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| low in the grave he lay chords: The Purse Bearer Joe Holley, 2014-10-01 This novel explores the underbelly of the almost always politically incorrect world of politics and campaigning in Texas in the 1980s. Rose Marie Red Ryder made a name for herself by becoming the first female State Comptroller of Texas and she is now running to become the first woman U.S. Senator from the Lone Star State. Ryder's campaign team is a potluck of misfits and miscreants: a has-been evangelist's son who once ran a string of mobile massage parlors, veterans of the civil rights struggles, Austin lesbian activists, old-school political operatives with sterling motives and shady morals, and then there is Wily T. Foxx. Until he joined the campaign, almost entirely by accident, Wily's passion in life had been cock fighting. Now he is literally the candidate's purse bearer, a combination body-guard/campaign worker, privy to all of the political intrigue found on the campaign trail. In a state where the dead can rise and walk to the polls, ballot boxes can grow fat in counties with more cattle than people, and the votes of common folk can be disqualified on a whim, this lively and insightful novel captures the absurd and timeless qualities of running for political office. |
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| low in the grave he lay chords: Masters of Prose - James Joyce James Joyce, 2020-06-18 Welcome to the Masters of Prose book series, a selection of the best works by noteworthy authors. Literary critic August Nemo selects the most important writings of each author. A selection based on the author's novels, short stories, letters, essays and biographical texts. Thus providing the reader with an overview of the author's life and work. This edition is dedicated to the Irish writer James Joyce. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde and is regarded as one of the most influential and important authors of the 20th century. Joyce is best known for Ulysses, a landmark work in which the episodes of Homer's Odyssey are paralleled in a variety of literary styles, most famously stream of consciousness. This book contains the following writings: Novels: Ulysses; A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Short Story Collection: Dubliners. If you appreciate good literature, be sure to check out the other Tacet Books titles! |
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| low in the grave he lay chords: Ulysses James Joyce, 2024-05-28T04:49:30Z James Joyce’s most celebrated novel, and one of the most highly-regarded novels in the English language, records the events of one day—Thursday the 16th of June, 1904—in the city of Dublin. The reader is first reintroduced to Stephen Dedalus, the protagonist of Joyce’s previous novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Stephen is now living in a rented Martello tower and working at a school, having completed his B.A. and a period of attempted further study in Paris. The focus then shifts to the book’s protagonist, Leopold Bloom, an advertising canvasser and social outsider. It is a work day, so both Bloom and Stephen depart their homes for their respective journeys around Dublin. While containing a richly detailed story and still being generally described as a novel, Ulysses breaks many of the bounds otherwise associated with the form. It consists of eighteen chapters, or “episodes,” each somehow echoing a scene in Homer’s Odyssey. Each episode takes place in a different setting, and each is written in a different, and often unusual, style. The book’s chief innovation is commonly cited to be its expansion of the “free indirect discourse” or “interior monologue” technique that Joyce used in his previous two books. Ulysses is known not only for its formal novelty and linguistic inventiveness, but for its storied publication history. The first fourteen episodes of the book were serialized between 1918 and 1920 in The Little Review, while several episodes were published in 1919 in The Egoist. In 1921, the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice won a trial regarding obscenity in the thirteenth episode, “Nausicaa.” The Little Review’s editors were enjoined against publishing any further installments; Ulysses would not appear again in America until 1934. The outcome of the 1921 trial worsened Joyce’s already-considerable difficulties in finding a publisher in England. After lamenting to Sylvia Beach, owner of the Parisian bookshop Shakespeare and Company, that it might never be published at all, Beach offered to publish it in Paris, and Ulysses first appeared in its entirety in February 1922. The first printing of the first edition was filled with printing errors. A corrected second edition was published in 1924. Stuart Gilbert’s 1932 edition benefited from correspondence with Joyce, and claimed in its front matter to be “the definitive standard edition,” but was later found to have introduced errors of its own. The novel’s initial reception was mixed. W. B. Yeats called it “mad,” but would later agree with the positive assessments of T. S. Eliot and Ezra Pound, stating that it was “indubitably a work of genius.” Joyce’s second biographer Richard Ellmann reports that one doctor claimed to have seen writing of equal merit by his insane patients, and Virginia Woolf derided it as “underbred.” Joyce’s aunt, Josephine Murray, rejected it as “unfit to read” on account of its purported obscenity, to which Joyce famously retorted that if that were so, then life was not fit to live. The sheer density of references in the text make Ulysses a book that virtually demands of the reader access to critical interpretation; but it also makes it a book that is easily obscured by the industry of scholarship it has generated over the last century. The dismissal of a serious interpretation is tempting, but would trivialize Joyce’s enormous project as an extended joke or an elaborate exercise in ego. Likewise dismissing it as uninterpretable would ignore the profusion of earnest critical analyses. Today Ulysses is considered by many to be the zenith of 20th century literature: both one of the richest, and also the most difficult, books to ever be written. To appreciate that is not to accept that it is unintelligible; rather, perhaps the best description of it is the one used of Ulysses himself in a 21st century translation of Homer’s epic—“complicated.” This Standard Ebooks edition is based on a transcription of the 1922 Shakespeare and Company first edition, with emendations from pre-1929 errata lists and the second edition in its 1927 ninth printing by Shakespeare and Company. It does not track any one particular edition, but rather is a blend of pre-1929 editions that aims to contain what scholars might consider to be the most accurate version of what was printed before 1929. Therefore, various probable misprints have been retained that were corrected in post-1929 editions. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks. |
| low in the grave he lay chords: Delphi Complete Works of James Joyce (Illustrated) James Joyce, 2013-11-17 The Irish author James Joyce was a prominent figure of the modernist avant-garde and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the twentieth century. His masterpiece ‘Ulysses’ is a landmark modernist work, in which the episodes of Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ are paralleled in a variety of literary styles, including stream of consciousness. Other important works are the seminal short story collection ‘Dubliners’ and the novels ‘A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man’ and ‘Finnegans Wake’, noted for their experimental use of language and exploration of pioneering literary techniques. This eBook presents Joyce’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 7) * concise introductions to the novels and other texts * every novel, poetry collection and play has its own contents table to allow easy navigation * the rare unfinished novel STEPHEN HERO * many images related to Joyce and his works * special images of the original first editions, giving your eReader a flavour of the original texts * all of the short stories and poems * ‘Ulysses’ has special introductions to all eighteen episodes of the epic novel * includes the rare children’s short story THE CAT AND THE DEVIL * introductory chapters for each part of FINNEGANS WAKE, aiding understanding of this challenging text * includes the rare prose poem GIACOMO JOYCE, first time in digital print * special non-fiction section with essays, letters and newspaper articles * ordering of texts into chronological order * UPDATED with the rare prose fragments ‘The Cats of Copenhagen’ and ‘Finn’s Hotel’ CONTENTS The Novels A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Ulysses Finnegans Wake Stephen Hero The Short Stories Dubliners The Cat and the Devil Other Prose Works Epiphanies Giacomo Joyce The Cats of Copenhagen Finn’s Hotel The Play Exiles The Poetry Collections Early Poetry Chamber Music Pomes Penyeach Later Poetry The Poetry List of Poems in Chronological Order List of Poems in Alphabetical Order The Non-Fiction The Essays, Letters and Articles |
| low in the grave he lay chords: The Raven and the Monkey's Paw Edgar Allan Poe, Edith Wharton, Saki, Charles Dickens, O. Henry, 2012-08-22 The third in the Modern Library's series of original compilations, The Raven and the Monkey's Paw is a collection of classic tales and poems to engage our fear-seeking senses. The beauty of these stories and poems lies in their readability: ideal for sharing aloud around the campfire or for a quick, thrilling dip . . . under the covers with a flashlight. The writing itself sends as many awe-inspired shivers down the spine as do the ghosts and goblins on these pages. Edgar Allan Poe, the master of the horror story and the chiming lyric poem, opens the volume with his best-loved stories: The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Black Cat, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Premature Burial, The Tell-Tale Heart, Berenice, and Ligeia. Every bit as chilling now as on the day they were written, these tales retain their power to stir the reader again and again. Poe, who was as well known for his poems as for his stories, is also represented by such verse standards as The Raven, Lenore, To Helen, Ulalume, and Annabel Lee, among others. Numerous other practitioners of the supernatural story are included: Edith Wharton, with her gripping Afterward; Charles Dickens and his famed ghost story The Signalman; W. W. Jacobs, with this compilation's inspiration, The Monkey's Paw. Also here are Saki's engrossing Sredni Vashtar; O. Henry's story of love lost and hopes dashed, The Furnished Room; Wilkie Collins's lively A Terribly Strange Bed; and The Boarded Window, Ambrose Bierce's tale of the bizarre. A year-round collection for reading aloud—and frightening your friends—The Raven and the Monkey's Paw will gratify all manner of thrill-seekers. |
| low in the grave he lay chords: The Mistress of Husaby Sigrid Undset, 1925 Kristin as mistress of Husaby, ending with a tragedy of Erlend's trial for treason. |
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| low in the grave he lay chords: Kristin Lavransdatter Sigrid Undset, 1927 Panorama of Norwegian life in the first half of the 14th century and the tumultous life of a woman, traces Kristin's life from childhood to death. |
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| low in the grave he lay chords: TALES OF SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS (26 Stories in One eBook) Ambrose Bierce, 2017-10-06 Tales of Soldiers and Civilians is a collection of short stories written by Ambrose Bierce. Published in 1891, the 26 stories detail the lives of soldiers and civilians during the American Civil War. His famous story An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge is included in this collection. Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (1842-1914) was an American editorialist, journalist, short-story writer and satirist. His short stories are considered among the best of the 19th century, providing a popular following based on his roots. Bierce's lucid, unsentimental style has kept him popular when many of his contemporaries have been consigned to oblivion. His dark, sardonic views and vehemence as a critic earned him the nickname, Bitter Bierce. |
| low in the grave he lay chords: When Morning Gilds the Skies Joseph Barnby, 2014-03 Molly Ijames delivers a compelling setting of this timeless hymn with a creative accompaniment that helps us visualize the sunrise. This anthem is one constant crescendo and closes with the amazing cry, May Jesus Christ be praised! |
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| low in the grave he lay chords: The Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce. Illustrated Ambrose Bierce, 2021-06-16 Ambrose Bierce is considered a modern master of the short story. A soldier with the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861-1865), his experiences as a soldier influenced his writing. While no anthology would be complete without An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, this collection of Bierce’s stories includes ghost stories, tales of war, humorous episodes, stinging aphorisms, and political articles. The Novellas The Short Story Collections The Poetry Collection The Non-Fiction Ambrose Bierce: A Biography by Carey McWilliams |
| low in the grave he lay chords: On Soldiers and Civilians - Short Stories of the American Civil War Ambrose Bierce, 2016-08-16 Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was born in Meigs County, Ohio, United States in 1842. Bierce is critically best remembered for his fiction and many other writings are also generally regarded as some of the best war writings of all time. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions. |
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| low in the grave he lay chords: Ambrose Bierce: The Devil's Dictionary, Tales, & Memoirs (LOA #219) Ambrose Bierce, 2011-09-01 A veteran of some of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, Ambrose Bierce went on to become one of the darkest and most death haunted of American writers, the blackest of black humorists. This volume gathers the most celebrated and significant of Bierce's writings. In the Midst of Life (Tales of Soldiers and Civilians), his collection of short fiction about the Civil War, which includes the masterpieces An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Chickamauga, is suffused with a fiercely ironic sense of the horror and randomness of war. Can Such Things Be? brings together The Death of Halpin Frayser, The Damned Thing, The Moonlit Road, and other tales of terror that make Bierce the genre's most significant American practitioner between Poe and Lovecraft. The Devil's Dictionary, the brilliant lexicon of subversively cynical definitions on which Bierce worked for decades, displays to the full his corrosive wit. In Bits of Autobiography, the series of memoirs that includes the memorable What I Saw of Shiloh, he recreates his experiences in the war and its aftermath. The volume is rounded out with a selection of his best uncollected stories. Acclaimed Bierce scholar S. T. Joshi provides detailed notes and a newly researched chronology of Bierce's life and mysterious disappearance. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries. |
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| low in the grave he lay chords: Best Works of James Joyce: [A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce/ Dubliners by James Joyce/ Ulysses by James Joyce] James Joyce, 2024-06-22 Book 1: Enter the complex world of self-discovery with “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce.” James Joyce presents the bildungsroman of Stephen Dedalus, exploring the challenges of identity, religion, and artistic expression. Witness Dedalus' intellectual and emotional journey as he navigates the societal expectations of early 20th-century Ireland. Book 2: Explore the rich tapestry of Dublin life in “Dubliners by James Joyce.” James Joyce masterfully captures the essence of everyday existence in a collection of short stories. From tales of love and loss to poignant reflections on the human condition, Joyce weaves a nuanced portrait of Dublin and its inhabitants. Book 3: Immerse yourself in the epic modernist masterpiece, “Ulysses by James Joyce.” James Joyce reimagines Homer's Odyssey in the streets of Dublin on a single day, June 16, 1904. With experimental prose and intricate symbolism, Joyce explores the inner thoughts and experiences of three characters—Leopold Bloom, Molly Bloom, and Stephen Dedalus—creating a groundbreaking work that continues to challenge and captivate readers. |
| low in the grave he lay chords: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians Ambrose Bierce, 2022-05-25 Ambrose Bierce's 'Tales of Soldiers and Civilians' is a poignant exploration of the human condition set against the backdrop of the American Civil War. Within the fabric of these 26 short stories, Bierce seamlessly weaves a tapestry that reflects both the valor of soldiers and the resilience of civilians. His prose, sharp and clear-eyed, eschews sentimentality in favor of a more nuanced portrayal of wartime experience. Bierce's inclusion of 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge'—the most renowned piece in the collection—exemplifies his masterful use of the twist ending, and at the same time, epitomizes the deft narrative techniques that characterize his work. Literary historians position Bierce's stories within the American Realism movement, noting their significant contribution to the genre alongside the works of Twain and Crane. Ambrose Bierce's own experiences as a Union soldier profoundly informed his storytelling, infusing his work with authenticity and existential insight. The terse, unadorned style that defines 'Tales of Soldiers and Civilians' resonates with the realities of Bierce's time in combat, while his acerbic wit aligns with the moniker 'Bitter Bierce,' which he received for his caustic journalism. His stories transcend mere historical accounts, delving into the complexities of morality and mortality. Readers seeking a literary journey into the heart of America's defining conflict will find 'Tales of Soldiers and Civilians' a compelling and essential read. Bierce's ability to craft stories with profound psychological depth makes this collection resonate well beyond its nineteenth-century origins. It is recommended for those who appreciate historical fiction that doubles as a meditation on the human spirit under duress, as well as for aficionados of classic American literature in search of timeless storytelling. |
| low in the grave he lay chords: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (26 Stories: includes Chickamauga + An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge + The Mocking-Bird) Ambrose Bierce, 2013-08-20 This carefully crafted ebook: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (26 Stories: includes Chickamauga + An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge + The Mocking-Bird) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Tales of Soldiers and Civilians is a collection of short stories written by Ambrose Bierce. Published in 1891, the 26 stories detail the lives of soldiers and civilians during the American Civil War. His famous story An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge is included in this collection. Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (1842-1914) was an American editorialist, journalist, short-story writer and satirist. His short stories are considered among the best of the 19th century, providing a popular following based on his roots. Bierce's lucid, unsentimental style has kept him popular when many of his contemporaries have been consigned to oblivion. His dark, sardonic views and vehemence as a critic earned him the nickname, Bitter Bierce. |
| low in the grave he lay chords: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians Ambrose Bierce, 2024-06-13 One of 19th century America’s most lauded authors gives his perspective on the Civil War. Ambrose Bierce views the war from the perspective of both active participants and civilians, often questioning the very notion of heroism in battle. From the haunting suspense of »An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,« where a condemned man’s escape takes on surreal dimensions, to the grim reality of »Chickamauga,« where a child's innocence clashes with the brutality of war, each story is a testament to Ambrose Bierce's mastery of psychological depth and narrative intensity. AMBROSE BIERCE [1842-1914] was an American author, journalist, and war veteran. He was one of the most influential journalists in the United States in the late 19th century and alongside his success as a horror writer he was hailed as a pioneer of realism. Among his most famous works are The Devil's Dictionary and the short story »An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.« |
| low in the grave he lay chords: The Boarded Window Ambrose Bierce, 2024 »The Boarded Window« is a short story by Ambrose Bierce, originally published in 1891. AMBROSE BIERCE [1842-1914] was an American author, journalist, and war veteran. He was one of the most influential journalists in the United States in the late 19th century and alongside his success as a horror writer he was hailed as a pioneer of realism. Among his most famous works are The Devil's Dictionary and the short story »An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.« |
| low in the grave he lay chords: The Damned - The Chaos Years: An Unofficial Biography Barry Hutchinson, 2017-04-21 Written by longtime fan and author of the popular Damned website, Barry Hutchinson, celebrates the band's first 20 years - often referred to as the chaos years. |
| low in the grave he lay chords: Dostoyevskian Trio: Karamazov, Twain, Joyce [The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky/ Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain/Ulysses by James Joyce] Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Mark Twain, James Joyce, 2024-06-22 Book 1: Explore the complex dynamics of family, morality, and faith in “The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.” Dostoyevsky's novel delves into the lives of the Karamazov brothers, each embodying different facets of the human psyche, as they grapple with love, religion, and the consequences of their actions. Book 2: Join Huck Finn on a journey of self-discovery along the Mississippi River in “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.” Twain's classic novel explores themes of racism, freedom, and friendship as Huck and Jim navigate the challenges of a society shaped by the antebellum South. Book 3: Immerse yourself in the stream of consciousness narrative of “Ulysses by James Joyce.” Joyce's groundbreaking work captures a single day in the lives of its characters, exploring the intricacies of the human mind and the city of Dublin, offering a rich and challenging reading experience. |
| low in the grave he lay chords: 7 best short stories - Loneliness Ambrose Bierce, Virginia Woolf, Anton Chekhov, Katherine Mansfield, H. G. Wells, James Joyce, August Nemo, 2020-05-12 Loneliness has many faces - it can be a moment of sadness and the result of bad choices or some abandonment, but it can also arise as a gift for us to enjoy our own company, seize the silence and meditate on life. The critic August Nemo has selected for this book seven short stories by great authors that explore the different ways of experiencing loneliness. This book contains: - Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield. - Vanka by Anton Chekhov. - The Door in the Wall by H. G. Wells. - Kew Gardens by Virginia Woolf. - The Bet by Anton Chekhov. - A Painful Case by James Joyce. - The Boarded Window by Ambrose Bierce. For more books with interesting themes, be sure to check the other books in this collection! |
| low in the grave he lay chords: 7 best short stories - Death Kate Chopin, Guy de Maupassant, James Joyce, Ambrose Bierce, Leo Tolstoy, D. H. Lawrence, Saki (H.H. Munro), August Nemo, 2020-05-12 In society, the nature of death and humanity's awareness of its own mortality has for millennia been a concern of the world's religious traditions and of philosophical inquiry. Literature has also been a tool for speaking and reflecting on the great mystery of life. Join us in these seven short stories specially selected by the critic August Nemo: - The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin - A Dead Woman's Secret by Guy De Maupassant - The Sisters by James Joyce - The Boarded Window by Ambrose Bierce - The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy - Odour of Chrysanthemums by D. H. Lawrence - Laura by Saki For more books with interesting themes, be sure to check the other books in this collection! |
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LOW | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary
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