Books with author JOHN R. NEIL

Excerpt from Cinderella, or the Little Glass SlipperHowever, Cinderella, in spite of her shabby Clothes, was a hundred times more beautiful than her stepsisters, in spite of the fine gowns which they always wore.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.

Dear readers, The four short stories you read in this book The Forgotten Cry are, frankly speaking, not purely imaginary and the characters found in them have soul and breath, for they have been created out of what I have seen, heard, or read somewhere. The Forgotten Cry is the ocular reality I had experienced in a South Indian coastal village just after the giant tsunami waves of 2004 had mercilessly washed away the coastal lives in plenty, the fishermen in particular. Jeya I have portrayed here had to undergo untold afflictions in her aunt's house after she had lost her parents and brothers. A little delight plus contentment I have in disclosing her ordeals to the world and I hope the readers will definitely experience the same sort of feelings for this girl as I had once had. Alone at Midnight is the triumphant fulfillment of my ardent longing for the boy, Sam, as to how I could help him after he had rushed to my speeding car, alone at midnight, on a deserted highway. His wet-cheeked face prevailed in my 'inward eye'for a long time. And how he has been geared up to put an abrupt end to the beastly acts of his father is solely fictional The Guardian Angel is partly based on the tidings heard from one of my cronies that a stranger had appeared in their village and been staying in the cathedral precincts for a few days and whose identity was unknown and all the rustics were terribly afraid of him. A Page in my Diary is evolved out of the dismal tidings I collected from a local daily. Usually, we are in haste to judge the fellow beings around us and, later on, we do feel grieved or repented for our erring acts. Of course, a little unnatural tinge has been added to enhance the reading curiosity of the readers. The school teacher, being an ethical man, feels guilty for the professional sin perpetrated to one of his students, Daniel, and finds a remedy to his guilt as his conscience demands.Wish you all an ardent reading.R.John johnrajayyan@gmail.com

Excerpt from Three Little PigsSo he huffed and he puffed, and he blew his house in, because, you see, it was only of straw and too light; and when he had blown the house in, he ate up the little pig, and did not leave so much as the tip of his tail.The second little pig also met a man, and fie was carrying a bun dle of furze; so piggy said, politely: Please, kind man, will you give me that furze to build me a house?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.