Of the included stories, ten are taken from volumes already published by persephone. Persephone, latin proserpina or proserpine, in greek religion, daughter of zeus, the chief god, and demeter, the goddess of agriculture. The second persephone book of short stories persephone books. The second persephone book of short stories insights into lives throughout the twentieth century posted on february 11, 2020 february 10, 2020 by joulesbarham this is a book that shows off what persephone books are all about in one volume. Founded in 1999 by nicola beauman, persephone books reprints works largely by women writers of the late 19th and 20th century, though the company also publishes a few books by men. Hyacinth romance short stories august 10, 2018 the famed pantheon of ancient greece, the bloodline of zeus, has seen and caused more heartbreak and bloodshed than the world has known. An excellent collection of short stories which was published to mark persephone book no. It is actually the way of the ancient greeks to explain the change of the seasons, the eternal cycle of the natures death and rebirth. Thirty stories, some longer than others, all have the special flavour of stories that represent the unique nature of the publishing house. The persephone book of short stories, which i planned to recommend not all of these things made it into my reply.
Twelve are taken from the twelve volumes of stories we have published over the last few years. Again, there are thirty stories, spanning nearly a century from 18961984. In greek mythology the rape of persephone was the tale of the abduction of the springtime goddess persephone by hades, king of the underworld. My persephone book of short stories progress dovegreyreader.
First published in october 2012 the persephone book of short stories to celebrate persephone books one hundredth publication, the publishing house have issued a new volume of short stories, all of which have been written by female authors between 1909 and 1986. Mollie panterdownes contributor most of these stories. Demeter was the most nurturing of goddesses and, in turn, was the most nurturing of mothers. This is a book that shows off what persephone books are all about in one volume. Delafield a highlight kate saunders saturday october 20 2012, 1. The second persephone book of short stories john sandoe. The persephone book of short stories was published to celebrate the 100th title in the persephone press canon.
The persephone book of short stories, 9781903155905, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The persephone book of short stories by susan glaspell. Childrens storybooks online stories for kids of all ages. A real mix of books, the expendable man is so good, such a surprising read. There is a great diversity of authors some well known like edith wharton that span nearly eighty years of literary fiction.
When persephone books celebrated their 100 th book, how else were they going to do it but with a. Persephone lived a happy, fruitful childhood, playing with the other olympian children and spending time in the gardens of olympus. Buzzy bee and friends by carol moore a short illustrated story. The persephone book of short stories covers a wider range of writing stretching from the year 1909 up as far as 1986. An independent publisher, persephone press specializes in reprinting the largely forgotten and neglected fiction and nonfiction works of women who wrote through the middle 20th century years. To celebrate having reached their one hundredth volume, here is persephones marvellous collection of short stories by women. She cared as deeply for her daughter persephone as she did the earth. The persephone book of short stories by susan glaspell goodreads. The hundredth book is something of a landmark for us and we wanted to find a way to celebrate the diversity and range of our writers. Thirty stories arranged chronologically, the first story first appearing in 1896 the final story by rosamunde pilcher dating from 1984. To celebrate having reached their one hundredth volume, here is persephones marvellous collection of. The scene on olympus was a joyful one, as mother and daughter embraced.
This page contains ancient greek versions of the tale beginning with an abbridged version of the celebrated homeric hymn to demeter, followed by several minor versionssuch as that of diodorus siculus, other ancient synopses, and assorted references. The story and myth of ceres and proserpine features pictures from mythology and legend. Well, he was born on easter monday and we shall call him gilbert, partly after gilbert in anne of green gablesanne with an e which made the first three weeks of lockdown almost a joy, partly after the goldfish in the rosamunde pilcher short story in the second persephone book of short stories, and partly because it has proustianfrench. Now this volume features one story from each of those other twelve collections, nine stories previously published in. Im not the biggest fan of the short story, however, i do like a good classic one and thats what we have here, in the main, with whipple and wharton providing familiar enjoyment, and a new favourite found in mollie panterdownes, who is the only. The persephone book of short stories by susan glaspell contributor, katherine mansfield contributor. Having read dorothy whipples high wages a few years back, i am not a stranger to her writing. This collection celebrates the diversity and range of persephone writers.
On one occasion however, as persephone was picking the flower, narcissus, with a group of her favourite flora nymphs, the earth suddenly opened up. From animated tales of the world a greek myth story. Hopefully, this lovely volume of short stories will inspire readers to seek out other novels and short story collections by the authors which they enjoy in this collection. Read the persephone book of short stories by persephone books ltd available from rakuten kobo. The persephone book of short stories persephone books. The persephone book of short stories theliterarysisters.
It wasnt until october was well under way that she began to wonder that she had had no word from him. In the homeric hymn to demeter, the story is told of how persephone was gathering flowers in the vale of nysa when she was seized by hades and removed to the underworld. To celebrate having reached their one hundredth volume, here is persephones marvelous collection of short stories by women. Buzzy bees night out by carol moore illustrated by dan wetzel buzzy bee ventures into the night in search of. Each story in the persephone book of short stories is like a small but perfectly formed work of art, and the book is sure to delight a wealth of readers. The 100th persephone title gathers the finest womens short stories of the 20th century e. The second persephone book of short stories by various. Explore the lives of the gods as they face trials, tribulations, and obstacles interfering with their divine activities. The best way to do so was by gathering together a varied collection of stories in one large 450 page volume. The persephone book of short stories ebook by persephone. Book number 100 from the one shade of grey publisher specialising in out of print and neglected mid20th century fiction primarily but not.
Persephone spooned out the seeds of the pomegranate, staining her lovely lips with its red juices. This handsome volume comprises thirty short stories, including the works of wellknown authors such as katherine mansfield, irene nemirovsky, dorothy parker, edith wharton, and penelope fitzgerald. They appear in the order that they were published, the earliest from 1896, the most recent from 1984, and all are written by. My stately progress through the persephone book of short stories continues, and with a degree of lasting shortstoryreading pleasure that i. I always love persephone short stories and tea with mr rochester is a lovely little collection as is dimanche. Consequences is also republished by persephone books, and the short story holiday group was included in the persephone book of short stories. Influenced by the issues emma claire raised in her own letter, i found that i wanted to discuss some of them in more detail instead. The greek goddess, persephone, was the child of demeter, the goddess of earths fertility and harvest, and zeus, the king of all the olympians. Liz fanfiction fantasy short stories march 22, 2019 persephone and hades life and some fun stories add to library 42 discussion 11 browse more fanfiction one direction romance. Buy the persephone book of short stories from waterstones today. Heres an animatic i did for class based on the greek myth of persephone. The second persephone book of short stories 2019 heavenali.
This is an excellent collection of short stories which was published to mark persephone book no. The persephone book of short stories by persephone books. To celebrate publishing its 100 th book, the persephone book of short stories brought together ten stories each from previously published books in its collection and its magazine and another ten from its archives. The persephone book of short stories book number 100 from the one shade of grey publisher specialising in out of print and neglected mid20th century fiction. See buzzy bee riddles, maze and coloring book below. According to the author biographies at the back of the persephone book of short stories, katherine mansfield lived a very short life 18881923, so one can only imagine what she might have accomplished, had she. The dates of the stories range from 1909 to 1986 and there are thirty in all, ten stories by existing persephone short story writers, ten stories that. All of our paper waste is recycled and turned into corrugated cardboard.
Craven is another excellent short story in the persephone book of short stories. Their catalogue of 5 books include fiction novels and short stories and nonfiction diaries, memoirs and cookery books. Buzzy bee by carol moore a short illustrated story. The persephone book of short stories persephone short stories screen printing drawings sketches books inspiration art biblical inspiration diaries of frances partridge 19391972 by frances partridge orion publishing co isbn 10 0297646664 isbn 0297646664 frances. The story of persephone, the sweet daughter of goddess demeter who was kidnapped by hades and later became the queen of the underworld, is known all over the world. The persephone book of short stories, published by persephone books in 2012.