Author : Compton Mackenzie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
The Vanity Girl
Compton Mackenzie
The Vanity Girl
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The Vanity Girl
Compton MacKenzie
Author : Compton MacKenzie
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547164081
The Vanity Girl by Compton MacKenzie Pdf
With whatever romance one might be tempted to embellish the origin of Lonsdale Road on account of an architectural superiority to the streets around, it would be fanciful merely for that to endow it with any influence upon the character of the people who live there. Apart from a house where the drains are bad, that has achieved the reputation of being haunted, because the landlord prefers to let it stay empty rather than spend money on putting the drains in order, Lonsdale Road possesses as unromantic a lot of residences as the most banal of West Kensington streets. The nearest approach to a scandal is the way human beings and cats go courting in the lane at the end; but since the former do not live in Lonsdale Road and the latter are not amenable to any ethical code administered by the police, the residents do not feel the burden of a moral responsibility for their behavior. Such a dignified road within seven minutes of the railway station had in the year 1881 made a strong appeal to Mr. Gilbert Caffyn, who, having just been appointed assistant secretary to the Church of England Purity Society at the early age of twenty-six, with a salary of £150 a year, was emboldened by his father's death and the inheritance of another £200 a year in brewery shares to persuade Miss Charlotte Doyle that their marriage was immediately feasible. Mr. Caffyn had been all the more anxious to press for a happy conclusion of a two years' engagement because Mrs. Doyle was showing every sign of imminent decease, an event which would eliminate a traditionally unsatisfactory relationship and enrich her daughter with £300 a year of her own. Mr. Caffyn therefore sold a quarter of his shares, purchased a ninety-nine years' lease of 17 Lonsdale Road, the last house on the right-hand side away from the growing traffic of West Kensington, and got married. If No. 17 was nearest the railway, it was also rather larger than the other houses, an important consideration for the assistant secretary of the Church of England Purity Society, who was bound to expect at least as many children as a clergyman. Still, for all its extra windows, it was not a very large house; and when in the year 1902 Mr. Caffyn, now secretary of the Church of England Purity Society, with a salary of £400 a year, looked at his wife, his nine children, his two servants, and himself, he wondered how they all managed to squeeze in. He hoped that his wife, who had been mercifully fallow for seven years, would not have any more children, though it might almost be easier to have more children than to provide for the rapid growing up of those he had already. Why, his eldest son Roland was twenty. The question of his moving into cheap rooms to suit his position as the earner of a guinea a week at a branch bank had been mooted several times already, and Mr. Caffyn had been compelled to turn his study (which he never used) into a bedroom for him and his brother Cecil, now a lanky schoolboy of fifteen, rather than expose himself to the likelihood of having to supplement the bank clerk's salary from his own. Then there was Norah, who was eighteen ... but at this moment Mr. Caffyn realized that he had only eight minutes to catch his train up to Blackfriars, and the problem of Norah was put aside. It was a hot morning in late September, and he had long ceased to enjoy running to catch a train.
The Vanity Girl
Sir Compton Mackenzie
Author : Sir Compton Mackenzie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015008877360
The Vanity Girl by Sir Compton Mackenzie Pdf
The Vanity Girl
Compton MacKenzie
Author : Compton MacKenzie
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1494209209
The Vanity Girl by Compton MacKenzie Pdf
WEST KENSINGTON relies for romance more upon the eccentricities of individual residents than upon any variety or suggestiveness in the scenery of its streets, which indeed are mostly mere lines of uniform gray or red houses drearily elongated by constriction. Yet the suburb is too near to London for some relics of a former rusticity not to have survived; and it is refreshing for the casual observer of a city's growth to find here and there a row of old cottages, here and there a Georgian house rising from sooty flower-gardens and shadowed by rusty cedars, occasionally even an open space of building land, among the weeds of which ragged hedgerows and patches of degenerate oats still endure. How Lonsdale Road, where the Caffyns lived, should have come to obtrude itself upon the flimsy architecture of the neighborhood is not so obvious. Situated near what used to be the western terminus of the old brown-and-blue horse-omnibuses, it is a comparatively wide road of detached, double-fronted, three-storied, square houses (so square that after the rows of emaciated residences close by they seem positively squat), built at least thirty years before anybody thought of following the District Railway out here. Each front door is overhung by a heavy portico, the stout pillars of which, painted over and over again according to the purse and fancy of the owner, vary in color from shades of glossy blue and green to drabs and buffs and dingy ivories. The steps, set some ten yards back from the pavement, are flanked by well-grown shrubs; the ground floor is partially below the level of the street, but there are no areas, and only a side entrance marked "Tradesmen" seems to acknowledge the existence of a more humble world.
"Gods of modern Grub street; impressions of contemporary author"
Arthur St John Adcock
Author : Arthur St John Adcock
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-17
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9791041989041
"Gods of modern Grub street; impressions of contemporary author" by Arthur St John Adcock Pdf
"Gods of Modern Grub Street: Impressions of Contemporary Authors" by Arthur St. John Adcock offers a fascinating glimpse into the literary world of the early 20th century. Through a series of insightful essays, Adcock provides vivid portraits of notable writers of his time, offering readers a window into their lives, works, and literary influences. From established luminaries to up-and-coming talents, Adcock's keen observations shed light on the personalities and motivations that drive these literary figures. With wit and discernment, he navigates topics ranging from literary trends and artistic movements to the societal and cultural forces shaping the literary landscape. "Gods of Modern Grub Street" is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the writers and thinkers who shaped the literary canon of the early 20th century, providing a nuanced and illuminating perspective on the era's literary giants.
The Early Punch Parodies of Sherlock Holmes
Bill Peschel,R.C. Lehmann,P.G. Wodehouse,C.L. Graves,E.V. Lucas,Bernard Partridge,E.T. Reed,Arthur Conan Doyle,F.D. Grierson,Ralph Wotherspoon,N.R. Martin
Author : Bill Peschel,R.C. Lehmann,P.G. Wodehouse,C.L. Graves,E.V. Lucas,Bernard Partridge,E.T. Reed,Arthur Conan Doyle,F.D. Grierson,Ralph Wotherspoon,N.R. Martin
Publisher : Peschel Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
The Early Punch Parodies of Sherlock Holmes by Bill Peschel,R.C. Lehmann,P.G. Wodehouse,C.L. Graves,E.V. Lucas,Bernard Partridge,E.T. Reed,Arthur Conan Doyle,F.D. Grierson,Ralph Wotherspoon,N.R. Martin Pdf
Genius. Braggart. Scientist. Fraud. Sherlock Holmes has been portrayed as all that and more. “The Early Punch Parodies of Sherlock Holmes” brings together the major stories, reviews, briefs and illustrations that appeared in the legendary British humor magazine during Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s lifetime. Annotated and presented in chronological order, this scrapbook charts the rise of Conan Doyle as a writer and public figure and the meteoric popularity of the world’s greatest consulting detective. “The Early Punch Parodies of Sherlock Holmes” contains: • All of the 17 stories in R.C. Lehmann’s “The Adventures of Picklock Holes.” • P.G. Wodehouse’s Sherlockian parodies “Dudley Jones, Bore-Hunter” and “The Prodigal.” • Briefs and article excerpts that praise and poke fun at Conan Doyle’s work and beliefs. • Five complete Holmes parodies including two that haven’t been seen for a century. • Cartoons by Punch artists E.T. Reed, Bernard Partridge and others. • Reviews of Conan Doyle’s books, including two of the “Sherlock Holmes” play starring William Gillette. • Notes on the historical background of the articles and writers, essays on Lehmann, Wodehouse and Punch, plus a new short story featuring Mark Twain and John H. Watson! More than a collection of humorous stories, “The Early Punch Parodies of Sherlock Holmes” shows how Sherlock Holmes shaped the culture, and how the culture shaped our view of Sherlock Holmes. The 223B Casebook Series from Peschel Press reprints the Sherlock Holmes parodies and pastiches published during Arthur Conan Doyle’s lifetime. In addition to being fun to read, the books show how contemporary writers reacted to Conan Doyle’s life and works, and how they reshaped Holmes for their own uses. The result is valuable insight into the “history behind the mystery” of the great detective‘s popularity and endurance.
The Complete Works of Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield
Author : Katherine Mansfield
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 2808 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788075832108
The Complete Works of Katherine Mansfield by Katherine Mansfield Pdf
This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of Contents: Short Story Collections Bliss, and Other Stories The Garden Party, and Other Stories The Doves' Nest, and Other Stories Something Childish, and Other Stories In a German Pension, and Other Stories The Aloe Unfinished Stories Poems Poems: 1909- 1910 Poems: 1911-1913 Poems at the Villa Pauline: 1916 Poems: 1917-1919 Child Verses: 1907 Letters Journal Essays & Book Reviews Biography: The Life of Katherine Mansfield by Ruth E. Mantz & J. Middleton Murry Kathleen Mansfield Murry (1888–1923) was a prominent New Zealand modernist short story writer who was born and brought up in colonial New Zealand and wrote under the pen name of Katherine Mansfield. At 19, Mansfield left New Zealand and settled in the United Kingdom, where she became a friend of modernist writers such as D.H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf. Like Woolf, Mansfield was also interested in the feelings and thoughts of her characters rather than plot development and hence her short stories show the complexities of a character's interior life in all its various shades.
Katherine Mansfield, The Woman Behind The Books (Including Letters, Journals, Essays & Articles)
Katherine Mansfield,John Middleton Murry
Author : Katherine Mansfield,John Middleton Murry
Publisher : Musaicum Books
Page : 1914 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-29
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9788075832122
Katherine Mansfield, The Woman Behind The Books (Including Letters, Journals, Essays & Articles) by Katherine Mansfield,John Middleton Murry Pdf
Virginia Woolf wrote that she was jealous of Mansfield's story-telling skills, and probably the only person of whom the former was in jealous awe of. So who was Katherine Mansfield? Presented here is a fine collection of Mansfield's non-fictional works, the ones that got saved through her friend's and husband's (J. M. Murry's) efforts, to give an insight into the mind of the renowned modernist short stories writer. Content: Biography The Life of Katherine Mansfield by Ruth E. Mantz & J. Middleton Murry Letters and Journal The Letters of Katherine Mansfield Vol. 1 The Letters of Katherine Mansfield Vol. 2 Journal of Katherine Mansfield Essays and Book Reviews Novels and Novelists Kathleen Mansfield Murry (1888–1923) was a prominent New Zealand modernist short story writer who was born and brought up in colonial New Zealand and wrote under the pen name of Katherine Mansfield. At 19, Mansfield left New Zealand and settled in the United Kingdom, where she became a friend of modernist writers such as D.H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf. John Middleton Murry (1889-1957) was a famous editor and husband of Katherine Mansfield. He is responsible for collecting and editing all of Mansfield's manuscripts, in spite of the tumultuous relationship between the two, during and after Mansfield's lifetime.
Katherine Mansfield: Complete Works
Katherine Mansfield
Author : Katherine Mansfield
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 2655 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547009566
Katherine Mansfield: Complete Works by Katherine Mansfield Pdf
This unique and meticulously edited collection of Katherine Mansfield's greatest works includes: Short Story Collections_x000D_ Bliss, and Other Stories_x000D_ The Garden Party, and Other Stories_x000D_ The Doves' Nest, and Other Stories_x000D_ Something Childish, and Other Stories_x000D_ In a German Pension, and Other Stories_x000D_ The Aloe_x000D_ Unfinished Stories_x000D_ Poems_x000D_ Poems: 1909- 1910 _x000D_ Poems: 1911-1913 _x000D_ Poems at the Villa Pauline: 1916 _x000D_ Poems: 1917-1919_x000D_ Child Verses: 1907_x000D_ Letters _x000D_ Journal_x000D_ Essays & Book Reviews_x000D_ Biography:_x000D_ The Life of Katherine Mansfield by Ruth E. Mantz & J. Middleton Murry_x000D_ Kathleen Mansfield Murry (1888–1923) was a prominent New Zealand modernist short story writer who was born and brought up in colonial New Zealand and wrote under the pen name of Katherine Mansfield. At 19, Mansfield left New Zealand and settled in the United Kingdom, where she became a friend of modernist writers such as D.H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf. Like Woolf, Mansfield was also interested in the feelings and thoughts of her characters rather than plot development and hence her short stories show the complexities of a character's interior life in all its various shades.
The Complete Works of Katherine Mansfield: Short Stories, Poetry, Letters, Diary, Essays & Book Reviews
Katherine Mansfield
Author : Katherine Mansfield
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 2815 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788026865766
The Complete Works of Katherine Mansfield: Short Stories, Poetry, Letters, Diary, Essays & Book Reviews by Katherine Mansfield Pdf
This carefully crafted ebook: “The Complete Works of Katherine Mansfield: Short Stories, Poetry, Letters, Diary, Essays & Book Reviews” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Short Story Collections Bliss, and Other Stories The Garden Party, and Other Stories The Doves' Nest, and Other Stories Something Childish, and Other Stories In a German Pension, and Other Stories The Aloe Unfinished Stories Poems Poems: 1909- 1910 Poems: 1911-1913 Poems at the Villa Pauline: 1916 Poems: 1917-1919 Child Verses: 1907 Letters Journal Essays & Book Reviews Biography: The Life of Katherine Mansfield by Ruth E. Mantz & J. Middleton Murry Kathleen Mansfield Murry (1888–1923) was a prominent New Zealand modernist short story writer who was born and brought up in colonial New Zealand and wrote under the pen name of Katherine Mansfield. At 19, Mansfield left New Zealand and settled in the United Kingdom, where she became a friend of modernist writers such as D.H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf. Like Woolf, Mansfield was also interested in the feelings and thoughts of her characters rather than plot development and hence her short stories show the complexities of a character's interior life in all its various shades.
English Literature of the 19th & 20th Centuries
Maggs Bros
Author : Maggs Bros
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1817
Category : English literature
ISBN : UCAL:$B233525
English Literature of the 19th & 20th Centuries by Maggs Bros Pdf
Catalog of Copyright Entries
Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 882 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Copyright
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006280221
Catalog of Copyright Entries by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf
Catalogue of Title-entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, Under the Copyright Law ... Wherein the Copyright Has Been Completed by the Deposit of Two Copies in the Office
Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : American drama
ISBN : UOM:39015084451643
Catalogue of Title-entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, Under the Copyright Law ... Wherein the Copyright Has Been Completed by the Deposit of Two Copies in the Office by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf
Includes index.
Complete Works. Illustrated
Katherine Mansfield
Author : Katherine Mansfield
Publisher : Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : PKEY:SMP2200000097842
Complete Works. Illustrated by Katherine Mansfield Pdf
Kathleen Mansfield, was a New Zealand writer, essayist and journalist, widely considered one of the most influential and important authors of the modernist movement. Her works are celebrated across the world, and have been published in 25 languages. Mansfield wrote short stories and poetry under a variation of her own name, Katherine Mansfield, which explored anxiety, sexuality and existentialism alongside a developing New Zealand identity. In A German Pension Bliss and Other Stories The Garden Party and Other Stories The Doves’ Nest and Other Stories Poems Something Childish and Other Stories The Letters: Volume I The Letters: Volume II Journal The Aloe Novels and Novelists The Scrapbook Uncollected Texts
A Katherine Mansfield Chronology
R. Norburn
Author : R. Norburn
Publisher : Springer
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008-02-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780230583122
A Katherine Mansfield Chronology by R. Norburn Pdf
This new addition to the Author Chronologies series details the tumultuous and tragic life of Katherine Mansfield (she died from tuberculosis aged only thirty-four) and sheds new light on her approach and attitudes to writing.
