Ernest: 1678 books

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In these five stories, Ernest Gaines returns to the cane fields, sharecroppers' shacks, and decaying plantation houses of Louisiana, the terrain of his great novels A Gathering of Old Men and A Lesson Before Dying. As rendered by Gaines, this country becomes as familiar, and as haunted by cruelty,...

Ernest J. Gaines's new novella revolves around a courthouse shooting that leads a young reporter to uncover the long story of race and power in his small town and the relationship between the white sheriff and the black man who "whipped children" to keep order. After Brady Sims pulls out a gun in...

A Vintage Shorts “Short Story Month” Selection   The fish are nearly jumping in the bayous of Louisiana, but hoodoo magic is just as easy to find. And one day, Bobby’s grandfather catches a haint.    With his characteristically rich sense of place and deep understanding of the human psyche,...

Chilling works of literary noir: “Hopler has tracked down a remarkable number of hit-man stories by a remarkable collection of authors.” —New York Press   This unique collection of writings about hired killers includes stories, screenplays, and even poems—plus an appendix listing hit-man...

El esperado regreso del autor de Ready Player One**, el** best seller geek en que se basa la película homónima de Steven Spielberg. Zack Lightman se ha pasado la vida soñando. Soñando con que el mundo real se pareciera un poco más al sinfín de libros, películas y videojuegos de ciencia...

Helemaal in het noorden van Italië ligt de vallei van de ijsmakers: een tiental dorpjes dat al generaties lang gespecialiseerd is in het bereiden van ijs. Volgens Giuseppe Talamini is het er zelfs uitgevonden. Zijn familie vertrekt elke lente naar de ijssalon in Rotterdam, in de winter keren ze terug...

Sheila is a prostitute, and like most prostitutes, she worries about the long arm of the law, not to mention other long appendages lawmen have. But she thinks she now has a foolproof way to advertise her services and remain out of clutches of the law. Read her story and see if you agree.

Ernest Percival Rhys (July 17, 1859 May 25, 1946) was an English writer who wrote in a variety of genres, including essays, stories, poetry, novels, and even plays. However, hes best known for his work in editing, founding the Everyman's Library series of affordable classics. Rhys hoped to eventually...

Kai Lung's Golden Hours is a fantasy novel by Ernest Bramah. It was first published in hardcover in London by Grant Richards Ltd. in October, 1922, and there have been numerous editions since. The first edition included a preface by Hilaire Belloc, which has also been a feature of every edition since....

First published in 1919 by Ezra Pound, Ernest Fenollosa’s essay on the Chinese written language has become one of the most often quoted statements in the history of American poetics. As edited by Pound, it presents a powerful conception of language that continues to shape our poetic and stylistic...

Max Carrados is one of the most unusual detectives in all fiction. He is blind – and yet he has developed his other faculties to such an amazing degree that they more than compensate for his lack of sight.‘Lose one sense and the others, touch, taste, smell, hearing improve…with a little dedicated...

Ten of the greatest authors of all time present their great works in the short story genre. A great compilation of tales for all tastes with the great geniuses of literature in his most acclaimed works.  This selection specially chosen by the literary critic August Nemo, contains the following stories: ...

CONTENTS: A.A. MILNE 1. A Hint for Next Christmas ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER 2. The Ghost in the Picture Room ALGERNON BLACKWOOD 3. The Kit-Bag ALICE HALE BURNETT 4. Christmas Holidays at Merryvale ANDY ADAMS 5. A Winter Round-Up ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE 6. The Adventures of the Blue Carbuncle CECIL FRANCES...