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LoC No.: 24025746
Title: The Street of the Eye : and nine other tales
Original Publication: London: John Lane, 1923.
Note: Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Contents: The Street of the Eye -- Sleeping Beauty -- The enchanted moment -- The mole -- A sensitive man -- Miss Lettice -- Wedding-day -- Dearth's Farm -- The ghost -- The house at Maadi.
Credits: Aaron Adrignola, Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Summary: "The Street of the Eye and Nine Other Tales" by Gerald Bullett is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. This anthology offers a range of narratives exploring the supernatural, human nature, and moral dilemmas, often weaving in philosophical reflections on existence and interpersonal relationships. The opener, "The Street of the Eye," introduces a character named Saunders who shares ghost stories that highlight various types of people and their responses to the unknown. The opening of the book focuses on a cafe in Marseilles where Saunders reflects on the nature of supernatural stories and their ability to classify people into types based on their beliefs. It sets the stage for a key character, Bellingham, whose dramatic presence sparks a discussion about existential fears and the looming idea of divine judgment. Intrigued by Bellingham's intense perspective on life and death, the narrator navigates a landscape filled with philosophical musings and hints of the supernatural, establishing a layered framework for the stories to unfold. As Saunders listens to Bellingham's assertions about the "Eye" watching them all, a sense of foreboding and curiosity is established, promising deeper explorations of fear and belief in the tales that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Bullett, Gerald, 1893-1958
EBook No.: 74101
Published: Jul 23, 2024
Downloads: 126
Language: English
Subject: Short stories, English
Subject: English fiction -- 20th century
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 24025746
Title: The Street of the Eye : and nine other tales
Original Publication: London: John Lane, 1923.
Note: Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Contents: The Street of the Eye -- Sleeping Beauty -- The enchanted moment -- The mole -- A sensitive man -- Miss Lettice -- Wedding-day -- Dearth's Farm -- The ghost -- The house at Maadi.
Credits: Aaron Adrignola, Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Summary: "The Street of the Eye and Nine Other Tales" by Gerald Bullett is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. This anthology offers a range of narratives exploring the supernatural, human nature, and moral dilemmas, often weaving in philosophical reflections on existence and interpersonal relationships. The opener, "The Street of the Eye," introduces a character named Saunders who shares ghost stories that highlight various types of people and their responses to the unknown. The opening of the book focuses on a cafe in Marseilles where Saunders reflects on the nature of supernatural stories and their ability to classify people into types based on their beliefs. It sets the stage for a key character, Bellingham, whose dramatic presence sparks a discussion about existential fears and the looming idea of divine judgment. Intrigued by Bellingham's intense perspective on life and death, the narrator navigates a landscape filled with philosophical musings and hints of the supernatural, establishing a layered framework for the stories to unfold. As Saunders listens to Bellingham's assertions about the "Eye" watching them all, a sense of foreboding and curiosity is established, promising deeper explorations of fear and belief in the tales that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Bullett, Gerald, 1893-1958
EBook No.: 74101
Published: Jul 23, 2024
Downloads: 126
Language: English
Subject: Short stories, English
Subject: English fiction -- 20th century
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.