853 Results with the "Fiction" genre


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      The Job

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      by LovelyMay The Job can often be mistaken as the measure of a person’s value, but the truth is far more personal and empowering. It is not the title or status that shapes success, but the effort one brings to the work. The chapter explores how fulfillment is found in the dedication applied to any task, whether grand or humble. Each position becomes meaningful through honesty, skill, and consistency, not through the applause it may or may not receive. When seen through this lens, every job holds the potential to…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin In The Illearth War, Stephen R. Don­ald­son plunges read­ers deep­er into the tor­tured psy­che of ​Thomas Covenant, the lep­er-turned-reluc­tant-hero, as the Land faces anni­hi­la­tion. Sum­moned back to a world he doubts is real, Covenant must con­front: ​Lord Foul’s​ mon­strous army of ​Stone-warped crea­tures​ and the ​Illearth Stone, a weapon of absolute cor­rup­tion ​High Lord Ele­na, Covenant’s own daughter—born of his past rape of Lena—now wield­ing…
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      The Huntsman

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      by LovelyMay The Huntsman opens beneath a scorching sky, where the heat clings to every surface, and not even a whisper of breeze disturbs the forest edge. Yegor Vlassitch walks with a leisurely stride, dressed in a worn red shirt and patched trousers, his rifle slung across one shoulder. His presence, however casual, holds a weight that disturbs the stillness. From a nearby thicket, Pelagea appears—her frame slight, her face flushed from labor, and her voice timid but tinged with longing. Their meeting feels more…
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      by LovelyMay In this chapter titled The Hunting Parson, the narrative explores the tension between religious expectation and recreational freedom, using the keyword as a thematic gateway into a long-standing cultural contradiction. The hunting parson is presented as a man caught between duty and desire, embodying a kind of moral paradox that society refuses to accept easily. Though clergy are often presumed to lead lives of unrelenting solemnity, the chapter opens with a challenge to that perception, questioning…
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      by LovelyMay In this chapter titled The Hunting Farmer, introduces a reflection on the integral yet often underappreciated figure in English hunting culture—the farmer who rides to hounds. These individuals are not mere spectators or passive landowners but key participants whose involvement ensures the survival and continuity of the sport. Their cooperation allows access to vast rural landscapes, often managed with deep knowledge and a generational connection to the countryside. Without their support, hunting in…
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      by LovelyMay The House Opposite begins with a spirited recounting of a young man's misadventure—Algy Groom’s ill-fated Paris escapade. Meant to immerse himself in the French language, Algy instead found himself parted from a tidy sum, one hundred pounds entrusted by his father. What could have been a cautionary tale becomes, in the narrator’s telling, the launchpad for a richer conversation about youthful transgressions, the slipperiness of good intentions, and how mischief often disguises itself as experience.…
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      by LovelyMay The Head-Gardener’s Story begins in a quiet greenhouse on a gentle April morning, where an auction draws together a few gentlemen amid a sea of fresh blooms. A timber merchant, a nobleman, and the narrator exchange remarks about plants, legal matters, and society. Amid them stands Mihail Karlovitch, the self-assured and somewhat eccentric gardener who, though alone in his post, refers to himself with pride as the head of a nonexistent staff. He listens with a quiet eagerness, hoping someone might share…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin Set in the rugged moun­tains of ​1930s Ken­tucky, The Giv­er of Stars fol­lows ​Alice Wright, a spir­it­ed Eng­lish­woman who escapes her sti­fling mar­riage by join­ing the ​Pack­horse Library Project—a WPA ini­tia­tive that deliv­ers books to remote Appalachi­an com­mu­ni­ties. Along­side a group of extra­or­di­nary women, includ­ing the fear­less ​Margery O’Hare, Alice braves harsh ter­rain, soci­etal prej­u­dice, and per­son­al demons to bring lit­er­a­cy and hope to the iso­lat­ed…
    • The Gay Old Dog [1917] Cover
      by LovelyMay The Gay Old Dog opens with Jo Hertz, a middle-aged bachelor, navigating the lively streets of Chicago as troops prepare to march off to war. The festive chaos of the city contrasts sharply with Jo's internal stillness—a quiet longing that has been buried beneath years of indulgence and denial. While others look to the future with hope or fear, Jo stands suspended in the past, contemplating the pieces of life he never got to live. It is this emotional disconnect, set against a backdrop of patriotic…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin The Fifth Sea­son is the first book in N. K. Jemisin’s ground­break­ing Bro­ken Earth tril­o­gy, a mas­ter­piece that rede­fines epic fan­ta­sy. Set on a super­con­ti­nent called the Still­ness, where cat­a­stroph­ic cli­mate dis­as­ters (known as “Fifth Sea­sons”) reg­u­lar­ly dev­as­tate civ­i­liza­tion, the sto­ry fol­lows three inter­twined nar­ra­tives: ​Essun, a woman search­ing for her miss­ing daugh­ter in a world col­laps­ing into chaos. ​Damaya, a young girl with dan­ger­ous pow­ers, tak­en…
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