Tickets Please!

Author: Paul Atterbury
Publisher: David & Charles Publishers
ISBN: 9780715328767
Category : Railroad stations
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
This book offers a winning mix of railway and social history, all brought to life by wonderful photographs and illustrations, many never seen before.It features long-lost tiny rural stations and halts, as well as those that still serve bustling market towns and big cities.It shows the stations themselves, and fascinating photographs of the people who inhabited them, such as stationmasters, signalmen and the passengers, from businessmen to families.It includes an insight into areas such as station advertising and toy stations - topics that capture the imagination and our sense of fun.A variety of special feature spreads include: stations and animals, great disasters, station clocks, gardens, station art and stations in films.Each chapter also includes a 'Wish You Were Here!' spread displaying old postcards of the stations.

Tickets, Please

Author: D. H. Lawrence
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 1443438413
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24

Book Description
John Thomas Raynor is an inspector on the trams and Annie Stone is a conductress. He is good-looking and cocky, and he’s been out with all of the conductresses but Annie. She has a sharp tongue, and, she believes, knows his measure. Nonetheless, an exciting evening at a local fair leads to growing intimacy, and when Raynor proves uninterested in more than flirtation, Annie’s revenge is terrible. “Tickets, Please” is a short story by D.H. Lawrence set in the English Midlands during the First World War. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

Oh! The Public

Author: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 8

Book Description
" Explore the sharp wit and social commentary in Anton Pavlovich Chekhov's """"Oh! The Public"""". This compelling short story captures the essence of societal observation through Chekhov's unique lens, presenting a satirical take on the public's behavior and attitudes. Chekhov, celebrated for his keen insight into human nature and societal dynamics, uses this narrative to expose the often absurd and hypocritical aspects of public life. His storytelling combines humor with critical observation, highlighting the disconnect between individual values and collective behavior.""""Oh! The Public"""" is a brilliant examination of social norms and human folly, perfect for readers who enjoy astute commentary and the clever storytelling of one of Russia's most influential writers. "

Sopolyrimu

Author: Marcus M. Cornelius
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1440122806
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
The sopolyrimu (songs, poems and lyrics for music) are inspired by the fragility of the human predicament, the struggle to maintain a meaningful integrity and lightness of spirit, the exquisite fineness of being alive, and the visions of the world (inner and outer) one is obliged to look at or be affected by. Equally, the sopolyrimu arise from the search for love, the experience of love and the loss of love. They are written to celebrate the joys and ugliness of the never ending stream of life in which we move, sometimes at a total loss, sometimes close to bliss, but always feeling something, if we allow ourselves to feel and ask questions of our feelings, and feel grateful. In this sense they are all love’s songs, to love with love from love. One of the sopolyrimu in this Volume is called Begun is done. Given the pattern of life, repetition is inevitable. There’s always another chance, until all the cards have been played. Each time, the intention, the content of the intention builds or diminishes momentum, and content accumulates through repetition, for better and worse, adding a dash or a dose of sugar or salt, acid or salve. It all adds up. Begun is done. Consciousness is everything, in the end, at the start. One says, “I did not realise.” One does not want to say, “I did not realise my self.” In that spirit, begun is done. May you be blessed by the self you realise. The most frequent comment about these sopolyrimu is that they are curiously healing, powerful, potent and pertinent, and demand and reward full attention.

The Complete Short Novels

Author: Anton Chekhov
Publisher: Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 2059

Book Description
In the stories by Anton Chekhov there is no seriousness of the plot, as in Dostoevsky’s novels, but together with simplicity and funny side of everyday life Chekhov’s characters are not less dramatic or deep. However, polished sarcasm is not an obstacle for Chekhov to show his characters in a warm and realistic way. There is no grotesque of Saltikov-Schedrin who turns people into images; we can recognise an ordinary modern man on the pages of Chekhov’s stories. Contents: THE WITCH PEASANT WIVES THE POST THE NEW VILLA DREAMS THE PIPE AGAFYA AT CHRISTMAS TIME GUSEV THE STUDENT IN THE RAVINE THE HUNTSMAN HAPPINESS A MALEFACTOR PEASANTS THE WIFE DIFFICULT PEOPLE THE GRASSHOPPER A DREARY STORY THE PRIVY COUNCILLOR THE MAN IN A CASE GOOSEBERRIES ABOUT LOVE THE LOTTERY TICKET THE DUEL EXCELLENT PEOPLE MIRE NEIGHBOURS AT HOME EXPENSIVE LESSONS THE PRINCESS THE CHEMIST'S WIFE LOVE LIGHTS A STORY WITHOUT AN END MARI D'ELLE A LIVING CHATTEL THE DOCTOR TOO EARLY! THE COSSACK ABORIGINES AN INQUIRY MARTYRS THE LION AND THE SUN A DAUGHTER OF ALBION CHORISTERS NERVES A WORK OF ART A JOKE A COUNTRY COTTAGE A BLUNDER FAT AND THIN THE DEATH OF A GOVERNMENT CLERK A PINK STOCKING AT A SUMMER VILLA THE DARLING ARIADNE POLINKA ANYUTA THE TWO VOLODYAS THE TROUSSEAU THE HELPMATE TALENT AN ARTIST'S STORY THREE YEARS THE PARTY TERROR A WOMAN'S KINGDOM A PROBLEM THE KISS ANNA ON THE NECK THE TEACHER OF LITERATURE NOT WANTED TYPHUS A MISFORTUNE A TRIFLE FROM LIFE THE HORSE-STEALERS WARD NO. 6 THE PETCHENYEG A DEAD BODY A HAPPY ENDING THE LOOKING-GLASS OLD AGE DARKNESS THE BEGGAR A STORY WITHOUT A TITLE IN TROUBLE FROST A SLANDER MINDS IN FERMENT GONE ASTRAY AN AVENGER THE JEUNE PREMIER A DEFENCELESS CREATURE AN ENIGMATIC NATURE A HAPPY MAN A TROUBLESOME VISITOR AN ACTOR'S END THE BISHOP THE LETTER EASTER EVE A NIGHTMARE THE MURDER UPROOTED THE STEPPE THE SCHOOLMASTER ENEMIES THE EXAMINING MAGISTRATE BETROTHED FROM THE DIARY OF A VIOLENT-TEMPERED MAN IN THE DARK A MYSTERY STRONG IMPRESSIONS DRUNK THE MARSHAL'S WIDOW A BAD BUSINESS IN THE COURT BOOTS JOY LADIES A PECULIAR MAN AT THE BARBER'S AN INADVERTENCE THE ALBUM OH! THE PUBLIC A TRIPPING TONGUE OVERDOING IT THE ORATOR MALINGERERS IN THE GRAVEYARD HUSH! IN AN HOTEL IN A STRANGE LAND

English Next

Author: Birgit Meerholz-Härle
Publisher: Hueber Verlag
ISBN: 9783190029327
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description

Missing People

Author: Brandon Graham
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1507200536
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416

Book Description
From a “perceptive writer whose work makes us painfully aware of our human follies and acknowledges our lovely humanity” (Audrey Niffenegger, bestselling author of The Time Traveler’s Wife) comes suspenseful novel about a missing girl whose disappearance rocks her community. Six years after the traumatic disappearance of Etta Messenger, it's clear that none of the members of her middle-class family have finished mourning. Gaping emotional wounds have been poorly addressed. Etta's mother, Meg, anxious to find closure and make what she can of the rest of her life, has organized a memorial service to mark the painful anniversary. Newton, Etta's erstwhile high school sweetheart, a disabled Afghanistan veteran with anger issues, uses the impending anniversary as a convenient excuse to spin out of control. Charlie, Etta's earnest blue-collar father, takes stock of his life and is reminded how he failed to protect his daughter. Her younger brother, Townes, who was the last of them to see Etta and is convinced his emotional outburst drove his sister away, has his fragile hermetic cocoon threatened by the heightened emotions of the day. On the day of the memorial, a snowstorm threatens the city, and a chance observation on a commuter train entangles Townes in a dangerous situation that recall the events surrounding Etta's loss. The characters are shaken from their mournful routines by an unrelenting chain of events, including Newton's arrest, Townes' dangerous heroics, Charlie's recognition of his own shortcomings, and Meg's shocking discovery. The action moves from the seemingly serene suburbs to the heart of a dangerous Chicago neighborhood. Will this ensemble of damaged characters pull themselves together in time, or will new stresses rip their tattered lives to shreds...

Wheels on the Bus

Author: Igloo Books
Publisher: Igloo Books Ltd
ISBN: 1781976104
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 14

Book Description
Join in with the classic nursery rhyme featured in this fantastic new title and sing along sounds that bring this classic story to life.

Anton Chekhov Short Stories v1

Author: Anton Chekhov
Publisher: 谷月社
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 303

Book Description
Stories (41) List A LIVING CHATTEL JOY AT THE BARBER'S AN ENIGMATIC NATURE A CLASSICAL STUDENT THE DEATH OF A GOVERNMENT CLERK THE TROUSSEAU A DAUGHTER OF ALBION AN INQUIRY FAT AND THIN A TRAGIC ACTOR THE BIRD MARKET A SLANDER THE SWEDISH MATCH CHORISTERS THE ALBUM MINDS IN FERMENT A CHAMELEON IN THE GRAVEYARD OYSTERS THE MARSHAL'S WIDOW SMALL FRY IN AN HOTEL BOOTS NERVES A COUNTRY COTTAGE MALINGERERS THE FISH GONE ASTRAY THE HUNTSMAN A MALEFACTOR THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY A DEAD BODY THE COOK'S WEDDING IN A STRANGE LAND OVERDOING IT OLD AGE SORROW OH! THE PUBLIC MARI D'ELLE THE LOOKING-GLASS

The Michigan Alumnus

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286

Book Description
In v.1-8 the final number consists of the Commencement annual.