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The Open Boat And Other Stories, Men, Women, And Boats & The Black Riders And Other Lines
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The Open Boat And Other Stories, Men, Women, And Boats & The Black Riders And Other Lines

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This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.

None of them knew the color of the sky. Their eyes glanced level, and were fastened upon the waves that swept toward them. These waves were of the hue of slate, save for the tops, which were of foaming white, and all of the men knew the colors of the sea. The horizon narrowed and widened, and dipped and rose, and at all times its edge was jagged with waves that seemed thrust up in points like rocks.

"The Open Boat" is divided into seven sections, each told mainly from the point of view of the correspondent, based upon Crane himself. The first part introduces the four characters-the correspondent, a condescending observer detached from the rest of the group; the captain, who is injured and morose at having lost his ship, yet capable of leadership; the cook, fat and comical, but optimistic that they will be rescued; and the oiler, Billie, who is physically the strongest, and the only one in the story referred to by name. The four are survivors of a shipwreck, which occurred before the beginning of the story, and are drifting at sea in a small dinghy.

The Black Riders and Other Lines is a book of poetry written by American author Stephen Crane (1871-1900). It was first published in 1895 by Copeland & Day.

Black riders came from the sea.

Three little birds in a row

In the Desert

Yes, I have a thousand tongues

Once there came a man

God fashioned the ship of the world carefully

Mystic shadow, bending near me,

I looked here

I stood upon a high place,

Should the wide world roll away,

In a lonely place,

"And the sins of the fathers shall be"

If there is a witness to my little life,

There was a crimson clash of war.

"Tell brave deeds of war."

There were many who went in huddled procession

In heaven

A god in wrath

A learned man came to me once

There was, before me

Once I saw mountains angry

Places among the stars

I saw a man pursuing the horizon

Behold, the grave of a wicked man

There was set before me a mighty hill

A youth in apparel that glittered

"Truth," said a traveller

Behold, from the land of the farther suns

Supposing that I should have the courage

Many workmen

Two or three angels

There was one I met upon the road

I stood upon a highway

A man saw a ball of gold in the sky

I met a seer

On the horizon the peaks assembled

The ocean said to me once

The livid lightnings flashed in the clouds

And you love me

Love walked alone

I walked in a desert

There came whisperings in the winds

I was in the darkness

Tradition, thou art for suckling children

Many red devils ran from my heart

"Think as I think," said a man

Once there was a man

I stood musing in a black world

You say you are holy

A man went before a strange God

Why do you strive for greatness, fool?

Blustering God

"It was wrong to do this," said the angel

A man toiled on a burning road

A man feared that he might find an assassin

With eye and with gesture

The sage lectured brilliantly

Walking in the sky

Upon the road of my life

There was a man and a woman

There was a man who lived a life of fire

There was a great cathedral

Friend, your white beard sweeps the ground

Once, I knew a fine song

If I should cast off this tattered coat

God lay dead in heaven

A spirit sped

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bookland Classics
Date
27 October 2020
Pages
450
ISBN
9781662701726

This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.

None of them knew the color of the sky. Their eyes glanced level, and were fastened upon the waves that swept toward them. These waves were of the hue of slate, save for the tops, which were of foaming white, and all of the men knew the colors of the sea. The horizon narrowed and widened, and dipped and rose, and at all times its edge was jagged with waves that seemed thrust up in points like rocks.

"The Open Boat" is divided into seven sections, each told mainly from the point of view of the correspondent, based upon Crane himself. The first part introduces the four characters-the correspondent, a condescending observer detached from the rest of the group; the captain, who is injured and morose at having lost his ship, yet capable of leadership; the cook, fat and comical, but optimistic that they will be rescued; and the oiler, Billie, who is physically the strongest, and the only one in the story referred to by name. The four are survivors of a shipwreck, which occurred before the beginning of the story, and are drifting at sea in a small dinghy.

The Black Riders and Other Lines is a book of poetry written by American author Stephen Crane (1871-1900). It was first published in 1895 by Copeland & Day.

Black riders came from the sea.

Three little birds in a row

In the Desert

Yes, I have a thousand tongues

Once there came a man

God fashioned the ship of the world carefully

Mystic shadow, bending near me,

I looked here

I stood upon a high place,

Should the wide world roll away,

In a lonely place,

"And the sins of the fathers shall be"

If there is a witness to my little life,

There was a crimson clash of war.

"Tell brave deeds of war."

There were many who went in huddled procession

In heaven

A god in wrath

A learned man came to me once

There was, before me

Once I saw mountains angry

Places among the stars

I saw a man pursuing the horizon

Behold, the grave of a wicked man

There was set before me a mighty hill

A youth in apparel that glittered

"Truth," said a traveller

Behold, from the land of the farther suns

Supposing that I should have the courage

Many workmen

Two or three angels

There was one I met upon the road

I stood upon a highway

A man saw a ball of gold in the sky

I met a seer

On the horizon the peaks assembled

The ocean said to me once

The livid lightnings flashed in the clouds

And you love me

Love walked alone

I walked in a desert

There came whisperings in the winds

I was in the darkness

Tradition, thou art for suckling children

Many red devils ran from my heart

"Think as I think," said a man

Once there was a man

I stood musing in a black world

You say you are holy

A man went before a strange God

Why do you strive for greatness, fool?

Blustering God

"It was wrong to do this," said the angel

A man toiled on a burning road

A man feared that he might find an assassin

With eye and with gesture

The sage lectured brilliantly

Walking in the sky

Upon the road of my life

There was a man and a woman

There was a man who lived a life of fire

There was a great cathedral

Friend, your white beard sweeps the ground

Once, I knew a fine song

If I should cast off this tattered coat

God lay dead in heaven

A spirit sped

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bookland Classics
Date
27 October 2020
Pages
450
ISBN
9781662701726