The Chevalier of Pensieri-Vani (Classic Reprint)

The Chevalier of Pensieri-Vani (Classic Reprint)

Author: Henry B. Fuller

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-12

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 9780265206539

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Excerpt from The Chevalier of Pensieri-Vani Dost know the tombs of Castel d'asso? The towers of San Gimignano? The outlooks from Montepul ciano? The palaces of Pienza? The cloisters of Oliveto Maggiore'l Hast ever penetrated the Obscure renown of the Fanum Voltumnae, - or followed the fading frescos Of the Grotta del Trinclinio, or studied the lengthening shadows of the Val di Chiana, - or boated it across to the lonely isles of the Lago Trasimeno? N O? Nor have I. How Pen sieri-vani would pity us both! For he has; such things are his life. Is he the one to weary Of rug ged roads, and scanty fare, and solitary sojournings while Toscanella, and Orvieto, and Bracciano, and Civita Castellana beckon him on? Ah, you are yet to know the man! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


The Cliff-Dwellers

The Cliff-Dwellers

Author: Henry Fuller

Publisher: Broadview Press

Published: 2010-05-07

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 1770480994

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The Cliff-Dwellers was the first American realist novel to use the rapidly developing city of Chicago as its setting. Henry Blake Fuller’s depiction of social climbing and human depravity among the “cliff-dwelling” residents and workers in the new Chicago skyscrapers shocked readers of the time, and influenced many American writers that followed. With its frenetic pace and many interrelated stories, it remains a compelling document of Chicago’s social history, as well as a searing indictment of modern American life at the close of the nineteenth century. The extensive appendices to this edition include Fuller’s literary criticism and his correspondence about the novel, reviews, and visual and historical materials on turn-of-the-century Chicago and literary realism.