Henry Himself

Author : Stewart O'Nan
Publisher : Viking
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780735223042

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Henry, Himself by Stewart O'Nan Pdf

A member of the greatest generation looks back on the loves and losses of his past and comes to treasure the present anew in this poignant and thoughtful new novel from a modern master Stewart O'Nan is renowned for illuminating the unexpected grace of everyday life and the resilience of ordinary people with humor, intelligence, and compassion. In Henry, Himself he offers an unsentimental, moving story of a twentieth-century everyman. Soldier, son, lover, husband, breadwinner, churchgoer, Henry Maxwell has spent his whole life trying to live with honor. A native Pittsburgher and engineer, he's always believed in logic, sacrifice, and hard work. Now, seventy-five and retired, he feels the world has passed him by. It's 1998, the American century is ending, and nothing is simple anymore. His children are distant, their unhappiness a mystery. Only his wife Emily and dog Rufus stand by him. Once so confident, as Henry's strength and memory desert him, he weighs his dreams against his regrets and is left with questions he can't answer: Is he a good man? Has he done right by the people he loves? And with time running out, what, realistically, can he hope for? Like Emily, Alone, O'Nan's beloved portrait of Henry's wife, Henry, Himself is a wry, warmhearted portrait of an American original--a man who believes he's reached a dead end only to discover life is full of surprises.

Author : Carole Boston Weatherford
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-23
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781536221664

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BOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford Pdf

In a moving, lyrical tale about the cost and fragility of freedom, a New York Times best-selling author and an acclaimed artist follow the life of a man who courageously shipped himself out of slavery. What have I to fear? My master broke every promise to me. I lost my beloved wife and our dear children. All, sold South. Neither my time nor my body is mine. The breath of life is all I have to lose. And bondage is suffocating me. Henry Brown wrote that, long before he came to be known as Box, he “entered the world a slave.” He was put to work as a child and passed down from one generation to the next — as property. When he was an adult, his wife and children were sold away from him out of spite. Henry Brown watched as his family left bound in chains, headed to the deeper South. What more could be taken from him? But then hope — and help — came in the form of the Underground Railroad. Escape! In stanzas of six lines each, each line representing one side of a box, celebrated poet Carole Boston Weatherford powerfully narrates Henry Brown’s story of how he came to send himself in a box from slavery to freedom. Strikingly illustrated in rich hues and patterns by artist Michele Wood, Box is augmented with historical records and an introductory excerpt from Henry’s own writing as well as a time line, notes from the author, and a bibliography.

Author : John Liney
Publisher : Fantagraphics Books
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-05
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781606997338

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Henry Speaks for Himself by John Liney Pdf

What is it about odd-looking comic strip characters that catch the public’s attention? Carl Anderson’s classic comic strip character Henry was certainly not your average-looking youngster, with knobby knees, a pencil neck, and a bulbous, bald head but, for years, he entertained millions of readers worldwide with his pantomime pranks. He was also the subject of a long-running comic book series, with one significant difference from the newspaper strip – in the comic books, Henry spoke! Written and drawn by John Liney, who also handled art chores on the daily Henry strip, these stories were done in a Tintin-esque clean-line art style that made them attractive to the younger set, but with writing clever enough to cause the adults to chuckle while reading to their children. These 1940s-’50s stories have never before been reprinted, and this collection provides a long-overdue look at a forgotten “kid’s comic” masterpiece.

Author : Stewart O'Nan
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780143120490

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Emily, Alone by Stewart O'Nan Pdf

The moving companion novel to Henry, Himself and a bittersweet vision of love, family, and aging from bestselling author Stewart O'Nan Once again making the ordinary and overlooked not merely visible but vital to understanding our own lives, Stewart O'Nan confirms his position as an American master with Emily, Alone. A sequel to the bestselling, much-beloved Wish You Were Here, O'Nan's intimate novel follows Emily Maxwell, a widow whose grown children have long departed. She dreams of visits from her grandchildren while mourning the turnover of her quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood. When her sister-in-law and sole companion, Arlene, faints at their favorite breakfast buffet, Emily's life changes in unexpected ways. As she grapples with her new independence, she discovers a hidden strength and realizes that life always offers new possibilities.

Author : Martha Brooks
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Families
ISBN : 9780888995025

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Being with Henry by Martha Brooks Pdf

The car lurches to a halt.The old man finally rolls down his window, studies Laker for one eternal moment while his daughter, behind the steering wheel, fumes and listens to the radio. Laker stands, shrunken and zipped and snapped and collared inside his damp, sweaty leather jacket, and then he hears this unexpected question: Do you do yard work?Kicked out of his house, sleeping on the street, Laker Wyatt meets eighty-three-year-old Henry Olsen, a lonely widower with family troubles of his own — a bossy daughter and a beautiful granddaughter, Charlene, with whom Henry admits he doesn't always get things right.Eventually, Laker's stay with Henry leads him not only to the revelation of a long-kept secret, but to a deeper understanding of the mysteries and difficulties of love.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Missing persons
ISBN : 9780615136165

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Wish You Were Here by Anonim Pdf

Script for the motion picture, Wish You Were Here.

Author : John Ernest
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2009-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0807888850

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Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Written by Himself by John Ernest Pdf

It is the most celebrated escape in the history of American slavery. Henry Brown had himself sealed in a three-foot-by-two-foot box and shipped from Richmond, Virginia, to Philadelphia, a twenty-seven-hour journey to freedom. In Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Written by Himself, Brown not only tells the story of his famed escape, but also recounts his later life as a black man making his way through white American and British culture. Most important, he paints a revealing portrait of the reality of slavery, of the wife and children sold away from him, the home to which he could not return, and his rejection of the slaveholders' religion--painful episodes that fueled his desire for freedom. This edition comprises the most complete and faithful representation of Brown's life, fully annotated for the first time. John Ernest also provides an insightful introduction that places Brown's life in its historical setting and illuminates the challenges Brown faced in an often threatening world, both before and after his legendary escape.

Author : Henry Box Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1851
Category : African Americans
ISBN : OXFORD:590171260

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Narrative of the life of Henry Box Brown, written by himself by Henry Box Brown Pdf

The life of a slave in Virginia and his escape to Philadelphia.

Author : Sharon L. Pywell
Publisher : Putnam Adult
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015059130271

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What Happened to Henry by Sharon L. Pywell Pdf

In this funny, moving, wise, and powerful tale, a family struggles to understand their own son--who is either crazy or blessed--not unlike the Cold War America in which they live.

Author : Henry Bibb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1849
Category : Abolitionists
ISBN : HARVARD:32044011301801

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Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb by Henry Bibb Pdf

Author : Henry De Vere Stacpoole
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547787655

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The Man Who Lost Himself by Henry De Vere Stacpoole Pdf

Victor Jones, of Philadelphia gets into a finance trouble in London, having his business broke and owing money to the hotel he stays in. Being desperate and clueless of what to do next, he suddenly meets his lookalike in a crowded hotel lounge. He lets a new acquaintance to liquor him up, next morning finds himself in a posh hotel room, with servants who call him Earl Rochester. Next, he finds out his lookalike has committed a suicide and decides to continue the rich under the name of Rochester. He gets into numerous troubles left behind Rochester's turbulent life and being an honest man tries to bring them all to an order. But suddenly, he meets a woman, that is Rochester's wife and unexpectedly falls in love with her.

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2000-05-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101652954

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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar by Roald Dahl Pdf

Seven superb short stories from the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG! The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is coming soon to Netflix! Meet the boy who can talk to animals and the man who can see with his eyes closed. And find out about the treasure buried deep underground. A clever mix of fact and fiction, this collection also includes how master storyteller Roald Dahl became a writer. With Roald Dahl, you can never be sure where reality ends and fantasy begins. "All the tales are entrancing inventions." —Publishers Weekly

Author : Sara J. Henry
Publisher : Crown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307718426

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A Cold and Lonely Place by Sara J. Henry Pdf

A riveting novel from the author of the critically acclaimed Learning to Swim and an Anthony Award nominee for Best Novel While she's watching the crew build the Winter Carnival ice palace, Troy Chance sees a body encased in the frozen lake—a man she recognizes as the boyfriend of one of her roommates. When she is assigned to write a feature on his life and mysterious death, Troy discovers he was the missing son of a wealthy Connecticut family. Trying to unravel what brought him to this Adirondack village, she joins forces with his girlfriend and his sister, who comes to town to find answers. But as Troy digs deeper, it’s clear someone doesn’t want the investigation to continue. And when she uncovers long-buried secrets that could shatter the serenity of the small town and many people’s lives, she’ll be forced to decide how far her own loyalties reach. “Sara J. Henry brilliantly draws us into a terrifying but ultimately affirmative novel in which love, friendship, and the shining truth about who we really are redeem an otherwise hopeless universe.” —Howard Frank Mosher, award-winning author of God’s Kingdom

Author : Henry Miller
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0811201082

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The Books in My Life by Henry Miller Pdf

In this unique work, Henry Miller gives an utterly candid and self-revealing account of the reading he did during his formative years.

Author : Susin Nielsen
Publisher : Tundra Books
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781770496545

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The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen by Susin Nielsen Pdf

Thirteen-year-old Henry's happy, ordinary life comes to an abrupt halt when his older brother, Jesse, picks up their father's hunting rifle and leaves the house one morning. What follows shatters Henry's family, who are forced to resume their lives in a new city, where no one knows their past. When Henry's therapist suggests he keeps a journal, at first he is resistant. But soon he confides in it at all hours of the day and night.