Little Kingdoms

Author : Kevin Barry
Publisher : Graywolf Press
ISBN 13 : 155597077X
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book There Are Little Kingdoms written by Kevin Barry and published by Graywolf Press. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of City of Bohane and Dark Lies the Island, a debut collection that "could easily have been titled ‘These Are Little Masterpieces'" (The Irish Times) This award-winning story collection by Kevin Barry summons all the laughter, darkness, and intensity of contemporary Irish life. A pair of fast girls court trouble as they cool their heels on a slow night in a small town. Lonesome hillwalkers take to the high reaches in pursuit of a saving embrace. A bewildered man steps off a country bus in search of his identity—and a stiff drink. These stories, filled with a grand sense of life's absurdity, form a remarkably surefooted collection that reads like a modern-day Dubliners. Winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, and a 2007 book of the year in the Irish Times, the Sunday Tribune, and Metro, There Are Little Kingdoms marks the stunning entrance of a writer who burst onto the literary scene fully formed.

Author : Steven Millhauser
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307763889
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Little Kingdoms written by Steven Millhauser and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cartoons that draw their creator into another world; demonic paintings that exert a sinister influence on our own. Fairy tales that express the secret losses and anxieties of their tellers. These are the elements that Steven Millhauser employs to such marvelous—and often disquieting—effect in Little Kingdoms, a collection whose three novellas suggest magical companion pieces to his acclaimed longer fictions. In "The Little Kingdom of J. Franklin Payne," a gentle eccentric constructs an elaborate alternate universe that is all the more appealing for being transparently unreal. "The Princess, the Dwarf, and the Dungeon" is at once a gothic tale of nightmarish jealousy and a meditation on the human need for exaltation and horror. And "Catalogue of the Exhibition" introduces us to the oeuvre of Edmund Moorash, a Romantic painter who might have been imagined by Nabokov or Poe. Exuberantly inventive, as mysterious as dreams, these novellas will delight, mesmerize, and transport anyone who reads them.

Author : Robert M. Ireland
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813194679
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Little Kingdoms written by Robert M. Ireland and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kentucky's counties though theoretically provinces of the state were in reality powerful semi-sovereign entities during the latter half of the 19th century. Their positive accomplishments were many. Government funds were wisely invested in internal improvements, road construction, law enforcement, tax collection, and relief of the poor. Keen competition for county offices, placed on an electoral basis by the Constitution of 1850, brought added vitality to Kentucky's uniquely intense political life, and the official day on which the county courts met continued to be the foremost social and economic day of the month. Despite these positive facets and the good intentions of the reformers of 1849-1850, however, Kentucky's counties retained a tradition of parochialism, corruption, and inefficiency. The establishment of elective offices eliminated few of the deficiencies of the county system. The railroads were the focus of rivalry and scandal. Prevailing lawlessness compounded the semi-anarchical condition of many of the counties. Rising crime rates rendered insecure the lives of many Kentuckians. Nineteenth-century Kentucky left no legacy of law and order. A grasp of this paradoxical situation is essential to an understanding of late 19th-century Kentucky history. In this probing study, Robert M. Ireland offers the first thorough examination of the impact of Kentucky's counties on the state's constitutional, political, social, and economic development during this period.

Author : Jeffrey Archer
Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN 13 : 8727126587
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Little Kingdoms: Dance of the Underpants written by Jeffrey Archer and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2024-03-28 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into a world of tiny, magical kingdoms full of surprises! King Smidgen and Queen Minutiae are busy preparing for the fashionable Queen Couture's visit when they embark on an adventure to the Wardrobe Kingdom. Travelling through stormy skies and spooky swamps in their airship, they land in Underwhere, a kingdom clothed in discarded garments! Will King Smidgen be able to find the perfect dress for his queen? And can he help his new friend Chief Crotch protect his kingdom from mountains of wardrobe waste? Little Kingdoms Hidden within an old house in a misty valley is a multitude of little kingdoms, each brimming with tiny folk proud of their unique traditions. Watch them hilariously interact across stories, subtly imparting moral lessons amid their whimsical escapades. A delightful blend of fantasy and humour, the "Little Kingdoms"-series is an absolute treat for kids and adults alike! Jeffrey Archer (1940-) is a bestselling British author and former politician, renowned for his captivating novels, short stories, and children's books published in over 97 countries and over 37 languages. His best-known works include ‘First Among Equals’, ‘Kane and Abel’ and ‘Only Time Will Tell’.

Author : Charlaine Harris
Publisher : Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1625673779
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Small Kingdoms and Other Stories written by Charlaine Harris and published by Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new collection of linked short stories from Charlaine Harris, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse books, the basis for HBO’s True Blood, and the Midnight Crossroad series, the inspiration for Midnight, Texas on NBC. Principal Anne DeWitt knew her past could catch up with her, but she didn’t expect it would make her late for school. Killing a man does take time though; so does disposing the body . . . if you do it right. After three relatively quiet years at Travis High School, it seems Anne is in danger of being exposed—even the baseball coach knows more about her former life than she ever imagined. Now, she must find out who else holds her secrets and who wants her to pay for them. . .without letting it make her tardy again. Anne still has a school to run, parents to manage, and a few students who might benefit from her unique—and deadly—experience. Collected together for the first time in Small Kingdoms and Other Stories, “Small Kingdoms,” “Sarah Smiles,” “Small Chances,” and “Small Signs” are sure to delight fans of Charlaine Harris.

Author : Natasha Pulley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1635576091
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Kingdoms written by Natasha Pulley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of The 7 1⁄2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and David Mitchell, a genre bending, time twisting alternative history that asks whether it's worth changing the past to save the future, even if it costs you everyone you've ever loved. Joe Tournier has a bad case of amnesia. His first memory is of stepping off a train in the nineteenth-century French colony of England. The only clue Joe has about his identity is a century-old postcard of a Scottish lighthouse that arrives in London the same month he does. Written in illegal English-instead of French-the postcard is signed only with the letter “M,” but Joe is certain whoever wrote it knows him far better than he currently knows himself, and he's determined to find the writer. The search for M, though, will drive Joe from French-ruled London to rebel-owned Scotland and finally onto the battle ships of a lost empire's Royal Navy. Swept out to sea with a hardened British sea captain named Kite, who might know more about Joe's past than he's willing to let on, Joe will remake history, and himself. From bestselling author Natasha Pulley, The Kingdoms is an epic, romantic, wildly original novel that bends genre as easily as it twists time.

Author : Kevin Barry
Publisher : Canongate Books
ISBN 13 : 1786890194
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book There Are Little Kingdoms written by Kevin Barry and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2017-04-06 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This award-winning story collection summons all the laughter, darkness and intensity of contemporary Irish life. A pair of fast girls court trouble as they cool their heels on a slow night in a small town. Lonesome hillwalkers take to the high reaches in pursuit of a saving embrace. A bewildered man steps off a country bus in search of his identity - and a stiff drink. These stories, filled with a grand sense of life's absurdity, form a remarkably surefooted collection that reads like a modern-day Dubliners.

Author : Brandon Mull
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1442497009
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sky Raiders written by Brandon Mull and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whisked through a portal to The Outskirts, an in-between world, sixth-grader Cole must rescue his friends and find his way back home--before his existence is forgotten.

Author : Robert Morden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 712 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Geography rectified; or, a description of the world in all its kingdoms, provinces, countries, ... their ... names, ... customs, etc. Illustrated, enlarged, etc written by Robert Morden and published by . This book was released on 1700 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Olka Novytska
Publisher : Meteoor Books
ISBN 13 : 9789491643361
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mini Kingdom written by Olka Novytska and published by Meteoor Books. This book was released on 2020-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the Mini Kingdom! Designer Olka Novytska (AradiyaToys) shares her passion for amigurumi with 36 themed Minis. The King and Queen are throwing a big crochet feast. The Drummer announces the event to the whole land. The Astronomer knew you were coming, of course, it was written in the Crochet Constellation. Let's just hope the Joker and the Fairy don't play any pranks on tonight's yarn stash. The Prince, accompanied by his trusty Knight on horseback, is visiting the villagers. Do you want to come and crochet along? Make and explore this bustling little kingdom! Each Mini stays upright on its own, so they make perfect toys for playful little dreamers. You can swap the hair pieces and hats of the figures as you wish, to create even more unique characters for your very own amigurumi realm! With step-by-step pictures and video tutorials, beginners as well as advanced crocheters will enjoy this book!