With a realism that was virtually unique in the 1830s, the pieces collected in this text encompass the life of a whole city, from the seedy gin shops of central London, its theatres, its courts, its streets at night, to the delights of amateur dramatics or Parish elections.
With a realism that was virtually unique in the 1830s, the pieces collected in this text encompass the life of a whole city, from the seedy gin shops of central London, its theatres, its courts, its streets at night, to the delights of amateur dramatics or Parish elections.
"Tales and Sketches" offers what no reader has ever been able to find--an authoritative edition of Hawthorne's complete stories in a single comprehensive volume.
As pressure mounts in his job in the City of London, Mark decides on a radical career change, and sets up a gay hotel--the Goodmans Hotel. He is irresistibly attracted to Tom, a local handyman, and he takes in an 18-year-old runaway, Darren, who is escaping from his parents’ religious bigotry. Mark comes to think of Tom, Darren, and Tom's boss, Andrew as his family. Then a crisis forces Mark and...
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Other Tales and Sketches
By: Nathaniel Hawthorne
"Tales and Sketches" offers what no reader has ever been able to find--an authoritative edition of Hawthorne's complete stories in a single comprehensive volume.
Goodmans Hotel
By: Alan Keslian
As pressure mounts in his job in the City of London, Mark decides on a radical career change, and sets up a gay hotel--the Goodmans Hotel. He is irresistibly attracted to Tom, a local handyman, and he takes in an 18-year-old runaway, Darren, who is escaping from his parents’ religious bigotry. Mark comes to think of Tom, Darren, and Tom's boss, Andrew as his family. Then a crisis forces Mark and...
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