Points of honor: short stories of the Great War by a US combat marineby Thomas Boyd, edited and with an introduction by Steven Trout, Tuscaloosa, University of Alabama Press, 2018, xxxvi + 180 pp., $19.95 (paperback), ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-5911-9...
Stories Short Story - War Uploaded by falcon on Oct 23, 2005 As Len thought back, he could see his mum drop to the ground trembling. “ What’s wrong I cried”. *SMASH Len came back to his senses. The waves of bodies cleansing themselves in the foam of the beach broke his haven ...
such as the ancient Babylonian tale theEpic of Gilgamesh, are in verse. Indeed, most major stories from the ancientMiddle Eastwere in verse: “The War of the Gods,”“The Story of Adapa” (both Babylonian), “The Heavenly Bow,” and “The King Who Forgot” (both Canaanite). Those tal...
War and Peace 战争与和平:英文版(Ⅲ) 作品以1812年俄国卫国战争为中心,展现了从1805到1820年间的重大历史事件。小说通过鲍尔康斯、别祖霍夫、罗斯托夫和库拉金四大贵族家族的命运变迁,描绘了战争与和平交替下的社会生活和人物性格。作品歌颂了和平,同时反映了人民保卫祖国土地的英勇精神,是一部充满人道主义与博爱...
"Don't tell me any stories. I asked for green gas. More economical, more mileage. The best." Enrique knew all the advertisements by heart. They had not changed in the fifteen months that he had been away at war; they must still be using the same discs in the broadcasting station, ...
Why we love it: This is one of those short stories for high school that engages all students. Ask them: What is the most dangerous game in the world? Then, do a close reading of this story to figure out what’s happening as the story unfolds. ...
Washington Irving has been called the ‘first American man of letters.’ He wrote numerous works but is best known for the short stories ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’ and ‘Rip Van Winkle,’ which are both Americanized versions of German folktales.
Rye, you won’t want to skip this collection of Salinger stories published in 1953. Of particular note are “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” and “For Esme — with Love and Squalor,” two of the more well-known tales, both featuring children and illustrating the haunting effects of war. ...
I said. “I thought this one was being fought to end war forevermore.” The subadar made a brief gesture, dark, deprecatory,tranquil. “I was a white man also for that moment. It is more important for the Caucasian because he is only what he can do; it is the sum of him.” ...