The Devil S Own Work

Author : Alan Judd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1941147380

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The Devil's Own Work (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) by Alan Judd Pdf

"More chills in its little length than in a whole shelf of bestsellers." - Stephen King "At once moral fable, cautionary ghost story and inspired attack on the whole hellbent drift of modern letters, this is a splendid tale, splendidly told, which Ford or Henry James would have been glad to have written." - Robert Nye, "Guardian" "Wry and insightful . . . toys with the notion of demonic possession but becomes a thoroughly realistic and highly original story of revenge; a chilling cautionary tale." - Elaine Kendall, "Los Angeles Times" "A brief return to the world of Faust, Mephistopheles and the Devil pact. Mr. Judd . . . achieves a deep polish." - Robert Grudin, "The New York Times Book Review" After Edward, a rising young author, pens a savage review of the new novel by the world-famous O.M. Tyrell, he is surprised to receive an invitation to visit the old man at his villa in the south of France. The night of their meeting, Tyrell dies, and soon after, Edward's career mysteriously starts to soar as he earns fame, fortune and critical acclaim. But despite his achievements, Edward seems haunted, even tormented. His friend, the narrator, begins to put together the pieces of the story: an ancient, inscrutable manuscript, a beautiful, ageless woman who attaches herself to any writer who possesses it, and a bargain to achieve success at a terrible price . . . Winner of Britain's prestigious Guardian Fiction Prize, Alan Judd's modern classic "The Devil's Own Work" (1991) is, as Owen King writes in the new introduction to this edition, "a perfect novel about the demonic possession that is literary ambition." This edition also features a new afterword by the author, in which he reveals the inspirations for this haunting tale.

Author : Alan Judd
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1995-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0679747451

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The Devil's Own Work by Alan Judd Pdf

A subtle, hallucinatory tale of possession. A world-renowned writer living in the South of France owes his extraordinary career to a mysterious spirit that controls him. The existence of this spirit and the price it exacts remain hidden until the famous writer's death--when the spirit latches on to a rising literary star.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1403322619

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The devil's own work by Anonim Pdf

Author : Barnet Schecter
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009-05-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780802718372

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The Devil's Own Work by Barnet Schecter Pdf

As Barnet Schecter dramatically shows in The Devil's Own Work, the cataclysm in New York was anything but an isolated incident; rather, it was a microcosm-within the borders of the supposedly loyal northern states-of the larger Civil War between the North and South. The riots erupted over the same polarizing issues--of slavery versus freedom for African Americans and the scope of federal authority over states and individuals--that had torn the nation apart. And the riots' aftermath foreshadowed the compromises that would bedevil Reconstruction and delay the process of integration for the next 100 years. The story of the draft riots come alive in the voices of passionate newspaper rivals Horace Greeley and Manton Marble; black leader Rev. Henry Highland Garnet and renegade Democrat Fernando Wood; Irish soldier Peter Welsh and conservative diarist Maria Daly; and many others. In chronicling this violent demonstration over the balance between centralized power and civil liberties in a time of national emergency, The Devil's Own Work (Walt Whitman's characterization of the riots) sheds new light on the Civil War era and on the history of protest and reform in America.

Author : Christopher Newman,Kevin Jarre
Publisher : Dell
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0440223873

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The Devil's Own by Christopher Newman,Kevin Jarre Pdf

Based on a story by Kevin Jarre. Screenplay by David Aaron Cohen & Vincent Patrick and Kevin Jarre.

Author : Sandra Brown
Publisher : Class Ebook Editions Ltd
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781944654146

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The Devil's Own by Sandra Brown Pdf

Of the lot, this man was still her best bet. He not only looked the most inebriated, but the most disreputable – lean and hungry and totally without principle. Once he was sober, he would no doubt be easy to buy. “Sister” Kerry Bishop got more than she bargained for when she entered the seedy bar seeking the services of a man, more particularly a mercenary. Linc O’Neal wasn’t the soldier of fortune Kerry mistook him for...but he proved to be just as dangerous and twice as unscrupulous. Linc agrees to help Kerry rescue a group of children from a ruthless dictator, but his motivation is far from noble. If they survive what appears to be a suicide mission, he plans to take Kerry’s promised fifty thousand dollars—in addition to her body—which she provocatively advertised in order to trick him, then withheld. With innocent lives at stake, malevolence and distrust all around, and forbidden desire simmering between them, the steamy atmosphere surrounding Kerry and Linc has little to do with the jungle they must penetrate. Struggling against all odds to stay alive, they discover that their real challenge is to fight the devil within.

Author : Napoleon Hill
Publisher : Sharon Lechter
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Outwitting the Devil by Napoleon Hill Pdf

Originally written in 1938 but never published due to its controversial nature, an insightful guide reveals the seven principles of good that will allow anyone to triumph over the obstacles that must be faced in reaching personal goals.

Author : David Donachie
Publisher : Allison & Busby
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749019075

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The Devil's Own Luck by David Donachie Pdf

During the Napoleonic Wars, Harry and James Ludlow are aboard the Magnanime, a gunship under the command of Oliver Carter. Oliver and Harry are old rivals and when James is found near the dead body of the First Lieutenant, Carter assumes James is the murderer. Harry has to prove otherwise.

Author : Marsha Diane Arnold
Publisher : Dial
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Great-grandfathers
ISBN : UOM:49015002465285

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The Chicken Salad Club by Marsha Diane Arnold Pdf

Nathaniel's great-grandfather, who is 100 years old, loves to tell stories from his past but seeks someone to join him with a new batch of stories.

Author : Lenora Bell
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062993366

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The Devil's Own Duke by Lenora Bell Pdf

USA Today bestseller Lenora Bell returns to her Wallflowers vs. Rogues series with a romance between a lady and the scoundrel claiming to be next-in-line for her father’s title. Lady Henrietta Prince is far too busy for romance. She's dedicated her life to turning her family vineyards into a profitable sparkling wine venture. But when she shares a thrilling kiss at midnight with a handsome stranger, she's captivated...until he claims to be the distant heir to her father's dukedom. Ash Ellis is a gambler who lives life on the edge. Now he's locked his sights on a glittering prize and nothing will stand in his way. When Henrietta is forced to marry the wicked rogue to keep her beloved vineyards, she vows that Ash will never have her trust, or her love. Even if his kisses are more intoxicating than the finest champagne. His new bride is certainly beautiful, but biddable? Not so much. Ash will settle for nothing less than Henrietta's total surrender...but is he the one in danger of losing his heart?

Author : K. A. Fox
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1947392484

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The Devil's Own by K. A. Fox Pdf

To apprehend a demonic murderer, Delaney Murphy must abandon her self-imposed isolation, accept help from new companions, and embrace the magical abilites that make her the Devil's daughter.

Author : Deborah Lisson
Publisher : Lothian Children's Books
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Adventure stories
ISBN : 0734401280

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The Devil's Own by Deborah Lisson Pdf

Fifteen-year-old Julie resents having to go on a family yachting trip - She yearns for adventure - Soon she finds herself caught up in a three hundred-year-old nightmare of treachery and murder.

Author : John Darnielle
Publisher : MCD
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780374717674

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Devil House by John Darnielle Pdf

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “It’s never quite the book you think it is. It’s better.” —Dwight Garner, The New York Times From John Darnielle, the New York Times bestselling author and the singer-songwriter of the Mountain Goats, comes an epic, gripping novel about murder, truth, and the dangers of storytelling. Gage Chandler is descended from kings. That’s what his mother always told him. Years later, he is a true crime writer, with one grisly success—and a movie adaptation—to his name, along with a series of subsequent less notable efforts. But now he is being offered the chance for the big break: to move into the house where a pair of briefly notorious murders occurred, apparently the work of disaffected teens during the Satanic Panic of the 1980s. Chandler finds himself in Milpitas, California, a small town whose name rings a bell––his closest childhood friend lived there, once upon a time. He begins his research with diligence and enthusiasm, but soon the story leads him into a puzzle he never expected—back into his own work and what it means, back to the very core of what he does and who he is. Devil House is John Darnielle’s most ambitious work yet, a book that blurs the line between fact and fiction, that combines daring formal experimentation with a spellbinding tale of crime, writing, memory, and artistic obsession.

Author : Tori Bovalino
Publisher : Page Street Kids
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-06
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781645677055

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The Devil Makes Three by Tori Bovalino Pdf

When Tess and Eliot stumble upon an ancient book hidden in a secret tunnel beneath the school library, they accidentally release a devil from his book-bound prison, and he’ll stop at nothing to stay free. He’ll manipulate all the ink in the library books to do his bidding, he’ll murder in the stacks, and he’ll bleed into every inch of Tess’s life until his freedom is permanent. Forced to work together, Tess and Eliot have to find a way to re-trap the devil before he kills everyone they know and love, including, increasingly, each other. And compared to what the devil has in store for them, school stress suddenly doesn’t seem so bad after all.

Author : James Baldwin
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780804149686

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The Devil Finds Work by James Baldwin Pdf

From "the best essayist in this country” (The New York Times Book Review) comes an incisive book-length essay about racism in American movies that challenges the underlying assumptions in many of the films that have shaped our consciousness. Baldwin’s personal reflections on movies gathered here in a book-length essay are also an appraisal of American racial politics. Offering a look at racism in American movies and a vision of America’s self-delusions and deceptions, Baldwin considers such films as In the Heat of the Night, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, and The Exorcist. Here are our loves and hates, biases and cruelties, fears and ignorance reflected by the films that have entertained and shaped us. And here too is the stunning prose of a writer whose passion never diminished his struggle for equality, justice, and social change.