At a Winter's Fire [Paperback]

Bernard Capes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 25, 2005

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 170 pages
• Publisher: IndyPublish (March 25, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1414257082
• ISBN-13: 978-1414257082
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A book of early character and style., October 1, 1997

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This review is from: At a Winter's Fire (Short Story Index Reprint Series) (Hardcover)

This is certainly a once in a lifetime book for me! I was browsing Amazon and decided to enter 'Bernard Capes' - a name I was sure that no one had ever heard of, let alone that there might be a copy available. Well!! Up came 'Bernard E Capes', the book 'At a Winter's Fire', published by Ayer Co in 1978. What's so special? Well (again!) my second name is 'Bernard', and, yes, I carry it because Bernard Capes was my (never-met) grandfather! And the book was first published in 1899! I have the first copy, autographed by him to my (also-never-met) grandmother. What else was special?. Well (sorry) two things. First, knowing that someone not all that long ago thought enough of the book that he published it so many years after the original. Second, Bernard Capes is just about the best writer of similes that I've come across in the English language, and the book's worth having just for these. Bernard Capes was a contemporary of people like G K Chesterton (who wrote a foreword to one of BC's books) and Edgar Allen Poe. He had published more than three dozen novels and a couple of anthologies of verse - not bad! It makes my five (only one published!) look a bit pale! Anyway, perhaps there'll be a renewal of interest as this book is worth reading, not only for the similes but also to gain an understanding of a style that was popular enough in those days to enable a good living to be made from it.