Elizabeth Bowen and the Dissolution of the Novel argues that the Anglo- Irish writer Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973) is one of the most important, though undervalued, practitioner of the twentieth-century novel in English. This is an innovative study with significant implications for contemporary critical and theoretical writing. The authors contend that Bowen's work calls for a radically new conception of criticism and theory - and of the novel itself.
This book establishes the restored version of Jennie Gerhardt as a far better piece of literature than the 1911 edition. It is also the first extensive study of the damaging effects of the editorial process on a significant work of American literature. This study carefully compares the restored edition to the 1911 edition, revealing clear and precise patterns to the Harper editing. These patterns, in turn, suggest that the Harper editors deliberately approached Dreiser's original manuscript with the intention of softening its social and moral content. This study argues that the firm's historical emphasis on family values and its lengthy bout with bankruptcy and reorganization, coupled with the conservative social and moral climate at the turn of the century, motivated the house to edit the novel with a heavy and censorious hand. The end result was a more agreeable and, therefore, more saleable book. This study also provides an extensive discussion on the probable reasons why Dreiser acquiesced to changes he felt were not in the best interest of his novel. By continually placing material from the 1911 edition alongside that of the restored edition and then situating the cuts and emendations within their appropriate thematic, historical, cultural, social, moral, biographical, and autobiographical contexts, readers will see how the editors distorted Dreiser's original writing of every major character, their interaction with their environment, and their relationship with others. Readers will also see how the editing blunted, and in some cases completely erased, Dreiser's criticism of the wealthy capitalist; society's understanding and treatment of the poor, the working class, and the immigrant; and traditional notions of motherhood, womanhood, relationships, and the American Dream. This study argues that once Dreiser's original language is restored, Jennie Gerhardt can stand alongside Dreiser's other novels and can add to critical discussions on class, gender, morality, ethnicity, naturalism, and romanticism in Dreiser's fiction. The Trouble with Dreiser: Harper and the Editing of Jennie Gerhardt is an important work for collections of American literature, Theodore Dreiser, textual studies, early twentieth-century cultural studies (especially those interested in ethnicity), and early twentieth-century historical studies.
The war was over, yet the Sargans came and bombed his world to ruin… They stole his life by making him a slave, but Kragyn Vermaktu was no slave! He was a Farseek Warrior. His rebellion landed him on Julconi Prison Planet… No guards, no rules… A place where strength meant survival… Stolen from Earth, sold as a slave Reanne Winter is forced to kill or be killed… Earning her a one-way trip to Julconi… Terrified by a mob of males outside the gate, she was sure she would be raped and killed before the day ended… Enter Kragyn… He calls her solmatu and offers to get her to safety. A shock of attraction flashes between them as soon as they touch… She knows she won’t get a better offer. Can the passion that burns between them grow into the legendary solmatu bond? Or is it just a symbiotic relationship born of the need to survive?
A book about the end of the world as we know it. Or, to be more accurate, a brand new beginning. The day when Disclosure stops being a process and becomes an event. Harry Shepperton and his team from MI6 are tasked with finally telling the public the truth about alien intelligence. It should be a day of unbounded joy as the world weeps tears of relief and gratitude But not everybody stands to gain. The truth has never been more dangerous. www.johnnyauthor.com/sample/
"When a Child Has Been Murdered: Ways You Can Help the Grieving Parents" is a concise, easy- to-read guide that begins with a general discussion of the types of grief that result from death and non-death losses. Then, using statements made by parents whose children were murdered, it discusses the specifics of murdered-child grief including: the complex emotions felt by the grieving parents, how the necessity of interacting with the criminal justice system can alter and enhance these emotions, short- and long-term methods these parents employ to work through the grieving process and to reconstruct their shattered lives, and how anyone who comes in contact with the parents can help them survive their grief.
Destroy the Dread God. In search of the weapon which will destroy the Dread God once and for all, Beams heads to a lost city hidden deep within Antarctica. There, he encounters a lost tribe of humans who promise to give him the weapon, but only if he completes the three challenges of the Gauntlet, a feat no one has ever accomplished and survived. Meanwhile, Bolt seeks the Starborn, hoping that their power will be equal to the Dread God's. But is it even possible to find gods that don't want to be found? And even if he does, will Bolt live long enough to regret it? The Dread God is on the move as well, laying the foundation for the final stages of his plot to take over the multiverse and crush all opposition to his rule. If Beams and Bolt are not careful, they might just walk into a trap they cannot escape. KEYWORDS: superhero action fiction, superhero fantasy, superhero fiction novel, superhero science fiction, superhero scifi, superhero young adult, superhero city, superhero books, superhero action, superhero books for kids, superheroes, cool superheroes, action adventure books, superhero action adventure books, action adventure fiction, superhero action adventure fiction, young adult action adventure, action adventure young adult, coming of age books
