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The Eighteen-Carat Kid And Other Stories
''The Eighteen-Carat Kid and Other Stories'' is a collection of early short story, short stories and a novella by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United States on September 1, 1980 by Continuum Publishing, Continuum, New York City, five years after Wodehouse's death. The collection was edited and introduced by one of Wodehouse's biographers, David A. Jasen. The stories had all previously appeared in magazines, and ''William Tell Told Again'' (a retelling of the William Tell legend) was published as an illustrated book in the United Kingdom in 1904. Contents * "The Little Nugget, The Eighteen-Carat Kid" ** UK: ''The Captain (1900s magazine), The Captain'', January 3, 1913 * "The Wire-Pullers" (starring P. G. Wodehouse minor characters#Joan Romney, Joan Romney) ** UK: ''Strand Magazine, Strand'', July 1905 ** US: ''Strand (US)'', August 1905 * "Tales of St. Austin's#"The Prize Poem", The Prize Poem" (A school story, which appeared in the UK collection ''Tales of St. Austi ...
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The Eighteen-Carat Kid And Other Stories
''The Eighteen-Carat Kid and Other Stories'' is a collection of early short story, short stories and a novella by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United States on September 1, 1980 by Continuum Publishing, Continuum, New York City, five years after Wodehouse's death. The collection was edited and introduced by one of Wodehouse's biographers, David A. Jasen. The stories had all previously appeared in magazines, and ''William Tell Told Again'' (a retelling of the William Tell legend) was published as an illustrated book in the United Kingdom in 1904. Contents * "The Little Nugget, The Eighteen-Carat Kid" ** UK: ''The Captain (1900s magazine), The Captain'', January 3, 1913 * "The Wire-Pullers" (starring P. G. Wodehouse minor characters#Joan Romney, Joan Romney) ** UK: ''Strand Magazine, Strand'', July 1905 ** US: ''Strand (US)'', August 1905 * "Tales of St. Austin's#"The Prize Poem", The Prize Poem" (A school story, which appeared in the UK collection ''Tales of St. Austi ...
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Short Story
A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest types of literature and has existed in the form of legends, mythic tales, folk tales, fairy tales, tall tales, fables and anecdotes in various ancient communities around the world. The modern short story developed in the early 19th century. Definition The short story is a crafted form in its own right. Short stories make use of plot, resonance, and other dynamic components as in a novel, but typically to a lesser degree. While the short story is largely distinct from the novel or novella/short novel, authors generally draw from a common pool of literary techniques. The short story is sometimes referred to as a genre. Determining what exactly defines a short story has been recurrently problematic. A classic definition of a short story ...
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Novella
A novella is a narrative prose fiction whose length is shorter than most novels, but longer than most short stories. The English word ''novella'' derives from the Italian ''novella'' meaning a short story related to true (or apparently so) facts. Definition The Italian term is a feminine of ''novello'', which means ''new'', similarly to the English word ''news''. Merriam-Webster defines a novella as "a work of fiction intermediate in length and complexity between a short story and a novel". No official definition exists regarding the number of pages or words necessary for a story to be considered a novella, a short story or a novel. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association defines a novella's word count to be between 17,500 and 40,000 words. History The novella as a literary genre began developing in the Italian literature of the early Renaissance, principally Giovanni Boccaccio, author of ''The Decameron'' (1353). ''The Decameron'' featured 100 tales (named nov ...
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Continuum Publishing
Continuum International Publishing Group was an academic publisher of books with editorial offices in London and New York City. It was purchased by Nova Capital Management in 2005. In July 2011, it was taken over by Bloomsbury Publishing. , all new Continuum titles are published under the Bloomsbury name (under the imprint Bloomsbury Academic). History Continuum International was created in 1999 with the merger of the Cassell academic and religious lists and the Continuum Publishing Company, founded in New York in 1980. The academic publishing programme was focused on the humanities, especially the fields of philosophy, film and music, literature, education, linguistics, theology, and biblical studies. Continuum published Paulo Freire's seminal ''Pedagogy of the Oppressed''. Continuum acquired Athlone Press, which was founded in 1948 as the University of London publishing house and sold to the Bemrose Corporation in 1979. In 2003, Continuum acquired the London-based Hambledo ...
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David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David ...
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William Tell Told Again
''William Tell Told Again'' is a retelling of the William Tell legend in prose and verse with illustrations. The main prose element was written by P. G. Wodehouse, while Philip Dadd supplied the frontispiece and 15 full-page illustrations, all in colour. The 15 illustrations were each accompanied by a verse written by John W. Houghton, who also wrote the prologue and epilogue in verse. The book was published on 11 November 1904 by Adam & Charles Black, London, and was dedicated "to Biddy O'Sullivan for a Christmas present".McIlvaine (1990), p. 14, A5. Wodehouse dedicated books to 43 different people; "Biddy O'Sullivan" was the last to be traced. Her identity was not known until 2006, when she was identified as the young daughter of Denis O'Sullivan (1869–1908), an actor and singer who was a friend of Wodehouse in the early 1900s. Plot The title of the book comes from its prologue, which is told in verse (by John W. Houghton): T Swiss, against their Austrian foes, ::Had ne ...
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