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Within the Tides - Tales
by Joseph ConradConrad gave considerable thought to putting recent stories in the right order and ... only with annotated texts of the stories collected in Within the Tides. The most substantial of these four stories is ‘The Planter of Malata’, in which the lonely, laconic planter, Renouard, falls in love with Felicia. Excerpts from the bookThe Planter of Mal..
Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War
by Herman MelvilleBattle-Pieces and Aspects of the War (1866) is the first book of poetry published by the American author Herman Melville. The volume is dedicated "To the Memory of the Three Hundred Thousand Who in the War For the Maintenance of the Union Fell Devotedly Under the Flag of Their Country" and its 72 poems deal with the battles and personalities of the..
John Marr and Other Sailors
by Herman MelvilleJohn Marr and Other Sailors is a volume of poetry published by Herman Melville in 1888. Melville published twenty-five copies at his own expense, indicating that they were intended for family and friends. Henry Chapin wrote in an introduction to a reprint that "Melville's loveable freshness of personality is everywhere in evidence, in the voice of ..
The Apple-Tree Table, and Other Sketches
by Herman MelvilleThe Apple-Tree Table, and Other Sketches were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856. "Hawthorne and His Mosses," the only piece of criticism in this collection, is particularly interesting viewed in the light of Melville's friendship with Hawthorne while they were neighbors ..
The Hunting of the Snark - An Agony in Eight Fits
by Lewis CarrollThe Hunting of the Snark (An Agony in 8 Fits) is a poem written by English writer Lewis Carroll. It is typically categorized as a nonsense poem. Written from 1874 to 1876, the poem borrows the setting, some creatures, and eight portmanteau words from Carroll's earlier poem "Jabberwocky" in his children's novel Through the Looking-Glass (1871). As f..
Phantasmagoria and Other Poems
by Lewis CarrollPhantasmagoria is a poem written by Lewis Carroll and first published in 1869 as the opening poem of a collection of verse by Carroll entitled Phantasmagoria and Other Poems. The collection was also published under the name Rhyme? And Reason? It is Lewis Carroll's longest poem. Both the poem and the collection were illustrated by A. B. Frost...
The Nursery "Alice"
by Lewis CarrollThe Nursery "Alice" is a shortened version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, adapted by the author himself for children "from nought to five". It includes 20 of John Tenniel's illustrations from the original book, redrawn, enlarged, coloured – and, in some cases, revised – by Tenniel himself. The book was published by Macm..
Onto the Stage ‘Slighted Souls’ and other stage and radio plays
by BS MurthyA compendium of the author’s stage and radio plays - while 'Slighted Souls' deals with the rebellion of the downtrodden, 'Men at work on Women at work’ is about sexual harassment at work place and even as 'Castle of Despair' is built on the ground of man's urge for success, the radio play 'A Love on Hold' depicts the drama of love and possession.&n..