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*** The Night Life of the Gods by Thorne Smith [WT Sharpe, issybird, bfisher]
Patricia Clark Memorial Library: ePub |
Kindle
Spoiler:
Thorne Smith's rapid-fire dialogue, brilliant sense of the absurd, and literary aplomb put him in the same category as the beloved P.G. Wodehouse. The Night Life of the Gods—the madcap story of a scientist who instigates a nocturnal spree with the Greek gods—is arguably his most sparkling comedic achievement.
Hunter Hawk has a knack for annoying his ultra-respectable relatives. He likes to experiment and he particularly likes to experiment with explosives. His garage-cum-laboratory is a veritable minefield, replete with evil-smelling clouds of vapor through which various bits of wreckage and mysteriously bubbling test tubes are occasionally visible.
With the help of Megaera, a fetching nine-hundred-year-old lady leprechaun he meets one night in the woods, he masters the art (if not the timing) of transforming statues into people. And when he practices his new witchery in the stately halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art—setting Bacchus, Mercury, Neptune, Diana, Hebe, Apollo, and Perseus loose on the unsuspecting citizenry of Prohibition-era New York—the stage is set for Thorne Smith at his most devilish and delightful.
Born in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1892, educated at Dartmouth, THORNE SMITH was an early cohort of Dorothy Parker's. He achieved literary success in 1926 with the publication of Topper and went on to publish nine novels in the next eight years. He earned a passionate following among both critics and readers before his death, at the age of forty-two, in 1934.
The book was made into a Universal Pictures movie in 1935 starring Alan Mowbray.
* Carmen by Mérimée [Hamlet53]
Patricia Clark Memorial Library: ePub |
Kindle
*** Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson [issybird, bfisher, fantasyfan]
Patricia Clark Memorial Library: ePub |
Kindle
Spoiler:
From Amazon:
Spirited, romantic, and full of danger, Kidnapped is Robert Louis Stevenson's classic of high adventure. Beloved by generations, it is the saga of David Balfour, a young heir whose greedy uncle connives to do him out of his inherited fortune....
Acclaimed by Henry James as Robert Louis Stevenson's best novel, Kidnapped achieves what Stevenson called, "the particular crown and triumph of the artist...not simply to convince, but to enchant."
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Orphaned and penniless, young David Balfour sets out to find his last living relative. But in doing so he will become caught up the greatest and most frightening adventure of his life.
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*** The Haunted House and Other Horror Stories by Charles Dickens [WT Sharpe, Hamlet53, Dazrin]
Patricia Clark Memorial Library: ePub |
Kindle
*** Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain [Hamlet53, WT Sharpe, GA Russell]
Patricia Clark Memorial Library: ePub |
Kindle (Both versions are illustrated)
*** The Virginian by Owen Wister [HomeInMyShoes, CRussel, Dazrin]
Patricia Clark Memorial Library: ePub |
Kindle
Spoiler:
In the untamed West, pioneers came to test their fortunes -- and their wills. The Wyoming territory was a harsh, unforgiving land, with its own unwritten code of honor by which men lived and died. Into this rough landscape rides the Virginian, a solitary man whose unbending will is his only guide through life. The Virginian's unwavering beliefs in right and wrong are soon tested as he tries to prove his love for a woman who cannot accept his sense of justice; at the same time, a betrayal by his most trusted friend forces him to fight against the corruption that rules the land. Still as exciting and meaningful as it was when first published one hundred years ago, Owen Wister's epic tale of a man caught between his love for a woman and his quest for justice exemplifies one of the most significant and enduring themes in all of American literature. With remarkable character depth and vivid passages, "The Virginian" stands not only as the first great novel of American Western literature, but as a testament to the eternal struggle between good and evil in humanity. With an engaging new introduction by Gary Scharnhorst, professor of English at the University of New Mexico, this volume is an indispensable addition to the library of American Western literature.
*** Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey [CRussel, fantasyfan, JSWolf]
Patricia Clark Memorial Library: BBeB/LRF Books
*** Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson [GA Russell, issybird, din155]
Patricia Clark Memorial Library: ePub |
Kindle
*** Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell [sun surfer, bfisher, CRussel]
Patricia Clark Memorial Library: ePub |
Kindle
Spoiler:
From Goodreads
'It is very pleasant dinning with a bachelor...I only hope it is not improper; so many pleasant things are!'
A portrait of the residents of an English country town in the mid nineteenth century, Cranford relates the adventures of Miss Matty and Miss Deborah, two middle-aged spinster sisters striving to live with dignity in reduced circumstances. Through a series of vignettes, Elizabeth Gaskell portrays a community governed by old-fashioned habits and dominated by friendships between women. Her wry account of rural life is undercut, however, by tragedy in its depiction of such troubling events as Matty's bankruptcy, the violent death of Captain Brown or the unwitting cruelty of Peter Jenkyns. Written with acute observation, Cranford is by turns affectionate, moving and darkly satirical.
The nominations are now closed.