Thomas Hardy Remembered (The Nineteenth Century Series)

Literature & Fiction

Ray, Martin

History & Criticism

Routledge

Thomas Hardy: A Textual Study of the Short Stories (The Nineteenth Century Series)

This wide-ranging study provides detailed analysis of five of Conrad's principal works, examining the extent to which his early life and cultural inheritance are reflected in the books' themes.

Joseph Conrad (Modern Fiction)

Biographies & Memoirs

Hodder Education Publishers

Thomas Hardy Remembered assembles some 150 annotated interviews and recollections of Hardy, most of which are being reprinted for the first time. They range from close personal reflections by old friends such as Sir George Douglas, J.M. Barrie, and Edmund Gosse, to fleeting glimpses by strangers who saw Hardy at a London party or at his club. Martin Ray has selected items having the greatest literary or biographical significance, and annotated them with meticulous accuracy and a keen eye for the telling detail. As a result, the volume will be an invaluable resource to scholars who are interested not only in what concerned Hardy personally and professionally, but also in how he was perceived by others. Having these items collected in one volume reveals Hardy's contemporaneous opinions about his own writings and also makes it possible to trace the marked recurrence, over time, of certain preoccupations: ancient families, Hardy's hostility to reviewers, architecture, Roman relics, Wessex folklore and dialect, animal welfare, Napoleon, and hangings. With regard to his literary career, a portrait emerges of Hardy as the scrupulous professional, properly aware of his commercial rights, while at the same time appearing, to some who met him, unconscious of his own genius.

The 99 Critical Shots in Pool

Thirtieth anniversary edition out in 2007! World Champion Pool Player Ray "Cool Cat" Martin shares his secrets for playing winner's pool in this classic book, now with a new introduction by the author. Written with co-author Rosser Reeves three decades ago, The 99 Critical Shots in Pool remains one of the most authoritative guides to the game ever written. Over 200 illustrations show the proper form, technique, and approach to shots such as: ? The Center Ball Cheat-the-Pocket ? The Hook Shot ? The Seven Ball Stop Shot ? The Jump Shot ? The Frozen Kiss Shot ? The Nudge Shot ? The Side Pocket By-Pass Shot Ray Martin, a Billiards Congress of America Hall of Fame inductee, is one of only seven players in the twentieth century to win three or more world 14.1 titles. He co-wrote this book with Rosser Reeves in 1976.

Sports & Outdoors

Rosser Reeves

Individual Sports

Quadrangle/New York Times Book

Thirtieth anniversary edition out in 2007! World Champion Pool Player Ray "Cool Cat" Martin shares his secrets for playing winner's pool in this classic book, now with a new introduction by the author. Written with co-author Rosser Reeves three decades ago, The 99 Critical Shots in Pool remains one of the most authoritative guides to the game ever written. Over 200 illustrations show the proper form, technique, and approach to shots such as: • The Center Ball Cheat-the-Pocket • The Hook Shot • The Seven Ball Stop Shot • The Jump Shot • The Frozen Kiss Shot • The Nudge Shot • The Side Pocket By-Pass Shot Ray Martin, a Billiards Congress of America Hall of Fame inductee, is one of only seven players in the twentieth century to win three or more world 14.1 titles. He co-wrote this book with Rosser Reeves in 1976.

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

Three Rivers Press

Ray: Stories of My Life

Ray. Stories Of My Life

William Heinemann

This is the definitive textual analysis of all of Hardy's collected short stories, tracing the development of each from manuscript, through newspaper serial versions, galley proofs and revises to collected editions in volume form. It is no surprise to discover that Hardy's capacity for inveterate revision is manifested in his tales as it was in his novels. Even those stories for which he professed little regard were meticulously and continuously revised, in some cases more than thirty years after their first publication. The alterations extend to the most minute details of plot, landscape, characterisation and style, as well as the restoration of bowdlerised passages which had been demanded by serial magazines. This study will play a major role in elevating the importance of this genre in Hardy's prolific output and will illuminate his textual practices - an area of considerable and growing interest to a large number of scholars and students.

Published in cooperation with The Joseph Conrad Society (UK), this new series of Conrad monographs entitled "Conrad Studies" intends to make available rare or out-of-print items of Conradiana, collections of documentary and other historical materials as well as criticism that has achieved classic status. The editors welcome proposals for volumes in the series.

Joseph Conrad: Memories and Impressions: An Annotated Bibliography (Conrad Studies)

Rodopi Bv Editions

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