A Boy’s Will was Frost’s first collection of poems, published in 1913 and introduced the world to this remarkable poet. This first book of early writings is representative of his focus on subjects of nature and love. Robert Frost is probably one of America’s most well-known poets and four of his poetry volumes were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
Garcia Mann represents the genre of independent writers that follow in the classic vein of story telling. Barroom Brawls is an eclectic sampling from his latest collection of short stories and poems. The stories address the modern dilemmas of life occasionally tapping into surreal metaphysical absurdities, yet always nested in a familiar and contemporary setting.
Set during the time of the American Civil War, this story is about a man named Peyton Farquhar, a Confederate sympathizer who attempted to demolish the Owl Creek Bridge, but was caught and condemned to die by hanging. But all is not what it seems to be in this tale that has an irregular time sequence and a twist ending
This classic tale of intrigue, mystery and adventure takes place on the ivory harvesting and trade route in the Congo, in the depths of Africa. In this book, Marlow, a sea captain on a ship at anchor, retells a story of his assignment upon a steamer ship in the Congo to a group of his ship mates.
The main character in this short story is Gabriel Conroy and the entire short story takes place during his attendance at a holiday party, annually thrown by his aunts. Near the end of the party Gabriel sees his wife, Gretta, in a new and expanded way at the same moment when she is reminiscing on a song being sung at the party.
