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LoC No.: 23014379

Title: A Book

Note: Illustrated by the author.

Contents: A night among the horses -- Three from the earth -- The valet -- To the dogs -- Beyond the end -- Pastoral -- Oscar -- Antique -- Katrina Silverstaff -- Hush before love -- The robin's house -- Paradise -- No-man's-mare -- Six songs of Khalidine -- The dove -- Mother -- Song in autumn -- The nigger -- Lullaby -- Indian summer -- I'd have you think of me -- The rabbit -- The flowering corpse -- A boy asks a question of a lady -- First Communion -- Finis.

Credits: Produced by Richard Tonsing, Tim Lindell, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
book was produced from images made available by the
HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Summary: "A Book" by Djuna Barnes is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The work explores various themes through richly drawn characters, often delving into the complexities of human emotions, relationships, and societal expectations. The opening portion introduces a character named John, who is deeply intertwined with horses, reflecting his inner turmoil and contrasting desires for freedom versus societal constraints. The beginning of the collection opens with "A Night Among the Horses," where John, a stable boy, finds himself drawn to the wildness and beauty of the horses while grappling with feelings of isolation and conflict in his life. As he observes the freedom of the horses, he reflects on his interactions with Freda Buckler, a woman who represents both allure and the societal expectations he struggles against. This portion sets a tone of longing and existential questioning, establishing a vivid backdrop of nature and human emotion that is likely to resonate throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Author: Barnes, Djuna, 1892-1982

EBook No.: 60904

Published: Dec 11, 2019

Downloads: 209

Language: English

Subject: American poetry -- 20th century

Subject: Short stories, American

Subject: American drama -- 20th century

Subject: American fiction -- 20th century

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

LoC No.: 23014379

Title: A Book

Note: Illustrated by the author.

Contents: A night among the horses -- Three from the earth -- The valet -- To the dogs -- Beyond the end -- Pastoral -- Oscar -- Antique -- Katrina Silverstaff -- Hush before love -- The robin's house -- Paradise -- No-man's-mare -- Six songs of Khalidine -- The dove -- Mother -- Song in autumn -- The nigger -- Lullaby -- Indian summer -- I'd have you think of me -- The rabbit -- The flowering corpse -- A boy asks a question of a lady -- First Communion -- Finis.

Credits: Produced by Richard Tonsing, Tim Lindell, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
book was produced from images made available by the
HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Summary: "A Book" by Djuna Barnes is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The work explores various themes through richly drawn characters, often delving into the complexities of human emotions, relationships, and societal expectations. The opening portion introduces a character named John, who is deeply intertwined with horses, reflecting his inner turmoil and contrasting desires for freedom versus societal constraints. The beginning of the collection opens with "A Night Among the Horses," where John, a stable boy, finds himself drawn to the wildness and beauty of the horses while grappling with feelings of isolation and conflict in his life. As he observes the freedom of the horses, he reflects on his interactions with Freda Buckler, a woman who represents both allure and the societal expectations he struggles against. This portion sets a tone of longing and existential questioning, establishing a vivid backdrop of nature and human emotion that is likely to resonate throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Author: Barnes, Djuna, 1892-1982

EBook No.: 60904

Published: Dec 11, 2019

Downloads: 209

Language: English

Subject: American poetry -- 20th century

Subject: Short stories, American

Subject: American drama -- 20th century

Subject: American fiction -- 20th century

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.