Delphi Complete Works of Frank Norris (Illustrated)

ebook Six

By Frank Norris

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Regarded as the first important naturalist writer of the United States, Frank Norris wrote modern masterpieces such as 'McTeague' and 'The Octopus', adopting a humanitarian ideal and utilising the novel as an agent for social betterment. Norris strove to free American fiction from the prevalent historical romance of his times, seeking instead more serious themes, while presenting an authentic and highly readable picture of life in turn of the century California. For the first time in digital publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents Norris' complete works, with numerous illustrations, informative introductions and a treasure trove of Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

  • Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Norris' life and works

  • Original introductions to the novels and other texts

  • ALL 7 novels, with individual contents tables

  • Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts

  • Excellent formatting of the texts

  • Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories

  • Rare short stories from 'The Wave' and other periodicals, appearing in digital print for the first time

  • Easily locate the short stories you want to read

  • Features the rare verse saga YVERNELLE – available in no other collection

  • Includes Norris' non-fiction - spend hours exploring the author's varied articles and sketches

  • Special 'Contextual Pieces' section, with contemporary articles, reviews and essays evaluating Norris' works

  • Features a bonus biography by the author's brother - discover Norris' literary life

  • Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

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    CONTENTS:

    The Novels

    MORAN OF THE "LADY LETTY"

    MCTEAGUE

    BLIX

    A MAN'S WOMAN

    THE OCTOPUS: A STORY OF CALIFORNIA

    THE PIT

    VANDOVER AND THE BRUTE

    The Shorter Fiction

    A DEAL IN WHEAT AND OTHER STORIES OF THE NEW AND OLD WEST

    A JOYOUS MIRACLE

    THE THIRD CIRCLE AND OTHER STORIES

    UNCOLLECTED SHORT STORIES

    The Short Stories

    LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

    LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

    The Poetry

    YVERNELLE

    The Non-Fiction

    THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE NOVELIST: AND OTHER LITERARY ESSAYS

    ARTICLES AND SKETCHES

    The Contextual Pieces

    LIST OF ARTICLES, ESSAYS AND REVIEWS

    The Biography

    FRANK NORRIS by Charles G. Norris

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