Böcker av James Stephens

In IRISH FAIRY TALES James Stephens masterfully retells ten Irish legends. The writing is crisp, humorous, and accessible. While reading this book you'll be convinced that you are actually visiting a long lost island of Ireland filled with magic, fairies, and heroes. Lavishly and beautifully illustrated.

We rely on your support to help us keep producing beautiful, free, and unrestricted editions of literature for the digital age.Will you support our efforts with a donation?This collection of short stories, retold by Irish author James Stephens, focuses mainly on the adventures of legendary hunter-warrior Fionn mac Uail and his companions in the Fianna. The stories often feature the magical people of the Shí (fairies) and their interactions with the residents of medieval Ireland.

Mary, Mary, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.

Irish Fairy Tales is a retelling of ten Irish folktales by the Irish author James Stephens. The English illustrator Arthur Rackham provided interior artwork, including numerous black and white illustrations and sixteen color plates. The stories are set in a wooded, Medieval Ireland filled with larger-than-life hunters, warriors, kings, and fairies. Many stories concern the Fianna and their captain, Fionn mac Uail, from the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. The book was first published by Macmillan and Company in 1920. It is one of Stephens' better-known works.

Irish Fairy Tales, has been considered an important book throughout the human history. So that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. The whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. This book is not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable.

La insurrección de Dublín es un diario que refleja, en primera persona, cómo se vivió el Alzamiento de Pascua de abril de 1916 en la capital irlandesa, antecedente directo de la independencia del país respecto al Reino Unido. Hoy, más de cien años después, en un mundo dónde las naciones sin estado propio siguen ocupando las portadas de los periódicos, parece interesante, y casi necesario, revisar cómo se sucedieron los hechos en un mundo sin redes sociales.Stephens relata como durante la insurrección, la mayor parte de los dublineses en el centro de la ciudad quedaron sumidos en un total desconocimiento de lo que realmente sucedía. Declarado el estado de sitio, sin periódicos, sin medios de comunicación, la gente quedo librada a sus propios recursos para conseguir el más mínimo dato que le permitiera interpretar el caos que la rodeaba. "La barbarie es mayormente la ausencia de noticias", observa Stephens al quinto día. La noticia es reemplazada por el rumor. Éste diario documenta, especialmente, no tanto lo que pasa, sino lo que se dice que está pasando.Nada está escrito. Aunque los acontecimientos de Dublín se resolvieron con la derrota de los alzados después de una semana de combates, abrieron la puerta a que en 1921 se creara y reconociera el Estado Libre Irlandés.

The Suspect Speaker There are fifteen short short stories in this volume.All the stories are about people who have difficulty in spoken communication. People with aphasia. Aphasia is the loss of a previously held ability to articulate ideas or comprehend spoken or written language, resulting from damage to the brain caused by injury or disease.Rather than a biography or an academic text, these stories reflect the everyday experience of people with aphasia, their supporters and carers. In these tales, they will see themselves or their loved ones.These stories contain a taste, an inkling, of what it is to have aphasia: the frustrations, the anger, the acceptance and the blessings. People with aphasia have individual communication difficulties: Some can't read very well, or their attention span is fatigued. Some have lost some vision. Some can't write but their vocabulary is adult. Some can't find the sense in syntax, or they lack context or comprehension. Most understand the words, but can't pronounce them.Each story here has three versions: A, B and C. The A version is for people who have aphasia that have difficulty in reading. The sentences are compact and descriptions are sparse. The C versions is for people with aphasia who can read, or who like to be read to, by their supporters/carers. The B versions are in-between - a therapeutic 'sandwich'. People who have aphasia can get the gist of the stories from the A version, and in recovery, over time, can extend their reading ability for the B or C stories.

Irish Fairy Tales is a selection of mythical stories highlighting themes of love, duty and deception in the magical setting of ancient and medieval Ireland. Each narrative presents internal and external conflicts that test the moral code of its leading characters.James Stephens explores Ireland's cherished history though the eyes of fabled hunters, soldiers, kings and queens. Many stories feature the Fianna, a group of tribal warriors, and their legendary leader, Fionn mac Cumhaill. Other tales include "The Wooing of Becfola," "Becuma of the White Skin" and "Mongan's Frenzy." It's a marvelous display of culture and tradition that balances morality with adventure.With colorful prose and larger than life characters, Irish Fairy Tales delves into the Fenian Cycle-a prominent part of both Irish and Scottish mythology. This spirited retelling captivates readers pulling them into a world of wonder and mystery. It's one of Stephens' most successful works and has been a literary staple for generations. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Irish Fairy Tales is both modern and readable.