Books with author A. E. Coppard

Originally published in 1923, A. E. Coppard's The Black Dog is a collection of short stories to savor. Alfred Edgar Coppard (1878 – 1957) was an English writer and poet, noted for his influence on the short story form. A writer of fantastical -- and sometimes disturbing -- stories, he writes with assured literary flare and is a writer's writer.As for his own influences, Coppard listed Sterne, Dickens, James, Hardy, Shaw, Chekhov and Joyce as authors he valued; conversely, he expressed a dislike for the works of D. H. Lawrence, T. E. Lawrence, and Rudyard Kipling. Some of Coppard's collections, such as Adam and Eve and Pinch Me and Fearful Pleasures, contain stories with fantastic elements, either of supernatural horror or allegorical fantasy.Coppard's short stories were praised by Ford Madox Ford and Frank O'Connor. The Times Literary Supplement praised Coppard's "brilliant virtuosity as a pure spinner of tales" Coppard's supernatural fiction was admired by Algernon Blackwood, and Brian Stableford argues that Coppard's fantasy has a similar style to that of Walter de la Mare and that "many of his mercurial and oddly plaintive fantasies are deeply disturbing."

A.E. Coppard (1878-1957) was a master of the short story, whose work is rarely overtly supernatural: but there is often nevertheless a strangeness and folkloric or wonder tale quality that is close to the borderland of that realm. Often regarded as one of the finest English short-story writers of the last century, he won high praise from eminent fellow authors. Walter de la Mare commented, "I think he has written some of the very best short stories in the English language": L.P. Hartley, Elizabeth Bowen, Rebecca West and Ford Madox Ford, amongst others, also praised him highly. He saw the short story form as "an ancient art originating in the folk tale, which was a thing of joy even before writing, not to mention printing, was invented." His own tales often do have a timeless, primeval quality. He wrote: "I embarked upon a literary life on the first of April 1919. I took a cottage in the country, lived sparely, and hawked my first collection of tales, Adam and Eve and Pinch Me, around the publishers." The book was eventually accepted as the first title for the fledgling Golden Cockerel Press. The twelve full-flavoured, curious and highly individual stories in "Adam and Eve and Pinch Me" quickly achieved acclaim for Coppard and the Press, and several of them, including the title story, "Dusky Ruth", "Arabesque - The Mouse" and "Marching to Zion" have become anthology favourites. He does not shrink from portraying cruelty and the hard blows of fate, but he celebrates also the richness and quirkiness of existence. His stories usually have rural settings and characters, and draw on the Oxfordshire and Berkshire countryside where he lived. Many further collections of similar enduring quality followed. "Adam and Eve and Pinch Me", Golden Cockerel Press, 1921. Includes" Adam and Eve and Pinch Me": A fine story in which the narrator finds himself watching his as yet unborn playing. "Arabesque - The Mouse": Macabre rather than supernatural, a man inflicts on a mouse the same terrible wounds that his mother died from. " King of the World": A young Assyrian captain enters a temple of the god Namu-Sarkkon and finds the worhippers turned to stone. While he is there a woman comes to life and explains that she is waiting for the King of the World - presumably death. " Marching to Zion": A strange story full of Christian symbolism. " Piffincap": A shaving mug stops the growth of hair and threatens to put a barber out of business, but it's baleful influence goes further still.* ....*summary from "A Guide to Super Natural Fiction" Contents Include: Marching to Zion.--Dusky Ruth.--Weep not my wanton.--Piffingeap.--The king of the world.--Adam & Eve & Pinch me.--The princess of kingdom gone.--Communion.--The quiet woman.--The trumpeters.--The angel and the sweep.--Arabesque.--Felix Tincler.--The elixir of youth.--The cherry tree.--Clorinda walks in heaven.--Craven arms.--Cotton.--A broadsheet ballad.--Pomona's babe.--The hurly burly

This volume contains a collection of short stories by Alfred Edgar Coppard. Within these stories, Coppard explores the proximity of the spiritual world to the material, analysing the sudden impulses which cause secrecy to dissolve - and, for a moment, personality to be revealed. This collection will appeal to anyone with a love of short stories, and it is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Coppard’s seminal work. The stories include: “Marching to Zion”, “Dusky Ruth”, “Weep not my Wanton”, “Piffingcap”, “The King of the World”, “Adam and Eve and Pinch Me”, “The Princess of Kingdom Gone”, “Communion”, “The Quiet Woman”, “The Trumpeters”, and more. Alfred Edgar Coppard (1878 - 1957) was an English writer who is famous for his contributions to the short story form. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from The Black Dog: And Other StoriesI'm not going by this train after all. Something I have forgotten. Now look after my bags and I'll come along later, this afternoon. He turned and left the station as hurriedly as if his business was really of the high importance the porter immediately conceived it to be.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

About the Book Fairy tales, wonder tales, magic tales are a folklore genre taking the form of a short story that typically includes magical beings such as dragons, elves, fairies, giants, gnomes, goblins, griffins, mermaids, talking animals, trolls, unicorns, or witches. Generally, magic or enchantments are involved. Fairy tales are distinguished from legends, are mainly derived from European tradition and folk lore, and are generally children's literature. Mythology has a broader and older pedigree than fairy tales, dating back to ancient times in a number of European, African, Middle Eastern and Asian civilizations. Best known among these to Western audiences are Ancient Greek and Old Norse myths and legends. Generally, these myths and legends describe epic quests, journeys and interactions between human adventurers or heroes and god-like deities. Also in this Book A short story collection is a book that contains short stories written by a single author. It is distinguished from an anthology of fiction, which includes stories by more than one author. About us Leopold Classic Library has the goal of making available to readers the classic books that have been out of print for decades. While these books may have occasional imperfections, we consider that only hand checking of every page ensures readable content without poor picture quality, blurred or missing text etc. That's why we: republish only hand checked books; that are high quality; enabling readers to see classic books in original formats; that are unlikely to have missing or blurred pages. You can search "Leopold Classic Library" in categories of your interest to find other books in our extensive collection. Happy reading!

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

Excerpt from The Black Dog: And Other StoriesI'm not going by this train after all. Something I have forgotten. Now look after my bags and I'll come along later, this afternoon. He turned and left the station as hurriedly as if his business was really of the high importance the porter immediately conceived it to be.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.