A passionate book of poetry from New York Times bestselling author Louise Erdrich.
In this important collection, award-winning author Louise Erdrich has selected poems from her two previous books of poetry, Jacklight and Baptism of Desire, and has added nineteen new poems to compose Original Fire.
“These molten poems radiate with the ferocity of desire, and in them Erdrich does not spin verse so much as tell tales—of betrayal and revenge, of hunting and being hunted.”—*Minneapolis Star Tribune* Views: 370
Early Light gathers three tales by Osamu Dazai, author of the wildly popular No Longer HumanEarly Light offers three very different aspects of Osamu Dazai's genius: the title story relates his misadventures as a drinker and a family man in the terrible fire bombings of Tokyo at the end of WWII. Having lost their own home, he and his wife flee with a new baby boy and their little girl to relatives in Kofu, only to be bombed out anew. "Everything's gone," the father explains to his daughter: "Mr. Rabbit, our shoes, the Ogigari house, the Chino house, they all burned up," "Yeah, they all burned up," she said, still smiling."One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji," another autobiographical tale, is much more comic: Dazai finds himself unable to escape the famous views, the beauty once immortalized by Hokusai and now reduced to a cliche. In the end, young girls torment him by pressing him into taking their photo before the famous peak: "Goodbye," he hisses... Views: 369
Hilarious new series from Queen of Teen – laugh your tights off at the (VERY) amateur dramatic antics of Talullah and her bonkers mates. Boys, snogging and bad acting guaranteed!
Picture the scene: Dother Hall performing arts college somewhere Up North, surrounded by rolling dales, bearded cheesemaking villagers (male and female) and wildlife of the squirrely-type. On the whole, it’s not quite the showbiz experience Tallulah was expecting… but once her mates turn up and they start their ‘FAME! I’m gonna liiiiive foreeeeeever, I’m gonna fill my tiiiiights’ summer course things are bound to perk up.
Especially when the boys arrive. (When DO the boys arrive?)
Six weeks of parent-free freedom. BOY freedom. Freedom of expression… cos it’s the THEATRE dahling, the theatre!! Views: 369
The first adult epic fantasy novel from multi-million copy bestselling author of Chocolat, Joanne Harris.
The novel is a brilliant first-person narrative of the rise and fall of the Norse gods - retold from the point of view of the world's ultimate trickster, Loki. It tells the story of Loki's recruitment from the underworld of Chaos, his many exploits on behalf of his one-eyed master, Odin, through to his eventual betrayal of the gods and the fall of Asgard itself. Using her life-long passion for the Norse myths, Joanne Harris has created a vibrant and powerful fantasy novel.
Loki, that’s me.
Loki, the Light-Bringer, the misunderstood, the elusive, the handsome and modest hero of this particular tissue of lies. Take it with a pinch of salt, but it’s at least as true as the official version, and, dare I say it, more entertaining.
So far, history, such as it is, has cast me in a rather unflattering role.
Now it’s my turn to take the stage.
With his notorious reputation for trickery and deception, and an ability to cause as many problems as he solves, Loki is a Norse god like no other. Demon-born, he is viewed with deepest suspicion by his fellow gods who will never accept him as one of their own and for this he vows to take his revenge.
From his recruitment by Odin from the realm of Chaos, through his years as the go-to man of Asgard, to his fall from grace in the build-up to Ragnarok, this is the unofficial history of the world’s ultimate trickster. Views: 369
One of the most original and daring writers in English letters, Michel Faber shows his incredible mastery of wildly diverse literary forms with this, his long-awaited second collection of stories. Faber’s characters in these 17 fictions are often dislocated—fragile beings confronting moments of fracture—in worlds that are both real and surreal. From the achingly sad lives of “The Safehouse” to the moments of exquisite happiness in “Vanilla-right Like Eminem” to the futuristic savagery of “The Fahrenheit Twins,” these are fearless stories that crack our humanity wide open. With his brilliant characterization and pitch-perfect prose, Michel Faber has produced a short story collection that will seal his reputation as one of our most arresting and gifted writers. Views: 369
Imagine planning a fairytale wedding with a nearly limitless budget. . .but for someone else. Now imagine being stranded at the event hotel with a massive hurricane barreling down on you, a motley crew of tourists, and your estranged husband. Will wedding planner Summer Nelson be able to weather the storm alongside her stubborn husband? Or will this new crisis tear them apart forever? Views: 369
When tragedy strikes his small band of werewolves who’d been roaming the countryside in search of a new home after River had been ousted as pack alpha of his old pack, River reluctantly concludes life in Cascade city might be safer.
However, tensions within the pack soon escalate when they’re forced to all live in the apartment rented by Jax, the human lover of David, the pack’s second in command. Knowing he needs money to buy better and bigger accommodation for his pack, River disappears for a few days and returns with a bag of gold chips he’s sniffed out from the Cascade River near his old pack grounds.
Coyote shifter Foster’s true mate has made his presence known, but when the coyote alpha finally shows himself, Foster is faced with a difficult decision. Stay with the werewolves and risk his mate’s unhappiness, or leave those he’s come to love as family?
Meanwhile, David continues to want to submit to Jax while being alpha to his beta mate, Brooks. Tension in the threesome grows as Jax’s reluctance to take the bite turns into flat-out refusal. Can their relationship survive this as well as Brooks pregnancy and David’s hyper-protectiveness of his werewolf mate?
When Josiah suggests the pack admit rogue werewolves, River’s desire to please his omega mate wars with his responsibilities to his pack as he questions past decisions and Josiah’s influence on them. Will history repeat itself, leading to the downfall of the newly-formed Cascade City Pack? Views: 369
The author of The Christmas Box shares the miracle story behind the original book as he describes his own spiritual journey and the experiences of people whose lives were changed by his book. Views: 369
Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors. or simply 1601 is the title of a short risque squib by Mark Twain, first published anonymously in 1880, and finally acknowledged by the author in 1906. Written as an extract from the diary of one of Queen Elizabeth I’s ladies-in-waiting, the pamphlet purports to record a conversation between Elizabeth and several famous writers of the day. The topics discussed are entirely scatological, notably farting and sex. Views: 369
Using a restricted FBI database, genetic researcher Jeanie Ferrami has located identical twins *born to different mothers*. Frightened by her bizarre discovery, she is determined to discover the truth at any cost—until she finds herself at the center of a scandal that could ruin her career. To fight the charges, Jeannie plunges into a maze of hidden evidence. With growing horror, she uncovers a cynical, far-reaching conspiracy involving disturbing genetic experiments and some of the most powerful men in America—men who will kill to keep their secrets concealed. Views: 369
Table of Contents
List of Works by Genre and Title
List of Works in Alphabetical Order
Honore de Balzac Biography
La Com?die Humaine:
Scenes From Private Life:
The Ball at Sceaux
The Purse
Madame Firmiani
A Second Home
Domestic Peace
Paz or The Imaginary Mistress
Study of a Woman
Another Study of Woman
La Grand Breteche (Sequel to "Another Study of Woman")
Albert Savarus
Letters of Two Brides
A Daughter of Eve
A Woman of Thirty
The Deserted Woman
La Grenadiere
The Message
Gobseck
The Marriage Contract
A Start in Life
Modeste Mignon
Beatrix
Honorine
Colonel Chabert
The Atheist's Mass
The Commission in Lunacy
Pierre Grassou
Scenes From Provincial Life:
Ursule Mirouet or Ursula
Eugenie Grandet
The Celibates:
- Pierrette
- The Vicar of Tours
- The Two Brothers or A Bachelor's Establishment
Parisians in the Country:
- The Illustrious Gaudissart
- The Muse of the Department
The Jealousies of a Country Town
- An Old Maid
- The Collection of Antiquities
The Lily of the Valley
Lost Illusions (Les Illusions perdues)
*- The Two Poets
- A Distinguished Provincial at Paris
- Eve and David *
Scenes From Parisian Life
Scenes from a Courtesan's Life
- Esther Happy
- What Love Costs an Old Man
- The End of Evil Ways
- Vautrin's Last Avatar
A Prince of Bohemia
A Man of Business
Gaudissart II
Unconscious Comedians
The Thirteen
- Ferragus
- The Duchesse de Langeais
- The Girl with the Golden Eyes
Father Goriot
The Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau
The Firm of Nucingen
The Secrets of a Princess
Bureaucracy or The Government Clerks
Sarrasine
Facino Cane
Poor Relations
- Cousin Betty
- Cousin Pons
The Lesser Bourgeoisie or The Middle Classes
Scenes From Political Life
An Historical Mystery or The Gondreville Mystery
An Episode Under the Terror
The Brotherhood of Consolation or The Seamy Side of History
- Madame de la Chanterie
- Initiated or The Initiate
Z. Marcas
The Deputy of Arcis or The Member for Arcis
Scenes From Military Life
The Chouans
A Passion in the Desert
Scenes From Country Life
The Country Doctor
The Village Rector or The Country Parson
Sons of the Soil or The Peasantry
Philosophical Studies
The Magic Skin (La Peau de chagrin)
The Alkahest or The Quest of the Absolute
Christ in Flanders
Melmoth Reconciled
The Hidden Masterpiece
The Hated Son
Gambara
Massimilla Doni
Juana or The Maranas
Farewell
The Recruit or The Conscript
El Verdugo
A Drama on the Seashore or A Seaside Tragedy
The Red Inn
The Elixir of Life
Maitre Cornelius
Catherine De Medici
- The Calvinist Martyr
- The Ruggieri's Secret
- The Two Dreams
Louis Lambert
The Exiles
Seraphita
Analytical Studies
The Physiology of Marriage
Novels:
Adieu
Beatrix
The Country Doctor
Petty Troubles of Married Life
Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau
Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan
Vendetta
Short Stories:
At the Sign of the Cat & Racket
Domestic Peace
Droll Stories Volume 1
Droll Stories Volume 2
Droll Stories Volume 3
Folk-Tales of Napoleon, The Napoleon of the People; Napoleonder
A Street of Paris and Its Inhabitant
Plays:
Mercadet: A Comedy In Three Acts
Pamela Giraud: A Play In Five Acts
The Resources of Quinola
The Stepmother, A Drama in Five Acts
Vautrin: A Drama in Five Acts Views: 369
When a strange old man slowly shuffles in front of a suburban house, the quiet neighborhood is turned upside down. A short story by Scott Semegran.Nankichi Niimi is undoubtedly one of Japan's most highly regarded writers of fantasy fiction. Book 3 of Tales from a Japanese Dreamland is an introduction to Niimi's writing through one of his most famous children's stories. Mama fox only wants the best for her little one, so when the cold winter arrives and her precious boy needs some mittens, then she knows what she must do. The only problem is that she is afraid and her legs won't take her any further. So her son must go on his own. The highlight of this delightful children's story is the beautiful description of the foxes' journey through the snow covered woods during the middle of the night.Buying Mittens is also available in Books 2 & 5 of the series Tales from a Japanese Dreamland.Nankichi Niimi was born Shohachi Watanabe in what is now Handa City, Aichi Prefecture, on July 30, 1913, with the year 2013 marking 100 years since his birth. It was recently estimated that over 60 million people have read Gon the Fox which he penned at just 17 years of age. Although Niimi went on to write a large number of poems and short stories, such as Buying Mittens, Grandpa's Lamp and When the Thieves Came to Hananoki Village before his death from tuberculosis at age 29, Gon the Fox is undoubtedly the most famous and well-loved of all his works, and perhaps the most famous Japanese children's story of all time. About Little J BooksHi, my name is Paul and I started Little J Books because I personally wanted to be able to read more of these kinds of Japanese stories in English, especially in ebook form. By putting these stories into an ebook format they will be available for anyone to access anywhere in the world, forever. If you know of any other Japanese stories like these that it is hard to get your hands on (because they are sold out or just too expensive), please let me know. Views: 368
