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Welcome to the life (lives) of George Basine, and those of his family and friends; as legendary author and screenwriter Ben Hecht takes the listener through a maze of ethical conflict and identity related dilemmas involving the eternal questions of perception and self-perception... Ben Hecht (1894-1964), was an American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, journalist and novelist. He is best known for writing the screenplay for "Gone with the Wind", amongst many more. Jack Brown is a passionate reader of classic and genre oriented literature. He enjoys creating high quality audio books.

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She was crying on the couch. All right. Let her. But she was crying because she wanted something.... His hands grabbed her head and straightened her face until their eyes were looking into each other."Listen," he said. He was shaking her. "I'm going away."Eyes watched each other. She looked until the face she had once kissed became entirely strange. There was no Lief, no lover. But a face staring murderously into hers. But there was something else. Tears behind the stare. Why was he weeping? The question like a tiny visitor sat down in her mind.He let her go and walked from the room, grabbing his hat and coat into his hands as he went.Doris listened. Down the stairs. Outside. He was gone. She went to the window. Her eye had swelled and her cheek pained. She sat down and looked into the street."He hit me," she was whispering to herself. She began to weep with shame. But her tears seemed to soften her heart toward him. He had cried too. She arose and went to the bed. Here she had lain with him. Warm, familiar hours. Here her arms had held him. She threw herself down and wept aloud.Includes a biography of the Author

1922. American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, novelist, the Shakespeare of Hollywood, who received screen credits, alone or in collaboration, for the stories or screenplays of some 70 films. His novel, Gargoyles begins: The calendars said-1900. It was growing warm. George Cornelius Basine emerged from Madam Minnieâ€s house of ill fame at five oâ€clock on a Sabbath May morning. He was twenty-five years old, neatly dressed, a bit unshaven and whistling valiantly, Wonâ€t you come home, Bill Bailey, wonâ€t you come home? Considering the high estate which was to be his, as the estimable Senator Basine, the introduction savors of malice. But, it must be remembered, this was twenty-two years ago, and moreover, in a day before the forces of decency had triumphed. The Soul of man was still unregenerate. Prostitutes, saloons, hellholes still flourished unchallenged in the cityâ€s heart. And Basine even at twenty-five was not one of those aggravating anomalies who pride themselves upon being ahead of their time; or behind their time. Basine was of his time. This book, "Gargoyles", by Ben Hecht, is a replication of a book originally published before 1922. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible. This book was created using print-on-demand technology. Thank you for supporting classic literature.

Excerpt from GargoylesBeautiful phrase. The soul of man, in its struggle toward God knows what, paused elatedly to contem plate the new milestone. Elated as all youth is elated for no other reason than that there is a tomorrow, a tomorrow of unknown and multiple milestones. Elated with the knowledge of progress - that sage and flattering word by which the soul of man explains the batfling phenomenon of its survival.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.

Excerpt from GargoylesBeautiful phrase. The soul of man, in its struggle toward God knows what, paused elatedly to contem plate the new milestone. Elated as all youth is elated for no other reason than that there is a tomorrow, a tomorrow of unknown and multiple milestones. Elated with the knowledge of progress - that sage and flattering word by which the soul of man explains the batfling phenomenon of its survival.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.

Gargoyles goes deep into the souls of the persons and their relations with the upper classes, uncovering the dull sides and the emotional sides. Many times, the personalities, principles and morals of his personages are transformed, as they take an eye within themselves and appreciate what they treasured the most, how their selfdom invade their will and morals, and oftentimes do not grasp the purposes of those principles that are so critical to them. We take in the emanation of these alterations and focus on the life experiences of George Basine, his friends, and his family and the greatest of all, the pretentions that each of them have. Ben Hecht was an American screenwriter, director, producer, dramatist, journalist and author. He was a journalist in his younger days, he wrote about 35 books and a few of the highly enchanting screenplays and dramas in the United States. He gained screen credits, in his own self or in collaboration, for the plays or screenplays of about 70 films. The Dictionary of Literary Biography – American Screenwriters refers him as “one of the most successful screenwriters in the history of motion pictures. ”He got the first Academy Award for Original Screenplay, for Underworld in 1927. A number of his screenplays are regarded today as classics. Film historian Richard Corliss described him as "the Hollywood screenwriter”, a person who "personified Hollywood itself”. He wrote, produced and directed, Angels Over Broadway, and was nominated for Best Screenplay. A total of his six film screenplays were nominated for Academy Awards, with two winnings.He was an active Zionist before the widespread destruction started in Germany. He wrote essays and plays about the predicament of the European Jews, like, We Will Never Die in 1943 and A Flag is Born in 1946. Among his 70 to 90 screenplays, he wrote several unnamed authorships to avert the British boycott of his work between 1940s and 1950s.