Tales from Two Pockets
Tales from Two Pockets

Author: Karel Capek

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2014-04-15

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 1473392748

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This antiquarian book contains a collection of forty-eight stories written by the celebrated Czech writer, Karel Capek. These thrilling and thought-provoking stories attempt to challenge the mystery story paradigm by bending the rules in novel ways. They will appeal to both those who ordinarily love, and those loathe mystery fiction. A great addition to any collection, this compendium constitutes a must-have for fans and collectors of Capek's seminal work. The chapters of this book include: 'The Stolen Papers', 'The Clairvoyant', 'The Secrets of Handwriting Proof Positive', 'The Fortune-Teller', 'There Was Something Shady about the Man', 'The Strange Experiences of Mr. Janik', 'The Selvin Case', 'The Coupon', etcetera. We are republishing this antiquarian volume in an affordable, modern edition, complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Tales from Two Pockets
Tales from Two Pockets

Author: Karel Capek

Publisher: Smith Press

Published: 2012-09-01

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 9781447459903

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Toward the Radical Center
Toward the Radical Center

Author: Karel Čapek

Publisher: Catbird Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 9780945774075

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Capek's best plays, stories, and columns take us from the social contributions of clumsy people to dramatic meditations on mortality and commitment. The Reader includes a new and, at last, complete English translation of R.U.R., the play that introduced the literary robot.

Apocryphal Tales
Apocryphal Tales

Author: Karel Čapek

Publisher: Catbird Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780945774341

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Translated from the Czech by Norma Comrada A grand collection of tales and fables from one of Czechoslovakia's most respected writers that approach great events and figures of history, myth and literature in startling ways. Jesus's loves and fishes miracle is described from the viewpoint of a baker. Townspeople argue about who's to blame for the approaching hordes of Attila the Hun. Humorous, thought-provoking, and sometimes frightening, they show Capek at his very best.

Karel Čapek
Karel Čapek

Author: Ivan Klíma

Publisher: Catbird Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9780945774532

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And although originally written in Czech, the book was commissioned by Catbird Press and was therefore written with foreign readers in mind; in other words, no prior knowledge of Capek's writings or his milieu is required."--BOOK JACKET.

Prague Tales
Prague Tales

Author: Jan Neruda

Publisher: Central European University Press

Published: 1993-04-15

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 9633864658

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This is a collection of Jan Neruda's intimate, wry, bittersweet stories of life among the inhabitants of the Little Quarter of nineteenth-century Prague. These finely tuned and varied vignettes established Neruda as the quintessential Czech nineteenth-century realist, the Charles Dickens of a Prague becoming ever more aware of itself as a Czech rather than an Austrian city. Prague Tales is a classic by a writer whose influence has been acknowledged by generations of Czech writers, including Ivan Klíma, who contributes an introduction to this new translation.

The Angel in My Pocket
The Angel in My Pocket

Author: Sukey Forbes

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-05-19

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0143127578

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After losing her daughter Charlotte to a rare genetic disorder, life for Sukey Forbes is completely shattered. As devastated as she is, Forbes searches for ways to deal with her grief. She wants desperately to recover a full, meaningful life on the private island of Naushon where she and her family live. Forbes begins exploring her family's rich history of spiritual seekers, including her great-great-great grandfather, Ralph Waldo Emerson, who similarly lost a young child.

Talks with T.G. Masaryk
Talks with T.G. Masaryk

Author: Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk

Publisher: Catbird Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780945774266

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Translated by Dora Round Tomas Garrigue Masaryk (1850-1937) was a philosophy professor who became the founder and first president of Czechoslovakia (1918-1935) and was a leading figure in world affairs between the wars. Capek, author of 'War with the Newts', and Czechoslovakia's most prominent writer during these years, interviewed Masaryk at great length and produced this volume that tells Masaryk's unique story.

Capek Four Plays
Capek Four Plays

Author: Karel Capek

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2014-05-20

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 1408148560

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"There was no writer like him. . . prophetic assurance mixed with surrealistic humour and hard-edged social satire: a unique combination" (Arthur Miller) This volume brings together fresh new translations of four of his most popular plays, more than ever relevant today. In R. U. R., the Robot - an idea Çapek was the first to invent - gradually takes over all aspects of human existence except procreation; The Insect Play is a satirical fable in which beetles, butterflies and ants give dramatic form to different philosophies of life; The Makropulos Case is a fantasy about human mortality, finally celebrating the average lifespan; The White Plague is a savage and anguished satire against fascist dictatorship and the virus of inhumanity.

Mrs Noah's Pockets
Mrs Noah's Pockets

Author: Jackie Morris

Publisher:

Published: 2018-03-06

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9781910959091

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"At last all were gathered inside the ark. It heaved with animals, large and small. Mrs Noah wore a brand-new coat, with a hood and a cape - and very deep pockets. Lots of pockets."When Mr Noah builds the ark, he makes two lists - one for all the animals who will come on board and one for those troublesome creatures he will leave behind. Meanwhile, Mrs Noah gets out her sewing machine and makes a coat with very deep pockets. Lots of pockets.