Clifton Fadiman
Author
Language
English
Description
The folk tales gathered by brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm have been retold for every new generation of readers. Some of the best-loved stories, such as "Cinderella" and "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" have become world-famous movies. In this collection, you'll discover the Grimms' most spellbinding tales.
Author
Language
English
Description
A masterpiece of storytelling, this epic saga pits Ahab, a brooding and fanatical sea captain, against the great white whale that crippled him. In telling the tale of Ahab's passion for revenge and the fateful voyage that ensued, Melville produced far more than the narrative of a hair-raising journey; Moby-Dick is a tale for the ages that sounds the deepest depths of the human soul. Interspersed with graphic sketches of life aboard a whaling vessel,...
Author
Publisher
David R. Godine, Publisher
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A worm with a voracious appetite for words who has grown bored with those he finds in the tabloids, discovers the dictionary where his flagging appetite revives. Includes puns, puzzles, and plays on words, as well as an afterword by the author's daughter, Anne.
Author
Publisher
Citadel Press
Pub. Date
[1946]
Physical Desc
xix, 810 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Ambrose Bierce: portrait of a misanthrope, by Clifton Fadiman.--In the midst of life, tales of soldiers and civilians.--The devil's dictionary.--Can such things be?--Fantastic fables.--The monk and the hangman's daughter.--Negligible tales.--The parenticide club.
