Sylvie and Bruno Concluded
10 best books like Sylvie and Bruno Concluded (Lewis Carroll): A House of Pomegranates, Stories for Christmas, Shamans Through Time, The World of the Short Story: A Twentieth Century Collection, The Art of Fact: A Historical Anthology of Literary Journalism, Legends of Charlemagne, The Philosopher's Handbook: Essential Readings from Plato to Kant, Tales and Sketches, Victorian Fairy Tales: The Revolt of the Fairies and Elves, Faeries (Magical Worlds of Fantasy)
| Author | Oscar Wilde |
| ISBN | 1420927353 |
Once upon a time there was a little collection of fairy tales called The House of Pomegranates by Oscar Wilde. I opened this book up and found a whole different book than the one I had expected! Is that a good or a bad thing? Well, I suppose both.
My familiarity with Mr. Wilde is pretty much based on...
| Author | Charles Dickens |
| ISBN | 1879582414 |
The first collected Edition of Dicken's contributions to the Christmas numbers of 'Household Words' and 'All the Year Round' was issued in the 'Charles Dickens' Edition of his works in 1871, under the general title of Christmas Stories from 'Household Words' and 'All Year Round'. The present Edition...
| Author | Jeremy Narby |
| ISBN | 1585423629 |
A survey of five centuries of writings on the world's great shamans-the tricksters, sorcerers, conjurers, and healers who have fascinated observers for centuries.
This collection of essays traces Western civilization's struggle to interpret and understand the ancient knowledge of...
| Author | Clifton Fadiman |
| ISBN | 0395368057 |
At age 82, Clifton Fadiman continues his prolific publishing career, here presenting 62 of the world's best short stories from 16 countries. His criteria? "Each story had to be both interesting and of high literary merit." Fadiman fulfills both requirements and much more, offering a cornucopia of...
| Author | Kevin Kerrane |
| ISBN | 0684846306 |
This fascinating compilation of the journalist's art unites the reporter's magnificent eye for detail with the novelist's gift for storytelling. Featuring eyewitness accounts of war and social revolution, profiles of sports heroes and politicians, and eye-opening investigations into both...
| Author | Thomas Bulfinch |
| ISBN | 0028614771 |
Here are the world s most-loved stories, in a dynamic visual tour de force for today s readers. Each timeless myth is superbly presented in story form and enhanced with original art work by world-renowned artist Giovanni Caselli. Though Bulfinch s has been heralded for more than a century, it has never...
| Author | Stanley Rosen |
| ISBN | 0375720111 |
An ideal introduction for the casual reader and a beneficial reference for the student, The Philosopher's Handbook features the writings of some of the world's most influential philosophers. Based on the premise that all human beings are curious about their existence, Rosen's collection brings...
| Author | Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| ISBN | 0940450038 |
This Library of America volume offers what no reader has ever been able to find—an authoritative edition of all the tales and sketches of Nathaniel Hawthorne in a single comprehensive volume. Everything is included from his three books of stories, Twice-told Tales (1837, revised 1851), Mosses...
| Author | Jack D. Zipes |
| ISBN | 0415901405 |
The title of this compilation was misleading. I was expecting fairy tales that somehow turned paradigms on their heads or something that was more of a "revolt." However, this is instead a series of short fairy-tales that were selected to show how this genre was viewed through the Victorian era (e.g.,...
| Author | Isaac Asimov |
| ISBN | 0451450612 |
Features:
ANDRE NORTON
LORD DUNSANY
POUL ANDERSON
JESSICA AMANDA SALMONSON
THOMAS BURNETT SWANN
JAMES HOGG
LAFCADIO HEARN
RICHARD McKENNA
MARY E. WILKINS
PHILIP K. DICK
HENRY SLESAR
HERMINIE TEMPLETON
H. C. BAILEY
JOHANN LUDWIG TIECK
JOHN BUCHAN
ROBERT F. YOUNG
ISAAC...
| Author | Chrétien de Troyes |
| ISBN | 0300070217 |
In this extraordinarily fine translation of Cligès, the second of five surviving Arthurian poems by twelfth-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes, Burton Raffel captures the liveliness, innovative spirit, and subtle intentions of the original work. In this poem, Chrétien creates his most...
| Author | Anonymous |
| ISBN | 0140447725 |
These sagas recount fierce feuds in which honour is fought for, sacrifice is demanded, and blood is shed. The fate of the characters at the centre of each saga, however, is very different. Gisli is a traditional Viking-age hero who is determined to exact revenge at any cost and whose death is tragic when...
| Author | L. Frank Baum |
| ISBN | 1419143670 |
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving,...
Twelve Stories and a Dream
| Author | H.G. Wells |
| ISBN | 1426405014 |
Twelve Stories and a Dream -- "A Dream of Armageddon": "That book," he repeated, pointing a lean finger, "is about dreams. Dreams tell you nothing." I did not catch his meaning for a second. "They don't know," he added. I looked a little more attentively at his face. "There are dreams," he said, "and dreams."...
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to New York
| Author | Paul Gallico |
| ISBN | 9997512685 |
I got a lot of chuckles out of this. Mrs. Ada Harris is back for her second adventure, this time with her best friend Mrs. Butterworth. The two of them are invited by a wealthy couple in the movie business to move to America and keep house.
Before they make the move, the duo is horrified by the abuse heaped...
