Commonplace, and Other Short Stories
Title | Commonplace, and Other Short Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Christina Georgina Rossetti |
Publisher | |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 1870 |
Genre | English fiction |
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Commonplace and Other Short Stories
Title | Commonplace and Other Short Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Christina Georgina Rossetti |
Publisher | |
Pages | 360 |
Release | 1870 |
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Commonplace, and other short stories, etc
Title | Commonplace, and other short stories, etc PDF eBook |
Author | Christina Georgina Rossetti |
Publisher | |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 1870 |
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The Weird
Title | The Weird PDF eBook |
Author | Jeff VanderMeer |
Publisher | Tor Books |
Pages | 2482 |
Release | 2012-01-24 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1466803193 |
From Lovecraft to Borges to Gaiman, a century of intrepid literary experimentation has created a corpus of dark and strange stories that transcend all known genre boundaries. Together these stories form The Weird, and its practitioners include some of the greatest names in twentieth and twenty-first century literature. Exotic and esoteric, The Weird plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. You won't find any elves or wizards here...but you will find the biggest, boldest, and downright most peculiar stories from the last hundred years bound together in the biggest Weird collection ever assembled. The Weird features 110 stories by an all-star cast, from literary legends to international bestsellers to Booker Prize winners: including William Gibson, George R. R. Martin, Stephen King, Angela Carter, Kelly Link, Franz Kafka, China Miéville, Clive Barker, Haruki Murakami, M. R. James, Neil Gaiman, Mervyn Peake, and Michael Chabon. The Weird is the winner of the 2012 World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Raconteur's Commonplace Book
Title | The Raconteur's Commonplace Book PDF eBook |
Author | Kate Milford |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Pages | 405 |
Release | 2021-02-23 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 035841122X |
In this standalone mystery set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Greenglass House by an Edgar Award–winning author, a group of strangers trapped in an otherworldly inn slowly reveal their secrets, proving that nothing is what it seems and there's always more than one side to the story. The rain hasn't stopped for a week, and the twelve guests of the Blue Vein Tavern are trapped by flooded roads and the rising Skidwrack River. Among them are a ship’s captain, tattooed twins, a musician, and a young girl traveling on her own. To pass the time, they begin to tell stories—each a different type of folklore—that eventually reveal more about their own secrets than they intended. As the rain continues to pour down—an uncanny, unnatural amount of rain—the guests begin to realize that the entire city is in danger, and not just from the flood. But they have only their stories, and one another, to save them. Will it be enough? "Will dazzle seasoned Milford fans and kindle new ones." (Publishers Weekly starred review)
Greenglass House
Title | Greenglass House PDF eBook |
Author | Kate Milford |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 389 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0544052706 |
A rambling old smuggler's inn, a strange map, an attic packed with treasures, squabbling guests, theft, friendship, and an unusual haunting mark this smart mystery in the tradition of the Mysterious Benedict Society books. Illustrations.
Commonplace
Title | Commonplace PDF eBook |
Author | Christina Georgina Rossetti |
Publisher | Hesperus Press |
Pages | 140 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
This is a delightful novella of love, matrimony, and sisterhood firmly in the tradition of Jane Austen, and displaying all the imaginative flair and linguistic prowess that distinguish Christina Rossetti's best-loved verse. When William Charlmont is lost at sea, his devoted wife lies dying in childbirth and charges Catherine, their eldest daughter, to await his return. Years later, and now in her thirties, Catherine remains faithful to her promise, resigning herself to a life of spinsterhood. Her two sisters, however, are under no such obligation, and while Lucy loves and loses from afar, the carefree Jane resolves to make a prosperous marriage and become a lady of fortune. Commonplace is a charmingly witty tale of the tortuous path a girl must take to secure a suitable match. One of the most important of the Victorian women poets, and a member of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, Christina Rossetti is best known as the author of Goblin Market and Other Poems.