Springtime refer to the season, and also to ideas of rebirth, rejuvenation, renewal, resurrection and regrowth. Besides inspiring outdoor parties and lovers' promises, spring has also inspired writers. Check out these seven spring short stories by great authors. This book contains: - April Showers by Edith Wharton. - In the Spring by Guy de Maupassant. - Springtime a la Carte by O. Henry. - The Judgment by Franz Kafka. - Bliss by Katherine Mansfield. - The Veteran by Stephen Crane. - At Twilight by Susan Glaspell.
This selection chosen by the critic August Nemocontains the following stories: - The First and Last - A Stoic - The Apple Tree - The Juryman - Indian Summer of a Forsyte - The Hedonist - Buttercup Night
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov, better known as Maxim Gorky, was a Russian author considered the father of Soviet revolutionary literature and founder of the doctrine of socialist realism.
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 russian writer Ivan Turgenev, considered the popularizer of Russian literature in the West.
The Western Writers of America, formed in 1952, has cited many fine western writers, including Ernest Haycox (1899–1950); W.M. Raine (1871–1954), a former Arizona ranger who wrote more than 80 western novels; and B.M. Bower (1871–1940), ...
- A Piece of Steak by Jack London - Gooseberries by Anton Chekhov - A Dinner by Alexander Kielland - The New Food by Stephen Leacock - White Bread by Zona Gale - Witches' Loaves by O. Henry - Tea by Saki For more books with interesting ...
He wrote nearly 50 books—both novels and non-fiction works—as well as wideranging essays, narratives, and poems. ... Brave New World (1932) and his final novel Island (1962), he presented his vision of dystopia and utopia, respectively.
Foreigners who come to this country in search of the old sagaisland are sometimes a little disappointed at finding here, in place of saga-tellers and ... Yet, in the field also, the early nineteenth century saw the dawn of a new age.
Alexander Pushkin was a Russian poet and writer who is considered the father of the modern Russian novel.
Critic August Nemo selected seven short stories that will do good for your mood and your heart: - An Angel in Disguise by T.S. Arthur - The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde - The Magic Shop by H.G. Wells - Springtime a la Carte by O. Henry - ...
Without it, there is no philosophy. And with it, of course, philosophy can be a rocky test. . . . I could feel Jim Harrison grinning . . . in his glorious novella The River Swimmer.” —The New York Times Book Review