Author: Robert William ChambersPublisher: New York : D. Appleton
ISBN:
Category : North Carolina
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
A tale of piracy in Colonial America, notably Edward Teach ("Blackbeard").
Robert W. Chambers: Maker of Moons
Author: Shawn M. TomlinsonPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1329204239
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Robert W. Chambers: Maker of Moons: Author of The King in Yellow Unmasked traces the history of the author of The King in Yellow, the book that influenced H.P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos. Chambers was a top selling author in the early 20th century writing nearly 90 books, but has been largely forgotten except by the readers of horror fiction, particularly fans of the Cthulhu Mythos. This is the first full biography of Chambers, researched over nearly four decades by Shawn M. Tomlinson who grew up in the small town where Chambers summered. Tomlinson wrote many articles about Chambers previous to this book, primarily for area newspapers, as well as for several magazines including Adirondack Life and Ride of the Horsemen. His chapbook about Chambers, first published in 1996, went to three editions. Robert W. Chambers: Maker of Moons: Author of The King in Yellow Unmasked includes portraits of Chambers, interior and exterior photos of his summer home (Broadalbin House) and a full bibliography.
Author: Algis BudrysEvaporating Genres
Author: Gary K. WolfePublisher: Wesleyan University Press
ISBN: 0819571040
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
A series of provocative essays on how the fantastic genres evolve and grow In this wide-ranging series of essays, an award-winning science fiction critic explores how the related genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror evolve, merge, and finally "evaporate" into new and more dynamic forms. Beginning with a discussion of how literary readers "unlearned" how to read the fantastic during the heyday of realistic fiction, Gary K. Wolfe goes on to show how the fantastic reasserted itself in popular genre literature, and how these genres themselves grew increasingly unstable in terms of both narrative form and the worlds they portray. More detailed discussions of how specific contemporary writers have promoted this evolution are followed by a final essay examining how the competing discourses have led toward an emerging synthesis of critical approaches and vocabularies. The essays cover a vast range of authors and texts, and include substantial discussions of very current fiction published within the last few years.
Castle of Days
Author: Gene WolfePublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429966246
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
The Washington Post has called Gene Wolfe "the finest writer the science fiction world has yet produced." This volume, Castle of Days, joins together two of his rarest and most sought after works--Gene Wolfe's Book of Days and The Castle of the Otter--and add thirty-nine short essays collected here for the first time, to fashion a rich and engrossing architecture of wonder. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Poems for America
Author: David RowbothamPublisher: Interactive Publications
ISBN: 1876819111
Category : Australian poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Poetry. Back in 1994, when David Rowbotham released his New and Selected Poems, 1945-1993, a flurry of reviews appeared in the major newspapers and magazines remarking on how richly Rowbotham deserved more recognition as one of Australia's major poets of the past century. But if he is the most major of Australia's neglected poets, what is remarkable is that Rowbotham has continued to write sixty years on, in a confident and lucid voice that transcends single continents and cultures. POEMS FOR AMERICA is certain to earn Rowbotham that elusive literary Oscar.
Unnatural Narrative
Author: Jan AlberPublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803278683
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
A talking body part, a character that is simultaneously alive and dead, a shape-changing setting, or time travel: although impossible in the real world, such narrative elements do appear in the storyworlds of novels, short stories, and plays. Impossibilities of narrator, character, time, and space are not only common in today’s world of postmodernist literature but can also be found throughout the history of literature. Examples include the beast fable, the heroic epic, the romance, the eighteenth-century circulation novel, the Gothic novel, the ghost play, the fantasy narrative, and the science-fiction novel, among others. Unnatural Narrative looks at the startling and persistent presence of the impossible or “the unnatural” throughout British and American literary history. Layering the lenses of cognitive narratology, frame theory, and possible-worlds theory, Unnatural Narrative offers a rigorous and engaging new characterization of the unnatural and what it yields for individual readers as well as literary culture. Jan Alber demonstrates compelling interpretations of the unnatural in literature and shows the ways in which such unnatural phenomena become conventional in readers’ minds, altogether expanding our sense of the imaginable and informing new structures and genres of narrative engagement.
Tears and Joy
Author: Vinod GopalakrishnanPublisher: StoryMirror Infotech Pvt Ltd
ISBN: 939266138X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
About Book: This collection of poems is about experiences and situations in life that all of us go through. I have attempted to write in simple everyday language using simple expressions. Most of these poems have been written on impulse with one or more ideas behind them. Some of the poems are pure fun and playfulness; some capture pain along with hope; some are inspired by the moon which never ceases to stir several feelings depending upon my mood; some are flights of fantasy; many are about life; some about my late parents and a few other people; some on the pandemic of Covid-19; a couple of poems are romantic also. I hope you read and reflect over and enjoy these poems. About the Author: Vinod works for a reputed corporate group in India. He has over 29 years of Corporate Experience. He mostly follows free-style writing and believes in expressing not-so-simple thoughts with simple words. He has been writing poems since 2017. As an impulsive poet, he often just picks up the pen when an idea hits him, rather than elaborately planning the poetry. He also likes to rustle up meals on weekends for his family and is a passionate chef. He is a keen listener of Jazz, Blues, old Rock and Indian Classical music, but, unfortunately, has not yet learnt to play an instrument. Vinod reads all kinds of books and enjoys them.
Partnership
Author: E.J. RussellPublisher: Reality Optional Press
ISBN: 1947033018
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 95
Book Description
When Sun-born mage Zal is called to a remote village after an explosion on a nearby mountaintop, he’s stunned at what he finds in the gaol under the town hall—the last Moon-born on the planet, apparently a rogue mage, and someone Zal is duty-bound to haul to the capital to face judgment. But although nonbinary Torian is Moon-born, they’re no mage. Rescued as an infant from the plague that wiped out the rest of their race, Torian is as much cybertronic as human, and desperate to escape their former Star-born overseers. Zal has never felt the desires of the flesh, and as an avowed celibate Sun mage, he couldn’t indulge them if he did. Torian has only known value as a sexual surrogate, and isn’t sure how to prove their worth to a man who has no need of their abilities. As danger looms from both Zal’s world and Torian’s, mage and cyborg must find common ground, because only together can they hope to survive.
The Telescopic Tourist's Guide to the Moon
Author: Andrew MayPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319607413
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Whether you’re interested in visiting Apollo landing sites or the locations of classic sci-fi movies, this is the tourist guide for you! This tourist guide has a twist – it is a guide to a whole different world, which you can visit from the comfort of your backyard with the aid of nothing more sophisticated than an inexpensive telescope. It tells you the best times to view the Moon, the most exciting sights to look out for, and the best equipment to use, allowing you to snap stunning photographs as well as view the sights with your own eyes. Have you ever been inspired by stunning images from the Hubble telescope, or the magic of sci-fi special effects, only to look through a small backyard telescope at the disappointing white dot of a planet or faint blur of a galaxy? Yet the Moon is different. Seen through even a relatively cheap 'scope, it springs into life like a real place, with mountains and valleys and rugged craters. With a bit of imagination, you can even picture yourself as a sightseeing visitor there – which in a sense you are.
