A Careless Widow Other Stories

Author : V.S. Pritchett
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1448201799
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Careless Widow and Other Stories written by V.S. Pritchett and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-10-28 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1989, here is England's leading man of letters-as old as the century-at the height of his powers, the incomparable V. S. Pritchett, whose brilliantly observed short stories have become classics in his own lifetime. In these six beautifully crafted stories-his latest effort-we see a master at work, casting his eye over the subjects he knows best, the ordinary men and women of England: studious fourteen- year-old Sarah, whose life is changed by a game of hide-and-seek; or Lionel Frazier, the hairdresser, who looks at a woman and sees only her head; or George Andrews, the salesman, for whom new floral carpeting is always an exciting omen. The genius of these stories is their familiarity-almost everyone will recognize a moment or a revelation of his own life in the experiences of Pritchett's utterly individual and incomparably real characters. Renowned in both the United States and England, Pritchett celebrates his eighty-ninth birthday with the publication of these six masterpieces. V. S. Pritchett's admirers and those lucky enough to be discovering him for the first time will find in A Careless Widow the work of a major talent at its best.

Author : Victor Sawdon Pritchett
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Careless Widow & Other Stories written by Victor Sawdon Pritchett and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1989 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set for the most part in London, Cornwall and the South Coast, the stories included in this collection are proof that one of the great masters of the short story is still, in his late eighties, at the height of his powers; and one of them, "Cocky Olly"--The story of two runaway children - is widely considered to be among the very best he has written.

Author : V. S. Pritchett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780517094648
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Careless Widow and Other Stories written by V. S. Pritchett and published by . This book was released on 1992-12-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : V. S. Pritchett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780701136970
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Careless Widow and Other Stories written by V. S. Pritchett and published by . This book was released on 1990-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Victor Sawdon Pritchett
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Careless Widow & Other Stories written by Victor Sawdon Pritchett and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1989 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set for the most part in London, Cornwall and the South Coast, the stories included in this collection are proof that one of the great masters of the short story is still, in his late eighties, at the height of his powers; and one of them, "Cocky Olly"--The story of two runaway children - is widely considered to be among the very best he has written.

Author : Margaret Oliphant
Publisher : Litres
ISBN 13 : 5040563493
Total Pages : 722 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Widow's Tale, and Other Stories written by Margaret Oliphant and published by Litres. This book was released on 2021-01-18 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mrs. Oliphant
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 9360462039
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Widow's Tale and Other Stories written by Mrs. Oliphant and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-01 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The novel "A Widow's Tale" was written by means of Margaret Oliphant below the name Mrs. Oliphant, who become a success Scottish author inside the 1800s. The tale is ready the main man or woman, Mrs. Catherine Vernon, who reveals herself dealing with the difficulties of being a widow. Catherine has currently lost her husband and now has to address social expectations and financial problems even as additionally coping with her grief. The book takes location in Victorian instances and looks at how tough it is to be a widow in a society that often limited girls's roles and alternatives. Mrs. Oliphant effectively weaves a story that delves into the social and emotional elements of being a widow. She gives readers a transferring and insightful take a look at one woman's adventure thru loss and adjustment. Catherine modifications as she deals along with her new fact, and the unusual gives us a hazard to observe resilience and personal growth in an extra complex way. Mrs. Oliphant's memories are regarded for the way sensitively they show how human beings feel and the way well they display how things had been in society on the time. "A Widow's Tale" is an outstanding instance of Mrs. Oliphant's writing competencies; it indicates what it become want to be a widow in Victorian England with expertise and story-telling talent.

Author : Margaret Oliphant
Publisher : The Floating Press
ISBN 13 : 177652991X
Total Pages : 571 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Widow's Tale written by Margaret Oliphant and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in Scotland and later a transplant to London, Margaret Oliphant was an accomplished and popular writer whose body of work includes historical novels, romances, and supernatural fiction. Despite the wide-ranging spectrum of genres she tackled, a common theme throughout is a gentle and insightful skewering of social mores and class stratification in the Victorian era. This collection of short stories is an engaging introduction to her unique literary style.

Author : Dean Baldwin
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
ISBN 13 : 1535854014
Total Pages : 8 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gale Researcher Guide for: The "Eccentrics" of V. S. Pritchett's Short Fiction written by Dean Baldwin and published by Gale, Cengage Learning . This book was released on with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gale Researcher Guide for: The "Eccentrics" of V. S. Pritchett's Short Fiction is selected from Gale's academic platform Gale Researcher. These study guides provide peer-reviewed articles that allow students early success in finding scholarly materials and to gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to pursue deeper research.

Author : Mrs. Oliphant
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1528780213
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Widow's Tale and Other Stories - With an Introductory Note by J. M. Barrie written by Mrs. Oliphant and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2018-03-16 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Widow's Tale and Other Stories was originally published in 1898. It contains an introductory biography by J. M. Barrie. Stories include: A Widow's Tale, Queen Eleanor and Fair Rosamond, Madamoiselle, The Lily and the Thorn, The Strange Adventures of John Percival, The Story of a Wedding-Tour, John, The Whirl of youth and The Heirs of Kellie. Margaret Oliphant was a Scottish novelist and historical writer, who usually wrote as Mrs. Oliphant. During her career she wrote more than 120 works, including novels travelogues, histories and volumes of literary criticism. Two of her better-known fictional works are Miss Marjoribanks (1866) and Phoebe Junior (1876). Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, with a new introductory biography.