549 Results with the "Novel" genre


    • Chapter II — Father and Son Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter II – Father and Son unfolds within the silent walls of Hermiston, where distance defines the relationship more than any shared blood. Adam Weir, Lord Justice-Clerk, governs not only the court but also his household with the same sternness and absence of warmth. His role as a judge has consumed whatever gentleness may once have lived in him, leaving behind a man whose affection is buried beneath command. His son Archie, bright and perceptive, senses this void from early childhood. Though provided…
    • Chapter III — In the Matter of the Hanging of Duncan Jopp Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter III – In the Matter of the Hanging of Duncan Jopp begins with a courtroom scene that shakes young Archie Weir to the core. Watching the proceedings unfold under the command of his father, Lord Hermiston, Archie is confronted by the sheer finality of justice rendered without mercy. Duncan Jopp’s guilt may be established, but it is the spectacle of his punishment—and the cold, almost theatrical authority behind it—that unsettles Archie most. He sees not only the law at work but a system that…
    • Chapter IV — Opinions of the Bench Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter IV – Opinions of the Bench begins in the shadowy quiet of evening, as Archie arrives at Lord Glenalmond’s home with a restless energy that suggests inner conflict. The visit, though unannounced, is not unexpected. Glenalmond, calm and thoughtful, receives him with kindness, insisting gently that Archie first eat, knowing well that troubled minds are not soothed on empty stomachs. Though Archie resists at first, preferring to move straight to the matter, his host maintains a calm presence,…
    • Chapter I: Dream Life and Real Life; A Little African Story Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter I: Dream Life and Real Life; A Little African Story introduces young Jannita, whose quiet existence is tethered to the harsh routine of tending goats under the unforgiving African sun. Her life, shaped by the rigid demands of her Boer employers, offers little warmth or affection. Seeking shelter beneath the spindly shade of a milk-bush, Jannita falls asleep, and her world transforms. In the cocoon of her dream, the plain turns to a gentle meadow, and the people around her speak with kindness and…
      Fable • Novel
    • Chapter II: The Woman’s Rose Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter II: The Woman’s Rose begins with a quiet moment of reflection, as the narrator opens an aged wooden box tied with a simple cord. Inside, among trinkets faded by time, rests a rose—withered yet intact, its form preserved with unusual care. Unlike other flowers once pressed between pages or left to dry, this one has endured, kept not for its beauty but for its meaning. The narrator associates it not with romance or celebration, but with strength and a pivotal memory from her youth. It is a symbol…
      Fable • Novel
    • Chapter III: “The Policy in Favour of Protection” Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter III: "The Policy in Favour of Protection" opens not with economics, but with an intimate encounter that reveals the tension between personal desire and moral restraint. In the glow of a firelit room, an older woman’s solitude is broken by the sudden arrival of a young visitor, cloaked not in winter’s cold, but in the anguish of love unreturned. The younger woman, refined in dress yet raw in emotion, implores her elder to intercede on her behalf—her affections aimed toward a well-known man, a…
      Fable • Novel
    • Chapter VIII: In Which Lazaro Tells of the Friendship He Struck up in Toledo with Some Germans and What Happened to Them Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter VIII follows a moment in Lazaro’s life when luck seemed firmly in his favor. In Toledo, he enjoyed a stretch of comfort unlike anything he had previously known, thanks to his close friendship with a group of Germans who had taken a liking to him. Every day, he walked the streets carrying a shining pan of fruit—glistening pears, tender figs, and sugared plums—that not only delighted the eye but advertised the delicacies he helped distribute. His visibility made him known, but it was his…
      Novel • Satire
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      To The Reader

      To The Reader Cover
      by LovelyMay To The Reader, this opening note is not just a formality but a pointed defense of truth against the spread of fantasy. The writer, J. de Luna, steps forward not only as a storyteller but as a witness determined to restore dignity to a tale that has, in his eyes, been twisted into nonsense. A version of Lazarillo's life, recently printed and circulated, told of him falling into the sea and transforming into a fish—a tuna no less—complete with underwater battles, a scaly wife, and tuna offspring. To…
      Novel • Satire
    • Lazarillo of Tormes Cover
      by LovelyMay Lazarillo of Tormes is a 16th-century Spanish novel, anonymously written, that tells the story of Lázaro, a young boy who grows up in poverty and is apprenticed to various masters. Through his adventures, the novel critiques society, highlighting themes of social class, hypocrisy, and survival. Written in the form of a first-person narrative, it is considered one of the earliest examples of the picaresque genre.
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      Introduction

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      by LovelyMay Introduction to Lazarillo of Tormes reveals not a story of grand knights or epic battles, but one grounded in the grit of everyday survival. Unlike the noble heroes populating Spain’s popular literature of the sixteenth century, Lazarillo is poor, cunning, and painfully aware of the world’s hypocrisies. His journey begins not with a sword, but with an empty stomach and an endless capacity for adaptation. The novel stood out sharply in its time, eschewing fantasy for realism and replacing idealized…
      Novel • Satire
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