7 best short stories by William Dean Howells
7 best short stories by William Dean Howells

Author: William Dean Howells

Publisher: Tacet Books

Published: 2020-05-15

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 3968583442

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Considered "The Dean of American Letters," Willian Dean Howells has broad range of works appealing to young and old. His writing style favored naturalism, in which he related his characters' observations in a seemingly casual and endearing manner by embracing their imperfections. In these seven short stories selected by the critic August Nemo you will know a little more of this important American author.Christmas Every Day The Pumpkin-GloryButterflyflutterby and FlutterbybutterflyCity and Country in the Fall, A Long-distance EclogueA Case Of Metaphantasmia An ExperienceA Pair Of Patient Lovers

7 best short stories - Motherhood
7 best short stories - Motherhood

Author: Matsuo Bashō

Publisher: Tacet Books

Published: 2020-05-12

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 3968588789

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Motherhood is defined in the dictionary as "the experience of having and raising a child". But we know that there is much more to motherhood than the simplicity of this definition. The stories in this book were inspired by purity and pain, by joy and apprehension, by the countless nuances of being a mother. Discover the seven stories selected by the critic August Nemo that explore the beauty and uniqueness of motherhood. This book contains: - Motherhood by Sherwood Anderson. - The Burglar's Christmas by Willa Carther. - The Mother's Promise by T.S. Arthur. - Somebody's Mother by William Dean Howells. - A Mother by James Joyce. - Mother and Son by Guy de Maupassant. - The Aged Mother by Matsuo Basho.For more books with interesting themes, be sure to check the other books in this collection!

7 Best Short Stories by Sarah Orne Jewett
7 Best Short Stories by Sarah Orne Jewett

Author: Sarah Orne Jewett

Publisher: Tacet Books

Published: 2020-05-15

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 3967993787

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Sarah Orne Jewett was an American writer best known for her local color works set along or near the southern seacoast of Maine. Jewett is recognized as an important practitioner of American literary regionalism. Jewett describes the people of Maine with peculiar charm and realism, illuminating their characteristic speech, manners and traditions. Her style sometimes recalls the work of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Join us in these seven short stories chosen by the critic August Nemo and have a good reading! A Winter Courtship Going to Shrewsbury The White Rose Road The Town Poor A Native of Winby Looking Back on Girlhood The Passing of Sister Barsett

7 best short stories by Leonard Merrick
7 best short stories by Leonard Merrick

Author: Leonard Merrick

Publisher: Tacet Books

Published: 2020-05-16

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 3967996301

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Leonard Merrick was an English novelist. Although largely forgotten today, he was widely admired by his peers; J. M. Barrie called Merrick the "novelist's novelist." This book contains: - Aribaud's Two Wives. - The Attack in the Rue de la Presse. - The Doll in the Pink Silk Dress. - The Elegant de Fronsac. - Fluffums. - A Millionaire's Romance. - The Propriety of Pauline.

7 best short stories by Gertrude Atherton
7 best short stories by Gertrude Atherton

Author: Gertrude Atherton

Publisher: Tacet Books

Published: 2020-08-27

Total Pages: 155

ISBN-13: 3969692768

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Welcome to the 7 Best Short Stories book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors.This edition is dedicated to Gertrude Atherton was an American author. Her bestseller Black Oxen was made into a silent movie of the same name. In addition to novels, she wrote short stories, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers on such issues as feminism, politics, and war. She was sometimes controversial, especially for her anti-communism and her white supremacist views.Works selected for this book:The Bell in the Fog; The Striding Place; The Dead and the Countess; The Greatest Good of the Greatest Number; A Monarch of a Small Survey; The Tragedy of a Snob; Crowned with One Crest.If you appreciate good literature, be sure to check out the other Tacet Books titles!

7 best short stories by Elizabeth Garver Jordan
7 best short stories by Elizabeth Garver Jordan

Author: Elizabeth Garver Jordan

Publisher: Tacet Books

Published: 2020-05-16

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 3967992756

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Elizabeth Garver Jordan was an American journalist, author, editor, and suffragist, now remembered primarily for having edited the first two novels of Sinclair Lewis, and for her relationship with Henry James, especially for recruiting him to participate in the round-robin novel The Whole Family. This book contains: - Bart Harrington, Genius. - The Community's Sunbeam. - Mrs. Mccafferty Explains. - Motion Study at St. Katharine's. - Philip's "Furnis Man". - The Surrender of Professor Seymour. - Young Love.

7 best short stories by Paul Laurence Dunbar
7 best short stories by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Author: Paul Laurence Dunbar

Publisher: Tacet Books

Published: 2020-05-16

Total Pages: 83

ISBN-13: 396255159X

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Paul Laurence Dunbar was an American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Dunbar began to write stories and verse when still a child; he was president of his high school's literary society. He published his first poems at the age of 16 in a Dayton newspaper. The critic August Nemo selected seven short stories by this remarkable author for your enjoyment: - The Scapegoat. - One Christmas At Shiloh. - The Mission Of Mr. Scatters. - A Matter Of Doctrine. - Old Abe's Conversion. - The Race Question. - A Defender Of The Faith.

7 best short stories by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
7 best short stories by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

Author: Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

Publisher: Tacet Books

Published: 2020-05-15

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 3967997766

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Through her different genres of work including children's stories, poems, and short stories, Mary Wilkins Freeman sought to demonstrate her values as a feminist. During the time which she was writing, she did this in nonconventional ways; for example, she diverged from making her female characters weak and in need of help which was a common trope in literature.Come and enjoy the seven selected short stories of this author.A New England NunAnn Mary; Her Two Thanksgivings Luella Miller Little-Girl-Afraid-of-a-Dog Jimmy Scarecrow's Christmas The Gospel According To JoanThe Revolt of "Mother"

7 Best Short Stories: Money
7 Best Short Stories: Money

Author: O. Henry

Publisher: Tacet Books

Published: 2019-07-01

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 8577773221

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Money - and the social effects of having it or not - is too big a theme in people's daily lives to be ignored by literature. The writers gave the most varied interpretations and looked from the most different angles to the human relationship with money - but the final thought is always up to the reader. The critic August Nemo selected seven classic short stories on this subject: - The Money Box by W.W. Jacobs - Mammon and the Archer by O. Henry - After the Race by James Joyce - The Rocking-Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence - Filboid Studge by Saki - Winter Dreams by F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Crocodile by Fyodor Dostoevsky