Whitman's & Dickinson's Contemporaries

Whitman's & Dickinson's Contemporaries
Author: Robert A. Bain
Publisher: SIU Press
Total Pages: 596
Release: 1996
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9780809317219
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Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman were not the poetic stars of their day; only a few friends knew that Dickinson wrote, and Whitman's following was minuscule, if influential. But the contemporaries who eclipsed these major poets now have largely disappeared from our literary landscape. In this distinctive anthology, Robert Bain gathers together thirteen other scholars to re-present the poetry of these former luminaries, allowing readers to rediscover them, reconstruct the poetic contexts of their age, and better understand why Whitman and Dickinson now overshadow other poets of their time. Arranged chronologically according to the birth dates of the poets, this anthology introduces each poet's work, providing biographical information and discussing the major forms and themes of the work. Each introduction places the poet in a literary and historical context with Whitman and Dickinson and provides a bibliography of secondary sources. This remarkable book recovers a part of our literary heritage that has been lost.

Digest

Digest
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Total Pages: 962
Release: 1921
Genre: Literature, Modern
ISBN:
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Juno Valentine and the Magical Shoes

Juno Valentine and the Magical Shoes
Author: Eva Chen
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2018-11-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1250297265
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A New York Times Bestseller! Featured in Oprah Magazine's Holiday Gift Guide Recommended by Rachael Ray as the perfect holiday gift Featured in InStyle's Holiday Gift Guide Juno Valentine’s favorite shoes don’t light up. They don’t have wheels. They are, to be perfectly honest, the tiniest bit boring. But they’re still her favorite muddy-puddle-jumping, everyday-is-an-adventure shoes. One day, when they go missing, Juno discovers something amazing: a magical room filled with every kind of shoe she could possibly imagine! Juno embarks on an epic journey through time and space, stepping into the shoes of female icons from Frida Kahlo and Cleopatra to Lady Gaga and Serena Williams. Each pair of shoes Juno tries brings a brand new adventure—and a step towards understanding that her very own shoes might be the best shoes of all. Parents and children alike will adore Instagram superstar Eva Chen's precocious debut picture book Juno Valentine and the Magical Shoes—a story that’s equal parts fashion fairy-tale and guide to girl power—and fall in love with the brilliantly spirited Juno Valentine. Praise for Juno Valentine and the Magical Shoes: “[A] fresh take on a fairy tale.” —Forbes.com “Those who are 3, 13, or 30 can all enjoy the book.” —Vogue.com "Not only does this book pay homage to some of history's greatest women, it also gives them snaps for their fashion sense." —Romper

Poe Must Die

Poe Must Die
Author: Marc Olden
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2012-07-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1453259988
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A half-mad, alcoholic Edgar Allan Poe aims to defeat an occultist’s terrifying plot in this “intelligent, suspenseful” thriller set in 1840s New York (Booklist). It is said that beneath Solomon’s glorious throne, books that gave the fabled king control over life, death, and demonic power were buried. The throne has been lost for millennia, but now one man seeks to find it and harness its secrets to unleash hell upon the world. Jonathan is the most powerful psychic on earth, and in service of his god, Lucifer, he will tear civilization apart. To combat his dark designs, mankind’s hopes rest on a troubled author named Edgar Allan Poe. In the shadows of New York City, Poe drowns his talent in rotgut gin, trying to forget the death of his beloved wife. A bare-knuckle fighter named Pierce James Figg arrives with a letter of introduction from Charles Dickens, begging for Poe’s help chasing down the power-mad devil worshiper. Now, writer and fighter must stand together to save humanity from a darkness beyond even Poe’s tortured imagination. This fast-paced tale of historical supernatural suspense, which Booklist hailed as “unfailingly readable and terrifically well-written,” provides “one cliffhanging chapter after another” (Kirkus Reviews).

Nineteenth-century American Western Writers

Nineteenth-century American Western Writers
Author: Robert L. Gale
Publisher: Dictionary of Literary Biograp
Total Pages: 504
Release: 1997
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:
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Essays on American western writers of the nineteenth century. Many of these writers defy easy categorization, as some were soldiers, journalists, poets, fiction writers, naturalists and historians as well as artists. Conspicuous in their absence are dramatists. Discusses the many styles employed by the authors, including historical, scientific, military, realistic, naturalistic, powerful and humorous.

Demons Don't Play Fair

Demons Don't Play Fair
Author: Ruby Blaylock
Publisher: JB Woods
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2018-04-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:
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There's something rotten in the town of Kensleigh Landing East... There's something stinky happening in the suburbs where the Country Acres coven lives. First, the PTA president makes eyes at Mischa's man. Then, she winds up dead, leaving Mischa looking as guilty as sin. To make matters worse, there's a demon on the loose, one of the witches gets a nasty case of the witch flu, and the Council of Magical Creatures threatens to disband the coven and take away all the witches' magical abilities. Can the witchy ladies of Country Acres Coven solve the murder, catch the demon, and keep the Council off their backs? Join Mischa, Ellie, Seneca, and Poe—and two talking cats—as they keep magic on the down low while living the high life in suburban North Carolina.