Love in Old Cloathes
Title | Love in Old Cloathes PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Cuyler Bunner |
Publisher | |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 1897 |
Genre | American literature |
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Seven short stories from H.C. Bunner, short story writer of the later half of the nineteenth century and one of the main founders of the genre of the anecdotal tale.
The Romance of Certain Old Clothes
Title | The Romance of Certain Old Clothes PDF eBook |
Author | Henry James |
Publisher | Lindhardt og Ringhof |
Pages | 8 |
Release | 2021-03-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 8726587289 |
What can destroy sisterly love faster than a love triangle? "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes" tells the story of two sisters: Viola and Perdita, described as equally beautiful. Both women fall in love with Mr. Arthur Lloyd, who then must choose between them. The sisters vow not to be angry at his choice but after Lloyd chooses Perdita, Viola falls into jealousy and depression. Discover what is she ready to do to win the man of her heart in this story of dramatic rivalry. Henry James (1843 – 1916) is regarded one of the greatest novelists in the English language. Born in the United States, but mainly living and working in Europe, he was largely occupied with the clash of personalities and cultures between the Old World and the New World. He explored this topic in his famous novels 'The Portrait of a Lady' and 'The Wings of the Dove'. James was thrice nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Fred Gets Dressed
Title | Fred Gets Dressed PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Brown |
Publisher | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
Pages | 48 |
Release | 2021-05-04 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 031649691X |
From a New York Times bestselling author and Caldecott-honor winning artist comes an exuberant illustrated story about playing dress up, having fun, and feeling free. The boy loves to be naked. He romps around his house naked and wild and free. Until he romps into his parents' closet and is inspired to get dressed. First he tries on his dad's clothes, but they don't fit well. Then he tries on his mom's clothes, and wow! The boy looks great. He looks through his mom's jewelry and makeup and tries that on, too. When he's discovered by his mother and father, the whole family (including the dog!) get in on the fun, and they all get dressed together. This charming and humorous story was inspired by bestselling and award-winning author Peter Brown's own childhood, and highlights nontraditional gender roles and self-expression.
I Like Old Clothes
Title | I Like Old Clothes PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Ann Hoberman |
Publisher | Knopf Books for Young Readers |
Pages | 33 |
Release | 2012-08-14 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0375983635 |
I like old clothes, / Hand-me-down clothes, / Worn outgrown clothes, / Not-my-own clothes. . . . Originally published by Knopf in 1976 (with illustrations by Jacqueline Chwast), this poem—an exuberant celebration of hand-me-down clothes—is just as relevant and accessible today as it was over 30 years ago. Children's Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman offers a bouncy, fun-to-read-aloud text and a refreshingly agreeable, resourceful protagonist who likes old clothes for their "history" and "mystery." Illustrator Patrice Barton brings new, contemporary life to the poem, with an adorable little girl and her younger brother playing dress-up, making crafts, and happily treasuring their hand-me-downs.
The Thoughtful Dresser
Title | The Thoughtful Dresser PDF eBook |
Author | Linda Grant |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 149 |
Release | 2010-04-20 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1439171645 |
“You can’t have depths without surfaces,” says Linda Grant in her lively and provocative new book, The thoughtful Dresser, a thinking woman’s guide to what we wear. For centuries, an interest in clothes has been dismissed as the trivial pursuit of vain, empty-headed women. Yet, clothes matter, whether you are interested in fashion or not, because how we choose to dress defines who we are. How we look and what we wear tells a story. Some stories are simple, like the teenager trying to fit in, or the woman turning fifty renouncing invisibility. Some are profound, like that of the immigrant who arrives in a new country and works to blend in by changing the way she dresses, or of the woman whose hat saved her life in Nazi Germany. The Thoughtful Dresser celebrates the pleasure of adornment and is an elegant meditation on our relationship with what we wear and the significance of clothes as the most intimate but also public expressions of our identity.
The Turn of the Screw and Other Stories
Title | The Turn of the Screw and Other Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Henry James |
Publisher | Random House |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 2010-05-05 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 140709128X |
*The inspiration behind Netflix's The Haunting of Bly Manor* Discover Henry James's most famous and terrifying story in an edition which also includes a unique selection of his best loved ghost stories. A young governess is sent to a great country house to care for two orphaned children. To begin with Flora and Miles seem to be model pupils but gradually the governess starts to suspect that something is very wrong with them. As she sets out to uncover the corrupt secrets of the house she becomes more and more convinced that something evil is watching her. 'A most wonderful, lurid, poisonous little tale' Oscar Wilde
The Bookman
Title | The Bookman PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 692 |
Release | 1897 |
Genre | Book collecting |
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