The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor

The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor
Author: Annie F. Johnston
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2023-08-22
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

Annie F. Johnston's 'The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor' is a charming tale set in the American South, focusing on the adventures of a young girl named Malcolm. The book is written in a nostalgic and heartwarming style, reminiscent of classic children's literature. Johnston's attention to detail and vivid descriptions bring the characters and settings to life, making it an engaging read for readers of all ages. The story touches upon themes of friendship, loyalty, and growing up, making it a timeless coming-of-age story that continues to resonate with audiences today. The Southern setting and societal norms portrayed in the book provide valuable insight into the cultural context of the time. Annie F. Johnston's skillful storytelling and captivating narrative make 'The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor' a delightful and enduring classic that will leave a lasting impression on readers. Readers interested in exploring the complexities of childhood and friendship in a bygone era will find this book to be a rewarding and enlightening read.

The Little Colonel, Maid of Honor (Classic Reprint)

The Little Colonel, Maid of Honor (Classic Reprint)
Author: Annie Fellows Johnston
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2015-07-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9781440079214

Excerpt from The Little Colonel, Maid of Honor It was mid-afternoon by the old sun-dial that marked the hours in Warwick Hall garden; a sunny afternoon in May. The usual busy routine of school work was going on inside the great Hall, but no whisper of it disturbed the quiet of the sleepy old garden. At intervals the faint clang of the call-bell, signalling a change of classes, floated through the open windows, but no buzz of recitations reached the hedge-hidden path where Betty Lewis sat writing. The whole picturesque place seemed as still as the palace of the Sleeping Beauty. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Candide

Candide
Author: By Voltaire
Publisher: BookRix
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2019-06-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3736801785

Candide is a French satire by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism (or simply Optimism) by his mentor, Pangloss. The work describes the abrupt cessation of this lifestyle, followed by Candide's slow, painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world. Voltaire concludes with Candide, if not rejecting optimism outright, advocating a deeply practical precept, "we must cultivate our garden", in lieu of the Leibnizian mantra of Pangloss, "all is for the best in the best of all possible worlds". Candide is characterized by its sarcastic tone, as well as by its erratic, fantastical and fast-moving plot. A picaresque novel it parodies many adventure and romance clichés, the struggles of which are caricatured in a tone that is mordantly matter-of-fact. Still, the events discussed are often based on historical happenings, such as the Seven Years' War and the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. As philosophers of Voltaire's day contended with the problem of evil, so too does Candide in this short novel, albeit more directly and humorously. Voltaire ridicules religion, theologians, governments, armies, philosophies, and philosophers through allegory; most conspicuously, he assaults Leibniz and his optimism. As expected by Voltaire, Candide has enjoyed both great success and great scandal. Immediately after its secretive publication, the book was widely banned because it contained religious blasphemy, political sedition and intellectual hostility hidden under a thin veil of naïveté. However, with its sharp wit and insightful portrayal of the human condition, the novel has since inspired many later authors and artists to mimic and adapt it. Today, Candide is recognized as Voltaire's magnum opus and is often listed as part of the Western canon; it is arguably taught more than any other work of French literature. It was listed as one of The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written.

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Author: Gabriel García Márquez
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2014-10-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101911107

NOBEL PRIZE WINNER • From the author of One Hundred Years of Solitude comes the gripping story of the murder of a young aristocrat that puts an entire society—not just a pair of murderers—on trial. A man returns to the town where a baffling murder took place 27 years earlier, determined to get to the bottom of the story. Just hours after marrying the beautiful Angela Vicario, everyone agrees, Bayardo San Roman returned his bride in disgrace to her parents. Her distraught family forced her to name her first lover; and her twin brothers announced their intention to murder Santiago Nasar for dishonoring their sister. Yet if everyone knew the murder was going to happen, why did no one intervene to stop it? The more that is learned, the less is understood, as the story races to its inexplicable conclusion.