Other stories included here are "Like a Woman," featuring the plucky Pelagie, and "The Face in the Balcony," which is dedicated to "those who have gone through life misunderstood." "The Epic-Minded Scot," about a stranger who is stubbornly idealistic and scrupulous, is considered one of Neihardt's best tales. "The Brutal Fact" revolves around a William Tell type of contest between trapping partners that anticipates Neihardt's "Song of Three Friends." "The Lure of Woman," a study of greed and revenge, was expanded into his novel "Life's Lure." The ineffable "Ancient Memory" carries profound philosophical implications while presenting a strange doppelganger of sorts. Finally, the memorable Waters--an alcoholic, one-legged, one-eyed frontier printer--is introduced in "The Discarded Fetish," which, with minor changes, became the first half of the novel "The Dawn-Builder."
In her foreword Neihardt's daughter Hilda Neihardt recalls intimate details incidental to the writing of these stories.
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Other stories included here are "Like a Woman," featuring the plucky Pelagie, and "The Face in the Balcony," which is dedicated to "those who have gone through life misunderstood." "The Epic-Minded Scot," about a stranger who is stubbornly idealistic and scrupulous, is considered one of Neihardt's best tales. "The Brutal Fact" revolves around a William Tell type of contest between trapping partners that anticipates Neihardt's "Song of Three Friends." "The Lure of Woman," a study of greed and revenge, was expanded into his novel "Life's Lure." The ineffable "Ancient Memory" carries profound philosophical implications while presenting a strange doppelganger of sorts. Finally, the memorable Waters--an alcoholic, one-legged, one-eyed frontier printer--is introduced in "The Discarded Fetish," which, with minor changes, became the first half of the novel "The Dawn-Builder."
In her foreword Neihardt's daughter Hilda Neihardt recalls intimate details incidental to the writing of these stories.
Imprint | University of Nebraska Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | August 1998 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | August 1998 |
Authors | John G. Neihardt |
Editors | Hilda Martinsen Neihardt |
Foreword by | Hilda Martinsen Neihardt |
Dimensions | 203 x 127 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 230 |
Edition | New edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8032-8374-9 |
Barcode | 9780803283749 |
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LSN | 0-8032-8374-1 |