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In 1933, Chatto & Windus agreed to publish Samuel Beckett's More Pricks Than Kicks, a collection of ten interrelated storiesÂhis first published work of fiction. At his editor's request, Beckett penned an additional story, "Echo's Bones", to serve as the final piece. However, heâd already killed off several of the charactersÂincluding the protagonist, BelacquaÂthroughout the book, and had to resurrect them from the dead. The story was politely rejected by his editor, as it was considered too imaginatively playful, too allusive, and too undisciplinedÂqualities now recognized as quintessentially Beckett. As a result, "Echo's Bones" (not to be confused with the poem and collection of poems of the same title) remained unpublishedÂuntil now, nearly eight decades later.This little-known text is introduced by the preeminent Beckett scholar, Dr. Mark Nixon, who situates the work in terms of its biographical context and textual references, examining how it is a vital link in the evolution of Beckett's early work. Beckett confessed that he included "all I knew" in the story. It harnesses an immense range of subjects: science, philosophy, religion, literature; combining fairy tales, gothic dreams, and classical myth. This posthumous publication marks the unexpected and highly exciting return of a literary legend.
Hardcover:
9780802120458 | Grove Pr, July 2, 2014, cover price $22.00 | About this edition: In 1933, Chatto & Windus agreed to publish Samuel Beckett's More Pricks Than Kicks, a collection of ten interrelated storiesÂhis first published work of fiction.
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9780802123695 | Grove Pr, December 16, 2015, cover price $14.00
Product Description: Billionaire Saul Abercrombie owns a vast tract of land on the Pembrokeshire coast. By restoring the original forest that covered the area before medieval times, he believes he will rekindle the spirits of ancient folklore. But the re-planting of the forest will revive an altogether darker and more dangerous entity - and young arboreal expert Tom Curtis will find himself engaging in an epic, ancient battle between good and evil...read more
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9780727897107 | Sew lrg edition (Severn House Pub Ltd, August 31, 2014), cover price $32.95 | About this edition: Billionaire Saul Abercrombie owns a vast tract of land on the Pembrokeshire coast.
9780727883155 | Severn House Pub Ltd, October 1, 2013, cover price $28.95 | About this edition: Billionaire Saul Abercrombie owns a vast tract of land on the Pembrokeshire coast.
Hardcover:
9781623701574 | Capstone Pr Inc, August 1, 2014, cover price $12.95
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9781434265173 | Reprint edition (Stone Arch Books, July 1, 2014), cover price $25.99
Product Description: As the American Civil War is ending, a friendship is beginning. Two boys meet in the Southwest and quickly bond over their love of card games. Nightingale is an orphaned Native American, and Jack is an Easterner searching for his missing older brother...read more
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9780989978026 | Little Creek Pr, April 1, 2014, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: As the American Civil War is ending, a friendship is beginning.
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9781770493292 | Tundra Books, April 9, 2013, cover price $5.95
Product Description: P.J. Night's latest installment in the spooky and spectacular Creepover series for middle-grade girls is a level 5 on the Creep-o-Meter.In Is She For Real?, Bethany has just moved to Old Warwick, a quaint old town that is said to be haunted by the ghost of Lady Warwick...read more
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9781442450561 | Simon Spotlight, April 3, 2012, cover price $5.99 | About this edition: P.
Prebinding:
9780606263405 | Reprint edition (Turtleback Books, April 3, 2012), cover price $16.00 | About this edition: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
Hardcover:
9780399250965 | Putnam Pub Group, July 8, 2010, cover price $16.99
Miscellaneous:
9781101183953 | Putnam Pub Group, July 8, 2010, cover price $10.99
Prebinding:
9780606230797 | Reprint edition (Turtleback Books, July 7, 2011), cover price $18.40
Product Description: A cuento is a folk tale that is usually passed down from generation to generation. "Sometimes chickens, sometimes feathers" sums up life in New Mexico. This is the tale of Juan the Coyote and his life in Nuevo México. This is not a cuento for children...read more
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9781890689469 | Rio Grande Books, March 30, 2009, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: A cuento is a folk tale that is usually passed down from generation to generation.
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