The Sport Of The Gods
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Author | : Paul Laurence Dunbar |
Publisher | : DigiCat |
Total Pages | : 117 |
Release | : 2022-09-16 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Sport of the Gods" by Paul Laurence Dunbar. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author | : Paul Laurence Dunbar |
Publisher | : Read Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 142 |
Release | : 2022-02-08 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1528792971 |
First published in 1902, "The Sport of the Gods" tells the story of a black family forced to leave the South and face the harsh realities of life in a Northern city. A moving examination of the life of African-Americans post-emancipation, "The Sport of the Gods" represents a landmark in African-American literature that will appeal to those with an interest in this particular chapter of American history. Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet during the start of the 20th century. Born to ex-slave parents, Dunbar began writing at a very early age and had even published his first poems by the age of 16 in a local newspaper. Much of his work was written in the "African-American Vernacular" associated with the antebellum South, although he also employed conventional English in his novels and poems. Dunbar was among the first African-American writers to garner international acclaim for their work. Contents include: "The Hamiltons", "A Farewell Dinner", "The Theft", "From a Clear Sky", "The Justice of Men", "Outcasts", "In New York", "An Evening Out", "His Heart's Desire", "A Visitor from Home", "Broken Hopes", "'All the World's a Stage'", etc. Read & Co. Classics is proudly republishing this novel now complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.
Author | : Pedro Virgil |
Publisher | : Bruno Gmuender |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Athletes |
ISBN | : 9783867871549 |
An exclusive collection of previously unseen images taken from the photo-shoots of the 'Naked for a cause: Australian footballers 2008/9' calendar, which was launched in Australia in September 2007 as part of a fundraising initiative in aid of 'The McGrath Foundation' - an Australian based charity.
Author | : C. E. Morgan |
Publisher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Total Pages | : 561 |
Release | : 2016-05-03 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0374715173 |
A Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize Winner of the Kirkus Prize for Fiction • A Recipient of the Windham-Campbell Prize for Fiction • A Finalist for the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction • A Finalist for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction • A Finalist for the Rathbones Folio Prize • Longlisted for an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence • One of New York Times Book Review 100 Notable Book Named a Best Book of the Year by Entertainment Weekly • GQ • The New York Times (Selected by Dwight Garner) • NPR • The Wall Street Journal • San Francisco Chronicle • Refinery29 • Booklist • Kirkus Reviews • Commonweal Magazine "In its poetic splendor and moral seriousness, The Sport of Kings bears the traces of Faulkner, Morrison, and McCarthy. . . . It is a contemporary masterpiece."—San Francisco Chronicle Hailed by The New Yorker for its “remarkable achievements,” The Sport of Kings is an American tale centered on a horse and two families: one white, a Southern dynasty whose forefathers were among the founders of Kentucky; the other African-American, the descendants of their slaves. It is a dauntless narrative that stretches from the fields of the Virginia piedmont to the abundant pastures of the Bluegrass, and across the dark waters of the Ohio River; from the final shots of the Revolutionary War to the resounding clang of the starting bell at Churchill Downs. As C. E. Morgan unspools a fabric of shared histories, past and present converge in a Thoroughbred named Hellsmouth, heir to Secretariat and a contender for the Triple Crown. Newly confronted with one another in the quest for victory, the two families must face the consequences of their ambitions, as each is driven---and haunted---by the same, enduring question: How far away from your father can you run? A sweeping narrative of wealth and poverty, racism and rage, The Sport of Kings is an unflinching portrait of lives cast in the shadow of slavery and a moral epic for our time.
Author | : Peter Kray |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2014-12-15 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780692028339 |
Author | : Paul Laurence Dunbar |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 1902 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
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Author | : Benjo Maso |
Publisher | : Mousehold Press for Basque Children of '37 Association UK |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Bicycle racing |
ISBN | : 9781874739371 |
An elegant history of Continental cycle racing by Dutch sociologist Benjo Maso. He explores the relationship between the newspaper organisers of the races, industry which sponsors the teams, and the riders themselves. They have always needed each other but, because their interests are different, they have continually been in conflict.
Author | : Paul Dunbar |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2021-10-03 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Book Excerpt: imself together, and re-entered the room with his brother. In a few minutes his gaiety had apparently returned. When they rejoined the ladies, even their quick eyes could detect in his demeanour no trace of the annoying thing that had occurred. His face did not change until, with a wealth of fervent congratulations, he had bade the last guest good-bye. Then he turned to his brother. "When Leslie is in bed, come into the library. I will wait for you there," he said, and walked sadly away. "Poor, foolish Frank," mused his brother, "as if the loss could matter to him." III THE THEFT Frank was very pale when his brother finally came to him at the appointed place. He sat limply in his chair, his eyes fixed upon the floor. "Come, brace up now, Frank, and tell me about it." At the sound of his brother's voice he started and looked up as though he had been dreaming. "I don't know what you 'll think of me, Maurice," he said; "I have never before been Read More
Author | : Paul Laurence Dunbar |
Publisher | : BoD - Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 2023-04-22 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
The Sport of the Gods is a novel set in the United States in the late nineteenth century. It chronicles the tribulations of the Oakleys, an African American family of four, as they struggle to survive and maintain their integrity in a Southern town and then in New York City. Prejudice, provincialism, and temptation take their tolls, and the justice system stands ever ready to grab the losers. This was Paul Laurence Dunbar’s final novel, published first in the May 1901 issue of Lipincott’s Monthly Magazine. In 1902, Dodd, Mead & Co. published it as a book.
Author | : Paul Laurence Dunbar |
Publisher | : Standard Ebooks |
Total Pages | : 143 |
Release | : 2022-09-05T01:11:59Z |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
The Sport of the Gods is a novel set in the United States in the late nineteenth century. It chronicles the tribulations of the Oakleys, an African American family of four, as they struggle to survive and maintain their integrity in a Southern town and then in New York City. Prejudice, provincialism, and temptation take their tolls, and the justice system stands ever ready to grab the losers. This was Paul Laurence Dunbar’s final novel, published first in the May 1901 issue of Lipincott’s Monthly Magazine. In 1902, Dodd, Mead & Co. published it as a book. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.