fergusson confessed that although they never met, "his work opened up to me the way to free painting - not merely freedom in the use of paint, but freedom of outlook". This book offers a comprehensive survey of Arthur Melville''s (1855-1904) rich and varied career as artist-adventurer, Orientalist, forerunner of The Glasgow Boys, painter of modern life and re-interpreter of the landscape of Scotland. His travels inspired spectacular watercolours and paintings. This book illustrates around sixty of his works, each with a catalogue entry, and an essay by Kenneth McConkey, which discusses Melville''s art and career.
Objev podobné jako Arthur Melville - Kenneth McConkey
The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft - Howard P. Lovecraft
The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft collects the author's novel, four novellas, and fifty-three short stories. Written between the years 1917 and 1935, this collection features Lovecraft's trademark fantastical creatures and supernatural thrills, as well as many horrific and cautionary science-fiction themes, that have influenced some of today's important writers and filmmakers, including Stephen King, Alan Moore, F. Paul Wilson, Guillermo del Toro, and Neil Gaiman.Included in this volume are The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, "The Call of Cthulhu," "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath," "At the Mountains of Madness," "The Shadow Over Innsmouth," "The Color Out of Space," "The Dunwich Horror," and many more hair-raising tales.
Objev podobné jako The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft - Howard P. Lovecraft
A Shorter Ulysses
A Shorter Ulysses was intended to serve as a companion volume to Burgess''s A Shorter Finnegans Wake, which he was commissioned to create in 1966. This is the first time that Burgess''s shortened version of James Joyce''s Ulysses has been published. Describing this commission in his autobiography, Burgess explains that he was asked to create a beginner''s abridged version of about 200 pages with a commentary to link the passages of Joyce''s original text and an explanatory preface. The surviving notes towards A Shorter Ulysses suggest that Burgess envisaged that A Shorter Ulysses would follow a similar format. The document was discovered in Burgess''s house in Bracciano, which was purchased in the early 1970s, and thus probably date from this period. Also included in this volume is Burgess''s Introduction to Ulysses for a 1982 Book Club Associates edition of the novel. In a brilliant essay opening the book, Burgess manages to convey in just under 3000 words the very essence of the work. His concluding words are: ''We are, having overcome its difficulties, at last free to appreciate its humour and humanity. Its early denouncers saw mostly filth and ugliness. We can hear its music and rejoice in its tolerance ... Unknown localization key: "more"
Objev podobné jako A Shorter Ulysses
Shorter Catechism Devotions - Robert D. Cathcart
Examine what Christians believe in this daily devotional on the Westminster Shorter Catechism for young adultsThe Westminster Shorter Catechism has guided Christians for almost 400 years. In question–and–answer format, the first thirty–eight questions summarise what the Bible says about God, and the following sixty–nine questions how Christians should live. In 66 devotions, Robert Cathcart helps teens explore each question and answer of the Westminster Shorter Catechism.Each devotional provides an explanation in clear,modern terms, along with Scripture references. There are Challenge Questions, to encourage readers to think about how that day’s question affects their own life, and a guided prayer. Split into 66 devotionsClear, modern explanations for each questionIncludes Challenge Questions
Objev podobné jako Shorter Catechism Devotions - Robert D. Cathcart
Melville's Taxation: Finance Act 2019 - Alan Melville
Now in its 25th annual edition, Melville's Taxation continues to be the definitive, market-leading text on UK taxation. Featuring clean, uncluttered prose and a wealth of immensely practical examples, this text is a comprehensive guide for students taking a first-level course in the subject.
Objev podobné jako Melville's Taxation: Finance Act 2019 - Alan Melville
H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction - H. Lovecraft
In the 1920s and '30s, H P Lovecraft pioneered a new type of fiction that fused elements of supernatural horror with the concepts of visionary science fiction. Lovecraft's tales of cosmic horror revolutionised modern horror fiction. This title collects Lovecraft's fictions.
Objev podobné jako H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction - H. Lovecraft
Herman's Holiday - Tom Percival
From author and illustrator Tom Percival, creator of the bestselling Big Bright Feelings series: Herman and Henry are back and they are going on holiday in this fabulously funny follow-up to Herman''s Letter. With lift-the-flap postcards!Herman and Henry are having a great time camping in the great outdoors. Well, Herman is. Henry seems a little distracted. He must be having fun, though – everyone loves camping, don''t they?Join Herman and Henry, best friends forever, on a camping adventure that neither of them will forget – for very different reasons!A fabulously funny story by the creator of Herman''s Letter, with lift-the-flap postcards inside.
Objev podobné jako Herman's Holiday - Tom Percival
HERMAN MILLER Mirra s opěrkou Butterfly, pro měkké podlahy - černá
Kancelářská židle se synchronní mechanikou, bederní opěrka, područky jsou výškově nastavitelné, s rotací vrchní části, s posunem dopředu / dozadu a s posunem doprava / doleva, kovová a otočná konstrukce, síťovinové potažení, plastový kříž, plastová kolečka pro měkké povrchy, černá barva, nosnost až 159 kg Herman Miller Mirra s opěrkou Butterfly – kancelářská židle s prvotřídní ergonomiíLuxusní kancelářská židle Herman Miller Mirra si s ergonomií poradila jednoduše. Prostě sedí. Pasuje. Je vzdušná. Všechny tyto vlastnosti zakusíte na vlastní kůži při celodenním sezení. Židle Herman Miller Mirra bude váš kancelářský parťák, na kterého nedáte dopustit.Dynamické sezeníŽidle Herman Miller Mirra nabízí doposud nepoznaný komfort. Vaše tělo dostane přirozenou odezvu na každý pohyb, který učiníte. I po náročném pracovním dnu tak budete dokonale uvolnění a bez bolestí.Opěrka ButterflyExtrémně citlivou záležitostí je volba materiálu na opěrku. Herman Miller Mirra s...
Objev podobné jako HERMAN MILLER Mirra s opěrkou Butterfly, pro měkké podlahy - černá
Shorter Wayne: Adam's Apple - LP (4579756)
LP vinyl - Adam's Apple je desáté album post-bopového jazzového umělce Wayna Shortera. Nahráno v roce 1966 a vydáno v roce 1967, obsahovalo první nahrávku jeho skladby „ Fotprints ”, kterou později nahrál Miles Davis Quintet pro album Miles Smiles (1967). Adam's Apple je desáté album post-bopového jazzového umělce Wayna Shortera. Nahráno v roce 1966 a vydáno v roce 1967, obsahovalo první nahrávku jeho skladby „ Fotprints ”, kterou později nahrál Miles Davis Quintet pro album Miles Smiles (1967). Wayne Shorter je americký jazzový saxofonista a skladatel. Shorter se prosadil koncem 50. let jako člen a nakonec hlavní skladatel Art Blakey 's Jazz Messengers. Rok vydání : 1967 Rok reedice : 2022 Seznam stop LP Adams Apple / 502 Blues / El Gaucho / Footprints / Teru / Crazy Horse / The Collector
Objev podobné jako Shorter Wayne: Adam's Apple - LP (4579756)
HERMAN MILLER Mirra s opěrkou Butterfly, pro tvrdé podlahy - černá
Kancelářská židle se synchronní mechanikou, bederní opěrka, područky jsou výškově nastavitelné, s rotací vrchní části, s posunem dopředu / dozadu a s posunem doprava / doleva, kovová a otočná konstrukce, síťovinové potažení, plastový kříž, plastová kolečka pro tvrdé povrchy, černá barva, nosnost až 159 kg Herman Miller Mirra s opěrkou Butterfly – kancelářská židle s prvotřídní ergonomiíLuxusní kancelářská židle Herman Miller Mirra si s ergonomií poradila jednoduše. Prostě sedí. Pasuje. Je vzdušná. Všechny tyto vlastnosti zakusíte na vlastní kůži při celodenním sezení. Židle Herman Miller Mirra bude váš kancelářský parťák, na kterého nedáte dopustit.Dynamické sezeníŽidle Herman Miller Mirra nabízí doposud nepoznaný komfort. Vaše tělo dostane přirozenou odezvu na každý pohyb, který učiníte. I po náročném pracovním dnu tak budete dokonale uvolnění a bez bolestí.Opěrka ButterflyExtrémně citlivou záležitostí je volba materiálu na opěrku. Herman Miller Mirra s...
Objev podobné jako HERMAN MILLER Mirra s opěrkou Butterfly, pro tvrdé podlahy - černá
HERMAN MILLER Mirra s opěrkou TriFlex, pro tvrdé podlahy - černá (MRF123AWAP AJ G1 BB G1 BK 1A70)
Kancelářská židle se synchronní mechanikou, bederní opěrka, područky jsou výškově nastavitelné, s rotací vrchní části, s posunem dopředu / dozadu a s posunem doprava / doleva, kovová a otočná konstrukce, síťovinové potažení, plastový kříž, pogumovaná kolečka pro tvrdé povrchy, černá barva, nosnost až 159 kg Herman Miller Mirra s opěrkou TriFlex – kancelářská židle s prvotřídní ergonomiíLuxusní kancelářská židle Herman Miller Mirra si s ergonomií poradila jednoduše. Prostě sedí. Pasuje. Je vzdušná. Všechny tyto vlastnosti zakusíte na vlastní kůži při celodenním sezení. Židle Herman Miller Mirra bude váš kancelářský parťák, na kterého nedáte dopustit.Dynamické sezeníŽidle Herman Miller Mirra nabízí doposud nepoznaný komfort. Vaše tělo dostane přirozenou odezvu na každý pohyb, který učiníte. I po náročném pracovním dnu tak budete dokonale uvolnění a bez bolestí.Opěrka TriFlexExtrémně citlivou záležitostí je volba materiálu na opěrku. Herman Miller Mirra s...
Objev podobné jako HERMAN MILLER Mirra s opěrkou TriFlex, pro tvrdé podlahy - černá (MRF123AWAP AJ G1 BB G1 BK 1A70)
Uncross Your Legs - Stan Herman
On any given day, more people will be “wearing” Stan Herman than any other American fashion designer. As he continues to work and thrive in his 95th year, Herman is the most acclaimed uniform designer of our time. But that is just part of a life well-lived, and well-loved. In Uncross Your Legs: A Life in Fashion, Herman reflects on a remarkable life and career, from his childhood in Brooklyn, NY and Passaic, NJ, to WWII Army service in Europe, and back to NYC as a young freelance designer in the fashion hothouse of the Garment District. Next up, 16 years as head of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, where he was instrumental in bringing New York Fashion Week to Bryant Park – all the while continuing his thriving uniform and leisurewear design business. It’s also a deeply moving and insightful memoir, following personal triumphs and tragedies, including his nearly 40 year relationship with novelist Gene Horowitz, who suffered a heart attack and passed away in 1992. Together they lived their lives in the shadow of the AIDS crisis that decimated their personal and professional worlds. They also shared a beloved poodle named “Mozart,” who helped fill the ... Unknown localization key: "more"
Objev podobné jako Uncross Your Legs - Stan Herman
Krapp's Last Tape and Other Shorter Plays - Samuel Beckett
Krapp's Last Tape was first performed by Patrick Magee at the Royal Court Theatre in October 1958, and described as 'a solo, if that is the word, for one voice and two organs: one human, one mechanical. It fills few pages. It is perhaps the most original and important play of its length ever written.' (Roy Walker)The present volume brings together Krapp's Last Tape and Beckett's other shorter works or 'dramaticules' written for the stage. It will be complemented by a forthcoming Faber edition of dramatic works written for radio and screen. Arranged in chronological order of composition, these shorter plays exhibit the laconic means and compassionate ends of Beckett's dramatic vision. KRAPP 'Here I end this reel. Box - [Pause.] - three, spool - [Pause.] - five. [Pause.] Perhaps my best years have gone. When there was a chance of happiness. But I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back. [Staring motionless before him.]
Objev podobné jako Krapp's Last Tape and Other Shorter Plays - Samuel Beckett
The Alter Ego Effect - Todd Herman
Now a Wall Street Journal bestseller.What if the games we played as children were the greatest gift to helping us achieve more today?Before stage fright, impostor syndrome, emotional baggage, and the other dubious gifts of adulthood, everyone pretended to be a superhero, a favorite athlete, an inspiring entertainer, a nurse, a firefighter, a lion, or whatever else captured our imaginations. And yet, that natural creativity is slowly squeezed out of us because we think it''s childish or it''s ''time to grow up.'' Now Todd Herman''backed by scientific research and countless stories from the real world''will show us how to tap into the human imagination  to unleash new versions of ourselves, ready-made to kick ass.    Herman has been coaching champions in every field for over twenty years, and he''s helped them bring out their Heroic Self to transcend the forces pulling them into the Ordinary World.           Anyone attempting ambitious things faces adversity, resistance, and challenges, but Herman confronts these obstacles with a question: Who or what needs to show up to make success inevitable? In The Alter Ego Effect, Herman presents countless stories from salespeople, executives, entertainers, ... Unknown localization key: "more"
Objev podobné jako The Alter Ego Effect - Todd Herman
The Shorter Catechism Hb - Roderick Lawson
The Westminster Assembly of 1643 to 1649 produced three documents of lasting value to the Church: The Westminster Confession of Faith, The Larger Catechism, and The Shorter Catechism. Since then, The Shorter Catechism has become well known as a manual of doctrine for both children and adults who require an introduction to the Christian faith. It is an ideal way to give structure to the discipling of new believers. This edition contains the addition of scripture proof texts and notes by Roderick Lawson.
Objev podobné jako The Shorter Catechism Hb - Roderick Lawson