The Descent Of Man And Other Stories

Author : Edith Wharton
Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
Page : 227 pages
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Release : 2022-06-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788728127360

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‘The Descent of Man, and Other Stories,’ is a collection of short stories from the author of such greats as ‘The Age of Innocence,’ and ‘Ethan Frome.’ Through these sharply-observed tales, Wharton explores the nature of relationships and marriage, compromise, regret – and even throws in a ghost story for good measure. Her writing is peppered with incisive social detail, helping the backdrop to each story breathe as deeply as the characters. A superb book for those who want to get to know this extraordinary novelist a little better. Edith Wharton (1862 – 1937) was an American designer and novelist. Born in an era when the highest ambition a woman could aspire to was a good marriage, Wharton went on to become one of America’s most celebrated authors. During her career, she wrote over 40 books, using her wealthy upbringing to bring authenticity and detail to stories about the upper classes. She moved to France in 1923, where she continued to write until her death.

Author : Edith Wharton
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2023-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783387032161

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Author : Edith Wharton
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2003-02-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1404347968

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Author : Edith Wharton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798732505399

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The Descent of Man and Other StoriesEdith Wharton

Author : Edith Wharton
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 330 pages
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Release : 2023-01-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368332174

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Author : Grayson Perry
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780143131656

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What does it mean to be male in the 21st Century? Award-winning artist Grayson Perry explores what masculinity is: from sex to power, from fashion to career prospects, and what it could become—with illustrations throughout. In this witty and necessary new book, artist Grayson Perry trains his keen eye on the world of men to ask, what sort of man would make the world a better place? What would happen if we rethought the macho, outdated version of manhood, and embraced a different ideal? In the current atmosphere of bullying, intolerance and misogyny, demonstrated in the recent Trump versus Clinton presidential campaign, The Descent of Man is a timely and essential addition to current conversations around gender. Apart from gaining vast new wardrobe options, the real benefit might be that a newly fitted masculinity will allow men to have better relationships—and that’s happiness, right? Grayson Perry admits he’s not immune from the stereotypes himself—yet his thoughts on everything from power to physical appearance, from emotions to a brand new Manifesto for Men, are shot through with honesty, tenderness, and the belief that, for everyone to benefit, updating masculinity has to be something men decide to do themselves. They have nothing to lose but their hang-ups.

Author : Edith Newbold Wharton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : New York (N.Y.)
ISBN : OCLC:258207999

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Author : Edith Wharton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798740700090

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the descent of man and other stories From Edith Wharton

Author : T.C. Boyle
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1990-07-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780140299946

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In seventeen slices of life that defy the expected and launch us into the absurd, T.C. Boyle offers his unique view of the world. A primate-center researcher becomes romantically involved with a chimp; a Norse poet overcomes bard-block; collectors compete to snare the ancient Aztec beer can, Quetzacoatl Lite; and Lassie abandons Timmy for a randy coyote. Dark humor, delirious fantasy, and surreal satire come together in this collection that brilliantly expresses just what the "evolution" of mankind has wrought.

Author : Edith Wharton
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1539845958

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This collection of ten stories, first published in 1904, shows Edith Wharton dissecting some of the customs, habits and vagaries of courtship and marriage, particularly as practiced in the upper reaches of New York society at the turn of the twentieth century (two stories, however, are set in Italy). Fidelity is only one problem; others may arise from the machinations and emotions of the protagonists or outsiders. Wharton handles the questions with her usual gentle (and sometimes not so gentle) irony and curiosity about human behavior. Contents The Descent of Man -- The Other Two -- Expiation -- The Lady's Maid's Bell -- The Mission of Jane -- The Reckoning -- The Letter -- The Dilettante -- The Quicksand -- A Venetian Night's Entertainment.

Author : Tim Johnston
Publisher : Algonquin Books
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781616203047

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A Breakout NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller A USA Today Bestseller An Indie National Bestseller “Outstanding . . . The days when you had to choose between a great story and a great piece of writing? Gone.” —Esquire “The story unfolds brilliantly, always surprisingly . . . The magic of his prose equals the horror of Johnston’s story; each somehow enhances the other . . . Read this astonishing novel.” —The Washington Post “Tim Johnston’s high-wire literary thriller . . . will leave you gasping.” —Vanity Fair “A riveting literary thriller of the can’t-stop-turning-the-page, stay-up-all-night variety.” —Alice LaPlante, author of A Circle of Wives The Rocky Mountains have cast their spell over the Courtlands, a young family from the plains taking a last summer vacation before their daughter begins college. For eighteen-year-old Caitlin, the mountains loom as the ultimate test of her runner’s heart, while her parents hope that so much beauty, so much grandeur, will somehow repair a damaged marriage. But when Caitlin and her younger brother, Sean, go out for an early morning run and only Sean returns, the mountains become as terrifying as they are majestic, as suddenly this family find themselves living the kind of nightmare they’ve only read about in headlines or seen on TV. As their world comes undone, the Courtlands are drawn into a vortex of dread and recrimination. Why weren’t they more careful? What has happened to their daughter? Is she alive? Will they ever know? Caitlin’s disappearance, all the more devastating for its mystery, is the beginning of the family’s harrowing journey down increasingly divergent and solitary paths until all that continues to bind them together are the questions they can never bring themselves to ask: At what point does a family stop searching? At what point will a girl stop fighting for her life? Written with a precision that captures every emotion, every moment of fear, as each member of the family searches for answers, Descent is a perfectly crafted thriller that races like an avalanche toward its heart-pounding conclusion, and heralds the arrival of a master storyteller.

Author : Edith Wharton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798673893494

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The Descent of Man; The Other Two; Expiation; The Lady's Maid's Bell; The Mission of Jane; The Reckoning; The Letter; The Dilettante; The Quicksand; A Venetian Night's Entertainment

Author : Edith Wharton
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1482074354

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When Professor Linyard came back from his holiday in the Maine woods the air of rejuvenation he brought with him was due less to the influences of the climate than to the companionship he had enjoyed on his travels. To Mrs. Linyard's observant eye he had appeared to set out alone; but an invisible traveller had in fact accompanied him, and if his heart beat high it was simply at the pitch of his adventure: for the Professor had eloped with an idea.

Author : Edith Wharton
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0365470570

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Excerpt from The Descent of Man: And Other Stories But if, from the outset, he found his idea the most agreeable of fellow - travellers, it was only in the aromatic solitude of the woods that he tasted the full savour of his adventure. There, during the long cool August days, lying full length on the pine needles and gazing up into the sky, he would meet the eyes of his com panion bending over him like a nearer heaven. And what eyes they were - clear yet unfathom able, bubbling with inexhaustible laughter, yet drawing their freshness and sparkle from the central depths of thought! To a man who for twenty years had faced an eye reflecting the commonplace with perfect accuracy, these escapes into the inscrutable had always been Peculiarly inviting; but hitherto the Professor 8 mental infidelities had been restricted by an unbroken and relentless domesticity. Now, for the first time since his marriage, chance had given him six weeks to himself, and he was coming home with his lungs full of liberty. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Jeff Long
Publisher : Crown
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1999-11-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780609607022

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We are not alone. Some call them devils or demons. But they are real. They are down there. And they are waiting for us to find them. In a cave in the Himalayas, a guide discovers a self-mutilated body with a warning: Satan exists. In the Kalahari Desert, a nun unearths evidence of a proto-human species and a deity called Older-than-Old. In Bosnia, something has been feeding upon the dead in a mass grave. So begins mankind’s most shocking realization: the underworld is a vast geological labyrinth populated by another race of beings. With all of Hell's precious resources and territories to be won, a global race ensues. Nations, armies, religions, and industries rush to colonize and exploit the subterranean frontier. A scientific expedition is launched westward to explore beneath the Pacific Ocean floor, both to catalog the riches there and to learn how life could develop in the sunless abyss. But in the dark underground, as humanity falls away from them, the scientists and mercenaries find themselves prey not only to the savage creatures, but also to their own treachery, mutiny, and greed. One thing is certain: Miles inside the earth, evil is very much alive.