Irish novelist, poet and dramatist George Moore was amongst the first English-language authors to absorb the lessons of the French realists, being particularly influenced by Ămile Zola. Naturalist masterpieces such as âEsther Watersâ and âA Mummerâs Wifeâ went on to influence James Joyce and other leading modernist writers. Moore also wrote accomplished historical novels, revealing a refined sensitivity of history and academic research. This comprehensive eBook presents Mooreâs complete fictional works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Mooreâs life and works
* Concise introductions to the major novels and texts
* All 19 novels, with individual contents tables
* Rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including âUlick and Sorachaâ and his last masterpiece âAphrodite in Aulisâ
* Rare early versions of novels: âA Modern Loverâ, âA Drama in Muslinâ and âSister Teresaâ
* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Rare story collections available in no other collection
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories
* Easily locate the short stories you want to read
* Mooreâs rare poetry collection âFlowers of Passionâ â available in no other collection
* Includes a selection of Mooreâs plays and non-fiction â spend hours exploring the authorâs oeuvre
* Features three memoirs - discover Mooreâs personal life
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
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CONTENTS:
The Novels
A Modern Lover
A Mummerâs Wife
A Drama in Muslin
A Mere Accident
Spring Days
Mike Fletcher
Vain Fortune
Esther Waters, 1899 version
Evelyn Innes
Sister Teresa, 1901 version
Sister Teresa, 1909 version
The Lake
Muslin
The Brook Kerith, 1916 version
Lewis Seymour and Some Women
A Story-Tellerâs Holiday
Heloise and Abelard
Ulick and Soracha
Aphrodite in Aulis
The Short Story Collections
Celibates
The Untilled Field
In Single Strictness
Uncollected Short Stories
The Short Stories
List of Short Stories in Chronological Order
List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order
The Plays
The Strike at Arlingford
The Bending of the Bough
Diarmuid and Grania
The Poetry
Flowers of Passion
The Non-Fiction
Modern Painting
Preface to âPiping Hot!â by Ămile Zola
The Memoirs
Confessions of a Young Man
Memoirs of My Dead Life
Hail and Farewell
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