Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2013-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 76 Gibson, Wilfrid Wilson 1878 1962 Gibson, W. W. (Wilfrid Wilson) Fires - Book 1: The Stone, and Other Tales The stone -- The wife -- The machine -- The lodestar -- The shop -- Flannan Isle -- The brothers -- The blind rower -- The flute. Produced by Al Haines "Fires - Book 1: The Stone, and Other Tales" by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson is a collection of poignant short stories written in the early 20th century. The book delves into themes of love, loss, and the human condition through various narratives, often highlighting the struggles and emotional landscapes of its characters. These tales reflect the intricate connections between individuals and the impact of circumstances on their lives. The stories within this collection weave rich and evocative narratives, each exploring different facets of life and death, grief and acceptance. For instance, "The Stone" recounts the sorrow of a woman who cannot express her grief after losing her lover in a quarry accident, demonstrating the profound silence of loss. In "The Wife," the emotional weight of unspoken words in a marriage is examined when a wife grapples with the death of a friend during childbirth while keeping her own secrets. Each tale captures authentic human experiences, often centered around working-class life, and uses lyrical language to evoke deep emotional resonance, making this collection both moving and thought-provoking. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42677/42677-rst/images/img-cover1.jpg en English poetry Stories in rhyme PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 165448 165400 2024-09-18T04:31:10.215132 2023-09-18T12:55:41.333798 text/html text/html 168350 2013-05-09T21:20:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 153859 2013-05-09T21:20:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 172316 2024-09-18T04:31:22.372093 application/epub+zip 116211 2024-09-18T04:31:20.845075 application/pdf 116209 2024-09-18T04:31:13.482107 application/pdf 173833 2024-09-18T04:31:15.525115 application/epub+zip 85560 2024-09-18T04:31:11.607144 application/epub+zip 230991 2024-09-18T04:31:24.584075 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295785 2024-09-18T04:31:19.209115 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208389 2022-09-19T13:26:52.669481 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 89376 2024-09-18T04:31:09.419146 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 89543 2013-05-09T21:20:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 32239 2013-05-09T21:20:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 89202 2013-05-09T21:21:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 32149 2013-05-09T21:21:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 89200 2013-05-09T21:21:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32140 2013-05-09T21:21:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 25210 2024-09-18T04:31:24.729045 application/rdf+xml 73669 2024-09-18T04:31:08.700161 2023-09-18T12:55:40.656790 text/x-rst text/x-rst 73669 2013-05-09T21:21:10 text/x-rst 9805 2024-09-18T04:31:13.992106 image/jpeg 1594 2024-09-18T04:31:13.749126 image/jpeg 167954 2024-09-18T04:31:10.228149 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia