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Stephen Crane (Author), 1stWorld Library (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1421822016 | ISBN-13: 978-1421822013 | Publication Date: August 1, 2006

MARJORY walked pensively along the hall. In the cool shadows made by the palms on the window ledge, her face wore the expression of thoughtful melancholy expected on the faces of the devotees who pace in cloistered gloom. She halted before a door at the end of the hall and laid her hand on the knob. She stood hesitating, her head bowed. It was evident that this mission was to require great fortitude. At last she opened the door. "Father," she began at once. There was disclosed an elderly, narrow-faced man seated at a large table and surrounded by manu-scripts and books. The sunlight flowing through curtains of Turkey red fell sanguinely upon the bust of dead-eyed Pericles on the mantle. A little clock was ticking, hidden somewhere among the countless leaves of writing, the maps and broad heavy tomes that swarmed upon the table.

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About the Author

An American novelist, short story writer, poet and a war correspondent, Crane was one of the first American naturalists. He was regarded as an impressionist, a realist, and a symbolist. His father was a strict Methodist minister and mother was also a writer. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: 1st World Library - Literary Society (August 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1421822016
• ISBN-13: 978-1421822013
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)